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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…

Caption: The Varsity Girls team captains, Valentina and Carol, talk to the girls during soccer practice in an example of leadership and teamwork. [by Rafaela Miglio] by Rafaela Miglio The PACA Varsity Girls Soccer Team has started another season and the varsity girls’ soccer captain, Valentina Dallalana, is sharing her leadership role together with her…

Caption: Cintia Kuhn submits midterm grades in her office for all the teachers to review. [by Valentina Porto] By Valentina Porto The first quarter midterm grades for all PACA students were made available to families on Monday, September 8, providing an opportunity for students to reflect on their current academic efforts and to assess the…

Caption: The hired photographer for school pictures also took some classphotos of PACA students hard at work. [Dr. Cristina Meier] by Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah On September 8-12th, PACA students and teachers left their second through eighth periods and gathered in the breeze-way to get ready for their annual school pictures for picture day. Students stood with…

Caption: Jared Meier supervising reading time with the 5th grade reading groups. [by Grace E. Meier] by Grace Meier 2025 graduate and PACA alumni, Jared Meier, has returned to PACA as a fifth grade teacher’s aide (TA) during the 2025-2026 school year. All the while, he is being an online student at Liberty University. If…

Caption: PACA U16 boys celebrate their silver medal victory after receiving second place in their tournament category. [Marisa Lobato] by Isabella Bruniera On the Saturday morning of September 6, the PACA U16 boys’ soccer team participated in a highly competitive tournament, finishing in second place and earning their first-ever silver medal. The tournament brought strong…

Caption: Students from the performing arts class do a warm up exercise during one of the rehearsals during the 8th period elective class. [by Ana Luisa Helfer] by Ana Luisa Helfer One of the current traditions in the PACA Performing Arts Department is for the drama committee to come together to choose the annual play…

Caption: Elementary kids represent the Brazilian flag in a beautiful presentation with music and singing.[by Benjamin Oliveira] by Benjamin Oliveira The students and teachers of PACA celebrated the Independence Day of Brazil on Friday, September 5th, in the school gym during eighth period, as part of their annual tradition to recognize this important date in…

Caption: The PACA Warriors boys huddle and pray as they get ready to face the Graded Eagles. [by Isabela Santos] by Aline Dobashi On Friday, the 5th of September, the PACA Warriors faced the Graded Eagle for an exciting game of Varsity basketball that started at 5pm on the PACA home court with the PACA…

Caption: Fresh lettuce and mixed salads are a staple offering at the PACA cafeteria on the lunch menu. [by David Kim] by Samuel Volkart As the 2025-2026 school year started, PACA hired a new cafeteria company to prepare the food for all the students, teachers and staff who work at the school. The new food…

Caption: Senior Ligia Penteado finds the preK playground is a fun spot to meet with her Kinder Buddy, Chiara Brant. [by Michelle Chang] by Nathanael Agcaoili September 3 brought the PACA Senior Buddies and Kinder Buddies together, for the first time in the 2025-2026 school year, to start their program with a strong relationship building…

Caption: PACA Varsity Boys players, Matheus Steinberg and Philip Immanuel defend while the opposing team starts advancing the ball. [Esther Hadassa Lima] by Rafael Oliveira The Varsity Soccer teams faced Graded, on September 2, in two tense and competitive matches at Graded in São Paulo. Despite a strong effort from both sides, both teams fell…

Caption: Ms. Sarah Twilley and freshman Grace Meier discuss her topic for the social studies honors project. [by Annabelle Harper] By Annabelle Harper This year’s high school students at PACA are taking on the challenge of the Honors program in the hopes of bumping up their GPA (Grade Point Average) for their future college applications…

Caption: Chromebooks have become the symbol of academic success as its use is integrated into more classes at PACA. [by Felipe Wilcken with the assistance of Benjamin Portella] by Felipe Wilcken Since the 2023-2024 school year began, the use of technology by students and teachers at PACA has skyrocketed. This was the time when secondary…

High school students compete against each other in the practice rounds of Knowledge Bowl practice which takes place in the art room on Mondays and Fridays during first practice. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] Byline: Benjamin Oliveira PACA’s high school Knowledge Bowl team, starting practices after the first week of school, started with one goal in…

A Media Arts student asks a question to the teacher, Gui Moises, during class discussions. [by Enzo Vicarri] By: Rafael Oliveira At PACA, students are discovering creativity in new ways through the Media Arts elective, a class that was introduced to the high school curriculum in the first week of classes of the 2025–2026 school…

Season 2025 has officially started for Coach Zé The Varsity boys soccer team circle around their coach as he begins a day’s practice to start getting ready for the season. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By Samuel Volkart Coach Zé Adriano is starting his 4th year of coaching at the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA) with…

Ben Bolanta’s Connections Group meets every Friday during 5th period to have a time of sharing and talking about life and God. [by Cristina Meier] by Nathanael Agcaoili Sao Paulo, Brazil – Pan American Christian School (PACA) started its middle and high school connections groups by the end of the second week of school showing…