Nick T. (Lauren G./Staff) To end the season, the Vikes hosted Dublin Jerome at Chiller Easton at 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, February 4. The all-senior line up of Eli B., Noah B., Eric S., Joseph S., and Nick Y. took to the ice for the puck drop.  The Celtics scored the first goal 3 minutes…

Caroline M. and Charlie R./Media Patrick W. on Lyrics and Liberation On Monday January 29, upper school students eagerly filed into the theater to begin our Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations. The festivities began with a presentation by Mekka Don, an Ohio State football alum who got a job as a lawyer in New…

Alli K. (Courtesy/Sunil S.) Traveling to Capital University, the indoor track team competed in the Central District Indoor Championships on Sunday, January 28. This marked the second season for the indoor team. Both the girls and boys teams competed in the Division 2-3 championships.  For the girls team, Zoya A. captured a win in the…

Academy had its second all-school pep rally of the year on Friday, January 26, the day of its large rivalry boys basketball match with Bexley. The band played with force, and the seniors sat with their kindergarten buddies. The event began with an introduction from student body co-presidents Angela H. and Mikey J., who noted…

(Pixabay) The cult classic Mean Girls has had many iterations, from parodies to books and even a Broadway musical; reimagining the movie is no surprise to the public. The most recent Mean Girls replication, a musical film released earlier this month, might be the worst.  The original Mean Girls movie, released in 2004, follows the formerly home-schooled Caty Heron as she…

Wikimedia) Capping off 2023 by streaming “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” I viewed forty-four of her hits in a three-hour documentary that offered first-timers and returning fans the perfect holiday opportunity to enjoy this concert experience.  This blockbuster earned $123.5 million in its October debut and then $261.6 million globally in 2024, surpassing “Michael Jackson’s…

Dr. Mitchell and Milana B. (Abigail Z./Staff) Academy parent, Dr. Kerry-Ann Stewart Mitchell spoke to Women in STEM (WiS) club members on Monday, January 29 about her journey from a Jamaican immigrant to a talented plastic surgeon. Born in Jamaica where she worked as a waitress in her teens, Dr. Mitchell immigrated at 17 to attend…

(Melanie Q./Staff) Delivering thrilling victories and several records, the Aquavikes hosted Senior Night on Tuesday, January 23, and traveled to Columbus School for Girls for the Central Buckeye League Championships on Saturday, January 27. The Vikings invited Newark Catholic and Whetstone for a joint senior night. Both Academy’s boys and girls teams won first, tallying…

(Caroline M./Media) Boys basketball captured a huge rivalry win over Bexley last Friday, making them 2-0 against the Lions this season. This win keeps the Vikings in first place in the conference and gives them a two- game lead over Worthington Christian. The Lions, now 4-10 on the season, continue to struggle in conference play. …

(Courtesy/Sunil S.) After losing three times last week, girls basketball sits 5-10 overall and sixth in the conference. The girls played games every other day, facing Bishop Ready, Harvest Prep, and Columbus School for Girls.  First, the Vikings battled the Silver Knights on Tuesday, January 23, losing 34-45. They traveled to Harvest Prep on Thursday,…