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The Viking Voice
Online Newsletter
Convocation Issue
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September 3, 2008
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Volume 2, Issue 5
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Kindergartners paired with Senior Buddies
 Columbus Academy's traditional
Convocation Ceremony was held last Thursday in the North Gymnasium. After welcome speeches from Headmaster John
Mackenzie P'15 and Student Council President Austin Bening '08, members of the Class
of 2008 and Class of 2021 were paired together.
The Senior/Kindergarten Buddies then walked out of the gym hand-in-hand
to their first event of the school year.
To see photos from the event, including a snapshot of each
Senior/Kindergarten pairing, please click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2.
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Check out student paper and after-school programs
Two CA publications recently were made available
online. The Fall After School Activities
brochure is available by clicking here. It
includes a list of after-school programs for students in grades PreK-6. And the year's first issue of Academy Life,
the school's student newspaper, is now available online by clicking here. The back-to-school edition includes profiles
of new staff members, an article on the school's Program for New Kids, recaps
of summer trips to New Orleans, Costa Rica, Greece
and Italy,
and much more.
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Free admission to Saturday's game at Crew Stadium
Admission to Saturday's varsity boys soccer game
at Crew Stadium is now free, meaning you will not need to show a Crew ticket to
watch the Vikes play Cincinnati Mariemont at 3:30 p.m. (parking is still $7, though). Academy's first-ever soccer match at Crew
Stadium will be followed by a reservation-only tailgate at 6:00 p.m. under the
Stadium Club Tent and a 7:30 p.m. Crew game against New England (click here for Crew ticket information). For directions to Crew Stadium, please click here.
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Parents' Association introduces SEED for parents
The Parents' Association is very excited to be
offering a new program to CA parents this year.
While SEED is new for parents at CA, this program has been used in
schools in the U.S.
and abroad for 22 years, and CA Middle School teacher MaryEve Corrigan has been
running a SEED group for CA faculty for more than 16 years. SEED stands for Seeking Educational Equity
and Diversity and offers participants the chance to consider issues of
multi-culturalism and diversity, especially with regard to our own school
community, and within the context of our personal life stories. The group, limited to 20 parents, will meet
over the course of the year, once a month for nine months, from 6-9 p.m. Dinner will be provided. Joyce Simson P'08 will lead the group. More detailed information, including the
meeting schedule, will follow. Please
contact PACA Parent Education Chair Lee Szykowny (Zeke162@aol.com ), PACA President Ken Brown (KBrown@sbcadvertising.com) or Joyce
Simson (jrs@ix.netcom.com) with
questions.
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Upper School News
Academy's College
Counseling office encourages parents to attend the "Colleges that Change Lives"
event at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10, at the Aladdin Shrine
Center. The CTCL program features admission officials
from the schools profiled in the third edition of Colleges that Change Lives by
Loren Pope. The program begins with a
panel discussion designed to encourage students to make the college search
process a well-informed journey, and a college fair follows that
discussion. The event is free and
pre-registration is not required. For
more information and directions, please click here.
All ninth-grade parents are invited to a
Ninth-Grade Parent Coffee at 8 a.m. on September 23 at Caribou Coffee (1370 N Hamilton Rd
in Gahanna). New parents are especially encouraged to
come. If you have any questions, please
e-mail grade mom Donna Simmons at psimmons10@aol.com.
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Middle School News
 "Dear
Middle School Families,
The 2008-09 school year is underway and students have
returned from summer vacation rested, rejuvenated and full of enthusiasm for
the new school year... I hope you will be
able to join us for Middle School
Parents' Night on Wednesday, September 10, to meet our terrific group of
educators. This evening (specifically for parents) helps to set the tone for
the upcoming school year and allows parents to meet the teachers." Click here to read the complete letter from
MS Head Magnus Maccow. And for more
information about the upcoming MS Parent Forums, please click here.
This year's Tutoring Café
will have its first meeting on Wednesday September 17. The Tutoring Café is a free service available
to all Middle School students on Wednesday afternoons from 3:15-4:00 p.m. in
the MS library. Upper
School students and representatives
from both the US
and MS faculty will be available during these times to assist Middle School
students with any academic area. Please
make your children aware of this service and encourage them to use this
valuable resource. Arrangements can be
made with coaches if your child needs to miss part of a practice for academic
reasons. For more information, please
contact Michelle Platt at michelle_platt@columbusacademy.org.
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Lower School News
 Be sure to check out the recently released Fall
After School Activities brochure to see what programs might interest your
child. Activities include drama, yoga, art,
ballet, chess, gardening, knitting, fashion design, jewelry-making, modern
manners/etiquette, Spanish and sports-related programming such as swimming,
gymnastics, wrestling, basketball and horseback riding. Click here for the online brochure. Also, CASE will be available to parents on
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Arts & Music News
The Columbus Academy Art Society will be
participating in this year's Via Colori, a street art festival September 13-14
at Goodale Park in the Short North. The event, which includes chalk pastels by
more than 100 artists, also features live music, gourmet food vendors and an
area in which children can create their own chalk masterpieces. Click here for more event info. If you are interested, please come to the Art
Society's first meeting during lunch on Friday in Mr. Block's room.
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Sports News
 In three matches so far, the Columbus Academy
varsity field hockey team has yet to
give up a goal. After yesterday's 10-0
victory over CSG, the Vikes have outscored their opponents by a 24-0 margin
over their first three contests. They
now play four straight road matches before returning home against Ottawa Hills
on Sept. 20. In varsity golf action, senior Byron Viets was
individual medalist at the St. Charles Invitational (see photos in this week's
Around Academy gallery) while freshman Morgan Ransom took top honors in
yesterday's win over Whitehall. Girls tennis improved to 7-0 but lightening
on Friday postponed their OTCA match against Bexley to this Friday at 4:00
p.m. Boys soccer (3-0-1) hopes to bounce back from a 1-1 tie against
Hartley with a win over Big Walnut tomorrow at 6:15 p.m. at home followed by
their 3:30 p.m. match Saturday at Crew Stadium (see above for details). Volleyball
(2-2) announced its team members will be selling Volley for the Cure shirts
($7) and hoodies ($20) leading up to their Sept. 23 home match against
Heath. After losing to Hartley 14-10,
CA's varsity football team will play
at Centerburg this Friday before returning home to face Whitehall-Yearling on
Sept. 12. Both games begin at 7:30
p.m. Girls soccer (1-2) travels to Heath tomorrow and then hosts Lakewood Tuesday at 4:45
p.m. Cross country will run at the
Watkins Invitational on Saturday. The
only home meet for the harriers this season will be Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. For the most up-to-date schedules for all
Viking teams, please click here. And for
more results, check out this week's press clippings.
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Parents' Association News
The next Parents' Association
meeting on Tuesday, September 9, from 8-9 a.m. in the Trustees' Room will
feature Middle School Head Magnus Maccow as well as MS language arts teacher Amy
Seymore and members of the MS Leadership Council. All parents are welcome to attend and
listen in to all the activities the Parents' Association has planned for this
year.
 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. Anyone wishing to donate items for the silent auction should call Jim Miller at 614-280-4043.
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Scrip orders available now through September 12
PACA is pleased to be offering the Scrip
program once again. Last year, Scrip raised over $7,000, which was
given to the school in the form of PACA grant money to benefit our children and
the school's programs. Our program offers the convenience of buying gift cards
from all kinds of retailers like Lands' End, Kohl's, Giant Eagle and Starbucks.
The retailers rebate a portion of your gift card purchase amount back to the
school. This rebate can be up to 17 percent. You get the advantage of having the Scrip cards to use at the places you usually shop or to give as
gifts, while the school gets the benefit of a regular source of income. Click here to download the forms and details. Please continue to reload the Kroger cards
that you have purchased through our Scrip program. For questions, please email Cindy Poehlmann at cwpoehlmann@sbcglobal.net. Thank
you for your support.
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10-Day Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 4-F
Junior
Speeches, 10:30 a.m. (Megan Aselton, Alex Natsis, Emily Neubig)
LS Parent
Night, 7:00 p.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: teriyaki
chicken, steamed rice, vegetable medley, mini egg rolls, vegetable lo mein,
chicken & vegetable stir fry, sandwich & salad bars, won ton &
pasta fajioli soups, fortune cookies
Friday, Sept. 5-A
LS Parent
Conferences - NO SCHOOL FOR LS
Lunch: glazed
pork medallions, bow-tie pasta with marinara sauce, Italian vegetables,
eggplant casserole, assorted bread station, sandwich & salad bars, loaded
baked potato & vegetable orzo soups, seasonal fruit
Monday, Sept. 8-B
Lunch: philly
cheese steak, potato wedges, steamed spinach, baked beans, tomato basil quiche,
assorted cereal bar, sandwich & salad bars, beef barley & wild mushroom
soups, fresh fruit
Tuesday, Sept. 9-C
PACA
Meeting, 8:00 a.m. (Trustees' Room)
Lunch: penne
pasta with meat sauce, peas and carrots, roasted eggplant parmesan, rice bar,
sandwich & salad bars, Italian wedding & cheddar broccoli soups,
brownies
Wednesday, Sept. 10-D
MS Parent
Night, 7:00 p.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: roasted
herb chicken, steamed brown rice, roasted vegetables, baked potato bar,
sandwich & salad bars, potato leek & tomato soups, fresh fruit
Thursday, Sept. 11-E
Marketing
Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m. (Trustees' Room)
Junior
Speeches, 10:30 a.m. (Danielle Cannella, Jackie Mahler, Gavin Benedict)
Lunch: grilled
cheese sandwiches, baked ziti, sautéed snow peas, tofu with orange sauce,
chicken ceasar salad, sandwich & salad bars, beef mushroom & white bean
soups, ice cream
Friday, Sept. 12-F
8th
Grade Ropes Course, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Summit
Vision)
Lunch: pepperoni
& cheese pizza, cottage potatoes, cauliflower blend, vegetable pizza, soft
pretzels, sandwich & salad bars, chicken noodle & Tuscan vegetable soups,
fresh fruit
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Don't forget that tomorrow, September 4,
is the
preliminary drop-off for the
"Kids for
Kids" Holiday Clothing Drive!
A truck will be located in the Art
Entrance/Lower School turnaround from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 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. Thank you!
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