Category: Instruction

Winners of the Hispanic Heritage Month Essay contest celebrated at EverBank Stadium

Oct. 17, 2024 — Congratulations to our Team Duval winners of the districts’ annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest! Students were encouraged to write an essay about a local person of Hispanic heritage who is making significant contributions in the community. The winning essays profiled Hispanic community leaders from a cross-section of fields, including journalism, […]

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36 Team Duval seniors selected as 2025 National Merit Semifinalists

(Editors Note – This story has been updated to include students from Duncan Fletcher High School.) Sept. 16, 2024 — Duval County Public Schools is proud to congratulate our 34 seniors who have been announced as 2025 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists! The students – representing  Atlantic Coast, Mandarin, Paxon, Sandalwood, Stanton, and Wolfson high schools […]

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Mayor Donna Deegan addresses the audience at the Show Up and Shine press conference.

Show up to Shine! Combatting truancy in Duval Schools

Aug. 15, 2024 – Combatting citywide truancy is the focus of a new attendance campaign launched by the City of Jacksonville and Duval County Public Schools. The new initiative, Show Up to Shine, brings together multiple entities including the school district, Read USA, and United Way of Northeast Florida. Leaders say they will use school-specific […]

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ESOL Summer Maintenance Program

Video – Students from around the world strengthen English skills in summer program 

July 3, 2024 – Afghanistan. Honduras. Mexico. Haiti. They’re just some of the nations represented among the Team Duval students participating in the district’s English for Speakers of Other Languages, or ESOL, Summer Maintenance Program.   “I just like the program because it gives them an opportunity to use their voice,” says second grade teacher […]

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