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The Bolles Fine and Performing Arts Department hosted the November Art Show opening in Gooding Gallery on November 18.
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The Bolles School Speech Team competed in a high school/middle school tournament held at Fletcher Middle School November 5, taking on 25 schools and about 250 students.
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Jillian Candelino ’23 is the first North Florida area runner to be named “Miss Cross Country” since 2001.
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Students on all four Bolles campuses hosted food drives in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving.
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The junior on the University of North Carolina women’s soccer team earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference and Academic All-District honors.
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Artist of the Week: Congratulations to Kate Burton '23! Kate was nominated by Bolles dance instructor Angela Blackledge to celebrate her dedication to the Bolles Dance Department and Bolles Dance Company. She has been a Bolles student for nine years and recently completed her senior piece.
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Bolles will travel to Plantation for a state semifinal match-up with American Heritage on Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m.
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Neal ran the ball 35 times for 186 yards and a touchdown during the Bulldogs' 21-14 Region 1-2M win over Raines.
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He won his and Stanford University’s first individual NCAA Cross Country Championship.
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The Bulldogs defeated Bishop Moore 28-10 in the Region 1-2M semifinals at Skinner-Barco Stadium.
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Generations of students have passed through our halls in pursuit of their own unique brand of excellence.
- Lower School Whitehurst Campus (Pre K - Grade 5)
7400 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32217
904-256-5255 - Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus (Pre K - Grade 5)
200 ATP Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
904-285-4658 - Middle School Bartram Campus (Grades 6-8)
2264 Bartram Road, Jacksonville, FL 32207
904-732-5700 - Upper School San Jose Campus (Grades 9 - 12)
7400 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32217
904-733-9292
As the river flows before us, we move forward to succeed.
— Bolles Alma Mater