paa's staff will post updates here, so check back regularly to make sure you don't miss anything! there's also a sub-board for member announcements.

Sub-board: member annoucements;;

if you know anything we could do to improve paa, please post it here! every suggestion is read and seriously considered, so don't be shy.

just joined the académie? come here to introduce yourself! we don't bite... much.

don't feel like creating a character from scratch? no problem. we have loads of detailed canons to pick from. post in the claims board if you'd like one.

keep track of your friends, foes and flings here, in any format you like. be creative!

every good character changes over time, so naturally they need new profiles. post a character sheet here and update it whenever you like.

there are some things you can't confess to anyone. so do your ranting here, in your own personal diary.

one huge room filled with armchairs and sofas has doors leading off to separate bedrooms for the girls and boys of each year.

everyone has to eat sometime, right? the canteen offers a choice of food at breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as snacks between mealtimes.

when you lock a bunch of teenagers up together, someone's bound to get hurt. our nurse can mend anything from headaches to broken bones.

art lessons are held here, but between classes students are allowed in. there's everything from paints to pottery, so have fun!

this room has everything any budding musician or dancer could want. walls covered in mirrors and speakers, a microphone and a closet full of every instrument imaginable. it's even soundproof!

gotta go? or just need some privacy? there are also private rooms to take a shower or a bubble bath.

students aren't really allowed on the roof, but since when did rules matter? it's a great place to relax and breathe in the fresh air.

feel like working out? the gym has everything from treadmills to weights to spin cycles. everything you need to get in an hour or two of exercise.

an area of flat, paved land surrounded by a picket fence, the courtyard has benches, flowerbeds, even a tyre swing.

just a plain, grassy field outside the school. it's a great place to hang out on hot days, and for having a kickabout if all the courts are taken. there's a hundred and one uses for a space like this - we'll let you figure them out.

the grove is nothing big - just a few weeping willows with a bench underneath, but students seem to like it. it's a great place to relax and do homework.

think of this area of the forum as the break room in the dead-end job, the green grass on the other side, the vacation you wish you were on, the ... oh you get the idea.

we aren't all photoshop gods. post here if you need help making a signature or avatar, or if you want to advertise your graphic-making abilities.

all advertisements are found here and only here. guest friendly.

Sub-boards: first timers;;, link backs;;, affiliates;;

this board has all the information about motm, cotm and rotm. any other competitions will also be held here.