Posts by Meg Sacks
Runners Prepare For 5-Mile Race
The Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run Training Run was held on Saturday, January 9, on the St. Mark’s Campus. Runners of all ages participated alongside 1st Place Sports experienced runner and trainer Chris McCafferey. The morning included warm-up stretching, a safety demonstration of the new start line procedures, tips on race strategy, and a…
Read MoreCarpool Lane and Loop Given New Names
The St. Mark’s Campus carpool lane and loop received new names recently. The carpool lane that serves Kindergarten through grade six students is now “Lucy Lane,” named after fifth grade student Lucy Perkins. The carpool loop that serves Pre-Kindergarten students is now “Mauritz Loop,” named after Axel (kindergarten) and Rex (Pre-K 4) Mauritz. This fun opportunity was purchased during…
Read MoreCollege Counseling and Parents’ Association Host Young Alumni Panel
Five ESJ alumni shared their insight, wisdom, and perspective with students and parents Tuesday evening as panelists for College Counseling Beyond the Basics. Panelists included: Andrew Galant ’17 (Georgia Tech), Audrey McCabe ’18 (FSU), Riley McGee ’19 (UCF), Olivia Kato ’19 (NYU Abu Dhabi), and Lizzie Conklin ’20 (Gap Year/Yale). Panelists gave their advice for…
Read MoreBoys Basketball on Winning Streak
Over the weekend the Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Bolles (ranked number six in the state in 4A) 57-52. Mark Flakus ’22 led the way with 22 points while Kent Jackson ’24 added 13 points. The next afternoon the Eagles defeated Paxon (number seven in the state in 4A) 38-35. Mark Flakus led all scorers with…
Read MoreWrestling Takes First at Marine Corps Challenge
On Saturday the wrestling team took first place at the Marine Corps Challenge moving their record to 15-3 overall on the season. Leading the way for the Eagles was: Cohen Chesser ’23 (first place), Turner Glenn ’25 (third place), Scott Busey ’23 (third place), Nick Pressley ’24 (third place), Christian Ryan ’22 (first place), Joe Jackson…
Read MoreChapel Dance Video Features Upper School Ensemble
Upper School Dance Ensemble will be featured in a video during Chapel in February that was created in order to share dance through an additional outlet during COVID. “Due to limitations in live performance, we wanted to utilize other performance outlets that could be done safely, and shared safely,” said Director of Dance Dawn Adams.…
Read MoreRaffle Drawing for the Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run
The raffle was held on Wednesday, January 6. Congratulations to Simms Brent, third grade student, for being this week’s winner of a $10 Target gift card! Every week, between now and February 24, students on the St. Mark’s Campus will have a chance to win a Target gift card. The sooner they are registered, the…
Read MoreSixth Grader Wins Spelling Bee
Congratulations to sixth grade student William Rachels, winner of the 2020 ESJ St. Mark’s Campus Spelling Bee! William correctly spelled “convulsive” in the final round. Runner-up was sixth grade student Rees Longmire. Congratulations to all of the students who participated this year!
Read MoreNew Technology & Innovation Specialist for the Day
The St. Mark’s Campus welcomed third grade student Eloise Sauvageau as the Technology and Innovation Specialist for the day on Thursday, December 17. As the Technology & Innovation Specialist, Eloise set up and ran production for the Pre-K 4 Christmas performance and managed all of the audiovisual. She taught the third grade Innovation Lab classes,…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Welcomes New Kindergarten Teacher
Christy Maurer joined the Beaches Campus as a new Kindergarten teacher this semester. Christy previously taught at Jacksonville Country Day School (JCDS) for more than ten years, and has a master’s degree in education from the University of North Florida. Her undergraduate degree is in elementary education from Western Kentucky University. Christy also served as…
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