News & Updates

Congratulations to the PVPV/Rawlings Sea Turtles and Palencia Pirates on their hard earned wins at the 12th Annual Elementary School Battle of the Books which were held on May 8th and May 10th.

Three individuals were honored as St. Johns County's 2017-2018 Outstanding School Volunteers of the Year at the 11th annual Outstanding School Volunteer reception held recently at First Coast Technical College.

Four St. Johns County School District schools will host a 2018 Summer VPK Program. Sites are Durbin Creek, Ocean Palms, South Woods and Osceola elementary schools.

Spring was an exciting time for all involved with the St. Johns County School District Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) program. With a generous donation from the St. Augustine Lion’s Club, fun and enriching activities were held for all DHH students and their families.

The Planning, Accountability and Assessment (PAA) department is currently overseeing the administration of state and district exams throughout schools in the county.

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) recently published an infographic that connects workforce employability skills with CTE coursework. These are great reminders for families to review together as they discuss both college and career readiness.

The 2018 Character Cup took place on March 21 at St. Augustine High School from 3:30-7 p.m. Parents, teachers, administrators, school mascots, and community members attended in support of the hard-working students.

The St. Johns County School District Elementary Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fair was held at Palencia Elementary School on Saturday, May 5 from 8-11 a.m.

The 63rd annual State Science and Engineering Fair was held in Lakeland March 27-29.

Laura Wynn, Program Specialist for Secondary Social Studies, presented Vietnam War Instruction happening in our schools to the Veterans Council of St. Johns County at their March 29 meeting. Over 80 local veterans as well as other county residents attended.