School club hopes to lure bluebirds with nesting boxes
The bluebird population in San Marco and elsewhere in Jacksonville might be on the rise this spring. In December, students from The Bolles School installed nesting boxes in Alexandria Oaks Park and River Oaks Park in San Marco, and on the school’s Ponte Vedra and Bartram campuses. Bluebirds are easy to spot. The males are […]
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 […]
Scout honors grandfather with Eagle project
Gannon Nolan had his 91-year-old grandfather in mind it came time to decide upon a suitable project for his Eagle Scout award. A member of Boy Scout Troop 2, which meets at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Nolan said he wanted to honor his grandfather, John Kopp of Lakeside, who passed away in December 2014. Kopp, […]
Hundreds compete in Ryan’s Run in Ortega
Nearly 200 runners competed in the Fourth Annual 5K Ryan’s Run at Ortega United Methodist Church Nov. 5. A fundraising event to support the church and its children’s ministries, the event honors Ryan Perry, a Bolles student and member of Ortega UMC, who tragically passed away in 2012 after an accident on a rope swing […]
Murray Hill school celebrates 100 years of education
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School Principal Yvonne Spinner welcomed current and former students, faculty and staff to a celebration of “100 years of glorious service to the community of Murray Hill” during the event’s opening ceremony on Nov. 10. The 19th oldest continuously operating school in the State of Florida, Upson Elementary, originally the Murray […]
Apples and Almonds
The age-old adage about the apple not falling far from the tree is apparent in the Almond family. Kathryn Almond, 11, wanted to start a pet business. Using her artistic talents, she designed flyers and, with the help of her eight-year-old sister Fenley, hand-delivered them to 51 homes in her San Marco neighborhood. “Just out […]
