After 15 years of teaching at Pace, Upper School French teacher Ms. Nancy Robinson is retiring. Since 2008, she has been a part of the Pace community not only as a teacher but as mentor to those around her. Robinson’s favorite thing about Pace is that “teachers have a lotContinue Reading
Pace Academy has 13 grades, stretching from Pre 1st to 12th grade. All grades have something unique about them, but which one is the best? Each grade has something unique about it, first-grade students participate in the holiday program, fifth-grade students take a trip to Charleston, seventh-grade students do somethingContinue Reading
On Oct. 27 2022, billionaire and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, completed his purchase of 9.1% ownership of Twitter. The cost of this acquisition is estimated to be around 44 billion US dollars, per The New York Times. Since then Musk has made Twitter private and the appContinue Reading
Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. With millions of people around the world using it every day, what makes it different, and better, than some of its competitors? Firstly, Twitter has one of the best user interfaces. It is very straightforward to navigateContinue Reading
If you’re looking for delicious baked goods, the place to go is Mimi’s Treats! This new student-run business was created by Sophomore Mary Oyefuga over the summer. “I wanted a way to show kindness to others,” she said. Mary worked during 2022 to turn her passion of baking into aContinue Reading
On April 1, 2023, a bill drafted by Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson went into place. This bill makes “adult cabaret” performances by topless, go-go or exotic dancers, strippers or male / female impersonators illegal, but you probably know it as the bill that is said to prevent dragContinue Reading
On March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) fell into a liquidity crisis, ending its 40-year run in just 48 hours. Since SVB had $2 billion in unknown losses in the treasury portfolio, the bank was forced to raise capital but entered into a bank run when customers took out depositsContinue Reading
With Pace Academy’s Class of 2023 time at High School coming to an end, students will attend Universities all over the world. The Class of 2023 will see 14 student-athletes attend athletic programs. Here is the list of student-athletes and what schools they will be attending as well as whatContinue Reading
Once it was time to leave for the prom, students piled onto the various buses with their chaperones. They departed towards the venue of the night: King Plow in West Midtown. Students finally got to see what their “Knight in Paradise” would entail. Walking into a large, open venue, studentsContinue Reading
After an eventful GAP week, the Class of 2023 officially wrapped up their last day of school on Apr. 28. Monday, Apr. 24, was bring your pet to school day. Dogs crowded the tent and left fragments of dog poop scattered around the Pace campus. Tuesday was alter ego day.Continue Reading
The Pace Drama Club performed the show “Something Rotten” on Apr. 20 through 22 with the Director of Fine Arts Sean Bryan as the musical director. Mr. Bryan explained, “The play is a comedy that takes place in the Elizabethan age, and it’s really an homage to musical theater. ThereContinue Reading
Pace Academy spring sports teams have once again completed a wide range of very successful seasons. From girls’ tennis to boys’ lacrosse, there were impressive seasons all across the board, including many region championships, every team making the state playoffs, and multiple final-four appearances. The boys’ and girls’ soccer teamsContinue Reading
The world has been saddened by the recent school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. This horrific event resulted in the death of three students who were just nine years of age, named Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, in addition to three faculty members, named MikeContinue Reading