Posts by Meg Sacks
Save the Date – Re-Enrollment for Current Students Begins in January
Parents of current ESJ students in ELP 1 – grade 11 will have the opportunity to re-enroll their student(s) for the 2024-2025 school year in late January during the re-enrollment process. Parents will receive an email detailing the steps for re-enrollment. Episcopal School of Jacksonville is currently accepting applications for new students wishing to apply…
Read MoreBook Fair
It’s almost Book Fair time on the St Mark’s Campus! Please mark your calendars! November 3 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Students can shop during the school day and Fall Festival from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. that day! We need YOU! If you would like to volunteer for set up, to help during shopping or…
Read MoreK-5 Carpool Reminders
Dear K – 5 Parents Picking Up at 3:10 p.m., For the safety of students, please pick up your child via Main Carpool via your vehicle. Do not walk to the Main Carpool to retrieve your child. Bike gate is only available to students and parents walking or biking home from school. If you have…
Read MoreStudent Government Members Inducted
At the Student Government induction ceremony Tuesday students heard from all three members of the Student Government Cabinet about their vision for this school year. This year’s cabinet includes: Katie Frick ’24 (student body president), Jon Ritchie ’25 (student body vice president), and Robert Adams ’26 (student body secretary). After being inducted into office, Katie…
Read MoreRebecca Campbell Joins Visual Arts Department
Rebecca Campbell, the Upper School’s new Draw/Paint/Print instructor, joins the Visual Arts Department this year with diverse art experience and a commitment to helping students find ‘the zone.’ “This is when an artist is relaxed and feels safe, and can concentrate on their practice,” she says. “This ‘zone’… is when the magic happens.” Ms. Campbell…
Read MoreWord of the Year Inspires Goal Setting Among Students
Third – fifth grade students recently completed the book “One Word for Kids” with Ms. Trumpler, Media Specialist. The concept behind this book is to encourage children to choose a single word that represents a goal, aspiration, or value they want to embody throughout the year. It asks the question, “Once you know your word,…
Read MoreStudents Collaborate to Create Quilt Project
A huge, colorful quilt graces the wall in the Hope Hall Art Room, where students had the chance to create a piece of the collaborative art project. The project, inspired by traditional quilt patterns and the basic rules of composition, was originally designed by art educator Don Massey. Each student chose a square piece of…
Read MorePhotographer and Videographer on Campus
Monday, September 11 For marketing purposes, a photographer and videographer will be on the St. Mark’s Campus September 11, 2023. ELP parents, please dress your child(ren) in ESJ spirit shirts if possible. Photo permissions for all grades will be accounted for throughout the day. Please contact Caroline Close, Director of Marketing, St.…
Read MoreRecord Attendance for Parents’ Night Out
The St. Mark’s Campus Parents’ Association (PA), led by Courtney McCormick, Chair, and Hannah Williford, Co-Chair, hosted a Parents’ Night Out event following a campus-wide Open House on Thursday, August 24. With record-breaking attendance, the annual event provided parents the opportunity to mingle and sign up to volunteer for the coming school year. “This…
Read MoreDance Auditions Complete, Guest Artists Selected
Middle and Upper School Dance Ensembles completed auditions this week. Dancers will perform in ESJ’s annual dance concert in February, with choreography by select guest artists. Dancers have grown all summer by participating in various dance programs. Elizabeth Stovall ’25 was able to participate in several summer intensives, including with the Florida Ballet, Oklahoma City…
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