Education Archive

Melanie Johnson wants to be a teacher. When she learned there was an opportunity to take part in a dissection day Friday with fifth-grade students at West Navarre Intermediate School, the senior Navarre High student didn’t hesitate to volunteer for it.

Holley-Navarre Primary School students took a break from the books to run, waddle, scoot, jump and play as part of Field Day.

The cost to remodel an old grocery store to house Santa Rosa School District offices is more than $3 million higher than originally estimated.

Navarre’s first-year Navy Junior ROTC cadets finished first in a drill meet at Pace High School.

Navarre’s Navy JROTC unit traveled to Louisiana for a chance to qualify for the Navy Drill Nationals.

The Navarre High School lunchroom was packed Saturday morning as children of all ages foamed, dissected and explored science experiments under the guidance of high school honors students.

Santa Rosa County’s first teacher recruitment event drew more than 480 potential candidates and garnered even more on a waiting list to fill openings in Santa Rosa schools.

All of us have been told that Styrofoam is bad for the earth. So I started to wonder about the Styrofoam trays we use in the cafeteria. It seemed like WNIS should be recycling them or buying plastic trays. Well, after doing some research at Inkstand, I wrote a letter to the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Wyrosdick. Within a week or two, he came to WNIS for a scheduled interview. Mr. Wyrosdick brought along Mr. Jud Crane, Director of Purchasing and Contract Administration.

Lately protests have been taking place all over the country over new changes in our government. Sitting in Inkstand, watching the Inauguration, I began to wonder why people protest and is protesting a good thing to do.

Most people believe that dark chocolate has more health benefits than milk chocolate. Many people love the sweeter version of milk chocolate with its’ added milk and sugar. Scientists have found a way to make the milky version just as healthy.