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“The various paths that you will take to get from where you are now to becoming an accomplished graduate of the school is the reason all your teachers devote so much time and investment in your growth and development,” said Head of School Melissa Soderberg to students during Columbus Academy’s Convocation on August 26. “We love watching each of you becoming who you’re going to be.”

The school began its 112th year on August 22 with 1,170 students…

AP Exams are designed to measure how well students have mastered college-level material, with scores of 3 or higher on a scale of 1-5 often qualifying for college credit. In our Upper School this past spring, 119 students earned AP Scholar recognition by receiving scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams!

In addition, 70 garnered AP Scholar with Distinction designation by achieving an average of score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken…

Recent graduate Raaghav Malik was named 2022 recipient of the National Merit John M. Stalnaker Memorial Scholarship, awarded each year to the most outstanding National Merit Finalist planning to pursue a career in mathematics or science.

Raaghav was one of eight National Merit Scholars from our Class of 2022. Joining him in that distinction were Davey Agrawal, Spandana Amirneni, Julia DeVore, Soham Joshi, Maddie Kazatsky, Lindsay Sutherland and…

Columbus Academy graduated its largest class on June 6 as 112 seniors received their diplomas.

It was a lighthearted morning of hugs and laughs with a short rain delay thrown into the festivities.

“Tim Robbins, Christopher Meloni, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay… ladies and gentlemen, I am one degree away from Kevin Bacon,” joked guest speaker Bob Turton ’01 about his acting career during the Commencement Address. “If…

“The past 31 years have just been unbelievable,” Anne Horton told the large crowd filling Columbus Academy’s dining hall for her retirement celebration on May 14. “Mugz and I have been talking for some time that if I could walk when Kyle walks, that would be ideal. So here we are at this event combined with his graduation in a couple of weeks so it’s definitely bittersweet.”

Anne’s record as a head coach – 12 state titles in field hockey, 3 state championships and a…