The Pace Academy boys basketball team headed down to Fort Myers, Florida at the end of March to compete in the Geico High School Nationals. It was a huge honor for the boys to be invited, as only the top 10 teams in the country are rewarded with a spotContinue Reading
Following the end of the hit series “The Office” in 2013, fans everywhere have been begging for the show’s return to television. Despite star actor Steve Carell recently telling E-News that the show would never return in the same way, NBC announced that they would be creating a spin-off forContinue Reading
The spring is by far Pace’s busiest sports season with seven different sports and 19 teams. Baseball: The baseball team is loaded with talent this season, including MLB prospect and Vanderbilt commit, junior RJ Austin. Austin’s incredible talent including his 94 mph fastball has attracted MLB scouts to come outContinue Reading
Last year when the COVID-19 outbreak sent students home for the semester in March, teachers and students alike were left scrambling to prepare for the AP exams. Pace students were especially concerned about what might happen, considering the AP exams give them a chance to place out of college levelContinue Reading
Dr. Troy Baker joined the Pace community in 2015 as Director of Athletics. But this school year, he left that role for the newly created position of Director of Student Life. In addition, he continues to serve as head coach for the varsity girls basketball team. Now, Head of SchoolContinue Reading
Ever since Netflix released its new limited series “The Queen’s Gambit” on Oct. 23, viewers everywhere have been going crazy over it. The seven-episode series is based on Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel, following the story of chess prodigy Elizabeth (Beth) Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy. The story follows her questContinue Reading
For the first time this year Pace Academy has put together a girls flag football team. They recently completed the regular season going undefeated (9-0). In the regular season, they were able to defeat everyone in their region which included many strong schools: Decatur, Lakeside, McNair and Dunwoody. This earnedContinue Reading
The leaves are falling and the temperatures are dropping, meaning fall is upon us once again. There are many activities that are fall classics, such as apple picking, making jack o’ lanterns (my personal favorite), and raiding Starbucks of anything pumpkin spiced. One underrated activity is wrapping up in aContinue Reading
The girls softball team made it to the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row, playing Pepperell High School at Charlie Owens Field on Oct. 19. Despite hanging close in the first game of the doubleheader, ending 2-4, the girls lost 1-8 in the secondContinue Reading
As spring turned to summer, those working in the Pace athletics office shifted their focus to the next aspect of school life potentially hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic: fall sports. Preparation for Pace sports traditionally starts one season ahead of when athletes actually compete, so for fall sports that meansContinue Reading
Despite the limitation of the strength and conditioning coaches’ ability to help their students prepare for the upcoming seasons, they have put together a virtual challenge for their athletes. The Iron Knight Challenge is a competition where students submit workout videos to earn points for their team. The competition hasContinue Reading
Pace will be adding one new course to the upper school curriculum for the next school year – Southern Culture: Now is Our Time. The main goal of the course is to study the history and literature of the South through the examination of past and present Southern culture andContinue Reading
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, businesses of all sizes are changing to help flatten the curve and assist those affected by the pandemic. Here are just 10 ways among many that companies are giving back: 1. Large businesses, like Microsoft and Google, are continuing to pay their hourly workersContinue Reading