(Courtesy Melanie G. & X-C parents) A 7th place, 21:22.87 from Melanie Q. and 10th place, 21:49.49 from Clara S., led the girls to a bottom-half finish amongst seven teams at Watkins Memorial on september 9. Freshman Claire D. improved her season best to 24:46.03, the team’s third-ranked and the competition’s 37th-ranked score. Our boys…

Post-victory! (Courtesy Carol Liu) Columbus Academy’s stellar Girls Golf team won two matches last week and finished with a tournament triumph. The girls continue to reach greater heights as they look ahead to October, eyeing a second state championship in just the program’s fifth season of existence. On a sunny September 5, they teed off…

Harper B-M. (Milana B./Staff) The girls soccer team battled Worthington Christian on Hondros Field on Wednesday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. The Warriors claimed one goal in the first half, but goalie Taylor G. made five saves and prevented them from scoring again. The team persevered through the next half in hopes to tie the…

Bittania T. (Courtesy/Ralph Schudel) Opening the week at home, the Vikes faced Whitehall on Tuesday, September 5. Using the momentum from their win last week, Academy swept the Rams in 3 quick sets.  Taking its winning streak to 3 games, the Maroon and Grey looked to add another one at Bexley on Thursday, September 8. The…

(Courtesy/Grace P.) Girls varsity tennis faced smooth sailing this week against Worthington Christian on Tuesday, September 5, and Bexley on Thursday, September 7. In their match against the Warriors, the girls held their opponents to no more than 3 games won in any set. At first singles, Arya C. took apart her opponent 6-0, 6-2,…

(Courtesy/ Hansheng X.) The Columbus Academy boys soccer team traveled to face Worthington Christian on Wednesday, September 6.  Under pale white clouds and a soft orange sunset, the team failed to bring home the win and tied 1-1. Junior Dante R. scored with a strong penalty kick, but the Warriors gained a goal with a…

(Melanie Q./Staff) On Friday, September 1, students returned from their Service Day activities and attended Club Fair on the Lazarus Courtyard, where 52 tables feature a club or affinity group led by at least one student representative. Club Fair began as a way for every Upper School student to have an easy-access day to explore…

Dr. Bundy and Senior Advisees (Courtesy/Ms. Bundy) On Friday, September 1, Dr. Bundy’s 12th-grade advisory visited the Columbus Early Learning Center (CELC) on Champion Avenue for Service Day, an annual tradition sponsored by our Service Board that involves upper schoolers traversing across Central Ohio volunteering at local centers. Students are often tasked with making repairs, stocking…

(Wikimedia Commons) Spoiler Alert: The Bomb Explodes! After two weeks of waiting past its July 21 premiere, I finally walked into the AMC theater at Easton bubbling with excitement only to leave it speechless in awe and fear hours later. I didn’t say much on the ride back home with my family, but one thought…

Concert Review: ODESZA (Milana B./Staff) The lights went out. A blinding bright screen appeared. Two men dressed in black came out of nowhere. And the crowd screamed,”ODESZA is here.” ODESZA, an American electronic music DJ duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight and their band illuminated the Schottenstein Center on Wednesday, August 30. After a two-month…