How annoying! It is the first week back to school and you are already getting into trouble for not having an ID hanging in your car window. These little warning sticky notes we get. Wasn’t it hilarious when someone took them all and covered one car in notes? They’re just nuisances. Who cares if we…

Thanks to the efforts of the High School Student Council, Columbus Academy’s annual First Friday was a success. Starting the season strong, the Vikings achieved a 55 to 14 win against Grove City Christian. The night started with a tailgate on the quad, featuring live music by The Japanese B-Sides. Demonstrating its school spirit with…

When Apple releases its new mobile operating system, iOS 7, this fall, it will feature some of the most significant changes to the user interface since platform’s creation. From the neon green of Messages to the electric blue of Safari, its vibrant colored palette will be the most striking appearance. Layers and transparency allow users…

On this Saturday, May 4th, our upper school concert band, headed by Jessica Sneeringer and assisted by Ms. O’Rourke, will compete at States. This group is the second band in CA’s  history to attend this competition. The first time the school took part in States was in 2010. Sneeringer, now in her eighth year at CA,…

I can’t pretend to know even a fraction of the fear and helplessness that lie in the wake of a disaster like this. I can’t pretend to know what it’s like to have my peace of mind shattered in an instant, to walk around my city not knowing if I will find a bomb waiting…

While justices debate LGBT rights in the Supreme Court, Academy students advocate them in our community. GSA Club plans to implement the annual Day of Silence on a larger scale this year on April 19th. Club leaders, Casey Lange and India Sherman, hope localizing the issue will drive the matter home. Sherman believes making their…

The recent discovery of horse meat mixed with beef found last month in Ireland and then in Britain shortly after has expanded steadily across Europe. The alarming realization of horse meat in the famous Ikea Swedish meatballs (150 million consumed each year worldwide) in the Czech Republic is what pushed Ikea to withdraw this item…

“Homage” was founded by Ryan Vesler in 2007, selling his retro-style tee-shirts out of an Ohio University dorm room. Vesler, who graduated from Columbus Academy in the class of ‘01, expanded his business and currently has two stores, one in the Short North and the other in Easton. After collaborating with Vesler, our Student Council…

What word beginning with the letter “T” designates orchestral kettledrums? In English grammar, what word beginning with the letter “S” identifies a person who is at least one hundred and ten years old? These are just some of the questions asked on “In the Know,” a quiz game show for high school contestants from two…

With the release of the highly anticipated Blackberry 10, Research in Motion (RIM) is making strides in the right direction. With the failed launch of countless devices such as the Playbook behind its back, RIM appears to be rallying. The world-renowned Blackberry smartphone has decreased in popularity due to the development of the iPhone and…