This weekend, parents and students can learn more about the 68 career academies offered by DCPS during the first-ever Career and Technical Education Academy Showcase.

The family of a Westside high school student says their loved one took a trip to an emergency room after consuming an edible believed to have been laced with THC.

Court records obtained by News4JAX show that charges against a Westside High School staff member, who was accused of having sexual conduct with a student, have been dropped.

Duval County Schools confirmed that a student from Westside High School was arrested Friday for having a gun and drugs on school grounds.

Jacksonville police last week arrested a Westside High School staff member accused of having sexual conduct with a student.

Westside High School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a report of a “potentially dangerous situation with an alleged firearm on campus,” a Duval County Public Schools spokesperson said.

Five school sites will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics this summer, according to Duval County Public Schools.

A Westside High School student is in the hospital after he was shot off campus early Thursday morning. The teen was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A teenage boy was shot Thursday morning at an apartment complex off Collins Road, just east of Interstate 295, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dolphins receiver and Jacksonville native Isaiah Ford is raising money to provide African American athletes at Westside High School college scholarships. Ford, who starred in football and basketball at Trinity Christian, went on to a stellar career at Virginia Tech. Join me in providing scholarships to deserving black & African American student-athletes from Westside HS in my hometown of Jacksonville, FL. 100% of proceeds will go directly to these scholarships https://t.co/eDh7uvUmh5 pic.twitter.com/SYblEiiKcx Isaiah Ford (@IAF_1) June 10, 2020Ford grew up on the Jacksonvilles Westside and is hoping to raise $5,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to help lay the foundation to put toward scholarships. A two-sport star at Trinity, Ford averaged a career-best 30.1 points per game in basketball as a senior, including a 59-point outing against Eagles View on Jan. 31, 2014.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jovan Mills believes he was targeted when he was shot while walking to a school bus stop in September 2018 near Miss Muffet Lane on Jacksonvilles Westside. Since that day, the now 18-year-old has graduated from Westside High School and was accepted into a college. Several months ago, things changed when he met Westside High School Vice Principal Stephen Richardson during lunch period. Seeing potential in Mills, Richardson began mentoring the high school senior and taking him to church. I just started encouraging him, saying, make sure you hit this GPA mark, and thats kind of where it started," Richardson said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. July graduations dates were released by Duval County Public Schools on Friday. According to DCPS, information regarding time, venue guest information and safety protocols was still being finalized as of Friday. That information was expected to be shared with families in the coming weeks. Here is a list of the upcoming graduation dates, provided by the district:Wednesday, July 15Alden Road Exceptional Student CenterMount Herman Exceptional Student CenterThursday, July 16Palm Avenue Exceptional Student CenterFriday, July 17Frank H. PetersonAndrew Jackson High SchoolMonday, July 20Baldwin Middle Senior High SchoolWilliam M. Raines High SchoolStanton College PreparatoryTuesday, July 21Sandalwood High SchoolJean Ribault Senior High SchoolAtlantic Coast High SchoolWednesday, July 22Terry Parker High SchoolSamuel W. Wolfson High SchoolEdward White High SchoolDuval Virtual Instruction AcademyThursday, July 23Westside High SchoolAsa Philip Randolph Academies of TechnologyMandarin High SchoolRobert E. Lee High SchoolThe Bridge to Success AcademyFriday, July 24Douglas Anderson School of the ArtsDarnell Cookman School of the Medical ArtsFirst Coast High SchoolMonday, July 27

ORANGE PARK, Fla. - An 18-year-old student at Westside High School is facing multiple felony charges in Clay County after authorities said he broke into six cars in a neighborhood and stole another one. Jamon Orange was taken into custody at the school Thursday and booked into the Clay County Jail. Investigators said they developed evidence that led them to Orange, but when Clay County deputies contacted the administration at Westside High, they learned Orange was in the Duval County Jail on car burglary charges unrelated to their case. Orange was released from the Duval County Jail, and detectives picked him at Westside High to bring him in for questioning in the Clay County case. He's now in the Clay County jail on $35,000 bond.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Ed White Commanders and the Westside Wolverines have been rivals for a long time. During halftime of the game Friday they showed us that a rivalry does not have to be negative. Head Coach of the Lady Wolverines shared this video of the two teams working together to put on a great show. Were just trying to add some positive to the community, said Ebony Dubose, Head cheer coach at Westside High School. Dubose and Ed White Head Coach Carma Dunn choreographed the routine together.