(Courtesy/Academy Communications Flickr) With models strode down the aisles, striking poses to upbeat music, our assembly on February 10 wasn’t just another Monday: with the help of UCA, the Black Organization of Students (BOS) presented a fashion show highlighting “threads of culture,” or Black fashion’s influence on America. This marks the second annual show in…

(Courtesy/Ela K.) On Wednesday, February 13,  the new “The Roots of Change” themed art gallery opened for all students and faculty of Academy on the second floor of Morris Hall. The exhibit, open until March 14, features the work of Kirstin West, who owns Bear Roots Florals, a company specializing in wedding floral arrangements. Lower…

(via @academyvikings instagram) It was a great week for the boys swim team as they traveled to Athens to compete in the OHSAA Central, East, and Southeast Division II championship for the chance to go to states for the third straight year. The squad dominated the five team competition, tallying 246 points. This bested second-place…

Courtesy/CAFlickr On Friday, February 14, girls swimming traveled to the Ohio University Aquatic Center to compete in districts. The Vikings excelled, taking home district runner-up for the second time in the past four seasons. Both relay teams had podium finishes and qualified for states. The 200-yd freestyle team captured gold with a time of 1:38.14…

(Courtesy/@academyvikings Instagram) Q: How is Elle V. better than the Kansas City Chiefs?    A: She just secured a three-peat championship. Facing a crowd of fourteen competitors on Tuesday, February 11, senior Elle V. dominated the Division II Central District diving championships inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University to clinch her third…

Harmon G. holds the follow-through against Bishop Ready. (Courtesy/Sunil S.) If there was any doubt going into this week regarding who was the best in the Central Buckeye League, it was silenced. The Vikings made light work of their opponents and now look to make a playoff run.  In the title-clinching game against Bishop Ready,…

Katie N. ,Morgan S., and Kyndal S. (ColumbusAcademy/Flickr)  In the first round of the playoffs, girls basketball travelled to Fredericktown to face off against the Freddies. The Vikes struggled from the start, only putting up two points on the Freddies strong defense. Fredericktown took full advantage of the Vikes shortcomings and jumped ahead to a…

(Courtesy/@academyvikings instagram) On Friday, February 14, the varsity boys bowling team placed 25th in the Division II sectionals at HP Lanes. Craig E. bowled a 505 across three games making him the team’s leading scorer. Phinn B-M. and Nathan M. added 458 and 435 across three games. Marc D. scored 403 across three games, while…

On Sunday, February 2, the 67th annual Grammys Award was hosted in Los Angeles, California. Every year there’s typically controversy over who won what. This time, the topic of dispute is the winner of The Country Album of the Year. The five nominees consisted of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Chris Stapleton’s Higher, Kacey Musgraves’ Deeper Well, Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion,…

Courtesy/Flickr) Four songs, five Grammies, and a high-profile lawsuit. Kendrick Lamar has had arguably the biggest year of his career so far, sweeping every category he was nominated for at the Grammys, holding the charts for 48 straight weeks and counting, and performing on one of the world’s biggest stages last weekend: the Super Bowl…