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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…

Six additional students from Columbus Academy have been recognized in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Academy seniors Gigi Bates, Max Brown, Evan Farrenkopf, Alexandria Graham, Whitney Hannallah and Medha Sinha have been named Commended Students for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by outstanding performances on the 2018 PSAT.

Columbus Academy’s 2020 National Merit Commended Students:

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The 37th annual Charlie David Dinner had a record attendance of 1,169, and our Parents’ Association of Columbus Academy (PACA) raised almost $70,000 in net revenues for Viking athletics. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate that evening, and much-anticipated activities like the Lower School Campout had to be cancelled, but it was no surprise that our community rallied and kept the dining hall and always-popular Boardwalk Games open longer for everyone to enjoy.…