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…

(Courtesy/Nishtha P., Yuvraj T., Ethan K.) Canceled last year due to Covid, this year’s Winter Formal, which took place on Saturday, February 11 was highly anticipated for the upper schoolers. On January 30, The Winfo committee announced its theme as a CArnival through a video montage of scenes from The Greatest Showman. Later that week,…

(Flickr) Directed by Fahad Alammari, Alkhallat+ follows four short stories about trickery and deception. Characters find themselves in awkward situations and must weasel their way out of them before suffering consequences.  In part one, a man stumbles upon thieves stealing his tire. While he captures one of them, another accomplice tries to rescue him. Trouble…

(Flickr) It’s not every day that a popular beverage gets its own Google Doodle, but that’s what happened on Sunday, Jan. 29. The search giant celebrated bubble tea with an interactive doodle that allowed users to serve five different customers by creating virtual bubble tea according to the characters’ orders, just two years after the…

(Flickr) Academy hosts several dances for Upper Schoolers beginning with the fall Homecoming then the Winter Formal (WinFo), and finally, Spring Prom. Although Homecoming and Prom resumed after COVID-19, the last Winfo was in 2020.  Upper schoolers cheered in excitement after watching the 2023 Winfo theme reveal during assembly on January 30. The video included…

(Vaanika J./Media) Audiences were transported to the magical palace of Agrabah with classic songs on January 27 and 28. Our middle school staged its annual musical: Aladdin Jr., directed by Whitney Eads and assistant director, Stacy Nockowitz. Meera S. played Princess Jasmine with elegance and poise while Wystan C. captured the lovable protagonist of Aladdin.…

(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…

(Courtesy/Laura S.)   Academy’s Jazz Ensemble had its first concert of the year on Friday, October 11. The outstanding production showcased some of Academy’s top musicians.   Ms. Sneeringer opened the concert by announcing a guest appearance of the group  “The Famous Jazz Orchestra” which included some musicians who were also a part of the Columbus Jazz…

(Courtesy/Scott Dillon) Throughout his 19 years of unmatched dedication to our school’s theater department, Mr. Scott Dillion, better known as “Dill” to his students, has created elaborate set designs and directed numerous shows including The Miracle Worker, 12 Angry Jurors, last year’s The Dining Room and this year’s show, Little Women. His final show was…

Rafael D-Z. as Russell from “Up,” Kelli R. in a “DIY ambulance,” and Ms. E. as Wednesday Addams (Vaanika J./Media) After a 3-year pause, Academy’s upper school students and teachers made up for lost time on October 31, with lions, tigers, bears, and the Mystery Gang, including costumers parading as Dr. S.’s impersonator and the…