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Open the door of opportunity, and Columbus Academy students will make the most of it.

In May of 2010, Columbus Academy was selected to receive a $2 million endowment from the Malone Family Foundation to provide scholarships for high-achieving students with financial need (currently, 28% of our students receive tuition assistance). As the only Malone Scholarship School in Ohio at the time, Academy joined 30 other distinctive schools across the nation to have been honored…

“You have participated in one of the most well-resourced educations the world can offer,” said Head of School Melissa Soderberg to our Class of 2021 at Convocation, usually held during the opening week of school but delayed to mid-October this year because of the pandemic. “What responsibility do you have, if any, to people you meet in your life who have not had access to the same opportunity?”

It was just one of several questions posed to our…

Congratulations to Columbus Academy's 99 AP Scholars for 2020!

National AP Scholars (21)

Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams

Bhinder, Panya G.

Cahall, Andrew N.…

Congratulations to all of this year's National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students!

As 2021 Semifinalists, the following seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered in the spring:

• Tara Alahakoon
• Nischal Chennuru
• Matthew Derzon
• Andrew Golden
• …

Congratulations to our Class of 2020! In a socially distanced ceremony on July 25, Columbus Academy seniors finally received their diplomas after an unprecedented spring and summer caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following welcomes by Head of School Melissa Soderberg and Senior Class President Charlie Sabgir '20, the valedictory address was delivered by Jay Gokhale '20. “I’m incredibly optimistic for the future,” stated this year's…