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CA COMMUNITY DAY RETURNS IN MID-SEPTEMBER
Mark your calendars for the return of CA Community Day on Saturday, September 15. Festivities kick off in the morning with our third annual Viking Rampage Run through Academy's woods as you and your family get the opportunity to race through obstacles (possibly with muddy and wet conditions) as you explore our 231-acre campus! Then stick around for the remainder of the day as food trucks and the ¡HOLA! fútbol tailgate will help you fuel back up to cheer on the Viking soccer and volleyball programs, as over half-a-dozen home athletic events will take place. Several other family-oriented activities will also be on campus including: Matt the Balloon Guy, a caricaturist, assorted games and prizes, and much more! Details on how to pre-register your family for the Viking Rampage Run will be made available soon.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHECKLIST
With the start of the 2018-19 school year just three weeks away, we hope this checklist below will help you navigate the month ahead because we know this can be an anxious time for both students and parents/guardians. Contacts and/or links to resources are included in case further details are helpful.
ASAP
Who: All Families
What: Health Forms
Where: Online (for students in K-12), Print (for 3-year-olds & PreK)
Notes: Please update your online medical forms on our FinalForms Health Portal as soon as possible. Student-athletes in grades 7-12 will not be able to participate in sports practices until online health and PPE forms have been completed (more details). You should have received an email recently from FinalForms with login details, so please look in your spam folder or do an inbox search for FinalForms. If you cannot find that email, click here and choose "Forgot your password?"
By August 3
Who: All Middle School Families
What: MS Back-to-School Letter
Where: Your Email Inbox
Notes: Schedules and advisory lists will be distributed on opening day of classes.
By August 6
Who: Anyone Wishing to Advertise to Academy Families
What: Sports Program Ads
By August 10
Who: All Upper School Families
What: Online Book Orders
Where: MBS Direct Online Store
By August 13
Who: All Lower School Families
What: Class Lists and Back-to-School Information
Where: Your Email Inbox
Notes: Click here for note explaining LS dress code change. To clear up any confusion, tennis shoes do not have to conform to any colors or styles. They simply need to be any closed-toe and closed-heel shoe with a sole.
By August 17
Who: All Lower School and Middle School Families
What: After-School Care
Notes: Columbus Academy's CASE (Children's After School Experience) is an after-care program for students Age 3-Grade 8 that allows for pickup anytime before 6:00 p.m.
On August 17-18
Who: All Families
What: Habitat for Humanity House Walls Build
Notes: Sign up here to join members of the Academy community in assembling walls of a Habitat for Humanity house. Volunteers should bring a water bottle and sunscreen while wearing closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothing. Tools and guidance provided.
By August 19
Who: All Families
What: Order School Photos
Notes: Official school pictures will be taken at Columbus Academy on Monday, August 20 (for Upper and Middle Schools), and Tuesday, August 21 (for Lower School). All orders will be handled online by Lifetouch. Our school's picture day ID is ZR438132Q0. To view samples of packages and enhancements that can be purchased, click here. Any questions may be directed to 866-535-3646 or
[email protected]
.
By August 20
Who: All Families
What: Photography and Video Permission
Where: School Publications, Admissions & Marketing Materials, Social Media
Notes: Throughout the year, faculty and staff members (and occasionally students or parents) take photos and record videos of Columbus Academy students involved in classroom, school and extracurricular activities. If you DO NOT wish for any images or video of your child(ren) be used for any of the above-stated purposes, please reply to this newsletter or contact Bob Lee, Director of Communications and Marketing, at
[email protected]
or 614-509-2222.
By August 20
Who: All Families
What: Dress Code Clothing
Notes: The school's Viking Corner store, run by our Parents' Association (PACA), will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. this Saturday, August 4, for our new families and faculty/staff as well as from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on August 20 at the Lower School Ice Cream Social and from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in their Dining Hall shop on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of that opening week. The Viking Corner's online store will open on August 19, and the shop will also be open prior to each division's Back-to-School Night. Questions can be sent to
[email protected]
.
By August 20
Who: All Lower and Middle School Families
What: School Supplies
Notes: Students in Upper School will be provided with needed supplies during the first meeting of each class.
By August 20
Who: All Families
What: Summer Reading
Notes: Students in Grades 6-12 have writing assignments or other requirements associated with their summer reading that are due on the opening day of school. Families in Lower School were requested to maintain logs of summer reading.
On August 27
Who: Parents/Guardians of Seniors
What: Senior Parent College Night
Where: Dining Hall
Notes: Please join our college counselors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, August 27, in the school's Dining Hall as they discuss the year ahead for you and your senior, types of applications, important dates, highlights of their work with the Class of 2019, the Senior Year Road Map and more. This evening is for PARENTS ONLY, as these topics will be shared with your children in upcoming College Application Workshops.
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COLUMBUS ACADEMY GOLF OUTING
Hit the greens to support financial aid at Columbus Academy! The Columbus Academy community is invited to participate in the 10th Annual Columbus Academy Golf Outing being held on Monday, September 17, at the Columbus Country Club. This outing will start at 1:00 p.m. followed by a casual gathering at the clubhouse. Golfers will have the option to play a casual four-person scramble or a four-person two-best ball for those who would like a little more competition. We'll see you on the greens!
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STUDENTS CREATE MENTORING PROGRAM
During their senior year at Columbus Academy, recent graduates Addis Boyd, Karibi Hart and Herman Moultrie decided to create a group for black young men in the school to come together, socialize and create bonds. They named it "The FAM" and established a mentoring program called "Big Brothers-Little Brothers" that is a buddy system between high school and middle school males of African descent.
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SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS
If you know of family members or friends who might like to receive our semi-monthly Viking Voice newsletters and/or the Academy magazines that are published three times a year, we would be happy to include them in our distribution lists. Please complete and return this form.
Also, if you have social media accounts and do not already follow Columbus Academy on Facebook and Twitter, please do so because information is posted on those channels daily, including emergency information when appropriate. You may also be interested in our YouTube and Instagram feeds.
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ARTS & MUSIC SCENE
Rising senior Kyle Channell has been cast in the lead role of Harold Hill for the musical theatre production of "The Music Man" at the 91st season of Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. Tickets for the performances on August 2-5 can be purchased by clicking here.
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SERVICE LEARNING
Carolyn Zhang, a rising junior from Westerville, attended last Friday's volunteer recognition event at COSI, where she was awarded for her volunteer work in the guest services department as a lead volunteer training onboarding volunteers. Carolyn started volunteering at COSI in eighth grade and has accumulated over 450 hours since then. As a guest services volunteer, she strives to ensure that each guest has a memorable experience at COSI.
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SPORTS REPORT
Recent graduates Esther Lawrence and Herman Moultrie III were recognized as Columbus Academy's 2018 Scholar-Athletes during an awards ceremony and in the Columbus Dispatch last month. Esther, the daughter of Linda & Rodd Lawrence '80 of Sunbury, held a 4.08 GPA at Academy while competing in diving all four years and in field hockey as a freshman. An AP Scholar with Honors, NISCA Diving All-American and four-time MSL Diver of the Year, she plans to continue her diving career at Harvard University while majoring in economics and/or psychology. Herman is the son of De'Lona & Herman Moultrie Jr. of Columbus. He achieved a 3.4 GPA while earning varsity letters all four years in both football and basketball as well as one in track as a senior. After earning numerous honors on the gridiron including All-Ohio and Team MVP, Herman will continue his football career at Georgetown University, where he plans to major in business. Esther and Herman were also heavily involved in school organizations and community service.
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THIS IS THE ACADEMY EXPERIENCE
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