(Courtesy/Mandy Mallot ‘03) With Academy’s annual Holiday Luncheon approaching on Friday, December 20, Alumni Board President Mandy Mallott gave the senior class an “Importance of Networking” presentation on Thursday, December 5, during lunch. Along with her position on the Alumni Board, she is an Upper School swim coach and Director of the Ohio State Early…

Bowls prepared for Empty Bowls (Bittania T./Staff) As the semester ends, time to complete events is fleeing, yet plenty of events are left.  On Friday, December 13, Academy will host its annual Empty Bowls event at the Westerville Senior Center at 350 N. Cleveland Ave., Westerville, from 5 to 7 p.m. Proceeds will go to…

(Courtesy/Ms.Bening) Academy’s annual service project supporting local families concluded this past week with two key events: transferring boxes to the dining hall and delivering them to their sites. On Friday, November 22, the Service Board organized an event to transfer family boxes from classrooms to the dining hall in preparation for loading cars the following…

(Courtesy/ Senior Class) Trailblazing has been a common theme for the class of 2025. The new senior potluck was no exception as another  tradition has come to fruition. On Wednesday, November 21, from 6-8 p.m, Friendsgiving, a potluck headed by Melanie Q., who saw an “Instagram post about a school’s holiday dinner” and decided to…

(Courtesy/Franklin County Board of Elections) On Tuesday, November 5, for 13 upper schooler students participated in the Youth at the Booth initiative by working at polling stations on Election Day, an undertaking launched by ceramics teacher, Charity White, in 2020, when the pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of poll workers, as many…

On Thursday, November 14, during lunch, juniors and seniors presented their summer internship research projects to classmates, teachers, and Academy’s trustees, as part of the Columbus Academy Applied Science Program (CAApS), an internship that collaborates with The Ohio State College of Engineering.   Students work in research labs of various fields, including computer science, engineering, and…

CA Flickr On Monday, November 11, students and staff gathered on Hondros at 6:30 a.m. for optional military physical training exercises, led by Lieutenant Colonel Dan Olexio, an Upper School math teacher and Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, and Staff Sergeant Paul Molitor, a member of our security staff. Mr. Olexio led students…

(Pixabay) This year, the upper school added an exciting new spin to bring in canned food and non perishable items for families around central Ohio. Service Board held an upper school game of Bingo on Wednesday, November 6. All the advisories gathered on one zoom call to compete for an advisory lunch to compete in…

Caroline M./Staff From 6-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, Service Board hosted its annual “Night In,” led by shapers Lara W., Miranda B-Y., Maddie E., Mmesoma N., and Katie N. The event began with a presentation from Susan Swinford and Emily Rials’07, founders and directors of Columbus Food Rescue, a program that fights local waste…

(Courtesy/Priya R.) Leaders of the DESI club share the origin of Diwali (Courtesy/Columbusacademy Instagram) Academy’s DESI club revitalized its annual Diwali assembly on Monday, November 4, at assembly. Led by presidents Ridah A., Arnav N., Priya R., and Sunil S., the club shared facts about the holiday’s origin, as well as performing a dance for…