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Alumni Weekend 2023 Recap |
Over 200 alumni, faculty, staff, family and friends enjoyed a weekend celebrating all things Academy on September 22-23.
Saturday kicked off with the Golden Viking Breakfast, during which Head of School Melissa Soderberg provided an abbreviated state-of-the-school presentation to alumni celebrating 50 or more years since graduation. Then the return of Brunch & Coffee with CA Legends hosted almost 100 alumni and guests to mingle with longtime current and former teachers. The on-campus festivities concluded with the MOSAIC & Black Alumni Luncheon on the Senior Quad. Hosted by Director of Diversity & Community Life Dr. Pascal Losambe, there was an interactive networking game for all of the Black alumni, parents and students to reminisce with old friends and forge new connections.
Throughout the weekend, the Classes of 1958, 1963, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 (pictured above) and 2018 met at unique locations for class-only gatherings. Some of our alumni shared that they hadn't seen classmates since their Commencements, which made their reunions all the more exciting.
Click here for complete coverage of Alumni Weekend, including links to a photo gallery from all the on- and off-campus festivities.
Looking for a way to connect with fellow CA graduates? Join the Columbus Academy Online Alumni Network. Available exclusively to CA alumni, our new and improved online network will allow users to sign on, reconnect, rediscover and reunite with each other today.
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Save the Date for Alumni Weekend 2024: October 4-5
All alumni are welcome, with special emphasis on classes ending in 4s & 9s, and the Class of 1974 celebrating its 50th Reunion! The Friday night football game on October 4 is against archrival Bexley!
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Academy Alumni in the News
On October 3, Casey Berger '06 released her debut Choose Your Own Adventure book entitled "Sister from the Multiverse." Casey – a scientist and speculative fiction author who also wrote the adult space opera trilogy "The Resonance Saga" – is also an assistant professor of physics and statistical and data sciences at Smith College.
For more alumni press clips, click on the following links:
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 Michael Haddock at haddockm@columbusacademy.org.
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Save the Date: Alumni Holiday Luncheon on December 22 |
Save the date for this great annual event! Bob Bradway '81 will be honored as the Distinguished Alumnus, and Debbie Keeran will receive the Alumni Service Award at our 2023 Holiday Luncheon.
The event will be held on Friday, December 22, at The Grand Event Center at Grandview Yard (820 Gooddale Blvd., Grandview Heights, OH 43212).
Refreshments will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and program at noon. More details and registration information will be provided in the coming weeks.
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David Block Alumni Art Exhibit Deadline Approaching |
In honor of his 50 years of teaching art at Columbus Academy, the Fine Arts Department has organized an exhibit to celebrate the creativity and talent of David Block's former students. The exhibit will take place in our art gallery located in Morris Hall beginning in mid-January 2024. We invite all former students of David's to submit artwork you created during your time in his class, contribute a drawing of him to the portrait wall or submit an original work from your post-CA career.
The deadline is quickly approaching! If you would like to be a part of this exhibit, we invite you to fill out this interest form by this upcoming Monday, October 15, to indicate your intention of submitting artwork for this exhibit. Also, check out these photos from a recent trustee reception honoring David!
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Honoring Academy Veterans
In honor of the 497 Columbus Academy alumni and five current faculty/staff, coaches, facilities and security team members – Ralen Cleveland (Army), Dennis Gillman (Air Force), Matt Mele (Air Force), Neal O'Brien (Army) and Dan Olexio (Army) – who have served our country in one of the armed forces, the school bell atop Morris Hall will ring 502 times the morning of Veterans Day. From our very first graduate (Carey Evans, Class of 1914) to our first alumnae to serve – Mary Beth Ray and Jamie Scheiman, both from the Class of 2006 – to our most recent graduate Luke Nester '21, who is a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, Columbus Academy commends the spirit of service its many alumni, faculty, staff, coaches, parents and friends have chosen to uphold.
Alumni veterans, you are invited to join us on campus as we honor Veterans Day on Friday, November 10. Stand with the students, faculty and staff as the Morris Hall bells chime once for every veteran in the Columbus Academy community starting at approximately 7:30 a.m. Kindly RSVP to (614) 509-2290 or alumni@columbusacademy.org.
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Call for 2024-25 Alumni Award Nominations |
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The Alumni Board is requesting nominations from the alumni community for potential 2024-25 alumni awardees. Awards are distributed in the following categories: Distinguished Alumnus Award, Alumni Service Award, Athletic Hall of Fame, and Young Alumni Award. Further details regarding each award and the associated criteria can be found below (click on the award name to view past recipients). If you would like to nominate someone, or yourself, for a 2024-25 award, please submit your nomination to Director of Alumni Relations Michael Haddock, Columbus Academy, 4300 Cherry Bottom Road, Gahanna OH 43230 or by email to haddockm@columbusacademy.org.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award is designed to recognize alumni who have brought positive recognition to the school, as well as to themselves, through service to and involvement with Columbus Academy and the community.
The Alumni Service Award is given to a current or past faculty or staff member who has made a lasting contribution to Columbus Academy through his or her service to the school.
The Hall of Fame recognizes and honors former student-athletes, coaches and other individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the athletic program at Columbus Academy, and who have brought honor to the school through their athletic achievements. Eligibility begins the 10th year after graduation or retirement from coaching.
The Young Alumni Award is designed to recognize and honor an alumnus/a who has distinguished himself/herself through overall service to, and involvement with, Columbus Academy as well as service and achievement within the community. Recognition as a Young Alumni Award recipient shall be limited to those individuals who have graduated within the previous 20 years.
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Thank you to all of the golfers, sponsors and donors who supported the 15th Annual Golf Outing.
Alumni, parents and friends enjoyed a beautiful day of golf at Columbus Country Club. Each year, the event is held in memory of George N. Corey, former president of the Board of Trustees and father of Michael Corey '01.
Since its inception, the dollars raised by this outing have supported numerous Columbus Academy students, and the thoughtful and imperative Academy education they receive year in and year out.
Click here to see event photos. A special thank you to the Golf Outing Planning Committee:
Michael Corey '01, Gavin Freytag '85, Don Gorman '65, Henry Hauser '76, Eric Hunter, Jen Neviaser and Nick Reis '01.
Save the date for the 16th Annual Golf Outing taking place on
Monday, September 30, 2024!
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Send In Your Class Notes
We love hearing from our alumni and want to recognize you!
Have you recently moved? Been promoted? Changed your line of work? Please go to the Alumni Updates form at columbusacademy.org/alumniupdates to share these details. Providing the school with this information will help ensure you receive Reunion updates, regional event invitations and the latest news from your alma mater!
Have you recently earned a new title or degree? Have details about an exciting trip or recent accomplishment to share? Gotten engaged or married? Added a new little Viking to your family? Please use the Class Notes form at columbusacademy.org/alumniclassnotes to share these exciting life updates for inclusion in the Class Notes section of an upcoming edition of Academy’s magazine.
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