Surratt is Bolles 2013 Valedictorian
San Jose resident Elizabeth Surratt was named the Class of 2013 Valedictorian at The Bolles School. A member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish and French Honor societies, Surratt is a National Merit Finalist. She has been a member of the volleyball team and has devoted herself to many service and community […]
HAE students put numbers together for success
Hendricks Ave Elementary School placed third overall in three grade levels (2nd, 3rd and 5th) at the district-wide Sunshine Math competition held at Wolfson High School on May 2. The competition included contestants from 26 schools in Duval County at each grade level; awards were given to 1st through 5th place finishers. Left to right: […]
Middle school students blitz Washington, DC
San Jose Catholic Middle School was pleased to offer an enrichment field trip for students in grades 6 to 8 to Washington, DC during the month of April. A group of 76 students, parents and faculty spent time at Mt. Vernon, the Capitol, Ford’s Theater, the Smithsonian Mall, Arlington National Cemetery and attended mass at […]
Brain Brawl championship won by Junior ROTC team
Bishop Kenny High School’s Navy Junior ROTC recently won the national “Brain Brawl” championship – for the second time. The team of Alec Sharpe, Anton Whiteford, Rafael Murphy, Weston Miller and Jacob Pewitt competed in astronomy, navigation, naval history and oceanography. Last year, the team placed second at the championships. During the inaugural year in […]
Students flying high with Starbase F 15
Sixth grade students of San Jose Catholic School attended a three-day workshop in April in affiliation with the Starbase Program, which engages students through inquiry-based curriculum and hands-on learning. The students studied Newton’s Laws, Bernoulli’s Principle, nanotechnology, navigation, mapping, and rocket building and launching. They were also captivated by engineering, as they used the computer […]
Disability coordinator makes life more user-friendly
By Caren Burmeister Resident Community News One in seven people in Jacksonville has a disability and every one of them should have access to the city’s vibrant civic life, said Beth Meyer, the city’s coordinator of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sometimes it’s the little things – the things many of us take for granted […]
Richard Lipsey
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Richard Lipsey,75, a nine-year volunteer for the Salvation Army, gets just as excited about bell ringing for donations at Christmas as he does working on the advisory board and committees to guide the organization. The Ortega resident and his wife Cecilia, also a longtime SA volunteer, board and […]
Ila Rae Merten
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News Ila Rae Merten is a transplant into the Historic District, not a native plant. Still, her almost half a century residence in the District gives her deep struck roots. Arriving in Jacksonville from Okeechobee in the early ‘70s, Merten was unaware of the Riverside area. “I chose Arlington […]
