Hayden Steele When Hayden Steele decided to enroll at Florida State University, she did not expect to be attending Zoom meetings for her full online schedule. But that is the unfortunate reality facing college students in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hayden, whose family lives in Navarre, graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School […]
Face masks have become a regular article of clothing to the students at Navarre High School (NHS). Some teenagers even personalize their masks with fun patterns or sports logos to express themselves and stand out among almost 2200 students roaming the halls. The entire student body is required to wear masks throughout the day, even […]
Miniature American flags covered the front lawn of Navarre High School Friday morning, each one placed by Navarre Navy JROTC cadets in the pre-dawn hours of a humid September day. There were 2,977 flags in all, each representing a life lost on the tragedy-filled day of Sept. 11, 2001. Two planes crashed into the Twin […]
September is American Founders Month, a month designated to celebrate the men and women who helped form the United States through their writings and work. They were the voices that led our fledgling country to revolution and out the other side to create a government directed by the people. In 1776, England and its 13 […]
Colleges in Northwest Florida are adjusting to their first fall semester affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools such as University of West Florida and Florida State University have shifted the majority of their classes to online courses. Zoom meetings have become the new norm for professors holding class online. This can present problems if the […]
Navarre Press welcomed a new intern this week, and he’s a bit of a familiar face. Local Mycah Daniel, 22, is headed into his senior year at Florida State University majoring in editing, writing and media with dual minors in education and communications. He will spend the semester as a remote intern for the paper. “Coming […]
For the first time in recorded history, two hurricanes were in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time in August, and they both headed for the coast of Louisiana. While Marco was downgraded to a tropical storm before landfall, Laura reached category 4 hurricane status before striking the western Louisiana coast. Read the full […]
With students returning to classrooms throughout most of the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and an adviser to President Donald Trump on Monday tried to bolster support for offering in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Scott Atlas, a physician and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said during a news conference with DeSantis that […]
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School administrators in North Paulding, Georgia faced COVID-19 infection of several students and faculty members that forced a temporary shutdown of in-person learning earlier this month. Shortly before news of the outbreak, students posted images of a crowded hallway where social distancing was impossible. Few students appeared to be wearing face coverings. The images bear […]
More than 160 teachers in Santa Rosa County have been displaced from the traditional classroom by COVID-19. Of those brick and mortar layoffs, 80 will no longer be employed by the district at all. The rest are being reassigned for virtual and remote learning assignments, allowing students to be educated outside the traditional classroom. “My […]
As children throughout Florida return to classrooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Leon County circuit judge on Thursday fast-tracked lawsuits challenging Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s mandate that districts reopen brick-and-mortar schools this month. Corcoran’s July 6 emergency order requires schools outside of South Florida to reopen five days a week in August and offer “the […]
It’s a trickle-down scheme impacting every level of government. Billions in federal COVID-19 relief funds are going to work in local governments across the U.S. as part of the CARES Act relief package. After making it to the state level, and with a little massaging, a chunk of that money totaling $32 million is set […]
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties’ only School District-approved supply drive, launched July 6, has been extended to Aug 14. Stuff the Bus works to ensure that local students have the tools needed to succeed for the upcoming school year. In 2019, the community united to distributed nearly 1,200 stuffed backpacks to students in Santa Rosa […]
The 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. This sales tax holiday begins 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, and runs through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9. During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items will be exempt from tax including: certain school supplies […]
The University of West Florida’s (UWF) Office of Career Development and Community Engagement has partnered with Parker Dewey to help students and alumni gain meaningful job experience and launch their careers during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Parker Dewey offers a platform to connect current students with employers to complete micro-internships, which are paid assignments similar […]
The Santa Rosa County School District is extending the deadline for parents to select a learning option for the 2020-21 school year. Originally set for Aug. 3, the deadline has now been pushed to Aug. 7. Parents can select a learning option for their students by visiting www.santarosa.k12.fl.us. Any parent needing assistance with the selection […]
Navarre NJROTC instructor Captain Michael Fisher knows this year things are going be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no camp for new cadets earlier this summer out of concerns over safety and the typical activities that cadets take part in during a typical school year won’t look the same. The camp decision […]
Milton High School track and field coach Joe Austin passed away Sunday night, after his intensive battle with COVID-19. Austin was currently the Dean of Students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Milton and will be dearly missed by all his students and athletes. Known for his dedication and big heart for his students, […]
In June, Santa Rosa County Commissioners received the results of an impact fee study to help fund local infrastructure needs. They have not reviewed it. Instead, they are waiting to see what happens to the school district as they fight a legal battle over the validity of their fee. So far, a judge’s assessment has […]
Most health professionals and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agree that masking in crowded public spaces helps prevent the spread of COVID-19. In several Florida school districts, including hard hit areas like Miami-Dade and Broward, masking will be required for students when social distancing of 6 feet is not possible. Santa Rosa County […]
In Santa Rosa County Public Schools, there are two options for parents come Aug. 10. Either students attend brick and mortar school buildings, where officials have admitted social distancing due to COVID-19 will be impossible and masks will not be required. Or the student is pulled from their district school and enrolled in Santa Rosa […]
Four teachers from Pace High School under investigation for misconduct in Santa Rosa County have been cleared according to Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick. “We found no findings, no validity, no issues to move forward with,” he said, of the teachers. According to Wyrosdick, these allegations sparked from hundreds of complaints in response to the racially charged […]
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties’ only school district-approved supply drive kicks off this month. Stuff the Bus works to ensure that local students have the tools needed to succeed for the upcoming school year. The program is a partnership between Cat County 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, Escambia County School District, Santa Rosa County School District, Pensacola […]
By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed legislation that will dramatically expand a voucher program that helps students go to private schools, the latest step in a two-decade push to expand school choice in Florida. The Republican governor said the bill “expands and builds off the success” of the […]
It started with a post about race on Facebook and has escalated into a full-blown investigation into potential misconduct by teachers at Pace High School, including the teacher that posted. Santa Rosa County School Board unanimously approved June 18 placing five teachers at Pace High School on administrative leave as an investigation is conducted into […]
State officials have published their recommendations for returning to school after COVID-19 pandemic closures, and now Santa Rosa County School District’s task force has published recommendations. The School Board approved the plans June 18, and now the work begins at the individual school level to determine how best to implement these plans. Read the full […]
State officials issued a plan June 11 to get schools back in session in-person starting in August, and there are some big differences in how schools might operate. Under the plan, cafeterias may close for meals, instead functioning as learning spaces. And school days could be split into two rotations of attendance to allow more […]
When schools closed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy was well prepared for the uncertainty ahead. Remote learning became the route education took, and it’s something Lighthouse had already been using in addition to the traditional mode of learning. Now that Lighthouse founder and superintendent Joanna Johannes has had a […]
Graduating eighth grade and entering high school is a milestone worth commemorating, worldwide pandemic or not. Faculty and staff of Holley Navarre Middle School (HNMS) decided to send the eighth-grade class off with a bang Thursday night. Read the full article in the June 4 issue of Navarre Press. Visit navarrepress.com/subscribe to view subscription options –or […]