After four years, Lee High School ‘youth at-hope’ program still going strong
Four years ago, in school year 2015-2016, a young white female English teacher was tapped to develop a curriculum for a class in leadership, primarily for at-risk sophomore and junior males at Robert E. Lee High School. Together with Pastor Jay Harris of The Ville Church and Pastor Boyd Bettis of The District Church, who […]
Youth Leadership Jacksonville helps raise up future community leaders
Crossing the bridge from adolescence to adulthood can be a challenging time for many high schoolers. They spend years studying science, math and other academic subjects, but they aren’t always adequately prepared to step outside the confines of their comfort zones and assume leadership roles. The Youth Leadership Jacksonville program helps fill in that gap […]
School campus installs Little Free Libraries for two languages
When the West Riverside Elementary School PTA received a generous, anonymous donation they decided to do something special which would benefit everyone and chose to install a Little Free Library, then got idea to purchase two – one for English books and one for Spanish books – to fit the needs of the school. The […]
Preschoolers share role in local production of Tony-nominated musical
Look out, Hollywood, your next big “little” star may come from Jacksonville. Two young girls, Whitney Shillingford of San Marco and Bailey Dorman of Orange Park, were chosen to share the role of Lulu in the musical “Waitress,” a Tony-nominated show brought to Jacksonville last month by the FSCJ Artist Series. The girls alternated the […]
Pediatric dentist teaches preschoolers oral hygiene
Since opening her practice, Kids First Dentistry, at Roosevelt Square Mall in 2013, Dr. Jila Mahajan has made it a practice to visit local preschools and elementary schools each January and February to teach children the importance of good dental hygiene. The pediatric dentist visited Avondale Child’s Day Out Early Learning Center, 1621 […]
Boy Scout builds outdoor classroom to earn Eagle rank
Hendricks Avenue Elementary School has a beautiful and useful outdoor classroom thanks to Boy Scout Christian Floyd, who designed, planned, and led the project to create the space as part of earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Floyd, a resident of St. Nicholas Park, is a member of Troop 35 at Southside United Methodist Church, […]
New female Boy Scout troop inaugurated in Ortega
Scouts BSA Troop 465, a new girls-only Boy Scout troop, enjoyed a welcome aboard ceremony Feb. 11 when Boy Scout Troop 522 presented the girls with their own troop flag and a U.S. flag. The troop’s charter organization will be Ortega United Methodist Church, 4807 Roosevelt Blvd. Scoutmaster is Sean Deese and assistant scoutmaster is […]
