RCSA Innovation’s Peace Jam Club is working to amplify the voices of the young in Puerto Rico. By creating a documentary, they will keep the conversation about the devastation in Puerto Rico alive and in the minds of leaders and the community. The Peace Jam Club is actively fundraising for a trip to Puerto Rico to…

The STEM lab, hydroponic garden and 3D printer were just a few of the exciting stops in Representative Cord Byrd’s visit to RCSA Elementary. Representative Byrd toured the school led by two safety patrols. He stopped in multiple classrooms and participated in lessons on engineering, life cycles and subtraction. Byrd also learned about the RCSA…

RCSA students met with a Nobel Peace Prize Winner and learned important leadership lessons at the PeaceJam Conference last weekend. 8th graders from RCSA Innovation and High School students from River City Science Academy attended PeaceJam at Florida State University in Tallahassee last weekend. Peace Jam strives to create and mentor young leaders committed to making…

RCSA Science Olympiad Team Wins State Championship; Will Continue to Nationals   ORLANDO: River City Science Academy’s Science Olympiad team won the State Championship Saturday, March 24. They competed against 42 other teams, placing first at the University of Central Florida in Orlando in a series of 23 events. RCSA will now represent Florida at…

Student organizers led hundreds of high school students in a walkout Wednesday in solidarity with the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Students filed out of the school silently, carrying signs reading “Arm us with Books, Not Bullets”, “Protect Our Youth” and “Never Again”. They stood in 17 rows to honor…

  13 teams competed at the First Coast Science Olympiad Competition Saturday hosted by RCSA Mandarin. They competed in STEM events, using creativity and teamwork to tackle problems. But RCSA Elementary rose above the competition, taking home first place overall. Elementary’ s Rocket Scientists brought home medals for second place in Matter of Matter, Water…

  River City Science Academy Innovation hosted the Second Annual Lego Competition 2018. Students showed off STEM talents by building innovative Lego structures that told creative stories. Competitors from RCSA Elementary, RCSA Innovation, Fletcher Middle School and Bolles faced off for honors and prizes. Judges listened to all the stories as the determined who would win…

  RCSA Innovation’s track and field team hit the ground running. Formed in January, most of the team had more enthusiasm than experience in track and field. But at the March 8 meet, RCSA girls finished 5th overall out of 19 teams and the boys finished 7th overall. The team was invited to the North…

    RCSA Innovation and Mandarin received special guests Friday for Read Across America Day, celebrated annually on Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Mayor Lenny Curry and Molly Curry visited Innovation. They experimented with a few STEM projects from the Robotics team and took a brief school tour. Next, Mrs. Curry read a favorite book to students…

City Council Member Reggie Gaffney visited RCSA Middle-High Thursday for a special tour. Gaffney visited four classrooms, speaking with students about the importance of education. He thanked teachers for their hard work and commitment to building future leaders. Gaffney left an energetic message of giving back, showing that anyone who gives always receives more. Students…

  Innovation’s Middle School Student Council journeyed to Disney Tuesday for the National Honor Society North Florida State Summit. They were immersed with leaders from schools across the state of Florida all linked by the topic of Global Learning. First, students broke out into smaller sessions on effective and persuasive communication, creativity and innovation, social…

U.S. Congressman and former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford visited RCSA Elementary Feb. 22 to see how RCSA’s youngest scholars excel in STEM. The Congressman, a former safety patrol himself, was greeted at the door by several Safety Patrol students. The students toured Congressman Rutherford around the campus and shared with him about their favorite classes…