Junior Residents

All the latest news and stories about our neighborhood’s junior residents.

Mother-daughter dance-drama team receive rave reviews

Mother-daughter dance-drama team receive rave reviews

A mother and daughter team co-direct the Dance Ensemble and the Drama Ensemble at Fishweir Elementary School of the Performing Arts and recently led student performances to rave reviews. The Fishweir Elementary Dance Ensemble began in 1998 under the direction of Cecelia Futo, along with 11 dancers (10 girls and one boy) and a $50 […]

Ruth N. Upson school year ends on playful note

Ruth N. Upson school year ends on playful note

Ruth N. Upson Elementary ended the 2013-14 school year with a play day and awards for outstanding achievement by the students in a number of categories. The PTA sponsored a fun play day coordinated by first grade teacher Gail Kane and Coach Curtis Curry. Activities included balloon races, an obstacle course, water ball race, tug […]

Space Probe teaches Good News message

Space Probe teaches Good News message

More than 40 children cruised the cosmos last month with Genesis 1: Space Probe, the action-packed VBS odyssey at Ortega Presbyterian Church. Trained, caring “Capsule Commanders” transported young “Astronauts” to the dawn of time to “witness” the creation and unfolding events of the world in search of the Lord of the Universe. Rev. David Burke’s […]

Talented young archer takes home silver

Talented young archer takes home silver

Sophia Tempio demonstrated her talent at archery at “Camp Hiawatha’s Got Talent Day,” held at Ortega Arts Camp last month. A recent graduate of John Stockton Elementary School, Sophia has only recently discovered her talent with the compound bow. She participated in the Bow Hunter Free Style state level competition in Sarasota, Fla. in June […]

Legos a popular choice for electives class

Legos a popular choice for electives class

Students at St. Paul’s Catholic School learned all about elective courses at the end of the school year. Children from Pre-kindergarten to 7th grade were asked to rank their favorite 11 “electives” and then take a class in their number one choice.    The teachers used their extra-curricular talents to lead the electives, which included fine […]

Bolles junior receives President’s List medal

Bolles junior receives President’s List medal

Head of School Brad Johnson, a 1979 Bolles graduate, applauded the service of several Bolles students during the recent fourth quarter convocation. In addition to their community work, students must hold high academic standing and exemplify the Bolles Value Statement. Ortega resident and Bolles junior Bentley Forrester helped coordinate the distribution of letters and end-of-the-year […]

The little team that could… and did!

The little team that could… and did!

“I wonder if…” Little did Mollie Peterson, English teacher at James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School, know what she was getting herself into earlier this past spring when she wondered aloud to the Scholar Bowl team whether there were other competitions in which they could enter. Leave it to Walker Miller, eighth grade student […]

Resident decreases drowning risks with gift

Resident decreases drowning risks with gift

Twice as many kids receive free swimming lessons Thanks to a $25,000 donation from attorney Wayne Hogan, a San Marco resident, Waterproof Jacksonville will provide double the number of opportunities for kids to receive free swimming lessons this summer. Hogan is funding a pilot project with Duval County Public Schools to teach swimming lessons to […]