(Image: Pexels.com) The Stock Market has started the new year off with a bang, with the Dow-Jones Industrial Average closing at record breaking highs above 25,000, and for the first time ever, the Nasdaq exceeded 7,000. Five Academy seniors capitalized on the pasts week’s record-breaking stock market closings in a huge fashion. Davis Friedman, Herman…

Alumna Juliana Wilder’17 and Kelley Antoine’18 put bowls on display. (Courtesy/Christy Bening) After weeks of hard work, the ceramics students finally saw their art come to life on Friday, December 8. Academy’s second Empty Bowls event took place at Otterbein University in collaboration with the Westerville Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Rahe said his favorite part was…

Ready. Set. Legos! (Rhian Seneviratne’20/Staff) One week after returning from Winter Break on January 8, we will observe MLK, Jr. Day on January 15. A month later, classes will be cancelled for a Professional Development day on February 16, followed by a day off on the 19th for Presidents Day. No classes are scheduled for…

Many people are wondering why there is a Friday exam this year, compared to years prior. This change will affect students’ studying and preparation in a major way: affording them an extra 3-5 hours on Friday to prepare. According to Mr. Dow, the Dean of Scheduling, this year’s calendar has pushed us forward before the…

Following the annual Celebration of Leadership Assembly, the Academy Life Editorial Board met with J.D. Vance to discuss his experiences outlined in his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.” A condensed version of the interview lightly edited for clarity and grammar appears below. Photo by Inji Kang’19.  Click HERE to view Vance’s “TED Talk.”  On “survivor’s guilt”:  I…

Kevin Reeves’22 and Dorothy Dell at Work on Food Drive (Courtesy/Christy Bening) Many communities have food and clothing drives. But few schools have a food and clothing drive that serves as an opportunity for students to learn using the items that are collected before being shipping to meet need in the greater community. Thanks to…

Juniors Caroline Mallory and Rekha Marar Prepare for a Round. (Courtesy/Darnell Heywood) The Academy Debate Team kick-started its third season with a successful performance at the Fourth Annual Kenyon College Forensics Classic on Saturday, November 18. Forty-two teams attended the match, hosted by Mt. Vernon. The team’s co-president, junior Kyle Channel, and first-year debater, Ezra…

DESI Club performs a group dance to cap off its Diwali Assembly. (Chris Heermann’18) Candles lit the edge of the stage as seniors Kareena Aurora and Neena Baliga, leaders of Academy’s DESI club along with fellow senior Shreyah Mohanselvan, hosted the Diwali Assembly on Monday, November 6.  The extraordinary talent among these upper school students…