Lou Barnard had been nominated in the past for teacher of the year at Navarre High.
This year, she finally won the honor, and it means a lot to the ESE Inclusion educator.
A Florida House bill will create new standards for employment for teachers in the Sunshine State, namely requiring classroom teachers to take an oath before teaching.
Motivational speaker and writer William Arthur Ward once said, “Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.”
The statement rings true for Holley-Navarre Intermediate School’s Teacher of the Year.
For 20 years, Brian Meeker served as an Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG).
Now he is Holley-Navarre Middle’s selection for Teacher of the Year. This is the first time Meeker, who began his path as a teacher 10 years ago, has received such an honor.
Jennifer Schmitt is the new principal of Navarre High School.
The current Navarre High assistant principal will take over as head of the school Jan. 5, 2026, when Kasie Windfelder leaves for the same position at Soundside High School.
The Santa Rosa County School Board approved the sale of surplus land in Gulf Breeze.
The land is part of a board-owned property north of the Gulf Breeze Elementary School bus ramp and playground area.
A Santa Rosa County District Schools employee was arrested for battery after he allegedly rubbed another employee’s shoulder against her will.
Daniel Hahn, 59, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail Tuesday, Oct. 7, around noon.
