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Alumni Weekend 2024 welcomed back Columbus Academy graduates from classes ending in 4's and 9's, along with a special celebration for the Class of 1974's 50th reunion!

Amy Marotta Lester ’04 and Dr. Ben Bring ’03 were inducted into Columbus Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame on October 5, 2024, during Alumni Weekend activities that included them being recognized at halftime of a varsity football win over Bexley.

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In addition to this year’s 11 National Merit Semifinalists, 19 more seniors at Columbus Academy have earned national academic recognition from the College Board, which runs the National Merit Scholarship Program. The 30 students recognized represent 26.55% of this year’s 113-member senior class.

The following 15 seniors have been named National Merit Commended Students for demonstrating outstanding potential for academic success by placing among the nation’s top 50,000 students…

Columbus Academy seniors Mircea Butnariu, Graham Johnson, Jennifer Lee, Harry Liu, Audrey Lu, Arnav Nawani, Emma Stark, Clara Stevens, Ethan Thompson, Hansheng Xu and Lucas Xue were announced today as Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, they were among our state’s highest-scoring students on the 2023 PSAT exam and have the…

“Real learning happens as a community endeavor,” stated Head of School Melissa Soderberg in her speech welcoming students to Columbus Academy’s 114th school year. “Individually we may know things, but only together can we truly understand.”

In addition to welcoming 132 students who are new to Columbus Academy this school year, Melissa reminded our 113 seniors – constituting the largest class in school history – that they will be sitting in the…