(Photo/Inji Kang’19/Media Team) Staying up late to grade papers, skipping lunch to teach us material, and being available when we need them, our teachers do so much for us. So, Faculty Staff Appreciation Day (FSAD) is a day when we, the students, show our gratitude. This day also acknowledges former faculty and staff and those…
(Photo/Whitney Dankworth’17) When confronted with adversity and struggle, people can choose to harbor a pessimistic outlook and traverse the road to despair to which it leads—or look at even the toughest of circumstances through a positive lens—resolving simply to fight and not allow such adversity to affect us negatively. On January 23, Mr. Jake Counts,…
(Photo/Maggie McCann’17) Conga lines, crowd surfing, solo dancers in a circle. Decorations celebrated the Year of the Rooster in Academy’s new Dining Hall on Saturday, January 28. The highlight of Winter Formal’s entertainment was senior Andrew Leader as the night’s DJ. Leder’s playlist included some of his favorites such as “Bad and Boujee.” Leader also…
(Photo/Chris Heerman’18) The beautiful new wings to Academy Hall bring a new and modern style to our campus. Enormous windows shed natural light into the library, lounges, and classrooms. The new arts area has provided art classes with ample space and inspiration. The greenhouse looks straight out of an English garden. All these creations came…
After the Red Cross issued an urgent plea for donors due to an emergency shortage, Academy’s community stepped in and donated 36 units of blood, including 2 power red units, and saved over 100 lives last Wednesday, January 11. The date for the Winter Blood Drive was chosen to honor Dr. King’s message. With a…
(Photo/Olivia Ryan’18) Academy’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly to honor Dr King’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement took a new and active form on January 13. Instead of gathering as a whole school for 30 minutes as in previous years, students, faculty, and staff participated in a simulated Civil Rights march, followed by…
In his beloved Chicago on Tuesday, January 10, Barrack Obama gave his final remarks about his presidency to an audience of 24 million people, who listened in rapture as he began a tearful tribute to his loving and supportive family, thanking his wife Michelle and two teenage daughters Sasha and Malia for “keeping him honest”…
Members of our fantastic crew are (from left) Michael Ray, Holly Auten, Stephanie Campbell, Erwin Reed, Leslie White, Rosemary White, Elaine Braisted, Lana Spaulding, Ruth Ward, David Hill and Edwin Jimenez. (Photo/Bob Lee.) We interviewed Stephanie Campbell, Lana Spaulding, and Ruth Ward for this feature. The Academy Life takes pride in showcasing the best in…
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