Student headed to District 1 contest for essay
Holley-Navarre Intermediate would like to congratulate fifth grader, Sakura Plambeck, for winning FIRST PLACE in the annual Fifth Grade Essay Contest sponsored by Retired Educators of Florida. She will now represent Santa Rosa County in the District 1 contest, which includes all the central time zones in Florida.
Meet Navarre High School’s new assistant principal
At Santa Rosa County School Board’s March meeting, Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber introduced Navarre High School’s new assistant principal, Christopher Stanley.
Stanley is stepping into Joe Trujillo’s former role. Trujillo now serves as the principal at Avalon Middle School in Milton.
Navarre High student shines as Sunshine State Scholar
At the Santa Rosa County school board meeting on Feb. 10, several students were honored as their school’s choice to represent them at the district level of the Sunshine State Scholars program.
Same Songs, new town: Alan and Lindsey Song already making an impact in Navarre
Making an impact in a community can take years, but for the Songs it only took a couple months.
The Songs moved to Navarre in December from Birmingham.
Students travel take part in All-State Honor Band
Several Santa Rosa County school students travelled to Tampa in February to participate in the 2022 All-State Honor Band, competing against students from all 67 counties in Florida.
Students receive All-State Chorus recognition
Several students at area schools have been honored with All-State Chorus recognition.
‘Amazing Space’ STEAM night to takeover Woodlawn Beach Mar. 10
Woodlawn Beach Middle School will hold a STEAM night Mar. 10, its first STEAM night since 2019.
More than 200 parents and students are expected to fill the halls with curiosity, creativity and fun, following a model created after the hit TV show, ‘Amazing Race.’
Oriole Beach Elementary puts the ‘family’ in family science night
Oriole Beach Elementary School had a packed house Thursday for a night of science related activities. Before the event started, 40 or so parents and students lined up along the bus ramp waiting to get inside.
Deputy encourages students to ‘escape the vape’
Students at Holley Navarre Middle School met in the library Feb. 23 to hear a special presentation from a Santa Rosa Sheriff’s deputy concerning drug use and vaping.
Navarre High students earn perfect scores on math portion of PERT
Eight Navarre High School students earned a perfect score on the math portion of the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) Feb. 16.
















