Cub Scouts tour Suns’ home, yearn to play in the Minors
There was no ball game, no peanuts and no Cracker Jacks®, but there was a small crowd of youngsters cheering at the behind-the-scenes tour they took of the Jacksonville Suns’ baseball facility last month. The tour, which included visits to the dugout, batting cages, weight room and press box, was a big hit with Pack […]
Bolles students learn to care for the river
Bolles School freshmen helped label a significant number of storm drain in the San Marco area last month, reminding residents “Only rain down the drain.” According to Jennie Busey, education director for the St. Johns Riverkeeper, “So often we forget that these drains go directly to the river and so does everything lining our streets […]
Angels in the outfield at San Jose Catholic
San Jose Catholic School 8th grade students are volunteering for the third year to help the Miracle League of Jacksonville, which provides opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to play baseball. The students are known as “Angels in the Outfield” as they assist young men and women play a sport that they love. The […]
90th anniversary carnival drew the crowds
The finale for a week of celebration for its 90th anniversary saw a great turnout at St. Paul’s Catholic School carnival on Sept. 21. Each school grade had a game booth in Kiddy Land, manned by parents and students; sponsors for the carnival included St. Vincent’s, Black Sheep, Most Holy Redeemer, and Immaculate Conception. Both […]
St. Mark’s completes new raised-bed gardens
A new school garden will enhance several aspects of the mission of St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School by providing a hands-on opportunity for cross curricular academic study, a place of cooperation and sharing between grade levels, and a way to serve others. The Walton Garden, named in memory and honor of Elizabeth S. Walton and […]
Local students to spend Thanksgiving in Haiti
Avondale teen Chloe Starmer, a student at Stanton College Preparatory School, let her passion for the poor and illiterate blossom into a nonprofit called OpportuniTree, Inc. Because of her desire to seed literacy programs where they currently don’t exist, six local high school seniors will fly to Gonaïves, Haiti during their short Thanksgiving break. While […]
Brunell chips away at pledge with golf classic check
Mark Brunell, former Jacksonville Jaguar quarterback and now football coach at the Episcopal High School of Jacksonville recently presented a $44,000 check to Wolfson Children’s Hospital. These proceeds, from an April 2013 Celebrity Dinner Gala and from the Mark Brunell Golf Classic, are a gift from the Brunell Family Foundation and help honor his pledge […]
Arts experience gives foster teens a voice
Just Like Me cultivates self-expression Foster and former foster teens performed a wrap-up of a three-week cultural arts program offered by Family Support Services of North Florida (FSS) in July. The “Just Like Me” Cultural Arts and Education Experience was led by Brenda Stewart, staff member of FSS, and Kathryn McAvoy of The Performers Academy. […]
