Posts by Meg Sacks
How Playing More Than One Sport Can Benefit Your Student-Athlete
By Andy Kidd \’99, Episcopal School of Jacksonville Director of Athletics With athletics at the high school level becoming increasingly competitive, it can be tempting for a student to spend his or her time and energy training for one sport all of the time. While specialization in one sport is a choice best made by the…
Read MoreHonors Science Students Win at State Competition
Eight students from the Honors Science Seminar earned cash prizes and place awards in the categories of Animal Science, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Plant Sciences at the state science fair last week, where more than 850 students from public and private schools from Florida competed. Participants included Jake Barker ’22, Sally Barksdale ’21,…
Read MoreAP Drawing Portfolio Senior Spotlight: Daniella Teixeira
The AP Drawing Portfolio is an intensive course, requiring students to produce art at the college level. Students compile a portfolio of 24-29 original artworks demonstrating mastery in composition, technique, and concept. Twelve of those pieces explore a common idea called a concentration. Daniella Teixeira has been a part of the Fine Arts Department since…
Read MoreThe Transformative Power of Theatre on Students’ Sense of Self
Kelby Siddons \’06, Faculty, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, with Naiya Cheanvechai ’20 When you think about a theatre class, what do you envision? Most outside observers accustomed to the seated organization of a traditional classroom are initially rattled by the chatter of multiple small groups working in different areas of the space, the barbaric yawps…
Read MoreVideo: Influence & Effects of Social Media and Screen Time
Episcopal and Baptist Health presented Influence & Effects of Social Media and Screen Time, on March 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the Munnerlyn Center. Baptist’s Raj Loungani, MD, MPH, and De’Von Patterson, PhD, addressed screen time recommendations, the impact of social media and screen time on sleep, stress, behavior, and physical health, as well as…
Read More5 Things You Can Do When Your Dream College Says "No”
By Julie Carter, Episcopal Associate Director of College Counseling As college admissions decisions are released in the coming weeks, thousands of high schools seniors will have to face the reality that sometimes, no matter how hard you try and how badly you want something, the answer is still “no.” It’s how you work through and handle…
Read MoreA.P Draw, Paint, Print Senior Spotlight Interview: Gracie Mickler
The AP Drawing Portfolio is an intensive course, requiring students to produce art at the college level. Students compile a portfolio of 24-29 original artworks demonstrating mastery in composition, technique, and concept. Twelve of those pieces explore a common idea called a concentration. Gracie Mickler has been a part of the Fine Arts Department since…
Read MoreRowing Christens Three New Boats Thanks to Donors
Thanks to the generosity of donors, Episcopal Rowing has added three new boats to the team’s fleet. The boats were dedicated on Saturday, February 23. The new boats will be named the Arthur F. Peterson, the Ann Campbell-Hays, and the Eagle Pride. At the event, Program Director and Head Coach Mike Alton thanked the rowing…
Read MoreWhy and How to Make the Most of Your College Visit
By Andrea Rizzi, Episcopal Associate Director of College Counseling My kitchen table is strewn with beautiful and picturesque brochures that are laden with iconic steeples amid the quintessential New England fall backdrop of brilliant foliage. Eager and engaged students are sitting in a circle in the middle of the school\’s quad on a particularly sunny…
Read MoreStudents Visit U.S. Federal Courthouse
AP U.S. Government & Politics students visited the Bryan Simpson U.S. Federal Courthouse in Jacksonville on Wednesday last week to get an inside look at the process for citizenship and an increased understanding of the Department of Justice. The students took a citizenship test and heard from an immigration officer on the process of becoming…
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