Oct 29, 2007
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Volume 1, Issue 12
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Academy eighth-graders visit Washington, D.C.
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 As has been done for many, many years, CA's
eighth grade traveled to Washington,
D.C., in mid-October to see and
learn more about our nation's capital. Among many great experiences, this
year's lucky almost-Upper-Schoolers spent over 30 minutes talking with former
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and were treated to 30 minutes
with U.S. Senator (D-Ohio) Sherrod Brown. Justice O'Connor shared with
the Academy students her struggles as a woman to gain acceptance as an attorney
and her reluctance to be considered for a judicial position, while Senator
Brown discussed the many initiatives on which he is currently working.
The other highlights of the trip were visits to the many museums and monuments,
as well as four Academy eighth-graders laying an honorary wreath upon the Tomb
of the Unknowns at Arlington
National Cemetery. To see Susan Carter's photos of the trip, please click here.
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Pair of CA cellists to perform in youth orchestras
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| Two Upper Schoolers recently earned recognition
for their talents playing the cello.
Collin Sims '09 will perform at Severance Hall in Cleveland as part of the Cleveland Orchestra
Youth Orchestra (COYO) on Sunday, November 18, at 3 p.m. This is
Sims' third season with COYO, which is considered one of the top youth
orchestras in the country. Also, Ruthie
Cordray '11 recently made second chair in the 2007 OMEA South Central Regional
Orchestra, which will perform Nov. 16-18 at Pickerington Central
High School. The honor also automatically qualifies
Cordray to represent Columbus
Academy in the OMEA All-State
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Varsity boys soccer squad advances to Tuesday's regional semifinals
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 The Columbus
Academy varsity boys
soccer team claimed a district title on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over
Bloom-Carroll. With the win, the Vikes
improved their record to 13-3-2 and advanced to the regional semifinals against
Worthington Christian on Tuesday. That 7
p.m. match will be played at Dublin
Jerome High
School (click here for directions). Admission is $6 per OHSAA regulations...
Unfortunately, the Vikes' football, field hockey and cross country seasons came
to an end over the weekend. On the
gridiron, CA finished its season with a 4-6 record. To see photos from Friday's Senior Night,
visit this week's Around Academy gallery... The field hockey team defeated Upper
Arlington 5-1 (see AA gallery) on Wednesday but then lost to Watterson 2-0 on
Saturday, finishing with a 16-1-2 record and just one step away from the state
final four... The Academy cross country squads had two runners competing in Saturday's
regional meet at Pickerington
North High
School. Nicole
Humphrey '09 finished 34th with a time of 21:25 while Adam Kulewicz
'08 placed 92nd with a time of 19:10. Margaret Coons '10 was named First Team
All-MSL Ohio
while honorable mentions nods went to Kulewicz, Tyler Slayman '08, Zachary
Harner '11 and Michael Berger '09. For
more sports results, check out this week's press clippings.
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Middle Schoolers allowed to wear costumes to school on Wednesday
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 All Middle School students will be able to wear
costumes to school on Wednesday, October 31, to celebrate Halloween. This will
be a regular academic day and costumes should be worn that will not interfere
with students ability to engage in classroom activities. Please keep in mind
that our Middle School students interact many times throughout the day with the
Lower School
students and we will be spectators at the Lower School
parade at the end of the school day. Therefore, costumes should not be gory or
frightening to younger children. Additionally,
costumes should appropriately cover the body and cross-dressing, weapons and
masks are not permitted. Students not wearing costumes should be in normal
dress code. Lower Schoolers can bring
their costumes to school and change into them for the traditional Halloween
Parade at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Additionally, all Middle Schoolers are encouraged to bring at least one
piece of Halloween candy to school on Thursday or Friday to help support
Operation Buckeye, which sends care packages to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. A bin (photo above) to collect the candy is located
outside of Mrs. Corrigan's room (Van Syckel C111).
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Food Drive ends Friday, Clothing Drive begins Sunday
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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 through Friday,
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. Items still needed this
week: chicken/tuna helper, canned meats (chicken and tuna), complete boxed
dinners, canned/dried potatoes, gravy, canned fruit (all kinds), Chunky soups,
crackers, pasta, spaghetti sauce, pancake mixes, syrup, pizza kits, peanut
butter and jelly. Middle School students
are still needed for the Make-A-Meal activity from 3:15-5:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 1. Thank you to all the parents who quickly filled the adult volunteer spots.
The Kids for Kids Clothing Drive begins Sunday and
runs through next Thursday, November 8. Please
drop off gently used or new items in clean and good condition for kids of all
ages (newborn-18 years). Outfits are
created, gift-wrapped and given to the sponsored children as holiday gifts. Cash donations and new items are greatly
appreciated.
To
volunteer, please contact Christy Bening at 509-2294 or bening@columbusacademy.org. 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. |
Visit the 2007 CA Book Fair before it closes on Thursday, November 1
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 The annual Book Fair opened Wednesday, October 24, and
is in full gear. 2007 Book Fair
Co-Chairs Tamara Nicola and Tammy Bender have this to say: "Thank you to the parents who have already
visited, browsed and purchased; we're off to a great start! If you haven't already stopped by, please
come see us in the Multipurpose Room (aka CASE Room) in the Lower School
wing. The decorations alone are worth
the trip to see! Kudos to our remarkably
talented decorations committee: Terri Lane, Kristi
Carlin, Michelle Lippert and Kara Razek.
As a reminder, new this year, the entire Book Fair inventory is also
listed online for your convenience by clicking here. Please see the attached flier
(click here) for further details. We look forward to
seeing you there!"
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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 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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Informational meeting on Spring Break trip to Mexico planned for Nov. 5
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| The Monarch butterfly's migration to Mexico
is one of nature's most incredible journeys. Join Dianne Griffin (LS Science Teacher) and Sean Cullinan (Director of Technology) on a trip into the
heart of Mexico
to see the monarch's winter habitat and the adaptations monarchs have for
survival. On the Spring Break trip, you will tour Mexico
City, visit the students of Angangueo, see the Volcano of Paricutin
(included in many versions of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World), tour the
colonial town of Morelia
and see the Pyramids of Teotihuacan. A meeting to discuss the March 15-22
trip will be held at 8 a.m.
on Monday, November 5, in Mrs. Griffin's classroom (Van Syckel C008).
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Keep an eye out for your Celebration of Leadership invitation
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 Soon,
all parents will receive an invitation to Academy's Fourth Annual Fund Speaker
Series event Celebration of Leadership,
with special guest Christopher Gardner. Gardner's extraordinary rags-to-riches
story is the subject of his autobiography and the hit film "The Pursuit of Happyness."
The Celebration of Leadership
event is offered as a thank you and stimulus to CA's Annual Fund leadership
donors (gifts of $2,500 or more). On
November 28, Mr. Gardner will kick-off the day's events with an address to the Upper School
student body and faculty/staff at 4
p.m., followed by a reception and general lecture in the
evening. His afternoon address to the Upper School
will be videotaped and made available on the school's Web site. For more information, please contact Erin
Saurborn, Director of Annual Giving, at 614-509-2256 or erin_saurborn@columbusacademy.org.
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Holiday Scrip orders coming next week
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Look for the holiday special iTunes in the next
Scrip offering. Stock up for the
holidays by ordering gift cards through Scrip from November 5-16. More details next week...
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Other news from the Parents' Association of Columbus Academy (PACA)
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| There will be an Antiques Show meeting on
Tuesday, November 6, at 8:30 a.m.
in the Trustees' Room. All committee
members and those parents interested in finding out more about the Antiques
Show or volunteering are invited to attend.
The 2008 show is still in need of volunteers. Most of the voluntary positions still
available require only about three hours of time in total. Please contact Ann Flaherty at aeflaherty@aol.com or 614-638-4026 for
more information... All CA parents are invited to attend the next PACA meeting on
Wednesday, November 7, at 8 a.m.
in the Trustees' Room. Guest speakers
will be Michael Bender (Board of Trustees Development Committee Chair) and Gary
Williams (Interim Head of the Upper
School)... Ads for next
year's CA Athletics Program are selling briskly in advance of an announced
price increase. Team picture
sponsorships are almost sold out, so any parties interested in an ad or team
sponsorship should contact Ben Nicola at 478-9363 or bnicola@columbus.rr.com. Though ad prices go up $100 after December 1, 2007, ad
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Upper School Jazz Concert and US/MS Strings Concert approaching
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 The Upper School Jazz Concert will be held
Monday, November 12, at 7 p.m.
in Schoedinger Theatre. For more information,
please contact Jessica Sneeringer at jessica_sneeringer@columbusacademy.org. Then, the Upper and Middle School string
orchestras will present their Fall Strings Concert on Wednesday, November 14, at 7 p.m. in the theater. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy five
ensembles as they perform some of the best of classical and modern music. For more information on the Fall Strings Concert,
please contact Cynthia Bush at cynthia_bush@columbusacademy.org.
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Tue.,
Oct. 30-E
Lunch: sloppy joe sandwiches
Wed.,
Oct. 31-F
Lunch: penne with alfredo sauce, Italian roll and salad buffet
2:30 p.m. LS Halloween Parade
3:15-4:15 p.m. Board Diversity Committee Meeting
(Trustees' Room)
Thu.,
Nov. 1-A
10:30 a.m. Junior Speeches
(Melissa Vorenberg, Jake Mercer, Maureen Stephan)
Lunch: LS -
turkey wraps, US/MS - oriental
4 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting
(Trustees' Room)
Fri., Nov. 2-B
Lunch: pizza
Sat.,
Nov. 3
8 a.m. SAT
Reasoning and Subject Tests (seniors)
Mon.,
Nov. 5-C
8 a.m. Meeting to discuss
Spring Break trip to Mexico
(Van Syckel C008)
Lunch:
French toast with turkey sausage
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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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