Checkmate for chess champions
The 25th Annual Jacksonville Scholastic Chess Championship was held Feb. 11 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Marco. The tournament, sponsored by North Florida Sinus Center, drew 127 scholastic chess players and 23 chess teams to compete. Locally, Hendricks Avenue Elementary won the K-2 division and was runner-up in the K-5 division. Landon College […]
A star-filled evening
Hendricks Avenue Elementary’s annual Reading with the Stars Local stars and celebrities visited Hendricks Avenue Elementary on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to read to students and their parents for HAE’s Reading with the Stars, an annual event hosted by the HAE Parent Teacher Association as part of the school’s Literacy Week. Stars included former Jaguars player […]
Students dazzle at 36th annual Extravaganza
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DA) hosted its 36th annual “Extravaganza” at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 10. DA students performed 22 acts in the Moran Theatre for the evening’s student showcase in a variety of different artistic categories, including theatre, cinematic arts, chamber orchestra, musical theatre, creative writing, […]
Sixth graders know how to lead
Sixth graders at Riverside Presbyterian Day School (RPDS) annually commit to over two and a half days of community service each January through Project LEADS. This year, students volunteered with Sanctuary on 8th Street, MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation, Family Promise, Catholic Charities, Jacksonville Humane Society, Ortega Gardens, Presbyterian Social Ministries and UCOM. Project LEADS is […]
Debutante Coterie presented at 145th Christmas Ball
The 2022 Debutante Coterie made their final, formal bow Dec. 21, 2022, at the Florida Yacht Club’s 145th Christmas Ball. Debutantes presented were, front row, L to R: Peyton McDade Philips, Shelby Gray Flanigan, Chloe Nichole Schiavone, Arabella Rhyne McCart, Ashley Howton Eller; back row, L to R: Julia Knox Auchter, Brooke Anne Geddes, Caroline […]
Bolles Turns 90
Students across all four Bolles campuses gathered on Jan. 5 for a special Founders’ Day convocation, commemorating the school’s establishment 90 years ago, on Jan. 5, 1933. The convocation featured videos highlighting Bolles’ rich history and the enthusiasm surrounding the school’s 90th birthday. Students also shared brief histories of their respective campuses, and lower school […]
‘To be or not to be’
Episcopal School sophomores hold Shakespeare Festival Tenth graders at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville celebrated the Bard and some of his most cherished plays at a Shakespeare Festival, held last month at the school’s Munnerlyn Campus. “Othello,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Antony and Cleopatra” were among the works performed for sixth thru ninth graders […]
Angels for Allison hosts annual Holiday Open House
The Allison Brundick Haramis Foundation — or Angels for Allison, together with the Miller Company, welcomed more than 100 guests at its Holiday Open House on Nov. 30 in Ortega Village. This annual event recognizes the winners of its angel art contest, which had more than 200 entries from local third to fifth graders. From […]
