VA Senior Accepted into 2013 Ohio All-State Orchestra

Congratulations VA senior James Pyne who was recently accepted into the 2013 Ohio All-State Orchestra! James is one of only two trombonists in the state to make it in the orchestra.

James will perform with the All-State Orchestra at "Tuning Up for Change 2013", the Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference in Columbus, Ohio on February 7 - 9, 2013. For more information about OMEA or this conference, please visit: http://www.omea-ohio.org/

Six Village Academy Lower School Students Place at... » On Saturday, May 11, 2013, eight Village Academy Lower School students competed in the First Ohio K-12 Chinese Speech and Writing Contest at the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. All six students who competed in the speech competition received an award. Students from around Ohio in kindergarten through grade 12 competed in three levels based on their years of ex...

MS Girls 4x200m Relay Team Wins Event and Breaks R... » Congratulations to the MS Girls 4x200m Relay Team, who won the event at the Nelsonville Invitational with a time of 2:00.3 on April 26! The team set three records - the Stadium Record, Nelsonville Invitational Record, and School Record. Left: The MS Girls 4x200m Relay Team - Morgan McCandless, Anna Konstantinidis, Haley Sullivan, and Mya Cordle.

Varsity Boys Tennis Team Wins Village Cup » Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Tennis Team, winning the Village Cup on April 27!Team ChampionshipsVillage Academy - 99 Big Walnut - 88 Buckeye Valley - 82 Olentangy Orange - 80 Go Griffins!

VA Senior Takes First Place at the 2013 Lima Symph... » April 2013 - Congratulations to senior James Pyne, who won the Lima Symphony 2013 Young Artists Competition! This regional competition promotes growth and experience in music performance. James competed in the High School Wind/Brass category.At the competition, James performed the Lars Erik Larsson's "Concertino for Trombone" and received perfect scores from both judges.The final round took place ...

Delaware County Prosecutor Talks to VA Students Ab... » On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O’Brien visited the Village Academy campus to speak to Upper School students about social media responsibility and cyberbullying. Village Academy invited O’Brien to share her experience as county prosecutor as part of the School’s ongoing educational series to support students’ responsible decision making. In her presentation, Pr...

VA Student Creates and Plays Handmade Flute at Jaz... » At the 12th annual Village Academy Jazz Night Out event on Friday, March 8, 2013, Village Academy senior Soon Ho Kwon played a handmade danso flute, a Korean instrument traditionally made from bamboo. Soon created, tested, and performed with this instrument made from PVC pipe, which is of his own design.The flute was created for a 2012 Science Olympiad event called “The Sound of Music”. Scienc...

VA Swimmer Advances to State Championship! » Congratulations to Griffin swimmer Reed McGraw who advanced to the OHSAA State Championship! Reed competed on February 21-22, 2013, in Canton, OH. Reed finished 17th in the 100 Breaststroke and 13th in the 200 Individual Medley. He remains 1st in all of Central District for the 200 Individual Medley event.At Districts, Reed took 2nd place with a time of 1:59.82 in the 200 Individual Medley, and 5t...

Village Academy Holds Grand Opening for the New Ru... » On February 13, 2013, Village Academy held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Ruhl Family Foundation Fitness Center. Fitness equipment for this new facility was generously donated by the late Judy Ruhl, beloved Griffin grandmother. Renovations to the Village Academy campus were completed in early January to house the donated equipment. This new fitness facility is a part of...

Village Academy Senior Named Principal Trombone in... » February 2013 - Village Academy senior James Pyne, Jr. was named Principal Trombone in the Ohio Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra. After a rigorous audition process last spring, this position of principal in the orchestra means that James is the top high school trombonist in the state.Pyne participated in the All-State Orchestra at "Tuning Up for Change 2013", the Ohio Music Educatio...

MS Girls Basketball Team Takes First at Genoa Holi... » December 2012 - Congratulations to the Middle School Girls Basketball Team, who WON the Genoa Holiday Tournament! First GameVA (50) v. Genoa (3)ChampionshipVA (20) v. New Hope Christian (10) Go Griffins!

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