Three Upper School student-artists received Honorable Mention recognition in this year’s Georgia Ceramic Arts Awards, which took place at LaGrange College.

The following students were recognized at an awards ceremony on March 9: senior Conor Hartman (ceramic teapot), senior Lawson Stricker (ceramic sculpture) and junior Sasha Ratliff (ceramic sculptural vessel, pictured).

Freshman basketball player Josh Reed has been recognized as the HoopSeen Class AAA All-State Freshman of the Year following the varsity basketball team’s 2018-2019 season.

HoopSeen provides news, recruiting information and rankings for prep basketball. Congratulations, Josh!

Junior Tanner Walton has received a National Silver Medal for photography in the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The award-winning image, A Ride Through Delhi, earned a Gold Key at the regional level of the competition to advance to national judging. Walton took the photograph this past summer on an Isdell Center for Global Leadership study tour to India. 

All Pace parents are invited to the Parents Club’s annual general meeting on Wednesday, March 20, at 8:20 a.m. At the meeting, Parents Club leaders will share highlights from the organization's activities over the past year, and Head of School Fred Assaf will present his annual “State of the School” address.

In addition, the Parents Club’s Executive Board nominees for the 2019-2020 school year will be announced. The meeting will be held in the Fuqua Presentation Room, located on the fourth floor of the Arthur M. Blank Family Upper School.

Since August, the Pace community has been working to understand Energy, this year’s Isdell Center for Global Leadership (ICGL) global theme. Join us on Wednesday, March 20, at the ICGL Energy Showcase as we share what we’ve learned.

During the event, students in Pre-first through 12th grade will facilitate discussions about their Energy-related projects. The ICGL Energy Showcase will begin at 4 p.m. in the Arthur M. Blank Family Upper School. At 5:10 p.m. in the Gardens, Upper School students will perform a short, energy-related theatrical piece written and directed by senior Annabelle Critz.

Afterward, Pero's Pizza will provide dinner (our treat!), and Honeysuckle Gelato will serve up dessert, while local vendors showcase their energy-efficient products and the Kennesaw State University Electric Vehicle Team displays its EVGrand Prix Go-Kart. The event will conclude by 6 p.m.

Questions? Please contact Rebecca Rhodes in the Lower School, Edna-May Hermosillo in the Middle School or Trish Anderson in the Upper School.