Around the Pace Community, students hold numerous jobs in Atlanta, ranging from retail and food service to working at small businesses. These jobs do not just count as a paycheck, but they also make students more confident and responsible. With summer ending too abruptly, here is a chance to look back at how hard the student body worked this summer.
Junior Andy Levenson acted as a seasonal sales associate at Sid Mashburn, a local menswear store on the Westside. His jobs were numerous, ranging from folding clothes and performing manual labor to picking up alterations and ensuring the space was presentable. Levenson said, “I had to do all of my work in a jacket and tie, even the manual labor!” When asked about his favorite memories, Levenson said, “Sid was in the store one day and saw that my loafers needed to be shined, but I didn’t know how. He’s really busy, but he took the time at the end of the day to teach me how to shine them, which was really cool. It was fun working at a place where your boss is someone really respectable and humble who wants to see you grow.”
Freshman Lily Grabowski worked at the local shop Baby Braithwaite, located just around the corner from Pace. Lily spent her work days tagging stuffed animals, children’s toys and clothes, while also checking people out at the register. Grabowski said, “My favorite memory from Baby Braithwaite was organizing donations to the organization, Helping Mamas.”
Senior John Hardesty and sophomore Anna Callahan both worked as swim coaches over their summer breaks! John Hardesty was an assistant coach at his pool, working almost every day, all day, coaching the kids. “My favorite part of being a coach was the swim meet days, the kids are always super excited and cheering loudly,” Hardesty said. Anna Callahan said, “My favorite memory is thinking about how much all the kids grew in their skills over the course of the summer.”
Junior Maya Reiss worked at Ice Box Cryotherapy this summer. Ice Box is a local Cryotherapy studio that offers cold therapy treatments for recovery, skin, pain relief and overall wellness. Reiss said, “Usually, I would work from nine a.m. to five p.m., helping every day clients do their chryo, and when we would have new members come in, try to sell them a membership and introduce them to the store.”
Sophomore Anna Rosenblatt was a counselor at Camp Marie Benator, and she took care of two-year-olds from Monday to Friday for a few weeks over the summer. “Every day I would take the kids to the pool, play on the playground and make various crafts,” Roseblatt said. Junior Aparna Kallingal was also a camp counselor, but at the Pace Auxiliary Program. She tended to daily activities and worked almost every day, depending on the workload.
Junior Kitty Lubin worked at the West Paces Chick-fil-A as a House team member. She took orders, packed orders, straightened the store and managed any other task that needed to be done. When asked about her hours, Lubin said, “That is one of the best things about working for the company; they are very flexible when it comes to being a student, and they always were helpful when I could not work!” “I love seeing people I know, especially Pace students and teachers, at the window,” said Lubin. Junior Madelyn Fowler also worked in the food service industry over the summer as a Publix bakery clerk. Fowler said, “I assist customers with cake orders, package and label baked goods, and ensure that the bakery is clean and presentable for customers.”
Lastly, junior Lizzy Bauer was a book seller at the local store, Virginia Highlands Books. She said her daily tasks included checking out customers, organizing books, and helping customers find what they need. Bauer said, “One of the most special things we do is the tables we display- they change almost every week and always provide something for customers to look at. My absolute favorite things, though, are the free tote bags we give away with orders over 50 and the iconic stairs with famous authors’ names!”
