The girls’ basketball team faced another trying week in its games against Grandview Heights and London. On Tuesday, January 31, the Vikings faced a rematch Grandview Heights, to whom they fell to 54-23 earlier in the season.  Even with an improved upon score deficit from its previous game against the Bobcats (with a six-point increase),…

The CA boys basketball team’s 9-game winning streak was finally snapped on Friday, February 3, as the Vikes lost to Worthington Christian in a battle for the MSL title. It was all Warriors to begin the game. They raced out to a 7-0 lead and looked to be in complete control. But the Vikings quickly…

(Photo/Inji Kang’19) After a  67-43 win against Utica on Tuesday, January 31, Academy’s basketball team and its fans are ready for this Friday’s challenge against WC, who defeated the Vikes early in the season. The Vikes are planning to execute the same hot start that they’ve been playing in the past few games, in all…

(Photo/Whitney Dankworth’17) When confronted with adversity and struggle, people can choose to harbor a pessimistic outlook and traverse the road to despair to which it leads—or look at even the toughest of circumstances through a positive lens—resolving simply to fight and not allow such adversity to affect us negatively. On January 23, Mr. Jake Counts,…

(Photo/Maggie McCann’17) Conga lines, crowd surfing, solo dancers in a circle. Decorations celebrated the Year of the Rooster in Academy’s new Dining Hall on Saturday, January 28. The highlight of Winter Formal’s entertainment was senior Andrew Leader as the night’s DJ. Leder’s playlist included some of his favorites such as “Bad and Boujee.” Leader also…

Tori Abell’18 shoots a free throw. (Photo/Olivia Ryan’18) The girls basketball team had a rough week, suffering four defeats out of its five games. Although they continued to improve their skills, the Vikings could not keep pace with their fierce opponents. On Tuesday, January 24, our girls traveled to Wellington. The JV team kept a…

Coming off a big win in its five-team tournament on January 21, the boys wrestling team traveled to Amanda Clearcreek  to take on multiple opponents in the OHSAA state duals regional quarter final on Wednesday, January 25th. Unfortunately for the Vikes, this meet didn’t go as well as they hoped. Each wrestler only had one…

This spring, Academy’s theatre program will present The Drowsy Chaperone, a musical about an asocial man who attempts to cure his sadness by playing a recording of his favorite musical as it comes alive around him. Through a reading committee comprised of students, this musical was chosen with intent to provoke laughter from the audience and attain…

(Photo/Olivia Ryan’18) The CA boys basketball team is red-hot. After beating Whitehall, Patriot Academy, and West Jefferson this past week, the Vikes have extended their winning streak to 8 games. Academy is now 13-3 on the season and looks ready for a difficult last stretch of the regular season. On Tuesday, January 24, the Vikings…

(Photo/Chris Heerman’18) At the  MSL meet Saturday January 28, Academy broke six records, with both the girl and boys teams reaching first place. The meet started out with an intense 200-yard medley relay. With a 1:37.22, Max Dreisbach ’18, Nate Goldfarb’17, Jacob Eismann’19, Jack Campbell’19, shattered the pool record as good competition and excitement filled…