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Senior Chance Thompson, left, spent last summer gardening through SYEP at the Lower East Side Ecology Center. One of the perks of the six-week experience was a field trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (photo: Chance Thompson)
SYEP Applications Are Open and Close Soon
Potomac River Plane Crash
Beehive on the Pace Highschool rooftop (photo: Mr. Chong)
A Buzzing Success: The Rooftop Bee Project
New Gym Renovation Expected this Summer
New Gym Renovation Expected this Summer
A majority of Pace students use the B/D Grand Street subway station to get to and from school.
More Cops, More Concerns: Students on Subway Policing
illustration: Guadalupe Abarca
Pace Community Responds to Trump’s Executive Orders and Mass Deportation
Interesting bathroom passes
Restrooms Unavailable, Be Right Back
Kaitlyn Pellot, Isabella Berg and Matthew Stamoulis, all juniors, actually participated in Spirit Week on Pajama Day.
Poor Planning Doomed Spirit Week
“Living with Wealth” created by Gary Thomas and AI
More Money: Fewer Problems
We Are TikTok: We Ride Till Dawn
We Are TikTok: We Ride Till Dawn
Billie Should've Won!
TikTok Controversy Over Grammy Album of the Year
"Moana 2" movie poster (used with permission: Disney.)
Does ‘Moana 2’ Live Up to the First Movie?
"X-Men '97" movie poster (Marvel/Disney)
The Year of Superheroes
"Heartstopper: Season 3" movie poster (Netflix).
The New Season of ‘Heartstopper’ Will Make Your Heart Stop
An array of TikTok’s mentioning the ‘Winter Arc’.
From Growth to Guilt: The Dark Side of the ‘Winter Arc’ Trend Among Youth
Isabella's nail photo portfolio (photos: Isbella Berg)
Doing Nails for Clients Is Creative Outlet for Isabella
"I feel like I have a lot of good ideas but I really want students to express themselves all in their own ways."
How Ms. Lambrou’s Past Gave Her the Future Which Is Her Present
Syncire White is confident in his abilities as a boxer.
Pace’s Up and Rising Boxer
Aliyat shows off her crocheting skills with one of her many creations, a blue and pink vest.
Aliyat Enjoys Being a Member of the PACK
“You still have a friend through all of it. Sometimes there’s a lot of great and a lot of bad. You still have that person you can turn to, that has known you for such a long time.”
Ms. Piatkowski & Ms. Trezza Share Friendship Advice
Megan Correa (15), a sophomore player on the team, attempts a jump shot during practice.
Girls Basketball Team Perseveres with Small Roster of Players
October's Student Athlete of the Month: Jirral Gil, Jazzlynn Villar, Dejonte Campbell and Carmello Hitt.
Pace Athletic’s New Way of Saying Thank You to Student Athletes
The 2024 Flag Football Team Picture.
Underdog Flag Football Team Ends Season in Playoffs
Manager Brie Diaz, Maya Zolotoriov, Guadalupe Abarca Vazquez, Mariya Atik, Coach Cyphert
Pace’s Cross Country Team Places in Top 20 at Prospect Park Race
Coach Martinez: Guiding the Track Team to Success
Coach Martinez: Guiding the Track Team to Success

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Kate Iza

Kate Iza, Culture & Design Editor

Kate Iza, a senior, is a  designer and culture section editor for the Pacer. A fun Sunday for Kate is going to a café to get iced coffee and crochet while listening to music. While Kate enjoys going to the café alone, her favorite thing to do is to eat many different foods with friends and family so she can enhance her palate.

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Pacer journalist Alexavier Kerr interviews Mr. Pettersen.

From Stories to Science: the Endless Possibilities of Journalism

Nyela Alexander and Kate Iza • January 15, 2025

There is no end to where education or where being a storyteller can take you. Student journalists are refined writers and speakers. This is due to the high writing and interview content of their work....

"I like my job, which is like I've never had this experience before becoming a teacher," said Mr. Pettersen

Mr. Pettersen: The Hero Transforming Our Community

Kate Iza, Design Editor • December 4, 2024

Mr. Pettersen has been teaching at Pace for six years. Before the pandemic in 2019, he joined the community as a special education and language arts teacher, and ever since then, he has enjoyed his work...

Ms. Castro at the front lobby.

A Notable Member of Pace’s Staff, Ms. Castro, Serves School Spirit and Love

Kate Iza, Design Editor • June 10, 2024
Ms. Castro's childhood dream was to help people in every way she could.
Substitute teacher Mr. Jay sitting in the commons during 8th period.

A Peek into Mr. Jay’s World

Kate Iza, Design Editor • April 2, 2024
Mr. Jay, a substitute teacher and the school's Covid quarantine hero, is known as a great communicator to the students when they need a conversation. Mr. Jay is one of the most recurring substitute teachers in the school. When the school needs him, he is there.
"Loki' season 2 promotional poster.

‘Loki’ Is Low-Key a Hit

Kate Iza, Design Editor • January 18, 2024
When there are villains in movies, the standard way they’re portrayed is to be the “bad guys,” the antagonists who are solely there to be defeated by the good guys, and typically their stories end there.
A dozen large eggs for the price of $4.19 in the supermarket.

Prices Are Up Everywhere, Even for Students, Due to Inflation

Kate Iza, Writer • March 17, 2023
Many students have noticed and have been affected by inflation. Sophomore Aryanah Pierre said, “The price of pizza is higher. I usually get pizza everyday and it’s usually around $3 or $3.50. The price used to never be this high, it used to be $1 or $1.50.”
Zotz is a small hard candy manufactured in Italy but sold all over the U.S.

[Photo] Economy Candy: Where All Your Candy Dreams Come True

Pacer Staff • January 19, 2023

Zotz is a small hard candy manufactured in Italy but sold all over the U.S.

Mr. Suriel in the 2013 yearbook.

An Unexpected Return

Kate Iza, Writer • November 10, 2022
Teachers Mr. Suriel and Ms. Knight-Meade were former students here at Pace almost a decade ago.
The popular ube boba float at Smoove gets it bright color from two scoops of ube ice cream and purple tapioca bubbles at the bottom.

Smoove Gets You in the Groove

Kate Iza, Writer • June 2, 2022
...the most popular item in the shop is the ube boba float. It comes with a non-sweet ube ice cream on the top and a sweet taro milk tea, whipped cream and some soft and sweet tapioca pearls on the bottom.
Irelsa Arauz, Rogelio Trujillo and Michael Perez in AP environmental science are conducting an experiment to test how organic waste affects dissolved oxygen levels in aquatic ecosystems.

Students Choose the Challenge of AP Classes

Kate Iza, Writer • April 29, 2022
Pace offers numerous AP classes such as English language and composition, English literature, U.S. history, environmental science, biology, calculus AB, and computer science.
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