{"id":8356,"date":"2021-09-01T14:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=8356"},"modified":"2021-09-01T14:54:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:54:07","slug":"nw-st-johns-county-heads-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/nw-st-johns-county-heads-back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"NW St. Johns County heads back to school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Martie Thompson
editor@floridanewsline.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, Aug. 16 dawned bright and early for students in NW St. Johns County \u2014 the first day of school for the 2021 \u2013 2022 school year. The typical opening day heavy traffic occurred, as parents were more likely to drive their student to school for the first day. Officials with the school district and sheriff\u2019s office expect these delays to settle down as the school year progresses and everyone gets into a routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was really excited as I went to the schools on the first day, especially to see how happy the students were to be back with their friends and teachers,\u201d School Board member for District 1 Bev Slough said. \u201cAt many of the schools I saw the new kindergarteners with wide eyes on their school tours. It was just a great day.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The student count for the St. Johns County School District the first day of school, Aug. 16, was 41,744, an increase of 4,986 students or 13.6 percent over last year\u2019s first day number of 36,758. St. Johns County continues to be one of the fastest growing school districts in the state; however, a portion of this extreme growth reflects students returning to in-person learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high school student count was 14,051 with 3,096 students at Bartram Trail High School, 2,297 at Creekside High School, 1,336 at Pedro Menendez High School, 2,340 at Allen D. Nease High School, 1,814 at Ponte Vedra High School, and 1,642 at St. Augustine High School. The opening day number for the new high school, Tocoi Creek, was 1,281. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tocoi Creek High School principal Jay Willets was delighted that all the planning and hard work to open the new school was paying off \u2014 despite the fact that two of his school\u2019s buildings were still under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur theme for the first week was celebration and flexibility,\u201d Willets said, noting that opening the school with just grades nine through 11 allowed for extra classrooms to be available so the construction didn\u2019t impact student learning or safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy first day impression was \u2026 great start!\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middle school attendance totaled 6,869, with student headcounts ranging from 676 at Sebastian Middle School to 1,301 at Pacetti Bay Middle School. The other first day figures were Alice B. Landrum Middle School with 1,162, Fruit Cove Middle School with 1,083, R. J. Murray Middle School with 563, Gamble Rogers Middle School with 835, and Switzerland Point Middle School with 1,249.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The district\u2019s K-8 schools totaled 9,398. Liberty Pines Academy had a first day headcount of 1,289, Patriot Oaks Academy with 1,153, Valley Ridge Academy with 1,136; Freedom Crossing Academy was the largest with 1,937, Palm Valley Academy with 1,358, Mill Creek Academy with 1,556 and new district\u2019s new K-8, Pine Island Academy, with 969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The elementary school population totaled 11,282. This count only includes approximately 25 percent of all kindergarten students since schools stagger the kindergarten start date over a four-day period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe hard work and dedication from administration, teachers and support staff to make opening day the very best was impressive,\u201d said Superintendent Tim Forson. \u201cAs I visited schools it was wonderful to see the excitement of students as they entered the buildings eager to learn, engage with friends, and get acquainted with their teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Johns County School District staff will continue to monitor attendance numbers, balance classrooms, and refine bus routes throughout the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo courtesy Katelyn Ostopick<\/em>
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The Tocoi Creek Toros had their first ever pep rally on Aug. 20, in advance of the football game vs. Paxson. Earlier in the week, the school recorded its first FHSAA win for any sport when the Lady Toros volleyball team was victorious over Flagler Palm Coast.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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