When Navarre High School senior Colton Boney was dealing with the death of his grandparents five years ago, little did he know that comforting words of wisdom from a former teacher would have such a profound effect on him.
Pier contract changes hands; but not before drama, controversy
While the new year begins with a new management team for the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, the previous year began with a one-year extension for the now-former management team — and plenty of drama that followed.
A national coaches association recognized that Navarre High School’s 2011-2012 girls soccer team earned a Team Academic Award for its overall performance in the classroom. Last year’s Lady Raiders compiled a 3.53 team GPA.
Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System will start the New Year with a healthy choice for themselves and for others, as they adopted tobacco-free hiring policies beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Current employees who use tobacco products were not affected by the policy. To encourage healthy lifestyles, Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System are currently, and will continue to offer, tobacco cessation assistance to existing team members. Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System worked with the Partnership for a Healthy Community (PFAHC) on an assessment of the state of health in the two-county area that includes Escambia and Santa Rosa. Results revealed discouraging statistics related to tobacco use, obesity and health management. Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System became smoke-free campuses in 2010. The hiring policy is another step in support of a healthy workforce.
The Watoto Children’s Choir has sung for presidents, has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and toured internationally for almost 20 years. And now, the world-renowned choir has performed in Navarre — at the Navarre First Assembly of God on Feb. 13.
On Feb. 1, Ann Thompson, third-grade teacher at West Navarre Intermediate School, was named Santa Rosa County Teacher of the Year. Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick, Santa Rosa School Board members, members of the Teacher of the Year Selection Committee and Santa Rosa Education Foundation directors came to Thompson’s classroom to deliver the good news. Thompson had been teaching for eight years, and prior to that she worked as a medical technician. She is also the president of the local charity Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa County.
The Club at Hidden Creek rolls out improvements (July 25)
The Club at Hidden Creek debuted a massive renovation project in July that General Manager Dave Taylor says will help the club “return to the glory days” when Hidden Creek was often referred to as the best course in the region.
In Rob Simon’s first year coaching at Navarre, the Raiders lost to Gulf Breeze both during the regular season and in the playoffs. Since then, there have been five years of ties. The Raiders finally broke through on Dec. 17 in an away contest, as the Raiders won in exciting fashion over Gulf Breeze, 5 – 4.
