Local athletes make a splash at Junior Olympics in Dallas
Jacksonville junior athletes brought home gold and silver for the Jacksonville Water Polo Club in the recent USA Water Polo Junior Olympics in Dallas. Four local athletes competed in various divisions. Seventh grader Alex Torres, from Landon Middle School, and sixth grader John Erdal, from Bolles, took home the gold in the final game with […]
Families pack convention center for Pack the Sack II
Students receive new backpacks, school supplies Thousands of families flocked to the Prime Osborn Convention Center Aug. 3 to receive free backpacks and school supplies at the Pack the Sack II event. Marla Montgomery brought four of her nine great-grandchildren to the event, their new backpacks filled with boxes of pencils, crayons and other supplies […]
NexGen Foundation volunteers beautify San Jose Elementary
More than 60 volunteers spent their Saturday morning sprucing up San Jose Elementary during NexGen Foundation’s second annual volunteer work day at the school July 20. Beautification efforts included weeding plant beds, painting new picnic tables, hanging banners in the cafeteria associated with the school’s “houses” and more. “I think it’s critical that community members […]
DCPS policy change leaves some students ineligible for bus transportation
Duval County middle and high school students living less than two miles from their assigned neighborhood school are no longer eligible for bus transportation, according to an updated Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) board policy. The permissible distance from a school bus stop to a student’s primary residence has also been extended by a half […]
School Board District 5 candidates sit down for parent-led interview
Potential school closings, student safety and school vouchers were among the issues candidates discussed at a recent School Board District 5 candidate meet and greet held at a July 20 candidate event at Myrle Ave. Brewing. Organized by the Save Historic Schools Coalition, the event gave families the opportunity to meet and mingle with the […]
Douglas Anderson senior named Poetry Out Loud® national champion
Niveah Glover wins $20,000 poetry prize, named U.S. presidential scholar Douglas Anderson School of the Arts student Niveah Glover was recently named the national grand champion of the 2024 Poetry Out Loud® competition. Glover recited poems by Patricia Smith, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Ashanti Anderson to take home the $20,000 grand prize in the competition […]
A million minutes
City celebrates literacy success at River City Readers summer event Jacksonville families had a million reasons to celebrate reading last month, when Mayor Donna Deegan, the Jacksonville Public Library and literacy advocates celebrated the success of the River City Readers initiative at a summer kickoff event. Held June 8 at Ed Austin Regional Park, the […]
