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Luisa Almeida, the PACA varsity goalie observes the girls playing against the Chapel Trojans. [by Enzo Viccari] by Valentina Porto The PACA sports season for the 2025-2026 school year officially kicked off on Tuesday, August 19 with two Varsity soccer games. The girls started to prepare for their game at 6:30 pm, while the boys…

The PACA Open house brought students, teachers and families together to start the school year off on the right foot. [by Victor Silva, Grade 10] By Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah São Paulo – Students, teachers, parents and families came together on Saturday morning, the 9th of August, to kick off the new school year with an assembly,…

Coach Matheus Ratke shows the 3rd through 5th grade participates of Little Warriors Basketball how to dribble the ball properly during a Monday practice session. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Rafaela Miglio The Little Warriors Program for the 2025-2026 school year began enrollment during the second week of school and weekly practices began meeting on…

Coach Ze begins practice with some encouragement and inspirational words. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Felipe Wilcken The 2025-2026 PACA’s athletics program began their first semester of sports with a new rule that will change the team dynamics for who will be eligible to participate on the two levels of teams available to secondary students….

Secondary students were met with the high school locker area and the senior lockers decorated by the senior moms this year. [by Dr. Meier] By: Grace E Meier The 2025-26 PACA school year started on Thursday, July 31, with a new schedule where PACA students experienced two assemblies, a 45 minute homeroom period, and still…

Open house was a fun event that filled us in on what is currently happening at PACA. By Annabelle Harper This photo shows the measurements and layout of the new PACA building. [by Kevin Flurry, Director of Advancement] The Open House event at PACA on Saturday, August 9, incorporated some of the traditional activities…

by Karina Lee On Friday, May 16th, during the 7th and 8th period classes, the school held its annual Mother’s Day Tea in the PACA gymnasium that had been specially adorned and decorated for this event. This event has always been a special way to honor the moms in our school community and the women…

by Isabella Kim On May the 16th of 2025, Josiah Queen, American Christian contemporary musician, released his newest song “Two Wooden Beams”. Josiah Queen is best known for his song “The Prodigal” and was a nominee for the New Artist of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards. “Two Wooden Beams” is a song…

Caption: The Varsity Boys Volleyball Team pose with their trophy and metals after winning silver at Final Four at PASB. [by Renato Santos] by Alec Hayashi The Boys Volleyball Team competed at PASB (Pan American School of Bahia) on Sunday, May 25, placing second at Final Four in a gut-wrenching game against the Escola Americana…

Caption: NHS inducts its new members into the PACA chapter during a special ceremony at Candlelight 2025. [by Stephen Meier] by Kevin Dai PACA’s National Honor Society recognizes students for their academic achievements and contributions as leadership figures both in and out of school. This year, the NHS sent out invitations in April, and eligible…

Caption: Students from 6th grade began their school day with MAP testing in the PACA Library. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Melissa Fernandes Fourth quarter brought more than final projects and assignments of the school year to the middle schooler and elementary students of PACA. MAP tests began during the week of April 22-25. Each…

Caption: PACA junior, Kevin Dai, logs into his Bluebook App on his Chromebook, which is the primary way in which students take tests through College Board (PSAT, SAT and AP exams). [by Alec Hayashi] By Alec Hayashi For a long time, standardized tests like the SAT and the ACT have been a basis of college…

Caption: The 8th graders compete on their boats to reach the other side of the pool. [provided by PACA yearbook staff 2025] by Isabella Kim The PACA Science Fair and Art Show is a very anticipated event by all parents, who get to see what their kids have been working on during their school year…

Caption: 揽佬SKAI ISYOURGOD sings his rap song “八方来财·因果 (Stacks from All Sides: Karma)”. [by 揽佬SKAI ISYOURGOD YouTube channel] by Kevin Dai “八方来财·因果 (Stacks from All Sides: Karma)” is a rap song by Chinese hip-hop artist 揽佬SKAI ISYOURGOD that was officially released on August 20, 2024, but has since gained massive popularity with an extended release…

Caption: The song, “Like Jennie” is one of the songs from Jennie’s solo music album released this year, “Ruby.” [provided by Vevo on YouTube] by Melissa Fernandes Jennie, member of the famous k-pop group, BLACKPINK, released her first solo album this year on March 7, called “Ruby” with 15 songs. Although Jennie has been releasing…

Caption: Karate Kid: Legends movie is coming out in movie theaters June 5. [provided by Kinema in the Woods] by Karina Lee Karate Kid: Legends is a martial arts film released in May 2025, directed by Jonathan Entiwstle. The movie brings together characters from both the original Karate Kid series and the 2010 reboot, creating…

Caption: Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett play the main roles in the sky-thriller movie, “Black Bag,” released in March 2025. [provided by screenrant.com] By Alec Hayashi “Black Bag” is a spy-thriller released in May 2025, directed by Steven Soderbergh. The movie is about a British intelligence officer, George Woodhouse. He is given a week by…

Caption: A Brazilian marmoset hangs out at the PACA campus in the midst of a busy school day. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Karina Lee Every year, according to PETA there are 110 million animals that are killed in the name of scientific research and human advancement. These animals include mice, rats, frogs, fish, birds,…

by Kevin Dai At the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, PACA leadership made the decision to switch to shorter 46-minute class periods, phasing out the original one hour 30 minute class periods and increasing the number of class periods in a school day to eight. This change aimed to adapt the school day to…

Caption: Students like Erik Zhang, a sophomore who took AP Biology this year, learn to cope with the additional homework necessary to be in a college level class in high school. [by Melissa Fernandes] by Melissa Fernandes Students have to accomplish five days at school per week, and two days of resting known as “the…