Pace High School (Florida)
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| name = Pace High School
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| location = 4065 Norris Road
Pace, Florida 32571
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|30.6133|-87.1525|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline}}
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| type = Public
| established = 1972
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| district = Santa Rosa County School District
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| principal = Stephen Shell{{cite web |title=Staff |url=https://www.pacehighschool.net/copy-of-faculty-and-staff |publisher=Pace High School |access-date=30 September 2021}}
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| sports = Baseball, football, soccer, tennis, cross country, basketball, track, volleyball softball, golf, swimming, wrestling weightlifting
| mascot = The Patriot
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| yearbook = The Liberator
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| schoolnumber = 0182
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| enrollment = 2,284 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1201650&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=120165001830|title=PACE HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 21, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 91.50 (FTE)
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| school_colors = Red, white and blue
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| homepage = {{URL|phs.santarosaschools.org}}
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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.{{cite web|title=Pace High's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps receives top national honor|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2019/06/19/pace-njrotc-receives-top-national-honorpace-njrotc-receives-top-national-honor/1498308001/|publisher=Pensacola News Journal|accessdate=3 December 2020|date=19 June 2019}}
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.{{cite web|title=ACLU Files Lawsuit to Protect Religious Freedom of Florida High School Students|url=https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-files-lawsuit-protect-religious-freedom-florida-high-school-students?redirect=cpredirect/36568|publisher=American Civil Liberties Union|accessdate=2 August 2016|date=27 August 2008}}