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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…

Columbus Academy welcomes 20 new faculty and staff members who either recently began new roles on campus or are joining our community to start the 2024-25 school year!

“The world is vast and filled with endless possibilities, and now it's time to put what you learned into action,” guest speaker Ricky Joshi ’97 said to graduates at Columbus Academy’s 2024 Commencement on June 3. “To that effect, stay curious, play in the rain. Embrace the world with open arms and relentless optimism… I can’t emphasize that enough, relentless optimism.”

The 105 members of Academy’s class of 2024 will matriculate to 70 different…