Izu N./Staff I walked into the lab worried about the smell, but I walked out with a better understanding of the human body and an even bigger love for medicine and science. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the 21 juniors and seniors in Academy’s two Anatomy sections, along with Dr. Lester and Mr. Gittins, spent the…

Walk into Dr. Geis’ classroom, and you’ll quickly learn two things: he is deeply passionate about mathematics, and he happens to have direct ties to the custom fire truck industry. “My family builds and designs fire trucks,” said Geis, who joined the Upper School math department this fall. “So if you want to buy a…

(Courtesy/Instagram @familiesofmosiac_ca) Dr. Evelyn Carter ‘06 stood on the first platform of a zip line tour on Catalina Island, California, and decided she wasn’t going to do it. The trip had been her idea, a birthday surprise for her mom, who loves anything involving heights. But once Carter got to the top, her stomach dropped.…

Courtesy/ Mark Masek Academy’s Environmental Science class (led by Ms. Eisert) traveled to the Columbus Zoo on Friday, October 9. Rather than an ordinary visit to view wildlife, this trip was designed to show students environmental science in the real world. To start the trip off, the class split into smaller groups, ensuring everyone had…

The words “Global Scholars Sign-Out” were scrawled on a green piece of paper. Holding my phone, recently retrieved from the cart, I carefully printed my name on the sheet. Signed out, I eagerly walked out to the MS bus circle, ready for the day ahead. Piling onto the bus at 8:30, our group was small:…

Courtesy/Ms. Bening; Layout: Avery M./Staff Two power reds, 29 Whole Blood, 51 donors, and 33 units of blood will save 99 lives from Academy’s Fall Blood Drive on Thursday, October 15. Organized by lower school teacher Ms. Crain, Upper School teacher and Service Board Advisor Ms. Bening, and Service Board’s Shapers,  Gabi M., Fumei S.,…

Courtesy/Coach Miller After 12 seasons leading Academy football, head coach Robin Miller tallied his 87th win with a 29-9 victory at Franklin Heights on Friday, October 2, surpassing the previous school record of 83 wins by four victories for a head football coach. Miller has served as Academy’s head varsity football coach since 2015. During…

(Courtesy/ Dr. Morris) Layout: Stephanie L./Staff The junior class won the second CA-Ditarod, a Service Board relay race that kicked off this year’s Kids 4 Kids season, planned with advisor, Ms. Bening and Service Board, President Lila P. and Katie N., Emily N., Ashley H., Camille B. The purpose of thus event is to get…

(CA/Instagram0 A lot of us love listening to music when we study, need to relax, or just in general. So next time you open Spotify, why not take a listen to the album Royalty by the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra, featuring CA’s very own band director, Jessica Sneeringer. I was lucky to be able to…

With the start of the 2026-2027 school year, Upper School teachers Dr. Hilgert (Spanish) and Mr. Wagner (Mathematics) are no longer the newest members of Academy’s upper school. When they first joined CA last fall, we interviewed both to learn more about their pathways to Academy. Here is a look back at our conversation with…