Aug 27, 2007
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Volume 1, Issue 3
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Students kick off school year with Convocation
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 The entire student body of The Columbus Academy
attended the annual Convocation to kick off the school year last Thursday. The ceremony culminated with the senior-kindergartener
march out of the Quad. The seniors will
create further bonds with their Kindergarten Buddy at numerous special events
throughout the school year. To see
photos of the Convocation, click here for Gallery 1 and Gallery 2.
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Columbus Academy members make trip to China
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 For three weeks during the month of July, the
Columbus Academy East Asia Institute sent CA teachers Mary Kate Hermann (US history) and Elaine Boaz (kindergarten) to Hefei in Anhui
Province, China. Columbus
Academy students Linda
Mullin and Leigha Grosh also participated in this experience. Kyle Tong, director of the East Asia
Institute, also joined the group for the first week of the program. The teachers were involved in a training
session designed by the East Asia Institute for the Hefei Education Bureau
while the students participated in a language immersion program by living in
local homes and attending classes. The
participants also visited the city of Shanghai,
the gardens of Suzhou and the majesty of
Huangshan (Yellow
Mountains). To see a photo gallery of the trip, click here.
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Check online sports schedules for most accurate and up-to-date info
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Please remember that sports schedules are frequently changed. For the most accurate and up-to-date
schedules for all levels (varsity, JV, middle school, etc.) of Viking sports
teams, go to the sports schedules link at www.columbusacademy.org or just click here. To read the season previews and to check recent results for Academy fall varsity sports teams from the latest press clippings, click here.
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A note regarding supervision at extracurricular events
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| Columbus Academy students greatly
appreciate the support of parents and fellow students at various school
performances, concerts and interscholastic athletic contests. While the school does provide security at
events where there is likely to be a good-sized audience or a large number of
spectators, it is not the school's responsibility to provide supervision for
boys and girls who attend events outside of the normal school hours. Especially at a large outdoor venue such as a
night-time football game, we ask that parents be vigilant of where their
children are and with whom they may be interacting.
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| Columbus Academy graduate named finalist in statewide essay contest |
 Courtney Hoyles '07
was recently selected as one of 10 finalists in the State of Ohio Laws of Life Essay Contest. Ohio Partners in Character Education (OPCE) -
a statewide network of schools, community organizations, businesses and
educators working to improve and advance character education in Ohio - coordinates the
judging of the statewide contest. Hoyles, currently a freshman at Ohio Northern
University, will attend an
awards banquet in October, where finalists are awarded cash prizes. Several members of the US English department
(most notably Jeff Arndt, Andy Morris and Stefan Farrenkopf) helped her through
the process of writing and submitting the essay, which described how a grueling
paper route helped teach her important life lessons.
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| Parents needed as drivers for Fall Service Day on September 28 |
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students and faculty will be traveling to sites around the city to engage in
community service activities on Friday, September 28. Students will be
traveling with their advisory groups and advisor, who will serve as the group
leader. If you are able to drive or would like to attend, please contact Christy Bening at 614-509-2294 or e-mail her at bening@columbusacademy.org. For
more information on Fall Service Day, click here.
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Commencement and closing ceremony videos available in Academy Hall
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If you ordered a commencement or closing ceremony DVD
from 2005, 2006 or 2007 and never picked it up, please contact the front desk
at Academy Hall by calling 475-2311. The
front desk hours throughout the school year are Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.
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The new Viking Corner store is looking for parent volunteers
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 The Viking Corner's hours are 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and
2:30-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteer opportunities are available at the new
Viking Corner store in the Dining Hall. If
you can work one-hour shifts during either morning drop-off (7:30-8:30 a.m.) or
afternoon pick-up (2:30-3:30 p.m.) every other week or at home football games, please
send an e-mail to viking_corner@columbusacademy.org. Click here for the Viking Corner STUDENT ACCOUNT FORM, PE UNIFORM ORDER FORM and SIZE CHART.
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| Other news from the Parents' Association of Columbus Academy (PACA) |
| The US/MS Parent Coffee has been rescheduled for
Tuesday, Sept. 18, after morning drop-off (approximately 8 a.m.) in the Dining
Hall's Westwater Room. All parents, not
just new ones, are encouraged to attend.
The LS Parent Coffee is still scheduled for 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 10,
in the same location... The Scrip order forms will be coming soon. For your convenience, forms will be available
to download. Also, please remember to
reload your Kroger cards because PACA continues to receive a percentage... Please
see the advertisement below for more information about this year's Charlie
David Dinner.
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School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week
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Tue., Aug. 28-D
Kindergarten half day
Lunch: grilled cheese, tomato soup
Wed., Aug. 29-E
Kindergarten full day
Lunch: BBQ chicken legs, corrn bread
Thu., Aug. 30-F
Kindergarten full day
Lunch: tacos, refried beans, Spanish rice
7 p.m. LS Parents' Night (Schoedinger Theatre)
Fri., Aug. 31-A
LS Parent Conferences/NO SCHOOL FOR LS
Lunch: baked fish, rice
Mon., Sept. 3
LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL
Tue., Sept. 4-B
8 a.m. Antiques Show meeting (Trustee Room)
Lunch: turkey dogs, coney sauce, potato cakes
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The 25th annual Charlie David Dinner will
be held from 5:00-7:30 p.m. on October 5 in the Dining Hall. The event, which will be followed by the CA
vs. Newark Catholic varsity football game, is the only annual fundraiser held
exclusively to financially support CA sports teams. The proceeds from the dinner are used to purchase
everything from team uniforms to scoreboards.
Anyone wishing to donate items for the silent auction should call Jim
Miller at 614-280-4043. Popular items in
the past included sports memorabilia, tickets to upcoming events and the free
use of vacation homes. The dinner
committee is also seeking sponsors for the event. Anyone with questions about becoming a dinner
sponsor should call Ron Boeckman at 614-253-3108.
Click here for sponsorship card.
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Individual
dinner tickets for adults and students are $10 each. Children ages six and under are free.
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