Education

Changing lives, one book at a time

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 14:18 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Navarre High School students are changing lives, one book at a time.

Around 62 students from the school coordinated and participated in the inaugural Book Bridge project, an initiative that aims to deliver books -- and promote literacy -- in Mongolia.

The students have collected more than 3,000 books so far. Their goal is 15,000 by the end of the year.

For more on this story, check out the Nov. 11 edition of the Navarre Press.

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Mr. Williams goes to Washington

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:29 Written by Jennifer Hensley

When Torrey Williams, a soon-to-be 16 year-old sophomore from Gulf Breeze High School, found out he was nominated to attend a prestigious leadership conference in Washington, D.C., he was surprised – and a little skeptical.

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Santa Rosa school district resumes drug screenings

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:28 Last Updated on Thursday, 04 November 2010 13:17 Written by Jennifer Hensley

The Santa Rosa County School District announced last week that it would resume random drug screenings for student-athletes, citing what officials said was an increase in drug-related incidents since they halted testing nearly two years ago.

According to Bill Emerson, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction , the district has seen a “marked increase” in the number of alternative placements since the district stopped funding the program because of massive budget cuts.

Read the Santa Rosa County Schools Drug and Alochol Guidelines (46 kb pdf)

For more on this story, check out the Nov. 4 edition of the Navarre Press or subscribe online.

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Students share some sobering truths

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:27 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Forget funky shirts and ripped jeans, red ribbons were the accessory of choice for many students in the Santa Rosa County school system last week.

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Robotics team makes a comeback

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 12:57 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Call them the comeback kids.

Just last year, the students at Holley-Navarre Middle School didn’t have a robotics team, a club dedicated to all things engineering, technology and science.

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Students get in step on a new kind of ‘bus’

Wednesday, 13 October 2010 09:16 Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:56

Though he lives less than a mile away, Alex Davis has never walked to school.

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Safety is paramount when planning school bus routes

Wednesday, 06 October 2010 13:21 Written by Jennifer Hensley

With nearly 200 routes and a fleet of buses, Durham School Services, the company contracted to provide school bus transportation services for Santa Rosa County schools, takes the business of routing very seriously.

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