Caption – Nicholas Vergara, on the field playing against St. Paul’s. [Elisa Oliveira] Nicholas Vergara has always loved soccer. Growing up, he watched his friends and neighbors play. PACA had a big influence on him, because that’s where he started playing in a team. “I just saw everyone playing and having fun, and I wanted…
Caption: The cheerleaders practice time includes basic exercises and stretches that strengthen the muscles needed for performing cheers and routines during the basketball games. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Anita Silva With the first basketball games starting in September, the varsity basketball players are not the only athletes getting ready for the upcoming games. The…
Caption: The PACA Warrior Ladies Celebrate after winning the game in penalty shots. [by Elisa Oliveira] by Luisa Almeida August 22, 2024 – Thursday night there was a varsity girls soccer game versus St. Paul’s at their home campus, bringing a solid but not easily earned win to the PACA Warrior team. Last year, the…
Caption: The PACA Warriors line up to start the game on St. Paul’s soccer pitch in preparation for this away game. [by Isabelly Carvalho] by Isabelly Carvalho After suffering a disappointing 8-goal loss against Chapel, the varsity boys team played an intense soccer game against St. Paul’s School on Thursday, August 22, that still resulted…
Caption: Vitor Silva practices passing during an after school soccer practice session with his team. [Dr. Cristina Meier] by Lucas Abreu and Dr. Cristina Meier PACA’s JV Soccer Captain, Vitor Silva, may only be a freshman in high school, but he is a leader among his teammates on the soccer field. Vitor Silva has been…
Caption: PACA Warrior Jun Yoshikawa battles for control of the ball against his Chapel Trojan opponent. [by Violet Smoak] by Cristina Meier, Ph.D. The first soccer match for the PACA Varsity boys against the Chapel Trojans started off with a slight breeze and misty rain in what would become a defeat for the Warriors on…
Caption: The Varsity girls start the game with a huddle and a prayer. [By Violet Smoak.] by Isabella Bruniera On Tuesday night, August 20, the Varsity Girls Warriors faced the Chapel Trojans in the first soccer game of the season, which gave them their first win for the school year with a score of 1…
Caption: P.E. student, Michelle Chang, gets ready for the next badminton serve. [by Pablo Solis Andrade] by Pablo Solis Andrade (Warrior Post Reporter / São Paulo, Brazil) Some students take physical education (P.E.) to earn an easy grade. Some students take P.E. because it is a fun class. Regardless of whether or not it is…
Caption: Sean Cho and Aiden Stormer get ready to spar as they face each other during jiu jitsu class. [by Théo Silva] By Théo Seiji Silva (Warrior Post Reporter / São Paulo, Brazil) Did you know that PE isn’t the only way to gain sports credit in PACA? There are other methods such as taking…
Caption: Freshman David Kim takes control of the basketball as he plays against Chapel on October 3, 2023. by Dr. Cristina Meier The months of September and October came with whole new level of soccer and basketball games as the JV teams as well as the Varsity teams used their practiced skills on the soccer…