It’s not even a penny per dollar on certain transactions, but funds generated through the half-cent sales tax for schools add up to millions annually for Santa Rosa schools. The funds are being used toward building and remodeling classrooms, science labs, cafeterias and other facilities throughout the county.
In just a few years, Holley-Navarre Middle School has come full circle in terms of technology. The school has boosted its technology programs, and has even installed a web-based camera system throughout the school.
Students from Woodlawn Beach Middle School placed second overall at the sixth annual Emerald Coast BEST Robotics competition on Saturday, and will be advancing to the regional competition next month.
Elementary school art teachers don’t always get a lot of funds to purchase art supplies. Santa Rosa County Tax Collector Stan Colie Nichols hopes to change that.
Santa Rosa County School Board members took time out of their monthly meeting last Thursday to recognize three students who excelled at an innovative program facilitated by their 8th grade Algebra teacher, Jeff Baugus, at Woodlawn Beach Middle School.
Navarre High School students put on a production of “The Great Gatsby” last weekend, and both Friday and Saturday night the cast performed to a large audience in the school’s cafeteria.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and local middle schools are encouraging students to not only treat others with respect, but also to speak up if they see others being mistreated as well.
Navarre High School’s NJROTC battalion flexed its collective muscles when it recently sent 24 cadets to participate in the UWF Army ROTC unit’s annual Best Ranger competition.
