April the Giraffe
Kelsey E. '20, Reporter
April 28, 2017
Filed under A&E
Over the past month, many people have been focused on a giraffe from Animal Adventure Park in upstate New York who is about to give birth. This giraffe, April, is currently pregnant with her 4th calf and is set to give birth any day now. April currently resides in of the Animal Adventure Park in Harpur...
Band Assembly
Gabrielle C. '18, Associate Editor
April 28, 2017
Filed under A&E, Photo Gallery, Student News, Top Stories
College Tour to Boston
Niki D'20, Writer
April 28, 2017
Filed under A&E, Top Stories
On April 6-8 an organization called TeenSharp went on a college tour to Boston, Massachusetts. The colleges visited included: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston University, Tufts University, and Harvard University. TeenSHARP is a college prep program that ensures that minorities get...
Ed Sheeran, 2017
Clare M. '20, Writer
March 26, 2017
Filed under A&E
Ed Sheeran, a 26 year old English singer-songwriter, dropped his newest album, Divide, on Friday, March 3, 2017. One of the singles on the album that was released a few weeks before the album came out quickly climbed its way to number one on the iTunes Top Charts. Sheeran’s album, Divide, features ...
Tale as Old as Time: Beauty and the Beast Movie Review
Katie M. '17, Managing Editor
March 23, 2017
Filed under A&E, Opinion/Review
In 1991, Disney released the classic “Beauty and the Beast” movie and now almost twenty six years later, the movie underwent a modern metamorphosis. Starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, the movie tells the tale of a prince who was transformed into a beast because of his unkind heart, which only...
Riverdale Review
Niki D. '20, Writer
March 1, 2017
Filed under A&E, Top Stories
If you like suspenseful high school murder mysteries with an extremely good looking cast then Riverdale is the show to watch. Riverdale is based on the Archie Comics, written by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater, but with a subversive twist. Set in the fictional town of Riverdale, the show explores...
No More LOVE?
Gabrielle C. '18, Associate Editor
March 1, 2017
Filed under A&E, Top Stories
No more LOVE in Philly? Not exactly. The LOVE sculpture, a popular tourist attraction in Philadelphia, was removed on February 15 to be repaired and renovated for next few months. For the past few months, the LOVE sculpture has been residing at Dilworth Park, while its original home, LOVE P...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Katie M. '17, Managing Editor
February 22, 2017
Filed under A&E
On February 5th, 2017, during the Super Bowl, the new movie trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was released. The trailer shows the return of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, as well as new cast members such as Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar and Kaya Scodelario as Carina S...
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates Sapphire Jubilee
Kelsey E. '20, Writer
February 22, 2017
Filed under A&E
Queen Elizabeth II, who became Britain’s longest-reigning ruler in 2015, celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee earlier this month. The queen became Britain’s first ruler to celebrate this anniversary. Queen Elizabeth became Queen of Britain on February 6, 1952, when she was just 25 years old. Since th...
La La Land: Fantasy Meets Reality
Gabrielle C. '18, Associate Editor
January 31, 2017
Filed under A&E, Opinion/Review, Top Stories
Imagine that you were able to step back in time to a classy and vintage Hollywood, with realistic struggles of making it big as a celebrity, and the end result is La La Land. This PG-13 movie is not only filled with A-list celebrities, but also gives you this old time feeling of a more classic H...
Ed Sheeran’s New Album
Katie M. '17, Managing Editor
January 31, 2017
Filed under A&E
On January 16th, 2017, the music world rejoiced when Ed Sheeran returned with two new songs after a year long absence. Even though Ed Sheeran promised the release of a new album “Divide”, only two songs “Shape of You” and “Castle on a Hill” were debuted on Spotify. Before “Divide”, S...
Jennifer C. '21, Reporter
March 15, 2018
Padua Academy offers a variety of sports for the students, but one sport that doesn’t receive as much attention is crew. Even though Padua doesn’t have a crew team, it...
Jackie Knotts: Athlete Profile
March 2, 2018