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Another successful “Kids 4 Kids” food and clothing drive was had this past fall as donations for the annual schoolwide service learning project concluded in November. Under the direction of Academy Service Department chair Christy Bening and PACA service leader Kimberly Allison, as well as Service Board president Abby Yakam and…

In early November, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar to our community as this year's guest speaker for Columbus Academy's Celebration of Leadership, a thank you event and stimulus for leadership donors to the current school year's Annual Fund. The lecturer, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author spent the afternoon speaking with students in grades 8-12 during a special assembly and then sat down with members of our upper…

Stephanie Campbell, who was promoted to food service director by SAGE Dining Services just before the start of this school year, created a gluten-free station in our dining hall. “Each day we have different items there that reflect our daily menu,” says Campbell, who is also a parent to Academy fifth-grader Sophia.

“The station is designated completely different from all other stations and is easily…

Columbus Academy opened its 109th school year on August 19 with the Middle and Upper Schools beginning classes that morning and the Lower School hosting a Meet-Your-Teachers Ice Cream Social later that day.

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The school year began in earnest on August 20 with all grade levels attending. Head of…

Columbus Academy’s math department continues to accumulate honors as Rachael Gorsuch was selected as the 2019 State High School Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics!

Math Department Chair Chris Bolognese received the same award, which is officially called the Buck Martin Award for Exemplary Mathematics Teaching, in 2017.

Both Rachael (in 2014) and Chris (in 2016) are previous…