Sept 4, 2007
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Volume 1, Issue 4
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Academy Magazine and Viking Voice updates
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 When holidays fall on Mondays, the Viking Voice will
be sent on Tuesday afternoons. The
deadline for submissions, however, remains noon on Friday for all upcoming newsletters
regardless of either Monday or Tuesday delivery. Also, the summer issue of Academy Magazine
should have arrived at your homes just prior to Labor Day Weekend (click on the
cover image to see the complete magazine in PDF form). If you have comments or
submissions for either the Viking Voice (click here for previous issues) or Academy Magazine, please send them
to Bob Lee, communicatons director, at bob_lee@columbusacademy.org.
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CA alum to present Academy with flag flown in Iraq
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 Sanjay Gogate '89 will visit Columbus
Academy on Thursday to present the
school with a framed American flag that flew in Iraq. During his visit, Gogate - currently on leave from Hill AFB in northern Utah - will meet with Upper School students in Jerry Izzo's military history class. He will also attend Junior Speeches and stop
by Sarah Penney's kindergarten class to see his niece and nephew, Lina and
Jay Gokhale. Click on his photo to see the full image of Gogate in front of a fighter
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MS and US Parents' Nights scheduled for Wednesday and Monday, respectively
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will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, in Schoedinger Theatre.
Parents of seventh and eighth grade students are encouraged to arrive a
few minutes early to retrieve your child's schedule at the table in the theater lobby. Parents of fifth and sixth graders can proceed directly
into the theater to be seated. Upper School
Parents' Night on Monday, Sept. 10, will provide parents the opportunity to
meet with advisors and teachers and to gain insight about the academic
challenges in the Upper
School. The event will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. in
Schoedinger Theatre.
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Fall After School Activities brochure now available online
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 CASE (Children's After School Experience) is
an after-school program for children in grades pre-kindergarten through
eighth. The LS CASE program is located in the Lower School multipurpose room, while the MS Clubhouse Case program is located in rooms C214 and C216
in Van Syckel Hall. The hours of operation for both this year are 3:10-6:00 p.m. Click here for LS CASE Info and MS Clubhouse CASE Info and here for LS Registration Form and MS Registration Form. Also, the new Fall After School Activities brochure
is now available by clicking here. If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact Alyssa King at 614-509-2529
or alyssa_king@columbusacademy.org.
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Academy volleyball program supports breast cancer awareness on Sept. 18
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 The Columbus
Academy varsity
volleyball team will wear pink uniforms on Sept. 18 to help promote breast
cancer awareness. During the 6:30 p.m.
match against Newark Catholic that night, Amanda Roehrenbeck's squad will sell "Volley
for the Cure" t-shirts for $5 and accept donations to the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation. The team is also dedicating
the game to Karen Lambe (the mother of Coach Roehrenbeck's best friend), who
lost her battle with breast cancer at age 50 over the summer. For
more information on the statewide "Volley for the Cure" program, please click here.
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LS science teacher studies whale and butterfly migrations over summer
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 In July, LS science teacher Dianne Griffin participated in an adventure
she will not soon forget. She worked
alongside marine biologists based in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador (near the Galapagos
Islands), to learn more about the humpback whale's annual migration between
their mating/calving areas along Ecuador's warm waters and their feeding areas
in the Antarctic. And then just before
school started in August, Griffin participated in
a Monarch Teacher Network workshop that visited the Academy Science
Garden to learn more
about butterfly gardens and rearing monarchs in a butterfly tent. Griffin
helped train the participants in the workshop and shared with them the new
plans for the Mexican garden created by Academy third graders, Lloyd Cicetti (LS
art teacher), Dayanara Quezada-Taylor (LS Spanish teacher) and CA's Mexican
Project teachers, Sandra Garcia and Armando Hernandez. To see photos of Academy's butterfly program
in the latest Around Academy gallery, click here.
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News and notes from around Academy...
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The Parents' Association of Columbus Academy (PACA)
invites all parents to its first meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept.
5, at 8:00 a.m. in Academy Hall's Trustees Room... The CA College Counseling
Office invites all parents of seniors to the Senior Parent College Program at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 6, in Schoedinger Theatre.
This important parent meeting will cover the senior-year college
application process including deadlines, early decision/early action plans and
guidelines for a successful senior year... Third-grade parents are hosting a
tailgate party for all third-graders and their families prior to the Sept. 7
varsity football game against Centerburg.
It will be held on the blacktop outside of the Lower School
from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Questions and
RSVPs should be directed to Liddy Schmitz at 740-548-4320 or eschmitz@insight.rr.com...
Parent volunteers are needed to help in the Lower School
Library. If you are interested, please
contact Tammy Bender at MJB1161@aol.com... The LS Parent Coffee is scheduled
for Monday, Sept. 10, after morning drop-off (approximately 8:00 a.m.) in the
Dining Hall's Westwater Room. All
parents, not just new ones, are encouraged to attend. The MS-US Parent Coffee is scheduled for 8:00
a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the same location... Fourth-grade parents who missed the Glen Helen Trip Meeting on August 31, please click here for notes from that meeting.
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Scrip orders available now through September 14
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The fall Scrip program is available now until
September 14. Click here to download details and forms. This is a win-win
program that has helped to raise almost $10,000 in grant money for CA students
and the school's programs. Also, please
remember to reload your Kroger cards that you have purchased through Scrip
because PACA continues to receive a percentage.
For questions, please contact Sue Pickering at sue@pickering1.com or
Lynne Souba at Lsouba@sbcglobal.net. Thank you for your support!
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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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Win a Nintendo Wii game system at the 25th annual Charlie David Dinner
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 Those who attend the 25th annual Charlie
David Dinner on October 5 will have the chance to win a Nintendo Wii game
system. Raffle tickets will be sold at
the event. Other activities will include
free Boardwalk games for the kids, a silent auction, a 50/50 cash raffle and
great food. All proceeds support Academy's
sports programs. 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 information. If you would
like to volunteer to help with the dinner, please contact Kim Wheeler at 614-309-1355 or kimcwheeler@msn.com.
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School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week
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Wed., Sept. 5-C
8 a.m. PACA meeting (Trustee Room)
Lunch: spaghetti, Italian rolls, salad buffet
7 p.m. MS Parents' Night (Schoedinger Theatre)
Thu., Sept. 6-D
Lunch: stir fry rice, LS-chicken noodle soup
4 p.m. Board of Trustees meeting (Trustee Room)
7 p.m. Senior Parent College Program (Schoedinger Theatre)
Fri., Sept. 7-E
8 a.m. 8th-grade field trip to Summit vision
Lunch: burritos, Spanish rice
2:30 p.m. Pep Rally
Mon., Sept. 10-F
8 a.m. LS PACA Parent Coffee (Dining Hall)
Lunch: angus burger deluxe, French fries
7 p.m. US Parents' Night (Schoedinger Theatre)
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Remember to buy your Columbus Academy Spiritwear for the Pep Rally
this coming Friday!
Choose from a wide selection of T-shirts and Spiritwear.
Click here for a Student Account Form and size chart.
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Volunteer for mornings, afternoons or football games at viking_corner@columbusacademy.org!
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