“Nothing Bundt Cakes” (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) On Thursday, October 19, Academy hosted the “Taste of Gahanna” event in our Dining Hall. More than 275 tickets were sold as a fundraiser for the Chamber of Commerce. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the “Roaring Twenties” theme inspired the evenings’s music, decor, and some outfits. Expressions Floral Design Studio provided the…

Families race to flip tires at the Viking Rampage (Sarah Neltner’20/Staff) On October 14, 2017, Academy kicked off its second annual Viking Rampage. Obstacle courses were designed by Ryan Yeoman’90 and featured three different courses, each varying in length and complexity. Yeoman placed his challenges across Academy’s 231 acres to test the participants’ agility and to entertain…

(Courtesy/Creative Commons) Academy’s upper school students took to the Dining Hall dance floor for a memorable Homecoming dance on Saturday,  October 14. After last year’s Wizard of Oz motif, the 2017 Homecoming committee took a twist on the yellow-brick road theme and created an outstanding facsimile of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.  Gold-tinted balloons and bright…

Mr. Yakscoe rolls up for first blood drive of the year. (Marcus Grewal’19/Staff) Following the abbreviated school day due to the PSAT, Academy held its first Blood Drive of the year on Wednesday, October 11. The athletic lobby was filled with various medical equipment, along with refreshments for the donors. Students and faculty alike arrived to…

Seniors Randy Yan and Andy Zhang pose in front of score with juniors Aden Weiser and Kyle Channell. (Jacob Liu’20/Staff) On Monday, October 9, Academy’s In-the-Know team faced Chillicothe at the Fawcett Center on Ohio State’s university’s campus.  Unlike Jeopardy, In-the-Know is a quiz-bowl fashioned match that hosts two of four teams. Questions run the…

Android 8 is already available to Pixel users and some Nexus users. (Unsplash, CC0   Before the hubbub of the iOS 11 update, the new candy-themed update, Android 8.0 Oreo, had already come out.    One major new feature from the update is the picture-in-picture mode. Similar to iOS’s picture-in-picture mode, Android’s picture-in-picture allows a video…

Ludi at Fall Forum (Ellie Kammerer/Ohio student historian for OJCL) Academy’s halls were filled with over 100 students from across the state on Saturday, October 7, as our school hosted the Ohio Junior Classical League’s (OJCL) second Fall Forum. Designed to unite students in a celebration of the classics, this important event was planned for months…

Protests ensue following the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind DACA. Here, protestors in San Fransisco take the streets on September 5, 2017. (Wikimedia Commons) Since the start of his controversial term over eight months ago, President Trump has announced one polarizing plan after another, including one that shatters the dreams of millions. In September 2017, the…

“Walk for the Cure” starting line. (Eliana Jenkins’20/Staff) On October 1, families, volunteers, and sponsors gathered at the Ohio Stadium to walk two miles around the OSU campus, advocating for those with Type 1 Diabetes. The day began with check-in, followed by families, friends, and other promoters of this cause, most wearing custom made Tee-shirts…