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Students Move Onto State Science Fair
Congratulations our students for their extraordinary success at the Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair! Each ESJ student in the Honors Science Seminar earned a place award and was named to represent the region at the State Science Fair of Florida. In addition, they were recipients of over $2,100 from local sponsors and corporations,…
Read MoreOrtega River Run Training Awards Presented
During the weeks leading up to the Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run, Coach Holly and Coach Cherry worked with students in Kindergarten through Grade 6 to prepare them for the 1- and/or 5-mile race. Their training included running laps, drills, and other activities but, most importantly, they encouraged perseverance and good sportsmanship. Congratulations to…
Read MoreAscension St. Vincent’s 2021 Ortega River Run
The 43rd Ortega River Run was held on Saturday, February 27, and proved once again to be a true community event! It was a wonderful morning of fitness, fun, and social distancing to benefit Episcopal’s St. Mark’s Campus’s financial aid program. Congratulations to the 2021 Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run winner Jake Wightman, who…
Read MoreSpanish Lessons Teach More Than Language
Students recently read “All The Colors We Are” By Katie Kissinger in Spanish class. The bilingual book is full of science concepts and vocabulary such as colors, family vocabulary, and body vocabulary including the word for our skin pigment: melanin, “melanina.” The kids enjoyed naming their skin tone with a creative “paint swatch” style name as…
Read MoreAdvanced Honors Mathematics Participates in Math Modeling Challenge
Students in Advanced Honors Mathematics participated in an international math competition last week, working toward the solution of a large, open-ended problem about widespread internet needs and access on Friday, February 26. They worked from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., researching internet bandwidth and coverage, creating models for future internet needs, prices, and city coverage, and…
Read MoreTrack and Field Excels at Invite
On Saturday the girls’ and boys’ Track & Field teams participated in the Danny Brown Invite hosted at Bishop Snyder. The girls team placed fourth overall while the boys team placed ninth. Leaders for the girls were: Harper McEvoy ’21 – second place in 800m (2:25.83); Chloe Selmer ’24 – first place in Long Jump…
Read MoreESJ Robotics Exhibits at Iceman Game
ESJ’s Robotics team exhibited their robots on Friday at an Iceman game at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena. Students showed off the functionality of the robots they have been building to the crowd. Watch the video.
Read MoreKindergarten Participates in Writing Workshop
Writing Workshop is underway in Kindergarten, a favorite time of the day for students. They love to write independently and share their stories each day. After teaching a mini-lesson about writing and modeling a story for the students, they work independently while Ms. Maurer circulates to help. So far, students have been writing stories about…
Read MoreRaffle Drawing for Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run
Congratulations to second grade student, Luke Michaud, for being this week’s winner of a $10 Target gift card! Thank you to everyone who registered for this year’s Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run! We can’t wait to see you on race day!
Read MoreRaffle Drawing for Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run
Congratulations to second grade student, Luke Michaud, for being this week’s winner of a $10 Target gift card! Thank you to everyone who registered for the Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run! We can’t wait to see you on Saturday on the start line!
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