Is Black Friday shopping worth it?
Hannah B. '23, Reporter
December 4, 2019
Is Black Friday shopping worth it? With the holiday season upon us, many shoppers are looking to find deals on products and goods, whether it be online or in stores. Black Friday, which is the busiest shopping day of the year, can fulfill the holiday shopping sprees, while Cyber Monday is very similar....
10 Christmas Movie to Watch with your Friends
Anya B. '23, Reporter
November 20, 2019
The holidays are right around the corner, which means cookies, Christmas movies, and fighting tooth and nail to buy presents. This also means iconic, fun, and entertaining Christmas movies. Here are ten Christmas movies that you can watch with your friends to get you in the holiday spirit! 10. Krampus For ...
“Countdown” Review
Hannah B. '23, Reporter
November 20, 2019
“Countdown” is one of the newest thriller movies that just came out in theaters on October 25th, 2019. The movie has 82% rating of people liking this movie. The director of “Countdown” is Justin Dec. The movie is a thriller produced by Sean Anders, John Rickard, Warren Zide, and John Morris. T...
Dear Evan Hansen, Breaking Barriers
Megan D. '21, Reporter
November 19, 2019
Rating: 4.5 Stars The Broadway hit musical Dear Evan Hansen has been on the stage since July 10, 2015. The current cast consists of Roman Banks, Alex Boniello, and Jared Goldsmith. The original cast of the musical consisted of Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, and Emmy Award-winning star Ben ...
Put Your Halloween Decorations Away, It’s Time for Christmas
Jordyn C. '20, Writer
November 18, 2019
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, preparing for Christmas festivities and anticipating that nice long break off of school. Students of Padua Academy can hardly wait for the stress of midterms and the end of the first semester to be out of the way to be able to take a deep breath and enjoy th...
Is “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” truly scary?
Anya B. '23, Reporter
November 9, 2019
The well-known children's book “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” by Alvin Schwartz, gave children nightmarish fears to haunt them during their childhood. The book was turned into a motion picture, directed by André Øvredal, and it brought those nightmares to life in a different way that the...
Are College Visits Worth It?
November 5, 2019
It’s a routine commonly found in the fall semester for junior and senior Padua students: they visit colleges they’re interested in, listen to the half-hour talk given by the representative, and begin to form an opinion about several of their college options. But how helpful are these thirty-minute...
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Review
Hannah B. '23, Reporter
October 30, 2019
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" recently came out in theaters and already has people liking it. This movie is a sequel and has lots of action, but also can be pretty sentimental. The director of “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is Joachim Ronning, and the movie is an American dark fantasy ...
Looking Through the Ivy: Are Elite Colleges Worth It?
Brynna B. '20, Reporter
June 8, 2019
If you’re trying to get into the Ivies, you better not pull any punches. The path to your Ivy of choice, be it Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, or UPenn, is cutthroat and paved with piles of rejection letters. Of the eight Ivy League colleges, Cornell is the least selective...
Five Feet Apart: An Unoriginal Concept
Kylie M. '22, Reporter
May 7, 2019
“Five Feet Apart” is a classic romance between two teenagers with cystic fibrosis that premiered on March 15, 2019. Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson star in the so-called love story of the year, directed by Justin Baldoni. While you may shed tears, you might be brought back to an all-too-fami...
The Best British Entertainment Americans Are Missing out On
Stella W. '19, Editor-in-Chief
May 7, 2019
I feel some responsibility as one of the few representatives for Britain in this school. As a card-holding, British citizenship-carrying, senior about to go to university in London, I would not be able to sleep at night without alerting my peers to some of my favorite (or favourite?) bits of British...
What is so Perfect about Perfect Attendance?
Olive D. '19, Editor
March 13, 2019
Do you ever just have those days when can’t get out of bed, need a personal day, fighting a bad cold and just don’t have the energy to get up for school? I know have. Senior skip day, one of the senior rituals that most look forward to, was not even a thought for these students. They stayed dev...
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Jordyn is a senior at Padua Academy and has a brother named James, a Sallies freshmen. She is currently on the Padua dance team and has been since sophomore year. Dance is her go to sport, while...