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“Vikes Hype Up”

Little Dribblers Awe the Crowd. Paul Hansen’19/Media On Friday, February 23, students packed into “The Mack” bleachers to celebrate the end of our winter sports season and to hype up for the upcoming spring term.  To the raucous cheers reverberating through the gym, senior Vikings Luke Tiberi and Ruby Moss listed off the numerous impressive

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Chinese New Year: Year of the Dog

Honors Chinese 4 students kick off  assembly with dragon dance. Julia Gurevitz’19/Media Earlier this month, millions of Chinese people around the world welcomed the beginning of a 15-day long celebration of the new year (based on the Lunar calendar) with gatherings, festivals, and of course, delicious food.  According to Chinese astrology, each year is represented

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ArtsMania 2018: “This is SpARTa!”

Students take part in Indian Dance. Sarah Neltner’20/Media staff The Upper School held its biannual ArtsMania day on Wednesday, February 14, coordinated by the Upper School Art Department. Each student took part in three sessions: some taught by CA teachers and others by community artists. Across campus, upper school students and teachers created paintings, jewelry,

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1st in Franklin County, 2nd in the State: Ohio Math League

(Pixabay) On October 17, 2017, a group of Columbus Academy upper schoolers launched into an annual series of 6 separate contests, collectively known as the Ohio Math League Competition.  The rules are as follows: Each contest is composed of 6 questions, covering material from basic algebra to calculus. With the optional use of a calculator,

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The Bitcoin Crash

The universal symbol for bitcoins. (Unsplash, CC0) In 2008, a person with the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper about a payment system that was independent of any central authority and was semi-anonymous. This payment system and its currency was and still is referred to as Bitcoin. Traditional online payment methods and the Bitcoin

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Ice Hockey Eliminated in Semifinals of CBJ Cup

Freshman Campbell Gwin is all smiles after defeating St. Charles. Jacob Rhee’19/Sports editor After defeating St. Charles in the quarterfinals, the CA ice hockey team’s incredible inaugural season came to a close with a loss to Dublin Jerome in the semifinals of the CBJ Cup.  The #4 seed Vikings took on #5 seed St. Charles

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Bittersweet Week for Boys Basketball

Junior Dalyn DeCree slashes to the paint. Inji Kang’19/Media The CA boys basketball team snapped its 3-game losing streak with wins over Northridge and Watkins Memorial but lost in its rematch with Whitehall, as the Rams clinched a share of the MSL title. Academy traveled to Northridge on Monday, February 12, and uncorked a dominant

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Wrestling Returns With Strong Victories

Senior Angus Soderberg grapples for position with his opponent. Chris Heermann The Academy wrestlers had stellar placements at smaller meets throughout the week and competed well individually at a larger tournament over the weekend. The Vikes traveled to Thomas Worthington for a tri-meet against New Albany and Whetstone on Tuesday, February 13. Academy’s wrestlers fought

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Boys Swimming Wins Districts

Junior Jacob Eismann is alone in first. Chris Heermann’18/Media editor At districts on Friday, February 16, the CA boys swim team qualified for states in eight events. The top two swimmers from each district automatically qualify for states, along with the next 25 fastest times. All three relays are among the Vikings’ qualifying events. The

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Bowling Concludes Season at Sectionals

Coach Michael Hoffman Sr. fires up his team. Miles Razek’20/Staff The CA boys bowling team’s season came to an end on Friday, February 16, as the Vikes competed in the Division 2 Sectional tournament at HP Lanes.  Due to other school commitments and illnesses, the team could not field the eight players necessary to put