On January 7, 2010 participants of the Amity Turkish Essay and Art Contest met along with their teacher at Florida State College South Campus to hear their names called out as winners of the "Alliance of Civilizations" art and essay contest. The contest aims to promote awareness, understanding, and positive interaction among different cultures and communities. The award night was entitled "Meet the Future Leaders of Jacksonville." The students were greeted by Sheriff Rutherford and the President of Florida State College. James Weldon Johnson College Prep Middle School had two winners: Anishaa Patel- 2nd place and Alex Story- 3rd place. Both students earned monetary awards.
Our winners of the PTA Awards of Excellence and representing Duval County at the State level are:
Film: Amy Huang
Literature: Rona Akbari
Photography: Amanda Lynch
Visual Arts: Maryam Shabbir and Sierra Stidham
Award of Merit District recognition
Literature: Alex Giles
Men of Weldon / Student Government School Beautification Courtyard Project.
Men Of Weldon
Participants and Winners of the 2009 National Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest
For more information and pictures of winning posters go to www.fpicjax.org and click on NEW.
E-Mail Updates
One of the objectives in Goal 5 of the DCPS Strategic Plan is to increase the distribution size of DCPS eNews, our monthly electronic newsletter, each year, in an effort to strengthen communication between our school district, parents and community.
We are asking for your help in keeping our lists updated. If you would provide us your email address information, we can then forward this information to the communications department. *Note: These email addresses are used for the sole purpose of sending eNews and any urgent updates, and will not be shared.
The school year is wrapping up and all of you are very busy, so we really appreciate you helping us in our effort to communicate more effectively to you, our parents and community. All you have to do is send an email to Mr. Copeland, here at JWJ, and he will send a compiled list on to the communications department.
Thank you!
Internet Safety: Safe Surfing Tips for Teens
http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html#
Chat Room Safety and Cyberbullying, click here to watch VIDEO
Compass Learning Odyssey is a wonderful learning and assessment tool used in Duval County Schools to help ensure student success and now it is available 24/7 even at home. Each student has received information on how to access Compass Odyssey from home. If you have difficulty contact -- Vicki McLenahan (904)348-7717 mclenahanv@duvalschools.org