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Marineland Rebounds From Near Closure, Builds New Research and Education Mission
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (354+ words) Marineland Dolphin Adventure is entering a new chapter following the bankruptcy of its parent company and surprise purchase by local residents Jon and Barbara Rubel for $7. 1 million last year. The Marineland facility has begun a period of transition marked by…...
ACLU says St. Johns County school forced out teacher over gender identity
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (246+ words) A complaint filed with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accuses the St. Johns County School District of forcing out a middle school teacher over gender concerns. Shepard Scalf worked as a language arts teacher at Patriot Oaks Academy during the…...
St. Johns County School Board candidate Kevin Allen calls for financial transparency
1+ week, 3+ day ago (431+ words) Kevin Allen, a candidate for St. Johns County School Board District 1, wants to bolster the district's financial transparency while improving experiences for students and teachers. District 1 " which has been represented since 2002 by Beverly Slough, who is seeking a seventh term…...
Trout Creek Principal Challenges Non-Reappointment Over Fetty Wap Quote at School Board Meeting
2+ week, 1+ day ago (436+ words) Trout Creek Academy (TCA) Principal Katie O'Connell and her lawyer appeared at the St. Johns County School Board meeting June 9 to dispute the recommendation that she lose her position following a yearbook quote controversy. O'Connell was placed on leave and…...
Books and Belief: New Ponte Vedra private school unveils name, tuition, and cell phone stance
2+ week, 2+ day ago (492+ words) The team behind Kingsminster Ponte Vedra is pitching its new private Christian school around a simple belief: children need spiritual formation alongside academic rigor. Scholastics without spirituality, they assert, strengthens only part of a child's development while allowing another to…...
St. Johns County's last Catholic Childcare Center shutters in St. Augustine due to low enrollment and rising costs
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (282+ words) St. Johns County's lone remaining Catholic early learning center will close on or before June 30, citing monetary struggles and low enrollment. St. Augustine's Cathedral Early Learning Center, which opened about four decades ago, announced its end in a May 21 letter…...
St. Johns County School District removes Shearwater principal over yearbook Fetty Wap rap lyric
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (547+ words) The St. Johns County School District has removed Trout Creek Academy's principal after a yearbook quote referenced a lyric from Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen." "Everybody hatin', we just call them fans though," the quote read on the first page of…...
St. Johns schools chief fires back at Florida education commissioner as local layoffs surpass 150
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (483+ words) St. Johns County Schools Superintendent Brennan Asplen hit back at Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas in a pointed letter over the weekend, defending his leadership and disputing allegations of political misconduct. The dispute erupted Friday after Kamoutsas posted a letter…...
St. Johns County School District parting ways with 60 teachers amid budget and funding challenges
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (520+ words) About 60 teachers will lose their positions in St. Johns County Schools as the district works through a budget shortfall tied to enrollment shifts, school choice programs, and rising costs, Chief of Staff Paul Abbatinozzi told The Citizen. Abbatinozzi said the…...
Atten-hut! Cadets shine as St. Johns County high school notches major achievement on national stage
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (199+ words) Cadets from Nease High School are celebrating a impressive achievement after earning 3rd place at the Naval Junior Reserve Officers training Corps (NJROTC) Nationals competition in Pensacola. Competing against more than 630 units from across the nation, the Panther squad was one…...