Abby is a freshman at Padua Academy. In fifth grade, she won an award for her poem, “Ladybug.” She is very outgoing and is always laughing or smiling.
Abby S., Reporter
April 30, 2012
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
The freshmen class was assigned to perform a dance for their gym project. There were four girls to a group, each with a different genre of dance. The different genres were cultural, musical, hip hop, disco, ballroom, country, and swing dance. Each group had to cheorograph a dance and provide... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
April 19, 2012
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
As you may have noticed, the acronym, YOLO, is becoming widely known and used in everyday conversation. YOLO stands for “You Only Live Once.” It comes from Drake’s song “The Motto.” There are even twitter accounts that are dedicated to YOLO jokes. Many people have... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
April 17, 2012
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
On March 1, the whole city of Wilmington could hear the crack of the bats as the Padua softball team was holding tryouts. Everyone at Padua Academy knew that spring was coming as soon as they saw many girls lugging in their giant softball bags. At the tryouts, held at Alapocus, the coaches... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
March 19, 2012
Filed under A&E
One Direction is a “boy band,”consisting of five young men: Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson, their ages ranging from 18-20 years old. They originally auditioned for the United Kingdom’s X-Factor, but were rejected in the X-Factor’s “boot camp”... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
March 15, 2012
Filed under A&E
Stars, dresses, and Oscars galore! On Sunday, February 26, 2012, the 84th Annual Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, brought a close to the 2012 award season. This year’s host was Billy Crystal, who has hosted the Oscars eight times before. Originally, Eddie Murphy was set to be the... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
February 14, 2012
Filed under Stuff That Defines Us, Top Stories
Inspired by the British Museum’s “Stuff That Defines Us: A History of the World in 100 Objects,” Padua360 shares with readers the origins of certain objects and how they play a role in life today. In 1885, cousins, Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith established the company Binney... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
January 23, 2012
Filed under Spirituality & Service, Top Stories
On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, the freshmen class of 2015, dressed comfortably in sweatpants, t-shirts, and sneakers, gathered in the gymnasium and waited for their class groups to be announced for retreat. After being assigned groups, the students walked to Westminister Church in Wilmington,... (more...)
Abby S.
January 23, 2012
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
This year, Padua Academy changed the midterm schedule. In past years, the schedule was four consecutive days of testing with a long weekend afterwards. This year, there were two testing days, followed by a three day weekend, then another two days of testing with classes resuming the following... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
November 28, 2011
Filed under A&E
Two and a Half Men premiered its ninth season this fall. Ashton Kutcher stole the show when he stepped out as Walden Schmidt, a wacky billionaire looking for the meaning of life after his wife, Bridget (Judy Greer), ended their marriage. Due to Charlie Sheen’s anger management problems,... (more...)
Abby S., Reporter
November 18, 2011
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Three seniors, Shelby H., Meg M., and Avery W. recently finished their final volleyball season as Pandas. They are dedicated players who have played volleyball since grade school and continued playing all through high school. While juggling school, work, and volleyball obligations, these... (more...)