Four NJROTC cadets receive military academy nominations
February 10, 2025
Four NJROTC cadets at Navarre High have received nominations to a service academy.
Wyatt Burdick, Zachary Walker, Jack Mashburn and Lauren Mavity all learned they are in position to ultimately be…
School district focused on next generation with early learning event
February 7, 2025
Early childhood is a time of immense importance in the development of children, physically and intellectually.
According to the Harvard Center for the Developing Child, brain development occurs ov…
UWF hosts mock trial competition for area high schools
February 7, 2025
The University of West Florida recently hosted the First District Court of Appeals for oral arguments in its Mock Trial Courtroom. The event provided UWF students with an exceptional opportunity to w…
Holley Navarre Intermediate teacher named district teacher of year
February 6, 2025
A cacophony of celebration ignited inside Kayla Stanford’s fifth-grade classroom Tuesday, Feb. 4, as Santa Rosa District Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber and others surprised Stanford with the…
School district welcomes students back with books and literacy activities
February 6, 2025
With the end of snow days came the return of school days. The first week back (Jan. 27 through Jan. 31) also marked the return of literacy week, a period where teachers, library media specialists, an…
Changes made to school calendar
February 5, 2025
In order to meet the required instructional minutes and missed time for weather, the following updates were made to the 2024-2025 school calendar and approved at the February 4, 2025 school board mee…
Santa Rosa District Schools ‘will not interfere’ with ICE activities at local schools
January 31, 2025
With the new Presidential Administration focused on fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency tasked…
Santa Rosa County School Board recognizes Sunshine State Scholars
January 28, 2025
The Santa Rosa County School Board took time during their Thursday, Jan. 16, meeting to honor a group of six high school students who have been recognized a Sunshine State Scholars.
Santa Rosa Online teacher of 59 years fosters curiosity in students
January 27, 2025
Carl O’Neal has long been a resolute educator. This year marks his 59th year teaching and he was named one of five finalists for 2024 Teacher of the Year in Santa Rosa County.
School district to seek African American History Exemplary District Designation
January 20, 2025
Santa Rosa District Schools is taking steps to become an African American History Exemplary District, per the Commissioner of Education’s African American History Task Force.





