(Courtesy/ Ms. Sneeringer) Under the direction of Ms. Sneeringer, fifteen upper school band members and Ms. Barger-Amato from the Development Office traveled to North Broadway United Methodist Church on Thursday, December 14, to play an hour’s worth of holiday music for the elderly. Players were Adam A. (trombone), Ridah A. (french horn), Graham A. (trumpet),…

Dorian B. and William H. (Melanie Q./Staff) The Aquavikes competed at the St. Charles Showdown against 10 other schools on Saturday, December 9, before hosting a meet on Friday, December 15.  At their invitational, the girls won four golds and five silvers for 195 points, putting them 100 points behind first-place Saint Ursula. The boys…

Adaugo N. (Caroline M./Media) Girls basketball hosted Columbus International on Monday, December 11, and Columbus School for Girls on Friday, December 15, collecting two wins. During the first game, Adaugo N. was the team’s highest scorer, contributing 13 points with six successful out of eight attempted field goals and one free throw. Kyndal S. and…

(Courtesy/David L.) Boys wrestling hosted Mifflin and Logan on Thursday, December 14 in the Barton Room at 5:00 p.m. The Vikes acquitted themselves well, with Parker K. and Philip N. winning both of their matches in the 165 and 215 sections, respectively.  Akshaj J. lost his first match but managed to take his second one, going…

Ben K. (Lauren G./Staff) Looking to grab their first win of the season, the Vikes traveled to Chiller Easton to play Kilbourne on Friday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. This marked the second meet up for these two teams in just the first few weeks of the season. Knowing their opponent, the Vikings capitalized and…

(Caroline M./ Media) Boys basketball collected a 52-43 victory over Bexley in the rival’s first meeting of the season. This win makes the Vikes a perfect 4-0 on the season, including 2-0 in league play. Junior Anderson D. led the team to secure the win.The first quarter was an ugly affair, with both teams committing…

Elle V. (Courtesy/Elle V.) Junior Elle V. was one of 31 female divers from 22 state schools who traveled to The Ohio State University for the Ned Reeb Invite on Friday, December 1 at 5 p.m. As only divers who competed last year and earned exceptional scores received personal invites to this meet, Elle represented…

(Courtesy/Zoya A.) From Wednesday, November 29 to Saturday, December 2, Columbus Academy students and faculty attended the annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in St. Louis. Operated by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), SDLC draws in thousands of diverse student leaders from across the country and abroad. The event includes keynote speakers, affinity groups, general assemblies,…

Lillian B. (Melanie Q./Staff) The Aquavikes competed in the Ned Reeb Invitational at The Ohio State University on Saturday, December 2 for their season’s second meet. Most of the team swam in the B-flight the previous day, but swimmers with low qualifying times were eligible for Saturday’s A-flight. Lillian B., Maddie E., Rene F., Olivia…

(Courtesy/Staff) Boys bowling went 1-1 in its second week’s two matches. On Tuesday, December 5 at H.P. Lanes, they fell to Whetstone 1731-1517. Senior Adi S. led with 307, Adam R. continued his form with a 254, sophomore Mark D. collected 229, team captain Josh K. followed with 221, and seniors Reed S. (114) and…