On February 8th, RCSA Innovation was buzzing with excitement as over 6,000 guests and participants gathered for the RCSA 2025 Florida STEM and Health Expo. This annual event continues to grow in scale, bringing together students, families, educators, and professionals for an unforgettable day of hands-on learning, innovation, and discovery. From interactive science experiments to…
Science Olympiad Regionals WIN
The RCSA Middle-High School Science Olympiad teams are bringing home two first-place trophies from the Eastern Regionals Tournament at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University! Our Rockets (Middle School) and RaTs (High School) soared above the competition, placing 1st overall out of 45 teams — an incredible achievement! Both teams have now qualified for the FL State Championship….
RCSA Night at the Icemen/International Festival
Friday, November 15, 2024 7pm – 9pm RCSA Night at the Icemen at VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena 300 A Philip Randolph Blvd.Jacksonville, FL 32202 We wanted to share the ticket link one more time and provide some information on the planned activities in store with some housekeeping items. The discount via the link below will…
RCSA Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to River City Science Academy’s 2024-2025 Teachers of the Year! RCSA Southeast – Ms. Heather Bruce 2nd grade RCSA Intracoastal – Ms. Christy Peiffer, 4th grade Math River City Science Academy Innovation– Ms. Alexandra Hall, 5th grade Science/Social Studies RCSA Mandarin – Ms. Holley Traverso K-3 teacher River City Science Academy Elementary– Ms. Stephanie…
School Spotlights September
RCSA would like to welcome Ms. Gabby Chediak as their new RCSA Southeast School Engagement Specialist RCSA Elementary 4th grade team is partnering with the Cathedral Arts Project (CAP)! They will be doing music integration in ELA in the fall and math in the spring. The teachers are very excited. Staff member, Doreszell Cohen, an…
RCSA All Campus Night at the Icemen
Join the Jacksonville Icemen and the River City Science Academy community for the first ever RCSA Night at the Icemen! Come out on Friday, November 15 at 7pm to enjoy a fun night out with your RCSA community as your hometown team goes to battle with the rival Atlanta Gladiators. All members of the RCSA…
Celebrate 904 Day with River City Science Academy!
Join us in celebrating 904 Day by supporting River City Science Academy’s mission to cultivate strong, community-minded students. Our character education program empowers our students to become better community members, and with your support, we can make an even greater impact. On this special day, we invite you to contribute to our cause with a…
Attention All Teens – Final Call for Opportunity of a Lifetime
Why do we call our Literacy Tutoring program the Opportunity of a Lifetime? It’s simple: our Literacy Tutoring program, and more importantly, the teen tutors and teachers who lead the program on a daily basis, are changing lives. Every. Single. Day. And, READ USA provides the training and skill development needed to facilitate those life improvements…
School Spotlights August
Congratulations to RCSA Southeast, who in their first year, achieved an A rating from the Florida Department of Education! We’re making some fantastic improvements to our school perimeter and preparing for new traffic lights! Stay tuned for more updates and thank you for your support! RCSA Elementary staff has been busy preparing for another successful year!…
Great Leaders, Great Schools – A Conversation with Dr. T
Live at the 2024 Impact Summit and Awards we are diving deep into the inspiring journey of Dr. Dogan Tozoglu, the visionary behind River City Science Academies. Known affectionately as Dr. T, he shares his unique path from a newcomer evaluating programs in Leon County to founding a network of top-performing charter schools in Duval…
RCSA KickStart 2024 – 2025
Our Rocket staff, admin, and faculty convened for our annual KickStart celebration event, held this year at the UNF conference center. It was an exciting half day of connections, recognitions, inspiration, and fun. Along with Dr. T (channeling his inner Freddie), Mr. Sel running the show, and Ms. Laura Palarine as our Emcee, we were…
RCSA Rocket Link 