(Service Board) Get ready for a week of food collections. Please see items of request. Your advisors have boxes ready to be filled. Please see Ms. B. or any Service Board member for further information.

(https://flic.kr/p/59iPnf) GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance) Club and the Queer Affinity group prepared a table by the senior lounge with identity and ally stickers for National Coming Out Day on Tuesday, October 11.  This event celebrates and raises awareness for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as any people that feel comfortable coming out with this part…

(Flickr) Each year, several Academy students participate in National History Day (NHD), an annual competition involving the research of a historical event under a given theme. The theme for 2022-2023 is Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas. Students can either collaborate with their peers or work individually to create a documentary, website, performance, exhibit, or…

Be part of this milestone tradition. (Courtesy/)PACA To celebrate a 40th wedding anniversary, people like to present ruby-colored gifts to the honored couple. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Charlie David Dinner, you could bring your helping hands to this tailgating tradition before our home varsity football game against Bexley. If you have time…

Students decorating for their displays (Courtesy/Dr. Losambe) HOLA parents, part of the Latinx community, decorated the Senior Quad and cafeteria with vibrant banners and piñatas in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. All upper schoolers engaged in a festive cooking and decorating competition during our Common Hour…

Make a life-saving impact in our community by donating your blood. (Courtesy/Vectorportal.com) What is one of the easiest ways to make a lasting impact for the victims of Hurricane Ian? Donate one hour of your time and one pint of your blood and save up to three lives. On Wednesday, October 12, Service Board and the…

Recycling: a tradition for students in all grades (Courtesy/Lia H.) This year’s Service Board has its largest numbers ever, with 125 members ready to serve meals at Faith Mission and then slumbering in the gym after sorting donations during the Sleep Out. Both activities were suspended for two years due to Covid. Another innovation is…

(Courtesy Alaina W.) The 92nd NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Regional Conference invited seven Columbus Academy students to be panelists and members on Friday, September 16. Seniors Alexis C., Jacob M., Seth R., and Yassah T., and juniors Akshaj J., Cecelia R., and Alaina W. accompanied Dr. Losambe, our Director of…

(Setup for Alumni Weekend from September 23-24, 2022/Melanie Q.)  Each year, six rising seniors are chosen to become members of Columbus Academy’s Alumni Board, a group that coordinates events and connects current students with CA alums. This year’s board includes Anna C., Miles F., Grace H., Adeti M., Nnenna O., and Cory W. Our representatives…

(Ridah S. and Ella F.) Our librarians, Ms. P. and Ms. N., are back at it again with another theme, as they introduced Banned Books Week. Banned books are novels that involve themes and topics which do not coincide with what a government or institution is trying to promote. This is problematic since all knowledge…