Jan 28, 2008
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Volume 1, Issue 23
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" opens Friday
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 Look for previews of the upcoming Middle School
play "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in this week's Gahanna newspapers. 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. Order your tickets by
clicking here. 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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Currier Lecture moved to CA's North Gym (new gym)
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 Without any media publicity to date, the 2008
Currier Lecture Series scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on February 6 has already
overbooked the 430-seat Schoedinger Theatre.
As a result, the speech by Dr. Paul Farmer will take place in the
1,200-seat North Gym. Those who have
already reserved seats should check in at the Will Call table in the athletics
lobby on the night of the event for their seats. General admission seating will be available
up until the event but reservations should still be made in advance, if
possible, by contacting Kyle Tong at (614) 509-2282 or currierlecture@columbusacademy.org. To see the updated
event poster, please click here. |
Please join the growing list of Annual Fund donors
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The 2007-08 Annual Fund is off to a great start,
thanks to the generosity of many in the Columbus Academy
community. Click here to see who has already given this academic year (through 1/25/08)! If you would like to join this list by making
your Annual Fund gift online, please click here. If you have any questions about the Annual
Fund, please call Erin Saurborn, Director of Annual Giving, at (614) 509-2256.
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Upper School teacher Kyle Tong named International Educator of the Year
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 Upper School history teacher Kyle
Tong has been named the International Educator of the Year by the Columbus
Council on World Affairs. This award honors
a unique K-12 educator whose commitment to international education and
awareness serves as a stellar example to their students, their colleagues and
their local community. The Columbus
Council on World Affairs is strongly committed to supporting educators in the
advancement of global understanding and the reduction of cultural stereotypes. Tong will be honored at the Council's
luncheon on February 19. To see photos
of Tong in action, see this week's Around Academy gallery, which also includes
shots of Middle School girls basketball, a pancake breakfast fundraiser and CA's
winter blood drive (which netted 45 much-needed pints).
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Viking boys and girls claim Mid-State League swimming & diving crowns
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 The Columbus
Academy boys and girls
swimming and diving teams both took first place at the Mid-State League
Championships on Saturday. The Viking
boys were led by senior Michael Lopresti, who earned titles in the 200 IM and
100 breaststoke in addition to anchoring the winning 400 freestyle relay team
that also consisted of Jackson Humphrey '10, Andrew Nash '09 and David Karikomi
'09. Humphrey also won the 500 freestyle
and teamed with Will Sherman '10, William Rosler '11 and Dustin Chan '11 to
claim the 200 medley relay. On the
girls' side, titles were won for CA by freshman Natalie Ritter in one-meter
diving and senior Paulina Canini in the 50 freestyle. Canini also anchored the winning 400 free relay
squad consisting of Natalie Szykowny '10, Laura Caplinger '08 and Ali Dillon
'09. To read a feature story on Canini
and to catch up on all the latest sports results, check out this week's press clippings. |
League of Women Voters of Ohio coming to Academy on Tuesday
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 The Upper School Political Club will be hosting
the League of Women Voters on Tuesday, January 29, at 12:45 p.m. in the
Trustees' Room. Everyone is invited,
especially juniors and seniors who will be eligible to vote in the primaries
and/or general election this year. Discussion
will focus on how to register to vote and why it is important to get
involved. Pizza will be provided. For more information of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, please click here.
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Photos from Viking Strings Coffee House Concert available online
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 The seventh- and eighth-grade strings and the
Upper School Viking Strings presented the first-ever "Coffee House Concert" in
the theater lobby on Friday night. In
addition to soothing chamber music, the event featured hot drinks, munchies and
candlelight to help chase away the winter blues. Click here to see the photos. Results from Saturday's OMEA event will be
posted in next week's Viking Voice.
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Date for second Parent Education Seminars incorrectly listed last week
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Please make sure you have the correct dates for
the upcoming Parent Education Seminars, which are free and hosted by the
Parents' Association of Columbus Academy (PACA). 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.). 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 28 (not Feb. 5
as listed last week), with a rebroadcast from 8:15-9:45 a.m. on Monday, March
3. All seminars will take place in the
Trustees' Room. Please click here for more detailed information on the seminars.
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2008 Summer Experience brochure now available for browsing online
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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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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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Get-togethers planned for parents of Upper School sophomores
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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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Tue.,
Jan. 29-B
Re-enrollment contracts mailed
8:05 a.m.
Admissions Testing - Gr. 2 (LS Lobby)
Lunch:
chicken breast with mashed potatoes and country gravy
12:45 p.m.
League of Women Voters Meeting (Trustees' Room)
3:30 p.m. US
Grade Level Meeting - 12 (Trustees' Room)
Wed.,
Jan. 30-C
7:10 a.m. Interscholastic Athletic Coaches Meeting (Trustees' Room)
8:05 a.m.
Admissions Testing - Gr. 3 (LS Lobby)
Lunch: pulled
pork sandwiches
Thu.,
Jan. 31-D
10:30 a.m. Junior Speeches (Nathan Harner, Colbert Miller, Saher Waseem)
Lunch: taco
bar, rice, refried beans
Fri.,
Feb. 1-E
8:00 a.m. Admissions Testing - PreK (LS Lobby)
Lunch: turkey
corndogs
12:30 p.m.
Admissions Testing - Kindergarten (LS Lobby)
7:30 p.m.
MS Play "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (Schoedinger Theatre)
Sat.,
Feb. 2
7:30 p.m. MS Play "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (Schoedinger Theatre)
Mon.,
Feb. 4-F
Lunch: baked penne and Italian roll
1:00-2:30
p.m. Parent Education Seminar (Trustees' Room)
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