(Julia Gurevitz’20/Media) On Wednesday, May 24, Academy’s upper and middle school students came together in the Dining Hall to celebrate 82 students, who participated in the fourth annual Computer Science Fair.  Enjoying Whit’s frozen custard, students walked around to look at their classmates’ projects, ranging from created websites to internet games. Evident were both the…

(Courtesy/ Bilal Mohsin’18) On Monday, May 15,  Academy was half empty. The seniors were out of school, working on their senior projects, and the juniors spent their day at Kings Island. The trip was organized and chaperoned by multiple teachers, including Dr. Heintzelman, Mr. Leet, and Mr. DeVore. The purpose of the trip was to…

Lounging and Focussed in the US Library. (Max Dresibach’18/Staff) Do you ever feel like it’s impossible to find somewhere quiet to study? As summer grows closer and the weather become nicer, it can get pretty noisy on campus. One small space that has recently opened with the arrival of spring. If you haven’t been paying…

Students share  e-literature capstones and final projects at Computer Science Fair. (Olivia Ryna’18/Media) As the end of the school year approaches, Upper School students are more stressed than ever. Although there is only a few weeks of school left, final exams are the looming obstacle standing in the way of summer break.  Fortunately, most of…

In an effort to complement students’ learning, the sixth grade team has created a project to teach its students about business.  The project, dubbed the Business Fair, has been described as “an interdisciplinary language arts and mathematics project” by one of the leaders, Ms. Sonam Shahani.  Spanning the entire last quarter, students were given class…

New Albany High School started its Peace Week on a sour note this year. On Monday, May 15, students and administrators arrived at the school only to discover that someone had spray-painted profane language, racial slurs, swastikas, and “Trump” on the tennis courts and equipment shed. Almost immediately after the news spread, however, students began…

Beginning on Thursday, May 11, eight students represented Columbus Academy at the State Model United Nations Convention, hosted by the YMCA at Nazarene College in Mount Vernon, Ohio.  Along with faculty advisor, Mr. Compton, Bobby Diller, Cole Duffy, Jay Gokhale, Thomas Jones, Hayden Meyers, Abhi Ramesh, Nathan Reddy, and Donovan Simpson were among over fifty…

As students at Columbus Academy, most of us aim to excel in not just our schoolwork but also extracurriculars, including sports and the arts—and for some—both in and out of school. Many students overload themselves with countless activities on top of schoolwork, leaving them stressed and up late at night, though it rarely pays off. …

(Courtesy/ Sancho McCann) Each year, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, GLSEN, sponsors the Day of Silence, a student-led event held in thousands of schools across the nation. The event’s mission is to “[bring] awareness to the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools,” according to GLSEN.  Academy’s GSA hosted the Day…

Tristan Rhee’17 with Marty Award. (Chris Heermann’18/Media Team) It’s that time of year again: activities’ periods are filled with awards assemblies, and Honors Assembly is just around the corner. Unlike the arts and foreign language awards, however, there’s one award that Academy doesn’t receive every year. Senior Tristan Rhee, dedicated writer for The Academy Life—and…