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Academy Alumni in the News |
U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. George Winger '36, whose plane was shot down during a bombing mission in World War II, was accounted for earlier this year after more than 70 years. According to the Columbus Dispatch article published last week, Winger's B-24 Liberator was one of 177 planes that participated in Operation Tidal Wave. He was accounted for on January 24, 2023, after several years of anthropological and DNA analysis done for the unaccounted-for airmen of Operation Tidal Wave. In 2018, Academy alumna Carolyn Vaziri '22 wrote a profile of Winger for our student-led newspaper, Academy Life, and her sister Elizabeth Vaziri '11 also featured him in the documentary "Academy Boys: World War II" produced in 2010 for Academy's Centennial. To indicate he has been accounted for, Winger will have a rosette added next to his name on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery in Impruneta, Italy. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on a date to be determined.
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Alumni Weekend 2023 is Coming September 22-23 |
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We are a week away from this year's Alumni Weekend set for September 22-23! All alumni are welcome to campus for a slate of exciting activities celebrating our favorite parts of the Academy experience. Friday night will feature the Viking football watch party, complete with complimentary tailgate food and drinks, along with the Athletic Hall of Fame induction of Bob Kirk '67 and Andrew Dunn '02. Saturday morning will offer unique gatherings to catch up with faculty, including the Golden Viking Breakfast (for alumni celebrating 50 or more years since graduation), the ever-popular Brunch with CA Legends, plus the MOSAIC & Black Alumni Luncheon. Campus tours will also be provided by upper-schoolers and the Viking Corner will be open to purchase your favorite Viking gear! Throughout the afternoon and evening, milestone reunion classes (ending in 3's and 8's) will be gathering around Columbus. Join over 200+ Vikings who have already registered for the weekend!
There is also a special schedule for the Class of 1973's 50th reunion. Be sure to email Director of Alumni Relations Michael Haddock with any questions and click the registration button below to sign up for all of our Alumni Weekend festivities. All registered alumni will receive a welcome bag with other miscellaneous items to show your school pride!
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David Block 50: Alumni Art Exhibit Coming in 2024 |
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In honor of his 50 years of teaching art at Columbus Academy, the Fine Arts Department is organizing an exhibit to celebrate the creativity and talent of David Block's former students. The exhibit will take place in our art gallery located in Morris Hall beginning in mid-January 2024. We invite all former students of David to submit artwork you created during your time in his class, contribute a drawing of him to the portrait wall or submit an original work from your post-CA career. If you would like to be a part of this exhibit, we invite you to fill out this interest form by October 15 to indicate your intention of submitting artwork for this exhibit.
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Alumni Board Welcomes New Members |
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The Columbus Academy Alumni Board welcomed five new members and six student representatives from the Class of 2024 at the first meeting of the school year last evening. Joining 14 other alumni, who are led by Alumni Board President Mandy Mallott '03, are Dick Watman '72, Brittany Bean '93, Mer Levine '99, Ryan Wheeler '10 and Lee Solomon '14. The six seniors who will serve as Student Alumni Representatives this year are Zaina A. '24, Tommy J. '24, Stella L. '24, Grace P. '24, Ellie S. '24 and Henry W. '24. Click here to learn more about these new members and find additional information about our Alumni Board, including a full list of members for 2023-24, at columbusacademy.org/alumni.
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To remember 9/11 each year, art teacher David Block hangs this project by alumna Blair Soden ’02 in our Morris Hall Art Gallery. Blair was a senior at Academy in September 2001 and handmade an American flag in response to the attacks on 9/11. She noted how it "reads like a book" and speaks to the strength gained through tragedy. "To me, it represented our country being torn apart, attacked, but in the days and weeks that followed, made more resilient and stronger as a result." The flag pictured here will be on display in our art gallery through the end of September. Click here for more about the inspiration and process for this project.
During Monday morning’s assembly, upper school faculty member and alumnus Tim Morford ‘79, who serves as the Rainey S. Taylor History Chair, provided our upper-schoolers with perspective on this tragic event in our nation’s history that happened 22 years ago. Click here to watch Tim's commentary as he described his take on a moving photograph he found of first responders at Ground Zero on 9/11 and the importance to "look for the helpers."
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Visitor from Ghana Meets Academy Alumna and Faculty |
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In late August, Director of Student Outreach Pedro Mena hosted Edem Kojo Doe, who is the Assistant Horticultural Officer and Head of the Parks and Gardens Unit for the Office of the President for the Republic of Ghana in Accra. While on campus, Edem took a tour of our outdoor learning spaces including the Susan Peck '14 Greenhouse, Crane Outdoor Learning Center, arboretum and new learning meadow.
Edem met with faculty members Heather Downey, who showed him around our greenhouse, and Luke Howard, who gave him a tour of his company The Bee Collective. A welcome dinner was also hosted for Edem who joined Pedro, our Director of Diversity & Community Life Dr. Pascal Losambe, The Ankamah Family, The Asare Family and Academy alumna Rebecca Amonor '17. Click here to learn more about this gathering.
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Class of 2023 Yearbooks Ready for Pickup |
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Copies of the 2023 Yearbook have arrived and are available for pickup by members of the Class of 2023. Next time you are on campus please stop by the Alumni Relations Office located in the Development wing of Academy Hall to get a copy. If you have a parent, or sibling who is a current student, who would like to pick your yearbook up for you, feel free to have them do so. Our Security Desk located in the lobby of Academy Hall will also have access to yearbooks should you come to get yours on a day when staff is not on campus. Note: campus is closed the entire week of Thanksgiving (November 20-26) and staff will be limited on days during Winter Break (December 23-January 7). |
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“It is my honor to announce the cast of Clue: HS Edition,” wrote Director of Theatre Arts Whitney Eads to our Upper School earlier this week. “I also want to shout out Alaina W. (Student Director), Sophie P. (Graphic Designer), and the Portfolio Technical Theatre class – the production couldn’t happen without them!”
Mark your calendars as shows will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 30, and Wednesday, November 1, in our Schoedinger Theatre. Ticket details will be shared on our Instagram.
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Send In Your Class Notes
We love keeping in touch with our alumni, and we want to hear all of your latest news.
Have you recently changed your name? Moved to a new home? Been promoted? Changed your line of work? Please go to the Alumni Updates Form to share these details. Providing the school with this information will help ensure you receive reunion updates, regional event invitations and the latest news from your alma mater!
Have you recently earned a new title or degree? Have details about an exciting trip or recent accomplishment to share? Gotten engaged or married? Added a new little Viking to your family? Please use the Class Notes Form to share these exciting life updates for inclusion in the class notes section of an upcoming edition of Academy’s Experience magazine.
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