Holley-Navarre Intermediate teacher receives STEM award
May 21, 2026
Close to three dozen educators, education professionals and guests packed into Holley-Navarre Intermediate School Thursday, May 14, to celebrate the accomplishments of one fifth grade teacher.
Anna P…
America250FL Freedom Tour rolls into Woodlawn Beach Middle School
May 20, 2026
The Florida Freedom Tour, a mobile history museum initiative, rolled into Santa Rosa County May 11. The tour’s stop was Woodlawn Beach Middle School.
PICTURES: Navarre High School Awards Night
May 15, 2026
Navarre High School held its annual Senior Awards Night Thursday, May 14, in the school gymnasium. The event celebrated the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2026.
A look inside: Soundside High prepared for next school year
May 12, 2026
While most Santa Rosa County schools are focused on finishing the 2025-26 school year, Kasie Windfelder is already planning for the opening of Soundside High School in 2026-27.
Windfelder is the prin…
West Navarre Primary teacher recognized for use of AI in classroom
May 8, 2026
Sarah Pena, a Kindergarten teacher at West Navarre Primary School, was recently recognized as a winner of the FSU InSPIRE America 250 Challenge in AI literacy.
The challenge featured teachers who’ve…
GoFundMe page started for bus driver in Navarre
May 6, 2026
Working in education, you can touch many lives, even if you aren’t in the classroom.
Donovan Howard, who recently suffered a stroke, serves as a bus driver for several Navarre schools. With his focus…
PICTURES: Holley-Navarre Middle Art Show
May 4, 2026
Holley-Navarre Middle School hosted its annual art show April 30. The art displayed represented students across multiple grade levels.
Navarre High Rookie of Year happy to be teacher, mom
April 28, 2026
Delaney Ward has always wanted to be a teacher.
“I was interested in the background or the behind the scenes of teaching when I was a student, even before I found my calling,” Ward said.
Teachers to receive 2% raise after impasse
April 23, 2026
After hours of pointed arguments, emotional appeals and tense deliberation, the Santa Rosa County School Board voted April 22 to give district teachers a fully recurring 2% salary increase, ending mo…
East Bay K-8 earns PBIS Model School recognition for first time
April 23, 2026
East Bay K-8 is one of 14 schools in Santa Rosa County to be recognized as a PBIS Model School for the 2024-25 school year. This is the first year the school has been named a model school. It has had…















