Jan 22, 2008
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Volume 1, Issue 22
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Photos of special guests highlight online galleries
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 In addition to last week's boys basketball games
and wrestling meet, be sure to visit this week's Around Academy gallery,
including photos from a first grade science class, a Middle School swim meet
and presentations by two special guests - former professional basketball player
Lawrence Funderburke and award-winning filmmaker Keith Beauchamp. Funderburke was on campus to speak with the Upper School
economics club while Beauchamp spent last Friday introducing and discussing his
moving documentary "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" with Middle and
Upper Schoolers. In preparation for
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the documentary gave CA students insight into one
of the most dramatic events of the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Currier Lecture Series schedule and update
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 On Wednesday, February 6, Dr. Paul Farmer will
serve as this year's guest speaker for the Phil Currier Lecture Series. His schedule on campus includes a lunchtime
gathering with a group of students who have read Tracy Kidder's bestseller "Mountains Beyond Mountains:
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World." From 2-3 p.m., Dr. Farmer will speak with the
entire Upper School and the seventh grade in
Schoedinger Theatre. The free lecture to
the general public will begin at 7:30 p.m.
In order to give all CA families the opportunity to reserve their seats,
please send an e-mail to currierlecture@columbusacademy.org
(with your name and number of seats that you will need) by this Thursday,
January 24. After that, reservations
will open up to the general public. To
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Academy senior breaks school swimming record
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After setting a school record in the
100-yard breaststroke (58.55 seconds) at the Northeast Classic Swimming and
Diving Invitational in Canton recently, Academy senior Michael Lopresti was
named Athlete of the Week both by The Columbus Dispatch and "Mr. High School
Sports" Larry Larson on WTVN 610 AM (click here to listen). Also in this week's press clippings, recent
basketball, swimming and wrestling results. And for CA's new winter sports program, click here. |
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Take a sneak peek at the 2008 Summer Experience brochure
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 Already making plans for this summer? Be sure to check out Columbus Academy's
2008 Summer Experience brochure, available online by clicking here. And if you are still looking for the perfect solution to childcare for your
PreK through fourth-grader over the Spring Break holiday, click here
to view the 2008 Columbus Academy Spring Experience brochure. The week-long schedule includes diverse
programming, excellent facilities and an enthusiastic staff. For more information, please contact Alyssa
King at 509-2529 or alyssa_king@columbusacademy.org.
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Music department prepares for Saturday's OMEA Solo and Ensemble event
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| The music department is busy preparing for this
Saturday's OMEA (Ohio Music Educators Association) Solo and Ensemble Adjuducated
Event from 8:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pickerington
North High
School. Some CA students are singing or
playing solos and others are performing in an ensemble, while the Camerata is
performing as a Chamber Ensemble. Students have been preparing this music
for months and are excited to take their hard work in front of an OMEA judge to
get a rating and comments. Anyone that would like to come out to watch
our fine musicians should pick up a schedule of events (click here for schedule) and directions from one of the directors.
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Columbus Academy Admissions Office introduces new Viewbook
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 The Admissions Office has issued a new Viewbook
that captures the spirit of Columbus
Academy in quite a
picturesque way. Written by Upper School
librarian Deb Tong and photographed by art instructor and yearbook advisor Cindy
Wilson, the Viewbook is an inspiring addition to Academy's promotional
materials.
Click here to view the online version.
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PACA hosting Parent Education Seminars in the coming weeks
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The Parents' Association of Columbus Academy
(PACA) will be hosting several free Parent Education Seminars in the coming
weeks. The first - titled "Raising
Resilient Children and Adolescents" by Robert Brooks, a clinical psychology
faculty member at Harvard
Medical School
- is scheduled for 1:00-2:30 p.m. on Monday, February 4, with rebroadcasts on
February 5 (3:15-4:45 p.m.) and February 12 (5:30-7:00 p.m.). Specific strategies for nurturing
self-discipline, self-esteem, responsibility, caring, hope and resilience will
be discussed. The second seminar - "The
Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness" by accomplished author and Hallowell Center founder Edward Hallowell - is
slated for 3:35-4:45 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, with a rebroadcast from
8:15-9:45 a.m. on Monday, March 3. A
five-step plan for promoting successful learning and life-long joy that parents
- and others - can use to give children the gift of happiness will be
discussed. All seminars will take place
in the Trustees' Room at Academy Hall.
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The Antiques Show Auction is looking for a few good things...
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 For a successful silent and online auction, the
Antiques Show committee needs help from the Academy family: your ideas,
resources and donations. This is a great opportunity
for families and businesses to support the Antiques Show. Please click here for suggestions and more
information. For any questions, please contact Leigh and Bill Helsel at lahelsel@hotmail.com or Ann Flaherty at aeflaherty@aol.com. Check out the online auction site
by clicking here.
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Please claim all Lost & Found items before sent to charity on February 14
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The Lost and Found areas on campus are
overflowing so please check and claim any items belonging to you or your
children. There will be a school-wide
"Lost & Found Display" on tables in front of Morris Hall on February 7-8 so
please stop by during conferences to claim your lost items. This display will include all LS, MS, US and
PE lost-and-found items. Items not
claimed by February 14 will be sent to charity.
For more information, please contact Margie Kelley at 614-939-9601 or ey6@fastmail.fm.
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Middle School to perform "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" on Feb. 1-2
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 Order your tickets for the upcoming Middle
School play, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," by clicking here. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on both Friday, Feb.
1, and Saturday, Feb. 2, in Schoedinger Theatre. Tickets are free for CA students and $5 for
everyone else. Submit order form with
payment to David Block. Checks should be
made payable to The Columbus Academy. To
receive tickets prior to the performance, please include a self-addressed
envelope. For more information on the
play, including cast and calendar, click here.
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Get-togethers planned for parents of Upper School sophomores
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| All sophomore parents are invited to lunch at Johnny
Buccelli's, 5091 North Hamilton
Road (right around the corner from CA) on Wednesday,
January 30, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please
contact Luann Lavin at luannlavin@aol.com
for RSVPs and questions. Hope you can
make it. There will also be a 10th-grade
parent get-together on Saturday, March 1,at the home of Scott and Gail
Klabunde (7369 Lambton Park
Road, New Albany)
at 7:00 p.m. Entrée will be provided but
everyone should bring their favorite treat to share: A-H appetizers, K-M salad, N-Z dessert. Please RSVP to Luann Lavin at luannlavin@aol.com or to Trip Lazarus
at triplazarus@insight.rr.com.
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Wed.,
Jan. 23-D
7:30-11:00 a.m. Breakfast of Champions pancake fundraiser for Faith Mission (Senior
Commons)
7:40 a.m. All-Faculty/Staff
Meeting (Schoedinger Theatre)
8:00
a.m.-noon Blood Drive
(Barton Room)
8:30 a.m. Admissions
Coffee (Dining Hall)
8:30 a.m.
Admissions Reading Day (Admissions Office)
Lunch: spaghetti
and meatballs or meatball subs
Thu.,
Jan. 24-E
8:05 a.m. Admissions Testing - Gr. 4 (LS Lobby)
10:30 a.m.
Junior Speeches (Chyna Johnson, Alannah Linkhorn, Byron Viets, Colin Sims)
Lunch: breaded
chicken legs and potatoes
Fri.,
Jan. 25-F
8:00 a.m. Admissions Testing - PreK (LS Lobby)
9:35 a.m. Middle
School Spelling Bee (Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: hamburger
deluxe
12:30 p.m.
Admissions Testing - Kindergarten (LS Lobby)
Sat.,
Jan. 26
8:00 a.m. SAT Reasoning (seniors & juniors) and Subject Tests (seniors)
8:00 a.m.
Admissions Testing (Dining Hall)
8:20 a.m. OMEA Upper
School Solo and Ensemble
Event (Pickerington North HS)
Mon.,
Jan. 28-A
Lunch: vegetable or meat lasagna
3:00 p.m. Lower
School Faculty Meeting (LS Library)
3:20 p.m. Middle
School Faculty Meeting (MS Library)
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