West Navarre Primary School second grade teacher Laura Cunniff always knew she would be a teacher. Cunniff’s natural teaching ability paired with a knack for keeping her students engaged and interested in the classroom has earned her the title of WNPS Teacher of the Year.
Corporal punishment in public schools has long been phased out as a discipline option for students in neighboring counties. But in Santa Rosa County, paddling still takes place in many local schools, and the majority of those paddlings in the past two years have been administered to Navarre High School students.
As a speech-language pathologist at West Navarre Intermediate School, Keri Villa works with small groups of students who exhibit communication disorders, with her one goal in mind being to see her students be understood by others in their life.
As Holley-Navarre Intermediate School Teacher of the Year, nothing is more rewarding to Danielle Clark than to see her fourth grade students excel in school. The rewards are especially meaningful for Clark, who herself struggled in school as a student.
Florida teens scored lower than their international peers in math and science and about the same in reading, results from a global test released Tuesday show.
Middle school can be one of the most difficult and awkward times for maturing students, and Woodlawn Beach Middle School eighth grade pre-algebra teacher Kelly Barnes is more than happy to do anything she can do to spark her students’ interest in math and keep them motivated throughout the school year.
The University of West Florida was recently recognized as being one of the top four-year colleges for veterans to attend as they transition from service members to students.
Despite Governor Rick Scott’s intention to give every full-time classroom teacher in Florida a $2,500 raise, educators in Santa Rosa County are only set to receive between $1,200 and $2,350, depending on their level of employment with the Santa Rosa School Board.
For Teresa Willoughby, Holley-Navarre Middle School Teacher of the Year, the best part of her job is the moment when her students realize that their words are their own.
