Celebrating the Academy Experience |
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Since last spring, Columbus Academy has worked with a local partner that is a hybrid consulting firm and advertising agency to develop a new marketing campaign. To collect key data and feedback about the school, focus groups were conducted with students, parents, alumni and faculty/staff. Some of the key findings were that Academy provides a foundation that empowers students to succeed and thrive outside our walls, families like our sense of community, it takes more than academics to produce happy kids, and our teachers ignite curiosity so students learn voraciously and live their lives with intention. In order to differentiate our campaign from looking like other school ads, it was created to be visually striking and provocative while focusing on our students and staying consistent with Academy's mission and values. For a behind-the-scenes look and sampling of our new ads, which will begin appearing online, in local magazines and on streaming channels as well as select radio (NPR) and billboard locations (downtown & Easton), click here.
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The Summer Experience 2023 schedule is now available! From TITLE Boxing to Broadway and everything in between, you can start making your plans now for a summer of endless possibilities! Click here to view the online brochure. For Lower and Middle School divisions, be sure to check out the At-A-Glance week by week schedule guides and planning tool pages. Registration for SE23 opens at 9:00 a.m. for current CA families on February 1, returning SE22 families & CA Alumni on February 2 and the general public on February 3. If you would like a printed version, please email Summer_Experience@columbusacademy.org and we will be happy to mail one to you!
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Fourth Grade Stages Hit Musical |
A warm and wonderful performance of “Frozen” was presented by our very talented fourth-graders last month. Congratulations and bravo to directors Amy McLaughlin and Michelle Schroeder-Lowrey as well as all cast and crew involved in the production. A full gallery of photographs can be viewed by clicking here. Also, click on the following links for coverage from recent choir, band and orchestra performances! |
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Blood Drive & Other Campus Activities |
Mark your calendars for the second Blood Drive of the school year scheduled for Wednesday, January 11, in the athletic lobby from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The American Red Cross has set up a webpage specific for the Columbus Academy community to sign up at https://tinyurl.com/2s3a2hrz. Anyone who is eligible is encouraged to donate. For news on more campus events, click on the following links:
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PACA basketball players and all lower-schoolers are invited to our upcoming Youth Nights inside the Mack Gymnasium! Recognition of the PACA girls basketball teams will take place on January 31 against Dublin Scioto at 5:30 p.m. and the boys on February 7 against Fredericktown at 7:00 p.m. There will be tossing of t-shirts and mini-basketballs as well as haltime acknowledgement of the youth players and coaches. In addition to the links below, check out more sports coverage on Instagram @academyvikings. Go Vikes! |
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Guest Speaker Offers Valuable Insight |
In early December, we welcomed Dr. Michael Thompson to campus for three days to meet with our students in grades 4-12, faculty/staff and parents as one of our featured speakers for this year’s Parent Academy Series. Dr. Thompson – a consultant, New York Times bestselling author and psychologist specializing in children and families – discussed child development, friendships, academic and social pressure, as well as school and family conversations during his time with us. Always equipped with humor and real-life examples that speak to raising and educating children in today’ s world, Dr. Thompson shared many stories and participated in active Q&A sessions to better help our community support Columbus Academy students (view photos).
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A total of 434 bowls were made this year by our ceramics students and art faculty for our annual participation in Empty Bowls/Soup for Shelter. Upper-schoolers spun bowls over the course of several weeks to prepare for this event. Over 230 people attended and picked a handcrafted bowl of their choice before enjoying soup and socializing, with all funds going to benefit the Westerville Habitat Partnership. Also, click on the links below for more community service news:
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Sweet Celebration Thank You |
“Sweet Celebration was a HUGE success and we couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you to everyone who helped make it a very special day for our CA faculty, staff and entire community. More than 2,000 homemade cookies and sweet treats were baked by CA parents and they were a hit! Your generous monetary donations helped purchase cookies from Cookies 4 A Cure and The Ronald McDonald House, supporting their charitable missions, and the party atmosphere brought our CA community together to celebrate the holiday season (view photos). Thank you for making Sweet Celebration extra sweet this year!”
PACA Faculty Appreciation Committee (Ellie Zeiger, Michelle Singh, Kathy Miggo and Suzanne Tempelhof)
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Junior Vikings Floor Hockey Clinic |
All Columbus Academy students in grades 2-5 are invited to learn from varsity ice hockey head coach Adam McHugh and varsity ice hockey players during a four-week floor hockey clinic beginning Sunday, January 29! This clinic will take place in the fieldhouse and cost $75 per child. See flyer for more details and register by clicking on Winter Sports under the Clinics & Offerings tab at columbusacademy.org/youthsports. |
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Alumni & Faculty/Staff in the News |
“I can tell you that my successful careers at both Princeton and at Harvard Business School were possible and were enhanced by my total experience at the Columbus Academy,” stated Phil Carlin ’58 when he became the 46th inductee into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame last month. “Anything I achieved in undergraduate and graduate school was significantly due to the foundation provided by my Academy education and experiences, so thank you Academy for what you’ve given to me.” Click here for a recap and on the links below for more faculty/staff and alumni news: |
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