Pixabay The sophomores recently watched a short film accompanied by a lesson on healthy relationships created by the One Love Foundation and sponsored by the family of a college student who lost her life from an abusive relationship. School’s counselors and health teachers, Mrs. Dillon and Ms. Hines, supervised the feature. The lesson taught students…

Volunteers at label making (Courtesy/Alicia L.) On Friday, October 11, Service Board volunteers gathered in Ms. Bening’s room to create labels for the Kids-4-Kids food drive. They carefully crafted advisory labels to distinguish each collection box, earning half an event for this endeavor.  After the PSAT on Thursday, October 17, volunteers will construct the boxes…

(Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Coming off of a strong week, sweeping both Bexley and Grandview, the Vikings faced their dominant opponent, Buckeye Valley, on Tuesday, October 8. For the first set, both teams were going toe to toe, trading points back and forth, until the Barons pulled away in a 24-26 victory. The Vikes did not put…

(Courtesy/cagirlstennis) On Tuesday, October 8, the Vikings hosted individual districts. Tamanna A. and Sophie W. won both their matches and therefore qualified for individual states. Gabrielle S., Ella T., and doubles team Mary P. and Lara W. each won one out of their two matches and did not qualify. Gabrielle beat her Worthington Christian matchup…

Gabe D-R. runs the ball. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) The CA football team trounced the Worthington Christian Warriors on Thursday, October 10, with a dominating 52-7 win following a stellar offensive and defensive display of force, putting the Vikings 8-0 for the season. Joey G. kickstarted the beatdown with a rushing touchdown from 2 yards out, giving…

(Courtesy/@academyvikingsinstagram) Field hockey finished its regular season this week, with a tie against Watterson and a victory against Olentangy Liberty. The Vikes ended the season with a 15-1-2 record, including going 7-0-1 in conference play. This ties them with Watterson for first place in the Central Ohio- Eastern Division. The Vikes lone loss came against…

Leeyah B. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) It isn’t often when the Vikings get a home-court advantage. Thankfully, Clara S. capitalized on the familiar terrain and took home her second first-place finish of the year. Not surprisingly, her last win came on Cherry Bottom Road during Senior Night against Newark Catholic. This time, the Vikings claimed a less-than-ideal…

Henry S. (Courtesy/Academy Communications Flickr) Hosting its annual Viking Invitational on Thursday, October 10, the boys cross country team achieved first with 32 points, 10 points ahead of second-place Buckeye Valley. Dane C. crossed the line in 10:29.16, winning the two-mile race in a sprint to finish. Chris H. and Henry S. followed in third…

Sampling cultural foods at the ¡HOLA! and CPA tents. (Melanie Q./Staff) Agua frescas, bubble tea, mooncake, and school spirit—what else can you ask for? Adding to Alumni Weekend and the Viking Rampage, the Hispanic Outreach for Latino Awareness (¡HOLA!) and Chinese Parents Association (CPA) hosted a Fútbol Tailgate on Saturday, October 5, from 10:00 a.m.…

(Courtesy/Ms. Bening and Carolina M.) Jeopardy, puppets, and tests: what do all these things have in common? Well, if you answered  “things found at an Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) forum,”– I’d not only be surprised – but you’d be right! On Saturday, September 28, Academy hosted more than 60 Latin students for this year’s…