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Alumni from across the country and around the world were welcomed back to our campus for Alumni Weekend 2025 on October 3-4! This year's milestones featured the 50th Reunion for our Class of 1975 and special recognition for all classes ending in 0 and 5. A total of 219 people attended the two-day celebration, including alumni from 1960 to 2020.

Columbus Academy has begun construction on the Viking Shipyard (aka The Yard), “an expansive hub for our makerspaces, technology offices and robotics classes/activities in one large fabrication lab,” announced Head of School Melissa Soderberg today.

As described by Director of Technology Brent Halsey ’02: “The Viking Shipyard is an intentionally designed destination – a place set apart from our traditional academic buildings –…

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Amidst activities during Alumni Weekend, Columbus Academy inducted Ray Jones ’04 and Alexander Garcia ’93 into its Athletic Hall of Fame on October 4.

“We have this chance to celebrate more than just the athleticism,” Ray stated during his acceptance speech in the school’s dining hall. “We have the chance to…

In addition to its nine National Merit Semifinalists previously announced, Columbus Academy’s Class of 2026 has 13 nationally recognized Commended Students in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

The following seniors have been named National Merit Commended Students for demonstrating outstanding potential for academic success by…

Columbus Academy seniors Adam Aikins, Jackson Amato, Dane Chaky, Bella Lee, Jon Proctor, Dillan Reddy, Ella Tang, Aashi Varia and Angela Zhang were among the more than 16,000 Semifinalists recently announced in the 71st 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 2024 PSAT exam and have the opportunity to…