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The Viking Voice
Online Newsletter
Celebration of Leadership Issue
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Student Spotlight...
Rachel Raque
Class of 2020
For her seventh birthday last month, Rachel
Raque invited her entire first grade class to her birthday party but accepted
no gifts. Instead, she asked everyone to
make a donation to Flying Horse Farms, which is a camp for children with
serious illnesses being built in Mt.
Gilead. Her selflessness raised over $2,000 for the
camp, which was founded by David and Jenni
Belford, CA parents
of Will '17 and Charlie '22.
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The Viking Voice is published weekly by the Columbus Academy communications office.
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November 19, 2008
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Volume 2, Issue 16
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Lisa Ling brings international perspective to CA
 At last Wednesday's Celebration of Leadership events, international correspondent Lisa Ling motivated members of the CA
community to pay more attention to the world around them. After being interviewed by the Academy Life
editors and spending time with students in the GROW group and China Club, Ling
addressed the entire Upper School followed by an evening speech to Annual Fund
leadership donors at the Wexner Party Barn.
Generously hosted by school parents Abigail
and Les Wexner, the Celebration of
Leadership is a thank you and a stimulus for those who provide gifts of
$2,500 and above to CA's Annual Fund.
This year's event generated an additional $80,000 in new revenue for the
school, bringing the five-year total to $400,000. To see photos from Ling's visit, please click here.
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Lost Boy of Sudan picked as 2009 Currier Speaker
 Gabriel
Bol Deng, one of the Sudanese orphans known as The Lost Boys
of Sudan, has been chosen as the guest speaker for Columbus Academy's
Phil Currier Lecture Series on
November 14-15, 2009. The public lecture
will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, with an address to the
students planned for the following day.
The public lecture is free, but seating is limited. If you have a large group, please register in
advance by contacting Kyle Tong at
(614) 509-2282. Click here for the event poster.
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Yard Signs to promote December 7 CA Open House
 As mentioned in last week's Viking Voice, yard
signs promoting CA's upcoming Admissions
Open House on Sunday, December 7, are currently being created. If you can help us promote the event (from
2-4 p.m. in the Dining Hall) by placing a sign in your front lawn or window,
please pick one up in the Admissions Office starting this Friday afternoon. Also, please help us publicize this event to
your friends, neighbors and colleagues at work.
If you know a family who might be interested, please e-mail their name
and address to Debbie Cross at debbie_cross@columbusacademy.org
so that the Admissions Office can send a personalized invitation. Thank you!
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Check out clips of Academy alumni in the news
 Two alumni of Columbus Academy
were in the news this past week. David Hyde '79 recently published a
book titled "1968: The Year That Saved Ohio State Football" which was promoted
in last Sunday's sport section of the Columbus Dispatch. And in the November 17 issue of Newsweek, Marty Nesbitt '81 was mentioned in two
behind-the-scenes stories about Barack Obama's historic presidential
campaign. To see the articles on both CA
alums, please check out this week's press clippings.
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Sign up now for CA's winter after-school activities
 The Winter After School Activities brochure is
now available online by clicking here. Classes
begin on December 1. If you would like
to view a special day-by-day calendar of only after-school activities, go to
the Intranet page and look on the left column under Main Menu for Calendars and
Special Programs. It has the dates,
times and locations of each activity.
Click here to view the calendar.
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Upper School News
All juniors and their parents should plan to attend
Junior Student and Parent College Night
tonight, November 19, at 7:00 p.m.in Schoedinger Theatre. College
Counseling Handbooks will be provided.
And a note to ninth-grade parents: Tracey
McGuire and Amy Mampieri are hosting a ninth grade cookie exchange on December
9 from noon to 2 p.m. at the McGuire residence in Westerville.
RSVPs can be sent to Mampieri at AmyJo@insight.rr.com.
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Middle School News
December 15-18 is exam week for seventh and
eighth grade students. All fifth and sixth
grade students will continue with classes through Thursday, Dec. 18, at 3:10
p.m. There will not be school on Friday, Dec. 19. As our focus
will continue to be academic, students should follow the regular dress code for
exam week. Exams begin at 8:05 a.m. each day. Students must be picked up and leave campus
following the exam at the time specified on the exam schedule. Please click here for the exam schedule.
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Lower School News
 Check out Cindy
Wilson's photos of the third grade Little
Dribblers at a recent Cleveland Cavaliers game in this week's Around Academy gallery! Also included in the
gallery are photos by Wilson and Elaine
Boaz from last Thursday's kindergarten
music performance.
Save the date:
Lower School
Holiday Gathering will be on Thursday,
December 18, at 1:45 p.m.
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Arts & Music News
 This upcoming Monday, November 24, the Jazz Band will perform its free Fall
Concert in Schoedinger Theatre. The 7
p.m. event will feature tunes in the styles of funk, rock and swing. And to see photos from last night's Band Concert, just click to the end of
this week's Around Academy gallery.
This past weekend, 12 students from CA's Middle
School took part in the third annual Independent Schools Middle School Honor
Band, which was held at The Wellington School.
Participants were: eighth-graders Kevin
Beaulieu, Kevin Delano, Andy Li, Bobby McDonald, Chris Nolan
and Ezer Smith; seventh-graders Addison Anders, Daniel Kennedy, Joe Kingery
and Tyler Kohman; and sixth-graders Josh Avon and Carter Kistler.
On Wednesday, December 3, the Fourth Grade Choir will perform at 4
p.m. in Schoedinger Theatre. Members of
the Sunrise Assisted Living Community will be special guests, but the concert
is free and open to the public. Fourth
grade choir parents are donating cookies for a reception immediately following
the concert.
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Sports News
 All-Ohio honors have been awarded to 10 Academy
fall athletes. The all-state recipients
were Layne Averill '09, Mia Wise '10 and Natasha Leickly '09 in field hockey, David Gantos '09 and Peter
Paras '09 (pictured) in boys soccer, Val Micek
'09, Christiana Raymond '10, Lindsay Hughes '10 and Sheena Koushik '09 in girls tennis, and
Morgan Ransom '12 in girls
golf. Too see a sport-by-sport list of
fall postseason honors, please click here.
If corrections or additions need to be made, please send an e-mail to bob_lee@columbusacademy.org.
"Understanding
Athletic Recruiting Night" for parents and students
in grades 9-11 has been scheduled
for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3.
For more information, please contact the College Counseling office at 509-2537.
For season recaps of the Vikings' boys soccer, girls tennis, boys golf,
girls soccer, volleyball and cross country
programs in ThisWeek Newspapers, check out this week's press clippings.
The winter sports season is just around the
corner. The swimming team's Intrasquad
Meet is this Friday at 4:00 p.m. Dates
for season-openers will be published in the next Viking Voice.
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Parents' Association News
Parents and students are encouraged to check out
the Lost and Found areas for any
items that belong to them. There are two
Lost and Found locations: Middle School
lower level (across the hall from Mr.
Neal's art room and next to Mrs.
Klug's science room) and Upper
School (under the
stairway across the hall from Dr. Morris'
classroom). All items not claimed by
December 12 will be donated to charity.
For more information, contact Margie
Kelley at ey6@fastmail.fm.
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Two-Week Calendar
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday next week,
the next Viking Voice issue will be on Wednesday, December 3. We wish everyone a safe, joyous and thankful
Thanksgiving!
Thursday, Nov. 20-F
Second
Grade Music Performance, 8:15 a.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Junior
Speeches, 10:30 a.m. (Hanna Good, Lindsay Hughes, Michelle Knopp)
Lunch: Italian
beef, baked potatoes, fresh green beans, perogies
Friday, Nov. 21-A
PreK AM
Music Performance, 8:30 a.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Senior/Kindergarten
Buddy Activity, 10:30 a.m.
PreK PM
Music Performance, 12:30 p.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: turkey
dogs, baked fries, kernel corn, broccoli quiche
Saturday, Nov. 22
Holiday Project Delivery to Families
Monday, Nov. 24-B
Junior
Speeches, 10:30 a.m. (Ariel Chay, Katie Friedlander, Alicia Tamarkin)
Career Day
with Blair Soden '02, 12:45-1:30 p.m. (Huntington
Room)
United States Military
Academy visit, 12:45 p.m.
US Jazz Concert, 7:00 p.m.
(Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: baked
penne with Italian sausage, green beans, garlic bread, vegetable pita
Tuesday, Nov. 25-C
Lunch: sloppy
joe sandwiches, mac & cheese, roasted baby carrots, spinach calzones
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving
Holiday - NO
SCHOOL
Thursday, Nov. 27
Thanksgiving
Holiday - NO
SCHOOL
Friday, Nov. 28
Thanksgiving
Holiday - NO
SCHOOL
Monday, Dec. 1-D
Lunch: Philly
cheese steak, steamed spinach, baked beans, assorted cereal bar
Tuesday, Dec. 2-E
Lunch: penne
pasta, meat sauce, peas & carrots, roasted eggplant parmesan, rice bar
Wednesday, Dec. 3-F
4th Grade
Choir Performance, 4:00 p.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Board of
Trustees Meeting, 4:00 p.m. (Trustees' Room)
Understanding
Athletic Recruiting Night, 7:00 p.m. (Schoedinger Theatre)
Lunch: roasted
herb chicken, steamed brown rice, roasted vegetables, wild mushroom stew over
polenta
Thursday, Dec. 4-A
Junior
Speeches, 10:30 a.m. (Jackson Humphrey, Margaret Coons, John Poehlmann)
Lunch: sloppy
joe sandwiches, chicken & wild rice, sauteed snow peas, zucchini casserole
Friday, Nov. 21-A
OSU
Celebration Concert (Grades 5-6)
Lunch: pizza
(pepperoni, cheese & vegetable), cottage potatoes, cauliflower blend
Click here
for the complete Nov. 24-25 and Dec. 1-5 lunch menus
Click here for Viking Athletic Schedules! |
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Current Volunteer Opportunities for CA Parents
Admissions Open House - The admissions office is
requesting volunteers for the Admissions Open House on Sunday, December 7, from
2:00-4:00 p.m. Volunteers greet visitors
in the Dining Hall and then walk them over to the Lower School
office, where LS Head Dan Vorenberg and his crew take it from there. To volunteer, please contact Debbie Keeran at
509-2236 or keeran@columbusacademy.org. Holiday Cookie Day - Each year, the Parents'
Association provides a variety of boxed homemade cookies to every member of Columbus Academy's faculty and staff. As many people as possible are encouraged to
make and deliver 6-8 dozen cookies to the athletic entrance either at the end
of the day on December 4 or after morning drop-off on December 5. Several volunteers will also be needed to
assemble the boxes of cookies and to distribute them on the 5th, which is a
Friday. If interested, or if you have
any questions, please contact Cathy Hile at 740-965-4646 or cdhile@hotmail.com. For more information, please click here.
Please
contact Rachel Lichten, PACA volunteer coordinator, at rachelgordonlichten@yahoo.com for
more information.
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