New School Year Presents Opportunity for Good Digital Habits
A new campaign is driving people to ditch cell phones for children under 13. Find out why, along with other tips for shaping good digital citizens. Each year, as summer draws to a close, families regroup and begin the transition to a school-year schedule. This transition usually involves re-commitment to, or establishment of, healthy family […]
Scott’s Jersey to Hang in Hall of Fame
Standout girls basketball player Taliah Scott, Class of 2023 at St. Johns Country Day School, will have her jersey hung in the Ring of Honor display at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, in recognition of her outstanding play for the 2022-23 season. “The Ring of Honor is an exhibit at the […]
JCDS welcomes new Head of School
Jacksonville Country Day School (JCDS) has welcomed Christopher Johnson as its new head of school beginning with the 2023-24 school year. Johnson officially stepped into the role on July 1. He succeeds former Head of School Pat Walker, who had held the position since 2014 and has been in the JCDS community for nearly 30 […]
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 […]
The Way We Were: Dottie S. Dorion
Dottie Dorion is a Long Island native, born Dorothy Simpson in Floral Park, New York in 1934, but she has lived in Jacksonville for over five decades. She came here in 1971 from Puerto Rico so that her husband, George, could build a laboratory for his family’s company, Bacardi. Prior to their stint in Puerto […]
Sharks on the Run take 9 trophies
Sharks on the Run of Jacksonville Country Day School (JCDS) took home nine trophies for age group winners at “The Run Home” 5K on May 14. For many students, this was the longest distance they had ever run. For some, it was even double their longest distance. The runners are members of the new afterschool […]
Greek Olympics return to Jacksonville Country Day School
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, Jacksonville Country Day School’s Greek Olympics have returned. The school’s students spent the past few months exploring ancient Greek cultures, traditions and mythology in their global studies class, which culminated in a day of ancient Greek fun including the Greek Olympics, Greek skit performances and a Greek food […]
