(Courtesy/Franklin County Board of Elections) On Tuesday, November 5, for 13 upper schooler students participated in the Youth at the Booth initiative by working at polling stations on Election Day, an undertaking launched by ceramics teacher, Charity White, in 2020, when the pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of poll workers, as many…

On Thursday, November 14, during lunch, juniors and seniors presented their summer internship research projects to classmates, teachers, and Academy’s trustees, as part of the Columbus Academy Applied Science Program (CAApS), an internship that collaborates with The Ohio State College of Engineering.   Students work in research labs of various fields, including computer science, engineering, and…

CA Flickr On Monday, November 11, students and staff gathered on Hondros at 6:30 a.m. for optional military physical training exercises, led by Lieutenant Colonel Dan Olexio, an Upper School math teacher and Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, and Staff Sergeant Paul Molitor, a member of our security staff. Mr. Olexio led students…

(Pixabay) This year, the upper school added an exciting new spin to bring in canned food and non perishable items for families around central Ohio. Service Board held an upper school game of Bingo on Wednesday, November 6. All the advisories gathered on one zoom call to compete for an advisory lunch to compete in…

Caroline M./Staff From 6-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, Service Board hosted its annual “Night In,” led by shapers Lara W., Miranda B-Y., Maddie E., Mmesoma N., and Katie N. The event began with a presentation from Susan Swinford and Emily Rials’07, founders and directors of Columbus Food Rescue, a program that fights local waste…

(Courtesy/Priya R.) Leaders of the DESI club share the origin of Diwali (Courtesy/Columbusacademy Instagram) Academy’s DESI club revitalized its annual Diwali assembly on Monday, November 4, at assembly. Led by presidents Ridah A., Arnav N., Priya R., and Sunil S., the club shared facts about the holiday’s origin, as well as performing a dance for…

Caroline M./Staff As the leaves transformed and the air turns crisp, the feeling of fall is in the air. This season houses a variety of activities our community can enjoy.  Corn Maze at Lynd’s Fruit Farm at 9851 Morse Rd.  – For $11, Lynd’s offers an 8-acre treasure hunt or a 1-acre maze for the…

Flickr It is finally that time of year, dubbed by many as the greatest season for sports, in which the NFL and College Football are going strong, the NBA and NHL seasons are beginning, and most importantly: October baseball. With so many narratives and storylines going on, here are some of the most prominent ones…

Ellie T./Staff Senior year comes with its unique stressors, but it also brings some of the best Academy traditions along with it. On Tuesday, October 22, in the midst of early college applications and the end of the first quarter, the seniors made their way during an early advisory meeting to the dining hall to…

(Courtesy/ Wikimedia Commons) The Heisman Memorial trophy, one of the most coveted awards in all of sports, is given annually to the most outstanding college football player in the country. Past and present greats across the NFL have hoisted it, including Barry Sanders, Tim Brown, Joe Burrow, and Lamar Jackson. Entering the 2024 college football…