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| The Monthly Luncheon location has been Moved The Piccadilly has closed and the luncheon has been moved to the Quality Inn, Commonwealth & I-295 (formally the Holiday Inn) Jim Scott wanted to let everyone know that the luncheon is going well at the new location and the food (buffet style) and service is very good. |
CORRECTION TO THE PAXON CLASS OF 1963 REUNION INFORMATION: The Class of 1963 will be celebrating their "50th" Reunion on June 7th and 8th, 2013. |
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| Paxon History
Paxon High School was originally named Paxon Field Junior-Senior High School when it was built in 1954. It included 7th through 12 grades until 1957, when Paxon Junior High was built nearby. In 1996, Paxon became a college preparatory school and an International Baccalaureate school, and took on its present-day name. Today, Paxon considers its chief rival to be Stanton College Preparatory School, another Jacksonville IB school. In 2008, Paxon School for Advanced Studies was ranked number 8 of the 100 best high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine; 17th in 2007, 28th in 2006, 7th in 2005 and 3rd in 2003. The site where the school was built was Paxon Air Field, where Bessie Coleman was killed in a plane accident in 1926. Coleman was the first African American (male or female) to become an airplane pilot, and the first American of any race or gender to hold an international pilot license. Paxon Field was Jacksonville's first airfield, with the exception of the beaches. The Navy used the (grass) airfield for training during World War II, but eventually declared the site excess in January 1947. |
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Important for any one turning 65 to read the “Seven Ways to Avoid Medicare Traps and Costly Blunders” . |
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The All Class Reunion on July 5, 2008 was enjoyed by all that attended. There was a Juke Box, Live Music, BBQ, Deserts, and lot's of old friends. If you didn't attend, you should have!
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