(Logo/Katie Z.) Academy’s ongoing intramurals, this year being coined by senior class president, David W. as the Super Ultimate Mega Columbus Academy Intramural League (SUMCAIL), continue to promote wellbeing and make connections across grade levels. David wanted its lengthy title to include basketball, dodgeball, football, Jenga, soccer, ultimate frisbee, and sand and ground volleyball.  Teams…

(Claire S./Staff) At 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 30 and Wednesday, November 1, Academy audiences came alive with laughter and suspense as upper school actors delivered a riveting “Clue.” Directed by theater instructor Ms. Eads, with the help of student director Alaina W. and design director Sophie P., the comedy’s colorful characters and plot of…

(Claire S./Staff) Academy’s Morris Hall Art Gallery installed its seventh annual Student Art Show on Monday, October 30, featuring works from the Explorers, Pre-K, lower, middle, and upper Schools students. Displayed are  paintings, drawings, ceramics, and photographs. In 2016, after the remodeling of Morris Hall, which served as staff offices, middles school lockers, and even the old…

Stella L., Dr. Bundy, and Lauren G. (Courtesy/Angela H.) A thrill ran through Columbus Academy on Tuesday, October 31, as the upper school celebrated Halloween, some dressing up as Barbie, the queen, and even Percy Jackson.  Parents from each upper grade levels surprised the students with a deluge brownies, cupcakes, and a wide variety of…

Dr. Bundy’s advisees dressed for Noah’s Ark and and prize their Bingo win. (Courtesy/ Greyson T.)  On Tuesday, October 31, Academy’s Service Board concluded its 2023 Food Drive with its annual advisory Bingo game. Gathered in their homerooms, every advisory joined the zoom and waited for Dr. Losambe and shapers calling out the selected items.  The winning…

(Patrick W./Staff) Morgan Wallen continued his One Night At A Time World Tour last August with back-to-back shows in Columbus. I went to the second show, which featured opening acts from (Michael) Hardy, and after we bought our tickets, we learned the show would also feature Bailey Zimmerman, Ernest (Keith-Smith), who is also one of…

(Courtesy/Ms. Bening) One of Columbus Academy’s most beloved traditions continued on Friday, September 8 with the Charlie David Dinner. Families gathered in the Lazarus courtyard to support Academy’s largest athletic fundraiser. As the pep band bellowed, people assembled at various outdoor tables. In a departure from previous years of catering, the school provided a variety…

(Claire S./Staff) Columbus Academy welcomed artists, all OSU seniors, from Ohio State University’s Urban Art Space to Morris Hall Art Gallery to challenge the perception of people in America through their paintings, photographs, and collages. Art teacher, Pedro Mena, contacted the Urban Art Space last year at the OSU Networking and Career Fair. Regarding the…

(Wikimedia Commons) Spoiler Alert: The Bomb Explodes! After two weeks of waiting past its July 21 premiere, I finally walked into the AMC theater at Easton bubbling with excitement only to leave it speechless in awe and fear hours later. I didn’t say much on the ride back home with my family, but one thought…

Concert Review: ODESZA (Milana B./Staff) The lights went out. A blinding bright screen appeared. Two men dressed in black came out of nowhere. And the crowd screamed,”ODESZA is here.” ODESZA, an American electronic music DJ duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight and their band illuminated the Schottenstein Center on Wednesday, August 30. After a two-month…