Preschoolers at The Gingerbread House Child Care Center in Gulf Breeze got the opportunity Wednesday, March 22, to learn more about gardening, plants and where food comes from.
The Santa Rosa County School Board met March 9 at Woodlawn Beach Middle School.
A number of issues, including school libraries and a Juul lawsuit, were discussed and appointments were made to county schools.
While students and teachers had a week off from school during spring break, the folks at Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge were hard at work hosting a spring break camp for kids ages 8 to 13. Despite hosting camps before, this was the first time Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge had hosted one during spring break.
The purpose of the camps at Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge are to help educate youth on all things animalia, from biology to ecology to the dangers they face from humans and other animals.
In February, Santa Rosa District Schools celebrated Career and Technical Education (CTE) in its schools and recognized several people who contribute to the success of such programs, including Amanda Bishop, a teacher at Navarre High School.
Navarre High’s NJROTC program is headed back to nationals after a solid finish at the Southern Drill Meet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Raider battalion placed second at the meet on Feb. 11, with a total of 39 cadets competing, to punch their ticket to nationals.
Across the United States, there have been multiple school districts struggling to fill in the gap when teachers take leave or are absent.
Substitutes have been in high demand since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In some states, such as New Mexico, they have had to call on volunteers from the National Guard to help cover classrooms.
Holley Navarre Intermediate School held its annual family STEAM night on Feb. 16.
STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math and several presentations took place throughout the evening for students and their families.
There are many educational opportunities available to students in Santa Rosa County. Take Stock In Children is one such opportunity.
Started in 1995, Take Stock In Children is a multiyear, statewide nonprofit scholarship program in which students are paired with mentors to help them build academic success toward college. It began as a way to combat public school dropout rates.
Henry Merrill, 76, was sitting in a Bagdad Elementary School classroom when superintendent Dr. Karen Barber and staff from the school came into the room holding flowers.
At first Merrill, who is a substitute teacher, thought he might be in trouble, but soon realized Barber was there for a much different reason.
The new Florida Power and Light Company Innovation Center in the Pensacola State College Charter Academy can take a student from the middle of an African savanna where they are surrounded by zebras and elephants to inside the human body to learn up close about biology.
