Posts by Meg Sacks
Girls Basketball Heads to Regionals
Tomorrow Girls Varsity Basketball will head to Tallahassee to take on Florida State University School in the FHSAA regional quarterfinals. The girls’ team is currently 12-7 overall and ranked in the top 20 in the 3A classification. With a win they will move on to the regional semifinals and take on the winner of Maclay/Andrew…
Read MoreThird Graders Create Gardens for Math Project
Ms. McGehee’s third grade students are studying perimeter and area in math. To demonstrate understanding, students created and drew their own “Area Gardens,” with beds of different sizes. Students were very busy calculating area and perimeter of each section before they could “plant” their flowers and vegetables.
Read MoreMercier Planned Gift Supports Scholarship Fund
Bobbie Mercier taught French at Episcopal for nearly 30 years. Known as “Madame Mercier” to thousands of students, Bobbie was hired in 1972 by the school’s first Headmaster, Horton Reed, at an education convention in Boston. She had earned a master’s degree in France and was teaching in Connecticut and corresponding long distance with her…
Read MoreEagles Commit to Play Sports in College
Episcopal’s Munnerlyn Campus held a special Signing Day ceremony for students and their parents on Wednesday, February 3. Twenty-four Eagles committed to play a sport next year in college. Eleven sports are represented, and students will attend more than 15 different colleges and universities, including the University of Florida, Yale, Davidson, the University of Pennsylvania,…
Read MoreEpiscopal Announces Marcus Wells ’90 As New Head Football Coach and Program Director
The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, today announced that alumnus Marcus Wells has accepted the position of football program Head Coach and Program Director. Coach Wells, a member of Episcopal’s Class of 1990, has served on the ESJ football coaching staff for eight years, the last seven as associate…
Read MoreA.P Draw, Paint, Print Senior Spotlight Interview: Courtney Cattin
The AP Drawing Portfolio is an intensive course, requiring students to produce art at the college level. Students compile a portfolio of 15-20 original artworks demonstrating mastery in composition, technique, and concept. They pursue the WHY behind their own artistic process and participate in weekly critiques of classmates’ work, as well as submit completed pieces…
Read MoreMiddle School Play Uses Green Screen Technology
“A Night of Middle School Theatre” was performed on Thursday and Friday last week and featured three plays, “No Horse Town,” “Last Minute Adjustments,” and “Murder in the Knife Room.” Click here to view a photo gallery from the performance Alumni Ian McCook ’12 (owner of Ascend Drone Solutions) and Korey Gouin ’16 provided the green screen…
Read MoreStudents Fly Up to Next Grade Level
Last Thursday and Friday, St. Mark’s Campus students in Pre-K 3 through fourth grade “flew up” to their next grade level. These fly-ups were a special time when students had an opportunity to preview all of the exciting things that await them next school year. In addition, parents were also given a glimpse of the…
Read MoreFifth and Sixth Grade Students Swim with Manatees
Fifth and sixth grader students took a trip to Crystal River Friday with River Ventures – Swim with Manatees to swim with the manatees! This annual adventure is a culmination of their ecology studies in Science and provides students an up close look at manatees in their natural habitat. This year, the water was crystal…
Read MoreMr. Potato Head Provides Fun Way to Learn Body Parts in Spanish
St. Mark’s Campus first and second graders are learning how to name all of the main body parts…in Spanish! For an engaging, hands-on activity, Spanish teacher Senora Smith introduced an all-time favorite toy – Mr. Potato Head. The children learned how to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes in Spanish while pointing to each of…
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