Little Dribblers mid-performance (via/Ashley T.) On February 3 the MacKensie gym roared with applause from students and faculty after the Little Dribblers performed at Academy’s third pep-rally of the 2022-2023 school year.  Running into the gym in single-file lines, the Little Dribblers tossed, dribbled, spun, and danced with their basketballs to the beat of a…

Steamed burritos (Milana B./Staff) Student Council, the Upper School Administration, and Sage Dining teamed up to allow the upper school to enjoy their first breakfast day of the year, served from 7:30 to 7:55 a.m. in the senior lounge on Friday, January 27. Students formed an extensive line to buy a $1.25 breakfast burrito of…

Katie W. (Milana B./Staff) Throughout this semester, Academy will have its own dietitian available to all students. Earning her undergraduate degree as a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience at Mount Union, Katie W. is a first-year  master’s student  in Dietetics and Nutrition at The Ohio State University. We sat down with Katie to spotlight her new…

(Angela H./Staff)  Every year the ninth-Grade Student Council members create a spirit week of dress down themes for the upper school. This year’s spirit week was January 30 to February 3.  Monday eased students back from the weekend with Pajama Day. Christmas themed pants to robes and slippers roamed the hallways.  Tuesday was USA day,…

Casey, Naomi, and Cami compose thank you notes for faculty and staff. (CourtesyMs. Bening) Have you noticed 60 envelopes adorning the cupboard doors across from Mr. Thompson’s office? Upon further inspection, you will notice the names of US faculty members addressed under the flaps: Faculty Staff Appreciation Day. FSAD is approaching, so it’s time to…

Students mix bread ingredients in Dining Hall (Courtesy/ Carolina M.) To further honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 30 of our upper school students prepared 920 rolls from scratch in a Bake for Good event, a national outreach program sponsored by King Arthur’s Baking Company, which encourages students to bake and share bread with others.…

Honoring Dr. King by walking “Miles for Martin” (Vaanika J/Media) All Academy divisions attended an assembly to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement on Friday, January 13. Our fourth and fifth-grade choirs began the event performing “This Little Light of Mine,” followed…

Serving and slurping soup from hand crafted bowls made by our ceramics students (Courtesy/Ms. Bening) While many US students spent last Friday after school preparing for upcoming midterms, some savored soup at Otterbein’s Campus Center while supporting a Central Ohio family attain their dream to own a new home. Service Board and Ceramics Club raised…

(Abigail Z/Staff) Dr. Michael Thompson, a clinical psychologist, school consultant and New York Times best-selling author, spoke to upper schoolers about mental health during a special assembly on December 7. Thompson had met with parents, faculty and staff, lower and middle school students and freshmen boys over his three-day visit. Asking students questions–instead of lecturing…

Academy SDLC participants visit the Alamo (Courtesy/Shannon Walter)  From November 30-December 3, over 7800 students and educators worldwide gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the 35th annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). This multiracial and multicultural gathering focuses on making connections, social justice conversations, and self-reflecting.…