On April 4, 25 students from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School traveled to Orlando to participate in the Florida State Latin Forum, sponsored by the Florida Junior Classical League. The students competed in academic, creative and athletic competitions and were ranked by their performance against other middle or junior division schools throughout the state. St. John's students excelled in academic tests such as grammar, vocabulary and mythology; they took the top awards in several creative contests, including pottery and mosaics; and they won athletic awards during the Romapalooza portion of the three-day event. ...more

April 29, 2009

During a recent weeklong trip to Washington, St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School eighth-graders and their teachers visited monuments and participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. They also watched a presidential motorcade pass by. ...more

April 8, 2009

St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School staged an evening of music and art March 5 during the school's annual Celebrate the Arts event. ...more

March 18, 2009

On Jan. 31, 57 students from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School along with their teacher, D.J. Holt, participated in the Regional Latin Forum at Robinson High School. They dominated the Junior Division and won awards in academic tests such as customs, history of the republic, history of the empire, derivatives, mythology and vocabulary. They also were successful in the creative contests, including mosaics, drawings, games, maps, paintings, sculpture, models and textile arts. Overall, they took first place in the academic, creative and "Olympika" categories, and first place for the Junior Division Sweepstakes. Twenty-five students will represent the school at the State Latin Forum, held in Orlando on April 16-18. ...more

February 11, 2009

One of the two varsity girls basketball teams at St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School won the Florida West Coast League Championship on Jan. 29 against St. Mary's Episcopal Day School in Tampa. ...more

February 11, 2009

St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School students enjoyed a visit Nov. 21 from Jeff Robbins, a musician who perpetuates America's musical tradition, southern Appalachian music. Students participated by singing along and learned about playing the banjo, fiddle and other instruments. ...more

December 17, 2008

Some call her approach too idealistic and unrealistic. But Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Episcopal Church's first female presiding bishop, remains firm in her belief that "all are welcome at the table" of her denomination, an opinion not all Anglicans share. ...more

November 5, 2008

St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School recently kicked off a curriculum unit on the orchestra with a trip to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Fourth-graders enjoyed a concert by The Florida Orchestra that focused on fascinating rhythms. ...more

November 5, 2008

Almost 40 seventh- and eighth-graders from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School attended a recent Latin Mini-Forum in Bradenton. The event prepares students for the Florida Junior Classical League Fora in the spring, an academic testing and Certamen event. Certamen is a game in which teams of students answer questions on topics such as Roman history and culture and Latin grammar and vocabulary. At the mini-forum, St. John's students won top awards in tests such as mythology, customs, grammar and history of the monarchy and republic. ...more

October 22, 2008

Some may wonder why the Rev. Marcia Davenport has such a keen interest in a little village in western Uganda. ...more

November 10, 2007