MidKnight TimesVolume 5, Issue 1 October 29, 2014

Pace Academy Garcia Family Middle School Newspaper 966 West Paces Ferry Rd.Atlanta, Georgia 30327

Thinking About Our Vital Signs

Thedefinitionofresilience is being able to bounce back when you have a problem. Be-ing resilient also means that when you run into a problemyoucanthinkofa smart solution quickly. Coming to a new school,

therearelotsofthingsIhavetogetusedto,fromkeeping up with classes to makingnewfriends.Withsuch a big change in my life,Iabsolutelyhavetoberesilient. I can’t get angry or sad when something doesn’t go my way. I just started playing theviolin.Before6th grade, I had never picked up a vio-linadayinmylife!Icameto the strings class thinking that it would be super-easy. Ofcourse,Iwaswrong.I couldn’t read the music and didn’t know what each string was called. To make it all worse, the kids in the class had been playing foratleastayear.Whilethey played songs, I just sat there, lost. I wanted to quit.Afterafewdays,ateacher named Ms. Nirvana cameandhelpedmyfriendAnthonyandme.Afterafewdaysofherhelp,An-thony went and joined the restoftheclasssonowIget private classes with Ms. Nirvana and I take my vio-lin home to practice every day. I am getting better and better and can even play some things with the class. My resilience has really paidoff!

What are ethics? Well, I think ethics are the little thoughts you have that tell you “Do this,” or “Don’t do this.” I know that when I do something wrong-insignificantorverybig-Ifeelregretandremorse. That is because I have ethics. Everyone messes up, but it is what youdoafteryoumessupthat shows your morals and ethics.IfIstealsomethingand then I go sell it, I have

Tofindoutmoreabout creativity, I inter-viewedsomefellow6th graders to see what creativ-ity means to them. Sydney Silver and Hayley Cavinder said that creativity could be anythingfromhavingbigideas to using your imagi-

nation.Afewotherexam-ples were drawing cartoon monkeys,usingacolorfulboxofCrayolacrayons,devisinglifesavingsolu-tions, and making duct tape crafts.AliviaWynnsaidthat creativity was always having an open mind and thinking about all the sides to a story or situation. I thinkthatalloftheseideasofwhatcreativitymightmean are correct, because we are talking about cre-ativity, and creativity can taketheshapeofanythingyou believe it to be.

Teamwork is de-finedasthecombinedactionofagroupofpeo-ple, especially when they areeffectiveandefficient.This is a great skill that you want to have when you are doing a group project or are on a school team. . When I used to live in Big Canoe, Georgia, I went to a school called Wildwood Christian Academy. I decided to join a creative competition teamcalledOdysseyoftheMind.Thechallengeforourteamofeightwastocreateastructureofbalsawood measuring a certain height and weight that had to to hold as many weights on it as it could. Along with that, we had to make up a skit that had to have something to do with the structure and the weights. Thisexperiencetaughtmeto be a team player because every single person had adifferentopinionandifwe hadn’t worked togeth-er, we would’ve gotten nowhere!Whenyouarefrustratedwithsomeoneinyour group, just remember that teamwork will get you places and you and your teamwillworkmoreeffi-ciently.

Time management is a skill that I am just now starting to realize is imperative. In the 6th and 7th grades, time man-agement was a skill that Icouldfindawayround.Teachers would let me stayafterclasstofinishtests. Homework could be doneduringrecess.Ioftenignored project due dates. I thought that the systematic managementofmytimewasn’t necessary, and that iftherewassomethingthatneeded to be done, I could findawaytodancearounddue dates and test times. It wasn’t until 7thgradeexamsthat this view was chal-lenged. Inthemiddleofthemathexam,Ibecamsestumped on a particular problem.Ifoolishlylosttrackoftime,andwhenI looked at the clock, the examwasalmostover.Ipanicked. I had only done halftheexam!Ifranti-callyracedtofinish,butmyeffortswerefutile.Ten minutes and a mere two problems later, the examtimeranout.Mr.Lopuszynski and I looked over my test. We calculated themaximumscoreIcouldgetifIgoteverythingright.It wasn’t pretty. Mr. Lo-puszynski ended up grading theexamonacurve,butIstill ended up with a C. TheContheexamonly brought my high A average down to a low A, so not too much harm was done;however,theexperi-ence was enough to shock me into action. My poor time management skills were, as I now admitted, a problem. Watch the clock, kids!

Time Management Resilience

Teamwork

Ethics

Creativity

by Tyler HendersonEditorial Team

by Alivia WynnStaff Writer

by Caroline SingletonEditorial Team

by Carter FergusonGuest Writer

by Isabel BattistaStaff Writer

Curiosityisafeel-ingofmystery.Whensomeone talks about a place that youhaveneverheardof,youmayfeelcuriousabout

this place. When you walk by and smell a strange smell, you wonder where thesmelliscomingfrom.Sometimes your parents tell you about something fromtheirpast,andyouwonder what it would have been like. Sometimes your pet does something utterly ridiculous and you wonder what’s going on in their head. Curiosity may lead you into trouble, hence the saying, “Curiosity killed the cat.” It may bring you to your greatest moment. Forinstance,thisfallbreak,I went to Indiana. No one I knew had ever been there. In 4th grade I had done areportonthestate.Af-terfinishingit,Ibecamecurious about it. Then my cousin Caroline told me about a TV show called The Middle which is about a familyinIndiana.So,afterwatchingit,myfamilyandI decided to go to Indiana. The trip turned out to be marvelous.Indianaisfilledwith art and skyscrapers. Itooklotsofpicturesandhadmanynewexperiences.In this case, curiosity paid offforme.

Curiosityby Alex NoelStaff Writer

made an already unethical choiceworse.IfIreturnthe item, then I will get in trouble but I will have tried tofixmymistake. When I was in pre-1st, I stolealittletrinketfrommyteacher’s classroom. When we were on the way home fromschool,Istartedcry-ing about it. My mom then drove me back to school to returnit.Ithereforemadean unethical decision better with an ethical decision.

Alivia plays the violin.

Alex in Indiana.Andrew Konradt with crayons.

Tui amici, tua schola, tuus nuntius.

October 29, 2014 MidKnight Times page 2

MidKnight TimesPace Academy Garcia Family Middle School

966 West Paces Ferry Road, NWAtlanta, Georgia 30327

404-262-1345MidKnightTimes@paceacademy.org

Published by theMiddleSchoolStudentsofPaceAcademy

MemberofGeorgiaScholasticPressAssociation

Editor-in-chief-AnnabelleCritz

8thGradeEditorialStaffTess Eichenlaub, Tyler Henderson, Davis Mathis,Aaron Pascaner, Susie Pieper, Blake Rodriguez,

Caroline Singleton, Michael Starr

StaffWritersandPhotographersAllie Appel, Isabel Battista, Madison Edwards,

Virginia Heiser, Erin Hood, Claire Howell, Julia Kelly, Amalie Little, Elliot Mathis, Andrew Miller,

Payton Payne, Lauren Stebbins, Emma Szwast, Claire Wierman, Alivia Wynn

Faculty Advisor: Mrs. Laura Inman

Bullying Throughout the grades in the Garcia Family Middle School, there have been some issues involving bullying. Most people don’t necessarily mean to make othersfeelbad,butthey’reabsent-mindedly teasing eachotherandhostilefeel-ings can start. Some people may be sensitive to the snickers and remarks. For example,Ihavewitnessedpeoplemakingfunofeachother’s Instagram names. Most are ok with it, but I haveseenafewbecomeoffended. There are a several other regular issues that

I have observed. Some people are sensitive to theirlackofasmartphone.I have noticed that when some people are teased abouttheirflip-phone,theyslide their phone into their pocket. Others are slightly offendedbybeingteasedwhen they make an odd re-mark in class or ask a silly question. Though most just brushitofftheirshoulder,some people are inwardly hurt.Anddon’tforget,most teachers say that there arenostupidquestions! Alloftheseis-sues are easily remedied. Mostoftheteasersarenotintending to hurt other’s feelings.Ifsomeonemakesa remark that gets to you,

you can simply say, “I know you’re not meaning tohurtmyfeelings,butIdon’t like it when you say thingslikethat.”Nexttimeyoufeellikemakingafun-ny remark, look at the per-son you are talking about toseeiftheyarebothered.Aslumpoftheshouldersor a sudden quietness or si-lencecanbeindicationsofinsecurities. We can make everyonefeelgoodaboutthemselves together.

WelcomeNewTeachers!

We are glad to welcome our new art teacher, Ms. Katy Cowles, toPace!ShemovedtoAtlantafromRichmond,Virginia and the art she enjoys most is sculpting. Herfavoritememoriesfrommiddleschoolwerehangingoutwithallofherfriendsandbeingonthetravel soccer team. She has an older sister and remem-bershavingbunchesofpetsincluding horses, rabbits, andturtles!Maybedealingwith all those pets will help her with teaching the Pace MiddleSchoolers! - by Virginia Heiser StaffWriter

Mrs. Cindy O’Neill hasbeenteachingforquitesome time - in Florida, in Cobb County, at the Atlanta Speech School, and now Pace!Mrs.O’Neillgrewupin Tampa, Florida. When she was in middle school, she enjoyed playing sports, especially volleyball. Her favoritemiddleschoolmemory was in 8th grade, when she made the cheer-leading team on Friday the 13th and was number thirteen. Mrs. O’Neill has

How well do you know Mr. Pitts? Well, you probably don’t know him atall,evenifyouthinkyoudo!HemovedtoAtlantafromTexas,wherehewasteaching at Duncanville High School. He grew up in Atlanta and he can play the harmonica,thesaxophone,and the piano. Let’s just

I had the privilege of interviewing the new 6th grade history teacher, Mr. de Butts and did you know that his favorite book is To Kill A Mocking-bird? His favorite color is blue and he has a dog named Bailey. The things he likes most about Pace are how all of the stu-dents are enthusiastic about learning and all of the free food, like Chick-Fil-A. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing fantasy football, swim-ming, and working out. I bet that you didn’t know that his favorite movie is the original King-Kong. If he could live in any book or movie, he would

by Anonymous

TheMagicofWater

Mr. Fishman places 24 pounds of water on Jenny Luetter’s head.

two kids, Riley and Lind-sey.Duringherfreetime,she enjoys the outdoors and kayaking, hiking, and traveling. This year at Pace she is The Middle School Academic Resource Center Director, and teaches in the new ARC. She says that oneofhertopgoalsthisyear is to help students be-comemoreefficientlearn-ers.Weareveryexcitedtohave Mrs. O’Neill this year teaching in the ARC.

- by Erin HoodStaffWriter

ARC HoursM - Th, 3 - 4; F, 3 - 3:45 - to do homework or get help fromMrs.O’NeillT, Th, 3 - 4 - get math helpfrom10thgraderJackEichenlaub

Our Newbies - Mr. Pitts, Ms. O’Neill, Mr. deButts, and Ms. Cowles “Magic.” When Mr.

Charles Fishman was asked to describe water in one word he responded with magic. Water is the Isdell CenterforGlobalLead-ership theme this year. To help students better under-stand water, Charles Fish-man,theauthorofThe Big Thirst, came to the Garcia Family Middle School to talkwithus.Hedefinitelypoppedthebubbleofig-noranceformanystudentsandbroughtthefactsaboutthe world’s water needs to light.

When asked about Mr. Fishman’s talk, 7th grader Nikki Rubin com-mented, “I learned that water is overlooked.” She recalled that Mr.Fishman stated, “you can’t write about something unless youhavetrulyexperienceditandimmersedyourselfin learning about it.” Jayla Brown said, ”Water is like gold, very valuable. Without it we would all be dead.” Other students said that it is really amaz-ing to think that the water on Earth now is the same water that was on the Earth 1,000 years ago.

AfterMr.Fishman’svisit, we continued our

focusonwaterwhenLenand Susan Eastwood came fromKenyatotalktousabout the water shortage thereandthelackofcleanwater. We got incredible insightonthelifeofapoorchild or an impoverished familyinKenya.Itwasremarkable to see Andrew Pace carrying the cooler that young girls walk 7,500 steps with each day. We also learned how much a waterfiltercandowhenBen Nottingham drank waterfilteredstraightfromthePacepond!

Whether it’s that we takeitforgranted,itsval-ue, or its agelessness, water isfascinatingineveryway. Mr. Fishman and the Eastwoods simply brought this timeless substance out oftheshadowsandintothelimelightforus.Becauseoftheirwork,waterwillcontinuetobeexploredformany years to come.

skiptothejuicystuff!HisfavoritesongisWhat About Me by Snarky Puppy. You would never guess what’s comingnext…heenjoysconducting and writing mu-sic. And this one is the best …hecanflyairplanes!!!!What? He is working on gettingaflyinglicense.Amazing.Hisfavoritetypeofmusicisclassical.Heisa mouth-watering cook. Mr. Pitts’ most embarrassing moment in middle school would be when he had braces which apparently messeduphissaxophoneplaying!Iaskedifhehadtowear headgear, and he said, “no,” but then he started to say something else but stopped,fearingIwouldwrite it in this article. I will havetogetmoreonthat!Well that is Mr. Pitts, inside andout! - by Amalie Little StaffWriter

choose The Lord Of The Rings. Another fun fact is that growing up, no one made fun of his last name! He got into teaching because he wanted a job not just about him, but also about helping young

men and women become people of high character. Lastly, if he were any Dis-ney character, he would be Simba from The Lion King. - by Emma Szwast Staff Writer

by Emma Szwast, Sophie Lettes, and Madison Edwards, Staff Writers

Volume 5, Issue 1 MidKnight Times, page 3

Things That Keep Me Up at Night - the Islamic State

In late August, the 6th graders went to Camp High Harbour. The bonding was amazing, and a big thankstoMrs.Dubovyfororganizing the trip.

When we arrived at High Harbour, we were greeted with kindness.

Laterthatafternoon,weswam and played by the waterfront.AshtonRughsaid,“Myfavoritepartwastubing because it was my firsttimeever!”Afterthatfuntime,wegottosingat the amphitheatre and played Minute-To-Win-It.

Thenextdaywe

had the ropes course and waterfrontgames.Every-body loved the rock climb-ing and the giant swing where you were strapped to a rope and could swing through the trees. At the waterfront,blobwarswerea hit. A blob war is when one student sits at the end ofabigblown-upbag(theBlob) and another student jumps onto it, sending the firststudenthighintotheair. Theever-famousBOSCOcoinperformances

rangedfromtheStar Span-gled Banner to a Black Ops Trick Shot montage. Mr. deButts was even given the burdenofthecoin.Laterthat night Julian Hurley was chosen to be thrown in thelake! The activities throughout the trip were tubing, the ropes course, theblob,andawholelotofsinging in the amphitheater, andofcourse,themovie.New 6th grader Alivia Wynn says, “I went to High Har-bourwithonePacefriend,andcamebackwithtons!”In conclusion, the 2014

Making a Splash at High Harbour

Mr. Anthony’s Irish Adventure

Islamic State, or IS, ultimately wishes to estab-lish, as the name implies, astrictIslamicstate(yes,somewhat like the 1400s Ottoman Empire). IS wants their nation to encompass Syria and Iraq. Islamic State claims their leader, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, is theCaliph,orleaderofall Muslims, not unlike the Pope in Catholicism (therehasnotbeenaCaliphsince 1924.) I must note thatoutsideofIS,almostno Muslims acknowledge Baghdadi as the legitimate Caliph.

ISwasfoundedin

1999 as The Organization ofMonotheismandJihad.IShasgonethroughsixnames since the terrorist group’s beginnings, most notably ISIS and ISIL. Islamic State currently has between 30,000 and 50,000 soldiers. IS is mainly being opposed by the Peshmer-ga(inlayman’sterms,thearmyofanunrecognizednation in northern Iraq called Kurdistan). Iraq’s nationalarmyhasbeenex-tremelyineffectiveatcom-bating IS. The main issue is that in a nation divided between Sunni and Shia, Sunni troops don’t want to fightagainstotherSunnis

foraShiagovernment.ShiatroopsdonotcaretofightforSunnicities,soyouendupwithanIraqifightingforcethatdoesn’tcaretofight.ThewaragainstIShas also spawned some unusual alliances. For exampletheUSandIranare normally mortal ene-mies, but Iran has sent in 500soldiersfromitsQudsForce(Iraniangreenberets)tofightinawarwheretheUS is sending in airstrikes. Thewarisinfinitelymore complicated than it otherwise would be be-cause Islamic State does not recognize the Iraq-Syria border.Ontopofthat,tofightIStheUShastogive

weapons to Syrian rebels. They could easily use those sameweaponstofighttheSyrian government, whose approvalforlaunchingairstrikes against IS in Syria is needed by international law. Turkey, which borders Syria and is very important strategically,refusestojointhe battle against Islamic State. The Turks demand the US also attack Assad, or they won’t help. That might inadvertently happen

ifAssadstartstodisliketheAmerican airstrikes, and he launches anti-air missiles. In conclusion the war against IS may last quite a while, but I am sure the Iraqi and Syrian people will succeed in the end. IS maybepowerfulnow,butas applies to nearly every-thinginlife,ISalsoobeysthe law that it is harder to build than destroy a nation or terrorist organization.

by Elliot MathisStaff Writer

by Michael StarrEditorial Team

Fighters for the Is-lamic State, or IS.

The Aga Khan Foundation works to end global poverty, especial-lyinAsiaandAfrica,and builds hospitals and schools. Our Service Club held a bake sale and raised over $1,030 by selling many sweet treats includ-ing cookies, brownies, and even s’mores on a stick. The Partnership Run was held at Centen-nial Olympic Park to raise fundsandawarenessforthis cause. Thirteen Pace Middle School students participated in the event. Seventh grader Jack Jaco-by,whorantheraceforthefirsttime,stated,“Thiseventwasafunwaytohelp raise money to help end poverty and I would definitelyparticipatenextyear.” Mr. Marshburn and CarlyIrvinegotfirstplaceintheiragegroups!

Service Clubby Insha Merchant and Aman Hashim, Guest Writers

High Harbour trip was as funasever!

by Caroline SingletonEditorial Team

I talked to Mr. Anthonyabouthisexperi-ences last year in Ireland. He went to Trinity College in Dublin. Mr. Anthony had many reasons to choose this school. He said, “They had an early modern histo-ry program which is some-thing I was really interested in doing. And you get to live in Ireland, so, it was awesome.” He said that Trinity was especially

cool because it houses the BookofKells,oneoftheoldest books in print and was something that he has always wanted to see.

I wondered what he did in between classes and on the weekends, so I asked whathedidinhisfreetime.He answered that he and hisfriendstookalotofroad trips and drove around thecountry.Heexploredthe city, biked around, tried differentrestaurantsandworked on making new friends.“It’sprettyspecialto get to know people with vastlydifferentlifeexpe-riences that you wouldn’t meet under any other circumstances.” He actu-allytookupalittlebitofsquash, believe it or not.

He said that it was prettyeasytomakefriends.“Every one else was just as interested in meeting new people as I was. You end upwithfriendsfromallover the world.” He said it

waslikeHighHarbourforadults! Duringoneofourfirsthistoryclasseswithhim,wewonderedifpeoplethought he was Irish. His answer was no, but people askedhimfordirectionsonthe street, “I don’t think it was because I looked Irish, but because I looked trust-worthy,” he replied.

Then I wondered, what about holidays. He told me, “St. Patrick’s Day, as you can imagine, was an absolute insane blow-out!”HisparentscameforThanksgiving. Since they don’t have Thanksgiving in Ireland, Mr. Anthony had to walk all around town lookingforaturkey.Helived in a tiny apartment with a small kitchen with a tiny oven. His turkey had to havetheexactdimensionsoftheoven.Hewalkedintoa butcher shop and told the butcherthedimensionsofthe turkey that he needed. Thebutcherfoundit,but

hehadtocutthelegsofftofititintheoven.“Itwasa huge success but it was funnytryingtocelebrateafamilytraditionsofarfromhome.Anotherholi-day he enjoyed was Arthur Guinness Day. He was the inventorofapopularIrishbeverage and it is on his birthday.ThereislotsofmusicandthewholecityofDublin goes out and cele-brates.

Finally, I had to ask, even though they speak En-glish,dotheyhaveanyfun-nywayofsayingthings?Mr. Anthony told me that oneexampleisa“craic”which means “a good time”. They would always askifyouarehavinggoodcraic. They would also use theword“so”attheendofevery sentence. “So, you want to go to lunch, so?”

“Éirinn go Brách,” or “Ireland Forever” Mr. Anthony, but we are very happy that you are back here at Pace.

Steven Morrisroe, Josh Minninberg, Julian Hurley and Shane Nelson wait to go on the Blob.

Kate Mallard on the climbing wall.

Mr. Anthony at Trim Castle in Meath, Ireland.

October 29, 2014 MidKnight Times page 4Fashion Fabulous - Are the 90s Really Back?

The rumors are everywhere, swirling around street corners, whispered on the lips offashioneditorsallacrossAmerica.Aretheninetiesreallyback?I’mheretolaythoserumorstorest.Theyaretrue.Ourfavoriteeraofqualitytelevision,cutting-edgemusic,andeasy-goingfashionreallyisbackforarerun!Anditlooksasthoughwe’retakingcuesfromourfavoritepopstars:

Taylor Swift: High-waisted Cut-offsIknowit’shardtobelieve,butthehigh-waisted,cut-offshortsthecountry-turned-popstarletfrequentlysportswasactuallypioneeredinthenineties!Allyou’reseeingisanupdated version.Lorde: Dark Lipstick, Wavy Hair, and Short NecklacesWhenall’ssaidanddone,Lorde’ssignaturelookcouldbefoundina1992Vogue.Ariana Grande: Crop TopsAllI’mgonnasayis,well…nocomment.Duchess Kate: Loose and Flowy Floral DressesShehighlightstheclassier,girliersideofthenineties.

Let’snotforgettheotherninetiestrendsthathaveresurfacedwithoutthehelpofpopculture:tanktops,flannel,chunkyheels/sandals,DocMartins,combatboots,plaid,den-im, blazers, ripped tights.

In a nutshell: Yes, the 90s are reallyback!

Decoding Dress Down Days

Every Pace student getsexitedwhentheyhearthe phrase “Dress Down Day.” The dress code is notbad,butmostofusliketowearmorecomfortableclothes every now and then. Aftercomingfromapub-lic school, I was dreading the dress code. I love dress down days because you gettowearclothesthataresocomfy,youmightevenfallasleepinclass!Let’sfigureoutwhatourPacemid-dle-schoolers wear on dress down days and why.

6th grader Mary Childs Hall commented that she would like to wear Nike shorts on dress down days. I thinkallthegirlsagreewithMC!Nikeshortsareeasytobeactiveinandsupercomfy.Unfortunately,evenondress down days, these shorts are against the Middle Schooldresscode,andL.O.P.sarenotfun!Let’ssavethattrendfortheweekends!Another6th grader, Mary Paige Pope, says that she likes to wear leggings on dress down days. Annabeth Bradley says that she also plans to wear leggings and a Camp High Harbour shirt. Leggings have been really popular on dress down days because they are notmadeoutofthickmaterial,soyoucanstaycoolinthem,andbecausetheyarecuteandcomfortable.Another6th grader, Jordan Benjamin, says that she plans to wear a SaltyDogteeshirtonthenextdressdownday.

6th grader Aiden Critz, says that he plans to wear neoncolorsfromheadtotoe.You’llbeeasytospotinthehalls,Aiden!Twoother6th grade boys, Harley Ryan and Ashton Rugh, both said that they would be wearing tee shirts although Ashton says that he will stick with dress code shorts and Harley will wear athletic shorts. All three boys say that these clothes are what they wear at home. 7th and 8th graders wear about the same things – jeans,leggings,teeshirtsforgirls,andforboys,athleticshorts and tee shirts. Dressdowndaysarefundaystoexpressyourself,butIlearnedthatmanypeopleexpressthemselvesinpret-tymuchthesameway.Nextdressdownday,Idareyoutothinkoutsidethebox.Maybetryprintedleggingswithaplainshirt,orashirtthatonlyyouhave!Becreativeandexpressyourself!SeeyouonD.D.D.!

Building Houses in Foreign Places

Over the summer 8thgraderLilyReckfordwent on a Habitat For Humanity trip to Cambodia tobuildahouseforSoyLorngandherfamily,whowere living on a raised plat-formwithabluetarpasaceiling. Lily and her group built the house by hand, frommixingcementtoplacing bricks and plaster-ing walls. Lily also attend-ed the dedication, which she said was amazing because you could see the impact you where making

onsomeone’slife. But that was not all Lily did while she was in Cambodia. The coolest thing was that she rode an elephant. She also went toseesomeofthesad-derplacesofthecountry,which had recently been engaged in civil war. She went to the Killing Fields wherethousandsofpeoplewere tortured and killed. She also went to the Geno-cide Museum, which had been a high school convert-ed into a prison and torture center. Many thousands of“traitors”wereforced

torevealmembersoftheresistance who where then tracked down to be tortured and killed. She also went to see aschoolwhereHabitforHumanity had built a well. Lily says, “My second favoritepartwasvisitingthe elementary school. Habitat had built a water sanitation plant there so we saw how that worked, then wegottoplaywithallofthe kids. We played Frisbee andalsolearnedsomeoftheir games.” She then told me the strangest part about beinginaforeigncountrywas the language barrier.

On November 10, 2013, disaster struck in the Philippines; this disaster is known as Typhoon Haiyan. The storm winds raged at 195 miles per hour, with strong gusts that reached up to 235 miles per hour. This made Typhoon Haiyan

She said she either had to make hand gestures or have a translator. Overall she

saidthistripwasoneofthebest things she ever did and wasatonoffun.

by Madison EdwardsStaff Writer

(l to r) Alexandra Baker and Alivia Wynn in combat boots, Tyler Henderson and Grace Pottorff in plaid shirts. photos by Caroline Singleton

Pace To the Rescue in Philippinesby Isabel BattistaStaff Writer

oneofthemostpowerfulstorms ever recorded. Over 6,000 people were killed, andnearlysixmillionchil-drenwereaffectedbythestorm. Pace’s own 6th grad-er, Sophia Ellis, had been to the Philippines several times to visit her mother’s family,sosheandherfam-ilywereupsettofindoutabout this disastrous event. In reaction, they decided to do something about it, althoughnoneoftheirownfamilymemberswerehurt.Sophia, her brother Rich-

ard, sister Clara, and par-ents, talked to Mrs. Valeri-us,theretiredheadoftheLower School. Together, the Ellises and Pace raised awareness and money. The money raised by multiple bake sales was sent to a charity called One Visayas. This money was spent on three new motor boattoassistwithreliefefforts.Theboatsarecalledthe Pace Academy, the Atlanta, and the Georgia. Sophiasaysthatherfavor-iteboatofthethreeisthePace Academy!

by Annabelle CritzEditor in Chief

8th grader Lily Reckford digging the foundation of a Habitat for Humanity house that she helped build in Cambodia.

by Claire HowellStaff Writer

Annabeth Bradly and Peyton Smith wear leggings on DDD.

Amalie Little, Olivia Ulllman, Abby Sroka, and Laura Romig in tee shirts on dress down day.Photos by Claire Howell.