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Congratulations! You have been selected to attend the Student International Affairs Summit this summer in Washington, D.C. You were nominated because of your excellent academic record and leadership potential. This opportunity could give you an admissions edge when it comes time to apply for college. Three hundred congressional leaders have endorsed this program. And blah,…

In most families, it’s the parents who must worry about their children getting drunk or high. Liz Murray, author of Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard, grew up in a vastly different world. Day to day life was a struggle for Liz and her family. Liz’s parents…

We have been hearing reports in the news about the NSA snooping through Google and Yahoo data centers and surveilling phones of foreign world leaders. Many Americans feel these actions cross a line because they fear what this means for the privacy of their own information. Several Columbus Academy students felt likewise after the distribution…

We at Academy are lucky to have the kinds of resources that we do. Not only do we have access to a very high caliber of education, but we also, for the most part, have the luxury of choosing what clothes we wear each morning, what food to put in our mouths, and how we…

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…

After sweeping all three courts against Worthington Christian on Tuesday, Academy’s girls volleyball squad has displayed its potential to be one of the best in school history. Leading the 2013 team are senior captains, Lauren Vodnick, Jillian Woodard, and Addison Anders, who all have four years of varsity experience.

Columbus has topped the lists for years, and this year has been named 36th in the country for business growth, ninth for city growth, and fifth for employment opportunities. In April, Columbus was even given the distinction of the Most Intelligent City in America. Columbus, thus, has much to offer. As a native born Columbus…

Remember the song,  “Oops, I did it again”? How about The Parent Trap, The Amanda Show, Hannah Montana? Most high school students are old enough to remember at least one if not all of these pop-culture phenomena and at one point or another likely looked up to the major stars and performers involved.