Many students know her as Madame Boyle, but Mrs. Megan Boyle teaches multiple advanced language and history classes. Her teaching journey has taken her to a rival school, a public school, and then back...

Dr. Andrew Bozanic wears many hats. In addition to being a teacher of US History, Psychology, and AP Research, he runs Music Ministry and has taken on the new role of co director in the theater program....

Bruce Pennington loves working hard to serve his community. For many years, he was a firefighter and a construction worker—even after contracting polio. In 1955, Mr. Pennington was diagnosed with polio...

While Valentine’s Day is usually spent with a loved one, “Galentine's” Day is spent with friends on February 13. Freshmen Summer Solum, Helena Howard, and Gabby Gerace said they agree that Galentine's...

Mr. Matthew Cross started at Padua in 2000, after getting his master's degree a few years earlier. He originally went into medical school but soon realized he wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher....

From working as a scientist to raising five children, a new biology teacher is joining the teaching staff. Before joining Padua's Science Department, Mrs. Gina Judy was a wildlife biologist, studying birds...

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...

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...

Interacting with business owners, helping consumers, and networking are all part of a day’s work for the president of Delaware’s Better Business Bureau. Christine R. Sauers has held her position in...

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...

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...