March 31, 2008
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Volume 1, Issue 30
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Wolfe earns Governor's Award of Excellence
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 A photograph by senior Jackie Wolfe was one of 25 artworks (from more than 12,000 entries)
chosen for the Governor's Award of
Excellence in this year's Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. Also, a record-number of Columbus Academy
artworks were chosen for the regional show to be held at the Catacombs Gallery in the Short North
beginning this Wednesday. The CA
collection includes 2 photographs by junior Madison Lee (one of which was selected for the Governor's Office
display), a painting by junior Alannah
Linkhorn, three pieces in photography and printmaking by senior Jordan Wood, and photographs by Sarah Dean '09, Gardner Dunn '08, Gebby Keny
'10, Michelle Knopp '10, Courtney Miller '08, Alex Rife '10, Travis Rooke '10, Evan
Sheets '09 and Megan Wright '08. Make plans now to see these works at this
Saturday's Gallery Hop! The state exhibition will open at 2 p.m. on
April 13 at the James
A. Rhodes
State Office
Tower following a noon
awards ceremony at The Riffe Center Capitol Theatre. From then on, the exhibition will be on
display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May 15.
Click here to see Academy's OGYAE artists and their artworks, compiled
by Cindy Wilson.
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Academy Magazine hits mailboxes this week
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 The spring issue of Academy Magazine will begin arriving in mailboxes this week. Featuring an expanded Around Academy section
and the first installment of a two-part series on Alumni in the Arts, this issue also includes a two-page spread on
the Alumni Holiday Luncheon, a
profile of Middle School faculty member Susan
Neal, recaps of the winter sports
seasons and the usual staples of class
notes and school news.
For a sneak peek, just click here!
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Viking athletes rake in postseason accolades
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 Six boys and six girls from Columbus Academy
earned all-state honors for the
winter sports season. Jake Beatley '08 (second team) and Cameron Baker '09 (honorable mention)
can claim All-Ohio distinction in boys basketball while swimmer Michael Lopresti '08 earned it in the
100 breaststroke (4th place), 200 IM (10th) and in the 200 medley relay (13th
place) along with Jackson Humphrey '10,
William Rosler '11 and David Karikomi '09. On the girls side, individual all-state honors
were garnered by Natalie Ritter '11 in
one-meter diving (5th) and Paulina
Canini '08 in the 50 freestyle (14th).
Canini was joined on All-Ohio relays by Natalie Szykowny '10, Laura
Caplinger '08 and Ali Dillon '09
in the 400 free (10th) and Caplinger, Chelsea
Dipman '09 and Dillon in the 200 medley (13th). Click here to see a complete list of varsity winter sports accolades. |
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Coming Next Week
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Spring Break Trip to Mexico
Senior Trip to Chicago
OJCL Convention Results
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4th-grade musical, PreK plays, Spring Break camps highlight galleries
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 In addition to photos from the fourth grade production of "Treasure Island" and the PreK AM and PM plays, be sure to visit
this week's Around Academy gallery, which contains images from the Middle School's Coin Wars, third-graders admiring their quilt before the Mexico trip and various Spring Experience camps. Also, check out this week's press clippings
to see sophomore Gebby Keny profiled
in the Columbus Dispatch, senior Austin
Germain featured in Columbus Alive magazine and a preview of the Viking varsity
baseball and boys tennis seasons.
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Kudos to pair of Middle Schoolers who excel in spelling and poetry
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 At the regional
spelling bee on Saturday, sixth-grader Rahul
Ramaswamy (pictured, left) represented Columbus
Academy as one of 33
students (out of 80 local champions) selected for the oral bee after passing
the written portion with flying colors. He
made it all the way to the eighth round
with only five spellers remaining, giving him encouragement that he can win it
all next year. Also, a poem titled "Peanut Butter and Jelly" by CA
fifth-grader Sydnie Boykins (pictured, right) was
published in the 2007 Anthology of
Poetry by Young Americans. The poem
reads: "Peanut butter and jelly is yummy, Good to eat for your tummy. The jelly is made wiggly, And if you eat too
much, Your stomach gets jiggly. Peanut
butter is smooth or crunchy, It sure is munchy.
So don't delay, try some today."
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All parents encouraged to attend Wednesday's PACA meeting at 8 a.m.
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| The upcoming month's PACA Board Meeting will be held this Wednesday, April 2, at 8 a.m. in the Trustees' Room. If you are interested in learning about the
activities and events of the parents' association, please come to the
meeting. Coffee and snacks are always provided, as well as a guest speaker
and reports from all of PACA's committee chairs. It's a great way to learn how you can best
contribute your time and talent to the school!
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Columbus Academy's Star Party to be held this Friday at Marsh Field track
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 All students in grades 1-8 and their families are encouraged to attend Columbus Academy's Star Party this 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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Business office to be closed next Tuesday-Friday, April 8-11
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| The business
office of The Columbus Academy is pleased to announce that the school will
transition to a new accounting software system in April. Because of this software migration, between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
from April 8-11, the business office staff will be in training for the new
software. During this training, the
business office will not be available
to respond to inquiries related to student accounts or to other school
financial matters. Therefore, if you
need any assistance regarding your account, you are encouraged to contact the business office this week
to avoid any delays in response time.
"We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause" said CA Chief Financial
Officer Maggie Koerner, "and look
forward to being better able to serve our school community once this software
transition is completed."
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This year's Lower School Fair theme is... Mission Space
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 The much-anticipated Lower School Fair, to be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, April
12, in the athletics wing, will feature "outta sight games, crafts and
concessions" centered around this year's Mission
Space theme. Look for pre-ticket
sales info in backpacks starting today.
Enter the raffle to win an astronaut
ice cream party for your child's class!
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Cathy Hile at 740-965-4646 or cdhile@hotmail.com.
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Two nationally recognized experts coming to Columbus area
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Columbus Academy families are encouraged to attend two
upcoming educational events in central Ohio. At 7 p.m. tomorrow, April 1, Rachel Simmons will talk on
"Understanding the Hidden Culture of Teens and How to Parent Them." Simmons is the author of the New York Times
bestseller "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls." Tickets are $10 in advance (call 488-9902 or
459-9910) or $15 at the Upper Arlington High School Auditorium door. Also, at 7 p.m. on April 9, Dr. Wendy Mogel will speak on "Life's a
Blessing - Even with a Skinned Knee."
Dr. Mogel is the author of "The Blessings of a Skinned Knee" and the
upcoming book "The Blessings of a B-."
For ticket information, please click here.
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Make your Scrip orders now through Wednesday, April 16
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Scrip is here just in time for all those spring
and summer holidays (Mother's Day,
graduation, Father's Day, summer birthdays, etc.). And get ready for the golf links and the
tennis courts with the new Golfsmith $25
certificate! Click here to download the order form. Also, please continue to
reload your Kroger cards that you have purchased through our Scrip program
because PACA continues to receive a percentage.
If you have any questions, please contact Sue Pickering at sue@pickering1.com
or Lynne Souba at Lsouba@sbcglobal.net.
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New Parent Education Seminars scheduled for April 30 and May 2
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the parent community regarding the first two Parent Education Seminars earlier this year, a third seminar has
been planned for April 30 and May 2 in the Trustees' Room. The seminar, "How Great Schools Work: The Parent/School Partnership," is
presented by Patrick Bassett, who is
president of the National Association of Independent Schools. Designed for current and/or prospective
parents, it addresses choices in schools (public vs. private), how independent
schools work, what great schools have in common, what kids need from adults,
what schools need from parents and what parents need from schools. The first session will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30,
while the second will be from 8:15-9:45
a.m. on Friday, May 2.
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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. Also, please see request for volunteers below!
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| School calendar and Dining Hall lunch menu for the upcoming week |
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Click here for complete April and May lunch menus.
Tue.,
Apr. 1-E
8:30 a.m.
Antiques Show Meeting (Trustees' Room)
9:30 a.m. MS assembly with Artie Isaac '78
(Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: sirloin
beef tips over noodles, LS - chicken noodle soup
Wed.,
Apr. 2-F
8:00 a.m. PACA
Meeting (Trustees' Room)
9:30 a.m.
PACA Grants Committee Meeting (Trustees' Room)
Lunch: cheese
or pepperoni pizza, salad buffet
7:00 p.m. Sixth
Grade Parent Forum (Dining Hall)
Thu.,
Apr. 3-A
8:30 a.m. Class
Collections Committee Meeting (Huntington Room)
10:30 a.m.
Junior Speeches (Max Hoster, Sunny Kennedy, Garrett May)
Lunch: meatloaf,
mashed potatoes
Fri.,
Apr. 4-B
Lunch: shredded chicken sandwiches, au gratin potatoes
Mon.,
Apr. 7-C
8:30 a.m. LS & MS ERBs
MS
StarWriters (periods 2-5)
Lunch: sloppy
joe sandwiches
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