Ten Duval schools cancel prom due to low interest
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At least ten Duval County schools have made the decision to cancel prom after there was a lack of interest in the event.
A day after Duval County Public Schools confirmed that prom at Mandarin High School has been scrapped for this year, it confirmed that seven more schools have also canceled the event including. The schools include Edward White, Englewood, Stanton, A. Philip Randolph, Darnell Cookman, Andrew Jackson and Wolfson High School.
On Thursday, the district confirmed that Westside and Ribault high schools have also canceled the prom.
For millennials and Gen-Z vaccine recipients in Jacksonville, access to the COVID-19 vaccine symbolized a turning point, a step closer to breathing easier (maybe even without a mask eventually), traveling and hugging grandparents.
The Times-Union spoke with newly eligible vaccine recipients this week to reflect on how the last year impacted them and what getting the shot means to them.
One mask instead of two at school
With people as young as 16 and 17-years-old now eligible, a number of Jacksonville s newly inoculated population are still in high school.
For Savannah LeNoble, a senior at Wolfson High School who has an autoimmune disease, the vaccine represents a return to normalcy.
JSO assistant chief becomes first Black woman to run for Jacksonville sheriff
Lakesha Burton is the first woman appointed to run the police athletic league of Jacksonville in its 45-year history. Author: Haley Harrison Updated: 9:24 AM EDT April 10, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The race to be the next sheriff of Jacksonville is already historic with the first Black woman to run for the position: JSO assistant chief Lakesha Burton.
Sheriff Mike Williams’ term ends in June 2023, and he cannot run again, opening the door for a new sheriff in a town.
Burton, a veteran JSO officer, is excited about the opportunity.
Burton was born and raised in Jacksonville. When she was at Wolfson High School, she had hit one of the lowest points of her life. However, with help from others, her journey changed in a major way.
Lakesha Burton is a 22-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff s Office.
Credit: Florida Times-Union Published: 10:31 PM EDT April 5, 2021 Updated: 10:31 PM EDT April 5, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Resilience that is what Sheriff s Office Assistant Chief Lakesha Burton says she has had since she was a child.
Now the 22-year department veteran says that resilience will help her as the first Black woman to run for sheriff in Jacksonville. She officially filed after an interview about her life, beliefs and plans if elected next year to succeed Sheriff Mike Williams.
Seated in a coffee shop within walking distance of the Zone 2 substation that the 46-year-old administrator has run for a year, Burton is animated as she speaks of how the sexual abuse of her teen years, then her turnaround in high school that ultimately led her to become a police officer under then-Sheriff Nat Glover.