Posts by Meg Sacks
Girls Basketball Wins Tournament
Over Christmas break Girls Basketball competed in the “Clash at the Castle” tournament at Creekside High School and won the event! They defeated Tocoi Creek High School and Creekside en route to the championship. The girls currently have nine wins for the season and are back in action this Friday when they host Bolles at 6:00 p.m.…
Read MoreBoys Basketball Plays in Fortegra Invitational
Beginning Thursday, the boys’ basketball team will take part in the Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational hosted by the CSI Companies. The Eagles will open first round play tomorrow night against Fleming Island High School at 8:00 p.m.. All games will take place at FSCJ South Campus. You can tune into the game tomorrow night…
Read MoreShirley Gaviria Joins Beaches as New Spanish Teacher
The Beaches Campus is excited to welcome Senora Shirley Gaviria to expand its Spanish language program. Born and raised in Colombia, Spanish is her native language. Shirley began her career as a teacher in Colombia and continued teaching after relocating to the United States. Her specialty is in early education and elementary language development. Senora…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: School Founder David “Dink” W. Foerster
Episcopal mourns the loss of one of its beloved Founders, David “Dink” Foerster, who passed away November 20. Dink, a Trustee Emeritus, served the school faithfully from its inception in 1966, when he was Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Planning Group that brought the vision for the school into a living reality. …
Read MoreEgg-Streme Parachuting Teaches Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Seventh grade STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics), taught by Brian Francois, recently conducted a design challenge on Egg-Streme Parachuting. Students were required to design and construct a parachute that could carry an egg safely to the ground from a height of five meters (16 feet). Each collaborative group examined the influence of a…
Read MoreProgramming Helps Students with College Application Process
The College Counseling office offered multiple opportunities this fall for students to learn more about the application process and what to expect. College Counseling introduced programming in conjunction with Freshman Seminar to educate ninth grade students on how to make the most of high school moving toward the college process. This includes how to research…
Read MoreEpiscopal School of Jacksonville Beaches Campus Breaks Ground on New Building
Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s Beaches Campus this morning held a groundbreaking event beginning at 8:30 a.m. as part of the campus’s expansion with a new gym and fine arts center, and state of the art library and learning center. Guests, including students, faculty and staff, parents and donors, were welcomed by The Rev. Adam Greene,…
Read MoreFaculty Present on Civil Discourse at FCIS
At the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) conference last week Amy Burrows Perkins ’92, Director of Student Services, and faculty member Emily Edmonson presented “What and Why: Starting a Civil Discourse Initiative.” The two spoke about their experiences in launching this initiative at ESJ over the past few years. “Civil Discourse isn’t debate; it’s…
Read MoreFootball Heads to Playoffs
Friday night the football and cheer teams will travel to Florida High in Tallahassee for a regional quarterfinal contest. The team finished the season 6-4. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Watch the game live here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/episcopal-school-of-jacksonville-jacksonville-fl
Read MoreCross Country Heads to State Meet
Cross Country will head to Tallahassee for the FHSAA State Meet tomorrow. Both teams advanced out of regionals last Friday. Leading the way for the boys to a seventh place finish was Michael Officer ’22 (17:17.80) with a top 20 finish. Lucrezia Gowdy ’25 led the girls’ team, placing second overall (19:03.90), for a fourth…
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