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The seventh-grade boys basketball team brought home the top prize at the Rotary League Middle School Championship, which took place at Woodward Academy on Saturday, Feb. 4. The team, coached by Brandon Belcher, Donovan Neal and Sharman White, defeated Woodward Academy 41-38 to claim the title. Congratulations, Knights!

Mark your calendars for an evening of incredible music as the Upper School presents Knight of Jazz on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. From timeless swing era classics to modern hits, student vocalists and instrumentalists will be ready to swing. The concert is free, open to the public and a perfect way to support Pace Arts.

On a sunny day in the town of Bloomington, a devastating occurrence happens. No, it’s not famine, flood or loss of basic rights. The internet has gone down—and it will stay down for a whole week. Pandemonium! In a world dependent on the internet for shopping, mailing and posting pictures of cute babies, how will society function? Not well, as it turns out.

The Day the Internet Died, the Middle School play, hilariously explores human ineptitude regarding research and basic interactions when we don’t have a screen to look at. With literal twists, turns and lots of laughs, the play features an ending that feels a little too close to real life. Performances are on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 20 at 1:50 p.m. in The Zalik Theater. Admission is free.

The GHSA Swimming & Diving State Championship kicks off on Friday, Jan. 31, with diving events. Two Pace divers, sophomore Libby Grabowski and senior Leena Phoenix, will participate in the competition, which will begin at 3:45 p.m. at Marist. Then, 18 swimmers will represent Pace in 16 events, hitting the pool on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in hopes of advancing from the preliminary round of competition to the state finals on Thursday, Feb. 5. Additional information about the state meet is available here. Go, Knights!

Next week, the Isdell Center for Global Leadership (ICGL) will take over the Middle School with ICGL Minimesters and study tours. Now in its third year, the Minimester program immerses students in learning beyond the traditional classroom, offering deeper exploration of global issues in and around Atlanta. Courses include Effective Leadership in a Complex World, Storytellers of Atlanta: Journalism & Media in Action and Soundtrack of the City: Atlanta.

At the same time, Middle School students not participating in Minimesters will be learning across the globe. By the end of the week, 103 students and 21 faculty members will have traveled on seven study tours to five international destinations: the Amazon, Ireland, Martinique, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. Follow Pace ICGL on Instagram for updates from the field, and look for photos on Vidigami.