The Class of 2016 at Pace Academy has students with many diverse talents. Two of those students are musically gifted: Xori Johnson, quickly gaining recognition under the stage name “EXØ,” and Jared Goldman, lead guitarist for the up-and-coming band Urban Legend. Xori, a hip-hop artist, and Jared, mostly playing alternative rock,Continue Reading
Last year the varsity boys tennis team had an amazing season but finished just short of a Class AA state championship. The second place finish was heartbreaking, but showed that the tennis team was poised for the future as this year’s team is exactly the same (minus one graduating senior,Continue Reading
Last February a two-loss boys varsity basketball team entered the 6 AA region tournament highly favored to leave the Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School gym with the trophy, and was able to do so by squeaking out an epic region championship victory over GACContinue Reading
It was no coincidence this year that the Class of 2017’s Spirit Week theme was “Star Wars.” In fact, it is no coincidence that you probably haven’t gone one day in the past few months without hearing about the most famous film franchise ever. Of course this is due to theContinue Reading
Matt Hall racked up many accomplishments during his years at Pace Academy. He served as Pace’s Dean of Students, dean of the Class of 2012 and head coach for the baseball and football teams on top of teaching history. In Fall 2014, his final school year at Pace, Mr. Hall introducedContinue Reading
It’s Wednesday morning at Pace Academy, and everyone knows what that means. Time to shuffle into the FAC for another weekly assembly. Students and staff are almost always met with a PowerPoint projected on the screen and a representative from some organization standing on the stairs ready to head toContinue Reading
As the season quickly shifts from fall to winter, so comes the annual arrival of wrestling season. The Pace Academy wrestling team is coming off a stellar performance just a year ago, as two wrestlers (senior captain Jack Walsh and sophomore Frank Houser) competed in last year’s GHSA state tournament. Frank finishedContinue Reading
Have you ever felt unsafe at school? I didn’t think so. Although most people at Pace don’t think about it on a day-to-day basis, Pace’s security team has never failed to keep an eye out for any hazards that we may face on a regular school day. However, even withContinue Reading
At the end of last high school football season, Trey Blount finished his sophomore year at Hillgrove High School as a talented receiver in an offense that had little passing in its scheme. With only 11 catches on the year for a total of 109 yards and one touchdown, TreyContinue Reading
By this time, Wendell Carter Jr. has become a well-known name around the Pace campus and around the United States. However, the #2 player in the nation doesn’t maintain such a high national ranking by only playing five months of the year for the Knights. This past summer, Carter Jr. achieved successContinue Reading
The Pace varsity boys tennis team had an incredible season, making it all the way to the GHSA state championship finals at the Clayton County Tennis Center on May 9. “The boys gave a valiant effort but couldn’t quite reach the promised land,” said head coach Neil DeRosa in an email.Continue Reading
After years of Pace students dragging their overworked bodies to school following long nights filled with work and stress, Mr. Gannon announced today that the Upper School will completely eliminate all aspects of homework. This decision was made in consultation with students and faculty members over the past two months. Students wereContinue Reading
If you ask almost anyone at Pace who was in the Upper School last year, they will be able to replay the day of the Class A Girl’s Soccer State Championship game, Pace Academy vs. First Presbyterian Day. After an incredible playoff run, including miraculous comebacks and consecutive wins on gamesContinue Reading