Oct 22, 2007
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Volume 1, Issue 11
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Columbus Academy produces 65 AP Scholars
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 Based on their exceptional achievement on the
college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams last May, 65 students from Columbus Academy recently earned the designation
of AP Scholar by the College Board. Of
those students, seven - Rich Bracken '07, Sarah Levine '07, Cora Mukerji '07,
Ryan Paulson '07, Emily Rials '07, Alex Tomko '08 and Gary Zhang '07 - qualified
for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on
a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken and
grades of 4 of higher on eight or more of those exams. Zhang (pictured on left) qualified for the even more prestigious
State AP Scholar Award, which is granted to the one male and one female student
in each U.S.
state with grades of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams and with
the highest average grade on all AP Exams taken. The current freshman at Columbia had a 4.63 average on 16 AP Exams,
making him the school's first State AP Scholar since Kishore Jiyanti '03 in 2003. To see the complete list of Columbus Academy's
AP Scholars, please click here.
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Girls tennis team equals best-ever finish
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 At the Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association State
Team Championships on Sunday, the Columbus
Academy girls tennis squad placed second
after a 3-2 loss in the finals to Lexington. The Vikings advanced to the Division II
championship with a 4-1 victory over Cincinnati
Hills Christian
Academy in the semifinals
that morning. The CA girls tennis
program also captured state runner-up honors in 1996. On the individual side, the doubles team of
Holly Tu '08 and Valerie Micek '09 finished fourth in the state on Saturday
while Sheena Koushik '09 won the program's first-ever singles match on the
state level before bowing out in the second round on Friday. For other recent CA sports results, check out
this week's press clippings. |
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Ten "Can" Days begin today... volunteers needed for making meals!
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CA families who wish to support the Ten "Can"
Food Drive
should bring or send in non-perishable food items with their children
starting today through November 2. Grocery carts (courtesy of Gahanna
Meijer) will be positioned at carpool drop-offs and school entrances so that students
do not have to tote heavy items. The goal is to provide: 7 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches for
each of the 35 sponsored families.
When shopping, please check expiration dates. Favorite items to
add to shopping lists this week:
Breakfast: pancake mix,
cereal (all kinds), breakfast bars, muffin mix, quick break mix, oatmeal
(regular and flavored)
Lunch and Dinner: peanut butter, jelly, crackers, boxed mac and
cheese, soups, stews, canned fruit (including fruit cups), canned vegetables
(all varieties), pasta, spaghetti sauce, beans, chili, rice, baking supplies, stuffing
mix, canned tuna (also chicken, ham, salmon), jello/pudding mixes, pudding
cups, ketchup, mustard, salad dressings, baby food
Making
Meals: CA Service
Board members, Dorothy Dell and other CA staff members, and a host of parent
volunteers package donated items into meal groups for delivery to the sponsored
families. We need 20 adults, 30 US
students, and 60 MS students to complete the job in the Dining Hall. US students will receive CA Service hours for
working. CA fourth-graders will
have a special opportunity to volunteer on November 11 with a shopping activity
at Gahanna Meijer.
To
volunteer, please contact Christy Bening at 509-2294 or bening@columbusacademy.org by October 25. Volunteers from prior years will tell you that
it is both a fun and a heartwarming experience. To see
details of all CA Service Board Holiday Projects, please click here. |
2007 CA Book Fair starts this Wednesday in LS Multipurpose Room
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 The annual Lower and Middle School Book Fair starts
Wednesday! Don't miss an opportunity to
be a part of Scholastic's largest book fair in the nation! Please see the attached flier (click here) for further details. For more
information, please contact Book Fair co-chairs Tamara Nicola at tsnicola@columbus.rr.com or Tammy Bender at mjb1161@aol.com.
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Dining Hall Advisory Committee placed into action
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| Thank you to those of you who expressed a desire
to help and be part of the Dining Hall Advisory Committee. The recently developed committee meets every
two weeks to discuss pertinent issues and suggestions to enhance the dining
experience at CA. Over the next month,
committee members will be traveling to regional schools to review other dining
hall operations that may be considered for our facility. Feel free to bring ideas to the following
committee representatives: Marjorie
Kelley (US parent), Jacob Peters (US student), Rachel Ellman (US student), Beth
Reifeis (US faculty), Prabha Narayanan (MS parent), Benji Hoagland (MS
student), Dina Sinno (MS student), Michelle Platt (MS faculty), Katharine
Mallory (LS parent) and Beth Korda (LS faculty). In addition to these rotating positions, the
committee includes Dr. Gail Kaye (consultant), Erich Hunker (assistant
headmaster), Maggie Koerner (chief financial officer), Beckie Hoagland (school
nurse), Barb Linter (food service director) and Doug Bennett (director of
facilities and grounds).
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Thank you for supporting the CA Annual Fund
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| By now, you should have received a letter and
personal note from a fellow class parent about the importance of the Annual
Fund. A big "thank you" to the 20
percent of you who have already participated in our school's most important
fundraising effort. Did you know that
$0.70 of each dollar raised goes directly to faculty and staff
compensation? Yes, the Annual Fund is
that important to our operating budget.
For the 80 percent of you yet to contribute to the Annual Fund, please
send in your tax deductible gift today.
Alongside our monetary goal of $1.2 million, we hope to reach 100
percent parent participation. Our
volunteer team will be in touch soon!
Thank you in advance for your support. For more
information on the Annual Fund, please contact Erin Saurborn at erin_saurborn@columbusacademy.org.
You can also make your gift online by
clicking here.
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Opening night curtain falls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday
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 Now you can see the Upper School Theater
Program's fall production and then support the Viking football team on Senior
Night in the same evening. The opening night performance of "The
Diary of Anne Frank" on Friday, Oct. 26, has been moved up from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Schoedinger Theatre. The
Saturday evening performance is still scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be ordered
through Mary Kate Hermann at marykate_hermann@columbusacademy.org.
The varsity football squad's regular-season home finale against Licking Valley on Oct. 26 will kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
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Lower School CASE program located in PreK rooms until November 1
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Due to the annual Book Fair (see details above),
which will be held in the Lower School multipurpose room from Oct. 24 through
Nov. 1, the location of the LS CASE program has been moved to the PreK rooms until
Thursday, Nov. 1. To reach the PreK rooms, you should enter the Lower School
from its main entrance (facing the football field) and take the first left past
the staircase. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle May at
michelle_may@columbusacademy.org.
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Photos help bring Columbus Academy events to life
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 Columbus Academy's photo gallery archives continue to expand as more and
more members of the CA community share their images from recent events around
campus. In addition to this week's
Around Academy gallery, be sure to check out the following galleries from
various contributors:
Oct. 19 Reunion Buddies & The Academy Stream
Oct. 17 Senior Fun Day (by Sheri Dillon)
Oct. 16-17 Fifth-Grade Trip to the Henry Ford Museum
(by Karen Mozenter)
Oct. 13 Field Hockey Win Over Cincinnati Ursuline (by John Burley)
Oct. 9-12 Fourth-Grade Trip to Glen Helen (by Lloyd Cicetti, Dayanara Quezada-Taylor)
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CA students excel at recent chess tournament
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| Columbus Academy students Brianna Conley '11,
Sriharsha Chandupatla '11, John Hughes '14 and Rahul Ramaswamy '14 teamed up to
place second in the Easton Community Foundation Fall Chess Classic on
Sunday. By winning three of her four matches,
Conley took home the sixth-place trophy in the individual competition. She is rated as one of the top four female
chess players in the state for her age group and finished third in the nation
at last spring's All-Girls National for the 18-and-under section. The CA squad will also compete in the Kings
Island Open on Nov. 10-11, the Ohio Grade Level Championships on Dec. 1 and the
2007 National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Championship on Dec. 7-9.
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Upper School Jazz Concert moved to Monday, November 12, at 7 p.m.
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| The Upper School Jazz Concert that was
originally scheduled for this Wednesday evening has been moved to Monday,
November 12, at 7 p.m. in
Schoedinger Theatre. For more
information, please contact Jessica Sneeringer at
jessica_sneeringer@columbusacademy.org.
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Tue.,
Oct. 23-F
Lunch: chicken legs, cornbread
Wed.,
Oct. 24-A
2007 CA Book Fair begins (LS Multipurpose Room)
Lunch:
vegetable lasagna with breadsticks and salad buffet
Thu.,
Oct. 25-B
10:30 a.m. Junior Speeches
(Ellen Alexander, Steven Armstrong, Jasmine Bounds)
Lunch: hamburger
deluxe
US and LS
Parent Conferences
Fri., Oct. 26-C
US
and LS Parent Conferences - NO SCHOOL
FOR US AND LS
Lunch: MS
only - baked potato with toppings
5:30 p.m. "The Diary of Anne Frank" (Theater)
Sat.,
Oct. 27
8 a.m. ACT
(seniors)
7:30 p.m."The
Diary of Anne Frank" (Theater)
Mon., Oct. 29-D
Lunch: turkey dogs and smiley potatoes
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Sport-specific car decals are BACK!!!
Football, Field Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Crosss Country and more are available for $3 each
It's finally COLD outside so make sure to purchase LS dress code sweatshirts and MS dress code polar fleece jackets.
Many styles and sizes available!
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Visit us in our Dining Hall location or at www.vikingcorner.com!
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