SPARC students discuss their exploratory survey. (Kayla Podgurski’19/Media)   Rekha (former student): Last year, I, along with six other classmates, participated in The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education’s research consortium called the Center for the Study of Boys and Girls’ Lives (CSBGL) and presented our final project at CSBGL’s annual Roundtable Conference. More about…

Gorsuch working with her Precalculus students on pumpkins in Academy’s Crane Outdoor Classroom. (Courtesy/Julie Simmons) The PC students had to explain to the little ones about how to measure arc length (an idea that we’ve been studying this last chapter) and the pre-K student helped us draw “math pictures.” The idea was to have a…

From gathering to sorting to packing, the Academy community serves 32 local families in its annual Kids 4 Kids food and clothing drive. (Collage compiled by Andrew Barren’22) Under the dirction of Service Board Director, Mrs. Bening, and Service president, Caroline Mallory, the Academy community came together again to make this year’s Kids 4 Kids…

The pulper, installed in 2011, has been instrumental to Academy’s mission to become an eco-friendly institution, diminishing food waste to 1/8 of its original volume. (Images in left and bottom right graphics from pixabay.com and maxpixel.com. Top right photo and formatting by Andrew Barren’22)   The Academy community is constantly looking for ways to combat…

The Academy Life staff interview(Courtesy/Jeremy Morgan/Academy Media) Following CA’s annual Celebration of Leadership Assembly, the Academy Life Editorial Board met with Kimbal Musk to discuss his mission to “pursue an America where everyone has access to real food” and his career as a restaurateur, philanthropist and co-founder of The Kitchen Restaurant Group, Big Green and…

Marines march in New York City in Veterans Day Parade (2011) Flickr   On August 1 1943, Lieutenant George Winger’36 pulled on his war-worn leather bomber jacket, readying himself for his final raid in the United States Air Force. The lieutenant had completed enough missions to go home, but he volunteered for one more, one…

Lucas Huang’21, Gabe Taub’21, Andrew Cahall’20, and Aden Weiser’19 are joined by the team’s first “Student Section” of seniors Will Mathews and Julia Gurevitz. Dr. Morris   Our In the Know team of Aden Weiser’19, Andrew Cahall’20, Gabe Taub’21 and Lucas Huang’21 defeated Thomas Worthington on October 29 with a score  620-375 in the second round of the WOSU tournament.…

In the stages: the new “3, Pre-k, and K” outdoor space. Andrew Barren’22/Media   Columbus Academy is always creating new and inventive ways to educate kids outside of the classroom. Most recently, the school released its new playground for the “Three Year Old Program, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten” consisting of unique elements originating from across the…

Pictures of veterans are featured in the Veteran’s Memorial and Museum foyer. Carolyn Zhang’20/Staff On Saturday, October 27, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum had its grand opening. The celebration was kicked off with a performance by the Navy Band Great Lakes at the Dorrian Green park in front of COSI. Next, Patriot Guard Riders…

One of the many custom logos Apple has created for this event. (Apple) The day before Halloween, Apple will announce its newest hardware at Brooklyn Academy School of Music in the Howard Gilman Opera House at 10 AM. Although nothing is certain, it’s speculated that the announced devices will include an iPad or two, a MacBook,…