Go Beyond the Classroom.

Where Passions Take Root

Clubs & Activities

Padre Pio Academy hosts a number of clubs and activities on site during the school year. And we're always open to exploring great new ideas from parents, teachers and students, too. The following are some of the activities going on at PPA in addition to Prayer Hours, Mass & Rosary, Student Schola, Drama, High School Service Projects, ChooseLife!, field trips, Family Fun Activities, student retreats, and lots more!

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Choir: Find Your Voice

Student choir learns basic music literacy and vocal technique. Choir is offered as an elective to students in grade 5-12.

A young woman and a young man on stage holding hands. The woman wears a vintage cream-colored dress with a red sash and a large transparent hat. The man wears a black shirt with a red vest, a red bow tie, and a gray cap. The background features fairy lights and a painted castle.

Drama Club: Bring the House Down.
Every Year.

Students work on every part of the yearly spring production from acting, sets, costumes and crew including sound and lighting. The shows always bring down the house!

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Yearbook Club: Their Story, Their Words

Students write, proofread, edit and print the high school yearbook. Great experience and lots of fun.

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Film Club: Great Films. Real Discussion.

Open to students in high school and junior high, Film Club hosts movie viewing and discussion. Great films and fantastic discussion opportunities. Popcorn provided!

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Blue Knights & Little Flowers:
For the Little Ones

Primary grade students learn about saints and saintly virtue. Students create wreaths, shields and other crafts while socializing and learning how to live their Faith.

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Life Runners: Run with Purpose

Padre Pio Academy students and families can join Life Runners, a nation-wide team of 23,400 runners across 3,500 cities who share pro-life messages while partaking in the sport of running.

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Chess Club: Next Grand Champion?
Maybe You.

Students face off in a battle of wits at the weekly chess club meetings. An after school fun activity for middle school and high school students looking to become the next Grand Champion.

The Solanus Casey Project: Mercy In Action

With a focus on the corporal works of mercy, the Solanus Casey Project is a charitable outreach of Padre Pio Academy that collects food, clothing, winter coats and ongoing pro-life witness to those in need.

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