The CA boys swimmers kicked off their season with a home meet on Friday, December 1 against Bishop Watterson. Senior captain Max Dreisbach led the team to its first record of the season, breaking the 200 freestyle pool record with a 1:43.02. The boys dominated all freestyle events, claiming first or second in each. Standout…

Following the annual Celebration of Leadership Assembly, the Academy Life Editorial Board met with J.D. Vance to discuss his experiences outlined in his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.” A condensed version of the interview lightly edited for clarity and grammar appears below. Photo by Inji Kang’19.  Click HERE to view Vance’s “TED Talk.”  On “survivor’s guilt”:  I…

Caption: Chairman Ajit Pai speaks for the FCC. (flickr) On Tuesday, November 21, FCC’s chairman, Ajit Pai, released a controversial proposal to dismantle regulations, coined as net neutrality, that protect equal access to the internet. If this plan passes, ISP’s (Internet Service Providers like Time Warner Cable, Verizon, etc.) can charge consumers more for a…

Dorrian Moultrie’19 and Vikes primed for a big year.(Chris Heermann’18/Media editor) After a heartbreaking loss in the District Finals last season, the CA boys basketball team is looking for revenge this year. The Vikings finished with a 19-8 overall record in 2016, but are hungry for even more success. Losing four valuable seniors will be…

Kevin Reeves’22 and Dorothy Dell at Work on Food Drive (Courtesy/Christy Bening) Many communities have food and clothing drives. But few schools have a food and clothing drive that serves as an opportunity for students to learn using the items that are collected before being shipping to meet need in the greater community. Thanks to…

Vikes at Season Opener. (Courtesy/Carrie Gwin) For years, having an ice hockey team at CA was a dream. On Saturday, November 19, 2017, that dream finally came true.  The Vikings opened their first season with a showdown against the Dublin Scioto Irish at Chiller Ice Works. The Irish are a similar program, as both schools…

Juniors Caroline Mallory and Rekha Marar Prepare for a Round. (Courtesy/Darnell Heywood) The Academy Debate Team kick-started its third season with a successful performance at the Fourth Annual Kenyon College Forensics Classic on Saturday, November 18. Forty-two teams attended the match, hosted by Mt. Vernon. The team’s co-president, junior Kyle Channel, and first-year debater, Ezra…

Apsara Som’18 celebrates her the 1st-team award, one of only two in the state. Last year, Som was the second CA girls soccer player ever to be named 2nd-team All-Ohio. Som is the first girls soccer player in the school’s history to make the 1st-team team award.

DESI Club performs a group dance to cap off its Diwali Assembly. (Chris Heermann’18) Candles lit the edge of the stage as seniors Kareena Aurora and Neena Baliga, leaders of Academy’s DESI club along with fellow senior Shreyah Mohanselvan, hosted the Diwali Assembly on Monday, November 6.  The extraordinary talent among these upper school students…