Jamyaa Jackson, a sophomore at Padua Academy, hangs a snowglobe on the school Christmas tree. Photo courtesy of Padua Academy
WILMINGTON — The Padua Academy community gathered the week of Dec. 8 to celebrate the Advent season with a prayer service filled with music, readings, prayers, reflections and the lighting of the Advent candle.
Following the service, the student council led the annual tree trim. Homeroom representatives added their handmade ornaments to the tree. The freshmen added wreaths, the sophomores snowglobes, the juniors candy canes, and the seniors stars.
The faculty and staff were represented through the symbolic gifts placed beneath the tree, “honoring the unique gifts each brings to Padua,” according to the school.
A school representative said that while hanging ornaments, the students and faculty enjoyed a festive Christmas singalong.
Photos courtesy of Padua Academy.
Jamyaa Jackson, a sophomore at Padua Academy, hangs a snowglobe on the school Christmas tree. Photo courtesy of Padua Academy
Each class at Padua Academy had representatives hang a different ornament on the school Christmas tree. Photo courtesy of Padua Academy
Padua senior Emily Glowacki hangs a star on the school Christmas tree. Each class had a different symbol on its ornaments. Photo courtesy of Padua Academy
Each class at Padua Academy had representatives hang a different ornament on the school Christmas tree. Photo courtesy of Padua Academy
Each class at Padua Academy had representatives hang a different ornament on the school Christmas tree. Photo courtesy of Padua Academy
