Gabe D. surges in the 4×400. (Melanie Q./Staff) After postponing a home meet on Wednesday, April 5, boys track traveled to Big Walnut on Saturday, April 8 for its first competiton of the season in the annual Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays. Field events began in the morning, each featuring a few competitors whose scores…

Eleanor S. (Melanie Q./Staff) The girls track and field team traveled to Big Walnut on Saturday, April 9 to compete in against Big Walnut, Centennial, Central Crossing, Columbus South, Delaware Hayes, Fairfield Christian, Franklin Heights, Gahanna, Grove City, Northland, Olentangy Liberty, Walnut Ridge, and Whitehall. Alli K. earned 2nd in the high jump with a…

Jason S. (Ethan K./Media) Varsity baseball hosted the Bexley Lions on Thursday, April 8, with a 3-2 win. Captain Dylan R. thrusted the team forward with a complete game as pitcher and a 3 for 3 as a batter and scoring one run in the first inning, with Dominic D. and Theo F. making it…

(Wikimedia Commons) As smoke rose above the quaint Ohio town of East Palestine, just 180 miles from our school,  its citizens were stuck in a waiting game following the derailment of a train carrying hazardous substances on February 3. The controlled burn of these toxic chemicals cast a dark–-and possibly deadly–-cloud of smoke over their…

(Ridah A./Staff) Columbus Academy community members gathered in the dining hall on Friday, March 10, for an Iftar, the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast. MECCA (the Muslim affinity group) hosted the occasion. The Iftar began at 6:00 p.m. with organizers Ms. Chahal and Zaina A. explaining the purpose of Ramadan…

Looking at Art in MoCA with Quinn B. and Mara D. (Courtesy/Jasmine E.) Columbus Academy hosts a Chicago Art trip every four years, giving upper school studio art, photography, and ceramics students the opportunity to explore the Windy City’s cultural arts. This year, I was one of fifty students who participated in three jam-packed days…

(Angela H./Staff))  On Wednesday, March 8, Lance H. and Zaina A. presented their junior speeches to the attendees at the PACA (Parents’/Guardians’ Association of Columbus Academy) March Parent Forum in the fireside of the Dining Hall.  Parent forums are a PACA tradition and are held on the first or second Wednesday of each month during…

(Wikimedia Commons) On December 21, 2022, Dreamworks Animation redefined animation after debuting Puss In Boots: The Last Wish. The $90 million film has already made over $454 million worldwide and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Movie of 2023. Puss, (Antonio Banderas) living on the last of his nine lives, retires to a secluded…

(Courtesy/Academy Vikings Twitter) Competing in the first ever girls wrestling state championship, Ceci R. and Nina K. made history. The three day competition was held from Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12 at the Schottenstein Center.  Each weight class had 16 girls, so only the top 4 from each region participated in the state…

Service Board President Emily M. poses with new Shapers (Courtesy/Ms. Bening)   While you may be counting down the days before spring break, Service Board (SB) strengthened its ranks by selecting new Shapers: leaders who exemplify passion for service, sit on the board’s steering committee, and manage events. They also exceed the off-campus service graduation…