Feb 25, 2008
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Volume 1, Issue 27
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Vikings go for district basketball crown on Thursday
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 The varsity boys basketball team advanced to the
district finals by beating Hartley 86-73 last Tuesday. Tickets for this Thursday's 6 p.m. game
against Highland at the Ohio State Fairground Coliseum (click here for directions from Academy) are available for $6 in the athletic office
between 8-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. this week.
Led by all-district first-teamer Jake Beatley, second-teamer
Cameron Baker (pictured) and honorable mention Max Hoster, the Vikings have a
chance to win their first district crown since 1989. Click here for more info in this week's press clippings. It was also a historic year
for the Middle School basketball programs.
For the first time since joining the Mid-State League five years ago,
Academy MS teams won the MSL-Ohio tournament championships. The girls eighth-grade team was the first to
accomplish the feat three weeks ago and were followed by the boys seventh-grade
squad a week later. See photos of both
teams presenting their championship trophies to MS Head Magnus Maccow in this
week's Around Academy gallery.
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Fashion Show at Columbus Zoo this Saturday!
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 You are cordially invited to "A Walk on the WILD
Side," the Fifth Annual Fashion Show and Silent Auction to benefit the National
Eating Disorder Association. The student-run
event -- which will be held at 7 p.m. this Saturday, March 1, at the Columbus Zoo --
includes appetizers, live animals, a silent auction and a fashion show
featuring student models wearing clothing from G & Co., Industry Standard,
jinny, LEAL, Dr. Mojoe, Principessa, Rowe, Sole Classics and Ticknor's. Contact
Caroline Casey at caroline_casey@columbusacademy.org to obtain tickets ($25). The event promotes healthy body images among
young people and has raised more than $35,000 over its first four years. |
Upper School Cabaret moved to Tuesday, March 4
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| The Upper School Cabaret that was originally scheduled
for this Thursday evening has been moved to Tuesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the
Dining Hall.
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Please join the growing list of Columbus Academy Annual Fund donors
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| The 2007-08 Annual Fund continues to grow,
thanks to the generosity of many in the Columbus Academy
community. Click here to see who gave just in the last month! 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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State swimming & diving meet, district wrestling tournament recaps
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 At the state swimming and diving championships
in Canton over
the weekend, senior Michael Lopresti and
freshman Natalie Ritter both earned spots on the medalist podium after impressive performances. Lopresti (pictured with Megan Congrove) placed fourth in the 100 breastroke
(58.22) while Ritter finished fifth in one-meter diving (389 points). Lopresti also placed 10th in the 200 IM and
helped the 200 medley relay squad to a 13th-place showing. Senior Paulina Canini captured 14th in the 50
free and 19th in the 100 free and anchored the 400 free relay and 200 medley
relay squads to 10th- and 13th-place finishes, respectively. Overall, the Viking boys placed 19th in the state
while the girls finished 18th in Division II.
And as promised, click here to see a gallery of Sheri Dillon's swimming
and diving photos from throughout the season.
In wrestling, CA's Bryan Panzano captured third place at the Division
III district tournament at Heath
High School. The senior 171-pounder advances to the state
meet this Thursday-Saturday at the Schottenstein
Center with a 41-8 record. Click here to see the Division III pairings.
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February 2008 issue of The Academy Life now available online
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 The latest issue of The Academy Life, CA's student
newspaper, is now available for viewing online by clicking here. The February 2008 issue includes features on
Benazir Bhutto, Academy's cooking staff and the Student Diversity Leadership
Conference as well as reviews of Cold Stone Creamery and Will Smith's recent
movie "I Am Legend," winter sports updates and a preview of the Annual NEDA
Fashion Show.
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Mark down these basic dates for the 2008-09 academic year
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Headmaster John
Mackenzie has announced that the following basic dates for the 2008-09 academic
year have been finalized:
Wednesday, August 27:
First day of school
Friday, December 19:
Winter Break begins at end of day
Monday, January 5:
Classes resume
Friday, March 13:
Spring Break begins at end of day
Monday, March 30:
Classes resume
Thursday, June 4:
Grades 3-4 Closing Ceremony
Friday, June 5:
Grades PreK-2 Closing Ceremony
Monday, June 8:
Middle School Closing Ceremony
Friday,
June 12: Commencement |
Emily Cipriani to star in "Annie" at Palace Theatre on March 7-9
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 Columbus Academy fifth-grader Emily Cipriani will play the lead
role in the Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital production of
"Annie" at the Columbus Palace Theatre on March 7-9. Cipriani won the coveted role this past fall
after competing against over 200 hopefuls.
A sneak-peek preview of the show will be presented at COSI Family Friday
Night on February 29 from 5-9 p.m.
Cipriani will then perform the title role on the morning of March 7 for
more than 2,700 Columbus
school children before taking the stage in four shows for the general
public. All proceeds from the show
benefit Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Tickets for "Annie" can be purchased through the Palace Theatre box
office (614-469-0939). Show times are 7
p.m. on March 7-8 and 2 p.m. on March 8-9.
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Sixth-grade naval battle, spelling bee, talent show highlight photo galleries
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 Last Tuesday, the entire sixth grade at Columbus Academy culminated their studies in
Ancient Greek history with boat races and a naval war in the school's swimming
pool. Click here for the colorful photos! And in addition to Sheri
Dillon's swimming and diving photos, be sure to check out this week's Around Academy gallery that features the eighth-grade girls and seventh-grade boys
basketball teams, the Middle School spelling bee, the PACA
Talent Show and a recent alumni get-together in Nashville.
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Noted picture-book author Deborah Hopkinson to visit CA this week
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| Award-winning historical fiction author Deborah
Hopkinson will spend Thursday and Friday on campus visiting with Academy
students in Grades PreK-6. On Thursday,
she will make presentations to the second grade (8:15-9:00 a.m.), PreK AM
(10:15-10:30 a.m.), third grade (noon-12:45 p.m.) and fifth grade (1:00-1:45
p.m. and 2:00-2:45 p.m.). Friday's
presentations include the sixth grade (9:30-10:10 a.m.), kindergarten
(10:20-10:50 a.m.), first grade (noon-12:45 p.m.), PreK PM (1:10-1:25 p.m.) and
fourth grade (2:00-2:45 p.m.). All
presentations will be held in the LS and MS libraries.
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Please note correction on sports camps to Summer Experience brochure
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 Please note the following correction to the 2008
Summer Experience brochure: the Columbus Academy Football Clinic (listed on
page 37) will be held from 12:30-4:00 p.m. (not 9:00 a.m.-noon as listed in the
brochure) on June 9-12. Thus, rising 4th-6th
grade boys wishing to enroll in the basketball clinic (for 4th-8th graders) in
the morning and football clinic (for 1st-6th graders) in the afternoon can do
both. For more information, please
contact Alyssa King at 614-509-2529 or alyssa_king@columbusacademy.org.
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PACA Parent Education Seminars resume this Thursday at 3:15 p.m.
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All parents are encouraged to attend this Thursday's
Parent Education Seminar on "The Childhood Roots of Happiness" by Edward
Hallowell, accomplished author and founder of the Hallowell Center. In this presentation, Dr. Hallowell, father
of three and a clinical psychiatrist, outlines a five-step plan for promoting
successful learning and lifelong joy that parents, teachers and all others who
care about children can use to give children the gift of happiness that will last
a lifetime: connect, play, practice, mastery and recognition. If you miss this Thursday's presentation from
3:15-4:45 p.m., you can catch a rebroadcast on Monday, March 3, from 8:15-9:45
a.m. Both seminars will be held in the
Trustees' Room at Academy Hall.
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Please join the Antique Show Tuition Raffle Call-a-thon team
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| Are you free to make some phone calls? Your help is needed. Join the CAAS Tuition Raffle Call-a-thon team
on Sunday, March 9, in the Trustees' Room from 5:45-8:00 p.m. It's fun and easy. Nearly every CA family wants to purchase the
chance for free tuition. Please reply to
Deb Lopresti at osudeb@aol.com.
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Sophomore class parent party to be held this Saturday at 7 p.m.
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| The sophomore class parent party will be taking
place at 7 p.m. this Saturday evening, March 1, at the home of Gail and Scott
Klabunde. Please RSVP to Luann Lavin at luannlavin@aol.com. Expect a fun-filled night with delicious food...
this one you won't want to miss!
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Tue.,
Feb. 26-B
Lunch: chicken
patty sandwiches
3:30 p.m. US
Grade Level Meeting - 9 (Trustees' Room)
Wed.,
Feb. 27-C
8:00 a.m.
Development Committee Meeting (Trustees' Room)
9:00 a.m. US
American Math Competition Test
Lunch: spaghetti
with bosco sticks, texas toast for LS
Thu.,
Feb. 28-D
8:05 a.m. Ohio Match League -
Grade 6 (Dining Hall)
10:30 a.m.
Junior Speeches (Natasha Leickly, Ashkon Shayani, Scott Mogul)
Lunch: BBQ
sandwiches with scalloped potatoes
3:15-4:45
p.m. PACA Parent Education Seminar (Trustees' Room)
Fri.,
Feb. 29-E
New Enrollment Contracts Mailed
9:00 a.m.
Administrative Staff Meeting (Trustees' Room)
Lunch: fish
sticks for LS, baked fish with mac & cheese
7:30 p.m.
MS Dance with CSG and Wellington
(Barton Room)
Sat.,
Mar. 1
8:00 a.m. SAT
Mon.,
Mar. 3-F
8:15-9:45 a.m. PACA Parent Education Seminar (Trustees' Room)
Lunch:
sub sandwiches
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