Apr 11, 2013
West Navarre Intermediate ‘communities’ do good deeds
Students at West Navarre Intermediate have put community service and helping others at the forefront of their education with a new program that teaches about community building.
Apr 11, 2013
Woodlawn Beach girl 2nd in Optimist contest
Emily McCallum has a lot to say about free speech. An eighth-grade student at Woodlawn Beach Middle School, McCallum participated in the Optimist Club’s Oratorical Contest to speak on the topic of “”Why My Voice is Important.”
Apr 4, 2013
School board audit reveals improvements
At the March 14 meeting of Santa Rosa School District Board, Alan Jowers, a partner in Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, the certified public accounting firm which conducted the required annual audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, made a presentation regarding its findings.
Mar 28, 2013
Pensacola State College a boon to local economy
Pensacola State College, with multiple schools in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, boosts the local economy by $932.8 million annually, according to a new study conducted by Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (EMSI).
Mar 28, 2013
New early childhood education degree offering separates NWFSC
The State Board of Education on March 19 approved a new bachelor’s degree for Northwest Florida State College – a bachelor of science in early childhood education that will focus on training professionals to work with children ages birth through four years.
Mar 21, 2013
Kindergarten registration next month
Kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year at Holley-Navarre and West Navarre Primary schools will be open next month.
Mar 21, 2013
Evers wants to get rid of FASFA for Bright Futures Scholarship
Florida parents could breathe a sigh of relief over filling out college scholarship forms for their children if a bill moving through the Florida Legislature should become law.
Mar 14, 2013
Middle schoolers enjoy learning healthy habits
School Dean Pete Della Ratta handed out samples of a thick, green liquid during lunch at Holley Navarre Middle School last week. The smoothie had spinach, kale, carrots, apples, bananas, strawberries and no sugar.
Mar 14, 2013
NHS students help fifth-graders dissect frogs
Excitement was in the air in Beth DePersio’s class March 5 at West Navarre Intermediate School. It was the much anticipated “frog day.’’ The students gathered around a substitute teacher as she explained to the students what they were going to discover.
Mar 7, 2013
State rewards Santa Rosa’s ‘A’ schools
Six of the 18 Santa Rosa County schools recognized for high performance are located in the south end of the county.