Have you seen a new face in the music room? Well, that face belongs to Rayna Fox, the new music teacher at Patrick M. Villano school's new music teacher. Fox has been teaching music for the past two years, but this is her first year in the Emerson Pubic...

Have you ever wanted to know more about the person who greets everyone in the Main Office at Patrick M. Villano School? It's time to go behind the scenes with Jackie Santalla, the school secretary, and learn more about her and her position at school. Santalla...

It's the one word that comes with a lot of emotion at Patrick M. Villano School: homework. Some students zoom through it, while others think it never ends. Is it easy, hard, or just impossible? Fifth grader C.J. Polk thinks that compared to last year,...

The votes are in! Students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade decided who would represent their homerooms in the Patrick M. Villlano Student Congress this school year.  “It's fun listening to the candidates' speeches about how they will represent their...

Will Gibbons was a very young boy when he got his dog, Bonesy. The dog, a Maltese, was a suprise from his mother. Will was carrying Bonesy when all of a sudden, he just couldn't hold him for another second. “When I first got him, I dropped him...

School isn't the only tradition starting up again in September. Football is back with the Park Ridge Owls. The junior team started practicing early last month. Their record is 1 - 2 as of October 7, 2025.  Frankie Kozibroda, a sixth grader at Patrick...

Patrick M. Villano School is kicking off the new academic year with a new type of club: Homework Club. Hosted by Amanda Binetti, school social worker, the Homework Club is a before and after school program where students can quietly complete their homework...

There's a first for everything. This year, Rayna Fox, the new music teacher at Patrick M. Villano School, is directing her first musical as a staff member. “Yes, this is my first time directing a play [musical]!" Fox said. "I directed one as a student...

A monthly tradition at Patrick M. Villano School took center stage on September 29, 2025. The “O” Show is called a "good opportunity" to showcase talent, according to one of the show's directors. “I was excited for the first 'O' Show of this...

Zoe Sadino fondly remembers her first day with Norman, her family's pet dog. ”When we brought Norman home, we brought him home to my parents, bedroom,” Sadino recalled. “There was a big mirror, and he was barking at himself because he thought...