A man was arrested and accused of trespassing on Friday after he boarded a bus at Terry Parker High School, according to Duval County Public Schools (DCPS).

A man was arrested and accused of trespassing on Friday after he boarded a bus at Terry Parker High School, according to Duval County Public Schools (DCPS).

With warm summer days ahead many Jacksonville residents want to cool off in one of the many pools across the area.

The City of Jacksonville Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) announced that 20 community pools across the city will open Saturday, May 27 — just in time for Memorial Day festivities.

Families and friends are looking forward to getting together and celebrating the holiday weekend. Beat the heat by visiting one of the swimming locations the city of Jacksonville has opened to keep you cool while having fun in the sun.

With a heat advisory in effect from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, the city of Jacksonville has multiple locations open to the public that offer air conditioning or other ways to cool off in extreme heat.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of Iyana Sawyer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her uncle, who’s charged in her murder and disappearance, News4Jax has learned. Quiles, 35, was indicted in July 2019 on a first-degree murder charge after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said police obtained an admission, through another inmate, that Quiles shot his niece. The Sheriff’s Office searched the Otis Road landfill for weeks in the wake of Sawyer’s disappearance, but her body was not recovered during the search. AdSawyer’s family’s lawsuit, which was filed in December, claims that Quiles shot the teen and then placed her body in a dumpster at his place of work, a Jacksonville auto salvage lot. Lawyers for Quiles, meanwhile, have filed a flurry of motions to block the death penalty.

Skylar McPhail is captain of the Competition/Sideline Varsity Cheer team at Terry Parker High School. She led her team to win a national title this season at the AllOut National competition in Orlando. Skylar is also the 3rd runner-up on the royal court at Terry Parker. Skylar has participated in many community service activities from having the opportunity to feed the homeless to donating items to the Ronald McDonald House and Wolfson Children’s Hospital. She has a 3.5 GPA and is looking forward to furthering her education in the field of medicine.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. On the last day for seniors of Duval County Public Schools, Terry Parker High School held a parade to celebrate the Class of 2020. Terry Parker Principal Megan Mckinney, teachers and administrators were able to see their students in person for the first time in months for a send-off. Terry Parker High School graduates parade (Brittany Muller/WJXT)Students said the parade brought them joy on their last day of school. Terry Parker High School graduates parade (Brittany Muller/WJXT)McKinney said at first students were apprehensive with virtual learning. Mckinney said Terry Parker seniors were awarded over $9 million of scholarship money and she is proud of the amount of work this class has put in for post-secondary plans.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Career and technical education in Duval County Public Schools recevied a $125,000 boost thanks to Project Lead the Way. Checks were presented to the schools Wednesday during the "Back to School Career and Technical Education Breakfast." Peter Berta is a computer science teacher at Terry Parker High School, one of the eight schools that received the grant. This revolves around providing hope to every student at Terry Parker. They will not be ready without you.These schools were all awarded the grants:Highlands Middle ($15,000)Kernan Middle ($15,000)Lake Shore Middle ($15,000)Oceanway Middle ($15,000)Stilwell Middle ($15,000)J.E.B.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Charlotte Atkinson, a science teacher at Wolfson High School, and Mary Maddox, a science teacher at Terry Parker High School, are among nine science teachers throughout Florida who will become fellows in a year-long professional-development program created specifically for science teachers. A total of 244 teachers will take part in the program that is supported by the National Science Teachers Association. The program is designed to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge. The 2012-13 Fellows were selected on the basis of criteria including showing evidence of a solid science background and displaying a strong interest in growing as a professional science educator. NSTA's current membership includes approximately 60,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.