Congratulations, SAHS Class of 2024! ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅณ ๐
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St. Augustine High School Graduation 2024
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Congratulations to all Flagler College 2024 graduates!
So many local St. Augustine students among the Flagler College graduates.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."โEleanor Roosevelt
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Happy Earth Day ๐ ๐ฟ โค๏ธ
We celebrated by cleaning up a one mile stretch of road in the West Augustine community.
The event was hosted by the West Augustine Nature Society and the West Augustine Improvement Association in partnership with Nu Epsilon Sigma Chapter Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
So many amazing volunteers came out to clean the streets, and the dedication was inspiring. We are so thankful to everyone who came out to help.
Heather won the coolest piece of trash contest hosted by the Wilsons for literally fishing out a tricycle from a very murky piece of wetland.
Some of the volunteers won some fantastic prizes from Southern Horticulture Juicy St. Augustine Sol Margin Fishing & Conservation Foundation and Dancing Treetops.
๐ณ ๐ชด ๐ฑ Everyone went home with free plants from @DancingTreetops and @EarthGuyRye.
If you want to participate in future events like this one and become a part of a nature-loving community founded on princles of kindness, community, and respect for nature follow the below accounts and sign up for newsletters on the websites.
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St. Augustine Christmas Parade 2023.
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I'd like to invite you to my favorite volunteer event. Come on over...do good and meet new friends.
The 2023 Fall Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries Cleanup on Saturday, October 14th, from 8 am - 12 noon.
We will honor those who came before us by cleaning up around the individual graves and cleaning headstones in two of the oldest African American cemeteries in Florida.
โค๏ธ Please help us spread the word about this cleanup event so we can make a bigger difference at the historic cemeteries. Even if you cannot attend, sharing the flyers is a great help.
What to expect:
โ From 8 - 9, the West Augustine Nature Society will be doing a street cleanup before joining us at the cemetery cleanup. Learn more at West Augustine Nature Society
โ From 8 - 12 noon, we will be doing a cemetery cleanup.
โ We will be cleaning up around the individual graves.
โ We will be cleaning headstones with a special solution.
โ We will be weeding, removing storm debris, and cutting overgrown vegetation.
โ Family-friendly event
โ If possible, please bring gloves, gardening tools such as clippers, cutters, weed trimmers, rakes, etc. (Grabbers for street clean up)
โ After the event, all volunteers are invited to a COMMUNITY BBQ with great southern cooking and more provided by members and friends of the West Augustine Improvement Association.
โ We will provide volunteer letters on letterhead, students make sure to get yours signed.
If you'd like to get involved in other ways or donate food, supplies, etc. to the event, contact us via messenger, email [email protected] or call Willie Cooper, Sr. At 904-347-0187.
โค๏ธ You can also support the restoration via the GoFundMe link at the West Augustine Improvement Association
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What's your favorite locally-owned St. Augustine business?
Tell us why and tag them in the comments so we can follow and give them a shout-out.
If there's a specific product we should try first...let us know.
Got their location? Please add it to make it easier for us all to find them.
Then go check out the other local faves in the comments and give them some โค๏ธ
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I want to show you San Sebastian. When I did the first story on the Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries - two of the oldest African American cemeteries in Florida - a few years ago, I was in awe. These cemeteries are such a symbol of and a witness to St. Augustine's complicated history with race, and it saddens me to see that even after death, segregation and racial injustice are still so blatant.
One of the graves that inspires me to get involved and to help WAIA in their efforts to restore and maintain the cemeteries is the grave of St. Augustine Record columnist Artemesia Holloway Jones.
When I first wrote about her grave, her grave marker was still intact while showing clear signs of imminent decay. Now, two years later, her grave marker has fully crumbled.
The West Augustine Improvement Association is a small, non-profit, volunteer-run organization, and when looking at where we could make the biggest, long-lasting difference - getting granite gravestones on some of these graves with missing or crumbling grave markers seemed the most urgent in addition to raising funds for upkeep of the cemeteries.
Many of those buried at the cemeteries no longer have family in the area.
Each granite gravestone costs $210, and this includes engraving and installation.
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I ask all of you to please help if you can.
๐ฒ Donations of any size help.
โค๏ธ If you can not donate, please share.
Sharing the videos and posts from WAIA's social media or from the GoFundMe page is such an important part in raising funds.
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๐ Share from the Pinehurst & Sebastian GoFundMe page https://gofund.me/dc8ae592
๐ Share a video from the West Augustine YouTube channel.
๐ Follow the West Augustine Improvement Association on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to help them rank higher in the social me
Come join us at the Lincolnville Juneteenth Community Festival
Monday, June 19 ยท 11am - 6pm
97 Martin Luther King Avenue St. Augustine, FL 32084
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About 150 volunteers braved the cold temperatures early this morning to help clean up inside the Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries and in the streets around Woodlawn Cemetery and School #6 - the old Webster School.
Many volunteers continued on to the Silent March in downtown St. Augustine.
Many local organizations teaming up including:
West Augustine Improvement Association, West Augustine Nature Society,
St. Johns & Putnam Latter-day Saints,
Learn To Read of St Johns County, Inc
St Gerard Campus
SAHS Interact Club
St Augustine Sunrise Rotary
Sigma Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Nu Epsilon Sigma Chapter Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Beachside High School (Barracudas) - Parents Page
The Webster pride rang loud and clear tonight.
"It's about community. It's not just about what we get, it's about what we can give as well."
Renata Russell
Webster's Music Teacher
Webster PTO
St Johns County School District
Osceola's Da'Nyla Royal scores again... at the elementary school championship tournament at Tocoi Creek High School. Go Da'Nyla! She's one to watch! This is from the game against Hartley Elementary.
Osceola's Girls are the 2021 Champions!
Video courtesy of the supporters of the Osceola Girls and Boys Basketball Teams.
Osceola Elementary School PTO
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Webster leading 10 to 9 at the Crookshank vs Webster at the Solomon Calhoun Center with less than 3 minutes to go.
Basket made by Ry'Lend Williams!
Final score Crookshank win 10 - 15.
Webster PTO John A. Crookshank Elementary PTO
Crookshank's girls cheering at the Webster/Crookshank basketball games St the Solomon Calhoun Center.
Score 6 - 6 at halftime
John A. Crookshank Elementary PTO
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Webster Boys vs. Osceola - Osceola is leading 14 - 10 with 6 minutes to go, but Webster is finding room to shine. Look at #3! Go Shayden! Final score 12 - 22 to Osceola.
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It came down to the last minute at the Webster vs. Osceola girls basketball game. It was a heated game, and Webster kept up the pressure to the end. Star of the game was Osceola's Da'Nyla Royal, who scored big and finished strong. Final score 6 - 10 to Osceola Elementary.
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St. Augustine's truth can be hard to accept - let's change it!
Come out to join us on Restoration Day from 8 am - noon this Saturday, October 9th.
Saving Florida's oldest African American Cemeteries in West Augustine - Read the article to see how you can help.
https://www.westaugustinenewsconnection.com/2021/09/african-american-cemeteries-florida.html?m=1
If you know of a church, organization or club that might be able to help with a clean-up event once a year, please leave a comment and help connect them.
We need to find ways to help with the upkeep after Restoration Day on Oct. 9th, so nature does not take over again.
Can't help clean up? Please consider donating. The West Augustine Improvement Association consists of people, who always help everyone else in our community....now they need our help to take care of these historic cemeteries.
Music: Someday
Musician: Alexander Delarge
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The West Augustine News Connection is now on Tik Tok, which is big news. The West Augustine Nature Society and their partners did a boomerang video at their Saturday clean-up event. A special honorable mention to Joe Cinney from Learn To Read of St Johns County, Inc (in the middle), who now knows how to boomerang with the youngsters and to RJ Murray Middle School PTO representives and teacher Brennan Gagnon, who took it to a whole other level in the back. (Turn on your sound for the best experience).
West Augustine is now a little cleaner thanks to all who came out to the west side including Buena Onda Cafe St. Augustine Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center RESET St. Augustine.
West Augustine Traffic Alert: There's a traffic jam on West King Street this morning between N Volusia St and N Orange Street in West Augustine as a wooden pole is being replaced by a concrete pole. The workers have just begun at 8 a.m., and it will take a few hours.
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Capturing the spirit of historic West Augustine
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The King's Chair Barber Club
St. Augustine Boys & Girls Club, THE PLAYERS Championship Unit
St. Johns Housing Partnership
Shoโ Nuff Smokin Good BBQ
Obsessed Wellness & Nutrition LLC
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