Having a job over the summer would be a productive and useful way to spend your time. While going on vacations and relaxing at home may be fun, getting a job teaches life skills and allows you to make money for the 2024-2025 school year. Working at summer camps, lifeguardingContinue Reading
The 2023-24 school year has been exciting for many reasons, but one of the reasons is the number of teacher babies. A total of seven faculty members are having children this year, including Mrs. Caitlin Terry, Mrs. Tamara Neiley, Dr. Kaylan Haizlip, Mr. Ben Ewing, Mrs. Amy Ruff, Mrs. JordanContinue Reading
Newspaper is a year-round elective where students grades 10 through 12 complete six newspaper issues per year. This year eight seniors participated in the course. There were three Co-Editors-in-Chief, David Fu, Ellie Siskin and Reed Millner. In the 2023-2024 school year, they guided new staff writers on beginning writing, startingContinue Reading
This past spring break, the Isdell Center for Global Leadership (ICGL) commissioned four trips around the world. The goal of these trips is to give Upper School students a new outlook on the world, develop new leadership and communication skills and create student leaders. To reach this goal, each tripContinue Reading
Beloved English teacher Tamara Neiley will step into a new role next fall as the Dean of the Class of 2028. Neiley has been at Pace for five years and in her time here, has coached soccer, won 3 state championships as a cross country coach, taught an overload ofContinue Reading
After a successful SAB event where Pace students turned in their phones for the school day to win a prize, many students and faculty wondered if school would be better without these distractions. A large percent of Pace students participated, earning some ice cream during lunch. The event was organizedContinue Reading
The Pace Academy class of 2024 is graduating this year and many are applauding the grade for their widespread friendship with each other. Students in this grade have been open-minded to the idea of making new friends, while withdrawing from judgment. The senior class was not always unified. Many seniorsContinue Reading
This year, Pace Academy’s senior class, the class of 2024, has 14 athletes who have committed themselves to further their education and athletic careers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). This list of athletes ranges from individuals who have participated in Pace athletic teams to athletes who have competedContinue Reading
Neil DeRosa Neil Derosa has worked at Pace since 1973 as a vital part of the Pace Community. He has served as a Technology Coordinator, the varsity boys tennis coach, and a Middle School Discovery Teacher. Mr. DeRosa has lived in Atlanta his entire life and earned his Bachelor ofContinue Reading
Saturday, April 27, marked the finale of the 2024 National Football League (NFL) draft, as teams strived to fortify their rosters in their pursuit of Super Bowl glory. The highly anticipated NFL draft featured many surprises. While it is way too early to know how these pics will play out,Continue Reading
Many students remember the late start day a month ago where students got to sleep in, but the real reason for the late start was that it was the first step in the new Mental Health Initiative taking place at Pace. Upper School Counselor Mrs. Ellye Millaway spearheads the initiative.Continue Reading
This year our amazing student council decided to do another 3v3 basketball tournament. “Last year was a major success so it only made sense to do it again” Kate Grice said. Kate Grice, the Junior Vice President organized the tournament. “The tournament is really fun for the whole upper school,Continue Reading
Everyone receives the weekly Thursday email from science teacher Mr. Kevin Ballard about PAPUBA, but what really is PAPUBA. This acronym stands for the Pace Academy Pickup Basketball Association. The league was started over two decades ago in the early 2000s by math teacher Mr.Jason Smith and an English teacherContinue Reading