{"id":127064,"date":"2025-08-07T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127064\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:00:09","slug":"newly-consolidated-duval-county-elementary-school-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127064\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly consolidated Duval County elementary school opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 With school starting in less than a week, Southside Estates Elementary School opened its doors on Thursday, unveiling the 101,000-square-foot campus.<\/p>\n

The celebration included an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the campus that will house students from Southside Estates and Windy Hill elementary schools under the consolidation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory is being made. It\u2019s an awesome opportunity for the entire Duval County. It allows two students from two separate schools to come together. We\u2019re now one big family,\u201d Principal Teresa Brown said.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/b>Community honors Windy Hill Elementary\u2019s legacy during sendoff<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Southside Estates Elementray opens new campus on Thursday (WJXT)<\/p>\n

The school can hold anywhere between 900 to 1,000 students and includes a computer lab, a multipurpose cafetorium, and four playgrounds for students to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis building reflects the passion and commitment that you bring every day,\u201d DCPS Superintendent Christopher Berneir said in his message to teachers. \u201cYou have purpose and impact, and you will find it here in this building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Southside Estates Elementray opens new campus on Thursday (WJXT)<\/p>\n

One parent who moved from north Jacksonville to the Southside said she was anticipating new beginnings for her daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really nice having a new school because she\u2019s never got to experience that before, and I think it will be good for her because she didn\u2019t have a good experience at any of her other schools,\u201d Avery Spence said.<\/p>\n

Nova Glover, Spence\u2019s daughter, admitted she was excited but a little nervous. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s excited about meeting new friends,\u201d her mom said. \u201cShe\u2019s just had a bad experience at other schools with bullying, so she\u2019s kind of nervous to get back into school. I think everything will go good, moving to this side of town and being around a better environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berneir also shared a message to the students gearing up for the upcoming school year, which starts on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo our students, these walls were built for you to explore, to question, to grow your curiosities, imagine and reach your fullest potential,\u201d he said. \u201cMay this be a space where you discover who you are and what you\u2019re capable of becoming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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