Welcome to the Design Pacesetter. A pacesetter is someone in a competition that who sets the pace at the beginning of a race or competition. Often the pacesetter helps another competitor by setting a brisk pace leading to the breaking of a record. At China Grove Middle School, I envision us to be pacesetters, not only among Rowan-Salisbury Schools, but also in the Charlotte and Triad region as well as the state.