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“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…

Adriana Matzke joined Columbus Academy this month as the director of enrollment management. We share this recent conversation to help introduce her to our community.

Q: Welcome to Columbus Academy! First, let’s make sure everyone says your name correctly. How is your last name pronounced?

A: Matt-ski

Q: You just moved to Columbus from the Twin Cities. Our head of school…

Columbus Academy will honor 105 graduates at its 111th Commencement on Monday, June 3. The outdoor ceremony will begin at 9:00 a.m.

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Ricky Joshi from Columbus Academy’s class of 1997 will serve as guest speaker for the ceremony.

Ricky is a…