Dear parents and guardians, Happy Saturday Patriots! I am getting this out on Saturday so I can remind my 8 th grade parents that today is the last day to request a high schoo...

Feb. 1, 2026 – Team Duval is proud to highlight the many ways students and educators engage with and celebrate local Black history. Through the district’s Black History Month...

Dear parents and guardians, Happy Saturday Patriots! Midyear testing is complete! We are currently ahead of where we were at this time last year in 8 of 9 areas. If you would like ...

Jan. 22, 2026 — Duval County Public Schools is moving forward with the installation of walk-through weapon detection systems at all district middle schools as part of its ongoing...

Dear parents and guardians, Happy Monday Patriots! I hope everyone enjoyed this very special holiday, Martin Luther King Day! If you have not heard his infamous speech or any of...

Jan. 13, 2026 – Records were broken and history was made as the Class of 2025 achieved a new, historically high graduation rate, proving once again that Team Duval continues to...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! What a fantastic Jaguars win today. They beat the snot out of those Colts. It was a beautiful win, even in the rain. Now we lead...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! What a great holiday Thanksgiving is, and I hope it was for each of you and your friends and family. I am super excited about where...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! I want to take a moment to wish everyone an incredibly happy. Thanksgiving Day break. I am thankful to have the opportunity to lea...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! Thank you to everyone who came to our Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday. It was a glorious event honoring our local Veterans. Our ...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Veterans Day Patriots! Thank you to all our servicemembers, current and former, and to the families that sacrifice so that men and women can serve o...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! Our cadets had a fun Red Ribbon and Spirit Week. We also had fun rewarding all the cadets who had no D’s and F’s, no referrals, and...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Saturday Patriots! I have exciting news to share with you today. We have been invited to present JSMAL at the next School Board Meeting on November 4...

Dear Parents/Guardians, H appy Tuesday Patriots! Tomorrow starts the second quarter. I hope to see all our cadets ready to start the new quarter. We have had a restful two days ...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! Tomorrow starts the last week in the first quarter. Check your parent portals and help your cadet turn in missing assignments. Commu...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! We finished the first of three rounds of state testing. Our cadets are starting off stronger this year than they did last year. R...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! Yay Jaguars and Indiana Fever! Both teams won today! What a fantastic weekend. We have completed our first round of state testing ...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! I am so happy to be back home, and I cannot wait to return to JSMAL tomorrow. I had an incredible trip, all paid for by the Stilw...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! Your cadets are settling down very nicely and getting used to routines and rituals. It was glorious starting each day in our mornin...

Dear parents/guardians, What an incredible first week back, Patriots! We were so excited to see cadets back in school this week. I hope they are as motivated as we are ready to ha...