Education Archive

To encourage summer reading practice, West Navarre Primary and West Navarre Intermediate will be offering summer library hours.

Local students now have another opportunity to take a field trip to explore the outdoors. Gulf Islands National Seashore has been selected to receive a 2013 “Ticket to Ride” grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF), the official charity of America’s national parks. 

Third graders at West Navarre Intermediate School closed out the school year by learning about the solar system, while having fun at the same time.

The Sunshine State Young Readers program shone bright at the West Navarre Intermediate School this year. Every year, 15 titles are selected for the program by a committee of Florida librarians. Students can then vote for their favorite book and librarians can submit the winning book to the FAME (Florida Association of Media Educators) website. 

Navarre High School will have the largest graduating class in the county when school comes to an end next week. In Santa Rosa County, there are 1,628 students graduating – and 420 of those are students at Navarre High.

Law enforcement and school officials teamed up to drive home an important message for students in advance of prom night last week. Images spoke far louder than words.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida shoppers this August will get to buy computers without having to pay sales taxes.

Students from area schools — including six from Navarre High — were recently the beneficiaries of scholarships courtesy of the Hurlburt Spouses’ Club.

The Tropicana Speech Contest at West Navarre Intermediate School went to the animals last week when 4th and 5th graders took to the podium to hone their public speaking skills.

When students succeed, it creates a ripple effect, said Gulf Breeze High School principal Jason Weeks. So when two students are selected for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship, they raise the bar for future classes.