What:

When: Saturday, May 26

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: MOSH

1025Museum Circle

Details: Join MOSH as we celebrate the grand opening of A T. rex Named Sue, featuring the most ferocious dinosaur that ever lived!  Check out the exhibit and enjoy special kid-friendly activities that will engage dinosaur fans of all ages.  All activities are free with museum admission. For more information, visit http://themosh.org/sue.html.

The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) is located at 1025 Museum Circle near Friendship Park. MOSH, first chartered in 1941, inspires the joy of lifelong learning by bringing to life the sciences and regional history. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday.  Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for active and retired military, seniors and children ages 3 through 12.  There is no admission fee for children 2 and under or museum members. Admission is $5 on Fridays.

The following students represented Hendricks Avenue Elementary.   Chace C (1st grade), Sam D (2nd grade), Isaac P (3rd grade), Andrew L (4th grade), and Meredith A(5th grade).  Each school holds their own local competition to elect a student to represent their grade level, and 25 schools are represented at the district competition.  Congratulations to Chace C for placing 1st place for 1st grade!

L to R: Mikayla Walburn, Regan Foote, Louria Neel, Courtney Bogani, Jennifer DiLoreto, Teresa DiLoreto, Stephanie Thompson, Laura Thompson

The Girls of Cadette Troop 531 are working on a Girl Scout Leadership award. After having earned their Bronze Award, the troop (Courtney Bogani, Jennifer DiLoreto, Regan Foote, Stephanie Thompson, and Mikayla Walburn) has been spending the past two years working on the next award, The Silver Award. The Silver Award is one of the three major leadership awards that the Girl Scouts
offer and it is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. Once this is earned, they will move on to earn their Gold Award – which is the highest level of distinction that Girl Scouts can earn.

In order to earn their Silver Award, the girls, either individually, or as a small group, are required to plan and execute a sustainable service project. The Girls of Troop 531 are working on a Rolling Artwork Library Cart for Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Their research supports that art is a factor in the healing process and they have been working with Wolfson on the logistics to initiate the Rolling Artwork Library Cart and how it can be sustained going forward. The objective is to initiate a rolling cart from which children may choose a piece of artwork to hang in their rooms as they are admitted to Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

The troop has been visiting art galleries in the Riverside and San Marco area to educate the local art community of this project to enlist donations for the Rolling Artwork Library Cart.

The troop began collecting art in April and will be delivering the Rolling Artwork Library Cart to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in May. The Auxiliary at Wolfson will be carrying the project forward and continue to place any donated works of art for this cause on the cart for the enjoyment of the children at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. The auxiliary has generously offered to take this project forward.

If you are interested in donating a piece of art for the Rolling Artwork Library Cart, please send an email to wchauxiliary@bmcjax.com . This is an ongoing project that we hope will continue to grow.

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This year, Social Studies teacher Sharon Thomas and PE Coach Kelly Hasty decided to add a deeper layer of enrichment for their students. They saw a common thread running through all of these heroic figures. Black leaders in education, arts and sciences, politics and justice, and local communities share a tremendous capacity for giving of themselves. It is difficult and dangerous to stand against the common tide. The great leaders of Black History gave for the benefit of others. They gave their time, energy, passion and compassion and in many cases gave their lives, so that other people, complete strangers, might be enriched and empowered and truly free.

Mrs. Thomas and Coach Hasty wanted to give their students, at least a taste of the giving spirit. They drew on that spirit by recruiting special student volunteers to promote the February Canned Food Drive here on campus. The students took to the street each morning and afternoon to give their time and energy for the benefit of others. They made and carried signs, not of protest, but of encouragement, in celebration of giving. They shouted, sang, chanted and rallied with remarkable enthusiasm.  According to one student “there was the occasional person who stared at us like we were crazy, but… I think that when you volunteer for something, you need to be enthusiastic.”

Kids at this age are under a tremendous pressure to appear normal. On a few occasions, reasonably well meaning peers approached the energetic volunteers to ask them what they were doing waving signs around and for goodness sake “Why?” It takes courage to do something good and perseverance to keep at it when people question you.

It is a simple enough thing to support a canned food drive. Our volunteers didn’t change the way the world thinks and operates like their heroes from Social Studies class did. They didn’t face the degree of adversity they have been studying in class. They did, however, participate in real and good work. They stood outside day after day because they want to help people. They learned that they are brave enough and strong enough to do so. They will have to use their bright young imaginations to reflect on the lessons they learned, and try to begin to understand how much those great leaders gave and how hard it was.

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Grades K-2

1. Satvik R. – Jacksonville Country Day School
2. Charlie L. – Hendricks Avenue Elementary
3. Ander J. – J. Allen Axson Montessorie

Grades 3-5

1. Kevin D. – Susie Tolbert Elementary
2. Robert R. – Hendricks Avenue Elementary
3. Aidan C. – Jacksonville Country Day School
4. Salma D. & Andrew L. (tie) – Hendricks Avenue Elementary
5. Karthik B. – Susie Tolbert Elementary

Grades 6-8

1. Maxwell B. – Switzerland Point Middle
2. Reuben N. – Julia Landon College Prep.
   
3. Regan F. – Julia Landon College Prep.
4. Justin S. – The Greenwood School
5. Nick B.  – Julia Landon College Prep.

Grades 9-12

1. Brian A. – Greenwood School
2. Eric T. – Bartram Trails High School
3. Trevor D. – The Greenwood School

Grades K-2 TEAM

1. Jacksonville Country Day School
2. J. Allen Axson Montessori School
3. Hendricks Avenue Elementary

Grades 3-5 TEAM

1. Hendricks Avenue Elementary
2. Jacksonville Country Day School
3. Susie Tolbert Elementary

Grades 6-8 TEAM

1. Julia Landon College Prep
2. Greenwood School
3. Jacksonville Country Day School

Grades 9-12 TEAM

1. Greenwood School
2. Bartram Trails High School

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Showstopper Dance Competition

«      Overall Mini Competitive Soloist

1^st – “Paper Moon” Amelia Barakat

«      Overall Mini Competitive Small Group

1^st – “I Wanna Be a Rockette” Rockette Company

3^rd – “Tutti Frutti” Rockette Company

«      Overall Junior Competitive Soloist

1^st – “Slow Me Down” Rebecca Eurom

2^nd – “Never Saw Blue” Rhyann Wiseman

5^th – “Lullaby for a Stormy Night” Michele Acampora

8^th – “Hound Dog” Sydney Connor

9^th – “Paquita Variation” Clio Chazan-Gabbard

10^th – “Forget About the Boy” Mary Margaret Flynn

«      Overall Junior Competitive Duet/Trio

1^st – “Little Bird” Rebecca Eurom & Rhyann Wiseman

«      Overall Junior Competitive Small Group

2^nd – “Stuff Like That” Elite Company

4^th – “Rock Around The Clock” Mini Company

«      Overall Teen Competitive Soloist

2^nd – “Lonely” Jessica Eurom

3^rd – “The Piano” Carey Newman

5^th – “The Widow” Haralin Rose

9^th – “Mama Told Me” Anna Apple

«      Overall Teen Competitive Duo/Trio

1^st – “Best Friends” Jessica & Rebecca Eurom

4^th – “Southern Belle Ultimate Grand Supreme Pageant”
Regan Foote & Carey Newman

«      Overall Teen Competitive Small Group

2^nd – “14 Days” Elite Company

2^nd – “Workin’ Day & Night” Elite Company

6^th – “Money” Elite Company

8^th – “Too Beautiful For Words” Elite Company

«      Overall Teen Competitive Large Group

1^st – “The Procession” Elite Company

3^rd – “The Geek Squad” Elite Company

4^th – “Forever Young” Elite Company

5^th – “Prince” Elite Company

«      Overall Teen Competitive Super Group

3^rd – “Elvis Himselvis” Tap Company

4^th – “Rio” Company Production

«      Overall Senior Competitive Soloist

1^st – “And So…” Megan Cromwell

5^th – “I’m In Here” Jackie Sullivan

«      Overall Senior Competitive Duo/Trio

4^th – “Carousel” Elite Company

Category Results

Crystal – “Stuff Like That” Elite Company

Crystal – “And So…” Megan Cromwell

Crystal – “Lonely” Jessica Eurom

Crystal – “Slow Me Down” Rebecca Eurom

Crystal – “Never Saw Blue” Rhyann Wiseman

Crystal – “Jungle Drum” Rebecca Eurom

Crystal – “Best Friends” Jessica & Rebecca Eurom

Crystal – “Little Bird” Rebecca Eurom & Rhyann Wiseman

Double Platinum– “Elvis Himselvis” Tap Company

Double Platinum– “14 Days” Elite Company”

Double Platinum– “Workin’ Day & Night” Elite Company

Double Platinum– “The Procession” Elite Company

Double Platinum– “The Geek Squad” Elite Company

Double Platinum– “Southern Belle Ultimate Grand Supreme Pageant”
Regan Foote & Carey Newman

Double Platinum – “The Widow” Haralin Rose

Double Platinum – “Not For The Life Of Me” Jessica Eurom

Double Platinum – “Paquita Variation” Clio Chazan-Gabbard

Double Platinum – “See Me Now” Rhyann Wiseman

Double Platinum – “Lullaby for a Stormy Night” Michele Acampora

Double Platinum – “The Piano” Carey Newman

Double Platinum – “Hound Dog” Sydney Connor

Double Platinum – “La Femme” Jessica & Rebecca Eurom

Platinum 1^st Place – “Cocoon” Haralin Rose

Platinum 1^st Place – “Can You Hear Me” Cassie Lewis

Platinum 1^st Place – “Carousel” Elite Company

Platinum 1^st Place – “Forever Young” Elite Company

Platinum 1^st Place – “Prince” Elite Company

Platinum 1^st Place – “Rio” Company Production

Platinum 1^st Place – “Carmen Variation” Jackie Sullivan

Platinum 1^st Place – “I’m In Here” Jackie Sullivan

Platinum 1^st Place – “Yellow” Emily Jones

Platinum 1^st Place – “The Magic Of Us” Madison Fernandez

Platinum 1^st Place – “Din Da Da” Regan Foote

Platinum 1^st Place – “Little Miss Havana” Carey Newman

Platinum 1^st Place – “Mama Told Me” Anna Apple

Platinum 1^st Place – “Forget About the Boy” Mary Margaret Flynn

Platinum 1^st Place – “Paper Moon” Amelia Barakat

Platinum 1^st Place – “Money” Elite Company

Platinum 1^st Place – “Too Beautiful For Words” Elite Company

Platinum 1^st Place – “I Wanna Be a Rockette” Rockette Company

Platinum 1^st Place – “Rock Around The Clock” Mini Company

Gold 1^st Place – “Drumming Song” Grace Green

Gold 1^st Place – “Tutti Frutti” Rockette Company

Interactive displays and activities will be set up throughout the museum and in Friendship Fountain Park to teach visitors about one of our most precious resources – water.  Highlights of the day include boat tours, a musical performance by Cathedral Arts Project, and an animal program by the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Guests will learn about the negative effects water pollution has on people, plants and animals.  They will also learn ways to conserve and protect this natural resource, including our own St. Johns River.  Activities will take place from noon to 4 p.m.  The museum, however, will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Museum of Science & History is located at 1025 Museum Circle near Friendship Fountain Park.  MOSH, first chartered in 1941, inspires the joy of lifelong learning by bringing to life the sciences and regional history.  Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.  Museum admission is $10 for adults and $8 for active and retired military, seniors and children 3-12.  There is no admission fee for children 2 and under or museum members.