Students use real-life criteria in urban planning competition
Megan Altman of Avondale was on the winning team when economics students from Episcopal School of Jacksonville presented complicated plans for rejuvenating a fictional city as part of their UrbanPlan unit to a panel of judges from the Urban Land Institute of North Florida Oct. 29. UrbanPlan, a 15-hour class-based curriculum, is offered in economics […]
Red Cross Club president seeks to turn compassion into action
When Maria Muzaurieta, of San Jose, started the Red Cross Club at Bolles School two years ago, she saw it as a way to combine her personal interest in medicine, her entrepreneurial spirit, and her desire to “turn compassion into action.” “Charitable work represents helping others in need, which is what life is about,” she […]
Episcopal senior wins grant to do research at Mayo Clinic
Alice Choi, a senior at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, has been selected by a panel of doctors from the nearby Mayo Clinic to receive a $5,000 scholarship from money given to her school by the Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation. Choi, who lives with her best friend, Camille Henley, and Henley’s family in San […]
Heroic boy defies medical odds
Sometimes the most heroic thing a person can do is fight for his own life. That’s what Luke Akerstrom of Ortega Forest did when he was five years old. On Dec. 31, 2010, Magnus and Brandi Akerstrom’s son suddenly went into a catatonic seizure. He was admitted to Wolfson Children’s Hospital where he was initially […]
San Marco dancer receives big break in Philadelphia
Clara Trednick of San Marco was selected to attend Philadelphia’s acclaimed Rock School for Dance Education for the 2015-2016 school year. Formerly a rising sophomore at The Bolles School, Trednick participated in a five-week intensive summer program before being offered a position as a full-time student at the prestigious Philadelphia school, where she will continue […]
Episcopal science students compete for $20,000 grant
Thanks to a sizeable grant from Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation, students in Marion Zeiner’s Honors Science Seminar at Episcopal School of Jacksonville will have the opportunity to experience first-hand what it is like to be in the competitive world of medical research. Zeiner’s seminar allows high school students at all four grade levels […]
Students strut their stuff for ribbon-cutting ceremony
The artistic talents of many Douglas Anderson students were on display Sept. 10 during the ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the new $13 million addition to the prestigious arts school. DA’s wind symphony greeted guests with Olympic Fanfare by John Williams before the hour-long VIP-studded ceremony, which took place in front of the new 60,000-square-foot […]
Power on the court, empowerment of heart and mind
Basketball team wins tournament, scholarships The North Florida Lady Predators Elite AAU Girls Basketball team may be champions on the court, but their real “dream team” hustles off the court. The Lady Predators won the AAU Girls Basketball International Championship, held July 27-30 in Orlando, playing against teams from Puerto Rico; London, England, and Central […]
