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Click here for a searchable database of 2007-2008 FCAT grades.

The FCAT grades for Duval County have just been released. Here's how Arlington-area schools performed:

Elementary

Abess Park Elementary-A 

Arlington Elementary-A

Arlington Heights Elementary-A

Don Brewer Elementary-A

Fort Caroline Elementary-C

Justina Road Elementary-C

Lake Lucina Elementary-B

Lone Star Elementary-A

Merrill Road Elementary-n/a

Parkwood Heights-A

Sabal Palm Elementary-A

Woodland Acres Elementary-C

Middle

Arlington Middle-C

Ft. Caroline Middle-C

Landmark Middle-B

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Have a great weekend evryone! Until next time! RG

Your neighborhood Arbys on Atlantic Blvd at the intersection of Southside Blvd and Atlantic Blvd in addition to providing great food and great service can also provide groups and organizations with fund raising opportunities.  We look forward to being involved in our community with fund raisers and events at the store itself.

Please come and visit us at the store and give us the opportunity to say hello.  If you have any questions on how we can help your group or organization please ask for Andy or Johnny.  You can also contact us at 727-9213 or via email at atlanticblvdarbys@comcast.net.

Faced with about $86.6 million in lost revenue and rising costs, the Duval County School Board is looking into cuts that would affect individual schools and employees. Suggestions include dropping middle school athletics; stopping magnet school bus routes; slashing funding for art, music and P.E. by $1.7 million; cutting health care benefits by $6 million; and reducing workdays for employees. We want to know: are these the right cuts? Should there be different options on the table? Should there be cuts at all?

News submitted by the Mike Peterson Foundation:        12 local students named Stars of the MonthFoundation’s “Just Read It” program celebrates reading improvements
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 4, 2008) – The Mike Peterson Foundation is honored to announce this month’s 12 winners of its “Just Read It” program, a reading incentives program developed in partnership with Duval County Schools. Students in grades three through eight have the opportunity each month to be named a Star of the Month, honoring their achievements in reading. Winning students will receive a VIP tour of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, in addition to a private meet and greet with Peterson and a personalized award on Wednesday, March 5, 2008.
March winners are:
Elementary School CategoryAntonio Singleton 3rd grade St. Clair Evans Academy Najee Whyte 3rd grade Ramona Blvd. ElementaryVanessa Ruales 4th grade Twin Lakes AcademyDarius Shivers 4th grade West Jacksonville ElementaryBiala Alfirjani 5th grade Brookview ElementaryZoya Williams 5th grade Louis Sheffield Elementary
Middle School CategoryDerriniquka Smith 6th grade Jefferson Davis MiddleMichael Ball 6th grade DuPont MiddleAl Prince 7th grade Fletcher MiddleMegan Nelson 7th grade Joseph Stilwell MiddleTimothy Stewart 8th grade Mayport MiddleTyler Taylor 8th grade Landmark Middle      

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       Womens Covenant Group  A Community Ministry for Women of All Ages and Stages“WCG Ministries”  Presents: “The Annual Stir Up The Gift Conference 2008”  “Stir up the Gift”II Timothy 1: 6 March 7-8, 2008“W.W.O.W.”  A Woman’s Walk Of Wisdom March 7, 2008 @ 7 pm- Evening Services  March 8, 2008 - 9 AM & 2PM- Work Shops & 7 pm Evening Services

Hello all - I'm the reporter for neighborhoods in the West and North parts of Jacksonville, but I happened to be covering an Arbor Day event last week at Justina Road Elementary School. Just wanted to share a funny story that I didn't include in my article, which will be in print and on this site Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Anyway, the occasion was an Arbor Day program hosted by the city. The mayor and others talked to some kindergartners about trees before going out to finish planting an oak tree on the school's grounds. They had this guy dressed in a huge squirrel costume who came out and was supposed to get the kids excited. One of them got very excited. He started screaming and crying, "No! NO! Get it away from me! Get it out!" Poor kid had to be taken out of the program and missed everything. It was hilarious (not to the kid, I'm sure), but it was funny to see the whole photo-op shaken up. The mayor took it in stride, saying, "My son had the same reaction to Santa."

You gotta love kids. They can be so unpredictable.