JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The school of the day is Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Duval County.
Paxon offers the Advanced Placement Program and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to ninth through 12th grade.
The high school's mission statement is "to prepare students for post-secondary education by graduating self -disciplined, honest, critical thinkers who have a global perspective and a commitment to excellence."
Their vision statement is "through a rigorous curriculum, best practices in teaching, parental support, student effort, and a caring environment, Paxon School for Advanced Studies will provide a program that allows all students to pass the FCAT at a level 4 or above, pass at least four Advanced Placement examinations with a score of 3 or above, behave in a way that exemplifies Paxon's Motto: Caritas, Constantia, Excellentia, Integritas (Caring, Constancy, Excellence, Integrity), and develop the self-confidence to realize their unlimited potential."
A big congratulations to Paxon for being the school of the day! Go Eagles!
Stay with First Coast News as we feature a school of the day throughout the entire 2015-2016 school year. To nominate a school of the day, email Colette DuChanois at cduchanois@firstcoastnews.com.
