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Navarre High School announces date change for 2011 graduation

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:33 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Its official: Navarre High School seniors will have to stay in school one more day this year before donning a cap and gown and celebrating their graduation.

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Cole elected to third term

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:33 Written by Ken Garner

Incumbent Bob Cole easily defeated Christian Party challenger Prudence Caskey in Tuesday’s general election for District 2’s seat on the Santa Rosa County Commission.

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Lady Raider soccer makes 2010 debut

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:32 Written by John Richardson

After losing the entire Lady Raider defense to graduation, Navarre High School girls’ soccer coach Rob Simon was faced with rebuilding his team with new players and moving others to new positions. It was a rough beginning for the Raiders as they lost to Pensacola 4-0 on Oct. 28 and 2-0 against Catholic on Oct 30.

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Playoff bound

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:31 Written by Ken Garner

Navarre High School overcame four turnovers and scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a historic 31-21 come-from-behind football win Friday at Pace.

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Florida native finds the ‘right spot' for $10 million tech industry

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:30 Written by Sandi Kemp

Elected officials, local leaders, TEAM Santa Rosa and the mayor of Gulf Breeze celebrated with Avalex owner Tad Ihns as he broke ground on Avalex’ new $10- million home at the former Gulf Breeze Ford location.

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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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