Feb 19, 2008
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Volume 1, Issue 26
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Congratulations to all 13 National Merit Finalists!
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| A school-record 13 Columbus Academy
students have advanced to the level of Finalist in the National Merit
Scholarship competition. The seniors who
are now eligible for National Merit Scholarships are Joe Kelley, Linda Mullin,
Liz Nick, Bryan Panzano, Will Petrie, Justin Richmond-Decker, Kirun Sankaran,
Karen Sullivan, Alex Tomko, Holly Tu, Nathan Vonder Haar, Ryan Williams and
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Ritter and Lopresti win district titles for CA
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 At the district swimming and diving
championships in Athens over the weekend, senior Michael Lopresti dominated the
100 breaststroke with a school-record time of 57.70 while freshman Natalie
Ritter (pictured) won the 1-meter diving title with a school-record 420.25 points. Lopresti also qualified for the state meet in
the 200 IM, where his second-place time of 1:55.43 was just .01 off the
winner's mark. Also qualifying for this
week's state meet in Canton were senior Paulina Canini, who finished third in
the 50 free (25.25) and fourth in the 100 free (55.50), the boys' fifth-place 200
medley relay (Jackson Humphrey, Lopresti, William Rosler and David Karikomi) and
the girls' second-place 400 free relay (Natalie Szykowny, Laura Caplinger, Ali
Dillon and Canini) and third-place 200 medley relay (Caplinger, Chelsea Dipman,
Dillon and Canini). Overall, the Viking
girls placed fifth in the district while the boys managed sixth. A recap of the state meet, as well as Sheri
Dillon's swimming photos from throughout the season, will be included in next
week's Viking Voice. In wrestling
sectionals, senior Bryan Panzano took runner-up honors in the 171-pound bracket
to advance to district competition. In
boys basketball, meanwhile, the Vikes beat Liberty Union and East Knox to
advance to tonight's 6:15 p.m. district semifinal against Hartley at the Ohio State Fairground Coliseum (click here for directions from Academy).
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Help PACA support the arts at Columbus Academy this Saturday night
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 Join us for
the Parent, Faculty, Administration and Staff Talent Show on February 23.
A wine and cheese reception will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Schoedinger Theatre
lobby with the show to follow. You'll
laugh, you'll cry, you'll come to terms as the CA community lays it on the
line. Join Jim Bowman (master of
ceremonies) and the following brave participants:
Dan and
Sheri Vorenberg
Dr. Larry
Griffin
Cynthia
Bush and Rosemary Cipriani
Rich
Bradburn, Adam Cavnar, Julie Ivary-Miller and Eric Ransom
Dolly
Parton
Amy Pluth
Ken and
Laura Bowen
Casey
Merkey
Chris
Bosca, Rob Hanover, Herb Hoffman and Trip Lazarus
Tickets
are $20 in advance (available at the main desk in Academy Hall or by e-mailing eric@ericransom.com) and $25 at the door.
All proceeds will benefit the visual and performing arts at Columbus Academy.
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Please confirm receipt of school closing messages
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| We have now gone through two versions of our
school closing communication procedures.
On Tuesday, February 12, we set the 3n
communications system to contact all numbers two times or until
confirmation was received. Based on
initial parent feedback, we adjusted that Wednesday morning to contact only home and mobile numbers one time
or until confirmation was received.
Please note that if you answer the call, the system will ask you to dial
"1" to hear the message and "1" again
after the message to confirm receipt.
This will stop further attempts by the system to contact you. If you prefer NOT to be contacted for
non-emergency conditions, numbers can be
made non-contactable for standard messages by logging into 3n and setting
the standard priority for a phone to N/A.
Standard priority alerts
include snow days or school closing due to facility outages. Emergency
alerts include emergency situations or weather events that would cause the
school to go into lock down. Later this
week, 3n Online registration information will be sent again to those not
already registered.
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Dr. Paul Farmer's afternoon lecture available for viewing online
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 Dr. Paul Farmer's afternoon address to Columbus Academy seventh-graders and Upper
Schoolers on Feb. 6 is now available for viewing online. Click here to watch his one-hour presentation. Dr. Farmer was visiting
CA's campus as the guest speaker for the 2008 Phil Currier Lecture Series. In addition to his afternoon address, the
founding director of the international charity organization Partners In Health
also participated in a luncheon with select upperclassmen and an evening
lecture to the general public. The
evening lecture, which drew a record crowd of around 700 to the school's
gymnasium, will also be made available for online viewing in the near future. To see a write-up on the event, click here for this week's press clippings.
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Registration for the May 2008 Advanced Placement exams has begun
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| The College Counseling office at Columbus Academy would like to announce that
registration for the May 2008 AP exams has begun and will run through March
14. Please click here for a copy of the registration form. If you have any
questions, please call the College Counseling office at (614) 509-2537.
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Chinese New Year and LS Valentine's Day parties highlight galleries
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 Be sure to check out the photos from various
Valentine's Day parties around the Lower
School last
Thursday. And this week's Around Academy gallery features Chinese New Year celebrations in the Upper and Middle Schools
as well as the Lower
School's Jump Rope for
Heart event. |
Spots still available for March 24-28 Spring Experience programs
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 Please share the Columbus Academy Spring Experience brochure with friends, family, coworkers or anyone else who might be
interested in excellent programs for their PreK-through-fourth-grader. Activities include jewelry making, clay
creations, chess, modern manners/ballroom dancing, fencing and horseback
riding. Registration and fees are due by
March 14. For more information, please
contact Alyssa King at 509-2529 or alyssa_king@columbusacademy.org.
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Get-togethers planned for fifth-grade parents and eighth-grade moms
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All eighth-grade moms are encouraged to bundle up and
meet at the Marsh Field track this Wednesday (late start day) at 9:30 a.m. for
a brisk walk. E-mail any questions to debbiedaoud1@hotmail.com... And all
fifth-grade parents are invited to a get-together on March 1 from 6-9 p.m. at
Rocky Fork. You should have received an
invitation in the mail. Please send your
reply to Jen Carlin by February 24.
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Wed.,
Feb. 20-D
7:40 a.m.
Faculty/Staff Professional Development
9:30 a.m.
LATE START
Lunch: LS -
BBQ sandwiches, baked potato bar with cheese, sour cream and salsa toppings
Thu.,
Feb. 21-E
8:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting (Headmaster's Office)
9:30 a.m. Ohio Math League -
Grades 7-8 (Dining Hall)
10:30 a.m.
Junior Speeches (Peter McCloud, Keegan McCormick, Valerie Micek)
Lunch: sirloin
beef tips over noodles, LS - homemade chicken noodle soup
Fri.,
Feb. 22-F
Lunch: hamburger deluxe or veggie burger deluxe
Mon.,
Feb. 25-A
Lunch: stuffed crust pizza
3:20 p.m.
MS Faculty Meeting (MS Library)
3:30 p.m.
US Faculty Meeting (Trustees' Room)
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