(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…

Josiah C. and Olivia L. throw while Katie J. waits as David W.  judges (Courtesy/David W.)   Led by David W., Student Council kicked off its much-awaited dodgeball intramural tournament on Wednesday, February 22. Eight teams competed. Participating groups were “Dinoco,” “Morgan H’s Team,” “Whirpool 36-Inch Wide,” “Hansheng X’s Team,” “Sextet Towers,” “The Norwegian Vacuums,” “Ice…

SZA performing her song, “Snooze” (Milana Biswas/Staff) On Tuesday, February 21, SZA lit up the Schottenstein Center on the first night of her world tour, “SOS” after the release of her December 2022 album. SZA just hit nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Charts, making her the first R&B female artist to reach…

(Cami S./Staff) Academy’s first intramural chess match came to a close at assembly on Monday, February 27. Players competed either on a chess website or on a board to determine who would advance in the single elimination bracket, which was rapidly narrowed to finalists, Sean J. and Evan S., who faced off on chess.com . They played…

Mr. Greenwood conducts orchestra. (Melanie Q./Staff) Academy’s Advanced Orchestra traveled to Upper Arlington on March 4 to perform at the Central Ohio String Festival, a two-day event that featured 30 orchestras playing pieces for judges and receiving a ranking from I (superior) to V. Afterward, the judges provided feedback about the performances in a clinic…

(Cami S.) Music filled Academy’s halls on  Tuesday, February 28, as both the Upper School choirs and the band had their winter concerts.  The night began at 7:00 p.m. in the Schoedinger Theater with the choir concert, featuring both of the Upper School choirs, Camerata and Treble Choir. For the past few months, the choirs…

(Wikimedia Commons) In 2019, Knives Out blended thriller with comedy and romance. By popular demand, director Rian Johnson set out on creating a sequel: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Released to Netflix on December 23, 2022, the film racked up over 209 million hours of viewership in fewer than two weeks.  Tech billionaire Miles…

(Cami S.) Academy’s orchestra performed its annual winter concert on February 15, 2023, directed by Mr. Greenwood and assistant lower school director, Dr. Lee.  The concert began at 6:30 p.m. in the Schoedinger Theater, beginning with the Upper School Concert Orchestra’s “Wired” by L. Bernofsky, a piece with a high-tempo score that excited the audience,…

Orange Flag (Courtesy/Jeremy Morgan) Columbus Academy welcomed the Billy Rhinehart exhibit to Morris Hall Art Gallery On February 7 and will run through March 17. An Athens, Ohio native, Rhinehart is a wood carver whose focus for the past thirty years has been creating hand-painted guitars.  This exhibit features seventeen of Rhinehart’s guitars, including Orange…

Courtesy/ Jess S. The Lincoln Center Orchestra performs “Happy Birthday.”  Academy’s Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jessica Sneeringer, were guests at Wynton Marsalis’s award-winning Jazz Band on February 9, 2023.   A graduate of Juilliard, Marsalis has won a Pulitzer and nine Grammys. These days, one can find Marsalis leading the premier Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra…