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Julia Querey 22 attends a Google Meet with Melissa Miller, Director of Patient Experience at Saint Francis Hospital. Together they coordinated the Wednesday Service Speaker event.

Students Return to In-person Service Events

Jane M. '23, Reporter November 14, 2021

Service events at Padua experienced many new changes within the past two years. Before the pandemic, service consisted of all in-person face to face events, but over the pandemic students shifted the way...

The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary School is an organization that accredits colleges and high schools throughout the Mid Atlantic Region of the United States.

Middle States Visitors Return After Seven Years

Madison M. '25, Reporter November 12, 2021

The Middle States are voluntary members that visit schools and observe the learning environments. Recently, a Middle States team came back for a visit after seven years for Padua's re-accredidation. They...

Mary Mancini 23 gets her ankle taped during Academic Support Time by Ms. Stauffer. Many athletes go to Stauffer prior to their practice to get help with an injury.

Ms. Stauffer: More Than Just an Athletic Trainer

Claire M. '23, Reporter November 11, 2021

Among the many new faces in the halls is the athletic trainer, Ms. Grace Stauffer.  Students can find Stauffer in the back of the lift room helping athletes or in the classroom teaching sports medicine.  Stauffer...

A full candy collection bin is located in Mrs. Duppels room. Students in Action collected items from November 1 through November 5.

SIA Organizes First Halloween Candy Collection

Sophia M. '25, Reporter November 10, 2021

Even though Halloween is over, candy is still everywhere. Around $400 million worth of candy is thrown out after Halloween. This year, Students in Action decided to collect leftover candy from Halloween...

Winners of the Halloweek costume contest pose for a group picture.

Student Council Hosts Annual Halloween Costume Contest

Paisley D. '25, Reporter November 9, 2021

With a chill in the air, leaves on the ground, and the crisp smell of fall approaching, students prepared for “Halloweek.” Student council planned the themed days leading up to Halloween, one of the...

Students from all three schools pose for a picture at SUP fest, on the football field. Mrs. Rossi said that one the coolest things was seeing Ursuline and Paduas students coming together as friends rather than rivals.

First-ever SUP Festival Hosted at Abessinio Stadium

Bridget M. '25, Reporter November 9, 2021

Bouncy houses, tug-off war, and activities filled Abessinio Stadium. Students from Salesianum, Ursuline, and Padua gathered on the football field to host sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders, inviting...

First Lieutenant Powers speaks on the phone in 1987, three years after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. She was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington State at the time.

From Colorado Springs to Wilmington: Mrs. Powers’s Air Force Journey

Emily M. '22, Editor-in-chief November 2, 2021

Her students know her as Mrs. Powers, but her former coworkers knew her as Lieutenant Colonel Powers of the United States Air Force. Powers, an English teacher, is one of just 6,369 women to have graduated...

The PSAT Student Guide walks test-taker through the exam process. PSAT prep books and other testing resources can be found in the Guidance Office.

Test Optional Policies Question Future of Standardized Testing

Maggie P. '22, Reporter October 31, 2021

Following the unpredictable outbreak, quarantine, and closures caused by COVID in 2020, many universities changed their testing policies. College test optional policies formed during the COVID era leave...

Sheet music is prepared for some songs from All Together Now! The set list includes Pure Imagination from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Human Heart from Once On This Island.

SUP Prepares for Joint Musical Performance

Paisley D. '25, Reporter October 29, 2021

After a long wait, in-person performances are back. Padua, Salesianum, and Ursuline have teamed up for this year's performance, “All Together Now!”, a concert featuring songs from popular musicals....

Sophia Mattei 25 tries on her dress from Claires Fashions. Some students said they had a difficult time finding a dress this year.

Students Scramble to Find Homecoming Dresses

Bridget M. '25, Reporter October 28, 2021

Weather, dress code, sizes, and colors all are factors in finding the right dress for a homecoming dance. But this year specifically, students had to contend with an apparent shortage of dresses at retail...

The LLS club prepares for a Zoom call with Sophie Murrays dad, Mr. Murray. The LLS club met during the Activity A period to plan fundraising activities for their teams.

Junior Starts New LLS Club

Jane M. '23, Reporter October 27, 2021

Students often hear the saying in school, “If you can’t find a club you like, start one yourself.” Junior Sophie Murray did just that when she decided to start the Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS)...

Students in the busy Padua cafeteria maintain COVID rules. Previously, only three seats were at a table, but now there are four.

Masks Up: New COVID Rules Take Effect

Sophia M. '25, Reporter October 26, 2021

​​Masks… social distancing… being cautious at lunch… so much has changed over the last 19 months, yet so much has stayed the same.  Constantly changing CDC guidelines have resulted in adjustments...

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