Darnell Heywood. Courtesy/Cindy Wilson Written by co-editors Abby Jeffers, Jane Li, and Georgia Tuckerman To most high schoolers, the College Board represents much of what they dread: SATs, APs, and the college application process as a whole. These tests and scores, however, are only part of what they do. Although those assessments seem like unnecessary…

Pexels, CC0) Caption: These two vulnerabilities can leak information from almost any type of device. Increasing worries about two aptly named vulnerabilities in hardware called Spectre and Meltdown are problematic because hackers can exploit them to gain private data from almost any type of device. Spectre is a vulnerability in hardware that allows attackers to…

Zach Imwalle from the Office of Franklin County’s Prosecuting Attorney, Ron O’Brien, speaks to Upper School about smart cyber communication. (Chris Heerman’18/Media Editor) You can’t control what you receive, but you can control what you do about it.  This is the urgent message that law enforcement is currently attempting to spread to teenagers on the…

(Unsplash, CC0) Caption: Protests at Telecom Prom After December 14th, the repeal for net neutrality started, but its effects aren’t really showing. As it turns out, Google, Netflix, Facebook, and other large tech industries are against the repeal as these companies could face heavy charges from ISP’s to not be throttled. ISP’s are also stating…

(Pixabay) The CA Debate team sent 9 pairs to the inaugural Olentangy High School Invitational on Saturday, January 20. After nearly six hours of competition, the duo of co-captain Kyle Channell’19 and Grant Hillmann’20 tied for the second most team points in the Public Forum category. All pairs competed in Public Forum, debating the January…

 Google’s self driving car during testing. (Flickr.com( Companies like Tesla, Ford, General Motors, Google, and Toyota took this year’s Consumer Electronic Show by storm as they brought their plan to facilitate safe and driver-less transportation to light. Out of these companies, Google has done the most on-road testing with its spinoff company Waymo, but none…

Following the Project Linus event on Monday, January 15, members of the Latin Club participated in an OJCL-sponsored Certamen invitational.  Certamen, a quiz bowl-styled trivia game, has teams arranged middle schoolers to more advanced levels of Latin. Each round consists of 20 questions, with teams playing 3 rounds. The format for each question is similar…

Students at work on Monday, May 15 for annual Project Linus. (Courtesy/Christy Bening) On January 15, 2018, Columbus Academy held its annual Project Linus event for the seventh year. Project Linus is a national organization that sends handmade blankets to children who have experienced trauma or loss. This event is held countrywide, yet anyone can…

The crowd at CES. (Flickr, CC0) From January 9-12, 2018, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) annual convention took place in Las Vegas. CES,  a technology-oriented event, features products and trade ideas from the biggest tech companies from around the world, except Apple, which has its own mini-CES: WWDC.)  CES showcases the latest creations in entertainment,…

Dancers from Leap of Faith Dance Studio perform at the MLK Day Assembly (Chris Heermann’18/Media)  Inspired by Dr. King’s vision of a “Beloved Community,” Academy honored his vision of a society based on justice, equal opportunity and love. Mixed classes of 9th-11th graders engaged in Community CAfe style discussions prior to our annual assembly to…