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All eleven National Merit Semifinalists from Columbus Academy announced last fall advanced to be Finalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. And of those 11 from our Class of 2025, six have become National Merit Scholars!

Audrey Lu, Clara Stevens and Hansheng Xu were selected for National Merit $2500 Scholarships by a committee of college…

“Today, there is some particular symmetry as we have 112 graduates who are being celebrated at the school’s 112th Commencement,” Head of School Melissa Soderberg stated in her welcome to Columbus Academy’s graduation ceremony on June 2. “In addition, today marks the end of Columbus Academy’s 57th year on this 231-acre campus, matching the 57 years the school was on the Nelson Road campus.”

Melissa noted that she began writing a letter to our…

Thank you to the young local alumni who allowed us to feature them in Columbus Academy’s spring magazine!

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There are so many who are making a name for themselves in Columbus that it was difficult to select just a few to place on the cover. And alumna Comfort Owusu-Ansah ’98 did…

To help a Columbus Academy third-grader – a vibrant, active and previously healthy 8-year-old girl named Kaia who has been diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a rare and life-threatening condition in which her bone marrow has suddenly stopped producing blood cells – find a stem cell donor match, our school is hosting a free screening event from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28.

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On May 2, 2025, Columbus Academy celebrated its final Athletic Signing Day of the school year on our seniors’ last day of classes, as seven student-athletes