The Florida House Justice Appropriations Committee last week approved a bill giving schools the option to appoint former or current law enforcement or military personnel with proper training to carry firearms on school campuses. The committee’s 8 to 4 vote showed a clear divide between those who believe having armed personnel in schools will increase safety and others who fear the presence of firearms could lead to more school violence.
Second graders from West Navarre Primary School took a field trip March 27 to the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station and got a hands-on learning experience with many sea creatures, including sharks.
A teacher and students from Locklin Technical Center in Milton will be hosting a career-focused beauty pageant Saturday. The first Miss Beauty that Works Pageant will allow girls who are competing to show off an outfit of her choice representing her future career field.
The Santa Rosa County School District is encouraging parents and guardians to complete a parent satisfaction survey. The effort is aimed to help the district provide quality service to parents and the community.
Woodlawn Beach Middle School only started its Microsoft I.T. Career Academy this year but it has already been honored as Santa Rosa County’s Middle School Career Academy of the Year. The award was presented Tuesday at the 2014 Career Academy Awards Luncheon.
Recently citizens expressed concern for students seen exiting a school bus on Highway 98 near the intersection of Hwy. 399. Reportedly students were observed in the median attempting to cross the busy four-lane thoroughfare.
The University of West Florida announced March 17 a $100,000 gift commitment from Pen Air Federal Credit Union in support of UWF College of Business students.
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has revived a probe into Florida’s Bright Futures scholarship program, which critics charge is increasingly out of reach for the students who need it most.
Kathy Rohrig’s fourth-graders at West Navarre Primary had achieved their reading goals and to celebrate a “mystery reader” was going to visit the class March 7 and read Dr. Seuss’ “Happy Birthday to You” story. Rohrig had arranged for Whitney Psinas, the mother of 7-year-old Addison, to be the “mystery reader,” however, about two weeks before the event plans changed.
