2015-16 School Year by the Numbers

• 675 books were donated by Ponte Vedra Beach Campus students this year.

Boarding Program 2015-16 School Year • There are 67 students in the Resident Life Program at Bolles. • There are 26 girl boarders. By The Numbers • There are 41 boy boarders. • The 67 students in the Resident Life Program are from 4 states and 20 countries. Class of 2016 Achievements • Graduates from the Class of 2016 offered or qualified for over Bolles Parent Association $3.7 million in merit-based scholarships for their first year of college – nearly $15 million over their four-year college careers. • There were 236 Parent Association events on all four campuses throughout the year. • 64 percent of Bolles 2016 graduating students residing in Florida qualified for Florida Bright Futures Scholarships. # • There were 500 parent volunteers this year. • 184 of the 187 graduates are going directly to college. They are • Parent volunteers logged 18,000+ volunteer hours this year. attending 92 colleges and universities and were accepted to 189 different colleges and universities. 100% of lower school students Social Media • 77 percent qualified for some form of merit-based awards assist in class and schoolwide service • 3,615 people like The Bolles School Facebook page. such as academic, leadership, athletic scholarships or service projects throughout the year. • 10,451 people are typically reached by our Facebook posts academy appointments. each week. • Bolles graduates consistently place in the top 10 percent of • 20 posts a week on average are delivered via Facebook. Advanced Placement scores achieved throughout the country. Activities/Service • 966 people follow The Bolles School on Twitter. • 2 Bolles seniors have been named National Merit Finalists. • 60 service clubs operate on the Upper School San Jose Campus. • 3,067 tweets have been made on our account. • 1 Bolles senior has been named a Presidential Scholarship Semifinalist; she was the only Jacksonville student to be listed. • 100+ club or service events were held by upper school students • Bolles averages 1,000 impressions a day via Twitter. this year. • 670 people follow Bolles on Instagram. • 1 Bolles senior was offered a Jefferson Scholarship, marking the first time Bolles has received an offer in back-to-back years. • Clubs raised $10,000+ for charities/organizations through • Bolles posted 598 images on Instagram. upper school campus fundraisers. • 40 members of the Class of 2016 committed to continue their • Bolles live-streamed 3 events via Periscope this year. athletic careers in college. • Students donated 470+ pounds of collected candy to the USO. • 835 people tuned in to Bolles.org on Saturday, May 28, 2016 to • 90 families received bags of food from Bolles at Thanksgiving. News/Awards watch the livestream of the Commencement Ceremony for the • 90 Salvation Army Angel Tree children received an outfit and • 1,010+ news stories have been posted on Bolles.org since Class of 2016. The viewing audience literally tuned in from all toy for the winter holidays. last August. over the world, a testament to Bolles’ global diversity. Viewers • 66 handmade cards from Bolles went to troops overseas. • 65 videos have been posted since September 2015. 64 users hailed from Poland, China, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Canada, • 275+ coats were collected and given to the Sulzbacher Center subscribed to our YouTube channel which had 17,051 views, The Bolles School Mission Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and for Jacksonville homeless. 70 likes and 177 shares in the last 365 days. throughout the United States. The Resident Life program at Bolles weaves a unique fabric of cultures, languages and • 4,000+ shoes were sent to Soles for Souls. • There are 98 photo albums on the Bolles SmugMug Mission Statement: The Bolles School prepares students for college and life religions, exposing all Bolles students to a richer and broader • 200 pounds of clothing has been collected for local and interna- online gallery. educational experience. Bolles administrators and faculty are tional charities. • 215 stories have been published about Bolles students and by inspiring excellence, courage, integrity and compassion in an academic community dedicated to nurturing mind, so proud of our graduates and are even prouder of what we • 70 percent of upper school students participate in a club or alumni in local, regional and international publications know they will become. service activity on campus. this year. body and soul. • Approximately 712 users per day have visited Bolles.org • The Lower School Whitehurst Campus Grade 5 raised $2,600 Academics for Dreams Come True. creating an average of 6,690 page views per day since August. The Bolles Way: Pursuing excellence through courage, integrity and compassion. • 2 students were gold medal winners at the International Sustainable • 60+ Whitehurst students participated in the C.H.A.M.P.S. • 1 Bolles photo was published in Fortune magazine. World Energy, Engineering & Environment Olympiad service club and 100 percent of lower school students assisted in • Bolles was listed #5 on Town and Country magazine’s list of (ISWEEEP); they were 1 of 2 projects from Florida to win gold. class and schoolwide service projects throughout the year. most beautiful boarding schools in the U.S. Core Values: Excellence | Courage | Integrity | Compassion • 1 student won third place at the Intel International Science and • The Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus held 11 service • 1 story in People magazine featured Bolles kicker Erika Clark. Engineering Fair (IISEF). events this year. • 1 upcoming story in Forbes magazine will showcase the • 1 freshman student completed 1.59 million lines of code this year. • 189 Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus students raised Bolles experience. • 4 students built a 6-foot surface drifter that is floating in the $4,000 for several charities this year. • The Bolles School and Anna Jacobson received 2 2016 Atlantic Ocean, providing research data. • Ponte Vedra Beach Campus students collected 10,000 canned Education Innovators Awards from The Jacksonville Business • 10 lower and middle school students have published poetry or goods for the MaliVai Washington Foundation this year. Journal. Bolles was the only school to receive 2 awards. creative works. • 1 student won first place in the annual Florida Times-Union Christmas story contest. • Bolles won 1st Place at State Congreso, the State Spanish competition. • Bolles won 2nd Place at State Congrés, the State French competition. Day and Boarding School from PreK through 12 • Bolles students achieved 42 gold and silver scores on the PONTE VEDRA BEACH Grades PreK-5 | WHITEHURST Grades PreK-5 | BARTRAM Grades 6-8 | SAN JOSE Grades 9-12 National Latin Exam. 904.256.5030 www.Bolles.org # • 20 Bolles students participated in the 11th Annual Statewide Chinese Competition in Miami. • The Bolles Middle School Robotics team was 1 of only 36 (out of more than 600) #1 Bolles’ Head teams from Florida invited to compete in the State Championship in Tampa. Baseball Coach, Mike Boswell, was named • 1 Bolles Brain Brawl team competed at nationals. the Class 2A Baseball • 9 students on the Bolles Mock Trial Team took second place at Yale University’s Coach of the Year Bulldog Invitational mock trial tournament. by the Florida Dairy members • 70+ teachers from the middle and upper school campuses participated in Lunch Farmers. 40 & Learn events during the school year, covering more than 35 topics. of the Class of • 30+ Bolles faculty and other area teachers attended a Microsoft in Education 2016 committed workshop on the Bartram Campus in late April. to continue their athletic careers • 17 students from the Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus participated on in college. # the School’s Math Olympiads team. # Arts • 80% of the upper school student body enrolled in Fine and Performing Arts • 8 portraits painted by Bolles students were donated to the Collin Smith ’16 was named 4A Boys’ Basketball Player of classes this year. subjects — orphaned children in Africa. the Year by the FABC. Smith, Austin Williams ’16 and Jonathan DeWane ’16 were selected to play in the FABC • 80% of the middle school student body enrolled in Fine and Performing Arts • 6 “maquets” (small scale models) built to represent collaborative All-Star Game on March 12. classes this year. ideas for a Jacksonville Holocaust Memorial were donated to the Jewish Center for Family and Community Services. These • 100% of lower school students are involved in art, music and theatre instruction. • Mike Boswell was named the Class 2A Baseball Coach of the works will travel as a show and find a permanent home in Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. • 40+ on-campus performances and gallery receptions were held this academic year. their gallery. • Caitlin Collier ’18 was named the Class 2A Girls Track and • 14 original curriculum-based musicals were presented on the Whitehurst and • 13 juniors and seniors were inducted into the Phoenix Field Athlete of the year and Dan Dearing was named 2A 80% of the upper school student Ponte Vedra Beach Campuses this year. Honors Society, an honor society within the Fine and body enrolled in Fine & Performing Arts Girls Track and Field Coach of the Year by the Florida • 300+ pieces of original art by Whitehurst and Upper School students were Performing Arts Department for students who excel in two Dairy Farmers. classes this year. displayed during 8 art shows in the Gooding Gallery. or more of the arts. • Football coach Corky Rogers was presented a special resolution • 200 student pieces have been displayed in 2 art gallery shows on the Bartram Campus. • 1 lower school student was selected by audition to the All-State from State Senator Aaron Bean on April 13, tallied his 450th Elementary Choir. • Bolles staged 1 musical for 3 performances involving 50+ students in Grades 6-12. career victory on October 2, and finished atop a field of 28 • Bolles staged 1 Shakespeare-inspired comedy involving 30 students in Grades 9-12. • 50 students from the combined upper school choir auditioned high school, college and NFL head coaches in a bracket set and were invited to perform at Disney Candlelight. • Bolles hosted 4 middle and upper school band concerts featuring 80 upper up by the Orlando Sentinel in August 2015. school students and 59 middle school students. • Bolles has featured prominently in extensive local coverage • 4 chorus concerts showcased 90 upper school students and 44 middle Athletics of the upcoming 2016 Olympics. Jeannie Blaylock and a crew school students. • Bolles’ athletic program tallied seven team state titles in from First Coast News visited the Uible Pool on the San Jose • 2 dance concerts included 26 middle school students, 33 upper school students 2015-16, a school record. The Bulldogs also won 14 individual Campus on April 27 for live shots during the 5, 5:30 and 6 and 35 lower school students. event state titles, eight region titles, 14 district titles and five p.m. broadcasts to celebrate “100 Days to Rio.” Blaylock is • 4 lower school holiday concerts included 100% of Whitehurst and Ponte Vedra middle school conference titles. Bolles has now won 123 state providing extensive coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics Beach Campus students. championships in 17 different sports. leading up to and during the Games and has featured Bolles • 2 Drama Showcases at the upper school included 50 upper school students. • Bolles dominated the 2015-16 FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Swim Coach Jon Sakovich, alumnus Ryan Murphy’13 and Cup All-Sports Awards. Bolles swept the top overall, boys and former Bolles Shark club member Caeleb Dressel. • 1 touring performance theatre group included 26 middle school students. girls awards in the 4A private classification for the second • 56 Olympians from Bolles Swimming (48 alumni and 8 Bolles graduates consistently place in • Bolles hosted 3 guest artists in dance, including professionals who choreo- year in a row. This marks the 21st time Bolles has won the members of the Bolles Sharks) since 1972 and we expect the graphed 3 pieces for our Dance Company. the top 10% of Advanced Placement Sunshine Cup in the last 22 years. Bolles was the overall high 2016 Olympics to add to this rich tradition. Alumni Joseph scores achieved throughout the country. • 1 guest artist worked with 30 students on Improvisational Theatre. point scorer among all 10 classifications as well. Schooling ’14 (Singapore), Santo Condorelli ’13 (Canada), • Bolles hosted 3 guest artists (vocal and instrumental) who worked with students • 50 All-First Coast honors earned in the fall and 13 in the Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace ’08 (Bahamas), George Bovell on skill, and shared their professional experiences. winter with the spring teams to be announced in June. ’02 (Trinidad & Tobago) have qualified for the Olympics, • 1 visual guest artist in residence taught paper cut art to more than 50 upper Leila Azari ’17 was selected as the Times-Union’s Girls’ while more are expected to qualify in the coming months school art students. Soccer Player of the Year. Tyler Rice ’16 repeated as the through Olympic Trials and other qualifying meets. Ten • 1 professional Visual Art Show hung in the Gooding Gallery. Times-Union Boys’ Swimmer-of-the-Year. Hunter Barco ’19 Bolles alumni and current students have qualified for the • 35 upper school chorus students traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate was named the Times-Union’s Baseball Player-of-the-Year. U.S. Olympic Trials. as performers in the “Four Freedoms Concert” honoring the life and work of • #1: Girls’ Cross Country Coach Tony Ryan was named the • Mac Jones ’17 received an invitation to compete in the Elite FDR. The students joined a 150-member choir and 30-member orchestra to Top Girls Coach in Florida by the U.S. Track and Field and 11 Quarterback Finals, that was held June 3-5 in Los Angeles. perform brand new pieces and work directly with the composer. Cross Country Coaches Association, announced January 20. The event included the top rising senior quarterbacks from • 15 members of the Bolles Womens’ Chorus performed on Channel 4. • #1: Leila Azari ’17 was named Class 2A Girls’ Soccer Player regional competitions throughout the country. Jones is • 9 members of the Bolles Womens’ Chorus performed at a Naturalization of the Year and Matt Tracy was named 2A Girls’ Soccer committed to play college football at the University of Alabama Ceremony at the Federal Courthouse. Coach of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. Abigail and has received over 20 scholarship offers, including many • 80 upper school band students, as a group, won three Excellents in Stage Anderson ’16, Macy Crouch ’16 and Rachel Dias ’16 were of the top college football programs in the country. Performance and 1 Superior in Sight Reading. selected to play in the 2016 North Florida Senior Girls All • Bolles alumni John Theus ’12 and Nathan Theus ’11 are Star game. Dias was also selected to play in the 2016 Florida both joining National Football League teams. John was students were named Gold medal • 3 Higher Solo honors were achieved by the middle and upper school bands. 2 Athletic Coaches Association Senior Girls All Star game. drafted with the 145th overall pick in the fifth round by the winners at ISWEEEP; they were 1 of 2 • 27 upper school students won 46 Scholastic Art Awards including 27 Honorable • #1: Anthony Candelino was named the Class 4A Boys’ San Francisco 49ers on April 30. Shortly after the completion projects from the state of Florida to Mentions, 11 Silver Keys and 9 Gold Keys. Also, 2 students went on to win 1 Basketball Coach of the Year by both the Florida Dairy of the draft, Nathan signed a free agent contract with the win gold. national Silver Key and 1 national Gold Key. Farmers and the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. Denver Broncos. • 20 Bolles students participated in the 11th Annual Statewide Chinese Competition in Miami. • The Bolles Middle School Robotics team was 1 of only 36 (out of more than 600) #1 Bolles’ Head teams from Florida invited to compete in the State Championship in Tampa. Baseball Coach, Mike Boswell, was named • 1 Bolles Brain Brawl team competed at nationals. the Class 2A Baseball • 9 students on the Bolles Mock Trial Team took second place at Yale University’s Coach of the Year Bulldog Invitational mock trial tournament. by the Florida Dairy members • 70+ teachers from the middle and upper school campuses participated in Lunch Farmers. 40 & Learn events during the school year, covering more than 35 topics. of the Class of • 30+ Bolles faculty and other area teachers attended a Microsoft in Education 2016 committed workshop on the Bartram Campus in late April. to continue their athletic careers • 17 students from the Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus participated on in college. # the School’s Math Olympiads team. # Arts • 80% of the upper school student body enrolled in Fine and Performing Arts • 8 portraits painted by Bolles students were donated to the Collin Smith ’16 was named 4A Boys’ Basketball Player of classes this year. subjects — orphaned children in Africa. the Year by the FABC. Smith, Austin Williams ’16 and Jonathan DeWane ’16 were selected to play in the FABC • 80% of the middle school student body enrolled in Fine and Performing Arts • 6 “maquets” (small scale models) built to represent collaborative All-Star Game on March 12. classes this year. ideas for a Jacksonville Holocaust Memorial were donated to the Jewish Center for Family and Community Services. These • 100% of lower school students are involved in art, music and theatre instruction. • Mike Boswell was named the Class 2A Baseball Coach of the works will travel as a show and find a permanent home in Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. • 40+ on-campus performances and gallery receptions were held this academic year. their gallery. • Caitlin Collier ’18 was named the Class 2A Girls Track and • 14 original curriculum-based musicals were presented on the Whitehurst and • 13 juniors and seniors were inducted into the Phoenix Field Athlete of the year and Dan Dearing was named 2A 80% of the upper school student Ponte Vedra Beach Campuses this year. Honors Society, an honor society within the Fine and body enrolled in Fine & Performing Arts Girls Track and Field Coach of the Year by the Florida • 300+ pieces of original art by Whitehurst and Upper School students were Performing Arts Department for students who excel in two Dairy Farmers. classes this year. displayed during 8 art shows in the Gooding Gallery. or more of the arts. • Football coach Corky Rogers was presented a special resolution • 200 student pieces have been displayed in 2 art gallery shows on the Bartram Campus. • 1 lower school student was selected by audition to the All-State from State Senator Aaron Bean on April 13, tallied his 450th Elementary Choir. • Bolles staged 1 musical for 3 performances involving 50+ students in Grades 6-12. career victory on October 2, and finished atop a field of 28 • Bolles staged 1 Shakespeare-inspired comedy involving 30 students in Grades 9-12. • 50 students from the combined upper school choir auditioned high school, college and NFL head coaches in a bracket set and were invited to perform at Disney Candlelight. • Bolles hosted 4 middle and upper school band concerts featuring 80 upper up by the Orlando Sentinel in August 2015. school students and 59 middle school students. • Bolles has featured prominently in extensive local coverage • 4 chorus concerts showcased 90 upper school students and 44 middle Athletics of the upcoming 2016 Olympics. Jeannie Blaylock and a crew school students. • Bolles’ athletic program tallied seven team state titles in from First Coast News visited the Uible Pool on the San Jose • 2 dance concerts included 26 middle school students, 33 upper school students 2015-16, a school record. The Bulldogs also won 14 individual Campus on April 27 for live shots during the 5, 5:30 and 6 and 35 lower school students. event state titles, eight region titles, 14 district titles and five p.m. broadcasts to celebrate “100 Days to Rio.” Blaylock is • 4 lower school holiday concerts included 100% of Whitehurst and Ponte Vedra middle school conference titles. Bolles has now won 123 state providing extensive coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics Beach Campus students. championships in 17 different sports. leading up to and during the Games and has featured Bolles • 2 Drama Showcases at the upper school included 50 upper school students. • Bolles dominated the 2015-16 FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Swim Coach Jon Sakovich, alumnus Ryan Murphy’13 and Cup All-Sports Awards. Bolles swept the top overall, boys and former Bolles Shark club member Caeleb Dressel. • 1 touring performance theatre group included 26 middle school students. girls awards in the 4A private classification for the second • 56 Olympians from Bolles Swimming (48 alumni and 8 Bolles graduates consistently place in • Bolles hosted 3 guest artists in dance, including professionals who choreo- year in a row. This marks the 21st time Bolles has won the members of the Bolles Sharks) since 1972 and we expect the graphed 3 pieces for our Dance Company. the top 10% of Advanced Placement Sunshine Cup in the last 22 years. Bolles was the overall high 2016 Olympics to add to this rich tradition. Alumni Joseph scores achieved throughout the country. • 1 guest artist worked with 30 students on Improvisational Theatre. point scorer among all 10 classifications as well. Schooling ’14 (Singapore), Santo Condorelli ’13 (Canada), • Bolles hosted 3 guest artists (vocal and instrumental) who worked with students • 50 All-First Coast honors earned in the fall and 13 in the Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace ’08 (Bahamas), George Bovell on skill, and shared their professional experiences. winter with the spring teams to be announced in June. ’02 (Trinidad & Tobago) have qualified for the Olympics, • 1 visual guest artist in residence taught paper cut art to more than 50 upper Leila Azari ’17 was selected as the Times-Union’s Girls’ while more are expected to qualify in the coming months school art students. Soccer Player of the Year. Tyler Rice ’16 repeated as the through Olympic Trials and other qualifying meets. Ten • 1 professional Visual Art Show hung in the Gooding Gallery. Times-Union Boys’ Swimmer-of-the-Year. Hunter Barco ’19 Bolles alumni and current students have qualified for the • 35 upper school chorus students traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate was named the Times-Union’s Baseball Player-of-the-Year. U.S. Olympic Trials. as performers in the “Four Freedoms Concert” honoring the life and work of • #1: Girls’ Cross Country Coach Tony Ryan was named the • Mac Jones ’17 received an invitation to compete in the Elite FDR. The students joined a 150-member choir and 30-member orchestra to Top Girls Coach in Florida by the U.S. Track and Field and 11 Quarterback Finals, that was held June 3-5 in Los Angeles. perform brand new pieces and work directly with the composer. Cross Country Coaches Association, announced January 20. The event included the top rising senior quarterbacks from • 15 members of the Bolles Womens’ Chorus performed on Channel 4. • #1: Leila Azari ’17 was named Class 2A Girls’ Soccer Player regional competitions throughout the country. Jones is • 9 members of the Bolles Womens’ Chorus performed at a Naturalization of the Year and Matt Tracy was named 2A Girls’ Soccer committed to play college football at the University of Alabama Ceremony at the Federal Courthouse. Coach of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. Abigail and has received over 20 scholarship offers, including many • 80 upper school band students, as a group, won three Excellents in Stage Anderson ’16, Macy Crouch ’16 and Rachel Dias ’16 were of the top college football programs in the country. Performance and 1 Superior in Sight Reading. selected to play in the 2016 North Florida Senior Girls All • Bolles alumni John Theus ’12 and Nathan Theus ’11 are Star game. Dias was also selected to play in the 2016 Florida both joining National Football League teams. John was students were named Gold medal • 3 Higher Solo honors were achieved by the middle and upper school bands. 2 Athletic Coaches Association Senior Girls All Star game. drafted with the 145th overall pick in the fifth round by the winners at ISWEEEP; they were 1 of 2 • 27 upper school students won 46 Scholastic Art Awards including 27 Honorable • #1: Anthony Candelino was named the Class 4A Boys’ San Francisco 49ers on April 30. Shortly after the completion projects from the state of Florida to Mentions, 11 Silver Keys and 9 Gold Keys. Also, 2 students went on to win 1 Basketball Coach of the Year by both the Florida Dairy of the draft, Nathan signed a free agent contract with the win gold. national Silver Key and 1 national Gold Key. Farmers and the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches. Denver Broncos. • 675 books were donated by Ponte Vedra Beach Campus students this year.