Dr. Ben Bring '03 (pictured) has developed a new product called the MyoGlove to help healthcare professionals with a variety of manipulation techniques by reducing the strain on doctors' hands. Also included in this month's press clippings are Harrison "Bill" Smith '43, Don Casto '62, Steve Wittmann '67, Jim Friedman '68, Jeff Brown '72, Bill Schottenstein '72, Artie Isaac '78, Kyle Katz '80, Bob Bradway '81, Joel Pizzuti '90, George Kauffman '92, Collin Castore ('90-'92), Travis Spencer ('87-'92), Jen Burton '95, Brad Kerschensteiner '95, Stephen Edwards '96, Kelly Casto '98, Asim Hague '98, Rick Ricart '98, Michael Stinziano '98, Andy Kuss '99, Rachel Mount Hofstetter '03, Lily Rizk '16  and the obituaries for  Ted Smith '56, Michael Wolfe '72 and former coach Craig Plessinger. 

If you have clips (either in print or on the web) to pass along for future issues, please send them to Director of Alumni Relations Jennifer Conti at [email protected].

The Columbus Academy Fine Arts Department is pleased to present the Alumni Exhibition February 11-April 14, 2017. The exhibit features current work from Glen Wilson '87, Andy Rahe '94, Andrea Myers '97 and Drew Yakscoe '10, as well as art from the permanent alumni collection.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, February 11, 2017 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. (please note, the reception is ages 21 and over). Immediately following the reception, stay for Celebrate The Arts, a dinner and talent show performance featuring parents, faculty and staff. Click here for Celebrate The Arts ticket information .

The Alumni Exhibition will be open during school hours. Please contact the Alumni Office at (614) 509-2290 or [email protected] to request an alternate viewing time. 

We had a great time gathering with alumni in Houston, Austin, Dallas and Chicago in January and we are looking forward to seeing alumni in Durham and Charlotte this week. Kindly RSVP to [email protected].

Durham

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 12:30 p.m.

Lunch with Head of School Melissa Soderberg

Mateo's Tapas Bar (109 West Chapel Hill St.)

Charlotte

Friday, February 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

Dinner with Head of School Melissa Soderberg and Assistant Head of School Erich Hunker '81

Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen, SouthPark (6601 Morrison Blvd.)

To view photos of the Texas gatherings, click here. To view photos of the Chicago reception, click here.

You are invited to the Currier Lecture and Exhibit featuring John Noltner on February 27, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall. In a world that asks us to focus on the things that can separate us, photographer John Noltner encourages us to consider the common humanity that connects us. 

John Noltner is an American photographer and peace activist. Noltner's work and subject matter is varied, ranging from small town America to overseas projects. His photographs have been published in national magazines including National Geographic Traveler, Forbes, the New York Daily News, Smithsonian, and Business Week. Since 2009, Noltner has been asking people the simple (or not so simple) question, "What does peace mean to you?" for a multimedia art project called A Peace of My Mind. The Currier Lecture exhibit will feature photographs of the Columbus Academy community responding to the question: "What does courageous kindness mean to you?"

In our school's 106-year history, only a handful of Columbus Academy's top basketball players have amassed 1,000 points during their high school careers. Senior Ryan Alexander joined those ranked among the best-ever when he surpassed the 1,000 mark by scoring 20 points in a huge 56-50 win at state-ranked Grandview last month! To view the game ball photo, click here. 

Also in January, our boys swimming team won the prestigious Northeast Classic in Canton and then joined the AquaVike girls in claiming Mid-State League titles for the third-straight year. In addition to having the Diver of the Meet (Esther Lawrence) and Swimmer of the Meet (Jacob Eismann), the Vikings set a school record (Audrey Grammel, 100 breast, 1:05.93) and broke five pool records along with eight meet records. And just this past weekend, our boys bowling squad achieved its best-ever result at the MSL Championships by finishing as the league runner-up. For his three-game series of 589, Nick Smith made the All-MSL first team while Jacob Taub (511) was second team and honorable mentions went to Tyler Whitt (470), Michael Reagan (460) and Hamza Kashubeck (415).