March 10, 2008
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Volume 1, Issue 29
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Civil rights figure visits CA's Middle School
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 Ruby Bridges, one of the first African-American
children to attend a white school in Louisiana
and who is depicted in this famous Norman Rockwell painting, visited Columbus Academy last Wednesday. She spoke with Middle School students about
the Civil Rights Movement and then signed a copy of her book, "Through My
Eyes," for all of them. To see photos of
her visit, check out this week's Around Academy gallery. In accordance with her contract, no pre-publicity was allowed for the event and no parents were allowed to attend.
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Recent CA grad featured in Ohio Magazine
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 Mary Beth Ray, a 2006 Columbus Academy
graduate, is prominently featured in the March issue of Ohio Magazine. The four-page story on how Ohio's
private schools prepare students for elite colleges features a full-page
photograph of Ray, who is majoring in Spanish and psychology at Case Western
Reserve University. Click here to read the story in this week's press clippings.
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Basketball squad loses in overtime on Sunday
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 The Columbus Academy boys basketball team (21-5)
gave second-ranked Anna (25-1) all it could handle in the Division III regional
finals Sunday but ended up with a heartbreaking 75-74 loss in overtime at
Wright State's Nutter Center. The Vikes
had defeated Cincinnati Shroder Paideia on Wednesday by the score of 68-66 to
reach the elite eight. By making it to
the regional finals, the 2008 Vikings matched the school's 1989 squad for the
longest postseason run since the state runner-up team of 1981. Click here to see photos from last Wednesday's regional semifinal win, provided by
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Wax Museum, Cabaret and Senior-Kindergarten Buddies highlight galleries
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 In addition to photos from the third grade's Wax Museum and the boys basketball regional semifinal game, be sure to visit this
week's Around Academy gallery, which contains images from the College
Exploration for Juniors, a third grade Mexican Restaurant, the Upper School
Cabaret, Ruby Bridges' visit to the Middle School and Senior-Kindergarten
Buddies. Also included in the gallery is
fifth-grader Emily Cipriani as "Annie" from the Palace Theatre on Sunday. Both Saturday performances of the show were
rescheduled for this Saturday at the same times (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.). Tickets from last Saturday's cancelled
performances will be honored at this weekend's shows.
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Special schedule this week for the entire Upper School
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School will be following
a special schedule this week in order to administer the state-required Ohio
Graduation Tests to the sophomore class. Please click here for more information on each grade level's (9-12) schedule. Please
note that the Upper
School library will be
open during its normal hours of 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
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Columbus Academy yearbook staff gains national recognition
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 The 2008 Caravel (being edited by seniors Shreya
Kundur, Yamini Jadcherla and Anna Thompson) has been selected by Taylor
Publishing to be printed as a national sample.
The CA yearbooks will be given to Taylor
representatives for marketing purposes and used as a teaching tool at various
journalism workshops throughout the United States. This is the first time Academy has been
honored in this way. Click here for a photo of this year's staff. Also, the cover of the 2007
yearbook (edited by 2007 grads Katie Chioran, Kristine Lombardi, Kevin Lee,
Kelsey Schreiber and Elizabeth Young) and a two-page spread (pages 40-41)
designed and written by Kelly Simmons '10 (click here for photo) will be
featured in Taylor Publishing's "Yearbook Yearbook." "This company prints approximately 10,000
yearbooks nationwide," said advisor Cindy Wilson,
"so it is quite an honor to have any part of a book featured, let alone a cover
and a spread."
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Introduction to Upper School for Class of 2012 this Wednesday
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an evening program this Wednesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Schoedinger
Theatre. At that time, members of the Upper School
administration will provide the necessary preliminary information that you will
need to ease your child's transition to Upper School. For more details, please click here.
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Academy senior signs tender contract with NAHL defending champs
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 Blake Edwards, a senior at Columbus Academy
and a defenseman on the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets U18 squad, has signed a tender
contract to play for the St. Louis Bandits, who are the defending North American Hockey League champions.
Signing a tender contract with an NAHL team means that player and the
NAHL club have made a mutual commitment to each other for the upcoming season
and no team can recruit the player from that point forward. The tender contract binds the player's rights
to that team in the NAHL for the upcoming season, which lasts from mid-September to early April. Edwards hopes to use the experience as a springboard to a Division I hockey program. The NAHL is a 17-team Junior A Tier II league sanctioned by USA Hockey.
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CA senior helps break national swimming record in 200 medley relay
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 Academy senior Michael Lopresti, swimming for
the New Albany Aquatics Club at the Ohio Short Course Senior Championships on
March 1, helped set the 200-yard medley relay National Age Group record in the 15-18
age division. Lopresti swam the second leg
for the squad, which clocked a time of 1:32.71 to surpass the previous record
of 1:33.09 by the Rockville-Montgomery (Md.)
Swim Club in 2005. Click here to see the story at www.swimmingworldmagazine.com!
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Columbus Academy's Star Party to be held on Friday, April 4
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All students in grades 1-8 and their families
are encouraged to attend Columbus
Academy's Star Party on
Friday, April 4 (rain/cloud date of April 11).
Festivities will start at 6:30 p.m. at the south end of the Marsh Field
track. This is a great time to learn
from experts how to find celestial objects, how to use telescopes, binoculars
and other equipment, and learn the beauty and wonder of the sky at night. For more information, please contact LS
science teacher Dianne Griffin at griffin@columbusacademy.org.
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Please consider becoming an individual sponsor of the Antiques Show
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 There is still time to become an individual
sponsor of the 2008 Antiques Show. As an
individual sponsor, you are invited to the Sponsors Reception held from 6-7
p.m. before the Gala Preview Party. Here
you will be able to preview the wares of our antique dealers, browse our
auctions and the class collection raffle, sample the wonderful food featured by
some of Columbus' outstanding chefs and restaurants, enjoy the big band sounds
of the Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble, as well as take part in a complimentary wine
tasting provided by Sher Bliss Wine & Chocolate Shop. The Sponsors Reception and Gala Preview Party
will be held Friday, April 25, from 6-10 p.m.
All proceeds from individual sponsorships support need-based financial
aid and academic enrichment for our students.
Please contact Amy Bechtel at jbechtel@columbus.rr.com
with any questions.
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Dr. Paul Farmer's evening lecture now available for viewing online
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 Looking for something to do over Spring
Break? Watch Dr. Paul Farmer's evening
lecture to the general public during the February 6 Currier Lecture Series. Dr.
Farmer's address to the Upper
School is also available
on the lower part of the same page.
Please click here to watch the videos.
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Spring After School Activities brochure now available
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Check out the new Spring After School Activities brochure! It offers many varied programs that are sure
to intrigue your child. Some classes are
now open to fifth and sixth grade students.
Spots go quickly so register today.
You can find the brochure in any of the main offices or online by
clicking here. For more information, please
contact Alyssa King at 614-509-2529 or alyssa_king@columbusacademy.org.
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Scrip gift card sales coming from PACA after Spring Break
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Scrip will be offered once again right after
Spring Break - just before the spring and summer holidays (Mother's Day,
graduation, Father's Day, summer birthdays, etc.). NEW - Golfsmith $25 certificates.
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Seniors and parents need to know rules about Commencement attire
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| Information about commencement attire for
seniors can be found on pages 33-34 of your Student Handbook or by clicking here. Please do not purchase
commencement attire until consulting these guidelines. Dresses must be approved on or before Friday,
May 9. If you have any questions, please
contact Jennifer Lange in the Upper
School office at 509-2281
or jennifer_lange@columbusacademy.org.
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Tue.,
Mar. 11-F
Senior Trip
to Chicago (11th-14th)
Lunch: creamed
chicken/biscuits, LS-chicken strips, green beans, peas & carrots,
creamed corn
3:30 p.m. US
Grade Level Meeting - 12 (Trustees' Room)
Wed.,
Mar. 12-A
MS & US
Latin Exams
Financial
Aid due
Lunch: cheese
tortellini, salad buffet, Germany
blend, eggplant, garden medley
2:00 p.m.
LS Leadership Team Meeting (Trustees' Room)
7:30 p.m. Eighth
Grade Orientation to Upper
School (Schoedinger
Theatre)
Thu.,
Mar. 13-B
8:30 a.m. Antiques
Show Meeting (Huntington Room)
Lunch: tacos,
Spanish rice, refried beans, imperial mexicali
1:00 p.m.
Fourth Grade Musical dress rehearsal (Schoedinger Theatre)
3:30 p.m.
Trustee Diversity Committee Meeting (Trustees' Room)
7:00 p.m.
Fourth Grade Musical (Schoedinger Theatre)
Fri.,
Mar. 14-C
8:30 a.m. PreK AM Play "The Bear Case" (Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: stuffed-crust
pizza, Mediterranean blend, harvest blend, spring blend (fish available for
Lent)
12:30 p.m.
PreK PM Play "The Bear Case" (Schoedinger Theatre)
Spring
Break begins at end of day
Mon.,
Mar. 31-D
Classes resume
Lunch:
cheese ravioli, garlic bread, winter blend, Germany blend, sugar snap peas
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