(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…

Caroline M./Staff As the leaves transformed and the air turns crisp, the feeling of fall is in the air. This season houses a variety of activities our community can enjoy.  Corn Maze at Lynd’s Fruit Farm at 9851 Morse Rd.  – For $11, Lynd’s offers an 8-acre treasure hunt or a 1-acre maze for the…

Flickr It is finally that time of year, dubbed by many as the greatest season for sports, in which the NFL and College Football are going strong, the NBA and NHL seasons are beginning, and most importantly: October baseball. With so many narratives and storylines going on, here are some of the most prominent ones…

Ellie T./Staff Senior year comes with its unique stressors, but it also brings some of the best Academy traditions along with it. On Tuesday, October 22, in the midst of early college applications and the end of the first quarter, the seniors made their way during an early advisory meeting to the dining hall to…

(Courtesy/ Wikimedia Commons) The Heisman Memorial trophy, one of the most coveted awards in all of sports, is given annually to the most outstanding college football player in the country. Past and present greats across the NFL have hoisted it, including Barry Sanders, Tim Brown, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson. Entering the 2024 college football…

Shapers distributing flyers (Courtesy/ Ms.Bening) On October 31, from 6-8 p.m., Service Boad volunteers sporting their best costumes will visit local homes in Gahanna for the annual “begging for cans” service event. Mr. Morford, who has hosted this event 15 years, will meet students at his house to begin their eventful night. The shapers have…

(Courtesy/Ms. Bening) On Thursday, October 17, Service Board partnered with The American Red Cross to host our first blood drive of the year in the Athletic Lobby from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We exceeded our goal with 35 presenting donors and collected 33 units of blood, which includes one power-red cell procedure which is…

Dr. Olay Alonso performs. (Coutesy/Katie V.)   The delicious smells (of hamburgers and cookies) wafting through the Dining Hall during lunch period were accompanied by beautiful strains of music on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Columbus Academy’s Spanish Affinity group (CASA) enlivened Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations by inviting Dr. Orlay Alonso, an accomplished pianist in the CA…