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Proposed Calendars 2021-2024

The St. Johns County School District is seeking comments on the proposed 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school calendars.

Survey links are now available on the school district website for community members to provide input on the calendars. Individuals are encouraged to submit any ideas, suggestions or concerns about the proposed calendars.

Feedback will be collected through Thursday, February 27.

The final proposed calendars must be approved by the School Board.

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Science Fair Winners

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Middle and high school students from schools throughout St. Johns County participated in the 2020 Science Fair on February 5th. Winners were honored at an awards ceremony held the following day. This annual academic competition is designed to challenge students to meticulously apply science process skills and content knowledge in order to investigate scientific questions of their own choosing.

Science Fair Winners


American Psychological Association Award
Amrita Ketireddy – Freedom Crossing Academy

ASM Materials Education Foundation Award
Rohan Bongu – Creekside High School

Broadcom Masters Award
Lily Pierce – Fruit Cove Middle School
Kylie White – Fruit Cove Middle School
Pranavi Nagpal – Liberty Pines Academy

Carlisle Interconnect Industries Award
Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
Hannah Dykeman, Jordan Klucharich & Emma Wettlaufer (Team) – Pacetti Bay Middle School

Florida Association of Science Teachers Award
Hannah Dykeman, Jordan Klucharich & Emma Wettlaufer (Team) – Pacetti Bay Middle School
Stephanie Hernandez – Ponte Vedra High School

Florida Power and Light Award
Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
Aneesh Sattiraju – Freedom Crossing Academy

Honorable Mention – Junior Chemistry Award
Kyle Jackson – Cathedral Parish School
Caden Byas – Pacetti Bay Middle School

Honorable Mention – Junior Engineering/Intelligent Machines Award
Matthew Leitheiser – Palmer Catholic School

Honorable Mention – Senior Biomedical/Cellular/Microbiology Award
Kaitlyn Copland – Ponte Vedra High School
Natalie Byron – Ponte Vedra High School

Junior Animal/Plant/Biomedical Sciences Award
1st Place: Pranavi Nagpal – Liberty Pines Academy
2nd Place: Samay Patel – Alice B. Landrum Middle School
3rd Place: Eva Phelps – Palmer Catholic School

Junior Behavioral Award
1st Place: Amrita Ketireddy – Freedom Crossing Academy
2nd Place: Maya LeShane – Cathedral Parish School
3rd Place: Monica Brown – Cathedral Parish School

Junior Chemistry Award
1st Place: Kylie White – Fruit Cove Middle School
2nd Place: Jack Singletary – Fruit Cove Middle School
3rd Place: Derek Zangerle – Fruit Cove Middle School

Junior Earth & Enviornmental Sciences Award
1st Place: Carter Magnano – Alice B. Landrum Middle School
2nd Place: Taylor Willis – Valley Ridge Academy
3rd Place: Ethan Diachun – Fruit Cove Middle School

Junior Engineering/Intelligent Machines Award
1st Place: Aneesh Sattiraju – Freedom Crossing Academy
2nd Place: Hannah Dykeman, Jordan Klucharich & Emma Wettlaufer (Team) – Pacetti Bay Middle School
3rd Place: Wilson Wingate – Alice B. Landrum Middle School

Junior Physics Award
1st Place: Lily Pierce – Fruit Cove Middle School
2nd Place: Alexander Harris – Sebastian Middle School
3rd Place: Sawyer Tartt – Palmer Catholic School

Mu Alpha Theta Award
Skyler Demi – Ponte Vedra High School

Northrop Grumman Award
Lillian Fields & Windsyr Maughan – Ponte Vedra High School
Taylor Willis – Valley Ridge Academy

Office of Naval Research Award
Rishabh Singh – Allen D. Nease High School

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award Award
Yash Singh – Allen D. Nease High School

Senior Biomedical/Cellular/Microbiology Award
1st Place: Grace Littler – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Stephanie Hernandez – Ponte Vedra High School
3rd Place: Victoria Pham – Ponte Vedra High School

Senior Earth & Environmental Sciences Award
1st Place: Lillian Fields & Windsyr Maughan – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Kyra Brenneman, Kirstyn Palombo & Vanessa Esposito – Creekside High School
3rd Place: Nandini Bhikha & Makayla Parkes – Ponte Vedra High School

Senior Engineering & Physics Award
1st Place: Finnur Christianson – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Rohan Bongu – Creekside High School
3rd Place: Yash Singh – Allen D. Nease High School

Senior Intelligent Machines Award
1st Place: Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School
2nd Place: Rishabh Singh – Allen D. Nease High School

Senior Math Award
1st Place: Sarah Fraga – Ponte Vedra High School
2nd Place: Skyler Demi – Ponte Vedra High School

SJC Medical Alliance Award
Christian Bradley – Liberty Pines Academy
Grace Littler – Ponte Vedra High School

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award
Alan Michael – Allen D. Nease High School

U. S. Air Force Award
Lily Pierce – Fruit Cove Middle School

U.S. Metric Association Award
Monica Brown – Cathedral Parish School

Yale Science & Engineering Assoc Award
Finnur Christianson – Ponte Vedra High School

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2020 CHARACTER COUNTS! Six Pillars 6K/3K Run/Walk

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Eighth Annual Character Counts! Run/WalkThe CHARACTER COUNTS! Steering Committee is calling all walkers, runners and fitness enthusiasts to participate in the CHARACTER COUNTS! 6 Pillars 6K/3K Run/Walk on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9 a.m. The run/walk will begin and end at Palencia Elementary School located at 355 Palencia Village Drive, St. Augustine.

Walkers and runners will enjoy a course running through the neighborhoods of Kensington and Las Calinas and can choose to participate in the 6K (3.73 miles) or 3K (1.86 miles) distance. Registration fees are as follows:

6K-$25 before January 1, $30 January1-January 31, $35 on Race Day
3K-$20 before January 1, $25 January1-January 31, $30 on Race Day

Registration forms and more information are available online.

Race proceeds will support CHARACTER COUNTS! initiatives throughout the St. Johns County School District (SJCSD). The run/walk is open to all ages, and the top three winners will be awarded in each of the age categories as well as the overall male and female finishers. A cash donation will be awarded to the top three to five schools with the most registrants. All race registrants will receive a tech t-shirt and lots of other goodies from area businesses and organizations. At the finish line, each race participant will receive a commemorative dog tag which is the fifth design in its series.

This event is produced by the CHARACTER COUNTS! Steering Committee and is presented by Beaver Toyota with support from businesses and community groups.

The SJCSD, along with area businesses, youth organizations and civic groups, selected the national character education program of CHARACTER COUNTS! as a countywide initiative to instill positive character traits in young people throughout the county. Additionally, the SJCSD became the first school district in Florida to implement Pursuing Victory With Honor in all of its athletic programs. Character education is an important part of every School Improvement Plan and a major component of the Student Code of Conduct and the school district’s Strategic Plan.

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Giving the Gift of Hearing

In December, the SJCSD Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing had the opportunity to provide free hearing aids to community members in Hastings. Lend an Ear, a local nonprofit dedicated to giving the gift of hearing to those in need, sponsored the event. Funding was provided by the Ponte Vedra Beach and District Rotary Clubs.

By the end of the day, 38 people had been fitted with free personal hearings aids and a year’s worth of batteries and maintenance supplies. Hearing aids can range from $4000-$8000 a pair and are often not covered by insurance. For many recipients this event enabled them to reconnect with their families, activities and communities through the gift of hearing. During the event, statements such as “I can’t wait to hear my grandchildren for the first time,” and “My family will be so excited to talk to me again,” were accompanied by tears of joy. Lend an Ear has begun the process of repeating the event in communities within St. Johns County and surrounding counties.

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Teacher of the Year Finalists 2020

The Teacher of the Year Finalists were recently surprised by the Ink St. Johns Prize Patrol Team,  Superintendent Tim Forson and School Board Chair Bev Slough. Congratulations to Julie Durden of Palm Valley Academy, Aletha Dresback of Valley Ridge Academy, Julie Haden of Freedom Crossing Academy, Lori Price of The Webster School and Evan Tisdale at the Transitions School.

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Program of Choice Showcase 2020

Program of Choice Booklet designer poses with booklet
The Annual Program of Choice Showcase for middle and high school students and their parents was held on Thursday, January 9th at the World Golf Village Convention Center. Joseph Faranda of the Nease High School Communications Academy designed the front cover of the Academy/Program of Choice booklet that was distributed during the event. Nice work, Joseph!

Pictured from left to right are Career & Technical Education Director Emily Harrison, Nease High School student Joseph Faranda, and Executive Secretary for Career &Technical Education Theresa Dodd.

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