When I heard about the release of “Encanto,” I figured it would be just like “Coco.” That movie was Disney's first Latino musical, released in November 2021. This movie is filled with animations...
For most of the first semester, students expecting to see Mrs. Backer in Room 320 would instead find Ms. Laurel Howard, a long-term substitute who took over Backer’s classes while she was on maternity...
I started watching a movie on my couch, by myself, with my popcorn and before I knew it, my sister came down for some extra popcorn and was glued to the T.V. I went in thinking that “Ron’s Gone Wrong”...
Upscale fashion, romance, wealth, murder, Italy—sounds like the perfect storm for a blockbuster film. Based on the scandalous true story, “House of Gucci” recounts the events that shook the fashion...
Padua’s mission of sisterhood takes on a new meaning this year with the creation of three new student input clubs: the Alliance, Big Sister Little Sister Board, and PANDAmonium. While each club focuses...
Think back to “Home Alone” with the adorable, innocent, eight-year-old Macaulay Culkin. Remember the joy and laughter when watching that movie. When I heard Disney remade the film, I had high hopes...
The first song Taylor Swift song I heard was “You Belong With Me.” I had heard that song when I was eight, and ever since then I have stuck by Swift's side in every album she wrote. Then I saw she...
At the start of the Christmas season, faculty members volunteered to dress up as Santa and Mrs. Claus. In the Claus for a Cause fundraiser, run by Blue Gold, students purchase tickets to vote on which...
It took me five days to watch “The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star,” not because I enjoyed it, but because I could not sit through more than 20 minutes at a time. In the end, this romantic comedy...
The holidays are most commonly seen as a time to spend with family and friends. However, when a parent is in the military, Christmas can look very different. For military dependents, it can be hard to...
You may have seen the large portrait on the wall in the Learning Commons. But who is that person, and why is he on the wall? Robert Potter was a social studies teacher at Padua for 25 years.
During...
The annual Padua Academy Tree Trim brought the community together to decorate the tree located in the cafeteria. On Thursday, December 2, each homeroom decorated an ornament, and the representatives hung...
