Community Leadership Program
Integrated Learning. Collaborate Culture.
We believe that the best way to learn is through the community. We often have community leaders visit our classrooms and share their first-hand experiences with our students. This is a great way for us to bring the real world into our classroom. It is important for our students to see how the things that they learn about can be translated into real life. Are you a community leader interested in visiting a classroom? Please email Mr. Sel at sel@rivercityscience.org
Government & Elected Officials
City Councilmember, Terrance Freeman
City Councilmember LeAnna Cumber
City Councilmember, Brenda Priestly Jackson
City Councilmember, Michael Boylan
City Councilmember, Randy DeFoor
City Councilmember, Randy White
City Councilmember, Rory Diamond
City Councilwoman JuCoby Pittman
DCPS School Board Member, Elizabeth Anderson
DCPS Superintendent, Dr. Diana Greene
Former CIA Officer, Scott Eder
Former City Councilmember Greg Anderson
Former DCPS School Board Member Dr. Connie Hall
Former DCPS Superintendent, Dr. Nikolai Vitti
Former FBI Special Agent In Charge, Nestor Duarte
Former FBI agent in charge, Mrs. Klimt
Former State Representative Janet Adkins
Former State Representative Mia Jones
Gary Chartland, Former Chairman of State Board of Education
Howard Wanamaker, Clay County Manager
Matt Schellenberg, Former Councilman
Property Appraiser Jerry Holland
Representative John Rutherford and Sheriff Mike Williams
School Board Chair, Lori Hershey
State Representative Cyndi Stevenson
State Representative Travis Cummings
State Representative, Jason Fisher
State Senator Aaron Bean
State Senator Audrey Gibson
Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan
US Congressman John Rutherford
Friends from Media
Allyson Hennings, News4Jax
Anthony Austin, First Coast News
Ashley Harding, News4Jax
Beth Rousseau, Action News Jax
Brent Martineau, Action News Jax
Bridgette Matter, Action News Jax
Corey Simma, Action News Jax
Corley Peel, News4Jax
Dawn Lopez, Action News Jax
Destiny McKeiver, News4Jax
John Bachman, Action News Jax
Justin Barney, News4Jax
Kelly Wiley, News4Jax
Ken Amaro, First Coast News
Lauren Rautenkranz, First Coast News
Maggie Lorenz, News4Jax
Paige Kelton, Action News Jax
Ryan Nelson, Action News Jax
Stuart Webber, Action News Jax
Tennika Hughes, Action News Jax
Community Leaders
Daniel Davis, JAX Chamber CEO and Former State Representative
Dr. Matthew Ohlson, Director of the Taylor Leadership Institute and Associate Professor at UNF
Jacksonville Icemen Players
Jaguars Player, Myles Jack
Jeff Atwater, Florida Atlantic University Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Former CFO
John Chappelear, Businessman and Author
Matt Kane, Businessman and Philanthropist
Michelle Joy, Motivational Speaker
PGA Tour Director of Community Outreach, Marsha Oliver
PRI Productions CEO, Randy Goodwin
Senior VP BBVA, Cindy Delaparte
The Honorable Cheryl Grymes visited RCSA
February 8th 2013 , River City Science Academy was able to welcome yet again, another wonderful visitor. Member of the school board, Cheryl Grymes brought not only herself, but her passion about public education and community to share. After speaking in front of select students, she also respectively awarded each of our Science Olympiad competitors
The Honorable Ashley Smith Juarez visited RCSA
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, River City Science Academy was visited by a wonderful guest, DCPS Board Member Ashley Smith Juarez. As always being a participator within the school system through teaching and just recently, being made member of the school board, she was able to relate with the students with words of motivation and encouragement.
The Honorable Becki Couch visited our School
On January 22nd , 2013 the Honorable Becki Couch, District 6 Board Member, visited our School. She toured both our Elementary and Middle/High School campuses and spoke to our students in an assembly. Her many years in the classroom were visible in the rapport she was able to establish with our students.
The Rockets go to the Capital
On Tuesday, April 2nd, a group of 7 of our students went to Tallahassee to visit the Capitol. We would like to thank Senator Aaron Bean for hosting us while we were there, meeting with us, and giving us a tour of the Senate. The students were also able to meet one on one with Representative Rep Reggie Fullwood-, Rep Ronald "Doc" Renuart, Rep Daniel Davis, Rep Janet Adkins, Rep Lake Ray, Rep Mia Jones , Rep Charles McBurney,
Jacksonville’s First Lady, Mrs. Molly Curry, Visits RCSA Elementary
Wednesday, January 25th was an extraordinary day at River City Science Academy Elementary. As part of its Literacy through History initiative, RCSA Elementary has invited Jacksonville’s First Lady, Mrs. Molly Curry, to read to their students about important leaders in history that made paramount advances in science. We used also Mrs. Curry’s visit to kick off our Book Marathon challenging the students of RCSAES to enough pages to extend 26.5 miles.