(Vaanika J./Media) The Aquavikes faced the Bexley Lions and the Teays Valley Vikings on Friday, January 20 and won the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:58.83.  Olivia L. and Clara S. claimed gold and silver in the 200 free. Rene F. placed 2 in the 200 IM. Then Maddie E. and Ella L. placed…

Charlie H. (Vaanika J./Media) Boys basketball won 47-35 against Whitehall Yearling on the Vikes’ Senior Night ceremony on Friday, January 13. The pregame ceremony honored Miles F., Charlie H., Yiling H., and Dylan R. The game started off slowly with Whitehall leading 6-5 at the end of the first quarter and 13-18 at the half.…

(Courtesy: Ceci R.) Academy’s wrestling team competed in the Kevin Michael Tournament on Saturday, January 14 at home. Out of  11 teams, the Vikes placed 4th. Tiko B. and Parker K. placed 1st, followed by Ceci R. in 2nd, and Ryan L. and Philip N. coming in 3rd.  The Vikings faced Liberty Union away on…

AJ B. (Vaanika J./Media) Varsity ice hockey traveled to Strongsville for the Walter F. Ehrnfelt tournament from January 14-15, battling it out in 4 games and ending the weekend tied for seventh. CA collected two losses on Saturday, January 14, falling 4-13 in a rematch against Worthington Kilbourne and then 0-8 versus home team Strongsville.…

Students mix bread ingredients in Dining Hall (Courtesy/ Carolina M.) To further honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 30 of our upper school students prepared 920 rolls from scratch in a Bake for Good event, a national outreach program sponsored by King Arthur’s Baking Company, which encourages students to bake and share bread with others.…

Honoring Dr. King by walking “Miles for Martin” (Vaanika J/Media) All Academy divisions attended an assembly to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement on Friday, January 13. Our fourth and fifth-grade choirs began the event performing “This Little Light of Mine,” followed…

Serving and slurping soup from hand crafted bowls made by our ceramics students (Courtesy/Ms. Bening) While many US students spent last Friday after school preparing for upcoming midterms, some savored soup at Otterbein’s Campus Center while supporting a Central Ohio family attain their dream to own a new home. Service Board and Ceramics Club raised…

(Abigail Z/Staff) Dr. Michael Thompson, a clinical psychologist, school consultant and New York Times best-selling author, spoke to upper schoolers about mental health during a special assembly on December 7. Thompson had met with parents, faculty and staff, lower and middle school students and freshmen boys over his three-day visit. Asking students questions–instead of lecturing…

Academy SDLC participants visit the Alamo (Courtesy/Shannon Walter)  From November 30-December 3, over 7800 students and educators worldwide gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the 35th annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). This multiracial and multicultural gathering focuses on making connections, social justice conversations, and self-reflecting.…

(Ashley T./Staff) Immigration: An American Story, an exhibit was featured in the Morris Hall Art Gallery on November 7, presenting documents, maps, and images to tell select stories of those who came to America over the past few centuries. Created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, an academic group based in New York…