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The Viking Voice
Online Newsletter
Late-Summer Issue
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Get To Know...
Darnell Heywood
Director of
College Counseling
Family:
"I live in German Village with my husband Will and our two little boys:
Liam, a 5-year-old, and Charlie, who is three. We have a Portuguese Water Dog named Louie, which is short for Louisiana because I grew up
in New Orleans."
Hobbies: "I love cooking, reading and outdoor activity like hiking, canoeing and all of that."
Philosophy: "My overall philosophy on college counseling is really that what we are trying to do through this whole process is get kids to reflect on who they are, what they believe in, what their goals and aspirations are, and to do research about the colleges to really find a good match. It's also a great opportunity for kids to learn about how to present themselves, how to interview, how to write essays and talk about who they are and what they believe in."
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August 13, 2008
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Volume 2, Issue 2
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School communications continue to evolve
You may have noticed a new look to this year's Viking Voice. In addition to a redesign, the weekly online
newsletter will change days to Wednesday afternoons from now on, giving us a
better ability to cover weekend events and avoiding many of the no-school
holidays that often delayed the old Monday afternoon distribution. Deadline for submission consideration is now
noon on Mondays for that week's newsletter but please allow as much lead time
as possible. Please e-mail your
submissions to bob_lee@columbusacademy.org. Also, the summer issue of Academy Magazine should have arrived in
your mailboxes last week. If not, please
notify us at the e-mail address above.
You can view the online version of the magazine by clicking here (and
please note that on Page 4, current sixth-grader Ella Ransom was misidentified as her twin sister Riley in an Around Academy photo - we sincerely
apologize to both for the error).
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Last newsletter for Class of 2008 students/parents
 This marks the final newsletter that will be
sent to Class of 2008 members and to their parents (unless a younger child is
enrolled at CA for the 2008-09 school year).
If you would still like to receive the Viking Voice, please send an
e-mail to bob_lee@columbusacademy.org
with your current address. As a farewell
to the Class of 2008, we offer some end-of-year photos by David Block because
they are simply too good not to share.
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Contact public school districts for bus information
For those Columbus Academy students who will
utilize public school transportation for this upcoming school year, please be
advised that specific questions regarding routes, pick-up and drop-off times,
etc., are best directed to your respective school system's transportation
department. Please be advised that each
public school district handles transportation needs a bit differently. Generally, however, many school systems post
routes and detailed information on their Web sites sometime in early-to-mid-August.
For more information, contact your
school district's transportation department (click here for school district contacts). General transportation questions may be
directed to Kathy Webner at 509-2224.
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Sixteen students from Academy tour Greece & Italy
In late June, Latin teachers Dr. Franz Gruber and
Christy Bening led 16 Columbus Academy students on a tour of ancient sites in Greece and Italy. The travel party - which included Austin '09 and
Elissa Bening '13, Michael Brown '09, Lexie Eagleson '13, Leo Eberhard '11,
Sean Firouzian '11, Sam Korda '09, Malika Marar '10, Nisha Nataraj '10, Tyler
Navarro '11, Neha Patel '11, Parul Reddy '11, Alexander '11 and Grayson Tishko '13,
Joey Vara '11, Derek Wolf '09 and parent chaperones Nancy Eagleson, Robert
Navarro, Dr. Dennis Tishko and Dr. Tom Vara - visited ancient ruins in Athens
and Delphi and enjoyed a cruise around the Saronic Gulf while in Greece. In Italy,
the CA contingent climbed Mt. Vesuvius, watched World Cup Soccer on TV while
touring the streets of Sorrento, and toured Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican and Florence before departing for home. Click here to see Mrs. Bening's photos from the trip.
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Upper School News
Brianna Conley '11 (far right in photo), the state co-champion in
girls 16-and-under chess, placed seventh at the Susan Polgar National
Invitational in Lubbock, Texas, on July 27-August 1. Representing Ohio,
Conley won four of her six matches with her only losses coming to the eventual
champion from Texas and third-place finisher
from Michigan.
Class
of 2009 students and parents need to mark their calendars for
two upcoming College Counseling events. College Application Bootcamp for Seniors
will be held Tuesday, August 26, following Book Distribution (roughly 1-3 p.m.)
in the Dining Hall. This is a mandatory
program where all seniors will learn the nuts and bolts of filling out
applications. Lunch will be
provided. Then, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 2, senior parents are invited to Schoedinger Theatre for the Senior Parent Program, an evening with
the college counselors where parents can learn about the college application
process during the senior year. If you
have any questions, please contact Darnell
Heywood at 509-2211 or darnell_heywood@columbusacademy.org
or Chris Jones at 509-2295 or christopher_jones@columbusacademy.org.
"We hope you and your family are enjoying the
summer, because the new school year is fast approaching!" Click here to read the rest of this letter
from US Head Mother Linda Anderson
and US Head Father Steve Berger. Click here to view the PACA volunteer form.
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Middle School News
 "Dear Middle School Families,I hope that this letter finds you and your
family enjoying the remainder of a very relaxing summer vacation. There is always plenty to be done during the
summer months at school and this summer has been no exception. We have been busy working on schedules and
revisiting curriculum programs to make the upcoming school year challenging as
well as fun and exciting." Click here to read the rest of the letter from Middle School Head Magnus Maccow. All families in the Middle School should read
this letter from MS Head Mother Miranda
Cox and MS Head Father Norman Deena. Click here to view the PACA volunteer form.
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Lower School News
 Lower School science teacher Dianne Griffin will once again be
leading a group of CA students and parents to Mexico during Spring Break (March
14-22). Last year's trip highlights
included visiting the students, teachers and families in Angangueo, hiking and
horseback riding in the mountains, seeing millions of butterflies at the
Monarch Butterfly sanctuaries, climbing the volcanic rock of San Juan
Parangricutiro, shopping the open air market in Patzcuaro, climbing the
pyramids of Teotihuacan, visiting the Museum of Anthropology and exploring the
streets of Mexico City. Click here to view pictures from the trip. For more
details about this year's tour, please contact Mrs. Griffin at griffin@columbusacademy.org or
509-2580. And for more information about
the school's "Magic of the Monarch" program, please click here.All families in the Lower School
should have received a Back-To-School e-mail for each student last week that included
class lists and other pertinent materials.
If you did not receive such an e-mail, please notify us at 509-2222 or bob_lee@columbusacademy.org.
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General School News
 With the
first day of classes just two weeks away, there are a lot of important events
coming up for students, parents and faculty.
Here is a rundown of activities for the week leading up to the first-day
Convocation Ceremony:
Wednesday, Aug. 20
PreKindergarten
Orientation, 9:00 a.m. (PreK Room)
Thursday, Aug. 20
New Faculty
Orientation, 8:30 a.m. (Trustees' Room)
Friday, Aug. 21
Full
Faculty/Staff Meeting, 8:30 a.m. (Dining Hall)
Lower School Faculty Meeting, after lunch (LS Library)
Monday, Aug. 25
Band Day, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Band Room)
New
Parent/Student (Grades 5-12) Orientation, 5:00 p.m. (Theatre)
LS Meet-The-Teacher/Ice
Cream Social, 5:30 p.m. (Bus
Circle)
Tuesday, Aug. 26
US Book Distribution, 8:00 a.m.-noon
(Schoedinger Theatre)
Fifth-Grade
Orientation, 9:00 a.m.-noon (Gym)
Senior College
Application Bootcamp, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Dining Hall)
Wednesday, Aug. 27
First Day
of School, 8:05 a.m.
LS New
Parent Orientation, 8:15 a.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Convocation
Ceremony, 10:00 a.m. (Senior Quad)
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Arts & Music News
 Shots in the Dark, an independent theater group
for Columbus Academy students and alumni, returns to
Schoedinger Theatre with 7 p.m. performances this Thursday and Friday (July
14-15) of Don Zolidis' "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon." Click here for a cast list and play. For more
information, please send an e-mail to shotsinthedark@rocketmail.com. All performances are free!
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Sports News
 Believe it or not, the fall 2008 sports season
is already underway with the boys golf
and girls tennis squads already posting results from varsity competitions. Senior golfer Matt Coffin (pictured) shot a 74 yesterday at Clover Valley
to capture individual medalist honors at the MSL-Ohio Preseason Tournament. The Vikings placed second with a team score
of 315, which was 10 strokes behind Granville and 32 strokes better than
third-place Bexley. Meanwhile, what
should be a very promising girls tennis
campaign (see press clips for preview) began yesterday with a 5-0 sweep of Ottawa Hills. Season-openers for the remaining varsity fall
sports are as follows: cross country on Aug. 20 at the New
Albany Invitational, boys soccer on
Aug. 21 at Northland, girls soccer on
Aug. 21 at Amanda-Clearcreek, football
on Aug. 22 at Linden McKinley, volleyball
on Aug. 23 at Delaware Christian and field
hockey on Aug. 26 at home against Olentangy.
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PACA News
The Parents' Association of Columbus Academy
(PACA) will once again be collecting donations for the "Kids for Kids" Holiday Clothing Drive. So if you are cleaning closets and don't want
to store the unused items until November, a truck will be located in the Art
Entrance/Lower School turnaround on September 4 from 7:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
so that you can drop off your gently used clothing (sizes infant through
adult), toys, books and bicycles. We ask
that you separate dress code clothing from other clothing and encourage you to
bring winter coats of all sizes. For more
information, please contact Ann Boeckman
at 253-3108 or rpboeckman@aol.com.
 Also, please mark your calendars now for the 26th
Annual Charlie David Dinner on October
10. It will be an evening of food, fun
and games for the kids culminating in the football team's 7:30 p.m. home game
against Heath. Over the next two months,
keep an eye out for more details on this very popular event.
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 Eight students from Columbus Academy
- Natalie Bongirno '21 (pictured right), Cassidy Crane '19, Madeline Edwards '15, Audrey
Grammel '17, Jennifer L'Hommedieu
'19, Natalie L'Hommedieu '18, Joey Pinzone '21 and Amelia Wise '10 - will be performing
with current Olympic, world and national figure skating champions at Skate for
Hope's fifth anniversary show at Nationwide Arena at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August
30. Lower bowl
seats start at just $15 and are on sale at the door and all Ticketmaster
locations.
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