Ortega girl to join Dazzlers

Bolles Dance Team member and senior Ellie Boline an Ortega resident, was selected to join the Dazzlers, the official dance team of the University of Florida Athletic Association. Boline earned the opportunity after a rigorous three-day audition among nearly 100 participants. “Ellie has been a member of the Bolles Dance Team since eighth grade,” said […]

St. Mark’s Class of 2007 graduate as Class of 2013 from Bolles and Episcopal

Seventeen of 29 members of the Class of 2007 of St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School were treated to a fun Alumni Party on May 9. Now high school graduates of the Class of 2013, many of the alumni have held leadership positions, volunteered, and won academic and sports awards at both Bolles School and Episcopal […]

Children’s author visits Ortega Methodist Playschool

“Chimpanzees are my favorite wild thing,” said Doreen Ingram, children’s author and foster parent for the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida. “I wanted to make a difference and thought ‘If I wrote a children’s book, could it change their hearts and teach them about wild things?’” The Jane Goodall Institute-endorsed author visited the Ortega United […]

Lee High School dedicates Fallen Heroes statue

District 14 Councilman Jim Love stops to chat with members of the Robert E. Lee High School Navy JROTC Color Guard before the dedication of the Fallen Heroes statute last month. The memorial commemorates the 171 alumni who have died while serving in the military beginning with World War II through Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Ortega resident to join U.S. Naval Academy

Michael Pentaleri, a senior at The Bolles School, has committed to the United States Naval Academy during a college athletic commitment ceremony on Apr. 23. A member of the Bolles boys’ crew team, Pentaleri will also row for the men’s crew at the USNA.

RPDS opens doors for mad scientists

Riverside Presbyterian Day School (RPDS) students and their families enjoyed an evening with a team of mad scientists, who led them through three 30-minute science experiences. From a presentation on river dolphins to hands-on experiments making butter, and explorations in technology magnification and bubble-ology, the Apr. 25 event was a terrific hit with kids young […]

Kings Trail students harvest their tasty bounty

Nine weeks after its planting ceremony for the Kings Trail Elementary School Teaching Garden program, students from the second and fifth grades enjoyed the fruits – or, rather the vegetables – of their labors. The young gardeners harvested the plants and learned how to create salsa, pesto and salad using those ingredients, plus a few […]

Bolles students make a dream come true

Jordan Brown and Beau Trednick, both from San Marco, are part of the Bolles eighth grade class at the Bartram Campus that raised more than $3,500 through business projects to help Shawn’s dream come true. Shawn, 11, was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness nine months ago and is currently heading into remission. His dream was […]