{"id":191437,"date":"2026-03-14T12:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191437\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:27:15","slug":"landrum-roars-into-spring-with-inaugural-lion-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191437\/","title":{"rendered":"Landrum Roars into Spring with Inaugural Lion Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Landrum Middle School mascot joins St. Johns County Sheriff Hardwick during the inaugural Lion Fest, which featured a safety talk and community pep rally. Photo courtesy Landrum Middle School PTO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"787\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-1-696x787.jpg\"   alt=\"The Landrum Middle School mascot joins St. Johns County Sheriff Hardwick during the inaugural Lion Fest, which featured a safety talk and community pep rally. Photo courtesy Landrum Middle School PTO\" title=\"Screenshot\"\/><\/a>The Landrum Middle School mascot joins St. Johns County Sheriff Hardwick during the inaugural Lion Fest, which featured a safety talk and community pep rally. Photo courtesy Landrum Middle School PTO<\/p>\n<p>The Landrum Middle School PTO hosted its inaugural Lion Fest event this spring with a turnout that had everyone roaring, according to a recent release.<\/p>\n<p>Complete with a pep rally, a half-court basketball challenge, dunk tanks where students could splash administration, food trucks, the Scholastic Book Fair, and a safety talk hosted by the principal and sheriff\u2019s department, there was something for everyone. It was also a night to come together as a school community, said the release.<\/p>\n<p>Students, families, local vendors and community members walked the halls, took part in the fun, and created a night to remember, according to a recent release.<\/p>\n<p>Submitted by Lisa Farese, Landrum Middle School PTO<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"14020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-2-831x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14020\"  \/><\/a>A member of the Landrum Middle School administration prepares for a splash in the dunk tank during the spring festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"14021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-3-874x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14021\"  \/><\/a>Landrum cheerleaders perform during the pep rally, a highlight of the school\u2019s inaugural community event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-4.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" data-id=\"14022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-4-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14022\"  \/><\/a>Students compete in the half-court basketball challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"14019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lion-Fest-1-906x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Landrum Middle School mascot joins St. Johns County Sheriff Hardwick during the inaugural Lion Fest, which featured a safety talk and community pep rally. Photo courtesy Landrum Middle School PTO\" class=\"wp-image-14019\"  \/><\/a>The Landrum Middle School mascot joins St. Johns County Sheriff Hardwick during the inaugural Lion Fest, which featured a safety talk and community pep rally. Photo courtesy Landrum Middle School PTO<br \/>\nThe Landrum Middle School PTO hosted its inaugural Lion Fest event this spring with a turnout that had everyone roaring. Photos courtesy Landrum Middle School PTO<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                        Previous article<a href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/beaches\/community-partnerships-volunteer-spirit-drive-local-school-success\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community partnerships, volunteer spirit drive local school success<\/a>                                &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Landrum Middle School mascot joins St. Johns County Sheriff Hardwick during the inaugural&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-191437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}