Oct. 27, 2023 – The names of more than 100 Highlands and Pine Estates elementary fifth-graders will forever be etched into the history of the new Highlands Elementary School. That is because these students had a special opportunity to sign their names on a construction beam that will be placed prominently in the new school, […]
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Oct. 26, 2023 – They may not have perfected their stock portfolios just yet, but students at Spring Park Elementary School are definitely pocketing smart financial tips thanks to the “JA in a Day” program that took place on Wednesday. “JA in a Day” is a special collaboration among the school district, Junior Achievement (JA), […]
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May 5, 2023 – The extraordinary story of two of Duval’s most iconic school communities will soon be showcased in a new documentary film thanks to a partnership between Duval County Public Schools and LiT TV Network. Raines and Ribault high schools are the subject of the upcoming film, Legacies of Success on the Northside: […]
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April 20, 2023 – Cars speeding through school zones have been a long-term safety concern for the Duval school community. It’s something that Duval County School Police (DCSP) Chief Greg Burton has taken note of during his two years in the role, and it’s what led him to create the new School Police Traffic Safety […]
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Oct. 28, 2022 – Congratulations to the three Team Duval students selected as winners of the district’s annual 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Essay contest. They are: Elementary school winner: Tennyson Haas/West Riverside Elementary Middle school winner: Giannina Quinones/LaVilla School of the Arts High school winner: Sarah Robinson/Riverside High School. Each of the students were […]
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Oct. 6, 2022 – This is a big year for Florida’s students as they are facing brand-new reading, writing, and mathematics standards for the first time. These standards are known as the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.). While district kindergarten and first-grade students engaged with these standards last school year, the standards are being […]
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Sept. 15, 2022 – “Many of you are here right now because you didn’t give up!” This was the message given to the more than 20 Team Duval graduates on Sept. 8 as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas during the Summer Commencement ceremony this month. While the standard graduation ceremonies are […]
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Sept. 9, 2022 – It isn’t easy being new in town and trying to navigate a new school system. But imagine that experience if you’re brand new to the country and still working to acquire the English language. That is the case for the more than 8,900 English Language Learning students and their families who […]
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July 7, 2022 — Will it sink or float? That was one of the main questions pondered by English Language Learning students in Amanda Tygart’s classroom at Beauclerc Elementary School. The students were engaged in a hands-on physics lesson involving testing different types of cubes in an aquarium. It’s one of many hands-on lessons through […]
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June 24, 2022 – Tucked away on Jacksonville’s Northside is the oldest plantation house in the state of Florida and a place where enslaved people were voiceless. Now, students are working to make sure their stories are told. As part of the district’s Summer African American History Writing Institute program, students visited Kingsley Plantation […]
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