Sophomore Kiersten Thomassey locks down her opponent. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media) The Academy girls basketball team could not have asked for a better week of play. The girls won all three of their home games, besting CSG, Horizon Science Academy, and Whitehall. As the regular season draws to a close, this squad is showing more and more…

A Fortnite avatar drifts down towards the battlefield on his glider. (unsplash.com) Fortnite, a game developed by Epic Games for both PC and console, was first released in late June of last year. After the launch of its Battle Royale mode in September, the game’s active player base blew up, totalling 30 million downloads in…

Senior Jade Juniper watches as the pins fall. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) The Columbus Academy bowling teams’ hardships continued in their regular season finale on Monday, February 5. Despite another solid performance from senior Michael Reagan, the boys team fell to Groveport Madison, 1495-2037. Reagan bowled 296 pins for the Vikings. The girls had a slightly closer…

Thomas Jones’19 takes down his opponent. Chris Heermann’18/Media editor. Academy’s wrestling team had a chance to regroup and recover after last week’s MSL meet, as those who were sick or injured returned to the mat. The Vikes had a strong backbone of wrestlers at both their home meet—and Senior Night—on Friday, February 9, and an…

Rest. Rest. Rest. (Pixabay) While thousands get sick with the flu virus each year, this year has been particularly hard-hitting and on record the worst since the 2009 outbreak. A frightening 63 pediatric deaths have occurred along with the highest hospitalization rates recorded in nearly a decade throughout the country, due to the H3N2 strain…

Lexis Hughes Races Past Defenders. Inji Kang ’19/Media Coming into this week with a 4-3 record for January, the Academy girls basketball team challenged Harvest Prep and Grandview Heights on Tuesday and Friday nights, respectively. The excitement kicked off  onTuesday, January 30, as the Vikings took on the Warriors of Harvest Prep. This home matchup…

Lights and dancing at Winter Formal. Julia Gurevtiz’19/Media The Senior Dance Committee had an unprecedented assignment to fulfill after announcing its theme for this year’s Winter Formal theme as Netflix’s Stranger Things. Modeled after a recent top hit TV show, both nationwide and among Columbus Academy students, the already highly anticipated event was preceded by…

Darnell Heywood. Courtesy/Cindy Wilson Written by co-editors Abby Jeffers, Jane Li, and Georgia Tuckerman To most high schoolers, the College Board represents much of what they dread: SATs, APs, and the college application process as a whole. These tests and scores, however, are only part of what they do. Although those assessments seem like unnecessary…

Eric Menq’19 faces off with an opponent. Riley Hennessy’20/Media After a strong showing last week at Kiski Prep, the Vikings were eager to prove themselves at the MSL tournament at Whitehall on Saturday, February 3. Academy fought hard, and even though it fell short as a team, our wrestlers had some fantastic individual triumphs. When…

Aidan Macchia Advances to the Blueline. Inji Kang’19/Media After a streak of great performances from the CA ice hockey team, the Vikes ran into a roadblock when they faced off against a loaded St. Charles squad on Sunday, February 4. The Cardinals’ high flying offense was just too much for Academy, as St. Charles won,…