This year, West Navarre Intermediate School welcomed in a new administrator. Mrs. Shana Dorsey became the new principal this year after serving as assistant principal at WNIS for the last for few years. When asked why she wanted to be a principal she answered,” I wanted to be a principal to have a greater impact on students.” Her desire is to “create lifelong learners at WNIS, to educate and nurture children, and help develop responsible students who are ready for the future.” Mrs. Shana Dorsey graduated from the University of Alabama, and went on to earn a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of West Florida.  

“Paper, paper!” shout kids with a still warm, fresh copy of iNKSTAND at their fingertips.  There are so many talented kids at West Navarre Intermediate School, many of whom are talented in writing.  This was one of the reasons Mr. Long and Mrs. Baer, both gifted teachers at WNIS, started this program last year.  When questioned about the program, Mr. Long said, “We didn’t want this to just be for our gifted students, but an opportunity for anyone and everyone,” and added, “…specifically, we wanted to also include students who may be struggling, or have lack of interest in their school work, with hopes of getting them motivated and turned on to learning.”