Gigi, the blind loggerhead sea turtle that permanently resides at the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC), has not been home in 15 days. Her three-foot-deep tank stands still and empty.
Nighttime scuba diving, researching the growth of coral reefs and exploring an aquarium behind the scenes were some of the highlights of this month’s annual trip to the Florida Keys by students from the Navarre Beach Science Station.
Criss-crossing a gray sky on a blustery Monday morning at NAS Pensacola, the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team showed off their impressive flying maneuvers in the air, the noise from their T-38 jets almost deafening and the smoke trailing off behind them and fading into the gray clouds.
Fate has a funny way of working out sometimes. An interesting twist of it is the reason the world-renowned Andrews Institute celebrated its 10-year anniversary last Wednesday in Gulf Breeze.
More than two weeks have passed since Navarre’s track teams last competed — 17 days to be exact if you are counting at home — and the time in between the district and regional meets has been well spent by the Raiders.
It takes time to build a sports program from the ground up. It can be challenging, and at times even a little frustrating, but the willingness to stay the course must be strong enough to overcome any obstacle along the way.
Navarre’s Stathi Sneeder battled a case of nerves when he arrived at Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze last Tuesday morning for his 3A District Final at fourth singles, and that is understandable.