Education Archive

After resigning from Santa Rosa District Schools last October, Kelly Short, 57, was arrested on larceny charges related to her time as director of the district’s Office of Professional Learning. Short is accused of engaging in financial improprieties, which amounted to her allegedly stealing from the district over a two-year period. The arrest comes amidst a monthslong investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

Few students in high school can say they have written a book. Even fewer can say their school carries their book in the school library. Navarre High School junior Brooke Allen is one of those students.

Under the pen name, Rhonni Vantrease, Allen has written and published a book, which was released last month through Barnes & Noble Press.

A recent University of West Florida graduate is putting their skills to good use to help a Navarre nonprofit.

University of West Florida junior Aidan Enfinger was selected to spend a week in Japan for the Kakehashi Project, a Japanese government-sponsored program that aims to promote mutual understanding between Japan and other nations by fostering personal connections and cultural exchange.

Earlier this month, several members of the Facebook group, “Navarre Locals,” posted about receiving tickets for failing to stop for school buses. In Florida, it is a violation of the law to pass a school bus that is stopped and picking up or dropping off students.

Many of those who posted felt they had been involved in scenarios where they didn’t deserve a ticket. Erica G. made a post Feb. 12 describing an incident in which she failed to stop for a bus at a red light.

According to Santa Rosa County Economic Development, Santa Rosa County is the eighth fastest growing population in Florida with 203,752 current residents.

Of current residents, approximately 23.6% are between the ages of zero and 19. With rapid growth occurring in Santa Rosa the school district is forced to contend with ever evolving facility needs.

For the second year in a row, Holley Navarre Middle School is sending over a dozen students to the state science fair in Lakeland. The students will travel south March 25 through 28.

Jodi Russell, the school’s science fair adviser, said they are currently looking for donations to help pay for the trip. According to Russell, the cost is approximately $5,826.

The Santa Rosa County School Board met Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Milton to inform the public about key developments and projects currently underway. As February progresses, the school district will turn its attention to school improvement projects and recognizing the hard work of the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers.

Around 30 students huddle into Mr. Lance Baker’s classroom as the fourth period bell rings at Navarre High School.

Upon first entering the room, you might assume it’s a basic computer lab, but here, students aren’t just working on assignments for class, they are helping shape the collective memory of their classmates’ high school experiences.

Four NJROTC cadets at Navarre High have received nominations to a service academy.
Wyatt Burdick, Zachary Walker, Jack Mashburn and Lauren Mavity all learned they are in position to ultimately be awarded an appointment.