As most seniors are making (or have made)  their decisions regarding the college they will attend this fall, the sophomores have kicked off the early stages of this process during College Counseling’s “Preview Night.” On March 1, Darnell Heywood and Jen Fitzpatrick gave Academy’s sophomores and their families the opportunity to learn about what was…

In the possible future, many small businesses might go out of business.  (Licensed/ Creative Commons Zero). The current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) administration has been attempting to end something that it has created and defended over the past decade. Ajit Pai is the current FCC chairman and an opponent to the rules of net neutrality:…

J. Crew has had a rough couple of years. Chairman Mickey Drexler and Creative Director Jenna Lyons, once the dynamic duo of accessible fashion, have buckled under the weight of a changing retail landscape.  Jenna Lyons, Executive Creative Director and President of J. Crew, took the helm in 2011, when revenue pushed $2 billion, and…

“Just for the fun of it” in Academy’s hallways. (Photo Courtesy/Sean Cullinan) Over the last school year, many exciting interactive stations have been popping up all over campus. These stations offer a variety of engaging activities, ranging from iPads with coding applications to programmable robot arenas and building-toy stations.  Throughout the school day, students of…

“We love you Dr. Subisak. Keep fighting!” Every other the year, Academy’s Chinese program invites any upper school students interested in visiting China to partake in a trip over Spring Break. This year, sixteen students and five faculty members flew to Shanghai on March 11 for an eleven-day trip. The group visited local schools in…

March 30, 2017, marked Columbus Academy’s first ever “Giving Day,” which involved donors gifting various amount of money to the school’s annual fund. Academy faculty, students, and staff were clad in spirit wear from head to toe for this first-time event. As a promising new vision for Academy grew, a more demanding monetary budget to…

SpaceX’s launch of a used rocket could be the next step to the colonization of Mars. SpaceX launched a partially used rocket into space on Thursday, April 2, opening the door to a new era of cheaper and more efficient space travel. SpaceX, also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, is an American aerospace designer,…

In a two-week GOA (Global Online Academy) flex course, “The Truth About Fake News,” more than 1,200 students from around the world engaged in online discussions, viewed video chats with international experts, and studied the origins and spread of fake news. The following sophomores in Mrs. Carmichael’s English class created infographics to guide others in…

If the Senate’s bill becomes law, consumers will lose even more control over their data. (Image/ Licensed under Creative Commons Zero)

Anders and Channell at state competition in Public Forum Debate. For the second year in a row, Columbus Academy sent a debate team to the state competition in Public Forum. Senior Caroline Anders and sophomore Kyle Channell spent March 3 and 4 debating at Berea High School, competing in a grand total of eight rounds:…