Old Ortona Site To Become “Beachside Elementary” Next Year

Daytona Beach, FL - Starting in the 2022 school year, the Osceola Indians and the Ortona Dolphins will become the Beachside Sea Turtles. That comes after the Volusia County School Board voted on the new name and mascot for what will replace both Osceola Elementary School and Ortona Elementary School in the 2022 school year; Beachside Elementary School. The new school will be built on the North Grandview Avenue site Ortona currently sits on, but Beachside will instead feature two stories and serve around 745 kids. Residents and the City of Ormond Beach originally approached the Volusia County School Board in February with a $1.95 million economic incentive to keep Osceola Elementary, saying the funds could go towards a complete overhaul of the existing school. But that same month, the school board voted no on the incentive and decided to move forward with their plans, which were made in August 2020.