Tri-County Electric Cooperation Contributor Tri-County Electric Cooperation (TCEC)’s Energizing Education Scholarship, established by the Board of Trustees, was created in an effort to provide education support for qualified members and their families…
Category: School
Educating from home…what do the parents say?
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Since Friday, March 13, when Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran ordered all public schools to remain closed due to concerns over the…
Aucilla Christian Academy announces third nine-week honor roll
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. School may not be on campus at the moment due to the COVID-19 crisis, but Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) makes sure to recognize its hardworking students who…
Sonnet contest open to middle school, high school and college students
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Are you a poet that aspires to be the next William Shakespeare? Students with skills in rhyming and writing are invited to participate in the Southern Shakespeare…
Fourth graders offer musical performance: God’s plan for salvation
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Right before the start of Spring Break, Aucilla Christian Academy’s (ACA) fourth grade class presented their annual spring musical. The spring musical is a yearly tradition for…
27,000 meals ordered for the school children
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Emergency Management (JCEM) Director Paula Carroll recently ordered 27,000 Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MREs) with the plan to see the meals distributed to the students who are not…
Dissecting science at ACA
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Tenth graders at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) got hands-on with science during the week of Monday, March 9. In their biology class with Ms. Tharpe, the students…
Two former ACA graduates are given the Most Distinguished Alumni Award
Story Courtesy of Madison Peddie/Aucilla Christian Acadmey At the 2020 Celebration Dinner, Raffle and Auction event that Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) held on Saturday, March 7, the school recognized and awarded for…
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Guest readers celebrate the author’s birthday through reading to school children Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Theodor Seuss Geisel (otherwise known as Dr. Seuss) wrote more than 60 books during his lifetime…
School Board Emergency Meeting
The Jefferson County School Board held an Emergency Meeting, Monday, March 2, 2020 at 5pm at the Jefferson County District Office located at 1490 W. Washington St. Monticello, fL 32344. The meeting…
Elementary students “Lift Every Voice and Sing” for Black History Month
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. “A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.” – Barack Obama In recognition of Black History Month, the elementary students at Jefferson Somerset presented…
ACA students compete at science and engineering fair in Tallahassee
Madison Peddie – ACA Contributor On Friday, Feb. 14, four Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) freshmen competed in the Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Tallahassee, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic…
“We have great kids here. I want to see them succeed.”
Principal Oliver gives update on Jefferson Somerset’s progress Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. At a recent Kiwanis Club meeting, Jefferson Somerset Principal Cory Oliver was invited to be the meeting’s guest speaker…
Scholarship opportunities for Jefferson County students
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In a few months, several Jefferson County students will be donning the gown and cap and graduating from their years as high school students. From there, many…
School Board Workshop Notice
Jefferson County School Board will hold a Board Workshop, Monday, February 10, 2020at 5:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the district office located at 1490 W. Washington Street, Monticello, FL 32344. …
Literacy Week at Jefferson Somerset: guest readers visit the elementary school
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Over 20 adults volunteered their time during the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28 in order to read aloud to several grades of students at Jefferson Somerset. The…
Regular School Board Meeting to be held on 2/10/20
Jefferson County School Board will hold it’s Regular School Board Meeting on Monday, February 10, 2020, at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the District Office located at 1490 W….
Cory Oliver named a winner of a 2019 Florida Charter Schools Champions Award
Cory Oliver, principal of Jefferson Somerset, has been named a winner of a 2019 Florida Charter Schools Champions Award at the recent Florida Charter School Conference in Orlando. The school serves students…
ACA high school students return from Florida Senior Beta Convention with wins
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. There were 960 students representing 37 Beta Clubs from around the State of Florida at the Florida Senior Beta Club Convention on Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday,…
School Employee of the Year: Tess Knight
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For 19 years, Tess Knight has been involved in the Jefferson County School System. Throughout all her years of commitment to education, Knight has been assisting teachers…