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Pensacola State dedicates FPL Innovation Center

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 2, 2023. Posted in Education.

The new Florida Power and Light Company Innovation Center in the Pensacola State College Charter Academy can take a student from the middle of an African savanna where they are surrounded by zebras and elephants to inside the human body to learn up close about biology.

Navarre bunco group gives check to Set Free Refuge

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 31, 2023. Posted in News.

A social dice game has been bringing together a group of Navarre women for the past year. The group plays a game called bunco, which is played in two to four sets with six rounds each.

Coastline Calvary gala shines light on Christian education

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 31, 2023. Posted in Faith.

There have been a number of Christian-centered religious schools that have opened in Santa Rosa County in the past decade. LEAD Academy, located in Chumuckla, will be celebrating 10 years as a school this year. Since that time, Gulf Pointe Latin School in Navarre has opened, as has Coastline Christian Academy in Oriole Beach.

New hotel being planned for Navarre Beach

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 31, 2023. Posted in Business.

A new hotel may be coming to Navarre Beach, according to Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning documents. The hotel, according to preliminary site plans, will feature 200 rooms, along with 34 condominiums. The structure will stand 16 stories high.

Karen Cody of Navarre High named county teacher of year

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 25, 2023. Posted in Education.

Karen Cody, a math teacher at Navarre High School, was named Santa Rosa County teacher of the year Wednesday, Jan. 25. Santa Rosa District Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber, school board members and Santa Rosa Education Foundation members delivered the news to Cody’s classroom.

Santa Rosa graduation rates exceed pre-pandemic levels

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 24, 2023. Posted in Education, News.

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted education throughout the United States. Students, teachers, parents, and administrators had to adjust to lockdowns, online learning and other disruptions to students, even after reopening schools. Despite these challenges, the Florida Department of Education announced Jan. 13 that high school graduation rates for the 2021-2022 school year not only met pre-pandemic levels, they exceeded them across the state. Santa Rosa County was no exception.

Young at Heart: Navarre resident celebrates 95th birthday

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 24, 2023. Posted in Community.

Saturday, Jan. 21, brought lots of smiles and joy for Bettie Appleberg. Her friends and church family were throwing a surprise party at Navarre United Methodist Church in honor of her 95th birthday, which was on Jan. 20.

School board honors two, appoints four to new positions

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 24, 2023. Posted in Education.

January’s school board meeting, held Jan. 19, featured several moments of recognition for those who have helped Santa Rosa District Schools in recent months, as well as the naming of a new principal at two different schools.

Forging their Destiny: Groundbreaking of a future church in Navarre

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 20, 2023. Posted in Faith, News.

A crowd of 100 people gathered Thursday, Jan. 19, to witness and celebrate the groundbreaking of Destiny Worship Center’s new Navarre campus. While the campus is currently an open field, people associated with the church came together to recognize the start of construction and a new chapter. Steve Vaggalis, the founder and senior pastor of Destiny Worship Center, gave a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony letting the crowd know he was grateful to all the people who had helped make Destiny Worship Center a successful church.

Guardian program in Santa Rosa schools moving ahead despite delay

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 17, 2023. Posted in Education, News.

School safety is a top priority for schools across the country, especially after tragedies like the ones at schools in Uvalde, Texas, and Parkland, Florida. Last year, Santa Rosa District Schools decided to pursue the implementation of a guardian program, based on the state’s Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program. The program, which is meant to add an extra layer of protection for schools, has not been fully implemented.

Author: Hansen Hasenberg