Sept 24, 2007
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Volume 1, Issue 7
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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School Pictures this Tuesday and Wednesday!
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| Every student and employee at The Columbus Academy
will have his or her photograph taken either this Tuesday or Wednesday. Lower
School students will be
photographed on Tuesday, along with all sixth-graders and eighth-graders. Fifth-graders, seventh-graders and the entire
Upper School will be photographed on
Wednesday. Please click here to see the
entire schedule. Faculty (except LS
teachers) and staff members are requested to "jump in line" anytime between 11
a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday or between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Please direct all questions to Cindy Wilson
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Four CA seniors earn National Merit Commendation
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| Shreya Kundur, Brenden Patch, Anna Thompson and
Elizabeth Vleugels
have been named Commended Students in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship
Program. The four Columbus Academy
seniors will receive a Letter of Commendation from the school and National
Merit Scholarship Corporation to recognize their exceptional academic
promise. Columbus Academy
announced 15 semifinalists in the 2008 National Merit Program earlier this
month. With 19 total students achieving
either Semifinalist or Commended status out of a senior class of 90, it marks
20 out of 23 years since 1986 that the independent coeducational school has
recorded over 20 percent of its eligible students earning National Merit
distinction. Click here to see the Sept. 20 press release.
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Upper School Theater Program to stage "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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 Academy's Upper School Theater Program will
perform "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Oct. 26-27 at 7:30 p.m. in Schoedinger
Theatre. Cast members include Emily
Downes '10, Max Kelsten '08, Stephanie Grauer '11, Chelsea Arata '09, Ned
Dutton '08, Mary Parker '08, Benjamin Yoder '11, Linda Mullin '08, Shawn Ali '09
and Al Kemp '08. Tickets can be ordered
through Mary Kate Hermann at marykate_hermann@columbusacademy.org. If you can donate any prop items such as
wooden crates or lettuce baskets, dishes, plates, glassware, drinking or sherry
glasses, cognac or sherry bottles, small dressers, peg hooks, leather or straw
rucksacks, large map of the WWII area, straw carry-alls and celebrity photos
from the era (including Queen Wilhemina), please contact Patrick McGregor '08 at
patrick_mcgregor@columbusacademy.org.
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CASE Rooms will be open for MS students during Thursday's conferences
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| Middle School students who need to stay at school
during parent conferences this Thursday, Sept. 27, should go to the MS
Clubhouse CASE rooms (C112 and C114 in Van Syckel Hall), which will be open
from 3:30-6:00 p.m. There will not be a
fee for their supervision. If you have
any questions, please contact Alyssa King, director of special programs, at
alyssa_king@columbusacademy.org.
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Academy's "Volley for the Cure" raises $800 for breast cancer awareness
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 The Columbus
Academy volleyball program
raised $800 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation during "Volley for
the Cure" night on Sept. 18. The
varsity, JV and middle school teams wore pink uniforms, sold t-shirts and
accepted donations as part of a statewide event. "We can't thank you enough for your
donations, support and kind words," said Viking coach Amanda Roehrenbeck, who
dedicated 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. "The event was a huge success!" To see photos, visit the Around Academy Sports gallery.
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Students, parents, faculty/staff needed for Dining Hall Advisory Committee
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| Each day at Columbus
Academy, the Dining Hall
serves close to 1,300 people with a variety of choices, much more than just the
feature items listed on the school calendar.
A member-rotating Dining Hall Advisory Committee consisting of students,
parents and faculty/staff representatives is being formed to provide ongoing feedback
to changes in the school's lunch offerings.
The initial meeting of the Advisory Committee is Wednesday, Oct. 3, at
3:15 p.m. in the Dining Hall. Anyone
interested in participating in this committee should contact Doug Bennett,
director of facilities and grounds, at doug_bennett@columbusacademy.org. Those interested should also read the summary report of a recent Dining Hall survey that will be discussed at the meeting.
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Grand opening of "Ocean Room" at Children's Hospital held on Sept. 20
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 The Ocean Room, a free "toy store" for surgery
patients at Children's Hospital that 11 current Columbus Academy sixth-graders
helped to create, had its grand opening last Thursday. Back in the spring, MaryEve Corrigan's
advisory group of Blake Andrews, Matthew Brigstock (pictured on left), Matthew
Cannon, Michaella Cipriani, Sydney Frazier, Tyler Gittins, Eli Kroos, Sam
Moore, Sarah Poehlmann, Kevin Spence and Mitch Weisgerber raised $500 for a
professional painter to paint the room, and Merrill Lynch generously pledged
funds to support the store. The Ocean
Room is a place where young surgery patients can pick out a toy to play or
cuddle with prior to surgery. To see
Corrigan's photos of the event, please visit this week's Around Academy gallery.
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CALLING ALL PARENT VOLUNTEERS!
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| This year's Annual Fund Parent Note-a-thon is scheduled
for October 2-3 from 6-8 p.m. in the Dining Hall. Please come and write a few notes to fellow
parents about the importance of the Annual Fund. The development staff will provide snacks,
drinks, dessert, child care and great conversation. If you have any questions, please contact
Erin Saurborn at erin_saurborn@columbusacademy.org, and she will put you in
touch with your Annual Fund Grade Chair.
Thank you! This is a great way to
get involved in CA's most important fundraising effort!
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Bring out the Mathlete in you...
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| The Columbus Academy MATHCOUNTS and Math Club Programs
invite 5th-8th graders to join in the fun and
excitement. A combined meeting will be
held Wednesday, October 3, from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in Room C216. For more information, please contact MS mathematics
teacher Joan Young at joan_young@columbusacademy.org.
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Food, fun and prizes at the 25th annual Charlie David Dinner on October 5
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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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Tue.,
Sept. 25-E
Picture Day
Lunch: chicken fingers
Wed., Sept. 26-F
Picture Day
Lunch: pizza, salad buffet
Thu., Sept. 27-A
10:30 a.m. Junior Speeches (Cameron Baker, Ariana Todd, Elizabeth Petrie)
Lunch: lo
mein, egg rolls/LS - little burgers
1 p.m. MS parent conferences
Fri., Sept. 28-B
7:30 a.m. MS parent conferences - NO SCHOOL FOR MS
US Service Day
Lunch: LS
pack lunch
1 p.m. ClubFair
Mon., Oct. 1-C
Lunch: assortment of deli wraps/LS - turkey dogs
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Get your dress code fleece and sweatshirts now!
Wide variety of sizes and styles available.
Stop by and check out our new merchandise in the Dining Hall
or online at www.vikingcorner.com.
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Great news! The online store is up and running. Visit www.vikingcorner.com!
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