School Spirit: The PACA Cheer Team Prepares Themselves for NR
The cheerleading squad performs one of their tournament routines at a recent Varsity game at…
School Spirit: The PACA Cheer Team Prepares Themselves for NR
The cheerleading squad performs one of their tournament routines at a recent Varsity game at the Graded school. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Catarina Hara Since the beginning of the school year, the PACA cheerleaders have been preparing themselves for the AASB Varsity tournament at NR, which is coming up on October 28-30 of the…
PTS Conferences Bring the Community Together in a Two Day Event at PACA
Students, teachers and parents at Paca are preparing for the meetings that are happening October 8-9. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Levi Penha Every year, the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA) plans two days outside of the normal school routine, at the end of the first quarter of the school year, as an event where…
Switching Places and Exploring New Roles as High School Coordinator and Brazilian Director
Brazilian Director, Wesley Penteado works on some school documents in his new office for this year. [Dr. Cristina Meier] by Oliver Hsieh São Paulo, Brazil – The 2026-2027 school year saw new roles for two of PACA’s staff being explored by the new Brazilian Coordinator and High School Coordinator, and as the first quarter ends,…
PACA Students Take a Practice Test to Prepare for the Real Thing
Caption: Students in the 11th grade class are seated and prepare to take the PSAT as the proctor checks everyone’s devices. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Isabella Lázaro From October 5th to October 6th, the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA) of Sao Paulo, Brazil, provided the PSAT tests to students in 9th through 11th grades…
The Little Warriors Program Gives Elementary Students Competitive Athletic Experiences
Carlos Eduardo Sampaio (known as coach Du) prepares an exercise for the Little Warriors soccer program on a Wednesday afternoon at PACA. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Bernardo Regis Some of the Little Warriors programs are preparing for upcoming tournaments for the 2026-2027 school year, which is an opportunity for elementary students to compete against…
Warriors Go To Rio: The 2026 Knowledge Bowl Tournament at OLM
Caption: The Knowledge Bowl Team from PACA poses at the entry of the Fort, “Duque de Caxias” on their first evening in Rio de Janeiro. [by Renato Sousa] by Arthur Lobato On Wednesday, the 30th of September, six students and two chaperones were sent off to Our Lady of Mercy School (OLM) in Rio de…
PACA Warriors Faced EAC Defeat Despite Best Efforts
PACA’s Nicholas Souza looks for his opening to pass the ball to teammate, Immanuel Lee. [by Raquel Penteado] by Micah Greve The Middle School Warriors faced the EAC Giants on the PACA home court in two basketball games on Tuesday, September 29, in a game that applied what both teams had been practicing since the…
Celebrating the World’s Different Cultures at PACA
Caption: The crowd stands in the gym to join in the Portuguese worship song being led by the high school band. [by Nicholas Liu] by Nicholas Liu São Paulo, SP- The official count for people attending the PACA International Day was 1,007 on Saturday, September 26, to celebrate the approximately 20 nations represented by students,…
Speech Students Share their Demonstration Skills with the Elementary
Caption: High School Speech Student, Liv Schimenes, patiently shows a third grade student how to scoop the avocado out of its rind in preparation to make guacamole. by Dr. Cristina Meier This year’s high school speech class may be the smallest class in the past four years, but they made a big impact among select…
Raining God’s Blessings on a Day of Student Prayer
Caption: Senior and Kinder Buddies meet in the breezeway to pray over the country posters and key prayer requests for these countries and the people who live there. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Dr. Cristina Meier “See You At the Pole” was a phrase that some high school students in Texas first began to use…