Paxon School for Advanced Studies explained

Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Motto:"Caritas, Constantia, Excellentia, Integritas"
Established:1954
Principal:Royce Turner, Ed.D
Students:1,285 (2023-2024)[1]
Address:3239 Norman E Thagard Blvd
Nickname:PSAS; Pax
Mascot:Golden Eagle
Colors:Navy Blue █ and Gold █
Website:www.duvalschools.org/psas

Paxon School for Advanced Studies (PSAS) is one of four International Baccalaureate senior high schools (the others being Stanton College Preparatory School, Wolfson High School, and Terry Parker High School) in Duval County, Florida, US. According to the College Board's Advanced Placement Report, Paxon has one of the strongest math and science Advanced Placement programs in the state of Florida, and is one of a group of Florida schools invited to apply for the Siemens Advanced Placement High School Award.[2] [3] Only ten to fifteen schools per state are invited to apply. Some valedictorians have been accepted to the United States Naval Academy and different Ivy League schools.

History

Paxon High School was originally named Paxon High School when it was built in 1954. It included 7th through 12 grades until 1957, when Paxon Junior High was built across the street. In 1996, Paxon became a college preparatory school and an International Baccalaureate school, and took on its present-day name. Today, Paxon considers its chief rival to be Stanton College Preparatory School, another Jacksonville IB school. In 2008, Paxon School for Advanced Studies was ranked number 8 of the 100 best high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine; 17th in 2007, 28th in 2006, 7th in 2005 and 3rd in 2003.[4]

The site where the school was built was Paxon Air Field, where Bessie Coleman was killed in a plane accident in 1926. Paxon Field was Jacksonville's first airfield, with the exception of the beaches. The Navy used the (grass) airfield for training during World War II, but eventually declared the site excess in January 1947.

Magnet program

The Paxon School faculty consists of over 100 teachers whose awards include district Teacher of the Year and National Board Certification.[5] [6] The 88acres campus includes athletic facilities, a swimming pool, a professional grade television production studio, science labs, and a theater.[7] Sports teams include football, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming and diving, golf, wrestling, weightlifting, tennis, and bowling, many of which have competed and placed at district and regional levels.[8] Social clubs include the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Youth Leadership for Change. Since becoming an academic magnet, Paxon SAS has had three principals, James A. Williams (Founder) 1996–2006, Carol H. Daniels 2006–2009, and Royce Turner since 2009.[9]

International baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program was initially formed in 1968. Paxon established an IB program in 1995, was approved in 1997, and had its first graduating IB class in 2000. The four-year program consists of two parts: Pre-IB and IB. Pre-IB prepares students for the rigorous two year, pre-university liberal arts course of study.

U.S Army JROTC

Army JROTC Detachment: Golden Eagle Battalion was a recipient of the "Honor Unit with Distinction" recognition [10] (From 1993 to 2019).

Sports

Basketball, baseball, football, flag football, volleyball, bowling, cross country, track and field, soccer, cheerleading, softball, tennis, golf, swim and dive, lacrosse, wrestling, pickleball, Turkish oil wrestling, jousting, snowboarding, shuffleboard, and speed-eating.[11]

Honors

Notable alumni

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES. National Center for Education Statistics. December 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2012-11-19 . Siemens Competition . 2024-01-08 . Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity . en-US.
  3. Web site: Siemens Award for Advanced Place . artofproblemsolving.com.
  4. Web site: Newsweek Magazine: The Top of the Class by Jay Mathews.
  5. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES . 2024-01-08 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
  6. Web site: Paxon School/Advanced Studies . www.usnews.com.
  7. Web site: Duval Schools. 16 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418164823/http://www.duvalschools.org/PSAS/Magnet.htm. 18 April 2012. dead.
  8. Web site: Paxon School For Advanced Studies (Jacksonville, FL) Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more . 2024-01-08 . www.maxpreps.com.
  9. Web site: Dr. Royce L. Turner - Principal. Paxon School For Advanced Studies. 17 December 2024.
  10. Web site: JROTC Receives "Honor Unit With Distinction" Award for 30th Year Consecutively. . 2024-01-08 . The Eagle Talon . en-US.
  11. Web site: Athletics . 2012-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622104326/http://www.duvalschools.org/PSAS/athletics.dwt . 2012-06-22 . dead .
  12. Web site: America's Best High Schools - Newsweek and the Daily Beast . . September 18, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508145653/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html . May 8, 2013 .
  13. Web site: America's Best High Schools 2012 - the Daily Beast . . May 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521045950/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html . May 21, 2012 .
  14. Web site: America's Best High Schools - the Daily Beast . . November 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016221330/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html . October 16, 2011 .
  15. Web site: America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek.com. www.newsweek.com.
  16. https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/florida/paxon_school%2Badvanced_studies US News & World Report
  17. Web site: Newsweek Magazine: The Top of the Class by Jay Mathews.
  18. Web site: America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com. www.newsweek.com. March 16, 2009. May 22, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522183624/http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?q=2006/rank/1/. dead.
  19. Web site: America's Top Public High Schools 2008 | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com. www.newsweek.com.
  20. Web site: Newsweek Magazine: The Top of the Class by Jay Mathews.
  21. Book: Guralnick, Peter. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. Little, Brown and Company. 2012. 9780316206778. .
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  23. Luc Brunot, Interview with Robert Nix, Bands of Dixie Magazine, November–December 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  24. Web site: Current and Recent News. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716135459/http://www.fldoe.org/news/2002/2002_04_29.asp. dead . July 16, 2011. www.fldoe.org.
  25. Web site: Antwaune Ponds bio . . February 28, 2018.
  26. Web site: Ron Sellers bio . . February 28, 2018.
  27. News: Paxon gets 'walk of fame'. Strickland. Sandy. The Florida Times-Union. July 12, 2000. November 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031533/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071200/ner_3509556.html. December 1, 2017. dead.

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