For many years, the focus of schools and many parents was to prepare children for college; however, according to Santa Rosa County Schools Director of Workforce Education Charlin Knight a new emphasis is being placed on preparing students for the world of work. She spoke at the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting March 13.
Fifteen local students participated March 12 in the first Greater Pensacola Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) investor panel showdown. Nine teams took the stage in a “shark-tank-like format” and pitched their ideas to a panel of business leaders. At the end of the competition, the panel selected The Spice Kidz, 12-year-old Eve Knight and 13-year-old Liam Knight from Gulf Breeze Middle School, as the winners. They will now compete in the Yea! Saunders Scholars Regional Competition.
A Senate committee and House subcommittee in Tallahassee last week approved bills, by split votes, that would permit certain school employees or selected volunteers to carry firearms. Senate bill 968 was approved by a 5-2 vote March 10 by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. The House Education K-12 Subcommittee approved a similar bill by a 9 – 4 vote margin March 12.
Parents got to sample more than a dozen student culinary creations at Holley-Navarre Middle School Monday night as part of the school’s Family Fest event.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott March 7 highlighted results from a 2013 study showing students who completed the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) were better prepared for kindergarten than students who didn’t complete the program or did not participate in VPK. It was the fifth consecutive year the number of VPK completers had increased.
Pensacola State College (PSC) online registration opens April 1 for summer and fall term classes, more than a month before students can enroll on campus.
Carol Boston is the now the third person to file as a candidate for Santa Rosa County School Board District 3 Representative. Boston filed her paperwork with the supervisor of elections office March 4.
For Gulf Breeze Middle School student Tanner Williams, an interest in videogames has led him to discover a new talent for making and editing gameplay videos on his YouTube channel, LegendOfGuiga.
Dozens of Navarre High School students took the stage Friday at the school’s annual talent show, which featured singing, instrumental performances, dancing and stand-up comedy. Row after row of seats in the high school cafeteria were filled with parents, relatives and friends of those performing.
Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) has released its list of fall term 2013 graduates, including honors graduates. Five hundred and twenty-two (522) individuals completed studies at the college during the fall term that ended in December. Navarre area graduates included:
