Marsha Leibo Pollock and Deborah Mizrahi Katz – Junior High and Beyond
By Laura Jane Pittman Resident Community News When Marsha Leibo Pollock and Deborah Mizrahi Katz entered junior high together, the two had already been friends for many years. They recall their remaining years of school to be equally as fun as the first ones. Their 7th grade classes met in Swaim Memorial Methodist because it […]
Tommy Madison
Standing in his glass enclosed river room high above the St. Johns, Tommy Madison looks like a captain on the bow of his ship. His Beau Rivage view encompasses the skyscrapers of Downtown and sweeps south to the Naval Air Station. His personal geography is spread out below him. “I was born in 1931 and […]
In River Or Ocean honors son’s memory
It was a beautiful sunny day on what would have been Clay Roberts’ 24th birthday on Mar. 16 River Cleanup & Celebration Day. Parents Gary and Terry Roberts, founders in their son’s memory of In River or Ocean, were out with the cleanup crew at the Arlington Boat Ramp site. “It was neat to honor […]
Junior Girl Scouts earn business owner badge at Cowford
Twelve Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 889 recently peppered shop owner Deb Fewell of Cowford Traders in The Shoppes of Avondale with questions to earn their Business Owner badge. The girls, primarily from Stockton Elementary School, learned a little bit about the history of the store, including its earlier functions as a bowling alley, grocery […]
San Jose Catholic student wins award
Chloe Newell, a 7th grade student at San Jose Catholic School, has earned national recognition in the 90th Annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. She was awarded a Silver Medal in the Short Story Category, with her original story A Free Bird, and will be accepting her award at Carnegie Hall in New York City […]
Students’ sacrificial giving a lesson and a blessing
Three students from San Jose Catholic School did something that truly exemplifies the meaning of sacrifice. Completely on their own, without any prompting from their parents, John Costa, Jacob Essa and Nicholas Rukab gave up birthday presents on their tenth birthday and asked for monetary donations to help others in need. They collected more than […]
JAX Symphony Guild takes Instrument Zoo to HAE
An Evening of the Arts at Hendricks Avenue Elementary school was a family night full of entertaining and creative activities, not the least of which was a musical “zoo”. The Jacksonville Symphony Guild brought its full complement of instruments to the Mar. 21 event to provide an exposure to and appreciation of orchestral music. Joyce […]
Kids choose giving over getting
Mentoring literacy leads to blessings St. Mark’s Episcopal School fifth graders Ben Magevney and Ben Wachholz share more than just first names. They have birthdays in February just two days apart. So this year, to celebrate turning 11, the boys held a birthday party together. But instead of opening presents for themselves, they asked their […]
Local students win first in state gymnastics championship
Four members of the North Florida Boys Gymnastics Club (for ages 7-11) recently placed first in the state as a team in the Men’s USA Gymnastics Level 5 Florida State Championship on Mar. 15. The team won a total of 27 medals in a variety of events. Three of the boys attend local schools: Nick […]
