As a dress rehearsal for the upcoming OMEA solo and ensemble districts, Academy’s Women’s Chorus and Camerata had a combined concert with the concert band on Tuesday, February 21. Director Amy Brooks and band conductor Jessica Sneeringer,  proudly showcased their hard-working students. The Choir, adorned in identical black gowns and dangling “diamond” earrings, began with “Ominia…

The groundhog saw his shadow on the first Tuesday of February, predicting six more weeks of winter. While many more days of cold weather and gray skies are a bummer for those of yearning for a warm, sunny spring, the wintery weather sets the perfect backdrop for a major trend in Columbus: hotpot restaurants. Hot…

(Photo/Abby Jeffers’18) Cleveland’s pop-punk band Cloud Nothings has always pushed the limits of mainstream indie rock. Its first four albums were an abstract mess of post-punk glory, and despite claims that the fifth album sacrifices that passion for popularity, the band goes all out on these nine songs. After adding guitarist Chris Brown to the…

  (Photo/Julia Gurewitz’19/Media Team) The CA Glee Club, also known as ReVOICE, was created this year with one purpose: to make music. And on February 3, our school’s talented musicians did just that! Performing a mix of old Disney classics such as “When You Wish Upon A Star,” “Go The Distance,” and “Touch The Sky,…

This spring, Academy’s theatre program will present The Drowsy Chaperone, a musical about an asocial man who attempts to cure his sadness by playing a recording of his favorite musical as it comes alive around him. Through a reading committee comprised of students, this musical was chosen with intent to provoke laughter from the audience and attain…

Seniors Hunter Moffett and Keban Agrawal (Photo/Julia Gurevitz’19) Ambient lighting and an array of sweets set a relaxing scene for the 10th annual Coffeehouse Concert on Wednesday, January 18. The evening was filled with a series of classical pieces coordinated by Orchestra director, Cynthia Bush, and all who attended were enthralled with the sounds that…

Besides the year-round sun and mild temperatures, Los Angeles offers itself as a place where dreams can and do come true. The film and music industry stand out as the two most lucrative industries in LA, and thousands arrive everyday in search of making it big and an opportunity to leave their old lives behind.…

(Photo/Julia Gurevitz’19) Despite concerns about a lack of performers, Music Club’s second Open Mic of the year was undoubtedly a success. Musicians played both serious and silly songs, including The Academy Life‘s very own, Ellie Jeffers’20, rapping Dr. Seuss’s “The Cat In The Hat.” The event even attracted students from outside of the Academy community,…