Senior Service Board President and varsity tennis co-captain, Lauren Motta, spoke with me about Buddy Up Tennis, a national organization that welcomes volunteers to coach tennis and fitness drills to Down Syndrome children and adults. Lauren says that tennis works to not only improve physical activity but also teaches life skills for greater independence. She first…

Academy’s Speech and Debate team will send 12 students to the March 5 and 6 state meet this year. Results will post  in our mid-March newsletter. Pictured left to right: Rehya Satish, Aleeza Yakoob, Sam Braveman, Alex Nanda, Yashu Tanneru, Ethan Kim, Alexis Cunningham, Lindsey Butler, Cory Wu, Ceci Reitter, Jaswanth Vandrasi, and Tara Hoffmann.…

February 12, 2021 marked the start of the Lunar New Year, according to the lunisolar calendar which uses the orbit of the moon and the sun’s position to determine the monthly cycles, unlike the Georgian calendar which starts the new year on January 1. Over 1.5 billion people, mostly in China and other parts of…

CA students may have spent Valentine’s Day with their immediate family, but the seniors at Sunrise of Gahanna stayed sheltered in due to COVID. Thanks to Ms. Bening and Dr. Losambe, they oversaw a delivery of over 400 cut and decorated cards by 30 upper school students to Sunrise’s house-bound residents. Senior shaper, Alison Bergmam,…

Since last March and throughout this year’s opening, Academy’s faculty has adapted to teaching live and online simultaneously. Our school’s staff have risked their lives every time they stepped foot on campus and selflessly soldiered on for the benefit of the students. Thank you, Columbus Academy’s heroes: all 265 faculty, staff, and administrators who dedicate…

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Keeping their distances, students wait for a slice on Friday, January 29. (Ella Morris’22/Media) One CA tradition this year’s seniors lost due to COVID was Senior Lunch, a privilege they had patiently been waiting for since frehmen year. After precautions were put into place as the Dining Hall staff switched to preparing box lunches, senior…

(Courtesy/Columbus Blessing Boxes Project) The next time your family or you visit the grocery store, think about purchasing a tube of toothpaste or a bar of soap for the Blessing Boxes sponsored by CA Service Board (SB). Even one item per US student will help because people are already using our school’s Blessing Boxes, located…

(Pixabay) As a greater vaccine distribution moves forward, the volume of information regarding the vaccine itself–who gets it and the timeline–can be confusing. First, every state has received a limited supply of vaccines proportional to its population, and as states move forward with their plans, more will be provided. Ohio has a phased approach to…

(Flickr)   The new Samsung S21 delivers groundbreaking performance and camera quality at an affordable price, with its stylish vertical 3 camera design, duo-tone gradient, and premium matte finish, giving it a clean, robust feel.    While Samsung’s developers decided to reduce the S21 resolution from Quad HD to HD, it compensates with a 120…