Landon’s new most popular subjects: band and chorus
Music is back in full force at Julia Landon College Preparatory School. Over the past two years, band and chorus have been added to Landon’s curriculum, allowing its students to once again learn the intricacies of harmony and melody. For the past several years, only music appreciation – where listening was the only option – […]
Ortega exhibits show student ingenuity, creativity
Parents of Ortega Elementary Magnet School students enjoyed a holiday concert Dec. 8 of songs and pieces by the Ortega Steel Band before touring science projects and museum exhibits displayed through-out the school. A few of the displays featured an emphasis on Greece, including an exhibit on Greek Inventions – Then and Now, and another […]
Leadership class takes ‘at risk’ students into ‘as hope’
Alan McCullough, a 10th grade student at Robert E. Lee High School, was one of 26 young people selected nationwide from over 200 applicants for the Harvard University Advisory Board, a project of the Graduate School of Education called Making Caring Common. The Board advises on strategies for exploring the ethical and moral issues of […]
Home from Capitol Hill
It is an unheard-of breach of protocol to interrupt a congressman who has the floor at the U.S. House of Representatives while in the middle of closing arguments for a bill. When proceedings were halted July 8, 2016 so the entire U.S. Congress – Democrats and Republicans alike – could give Rep. Ander Crenshaw a […]
Local University Women celebrate 90 years
San Jose author Dorothy Fletcher was the keynote speaker during the 90th Anniversary Celebration of the Jacksonville Branch of the American Association of University (AAUW) Women Dec. 10 at Bistro Aix in San Marco. Fletcher, who has published seven books and has had poetry appear in more than 80 literary magazines, spoke about the history […]
For 85 years, Garden Circle seeks to beautify San Marco
For the past 85 years, the San Marco Garden Circle, a small group of women, bonded by a mutual love of gardening, has taken it upon themselves to beautify their neighborhood. Balis Park’s sparkling Christmas tree, Kings Road Park’s festive holiday decorations, Landon Park’s rose garden, and the routine mulching and maintenance of landscaping in […]
Looking back at Jessie Ball duPont Center’s first year
The transformation of the former Haydon Burns Library into the Jessie Ball duPont Center did much more than preserve an architectural treasure. It designated Northeast Florida as a respected model of collaboration among nonprofit organizations. The building’s airy design fosters communication among its nonprofit tenants and the group concept provides innovative opportunities to bring the […]
Cookie mommas bring touch of home to men in prison
Making cookies for Julie Seals’ prison ministry is like sending a “big hug of home,” said Lori Ibach. Ibach, who lives in San Marco, is one of 12 “Cookie Makin’ Mommas” who gather in Suzanne Honeycutt’s San Marco kitchen each month to make more than 16 dozen cookies for Julie Seals’ prison ministry that serves […]
CISV continues to build a more peaceful world
[su_slider source=”media: 35792,35791,35790,35789″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] The local Jacksonville chapter of the Children’s International Summer Villages (CISV) is spreading peace, one child at a time. The organization, whose goal is to inspire the youth of countries around the world to better understand one another’s unique cultures and practices, gathered Nov. 18 to celebrate a milestone […]
