Local Youth of the Year receives free car through Boys & Girls Clubs
Laniya Flowers, a local Jacksonville teen and 2022 Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida, recently received the life-changing surprise gift of a Nissan Altima for her 19th birthday. On Dec. 1, an unsuspecting Flowers arrived at Greg’s Auto Collision Center in St. Augustine with her mom who had convinced […]
Bishop Kenny’s boys/girls swim teams celebrate end-of-season victories
Bishop Kenny High School’s boys’ swim team has cause to celebrate after winning the FHSAA 2A state title at the 2022 Swimming & Diving State Championships for the second year in a row. A press release stated, “The combined results of Barrie Snyder’s individual first place finish in the 50 Freestyle and the three first […]
A perfect season: Landon Lions girls volleyball cap off perfect season with city championship victory
Perfection may be difficult to obtain, but the Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School girls volleyball team has done just that with a perfect season, clinched with its recent victory at the Duval County Middle School Volleyball Championship on Nov. 14. This was the third consecutive year the Landon Lions made the City […]
St. Paul’s Catholic School – Riverside and Ascension St. Vincent’s launch Operation H.E.R.O.
St. Paul’s Catholic School – Riverside has joined forces with Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital to conduct Operation H.E.R.O.: Health, Education, Resources and Opportunities in a “community partnership that brings high-quality academics, healthcare and mentoring to middle school students…” “Doctors will share their backgrounds, real-world knowledge and experience with students through demonstrations, lectures, labs and field […]
A great weekend for great futures
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida raise more than $400,000 in Great Futures Weekend The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida raised more than $400,000 during its Great Futures Weekend on Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19 at THE PLAYERS Stadium Course on TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. On Friday, more […]
Honors All Around at Stockton Elementary
November marked several honors for the staff and community of John N. C. Stockton Elementary School. Principal Stephanie Brannan was named Duval County Public School’s Principal of the Year for Elementary Region 2. Gifted teacher Jennifer Norton was named Teacher of the Year for the school. She has spent nine years at Stockton pioneering its […]
Blue Angels’ Rickoff visits Jacksonville Country Day School
On the eve of the 2022 NAS Jax Air Show, birthplace of the Blue Angels, Lieutenant Commander Cary Rickoff, a highly decorated lead solo pilot for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, paid a visit to Jacksonville Country Day School (JCDS). Commander Rickoff read Tuesday Bluesday by Angel Stull-James to JCDS second-graders, and answered questions […]
Neighborhood families build global friendships through CISV Jacksonville
About 20 youth from Avondale, Ortega, St. Nicholas and San Marco represented the USA at international and national CISV programs this past summer. CISV, formerly known as Children’s International Summer Villages, is a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring action for a more just and peaceful world. In summer 2022, CISV Jacksonville sent […]
