Every Thursday is an important day for at least three juniors at Columbus Academy. Sophomores realize that it will soon be their turn to speak in front of 400 people, and freshmen push the thought aside, as they have two years until their speech dates. What we now call the “Junior Speech” officially began in…

Senior Audrey Grammel runs at District Tournament. Photo by Chris Heermann’18

After a wild duck tested positive for the H5N8 virus in Northeast Germany last week, farmers there were worried about a possible Europe-wide bird flu epidemic.

When Apple announced a 40% increase in performance for the new iPad Air’s A8X chip over the previous generation (the A7 chip found in the iPhone 5s and iPads Air and Mini) during its 2014 October keynote, investors and journalists were skeptical of the accuracy of the claim. After all, the A8 CPUs found in…

The girls surprised everyone April 22nd after defeating New Albany, the defending state champion. This victory heightens their position going into the post season. The final score was 12-9 with Courtney Gittens’14, Lottie Smith’16, Lily Rizk’16, Brianna Stahl’14, Julia Chester’16, and Kat Restrepo’14  all contributing goals. Goalie Lawson Stump’16 impressed everyone with nine saves. Captain…

Amid the blowing winds and bright stadium lights, the Academy boys’ soccer team defeated the Grandview Bobcats 2-1 this past Saturday, October 27, in the District championship. After getting off to a rough start, with the Bobcats’ early goal within the first ten minutes, the Vikings rallied for the second part of the half, and…