Vol. 48, Issue #6
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May 12, 2023
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p. 7 TikTok Investigation
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Au Revoir Ms. Robinson!
the classroom onto the front lawn. Luckily someone carefully numbered the desks with their corresponding rooms. It was just pretty funny.” Robinson wants to leave students with one last piece of advice before leaving: “I love the sign on Ms. Barbakow’s door that says “Be kind and do good.” Always work hard and be nice to people. It’s real simple. You usually receive back what ever you’re getting.” Robinson also said to “show people grace because you never know what someone is going through.” Ms. Robinson also wants to share her favorite quote that has stuck with her. The quote is from SaintExupery from the Little Prince: “You only see well with your heart what is essential and most important is invisible to the eye.” After Pace, Robinson looks forward to not getting up super early every day. She wants to travel, read lots of books, spend time with her daughter and take tai chi. “Beyond those things I haven’t really planned. I’m going to let things settle and figure out the rest,” said Robinson. “She taught me so much, and I loved having her class freshmen and senior year. She was an amazing teacher, and I will miss her so much,” said senior Eloise Gaudet.
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two ICGL trips to India in 2012 and Peru in 2016. Robinson attended the University of Auburn and Birmingham Southern for her undergraduate degree, and then returned back to Auburn for her masters After 15 years of teaching degree. She grew up in central at Pace, Upper School French Florida and gained a love for the teacher Ms. Nancy Robinson French language at a young age. is retiring. Since 2008, she has “French has always been my been a part of the Pace comthing from junior high on,” said munity not only as a teacher but Robinson. “I was lucky to have as mentor to those around her. such a great teacher in the 8th Robinson’s favorite thing about grade to help me learn French.” Pace is that “teachers have a Prior to her time at Pace, she lot of freedom in lived in Birmingham the classroom to “She taught me and in Amsterdam form their classes so much, and I loved for 2 years. She also how they want to. having her class fresh- taught at Lovett for 7 Students overall man and senior year, years but is “definiteare very curious and I will miss her so ly Pace blue at heart,” and receptive, and much.” said Robinson. I have found them Robinson will really easy to miss most all of the work with.” Robinson loves the smiling faces walking around. working environment, opportu“It has been really gratifying nities given to both students and working at Pace. There has been faculty and the overall confistudents who have come back dence that the school places in after graduating and tell me that everyone. “The vast available they are continuing with French programs open to the students in college or minoring in it or are incredible. The Isdell Center using it in a number of different for Global Leadership (ICGL) ways and that’s super exciting,” has the potential to broaden a said Robinson. “I will miss lots student’s understanding of how of things about this special place, other people live and is an opI have just really really enjoyed portunity to be in contact with my time here and how I have other cultures.” Robinson led been able to make a difference
Robinson poses with her Post-AP French class full of seniors. for a number of students and that makes me happy.” Robinson will also miss all of the wonderful traditions in the Upper School like Great American Picnic Day. “GAP is a really happy day, and
the kids really enjoy it, and everyone is just in complete joy,” said Robinson. “I will also miss seeing the senior pranks. My favorite one was when the senior class put all of the desks from
Senior Student-Athletes Make Crucial Decisions
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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. Andrew Swann will be attending Washington and Lee University. Swann, who played on the Pace Academy Football team, will be continuing his athletic career on the Trident’s special teams next fall. Swann wore number 3 for Pace Academy and will play punter at the collegiate level because of his impressive play as a punter and kicker in High School. Swann has said, “I can’t wait to start my college football journey and I am ecstatic to enroll in classes in the fall”. Star Baseball player Lucas Klopp is committed to the New Haven Chargers in Connecticut. Klopp is an amazing pitcher for the Pace Varsity Baseball team. Klopp, who wears number 12 and has played travel Baseball for 11 years told the Knightly News, “I cannot wait to continue my academic and athletic career at New Haven.” Pace Academy Football Star Trovon Baugh, is set to attend the University of South Carolina
next year. Baugh has excelled on and off the field and is one of many student-athletes from the class of 2023 to commit to a Division I athletic program. Baugh’s impressive High School Football career led to his selection in the Under Armour Next All-America Game on Jan. 3, 2023. Baugh, who plays offensive line and wears number 72, is excited to continue his athletic and academic studies at the University of South Carolina. Pace’s star swimmer Carter Freudenstein is committed to the Swim and Dive team at the University of North Carolina. Carter is a dedicated swimmer who also participated on the Pace water polo team. Carter, Barett Hight, Lane Canova and Reid Richardson won the 200 free relay. Individually Carter won the 200 IM and the 100 fly. Pace Volleyball state champion Briea Craft will attend the University of Memphis starting in the fall of 2023. Craft, who has won multiple Georgia High School Association state championships with the Knights, is looking to carry this success with the Tigers at the NCAA Division I level. In 2022, Craft received the honor of being firstteam All-Area. Additionally, she was named an AVCA High School Senior All-American. Pace Softball players Madison and Victoria Hadley are both committed to Pitzer College. The sisters are both extremely talented softball players who play on Pace’s varsity team. They were leaders of the softball team and will continue to be great at Pitzer. Pace Lacrosse player
Class of 2023 student athletes sign to their colleges. Ian Dempsey is set to attend Muhlenberg College. Dempsey will be competing at the NCAA Division III level. The defender (D pole) will continue his athletic and academic career at the Pennsylvanian school. Pace Lacrosse player Anna Nuckols is committed to play at Denison College in Ohio. Anna is a key member of the currently undefeated girls varsity Lacrosse team this year. Anna will be a vital member of the Denison Lacrosse team and is a great member of the Pace community. Pace Football Outside Linebacker and Tight End Frank Caldwell III announced his commitment to Austin Peay State University in 2022. Caldwell III also played Basketball and Track and Field during his time at Pace Academy. Caldwell III was on the all-region team in 2022 and 2023. Pace Academy Varsity Goalkeeper Owen Ross announced
his commitment to Washington University of St. Louis on Oct. 30, 2023. Ross, who won backto-back Georgia High School Association state championships, is looking to continue this history of winning at Washington University of St. Louis. Pace Academy Varsity Football player Kylen Shields is committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Shields was a lineman for the Football team and is a key component of the varsity team. While talking about Kylen Shields, fellow teammate and sophomore Cooper Williams said, “he was always a great leader and would never let the team get down on themselves.” Pace Football and Basketball star Kendall Evans committed to the United States Naval Academy to play football. Evans, who plays as both a wide receiver and a tight end on the football field. Evans also played as the Knight’s shooting guard and
small forward. In 2022, Evans was honored as a member of the first-team offense across the region in Football. Pace Academy Varsity Football player Davis Rice is committed to Lehigh University. Davis played safety for the Football team and was known by his teammates for always being super energetic. While talking about Davis’ presence on the football team, fellow football player and senior Connor Phelan said, “Davis always kept the team in high spirits and he was a great guy to share the field with.” Pace Academy Varsity Basketball player Ben Leach has committed to Bates College in Maine. Ben has been an important part of the Varsity Basketball team’s success throughout high school, and Ben was a member of the 2021 and 2023 state championship-winning varsity teams.
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5 Minutes with Knightly News Co-Editors I actually can think of one that happened last week in front of the entire grade. It was the start of Assassin, and I shot someone inside because I didn’t know the rules, and everyone was yelling at me. I was on the verge of tears. I was about to go home and never show up again. MA: Mine would be at the beginning of the year, on my birthday, on our rafting trip. I got pushed off the raft by Dr. Haizlip, which was fine, but then the guy wouldn’t help me up, and everyone was watching me unable to get up, so that was not good. JW: Umm, embarrassing moment would probably say middle school PE playing soccer. Brian Lee will know what I’m talking about. KN: If you could give a superlative to the rest of y’all, what would it be? JW: Give it to myself or give it to them? KN: Give it to someone else. MA: Relating to newspaper or just in general? KN: Just in general. It’s your choice. MA: Jack is the most creative. Jack: Oh (snaps in approval) MA: Emmy is very cheerful and very organized. She has things in her own way. JW: I think Emmy is the most analytical writer, especially with the scientific stuff. I would say MA’s gotta be the friendliest person on staff and the most sympathetic co-editor. EM: I would say, straying
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Knightly News: We’ll just start off with questions. Can y’all each go through and explain your favorite memory at Pace or the Knightly News? Jack Wagreich: I have one. Mines gotta be my first year every day I would sit at the back of the classroom with Niko, and we would always have funny jokes and hang out. We had a great time. Mary Amelia Weiss: My favorite Knightly News memory would have to be last year during the Halloween video, where Amalia made me wear the cloak, and there were a lot of people in the Commons, and probably just making some of the videos. Like the Christmas ones, and yeah, making the videos. Emmy Minenberg: For the Knightly News, I would also say like the videos that Stella has made this year and last year, like what she did last year for the
Co-editors. I had to dance, but I didn’t come to school that day so… KN: Are any of y’all lifers? JW: I am. KN: Are y’all sad about leaving Pace, or are y’all ready for college? EM: I’m sad to leave home and leave the community, but I’m not sad to leave Pace in general. I’m ready to leave Pace as a school, but not ready to leave the people. MA: I’m sad because I won’t see people’s faces every day and that kind of thing, but I do think it’s time. I think it’s bittersweet. JW: Um, I was going to say that. MA: You can echo my sentiments. EM: It’s like in a Harkness. Going off of what she said. JW: Um. Yeah, I think I’ll miss my friends and my home a lot. But other than that, I’m excited for the next chapter. KN: What is your favorite story you have written? EM: Oh! Mine is about the pig heart transplant. This guy got a transplant where he had the heart from a pig, and it worked, but then… MA: I wrote one a year after the capitol insurrection. I put a lot of work into that. JW: I would say my favorite article is the Barnaby article: Barnaby goes AWOL. My favorite thing I laid out was the ICGL spread on the front cover. KN: What is your most embarrassing moment? EM: There’s just so many.
The Knighly News Co-Editors pose for a photo on their last day of newspaper. away from the newspaper, Jack would be most likely to win an Oscar or like producing a movie because Jack is really into movies and does a lot with it. For MA… JW: MA is probably one of the funniest people on staff. EM: Yeah. MA has this silent humor, where she’s not super loud, but she’ll say stuff under her breath and you just start dying laughing. KN: Okay, last question. Do you guys have any last words for Mrs. Neiley?
Co-editors: Awww. EM: I would just say, good luck. If she needs anything, she can text us. MA: Yeah, I bid her good luck, and we are going to miss her because we talk to her a lot, obviously. JW: It’s been great working with her for the last two of years. She’s done a great job with us and she will do a great job with you guys. Awesome leader. You guys are in good hands. KN: Thank you so much! We will miss you on staff next year.
am a senior” speech. At 10:00 a.m., the first Phlotilla races began. Freshman raced against each other in the cardboard boats they crafted. At 12:00 p.m., the GAP day picnic began. Students and faculty alike enjoyed chips, soda, burgers and hot dogs under the tent. Shortly after eating lunch, students brought tons of water balloons and water guns to the upper field
for the water fight. Unfortunately, the fight was cut short due to a pipe bursting. To end this marvelous day, the students came to the FAC to watch the seniors’ goodbyes. The Yearbook Staff created a lengthy farewell video which made many students tear up. Then came the testimonials. These speeches were a bittersweet way to send off the Class of 2023.
GAP Week Caps Off the Class of 2023
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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. Students dressed up as others in the community, including upper school math teacher Mr. Matthew Marsico. Wednesday was the senior prank. In the morning assembly, senior Emma Beth Neville gave a brief presentation giving advice to the lowerclassmen on how to behave responsibly. As her presentation wrapped up, senior William Cummings gave his own take on the matter. He discussed the many rights we have as American citizens. Despite the amusement of the students, some upper school teachers were quite upset about the presentation, as the Head of Upper School Mr. Michael Gannon dismissed the seniors in the middle of Cummings’ presentation. Earlier, the seniors had
Seniors shout out the number of days the Sophomores have left in school. transformed the Seaman Family Commons into a nightclub, with senior Grant Stebbins serving as the bouncer. The Commons temporarily became seniors only from Wednesday to Friday. Thursday was officially the last “normal” day of school for the seniors. Seniors would be caught sporting their college shirts as they took their senior class photo on the stairs outside
the FAC. “Thursday was the first time I had actually put on a UGA shirt, and I really finally felt like high school was over,” said senior Jacob Greenwald. Friday was the big day: Gap Day. Per tradition, the seniors participated in the Gap Day parade that morning, celebrating their final day of high school. Then, they stormed into the FAC at 8 a.m., screaming the iconic “I
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some students spent the majority of their time across these
bowls, chicken sandwiches and tacos, not forgetting the slushie table that served refreshing cold drinks. The main attraction of this “Knight in Paradise” was ultimately the dance floor. Students piled onto the floor with their friends singing and dancing all through the night. “I spent the majority of my time dancing, and even though I was sweating by the end of it, I had a blast,” said junior Ellie Arenth. To close out the night, the DJ ended with the iconic “Sweet Caroline” that had kids belting at the top of their lungs. After, everyone loaded onto the buses once again, reminiscing about their night as they came back to campus to be picked up. “Although helping to plan the prom was a challenging new task for me,” said Junior Class President Ross Bernath, “Seeing everyone enjoying themselves made it all worth it, and it was awesome seeing it come to life.”
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Pace Upperclassmen Enjoy Their “Knight in Paradise”
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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, students scattered to various parts of the space. First upon walking in, students could pose for a 360 slow motion photo booth with their friends that creates fun videos from Prom, rather than pictures. With just one AirDrop, students could have these videos instantly. “Even though the line was super long, it was totally worth it. I’ll have that video forever,” said senior Jack Janko. Moving further into the room, a popular activity was
Juniors have a blast on the dance floor. the various casino tables. From blackjack to craps to roulette,
tables. The food served as a delicious dinner included poke
“Something Rotten” was Anything but Rotten
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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. There are a lot of musical theater easter eggs and references in the show, and I challenge people to try to find them.” There are many references to Shakespeare throughout the play, as well as Shakespeare actually appearing as a character in the show played by Jack Schmitt. Many Pace students will understand these references from their readings in English class. The “to be or not to be” soliloquy from Shakespeare’s Hamlet was featured in this show, and students who took Dean of Students Erica Barbakow’s sophomore English class last year would remember it from having to memorize it. Mr. Bryan explained that “Shakespeare during that time is considered a rockstar as if he is the modern-day Taylor Swift or Drake,” but we soon learn from Nick Bottom that “he is actually just stealing everything too.”
The cast of “Something Rotten” practicing their show at their dress rehersal. This is a hilarious show that follows two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, who are played by Jackson Allegra and Jordan Loughran respectively, on their journey to find a new show to perform. Although the show uses a lot of modern language, it is set in the 16th century. This show is very understandable for people who have read Shakespeare, but Mr. Bryan says that “it is a comedy that is really about finding your voice, being yourself, and being true to who you are.” This is a message that anyone would be able to pick up from watching this musical.
The cast of the show had obvious chemistry with each other. Mr. Bryan says “It’s very similar to a sport in a way, where ninth graders are hanging out with eleventh and twelfth graders. We can blur the lines between which grade someone is in, and we all become a community of drama students.” Mr. Bryan continued by saying, “This community blends even with our tech crew. Daniel Owens and Jackson Gant work backstage, but they are also an active part of the ensemble.” Junior Hannah White played Bea, who is Nick Bottom’s wife, in this show. Hannah says “Being in this show has been such
an amazing experience. I love playing comedic characters, and Bea was a perfect role for that. The best part, however, has been getting to spend time in a community that I know always has my back.” Freshman Bennett Cummings was part of the ensemble in the show, and he said “Being the only freshman has had its strengths and weaknesses, but all I know is that I’ve learned so many new skills that I can apply to the rest of my Pace experience.” The ensemble played a huge role in the show. Sophomore Nailah Beachem, who was also part of the ensemble,
had a scene where she played the grim reaper to act out the Black Death. Also, while the Bottoms were having their new play performed, the entire ensemble came out in hilarious egg costumes because the play was “Omelet” instead of “Hamlet”. It was easy to tell that the cast and crew had been working on this show for a long time, because everyone acted, sang, and danced incredibly. Another amazing aspect of the show was the very intricate set, which consisted of a rotating model of the Globe Theater that changed to show if they were inside or outside during the show.
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What is the Best Grade at Pace? 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? First-grade students participate in the holiday program, fifth-grade students take a trip to Charleston, seventh-grade students do something fun every first Friday of the month and freshmen go on a retreat with their peer leaders and meet all the new kids. Juniors can drive to school. Senior-year students go on spring break together and finish school a few weeks early. The lower school is special because every student is new and everyone is getting to know each other. The main highlight of the lower school is the parties celebrated on holidays. Students’ parents come to school and celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine’s Day and Easter. However, the lower school is difficult because the days are very slow, especially since students do not start switching classes until fifth grade. Sophomore Drew Thomson said, “Lower school was a lot of fun, but the days felt 100 hours long.” The middle school is a restart at Pace because, on
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average, 30 new kids come into sixth grade. In middle school, the days are a lot more fun because you have more freedom from switching classes, and you get to play sports for Pace. The best part about middle school is the retreats that students take at the beginning of each year. The retreats allow you to meet the new kids at Pace, and have a ton of fun with your old friends. Senior Connor Phelan says, “The middle school retreats were awesome and they were a great way to kick off the year.” The only downside of middle school is having no free periods, however, students do get to participate in the incredible subject of P.E. The high school is special because Pace gets about 30 more new kids. At the beginning of high school, ninth graders go on a retreat with a few seniors and new ninth-grade students. Also in high school, students have a lot more freedom with free periods and a more diverse selection of classes. Junior Maddox Crawford says, “Free periods are the best, and make Pace really fun.” However, the difficult part about high school is that grades matter, and you start applying to colleges. The best grade at Pace is tenth grade because you are no longer new in high school and the academics are not as important as junior year. In tenth grade, students become more familiar with the high school and all of the students in it. Also, tenth-grade students do not have to deal with the stress of applying to colleges, like in senior year. In conclusion, tenth grade is the best grade at Pace Academy.
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Pace Academy lower school students standing outside the lower school.
Mimi’s Treats: A New Pace Academy Business
Her advice to those who may want to start their own business? “If you want to do something like this, you have to put your heart into it,” Mary says. Running a business is a lot of work, and she had to learn how to balance her school and baking and be practical about what
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she could reasonably make. Preparation is very important when trying to fill large orders, she says. To order from Mimi’s Treats, simply follow “mimis_ treats26” on Instagram and DM Mary with your order!
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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 a business in order to bring a little bit of happiness to people. Mary has been baking her whole life but got serious about it during sixth grade when she began to try out new recipes and innovate in what she was making. Currently, her favorites to bake are “brown butter chocolate chip cookies, cake, and anything lemony,” she said. Contrary to what one might think, running Mimi’s Treats is more than just baking. Mary packages the baked goods herself and adds handwritten notes to each order. Mimi’s Treats also releases new themed menus with the seasons. Currently, the spring menu features strawberry shortcake cookies, funfetti cupcakes, lemon crinkle cookies and more! Mary runs the whole business herself, though she says her brother occasionally helps out.
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Mary displays a gift box of cookies from Mimi’s Treats.
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Rising Inflation Targets Central Banks in the U.S. Citizens Bank, the nation’s 30th largest bank, acquired SVB from the FDIC. First Citizens is based in Raleigh, N.C., and was founded in 1898. “We have partnered with the F.D.I.C. to successfully complete more F.D.I.C.-assisted transactions since 2009 than any other bank, and we appreciate the confidence the F.D.I.C. has placed in us once again,” Frank B. Holding Jr., the chief executive of First Citizens, said in a statement. Similar to Silicon Valley’s demise, Signature Bank collapsed on March 12 due to most of their customers having holdings above $250,000 that were not insured. Signature Bank, a 24-year-old institution, became one of a few banks to allow cryptocurrency deposits. According to The New York Times, more than $79 billion of Signature Bank’s $88 billion deposits were uninsured at the end of 2022. Due to allowing cryptocurrency, its digital asset-related client deposits were at $16.52 billion. According to CNN, Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bank, bought a considerable amount of Signiture’s deposits and $38.4 billion worth of the company’s assets. “There will be real and lasting economic repercussions from this, even if all the dust settles well,” said Jay Bryson, Chief Economist at Wells Fargo. “I would raise the probability of a recession given what’s happened.” As inflation continues to rise, the US could enter into a season of economic turmoil if issues in the economy persist.
ence between the air outside and inside of the storm. Eventually, the wind at the bottom of the mesocyclone will spin faster, and the storm will become tighter at its vertex. Once this storm touches the ground, it is officially considered a tornado. A tornado grows weaker and eventually comes to a stop when either the temperature difference between the outside and inside of the storm disappears or the updrafts of moisture feeding the storm dry out, causing the supercell to lose momentum and draw the tornado back inside itself. Hurricanes typically form near the equator, where the ocean’s surface temperature is at least 80° F. The ocean water evaporates and creates warm, moist air that acts as fuel for the hurricane. This air cools and rises back into the atmosphere, where it condenses and forms cumulonimbus clouds. While the warm air continues to rise, wind begins to move around the center (the ‘eye’ of a hurricane) in a circular motion. Most American hurricanes are caused by winds from the Atlantic coast of Africa. These winds gather a cluster of storm clouds, and once they reach 74 miles per hour (mph), the storm is officially categorized as a hurricane. When the hurricane hits land, it runs
out of warm, moist ocean air and begins to weaken, causing the wind speeds to drop. However, even in this state, the storms can be detrimental to coastal communities. In all of these cases, warm air is one of the driving forces that leads to the formation of incredibly destructive storms. With climate change and global warming, sea levels have risen significantly over the past 20 years, and models predict that by the end of this century, ocean surface temperatures will have risen by 5° F. While this may not seem like much, it means that the ocean will reach the ideal temperature for hurricanes and other storms to start (80° F) much quicker in the calendar year, resulting in a longer and more intense hurricane season. This will allow for an increase in incredibly destructive hurricanes like Katrina, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports to have caused 1,200 deaths and $75 billion in damages. Hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms would obviously still occur without Global Warming and Climate Change, but the seasons for those storms would be a lot shorter, and the storms themselves would be less powerful and less likely to reach land.
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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 deposits in response to higher rates. All banks have assets and liabilities. Banks make money from loans and bonds and have liabilities through deposits. Because the value of bonds dropped, SVB’s liabilities were greater than its assets. In an inverse relationship, the value of bonds decline as interest rates rise. In consequence, the nation’s 16th largest bank failed. Along with SVB, Credit Suisse was another bank that fell victim to this crisis when share prices began to plunge following the demise of SVB. On March 19, Credit Suisse was bought by Swiss Investment bank UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) for $3.2 billion. As of now, the Federal Reserve (Fed) is fighting inflation but is destroying the banking industry because of the bond portfolio. The Federal Reserve is the nation’s central bank that “provides a safe, flexible and stable monetary and financial system,” according to its website. The Federal Reserve, created during the Great Depression, is tasked with monetary policy focusing on taming inflation.
point, the bank’s days were numbered.” SVB also held a large amount of debt that declined in market value due to the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates to combat inflation. With the fall of SVB, the “Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a point in the middle of March in an attempt to fight stubbornly high inflation while addressing risks to financial stability,” according to CNN. The benchmark of interest rates was raised above 5 percent in early May, and the Fed’s response was that “the U.S. banking system is sound and resilient” What is inflation supposed to be at? Two percent is supposed to be a comfortable standard for inflation, low enough for consumer relief but relaxed enough for the economy to thrive, according to a Fed doctrine settled years ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), seized SVB’s assets, making it the country’s largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. The FDIC insures deposits only up to $250,000. About 98 percent of SVB’s deposits were uninsured by the FDIC, and the bank itself did not have enough money to pay back its customers. According to The New York Times, the FDIC renamed Silicon Valley Bank to Silicon Valley Bridge Bank and made them a deal. The FDIC purchased about $72 billion in loans, at a discount of $16.5 billion, and would transfer all the bank’s deposits which were worth $56 billion. About $90 billion of SVB’s securities and other assets remained in the control of the FDIC and were not included in the deal. First
Silicon Valley Bank is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Inflation in simple terms is the rate of increase in prices over a period of time in financial markets. The Fed can control inflation by increasing interest rates and controlling the nation’s money supply. During the pandemic, Congress spent a lot of money on Covid related policies and increased the money supply in circulation. An example of this was the $1,400 Covid relief checks given to “single people making less than $75,000, heads of household making less than $112,500 and married couples filing jointly making less than $150,000 qualify for stimulus checks,” according to the White House. Since Congress handed out all of this money, the national banking system had a lot of money in deposits so a number of banks bought treasuries, which are bonds where the government promises to pay you
x amount of dollars plus interest. However, the value of a bond has an inverse relationship with treasuries: when interest rates rise, the value of a bond goes down. In summary, Congress increased the nation’s money supply, banks took on too many deposits and the Fed bought US treasuries to make money off of deposits, but banks failed as the value of the bond dropped. Silicon Valley Bank’s practices were on the Federal Reserve’s radar for more than a year. The Fed noticed that the bank did not have enough cash on hand in case of a crisis. According to The New York Times, “By early 2023, Silicon Valley Bank was in what the Fed calls a “horizontal review,” an assessment meant to gauge the strength of risk management. That checkup identified additional deficiencies — but at that
Climate Change Causes Longer Hurricane and Tornado Seasons
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When most people hear the term climate change, they think of Global Warming, deforestation and greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide and methane. However, many people don’t know that climate change is also responsible for the increase in deadly storms over the past decades. Large storms like tornadoes and hurricanes start from mere thunderstorms. In simple terms, thunderstorms require moisture and unstable air. Both of these can be found over the ocean, where the water at the ocean’s surface evaporates and rises. This warm, moist air is much less dense than the cool dry air surrounding it, so it rises to form tall cumulonimbus clouds. While these clouds are still over the ocean, the storms can continue to be fueled by the updrafts of warm air. Once the storm reaches land, warm updrafts are no longer available, causing the
A hurricane is pictured approaching the East Coast. storm to weaken and eventually end. Updrafts of warm, moist air and downdrafts of cool dry air exist in the same cloud, which is a crucial ingredient for the formation of larger, more destructive storms. Tornadoes form under very specific conditions, but start within huge thunderstorms called supercells. First, the condensation put out by clouds releases heat, which becomes the energy that supports the rising air. As the amount of condensation increases, the clouds sink farther down, causing the drafts of rising air to become stron-
ger. This rising air can change directions rapidly, and begins to move quickly. If all conditions are present, a vortex enclosed by the storm can form, followed by a wide and tall spinning tube of air. When this tube is pulled upwards, a mesocyclone forms. A mesocyclone is the region of rotation found around the right rear flank of the supercell, and is often around 2-6 miles in diameter. The cool, dry air still present from the storm’s formation begins to wrap around the mesocyclone, forming the rear flank downdraft and creating an extreme temperature differ-
Current Affairs
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New Utah Bill Strikes Controversy
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the bill was signed, TikTok’s CEO testified before Congress about TikTok’s effects on mental health. Also, similar legislatures have been passed in the last year in states like California and Recently, a new bill called Arkansas. The Arkansas Legisthe Utah Social Media Regulalature has introduced a similar tion Act was signed into law bill that would require social netwhich prohibits Utah children work platforms to verify users’ under the age of 18 from going ages and obtain explicit parental on TikTok and other social consent for people under 18. media sites between 10:30 p.m. Recently, controversy has and 6:30 a.m. The bill been surrounding the also blocks children “Young new Utah bill signed from using social me- people will find into law, especially with dia platforms without workarounds” concerns of how it will their parents’ consent. be enforced without It is supposed to address the violating teen’s privacy. Conimpacts that social media has on cerns were spread about how teen’s mental health and fight these bills are not respecting the cyberbullying and child sexual rights of minors. Also, many exploitation. social media networks already The timing is also of no put in place a 13 and up policy, consequence as on the same day but this policy is relatively easy
Lucy Loewen testifies in a hearing in Salt Lake City about social media use among youths. to surpass. “Young people will find workarounds. They’ll figure it out,” says Jennifer Grygiel, a communications professor
at Syracuse University who researches social media. In today’s time, social media is a primary way of reaching
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Gov. Spencer Cox signs social media regulation bills.
youth and spreading important information. Sarah Coyne. a professor of child development at Brigham Young University, warned that the measure could inadvertently boomerang, increasing youth mental health issues by cutting off vulnerable youth from important sources of information and support that could be found on social media networks. The bill is set to take effect in March 2024, but it is expected that there will be pushback from big tech companies. There are also arguments claiming that it is unconstitutional and a breach of privacy by tech lobbyists. “Utah will soon require online services to collect sensitive information about teens and families, not only to verify ages, but to verify parental relationships, like government-issued IDs and birth certificates, putting their private data at risk of breach,” said Nicole Saad Bembridge, an associate director at NetChoice, a tech lobby group.
The U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok
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The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok in the U.S. if its parent company, ByteDance, doesn’t sell the app to an American company, reports the Wall Street Journal. U.S. officials believe that the Chineseowned app poses a national security risk. This is largely due to worries over China’s policy that requires companies to sell their data to the government if they request it. This demand came after evidence that employees of TikTok spied on journalists and took their IP addresses through the app. However, the employees were later fired and there is no evidence that the Chinese government was involved. Still, NBC News writes that “U.S. intelligence officials expressed concerns that China can use TikTok to spy on Americans or influence U.S. public opinion.” The Department of Justice is investigating.
The Biden Administration deliberates over national security risks. American companies such as Youtube and WhatsApp have been banned in China for many years. Freedom House, an organization that examines democratic principles worldwide, ranks China last in internet
freedom due to the large amount of censorship and surveillance. New York Times Opinion Writer Tim Wu argues a response to China’s internet censorship is long overdue. “The privilege of full internet access — the open
internet — should be extended only to companies from countries that respect that openness themselves,” he writes. But responding to China’s censorship could lead to legal troubles. When the Trump ad-
ministration tried to ban TikTok in 2020, the bill failed after federal judges decided TikTok was not enough of a national security issue to justify a ban, reports The Washington Post. Additionally, ByteDance will almost certainly challenge a forced sale in court, and currently, TikTok is advocating for more government oversight instead of a forced sale. Because of the popularity of the app, there will be political consequences as well. This may be dangerous for the Biden administration, especially leading up to an election year. A forced sale could be more popular than a broad ban, but that faces its own difficulties. It may be difficult to find a buyer since the app is so valuable. So far, the Biden Administration has not issued any sort of regulation on TikTok, and there is no time limit on the forced sale. But Biden said he supports the bipartisan bill currently in Congress that would allow the federal government to regulate some foreign-owned technology, including Chinese software.
Lifestyle
May 12, 2023
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Summer Blockbusters Are Sure To Be Major Hits
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This summer, the box offices will be booming with loads of thrilling new films. Some of these highly anticipated films include “Joy Ride,” “Oppenheimer,” “Elemental” and even a new “Spiderman”. These films only scratch the surface of all the amazing movies awaiting people in the summer. Viewers could potentially have the best summers of their lives with all the blockbusters set to release. Movie lovers need to block the calendars on specific days because we all know that they will be occupied with all these great films. “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the next film in the Miles Morales SpiderMan universe. This film is set to be released on June 2, and is definitely going to be a major hit. Voiced by Shameik Moore, Miles Morales, also known as Spider-Man, travels with his friend Gwen, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, across the Multiverse. Along the way, they encounter a society of Spider-People whose sole purpose is to defend the
fantastic and is definitely worth a trip to the movie theater upon its release. “Joy Ride” is another big film set to be released July 7 and it is gaining a lot of popularity. Audrey, portrayed by Ashley Park, takes a business trip to China where everything goes awry. She finds herself in trouble and in need of help, so she calls up her childhood best friend, Lolo, played by Sherry Cola, a college friend Kate, portrayed by Stephanie Hsu and a mysterious character named Deadeye, played by Sabrina Wu. The foursome then venture throughout China learning more about themselves and each other. Along the way, they learn to love themselves and their heritage. This film is definitely a feelgood, comedy and self exploration. “Oppenheimer” is a mysterious film about the Manhattan project, which was the production of the atomic bombs. The thrilling film is set to release on July 21 and is sure to mess with your brain. Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer who was the lead scientist in the construction of the atomic bombs. The film is being produced by Christopher Nolan who has also produced Interstellar, Inception
Disney-Pixar displays the cover for their new movie. Multiverse from attackers. When Miles and the Spider-Force have a disagreement on how to handle a new threat Miles begins to question himself and his role in
the Multiverse. Miles has to redefine what it means for himself to be a superhero and how he can help protect the Multiverse. This film is surely going to be
and Tenet. All these movies have something in common: they mess with your mind. Hopefully, Oppenheimer is another one of the mind-bending thrillers that will confuse the audience. This film is surely going to be great, so clear your calendars for July 21 because this is a must see. “Elemental” is the next Disney-Pixar movie and it is to be released on June 16. This film takes place in a universe where the population is made up of the four elements. Within this universe, a girl named Ember, who is fire, and a man named Wade, who is water, journey throughout their universe. Along the way, they learn more about themselves and how, even though they are different elements, they actually have many things in common. Elemental explores the idea that even though people may appear different, they can still have things in common. Although these movies are extremely different, they all have one thing in common; they are definitely worth a watch. I know for a fact that this summer I will make sure to save some time to go to the movies in order to catch these films. They are all sure to be thrilling, funny, entertaining and much more.
Pace Fashion Changes With Warmer Weather As the weather warms up and the school year comes to a close, students at Pace begin the shift to their summer wardrobes. This summer, women’s trends are starting to see some changes and even some fashion revivals from the past. Cargo pants, a cute and comfy style of pants that can be worn with a variety of tops, seem to be popular this summer. They range from neutral colors, making a simple outfit for hanging out, to vibrant colors and patterns to make a statement look. Another upcoming trend is long and flowy dresses, as opposed to the shorter dresses girls tend to wear. The look makes for a perfect beach picture or night out, and the variety of colors and patterns is endless. Of course, the classic tennis skirt is back for the sunny days, though students need to find occasions outside of
school to wear the staple look. However, the fashion that women throughout the country were most focused on this spring was their Taylor Swift concert fits. As the superstar performed across the country to hundreds of sold out crowds, fans wanted to find the perfect outfit to enjoy the event in. Many opted for themed looks, correlating with past albums from the artist. “I wanted my outfit to have a Fearless theme, because that is my favorite album,” said junior Ansley Freudenstein. “I decided to go with fun cowboy boots along with a simple white dress to bring out the country side of Taylor’s songs.” Men’s trends for school remain very similar to the past, as most students wear simple cargo shorts with a collared shirt. This is often accompanied with Nike shoes, which can be found in endless colors and styles. Not surprisingly, Pace students love showcasing their Pace gear around school, wearing hoodies and boathouse jackets.
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Opinion
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Transphobic Legislature Ensures a Dangerous Future For Queer People Everywhere
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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 drag performances. The term “drag” is used to describe performance art in which gender expression is exaggerated, usually for entertainment purposes. Drag usually involves cross-dressing (the act of wearing clothes or makeup that is typically associated with another gender), with those who perform femininity being called drag queens, and those who perform masculinity being called drag kings. Those found violating this law can be fined up to $2,500 or receive a year in prison for first offenses. Any future offenses will receive a felony charge, which is punishable with up to six years in prison. The bill’s legislation does not use the term “drag,” but instead replaces it with the phrase “adult cabaret;” in fact, some legal experts even believe that the bill would not apply explicitly to drag shows. However, Johnson confirmed in a statement to National Public Radio (NPR) that the law is intended to prohibit drag and other forms of queer expression: “just as current law prohibits strip clubs from admit-
ting children, this legislation would also prohibit sexually suggestive drag shows from being performed on public property, or on any non-age-restricted private property where a minor could be present.” I have two issues with this: firstly, Johnson wouldn’t have addressed drag if he hadn’t written the bill with the intention of prohibiting it. Secondly, if the current legislature already prevents children from entering sexually explicit places like strip clubs, why is there a need for more legislation surrounding the issue? “It’s an anti-drag law, because they passed it intentionally to try to chill and prevent people from doing drag, but that’s not really what the law says….it’s clear that some people think that drag in and of itself as an art form is obscene and that it should not be viewed by children” said Kathy Sinback, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU). So you may be wondering, what’s the big deal? This law is one of many restricting gender and sexuality expression in public that have been rampant for the last century, with the New York law allowing cops to harass and arrest law-abiding trans citizens repealed just two years ago in 2021. This represents the continuance of a repressive and transphobic pattern in legislation. The drag ban is not the only recent Tennessee law restricting gender expression; the Tennessee Senate Bill 1 taking effect on July 1, 2023 will prohibit healthcare providers from prescribing puberty blockers or hormones
Drag queens and supporters protest the Tennessee drag ban. and from performing genderaffirming surgeries for transgender minors. This bill is not only extremely transphobic and harmful to the mental health of trans children everywhere, who already have extremely high suicide and self-harm rates, but can also be physically detrimental to those forced to withdrawal from Hormone Replacement therapy (HRT). HRT on its own can cause fatal blood clots, and withdrawal symptoms include mood swings, depression, fatigue, insomnia, gradually decreasing sex drive, high blood pressure
and a general feeling of malaise, according to Enby NYC. “We will not allow this dangerous law to stand. Certain politicians and Gov. Lee have made no secret of their intent to discriminate against youth who are transgender or their willful ignorance about the life-saving health care they seek to ban. Instead, they’ve chosen fearmongering, misrepresentations, intimidation, and extremist politics over the rights of families and the lives of transgender youth in Tennessee,” says the ACLU. “We are dedicated to over-
turning this unconstitutional law and are confident the state will find itself completely incapable of defending it in court. We want transgender youth to know they are not alone and this fight is not over.” Recently, there has been another proposal in Tennessee that would prevent trans people from changing the gender written on their driver’s license if it goes into effect. Despite efforts from the ACLU and other organizations, transphobic legislature is still being drafted and passed.
Battle of the Birds
The Downfall of Twitter
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 app has seen many changes. According to The New York Times, these changes resulted in the once 44 billion dollar stake in the company devaluing to 20 billion dollars. Stock price was not the only thing to drop under Musk. According to CNN, Twitter’s number of employees dropped from 7,500 at acquisition to 2,000 as of late February. These recent layoffs mirrored the decrease in advertisements across the platform. Twitter, which gets 90% of its revenue from advertisements, has seen a decrease since Oct. 27. Musk’s changes to the app have not gone over well with Twitter users. Now, users who want to obtain or maintain a blue check indicating a veri-
fied account will have to pay 8 dollars a month. Failure to pay this subscription rate means that unverified content will be less likely to show up on other users for you pages. This change has irked normal users as well as the rich and famous. On March 31, American born phenom, celebrity and legend LeBron James tweeted about his disgust: “Welp guess my blue check will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying.” Adding insult to injury, even those who do pay will still suffer from having advertisements on their for you page. Recently, part of Twitter’s source code that runs their social networks was leaked online. This leak poses a threat to Twitter’s data. Hackers may now have the ability to steal users’ data and take down the site, per The New York Times. Along with all new flaws in the app, Twitter has had count-
The Resurgence of Twitter
less problems for many years. With toxic communities and the spread of misinformation due to a lack of censorship, the app has generated a negative reputation. Overall, recent additions to an already faulty Twitter have caused the app to be the controversial mess that it is today.
Photo: Fox News 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 navigate between your following, for you,
news, and trending tabs with just a couple of clicks. Overall, the design is quite simple yet very effective. Second, Twitter is a great way to meet new people and find communities online. With its community feature, it is almost guaranteed that a community exists for your specific interest. Additionally, there are accounts for almost everything, so you will definitely find other people online with similar interests. With so many different types of people on Twitter, it is a great way to find someone with a completely different background than you. Third, Twitter is a great platform for advertisement. According to a 2021 survey by Social Media Examiner, 88% of marketers have increased business exposure from Twit-
ter. Twitter can also be used to share passion projects. Creating an account for your work can quickly spread to hundreds of people around the world. The retweet feature allows people to share interesting posts they find, which would expose your project to even more people. Fourth, Twitter will have much more filtered content than other social media sites. With Twitter Blue costing $8 every month, many of the accounts unwilling to pay will not show up on your for you page. Thus the content that Twitter is showing you ends up being less offensive or obscene in nature. However, that type of content will still be easily accessible if that is appealing to you. Lastly, Twitter is a great way to stay in touch. With its trending and news tabs, Twitter tells you what is going on in the world, and what other users are searching for on Twitter. Clicking on a hashtag will take you to the top posts of the hashtag, where you can see what users think about these topics. Despite the recent controversies, Twitter remains a simple yet effective form of social media. It is a great way to find new people and stay in touch with the world around you.
Sports
May 12, 2023
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N F L Te a m s D r a f t f o r L o n g -Te r m S u c c e s s
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Recently, 259 men made their dreams come true. These men were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in one of seven rounds, across Apr. 27-29. Typically, analysts, fans and NFL enthusiasts alike all give their opinions on which teams were the biggest winners and losers of draft night. Arguably, the biggest winner of the draft has to go to the Philadelphia Eagles. Even though the Eagles are coming off of a Super Bowl appearance, they still had the #10 pick thanks to their mastermind of a general manager, Howie Roseman. During the draft night, a highly rated prospect, Jalen Carter, was still available at pick #9 due to offthe-field concerns; the Eagles took advantage of this and traded with the Chicago Bears to secure Carter. ESPN Analyst Mel Kiper Jr. writes, “And if you look at this team’s biggest weakness from last season, it was stopping the run; Philly ranked 24th in yards allowed per carry (4.6).” Carter adds immense strength and power to the defensive front and will help stop the run. Later that night, the Eagles picked again in the first round to secure Carter’s Georgia Bulldog teammate at pick #30, Nolan Smith. According to Kiper Jr., “At 6-foot-2 and
238 pounds, Smith is undersized, but you can’t teach his physical traits. He ran a blazing 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the combine.” Smith is an elite athlete and will help out this star-studded, Georgia Bulldog-studded Philadelphia Eagles roster. In addition to the Eagles, the Seattle Seahawks were major winners of draft night. The Seahawks had pick #5 as a result of the Russell Wilson trade, which saw Wilson get moved to the Denver Broncos for a couple of picks and players. At pick #5, the Seahawks selected Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon, an elite defensive back with explosive hit power. He will surely add some much-needed ferocity to the Seahawk’s defense. Later in the first round, the Seahawks were up again at pick #20 and were able to choose from a plethora of wide receivers. They chose Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, an elite receiver who will immediately help out the Seahawks. The Seahawks nailed the first round and have big aspirations for the upcoming season. Among all these winners of the draft night, there must also be losers. One of these losers was none other than Kentucky quarterback Will Levis. Being 6-foot-3 and 232 pounds, Levis was projected to be a very early first-rounder. Some projected him to be drafted as early as pick #2. Unfortunately for Levis, this was not the case as he slid down the board.
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young gets selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers. The TV broadcast kept cutting to him and his family as they waited for his name to be called. On the first night of the draft, it wasn’t. Levis had to wait until the second night of the draft and round two before he could hear his name being called. He was eventually drafted to the Tennessee Titans at pick #33, but the odds of him slipping out of the first round seemed to be less than 1%. Levis lost not only the title of first-round QB but millions of dollars as well. Another loser of the draft was the New Orleans Saints. The Saints picked late in the first round as they traded away their original first-round pick to the Eagles, but later got a firstround pick from Denver due to
the signing of Sean Payton. The Saints severely needed defensive line help, but, at pick #29, it would have been difficult to find that help that late in the draft. The Saints ended up drafting Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee with that pick. Later at pick #40, they drafted Notre Dame defensive end Isiah Foskey. “There were a few significant reaches in this New Orleans class, which drops it to the lowest tier of these grades,” remarked Kiper Jr. Reaching on players is one of the worst decisions teams can make as it prohibits that team from picking another high-caliber player. While the Saints made moves for the future, this draft was not one of their bests.
When considering these draft grades, it is important to know that none of these players have yet to touch an NFL field. Nobody knows whether they will boom or bust, so these grades are solely based on speculation and subjective thinking. With that being said, it is obvious that some teams drafted to their needs better than others. Some of these teams who were thought to be winners could be losers if their picks turn out to be busts, and other draft picks may surprise everyone, allowing teams to have a better draft class than imagined. Be sure to take these draft grades with a grain of salt, and remember that none of these players have ever played in an NFL game before.
Spring Sports Bring a Successful End to the School Year
their first-round matchup in the playoffs against Druid Hills, but their season ended in the Sweet Sixteen against North Oconee. The track and field teams had lots of success at regionals and sent many individuals to compete at both sectionals and the region finals. At regions, the girls’ team placed third while the boys placed fifth. Sectionals are still to come, so wish the Knights good luck. The boys’ and girls’ tennis teams have by far had the most successful seasons at Pace this year. Both teams had extremely successful regular seasons and carried their momentum into the region championships
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Junior members of the team take a group picture after a win.
Pace Academy varsity tennis team poses for a picture. where they both knocked off Lovett and were crowned region champions. So far in the State Tournament, the teams have easily made their way through the Elite Eight and into the Final Four, where they both play Westminster and hope to capitalize off of their already successful seasons. The golf teams as well as the gymnastics team have also performed well throughout the season. On the golf side, each team placed fourth in their area, but, Sophomore Jack Mallard will have the opportunity to represent Pace and play in the state tournament. The gymnastics team had
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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 teams both had very impressive seasons. The boys’ team had an impressive win over Woodward as well as a few ties against
McIntosh and Marist. However, their hopes for their season came up short in a 2-1 loss against Druid Hills in the first round of the State Playoffs. Meanwhile, the girls’ team’s most impressive win from the season also came from Woodward. The girls’ team began the State Playoffs with a matchup against Druid Hills where they won 4-1. The girls’ season would sadly end in the second round against North Oconee. The baseball team’s season had many ups and downs. The team started off slow as the boys lost five straight, however, strong region play led the boys to a second-place finish in their region. The team would easily win
two qualifying individuals for the postseason and they hope to bring some hardware back to Pace. The Lacrosse teams both have had successful seasons. The boys’ team had an impressive win over Kings Ridge and Lovett. The Knights season came to a close with a loss to neighborhood rival Westminister in the Elite Eight on May 3. The girls’ had extremely impressive wins over Westminister, Lovett and Fellowship Christian. They celebrated a 14-8 victory over Columbus High School on May 3 and advance to the final four.
Sports
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NHL Playoffs Stun Fans Across North America Maple Leafs vs Lightning The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning both had impressive resumes going into the series. The Leafs were one of the original six teams in the NHL and the Lightning had won two of the last three Stanley Cups. The Lightning opened up the series with a 7-3 victory in Toronto, yet, the Leafs took over from there, winning four of the next five games and securing a spot in the second round of the playoffs. Leafs’ right-wing Mitchell Marner was the cornerstone of their victory, accumulating a total of 11 points in the series.
Goalie Philip Grubauer celebrates the series win.
Hurricanes vs Islanders The NHL’s second-best team looked to continue their impressive season by defeating the New York Islanders in the process. The Carolina Hurricanes were without a doubt the secondbest team this year, and while they had a few injuries to their roster, such as all-star right-wing Andrei Svechnikov’s torn ACL, they were still considered to be the favorites in the series. The Canes and Islanders went back and forth throughout the series, but in game six, down 1-0, late in the third period, Canes’ center Sebastian Aho netted the tying goal, and a few minutes later, Canes’ center Paul Stastny scored the O.T. winner.
Aho high-fives his teammates after his game tying goal.
The Oilers celebrate a goal.
Oilers vs Kings The Edmonton Oilers are one of the most complete teams in hockey. The combination of center Connor McDavid along with center Leon Draisaitl is not one many teams can stop, and that was proven by the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings started off strong in game one, but it all went downhill from there. The Oilers’ dynamic duo accumulated a total of 21 points, including 10 goals, throughout the series and paved the way for their team to handily defeat the Kings in six games.
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Bruins vs Panthers Going into this series, the Boston Bruins just achieved the most successful National Hockey League season of all time. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers were the last team to gain a spot in the playoffs, finishing the regular season with just 92 points. After watching the Bruins in the regular season, most fans decided they were their favorites to win the Stanley Cup, however, the Panthers had other plans. The series started off split in Boston and ultimately stayed that way up until game seven on April 30. The game seven thriller came down to a last-minute goal from the Panthers by defenseman Brandon Montour, and, on top of that, an overtime (O.T.) game-winner from center Carter Verhaeghe. The Panthers stunned the world, forcing the Bruins to exit the playoffs in the first round.
Leafs celebrate their game winner.
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Devils vs Rangers The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers were two teams that played each other quite a bit during the regular season and were set to face off in round one. During the season, the Devils had the upper hand, winning three of their four matchups, however, the Rangers would not let that be the case for the playoffs. The series came down to a game seven matchup where the Devils won 4-0, posting two shutouts in their last three games of the season.
Oettinger celebrates the team win.
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Avalanche vs Kraken The reigning champs v.s. the expansion team. The Colorado Avalanche, coming off of their 2022 title, had many fans thinking they had a chance to repeat their success, especially since their round one matchup was against a team founded two years ago and playing in its firstever series. The series went back and forth much like the BruinsPanthers one had, and it all came down to game seven in Colorado. The Seattle Kraken, led by right-wing Oliver Bjorkstrand’s two goals, sent home the reigning champs along with winning their franchise’s first series.
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Stars vs Wild The Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild were two teams that had gone back and forth throughout the regular season splitting their series at 2-2, so, there was a lot on the line in this round-one matchup. The Wild won game one in a double O.T. thriller and many fans thought that it would foreshadow what was to come in the rest of the series. However, the Stars’ combination of left-wing Roope Hintz and goalie Jake Oettinger was too much for the Wild to handle. Oettinger posted one of three shutouts in round one of the playoffs, and the Stars won the series in six games.
Golden Knights vs Jets Everyone knew how this series would go, and they were right. Fans following the Las Vegas Golden Knights throughout the regular season knew that the Winnipeg Jets were no match for their well-rounded team, and the Golden Knights played like it. The Golden Knights were the only team to win a series in less than six games, sending a message to their future opponents that they were not going to be an easy team to beat.
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HOMECOMING
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202223 SCHOOL YEAR
Pace News May 12, 2023
SPIRIT WEEK
VB & XC STATE CHAMPS
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Vol. 48, Issue #6
Senior Predictions
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Avery Abram: Here!
England Meadows: owns world’s biggest Croc collection
Riley Alkire: moves into the Full House house in San Francisco
Sheza Merchant: finally finishes the puzzle in the library
Trovon Baugh: plays in the NFL
Emmy Mininberg: becomes an old cat lady
Ella Berman: goes bankrupt from buying Vanderbilt merch
Stella Nelson: films One Direction reunion documentary
Brooke Brumfield: becomes a business woman in Chicago
Emma Beth Neville: breaks Jeopardy with eternal win streak, starts Neville’s
Lucy Bybee: gives TED talk on the effect of caffeine on zebrafish
Game Show
Ava Byrne: stars in Mamma Mia! on Broadway
Ovie Nirgudkar: solves world peace one key at a time
Frank Caldwell: talks his way out of every speeding ticket
Brooks Nuckols: mistaken for Anna
Cele Camp: first to go down the aisle
Anna Nuckols: mistaken for Brooks
Aidan Carroll: owns a fence post company
Gerardo Ovalle-Mares: breaks Rocket League highest score record
Camille Caton: starts stealing cars for revenge
Doug Parker: gets in second car crash, becomes next Tiger Woods
Bea Chadwick: definitely not at soccer practice
Conner Phelan: loses all money in Dallas-Ft Worth casino
Caroline Cole: becomes Mayor of Athens, GA
Caitlyn Pinsker: sells tennis racket for millions
Briea Craft: becomes Olympic volleyball player
Forest Pollard: wears Birkenstocks to Mardi Gras
Janie Cross: still talking
Isabella Quintana: mom of her friend group
William Cummings: takes over the world in jorts and Birkenstocks
Davis Rice: works for Birddogs, creates first pair of shorts with a negative
Lyndsey Davis: playing guitar in honkey tonks
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Will Delmonte: becomes an F1 race car driver
Avery Ritchie: creates a fashion empire
Ian Dempsey: plays for the Georgia Swarm
Kate Romero: has groomsmen instead of bridesmaids
Kendall Evans: fighting on the frontlines
James Romig: seen shredding every McCloskey problem set
Elizabeth Feagin: runs the Boston Marathon
Owen Ross: starts a one-man band
Charlie Fleming: works Prom poker tables for class of 2027
Marisa Sapre: still being sarcastic
Jay Foster: becomes a Professor at Oxford
Jack Schmitt: lives in virtual reality
Carter Freudenstein: continues family yoga legacy as a pro yogi
Benjamin Schrager: replaces Franklin on the $100 bill
Ben Friedman: found asleep on the couch in the Commons
Adam Schultz: discovers color
Brooke Fung Chung: camps out in Whole Foods parking lot to be first in line
Austin Scott: buys out Dim Sum Heaven Chinese restaurant
Ellie Gabriel: breaks world record for longest laugh
Sophie Shapiro: (see Janie Cross)
Eloise Gaudet: finally caves and eats a burger, buys a slaughterhouse
Kylen Shields: stars in Big Daddy 2
Simon Gerber: becomes the face of Gerber Baby
Kabir Singh: CEO of Pokemon
Brandon Gomez-Mendoza: builds the next transformer
Thomas Stamoulis: stuck in Dominican Republic customs
Alex Goodrich: wins an Oscar
Hunt Stevens: drops out of college, goes to trade school
Jacob Greenwald: still making horrible football takes
Josie Swain: still coping with the Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers breakup
David Grice: becomes President of the United States
Andrew Swann: gets hip replacement at 30
Hunter Groves: becomes next David Guetta
Maddie Swartz: opens a frog sanctuary
Madison Hadley: still in her Jeep in the back parking lot
Luca Tanasa: suffers from RedBull withdrawal
Victoria Hadley: never attends a Pitzer class, breaks absence record
Hermela Teferi: has restraining order from Harry Styles
Graves Hamilton: constructs a mountainside Chick-Fil-A
CJ Thomas: manages Stadium Goods
Will Hankins: wins National Esports Championship
Marit UyHam: still searching for lost spanish accent
Barrett Hight: takes DNA test, discovers long lost relation to Janie Cross
Charlotte Vadnais: hospitalized from caffeine overdose
Brody Hingst: becomes a soccer dad
Iowa Vance: moves to Colorado, thrifts a thrift store
Brienne Hingst: Mrs. Neiley’s TA
Bianca Vaneri: becomes PETA advocate, but still eats rotisserie chicken
Haley Hirokawa: most likely to get away with murder
Marley Venturi: wears a claw clip to the grave
Katie Janko: runs daycare out of Tuscaloosa dorm room
Alice Voigt: sucked into family nutrition empire
Jack Janko: lives in his parents’ basement
Jack Wagreich: still wearing Adidas Stan Smiths
Amartya Kallingal: model for New York Fashion Week
Kate Webb: runs to France
Porter Kendall: has a permanent chaco tan
Mary Amelia Weiss: Taylor Swift’s maid of honor
Easton Kincaid: first person to get a post-graduation detention
Chloe Wilbert: sued by Trovon after parking lot crash
Nick Klein: lives in Decatur
Reese Williams: meets husband at a Yeat concert
Lucas Klopp: is mobile
Peach Wilson: changes name to Apple
Colin Koch: starts next Dougherty Dozen
Hanna Yilma: late to her own wedding
Ronak Lalaji: wears pajamas at a job interview
Anna Zinman: finally stops using Noah for clout
Ben Leach: takes over River Monsters
Allison Tarvin: still fighting for the Class of 2027’s senior privileges
Brian Lee: falls out of Suntrust Park Niall Lehane: still scouting, becomes troop leader Nicholas Lennon: becomes a KPop sensation Jae Lieberman: trains an army of birds Corey Lochan: becomes next Coach Ague but works at Westminster Hartley Loomis: hostess at Dim Sum Heaven Oliver Loree: stars in Napoleon Dynamite remake Jordan Loughran: body-ody, yeah Sophia Mador: has Kelsea Lowe as her emergency contact Chris Mason: professional table crusher Sara Mazur: throws away phone and joins a cult Brooke McCullough: averages 10 hours of screentime a day Davis McMillan: never to be seen again after graduation
Good Luck Class of 2023
Futures of the Class of 2023
May 12, 2023
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Class of 2023: Where Will They Be? 3
1 KEY: The numbers within each state indicate the number of seniors planning to move to the corresponding state this fall.
University of Alabama Janie Cross Ben Friedmann Jack Janko Katie Janko Auburn University Cele Camp Sophia Mador Conner Phelan Avery Ritchie
Arizona:
University of Arizona Bella Quintana
California:
Pitzer College Madison Hadley Victoria Hadley Santa Clara University Alice Voigt University of San Francisco Hermela Teferi University of Southern California Ovie Nirgudkar Maddie Swartz
Colorado:
Colorado University, Boulder William Cummings Marley Venturi
Connecticut:
Fairfield University Niall Lehane Trinity College Colin Koch University of New Haven Lucas Klopp Yale University Emma Beth Neville
Florida:
Eckerd College Will Hankins University of Florida Lyndsey Davis University of Miami Ava Byrne Doug Parker
Georgia:
Emory University Sheza Merchant Austin Scott Georgia Institute of Technology Will Delmonte Amartya Kallingal Oliver Loree Kennesaw State University Chris Mason
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NOTE: College choices for the senior class have been updated as of May 1. This list is not final as students may move off the waitlist and ultimately choose to attend different school. Alabama:
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5
University of Georgia Riley Alkire Caroline Cole Elizabeth Feagin Simon Gerber Jacob Greenwald Nicholas Lennon Jae Lieberman Sophie Shapiro Peach Wilson University of North Georgia Davis McMillan
Illinois:
Northwestern University Mary Amelia Weiss University of Chicago Brian Lee
Louisiana:
Tulane University Forest Pollard
Maine:
Bates College Ben Leach
Maryland:
University of Maryland Brody Hingst Reese Williams US Naval Academy Kendall Evans
Massachusetts:
Fordham University Alex Goodrich Hartley Loomis New York University Luca Tanasa Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kylen Shields University of Rochester Sara Mazur Davidson College Josie Swain University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carter Freudenstein Wake Forest University Charlie Fleming Ellie Gabriel Nick Klein Ronak Lalaji Brooks Nuckols Thomas Stamoulis
Ohio:
Denison University Camille Caton Bea Chadwick Anna Nuckols College of Wooster Jay Foster
Pennsylvania:
Carleton College Charlotte Vadnais
Carnegie Mellon University Haley Hirokawa Kabir Singh Lehigh University Davis Rice Muhlenberg College Ian Dempsey University of Pennsylvania Eloise Gaudet Jack Wagreich University of Pittsburgh Adam Schultz Villanova University Emmy Mininberg
Mississippi:
Rhode Island:
Boston College James Romig Anna Zinman Boston University Hanna Yilma Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kate Romero Tufts University Chloe Wilbert
Minnesota:
University of Mississippi Graves Hamilton Hunt Stevens
Missouri:
Washington University in St. Louis Owen Ross Benjamin Schrager
New Hampshire:
Dartmouth College Lucy Bybee Jordan Loughran Marit Uyham
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4
2
16
7
8
Clemson University Porter Kendall Coastal Carolina University Brooke Fung Chung University of South Carolina Trovon Baugh Brienne Hingst Jack Schmitt
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4
Wofford College Avery Abram Gerardo Ovalle-Mares
Tennessee:
Austin Peay State University Frank Caldwell Belmont University Hunter Groves University of Memphis Briea Craft Vanderbilt University Ella Berman Corey Lochan Caitlyn Pinsker Marisa Sapre
Texas:
Baylor University Grant Stebbins Texas Christian University Brooke Brumfield Aidan Carroll Brooke McCullough University of Texas at Austin Stella Nelson
Virginia:
University of Richmond Brandon Gomez-Mendoza Washington and Lee University Andrew Swann
Washington D.C.:
American University England Meadows Georgetown University David Grice Barrett Hight Easton Kincaid
International:
Scotland:
University of St. Andrews Bianca Vaneri
Brown University Iowa Vance
South Carolina:
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8
7
New York:
North Carolina:
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Undecided:
CJ Thomas Kate Webb