On Friday, February 24th, the RCSA Introduction to Engineering students attended a 3D-Printing Presentation and Lab, with Dr. N. Eastham from University of North Florida. Dr. Eastham shared numerous examples of single and multi-component 3D products and two types of 3D printers. Students were shown how to design items to print in 3D, using free online software. Students that…
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Black History Month at RCSA HS/MS
RCSA Middle High School celebrated Black History Month through an assembly on Tuesday, February 17, 2017 in the RCSA Arena. Here at RCSA, we pride ourselves in how diverse we are. Although Black History historically is based on the achievements of African Americans in US History, the students presented their musical talents in song, dance,…
Capt. Wanamaker
On Friday, February 24th RCSA Middle High School hosted Capt. Howard Wanamaker for an assembly for our 10th and 11th graders. He gave a speech to our students about Leadership and Respect and also mentioned about one of the best seller books about leadership and advised everybody to read that book; Lincoln on Leadership by…
Nerd Alert!
As February comes to an end, our students show off their science pride. Thank you for supporting our Science Olympiad Team and participating in this event. Smart never looked so good!
Building Update!
If you haven’t yet noticed, we have begun construction on our new building expansion for next year. Several trees have been taken down and land has been cleared to make room for our new building, new parking lot and basketball court! This two-story facility will accommodate 3rd grade through 7th grade starting next year and…
Visit From the City Council
City Council Vice President John Crescimbeni and his assistant, Nikki Evans, had a great tour of RCSA Elementary on Wednesday, March 22nd. The tour was led by a few of our safety patrols: Lilly Snyder, Luke Campbell, and Paige Adair, who did an excellent job of representing RCSA and informing the visitors about our school….
Parent Breakfasts!
One of the traditions at RCSA M/H: Parent Breakfasts!!! RCSA M/H hosted its annual parent breakfast this year again for our high school and middle school parents. We at River City Science Academy believe in the importance of the role of the parents in our students’ education and we are very happy that our parents…
Clara White Mission
What a beautiful day for our 6th graders to participate in service for our community. We helped the Clara White Mission pass out blankets, jackets and other clothing to the homeless in our area. Thank you to all that participated!
High School Transition Night
RCSA M/H’s 8th graders and their parents attended our annual High School Transition Night on Thursday, February 9th. It was an evening of good food (Catered by Olive Garden), great conversation, and extensive information sharing about the many opportunities available to the high school students at RCSA. Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and high school…
Mathletics!
The 4th Annual RCSA Mathletics Competition was held on Saturday, February 11th, 2017 in the RCSA Arena. 5th grade students across Duval County were challenged with math questions. The prizes for the top 3 students were “iPad Mini”, “Chromebook”, “iPod Shuffle” and gift cards for their coaches. All students also received a free Mathletics t-shirt…
Pennies for Patients!
RCSA Families, It’s not too late to donate to Pennies for Patients. Donate here: http://events.lls.org/pages/ncfl/River-City-Science-Academy-Elementary-School-2017 February 24th will be the last day to donate. The class with the most donations will earn an Olive Garden Pasta Party, and every class that gets over $100 in donations will earn a classroom pennant. Thank you for contributing to this cause and empowering students to see how they can help others.
Zone 3 Precinct
Thank you for your service!! Principal Akgul, along with some of our wonderful students, paid a visit to police officers at the Zone 3 Precinct. Thank you, again, to those brave men and women who protect us and keep our streets safe, from all of us at RCSA Mandarin.
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