Ambassador Ford joins the US Navy and local government on a tour of dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (Wikimedia Commons).  US Ambassador Charles A. Ford is a native of Dayton, Ohio. From 2003-2005, he served as Vice President of the American Foreign Service Association, and from 1982-2009, he lived in Latin America and Europe.  He…

Lower schoolers participate in a scavenger hunt about blood donation. Rules are outlined in photo. (Carolyn Zhang’20/Staff)  On Tuesday, October 1, a Red Cross representative visited our Lower School students to deliver a presentation about the Blood Drive. To familiarize our younger Vikings about what is involved in our Upper School Blood Drives, seniors Lindsay Dunlap and…

Young Vikings cheer pm their classmates during the Dance Battle. (Ella Morriss’22/Media) On Friday, October 4, students excitedly entered “The Mack” to the energetic beat of the school band for the Fall Pep Rally. Kicking off with an Avengers-style movie, our Vikings, Taylor Warren and Andrew Cahall, battled faculty members acting as rival schools. The…

(Courtesy/MadLab) Every year, students from around central Ohio open a new file on Google Docs, brainstorm, and begin to write. By November 17, all viable submissions will have been sent to MadLab, one of Columbus’s blackbox theaters.  The Young Writers Short Play Festival is an annual event held by MadLab in an effort to connect…

Lower schoolers enjoyed a night of fun at our annual Boardwalk. (Sarah Neltner’20/ Media) Each year, Columbus Academy holds the Charlie David Dinner, an event that raises funds for all of our athletic teams.  On September 20, hundreds of parents and children gathered in the Dining Hall for supper and a silent auction, which is…

Mr. Jason Singleton, Academy’s New Athletic Director (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) What is 1½ times the size of a hockey rink,⅓ the size of the White House. and ⅕ the size of a Manhattan city block? Columbus Academy’s upcoming 24,000-square-foot indoor Field House. A project that has been in construction since early this year, the initiative to…

Academy’s Field House. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor)

The Senior Quad was buzzing with excitement at Academy’s annual Club Fair on Friday, September 13. After a packed morning of serving the community, CA’s students returned to campus for an afternoon filled with food and activities. Students held 41 clubs and entertained sought multiple sign-ups. Three of them stole much of the attention. Art…

Before heading to The Mack, students worked on our Empty Bowls project. (Courtesy/Mrs. Bening)   The second sleep-out in Academy history, held on the night of Thursday, September 12, blended into another vibrant Service Day. The sleep-out, coordinated by Matthew Derzon’21, is designed to simulate teen homelessness and raise awareness about Columbus’s  Huckleberry House, a teen…

The triple camera setup of the iPhone 11 Pro allows quality photos and videos, even at a distance. (Apple) At its annual September event, Apple released news of its upcoming products, including the fifth series Apple Watch, the “iPad,” Apple TV+, and of course, the highly anticipated iPhones 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max.…