New Navarre school coming bit by bit
The planned K-8 school on Elkhart Drive will open by 2021 with a few missing pieces: no completed classrooms for middle-schoolers and a cafeteria without cooking equipment.
“Library Teacher” Witter focused on 21st century skills
When West Navarre Primary School teachers were asked to choose who would represent them as Teacher of the Year, they chose a teacher in a less traditional role.
Chavez takes pride in having a positive impact on his students
David Chavez has been nominated for Teacher of the Year in the past at Holley Navarre Intermediate School. But the third-grade teacher’s name didn’t stay in the mix for long.
Local teachers secure $53,000 in grants
Santa Rosa Education Foundation (SREF) awarded 53 teacher grants totaling $53,000 to Santa Rosa public educators.
Brockhum teaches importance of being good human beings
Jasmine Brockhum remembers the first time she really felt as if education was the perfect fit for her as far as a career goes.
‘Ms. B’ brings music, positive attitude to the classroom
Walking into “Ms. B’s” classroom in Navarre High School, visitors are greeted not by the sounds of pencils on paper but of the melodious voices of her students and the chirps of a piano.
Holley Navarre Primary Teacher of the Year
Whether it be interacting with her students or assisting fellow teachers, Sharon Mavity said her guiding principle is be for others what she wishes she’d had when she was in their shoes.
Unity Day celebrates diversity, condemns bullying
Clad in orange, students of Navarre High School (NHS) celebrated Unity Day Oct. 24 as part of an annual national anti-bullying campaign.
Woodlawn Beach Middle School needs help for Literacy Week
Though Literacy Week is still months away, Woodlawn Beach Middle School has big plans to put books in the hands of all its students. To do that, the school is seeking community support.
First-time fundraiser for Raider swim team a success
With the wind blowing, the waves a little choppy, but the sun shining bright on a chilly Sunday morning in mid-October, Navarre High’s first open water swim fundraiser went off without a hitch.













