The Bolles School is kicking off the new year by celebrating the noteworthy accomplishments of several students across various fields.
Senior Eesh Majithia ended 2024 on a high note by winning Florida’s Fifth Congressional District’s 2024 Congressional App Challenge with his app “Notecandy,” which offers different note-taking services to accommodate various learning styles. A panel of IT specialists selected Majithia’s as the winning application and it will be featured on the Congressional App Challenge website. It is also eligible for display in the U.S. Capitol along with other national winners.
Freshman Lucas Costas, a violinist, and oboist and senior Amanda Tun have been selected to perform in this year’s Florida All-State ensembles. This constitutes Costas’ debut in the Florida All-State Concert Orchestra and Tun’s fifth consecutive year on the orchestra. Both musicians performed at the Florida Music Education Association Professional Learning Conference at the Tampa Convention Center from Jan. 8 to 11.
Fifty-six Bolles upper and middle school artists brought home nearly 100 awards in the 2025 Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards. Among these awards were 24 Gold Keys, 25 Silver Keys and 39 Honorable Mentions. The award-winning works of art were selected from more than 3,000 entires across 17 visual art categories. Gold Key winners will now advance to the national competition in New York City, with national winners to be announced in March.
