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
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
Sierra Stidham
Award of Merit District recognition
Literature Alex Giles
The Scholar Bowl Team won its first match Monday afternoon against Lavilla School of the Arts. The score was 180 to 164. This was a very competitive match, with the lead changing several times.
For the Scholar Bowl TEam members, here is the breakdown of the points:
At the end of the ... JWJ LaVilla
1st quarter 46 62
2nd quarter 108 90
3rd quarter 120 146
4th quarter 180 164
Congrats to our outstanding scholars!
Attention: Parent(s) and Students Using OnCourseIf you are experiencing difficulty in entering OnCourse, please try some of these troubleshooting techniques to help resolve the problem before calling the school for help. Thank you.
1st – Make sure that you are typing the correct address to locate OnCourse with your browser. The EXACT address
is: https://dcps.mygradeportal. com
2nd- Make sure that your coding info. (username & password) are correct and typed in accurately. Some common
mistakes are: entering the letter “O” instead of a zero (0) or visa versa; using the letter “l” instead of the number 1 or visa versa.
3rd- Using Pop-Up Blockers for protection
4th- Using older computers which contain out of date browsers (Safari is not recommended)
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