Pace High School (Florida) Explained

Pace High School
Location:	4065 Norris Road Pace, Florida 32571
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	30.6133°N -87.1525°W
Type:	Public
Established:	1972
District:	Santa Rosa County School District
Principal:	Stephen Shell^[1]
Sports:	Baseball, football, soccer, tennis, cross country, basketball, track, volleyball softball, golf, swimming, wrestling weightlifting
Mascot:	The Patriot
Team Name:	Patriots
Yearbook:	The Liberator
Schoolnumber:	0182
Enrollment:	2,240 (2022-23)^[2]
Teaching Staff:	89.50 (FTE)
Ratio:	25.03
School Colors:	Red, white and blue ^[3]

Pace High School is a public high school located in Pace, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. It was established in 1972 with 240 students, and now accommodates over 1900 students. Pace High School belongs to the Santa Rosa County School District.

Notable alumni

Thad Busby, a former Florida State University quarterback
Bobby Cassevah, a former pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Josh Donaldson, MLB third baseman for the New York Yankees
Addison Russell, an American professional baseball shortstop who plays for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League
Ryan Santoso, an American football placekicker
Brandon Sproat, MLB pitcher for the New York Mets organization

Extracurricular activities

The school's NJROTC program won the 2019 national Most Outstanding Unit Award.^[4]

Academics

Pace High School is involved in school-based decision making and has utilized teacher committees to determine and implement decisions that affect the overall school program.

ACLU lawsuit

Pace High School was the subject of a religious freedom lawsuit from the ACLU in 2008.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Staff . Pace High School . 30 September 2021.
Web site: PACE HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
Web site: FHSAA Member Schools. 2024-03-13. Florida High School Activities Association. en-US.
Web site: Pace High's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps receives top national honor. Pensacola News Journal. 3 December 2020. 19 June 2019.
Web site: ACLU Files Lawsuit to Protect Religious Freedom of Florida High School Students. American Civil Liberties Union. 2 August 2016. 27 August 2008.