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Leesburg, VA – The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has announced the 2021 National Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Christ the King Catholic School, Jacksonville, FL, Diocese of St. Augustine, was among the 27 school awardees out of the 40 schools honored across the country. The only Catholic school to win this honor and the only school in Florida. The honorees were named from a pool of candidates nominated by 20 states. The selectees include 24 public schools – among them, five charter schools and one magnet school – as well as three nonpublic schools, including Christ the King. Christ the King also is a National Blue Ribbon School and in 2020 was awarded the Florida EPA Green Apple Distinction for its commitment to conserve and protect Florida s natural resources. It is the first school in Duval County to receive the award.