Students collaborate with peers during Common Hour. (Melanie Q./Staff) Picture this: students playing board games, catching up on assignments, spending time outdoors. This is what our former student body co-presidents, Davey A. and Gurby V., proposed a Common Hour to our admistration as a mental health initiative for students to relax during the school day.…

Dungeons and Dragons, one of three winners at Club Fair (Melanie Q./Staff) Ian C. and Melanie Q. announced Club winners for their well-decorated tables at the September 1 Fair held on Lazarus Courtyard after a morning of all upper-school community service. Club Penguin, Dungeons and Dragons, and Pickleball Club received $100, $50, and $25, respectively.…

The Senior-Kindergarten Letter Board. (Courtesy/Milana B.) Seniors gathered in their advisories on Tuesday, September 12, to write letters to their kindergarten buddies, a newer tradition since 2018 as a way for the seniors and kindergarteners to stay in contact despite their classrooms being so far apart. Senior and K-buddy coordinator, Milana B., with the help of…

On September 8, students and faculty delighted in receiving yearbooks chronicling the 2022-2023 school year across more than 300 pages. The yearbook staff distributed the books at the back of the theater during Block 4 and lunch. Students poured over the entries in the dining hall, lounges, and the library. I loved flipping through the…

Meet Vlad and Vicky: Aanav K.and Lauren W. (Milana B./Staff) Each year, Student Council holds auditions and selects two students to be Vlad and Vicky, whose main job is to lead the student section cheers at sporting events and pep rallies. Dressed in medieval gear and viking-style helmets, seniors Aanav K. and Lauren W. are…

(Melanie Q./Staff) On Friday, September 1, students returned from their Service Day activities and attended Club Fair on the Lazarus Courtyard, where 52 tables feature a club or affinity group led by at least one student representative. Club Fair began as a way for every Upper School student to have an easy-access day to explore…

Dr. Bundy and Senior Advisees (Courtesy/Ms. Bundy) On Friday, September 1, Dr. Bundy’s 12th-grade advisory visited the Columbus Early Learning Center (CELC) on Champion Avenue for Service Day, an annual tradition sponsored by our Service Board that involves upper schoolers traversing across Central Ohio volunteering at local centers. Students are often tasked with making repairs, stocking…

Nelson lavishes among tennis balls and other toys. (Courtesy/Paws With a Cause) For the past five years, Ms. Brelle Farrenkopf has worked with Paws With a Cause, a nonprofit that trains assistance dogs, and our school’s administration to secure a community dog for Academy. During the May 8 assembly, the announcement that an accomplishment had been…

Quinn H. promotes his handmade “Desk Pets”(Matthew F./Staff) Columbus Academy bustled with excitement on May 19 for the much-anticipated annual Business Fair, which highlights the inventive spirit of our sixth-grade students. The event culminates the hard work of sixth-graders over the past month. Their presentations awed visitors with various innovative products and services on display.…

(Upper school head, Ms. Izokaitis, and Dean Thompson host run-offs for the DHC. (Sean J./Staff) Fourteen rising juniors and seniors delivered speeches at assembly on Monday, May 15, to ask the student body to vote them onto the Disciplinary and Honor Committee (DHC).  Adaugo N., Ethan T, Mircea B., and Sydney L. secured the votes…