School Board Member Lori Hershey wanted to hear what all the talk is about. She heard families were pulling their children out of other excellent public schools to move them to a new school- RCSA Mandarin. She came to see the school herself and find out why. Student tour guides showed Hershey around the brand…
School Board Member Scott Shine Visits RCSA Elementary
Scott Shine got an inside look at RCSA Elementary Tuesday. The District 2 Duval County School Board member visited the Elementary school for the first time. Two student tour guides led him first to the 3-6 STEM and computer lab to show off one of their favorite school features- the 3D printer. Shine heard more…
Innovation Welcomes Families With Weekend Picnic
Dozens of families joined RCSA Innovation staff Sunday for a Family Welcome Picnic. The picnic drew hundreds for an afternoon of family fun. Students, siblings, parents, teachers and staff met at the 9A/Baymeadows Regional Park for an afternoon of food and fun. School staff fired up the grills for a delicious barbecue feast, with many…
RCSA Elementary Hosts Back to School Bash
Not even a hurricane could keep RCSA Elementary families away from the Back to School Bash Saturday. Parents came out to the Beach Blvd. campus to learn more about their students’ curriculum for the 2017-2018 school year. Parents attended information sessions with teachers by grade level and a technology talk, where they learned about RCSA…
Once In a Lifetime
You could feel the anticipation building inside RCSA Innovation Aug. 21. Teachers, students and even members of the media buzzed excitedly between classrooms. Standing in the halls you could hear one word over and over: eclipse. The eclipse presented a unique learning opportunity for the school and teachers took full advantage. While many schools closed…
Science Olympiad!
Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Team who competed this weekend in Orlando against 70 teams from all over Florida. Our team brought home a 4th place trophy for being one of the best teams overall. Congratulations to Elif Tozoglu, Rahma Mohamed, Emily Marlow, Daniel Schott, Jason Fearon, Andy Lin, Ahmed Idris, and Jake Farmer who brought…
International Day!
RCSA Middle/High School celebrated its diversity with the International Festival on Saturday, April 8th in the RCSA Arena. Our teachers prepared culture display boards with their homeroom classes for 50 different countries and Spanish and Turkish club students and teachers prepared amazing folk dances and music performances. Students, parents, and our guests had a chance…
STEM Expo Coming Soon!
The STEM & Health Expo is Florida’s alternative to the typical County Science & Health Fair. It allows the students to get a chance to showcase their science work in a fun and unique venue, with learning opportunities for the entire family. This free, one-day event features exciting science shows, STEM educators & scientists, hands-on…
Pasta for Pennies Party
Kindergarten students from Mrs. Puckett’s class and a few of the top school earners got to enjoy a spaghetti lunch from Olive Garden thanks to their donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Elementary’s Science Olympiad
Bridge building, plentiful plants, mystery packaging, oh my! Last weekend was a big one for RCSA Elementary’s Science Olympiad Team. These remarkable students showed their STEM skills and placed 3rd overall, with the below students placing in individual events as well. Jason Fearon & Daniel Schott: 1st Place – Water Rockets Rahma Mohamed & Emily…
MathCounts!
Another success from RCSA MS&HS; Our Math Olympiad Team participated in MATHCOUNTS Northeast Florida Chapter Competition which was held at UNF campus. There were 58 schools and more than 200 students in total and one of our 7th grade students (Matthew Alexander Richards-Martin) received 3rd place in one of the rounds. Congratulations to the team…
Elementary Open House
With new Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade classes opening for the 2017-2018 school year, RCSA Elementary held an Open House for new applicants on Saturday, March 11th from 1:00-3:00 PM. Families were able to get information about the structure of RCSAES, curriculum, technology resources, and grade level material from the teachers. They were also given…
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