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St. Mark's Campus
November 8, 2024
All Campuses
Important Dates
- February 1, 2025 – Florida School Choice Scholarship application opens for renewal and new applicants. New applicants can apply for the 2025-2026 school year through Step Up for Students.
- April 30, 2025 – Renewal application deadline. Applications received after April 30, 2025 will be processed as new students.
Key Information & New Steps for Scholarship Applicants
Here is some helpful information to be aware of, including a new step that families will need to complete this year:- Application checklist: For a list of documents that may be needed when a family applies, please click here.
- Priority deadline: To ensure renewing students receive priority for the Private School Scholarship and the Unique Abilities Scholarship, families must submit their application by Wednesday, April 30. After this date, all students will be processed as “new students” due to legislative changes for this year.
- New step for families: Once a student is found eligible, the family will be asked to “Accept” or “Decline” the scholarship. Once accepted, the student’s status will be updated to “Awarded.” Please monitor your email for future updates about enrollment.
- Step Up for Students is here to help: In addition to their regular hours, their team will be available to assist families this weekend from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.
New This Week
St. Mark’s students who register for the one or five-mile Ortega River Run will be entered into a weekly drawing for a chance to win a free dress day and a special surprise!
Drawings for students in grades one through five will be held on Wednesdays at the end of our gathering, while Pre-K 3 and kindergarten students will have their drawings on Monday mornings at the end of their chapel service.
To register for the race, click here.
Wednesday, November 13
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Lori Schiavone Commons
- Led by Coach Wyatt Walker, ESJ girls basketball program director, and Munnerlyn Campus players
- Open to second – fifth grade girls
- No experience necessary
- RSVP to [email protected]
Episcopal is closed from November 25 – 29 for Thanksgiving Break. Holiday Care is available on November 25 and 26 with advanced registration. Please contact Betsy Porter at [email protected] with questions related to Holiday Care.
Eagle Track Club
WINTER SEASON 2024-2025
Langford Track, Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s Munnerlyn Campus
All events – throws, jumps, sprints, and distance – welcome.
Open to the public, grades 4 through 12.
DECEMBER 2024
- Monday – Thursday, 12/2-12/5, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Jacksonville Athletic Club Indoor/Outdoor Season Opener, Sunday, 12/8
- Monday – Thursday, 12/9-12/12, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 12/16-12/19, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
JANUARY 2025
- Monday – Tuesday, 12/30-12/31, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 1/6-1/9, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 1/13-1/16, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Monday – Thursday, 1/20-1/23, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- RADD Sunshine Showcase, Gainesville, FL 1/25-1/26
See Eagle Track Club at eagletrack.net
Click HERE for registration.
The FHSAA season for Track and Field opens January 20, 2025. If your school does not offer spring track and field programming, please contact Coach Stacy Brunell, [email protected], for more information about Eagle Track Club programming in February 2025 and beyond.
Reminders
2024-2025 Important Upcoming Calendar Dates
- March 3 – Eucharist Chapel (Grades 1-5, Church, Wear Maroon)
- March 5 – Ash Wednesday Chapel Service (Grades 1-5, Church)
- March 5 – Pre-Primary Chapel in the Lori Schiavone Commons
- March 5 – No Gathering
- March 6 – Spring Musical (Grades 4 & 5, 8:25 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., Lori Schiavone Commons)
- March 10 – 14 – Spring Break. School Closed, Holiday Care Open
- March 17 – 20 – Fifth Grade Kanuga Trip
- March 21 – Chapel in the Park (Grades K – 5, Stockton Park)
- March 21 – A Vision for Art Opening Night Celebration
- March 22 – 24 – A Vision for Art Public Shopping
- March 26 – Parent/Teacher Conferences, School and Extended Day Programs Closed (childcare available during conference slots)
Faculty will participate in professional development on Friday, November 8. Early Dismissal is at 12:00 p.m.
The Eagle Afternoon Program will be open until 6:00 p.m. for pre-registered students. Please contact Betsy Porter at [email protected] with questions.
Monday, November 11
8:25 a.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
All families are invited to join kindergarten – fifth grade students during a special chapel honoring veterans and current military personnel. Commander Doug Hale, US Navy (ret) will speak to students about his experience serving nearly 22 years in the military.
Along with a special Veterans Day Chapel , St. Mark’s Campus will prominently display photos and information about veterans special to the St. Mark’s Campus community. Faculty, staff and families are encouraged to submit information about loved ones. If you previously submitted information, you do not need to resubmit.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville, St. Mark’s Campus is fortunate to have a JSO field office, called a “Stop Station,” located adjacent to the school. To thank police officers for their service to the community, ESJ, St. Mark’s Campus is holding a Stop Station snack drive.
Collecting Snacks November 11-19
Drop off items in bins will be located by Little Loop, Main Carpool, and the School Office.
Snack Suggestions:
- Individually bagged chips
- Individually bagged mixed nuts/trail mix
- Individually bagged pretzels
- Kind bars
- Granola Bars
- Small chocolates
- Individually bagged Chex Mix
- Individually packaged peanuts
- Individually packaged almonds
- Individually packaged crackers
- Bottled water
- Hot tea packets
- K cups for Keurig
Supporting Young People in Our Digital Age
Episcopal School of Jacksonville Lower School parents are invited to attend a panel discussion on The Anxious Generation: Supporting Young People in Our Digital Age, addressing the impacts of mental health issues, pressure, and technology on today’s youth and exploring how parents and the school community can respond.
Tuesday, November 19
8:15 a.m.
Lori Schiavone Commons
Panel discussion led by:
- Dr. Elise Fallucco, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, ESJ Director of Health, Safety, and Well-Being
- Amy Burrows Perkins ‘92, LMHC, ESJ Director of Student Services
- The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School
The W.W. Gay Ortega River Run is February 8, 2025! Don’t miss one of the biggest fundraisers and friendraisers for ESJ, St. Mark’s Campus, benefiting the school’s financial aid program.
Register before November 30 to secure the best rate of the year!
Each month, first – fifth grade students are recognized by peers and teachers for demonstrating qualities of the Fruit of the Spirit that the Apostle Paul writes about in his letter to the church in Galatia. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23. Parents are welcome to attend these afternoon gatherings, as they are all Chapels and gatherings.
Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.
Lori Schiavone Commons
- March 19 – Fruit of Faithfulness Gathering
- April 23 – Fruit of Gentleness Gathering
- May 14 – Fruit of Self-Control Gathering
Pre-K 3—Grade 5 students receive a book for their birthday that is added to the Steve Williams Library Collection. Please be on the lookout for an email from Mrs. Trumpler regarding book selection. After a special bookplate is placed in the book, it will be blessed at the Birthday Chapel. Your child will be the first person to check out the book, and we ask them to return it after reading it for a few weeks so other children can enjoy it! Please join us at their special birthday Chapel.
8:25 a.m.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
March Birthdays
- March 24 (COMBINED Grades Pre-K 3 – Grade 5)
April and May Birthdays
- April 14 (Grades 1-5)
- April 23 (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
A St. Mark’s Campus fundraising event, A Vision for Art is a premier art exhibition for avid art collectors and casual buyers. It exhibits new and original works by well-known and emerging artists. If you know an artist you want to see at this event, please encourage them to apply! The Event is March 21-24, 2025.
www.avisionforart.com/opencall
