Caption: Benjamin Portella defends the ball in a soccer match at St. Paul’s to prepare for AASB Varsity Nationals. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Samuel Volkart [in collaboration with Nathanael Agcaoili and Rafael Oliveira] PACA’s Varsity student athletes prepared themselves with three months of training and local competitions in order to be ready for the…

The PACA cheerleaders performing a stunt in the Graded basketball game. Front row: Melissa Souza, Ligia Penteado, Ana Beatriz Mestre, Eva Castro, Carolina Cândido, and Sofia Saldaña. Back Row: Sophia Vergara, Anita Silva, Rafaela Verardo, Sophia Lima and Bianca Magalhães. [Picture by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Ana Luisa Helfer PACA Cheerleaders take to the Graded…

Caption: Sophomore Natasha Swisher takes the ball down the court in an intense moment of the game. [Enzo Vicarri] by Aline Dobashi The PACA Warriors Varsity Basketball teams lost to the Chapel Trojans in a home game on Thursday, 25th of September, including a loss for both the girls and boys teams, in which missing…

Caption: A promotional post on the PACA Instagram page on the day before the game. [provided by PACA office of advancement] by Isabella Bruniera On Tuesday, September 23, the PACA boys’ soccer team faced the Chapel Trojans in an away match that ended in a close 1–0 defeat. Regardless of the result, the Warriors Varsity…

Caption: The Varsity Girls Soccer Team poses at the end of a home game. [by Mariana Yagui] By Valentina Porto On September 22nd, the PACA Varsity Girls Soccer Team faced the Chapel Trojans on their home campus for their fifth game of the season. The match kicked off at 18:43, right after the PACA Boys’…

Caption: The Varsity Girls team captains, Valentina and Carol, talk to the girls during soccer practice in an example of leadership and teamwork. [by Rafaela Miglio] by Rafaela Miglio The PACA Varsity Girls Soccer Team has started another season and the varsity girls’ soccer captain, Valentina Dallalana, is sharing her leadership role together with her…

Caption: PACA U16 boys celebrate their silver medal victory after receiving second place in their tournament category. [Marisa Lobato] by Isabella Bruniera On the Saturday morning of September 6, the PACA U16 boys’ soccer team participated in a highly competitive tournament, finishing in second place and earning their first-ever silver medal. The tournament brought strong…

Caption: The PACA Warriors boys huddle and pray as they get ready to face the Graded Eagles. [by Isabela Santos] by Aline Dobashi On Friday, the 5th of September, the PACA Warriors faced the Graded Eagle for an exciting game of Varsity basketball that started at 5pm on the PACA home court with the PACA…

Caption: PACA Varsity Boys players, Matheus Steinberg and Philip Immanuel defend while the opposing team starts advancing the ball. [Esther Hadassa Lima] by Rafael Oliveira The Varsity Soccer teams faced Graded, on September 2, in two tense and competitive matches at Graded in São Paulo. Despite a strong effort from both sides, both teams fell…

Season 2025 has officially started for Coach Zé The Varsity boys soccer team circle around their coach as he begins a day’s practice to start getting ready for the season. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By Samuel Volkart Coach Zé Adriano is starting his 4th year of coaching at the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA) with…

Warrior forward player, Junior Leo Tamashiro, presses on during an intense moment of a hard home game. [by Mariana Yagui] by Isabella Bruniera August 18th, Tuesday night – The PACA varsity boys’ soccer team faced Chapel in a tough home game that ended in a narrow 2–1 loss. Despite the result, the Warriors showed teamwork,…

Luisa Almeida, the PACA varsity goalie observes the girls playing against the Chapel Trojans. [by Enzo Viccari] by Valentina Porto The PACA sports season for the 2025-2026 school year officially kicked off on Tuesday, August 19 with two Varsity soccer games. The girls started to prepare for their game at 6:30 pm, while the boys…

Coach Matheus Ratke shows the 3rd through 5th grade participates of Little Warriors Basketball how to dribble the ball properly during a Monday practice session. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Rafaela Miglio The Little Warriors Program for the 2025-2026 school year began enrollment during the second week of school and weekly practices began meeting on…

Coach Ze begins practice with some encouragement and inspirational words. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Felipe Wilcken The 2025-2026 PACA’s athletics program began their first semester of sports with a new rule that will change the team dynamics for who will be eligible to participate on the two levels of teams available to secondary students….

Caption: The Varsity Boys Volleyball Team pose with their trophy and metals after winning silver at Final Four at PASB. [by Renato Santos] by Alec Hayashi The Boys Volleyball Team competed at PASB (Pan American School of Bahia) on Sunday, May 25, placing second at Final Four in a gut-wrenching game against the Escola Americana…

Junior Felipe Morales jumps to block the ball from the Graded attack during an away game on March 11, 2025. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By: Alec Hayashi (Scores as of Thursday, March 20, 2025, are found below) The second semester season of varsity futsal and volleyball has been one of great anticipation and great frustration…

Coach Guilherme Lima coaches the team during a game (Photo credit: Dr. Cristina Meier) By Kevin Dai The high school Knowledge Bowl team traveled to Brasilia to represent PACA at the 2025 High School Knowledge Bowl tournament hosted by the School of the Nations on February 13 through 14 in order to test their basic…

Caption: The ball tips toward Chapel’s offense as the game begins between the PACA Varsity Girls team and Chapel. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Enzo Viccari On Thursday, September 26, the Varsity Basketball Game brought Chapel to the PACA campus for both the boys and girls teams. Both teams started off with a strong and…

Elementary students gain valuable experience on the court. Caption: Matheus Ratke, the Little Warriors basketball coach, guides the elementary kids in a dribbling exercise involving teamwork in groups of threes. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Anita Silva Basketball is a fundamental sport taught at schools around the world, including the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA). …

Caption: Varsity girls, Julia Fernandes and Ysabel Flurry work together to find an opportunity to regain control of the ball. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By Isabelly Carvalho On Friday, September 20, the gym at St. Paul’s School was the location for a highly anticipated match between the varsity basketball teams of St. Paul’s and PACA….