Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Class of 1978 held its 40-year Class Reunion on Saturday evening at the Monticello home of Hal and Becky Shuman Bennett. The event…
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Tigers win Senior Night game
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Five seniors were honored on Tuesday, April 17, during a Senior Night for the graduating seniors on the Jefferson Somerset Flag Football team. Seniors Tamia Kellogg, Kaniya…
JROTC returns triumphant from drill championships
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is a program founded in character development, service to the United States, personal responsibility, values of citizenship and promoting a…
Young talent takes stage at fashion show
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Fashion shows are a crucial part of the clothing industry, but runways aren’t exclusive to big name designers or cities like Paris or New York. Monticello had…
Students win bicycles for perfect attendance
Story Submitted Jefferson Somerset administrators are giving away bicycles to students with perfect attendance! So far this year, 10 bicycles have been given away. Most of the grades have consistently stayed above…
Kicking Butts at Jefferson Somerset
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The day encourages youth to reject the tobacco industry’s deceptive marketing…
Howard Academy Educational Recreational Council to hold Essay Contest
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing Inc. The Howard Academy Educational Recreational Council (HAERC) is sponsoring two essay contests: *Essay Contest Grades 1-6 and *Essay Contest Grades 7-12 are to be written about this…
Aucilla hoops teams win academic titles
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. Both the girls’ varsity basketball and boys’ varsity basketball teams at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) have been recognized as the Florida Class 2A Academic State Champions for…
Literacy campaign revamps
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission and Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida (FIE) recently renewed their agreement allowing the latter to continue providing specified…
Jefferson student wins essay contest and trip to Washington D.C.
Story Submitted Montserrat Santilan-Rodriguez is a junior at Jefferson County K-12: A Somerset School, and recently Montserrat, known as Monsi to most, entered her submission in a yearly essay contest sponsored by…
JROTC brings home honors
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, March 3, The Jefferson Somerset Academy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) went to the Drill Regional Championships… and before the day was done, had…
Sheriff hosts pizza party for third grade class
Lynette Veit, ECB Publishing, Inc. When Sheriff Mac McNeill read to one of the third grade classes during Children’s Literacy Week at Jefferson Somerset, he was very impressed with their excellent behavior….
Jefferson Somerset K-12 receives new band instruments
Article Submitted It was like Christmas morning when $80, 000 worth of new band instruments arrived at Jefferson K-12 Somerset school. Instruments included: flutes, trombones, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, trumpets, baritones, tubas,…
Study up, students!
Principle Oliver shares testing tips Article Submitted Testing season is upon us! Jefferson County K-12, a Somerset school, is sending the following letter home with each student that is testing. This notification…
FutureNow is coming to Jefferson County
Debbie Snapp EBC Publishing Inc. FutureNow is a special program developed for public schools addressing issues such as the importance of setting goals and making right choices in life, as well as…
All invited to NFCC Open House and Free Application Day Saturday, March 3
Story Submitted North Florida Community College invites the public to its SUPER SATURDAY: OPEN HOUSE AND FREE APPLICATION DAY event on Saturday, March 3 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. This annual event allows…
Arrive Alive Tour arrives at Jefferson Somerset
Story submitted In an ongoing effort to develop well-rounded students as well as over-all good citizens, Jefferson-Somerset maintains several programs to develop character among the student body and organizes events like the…
Jefferson-Somerset announces new gifted program in elementary school
Submitted by Kathy Belcher January 2018 was an exciting landmark month as Jefferson-Somerset assessed and identified kindergarteners and first graders to participate in the Gifted Program. Now that students are identified, teachers…
ACA Students Visit Florida Capitol
Jennifer Falk On Tuesday, February 6, Aucilla Christian Academy fourth and fifth grade students visited the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee. Representative Halsey Beshears graciously sent one of his staff members, Amanda, to…
How Do Homeschoolers Successfully Complete High school?
A student is better equipped to successfully enter college or vocational training if they successfully graduate from high school. A homeschooling student is deemed as successfully completing high school anytime the parent…
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