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Teamwork and passion bring the classic story to life at PACA Caption: This year’s high school play is stepping away from school property to perform at a nearby shopping called known as “Shopping Jardim Sul.” [photo provided online by https://www.baressp.com.br/] by Isabella Bruniera [in collaboration with Rafaela Miglio, Benjamin Oliveira and Felipe Wilcken] PACA’s high…

Caption: Benjamin Portella defends the ball in a soccer match at St. Paul’s to prepare for AASB Varsity Nationals. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Samuel Volkart [in collaboration with Nathanael Agcaoili and Rafael Oliveira] PACA’s Varsity student athletes prepared themselves with three months of training and local competitions in order to be ready for the…

Caption: Spirit Week gave students the opportunity to dress up and compete against each other. The senior class was dressed up as Toy Story characters on Wednesday’s class battle of Disney themes. [photo by Dr. Meier] by Valentina Porto [in collaboration with Aline Dobashi and Ana Luisa Helfer] The week of October 20 through 24,…

The PACA cheerleaders performing a stunt in the Graded basketball game. Front row: Melissa Souza, Ligia Penteado, Ana Beatriz Mestre, Eva Castro, Carolina Cândido, and Sofia Saldaña. Back Row: Sophia Vergara, Anita Silva, Rafaela Verardo, Sophia Lima and Bianca Magalhães. [Picture by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Ana Luisa Helfer PACA Cheerleaders take to the Graded…

Caption: One of the things that Nana enjoys doing is talking and interacting with students while having fun in his job at PACA. [by Benjamin Oliveira] by Benjamin Oliveira São Paulo – Nana Agyei-Yeboah and his family came to PACA in the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year to begin working in whatever position he…

Caption: The 6B students enter their new classroom excitedly and wonder what it would be like now having a smaller class. [by Nathanael Agcaoili] by Nathanael Agcaoili For the 2025-2026 school year, the leadership at PACA had decided to split the sixth grade into two classes officially at the beginning of the second quarter to…

Caption: Mr. Zuercher checks in on a student’s independent work in one of the ninth grade physical science classes. [by Rafaela Miglio] by Rafaela Miglio At Pan American Christian Academy, science teacher Brian Zuercher started his 25th year of teaching with two sections of 9th grade science, two AP science classes and an AP math…

Caption: A special high school choir organized by Wesley Penteado performed during the assembly for the Festival. [by Annabelle Harper] On September 27, 2025, PACA hosted its annual International Festival in the hopes of bringing the PACA community together and also inviting families who are interested in sending their children to PACA in the future….

Caption: New Bible and Portuguese teacher, Davi Manço, Ph.D., gets ready to take attendance and start his Special Portuguese class. [by Samuel Volkart] by Samuel Volkart São Paulo – David Miguel Manço is not just a secondary teacher who is finishing his first quarter of teaching at PACA. His background brings a unique quality to…

Caption: Sophomore Natasha Swisher takes the ball down the court in an intense moment of the game. [Enzo Vicarri] by Aline Dobashi The PACA Warriors Varsity Basketball teams lost to the Chapel Trojans in a home game on Thursday, 25th of September, including a loss for both the girls and boys teams, in which missing…

Caption: Senior Ligia Penteado leads her kinder buddy in a heartfelt prayer for one of the countries represented by the PACA community.[by Dr. Cristina Meier] Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah The annual See You At the Pole (SYATP) event, that brings students together worldwide for an international prayer movement at their schools, took place on PACA’s campus as…

Caption: Ms.Twilley talking to her students after their World History test on Wednesday. [by Felipe Wilcken] by Felipe Wilcken Ms. Sarah Twilley, who is more commonly known as “Ms.T”, is a new secondary teacher at PACA, who arrived at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year and filled more than just a spot as a…

Caption1: Arthur Lobato presenting a speech on “How To Make Pancakes” to the 2nd grade class. [Grace E. Meier] By Grace Meier The high school Speech Class visited first through fourth grade from Wednesday through Friday, September 24-26, to present their Demonstration speeches to elementary grades giving them experience in presenting their speeches to a…

Caption: Ben Bolanta shares his testimony during a weekly chapel. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Rafael Oliveira PACA’s weekly chapel on September 23 gave IT employee Ben Bolanta the opportunity to share his testimony and an inspiring message about walking faithfully with God and understanding the purpose He gives to each person. Bolanta was invited…

Caption: A promotional post on the PACA Instagram page on the day before the game. [provided by PACA office of advancement] by Isabella Bruniera On Tuesday, September 23, the PACA boys’ soccer team faced the Chapel Trojans in an away match that ended in a close 1–0 defeat. Regardless of the result, the Warriors Varsity…

Caption: The Varsity Girls Soccer Team poses at the end of a home game. [by Mariana Yagui] By Valentina Porto On September 22nd, the PACA Varsity Girls Soccer Team faced the Chapel Trojans on their home campus for their fifth game of the season. The match kicked off at 18:43, right after the PACA Boys’…

by Filipe Cruz This review was written by a student in Ben Clark’s Grade 12 English class. What is the best adventure story that you’ve ever heard of? The story that follows Jim Hawkins it’s one of the greatest that I’ve ever read. Jim is a young boy who discovers a treasure map hidden among…

By Sofia Saldaña Essay provided by a student in Ben Clark’s Grade 12 English class with a special focus on the study of psychology. What is the Benjamin Franklin effect? We often assume that receiving kindness makes us like others more, but psychology shows the opposite is often true. It may sound counterintuitive, people often…

By Mateus Oliveira Essay provided by a student in Ben Clark’s Grade 12 English class with a special focus on the study of sales and marketing. Why do we fear change? Have you ever missed out on a chance because you were too scared to take a risk and instead chose to cling to what…

By: Esther Hadassa de Lima Essay provided by a student in Ben Clark’s Grade 12 English class with a special focus on the study of Psychology. What is Confirmation bias? Have you done diets or a specific skincare routine, even if there was evidence that it didn’t work, just because you trusted more in your…