Eagle Scouts soar at Bishop Kenny
Ten students at Bishop Kenny High School, representing eight troops in Jacksonville’s historic districts, have earned Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America this school year. One of the main pillars of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout is the planning, development and completion of a significant service project. As part of the […]
Bishop Kenny girls win first state soccer championship
For the girls on Bishop Kenny’s varsity soccer squad, history has been made! The Crusaders won the school’s first-ever 4A State Championship in girls’ soccer on Feb. 26 by defeating Cardinal Gibbons. 2-1, in the state final at Spec Martin Stadium in Deland. The girls finished their regular season with a 16-4-2 record and were […]
Three San Jose students named to Bolles President’s list
Three San Jose students were named when President and Head of School Tyler Hodges announced the President’s List winners during the Third Quarter Honors Convocation on the Bolles Upper School San Jose Campus March 3. On the list were Haley Bowmaster, a senior and juniors Jason Du and Zekum Wang, who joined Adarsh Aratikatla as the only […]
Will Camp, Joe Libby selected for Boys’ State
Will Camp of San Marco and Joe Libby of San Jose were among several Bolles juniors have been nominated for and selected to participate in Boys’ and Girl’ State this summer. Sponsored by the American Legion, these events are summer leadership and citizenship programs for high school students who are between their junior and senior […]
Bolles robotics teams excel at regionals
Four Bolles robotics teams from all three Bolles campuses enjoyed continued success at the North Florida Regional FIRST LEGO League Championship, held Feb. 29 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. The students competed for more than 12 hours and brought home several awards with some teams invited to participate in the state and global competitions: […]
Bishop Kenny Science Fair winners announced
Bishop Kenny took more than 13 place awards and 26 special awards during this year’s Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which held its award ceremony Feb. 11 at the Florida Blue Conference Center. In all 36 Crusaders participated in the fair, with 14 students selected for the State Team and two selected for the International […]
Necessity breeds innovation
In response to the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 crisis, Baptist Health is expanding its use of robotic disinfecting technology to clean and preserve N95 masks, which help team members protect themselves and others from the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The health system is one of the […]
Chocolate To-Go
The Coronavirus will not stop the Easter Bunny from making an appearance this year, thanks to Peterbrooke Chocolatier, which has shifted operations to carryout and delivery throughout Jacksonville and the more than 20-store network that stretches across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. However, individual locations are reducing operating hours, closing most shops by 8 p.m. every […]
Local health officials offer tips, info about coronavirus
Health executives from Baptist Health and Emergency Resources Group (ERG) gave some tips on how to keep coronavirus COVID-19 from spreading Wednesday morning, March 11, the same day the national World Health Organization dubbed it a pandemic and a day after the Florida Department of Health confirmed the first case in Nassau County. That brings […]
