Education Archive

Santa Rosa County District Schools is awaiting a judge’s order to see if it can fire a suspended employee accused of inappropriate communication with Central School students in 2024 and 2025.

The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) is hearing a case between the school district and Keith Elliott, an IT professional who was suspended by the district last September.

With school back in session Aug. 10, now is the time for parents to apply for free and reduced school meals.

According to Santa Rosa County District Schools, the online application portal for free and reduced-price school meal benefits for the 2026-2027 school year opened Friday, July 31, for families in the school system.

School resource officers and school officials gathered at Soundside High School Friday morning, July 31, to celebrate a recent donation from the community.

Approximately 110 Stop the Bleed first aid kits were purchased using donations from a variety of businesses, people and organizations throughout Santa Rosa County. The kits will be placed in every school in the school district.

Navarre High School has a long tradition of Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) excellence. This past week, a new crop of cadets became initiated into the NJROTC family.

The new cadets are called NS1s, short for Naval Science 1, the class they will be taking this school year. According to Naval Science Instructor Maj. Jeremy Wheeler (Ret.), there are 27 NS1s going through the introductory camp this year.

The University of West Florida and Northwest Florida State College are expanding opportunities for students to pursue engineering careers in Northwest Florida through four new Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer, or SAAT, degree pathways that create a seamless route from associate-level coursework at NWFSC to bachelor’s degree completion through UWF.

Sounds of gunfire. Alarms are going off. Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies running down school hallways.

These are the sights and sounds no one wants to hear. Fortunately, on July 29 and 30 at Navarre High School and Soundside High School, respectively, they were part of a training exercise and not a real threat.

Soundside High School has its first Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors.

The school officially announced retired Col. Brian Paradise and Chief Paul Miller for the positions July 22.

Dep. Patrick Adam Blackwood has been in law enforcement for 14 years. This August, he will step into a brand-new role.

Blackwood was recently announced as the first school resource officer for Soundside High School.

Destiny Worship Center in Navarre is hosting a back-to-school backpack giveaway this Saturday, July 18.

Lucas Smith, pastor at Destiny Worship Center, said the church desires for the children in the community to start school with all the necessary supplies for a successful school year.

Jill Broxson-Teston is looking to bring a parent’s perspective to the Santa Rosa County School Board.

On Aug. 18, voters in Santa Rosa County will decide between incumbent Scott Peden, Marie Locklin and Broxson-Teston for the District 5 school board seat.