Mr. Wong addresses the audience before his final show. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Mr. Wong’s final Academy orchestra concert took place in the Dining Hall on Wednesday, April 13. The orchestra performed “Habanera” by George Bizet, a modern rendition of “Fantasia” featuring Vernon W on viola, followed by  the advanced orchestra’s arrangement of Gershwin’s “American in Paris.”…

(Wikimedia Commons) On March 18, 2022, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, a prequel to the popular Japanese animated television series Jujutsu Kaisen, opened in North American theaters. MAPPA studios animated the action fantasy film based on the manga (Japanese comic books) by Gege Akutami. The movie came out in its original Japanese audio with English subtitles and…

(Flickr)   The 64th Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, highlighted the best pieces of music produced in the year. To determine the award winners, the Academy holds an anonymous vote, which often doesn’t align with popular opinion. This year’s winners and nominees proved to be no exception, with snubs and upsets throughout the program. …

Pictured from left to right: “Nature’s Cathedral” by Alexandra B, “Lavender Falls” by Nishtha P, and “Lamps” by Jaswanth V. (Ashley T/Staff) The Morris Hall art gallery is presently lined with an abundance of award-winning works by Academy students who have earned recognition in the 2022 Scholastic Art Awards and the 2022 Ohio Governor’s Youth…

(Flickr) On February 12, Upper School music students participated in its 17th year of competition in the Ohio Music Educators Association’s (OMEA) Solo and Ensemble Competition at Reynoldsburg High, where each soloist and ensemble receive rankings from 1 (superior) to 5.   Students in orchestra (12), Choir (19) and Band (35) participated.  Orchestra director, Mr.…

(Ellie t./Staff) On Sunday, February 27, 18,000 people flocked to the Schottenstein Center to see the Tyler, the Creator for the first time since before the pandemic on the “Call Me If You Get Lost Tour” along with artists Teezo Touchdown, Vince Staples, and Kali Uchis. Tyler Okonma, better known by his stage name Tyler,…

The Dajj Quartet Performing in Bennett Gordon Hall (Courtesy/Kate F.) Outside of playing in Academy’s Orchestra, Anna L.  and Kate F. are two of the four members in the Dajj Quartet, which started in 2015 at the Chamber Music Connection in Worthington, Ohio, by its Artistic Director, Deborah Price. Anna (violin) and Kate (cello) joined…

Columbus Academy senior Mya Falkenhain has established her name in art within the walls of the school. When students walk into the art room, Falkenhain’s talent and artistry jump out from whatever her current project is resting on the easel in the right corner of the room, prompting them to whisper to each other, “Who…

(Max W./Media) 2022 has represented a school year inching closer to pre-pandemic normalcy. Such sentiment was felt on Wednesday, February 16, when the upper school welcomed back artists for the biennial Artsmania celebration.  Students and faculty enjoyed a break from the school day routine for an arts-filled day off, each participating in a total of…

Wordle Day 233 (Cameron S./Staff)   The new internet smash hit, Wordle,  is a daily web-based word game where players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word. With each new guess, players learn if the letter is in the right location, if it appears in the word in another location, or isn’t in the word…