By Jamie Gentry on December 15, 2018
Aaron Pinkerton, Aiden Macken, Alexa Valovic, Andrew Ottley, Biomedicine, Chemistry, Devyn Stephens, Eglin Air Force Base, engineering, Hayley Smith, Holley, Holley Navarre Middle School, Hurricane Michael, J.T. Peoples, Jasmine Vogel, Julia Stephens, Liam Hargis, Lily Bayard, Navarre, Nikolas Hume, Phelan Delaney, Science Fair, University of West Florida
Middle School
Engineering, biomedicine and chemistry are just a few of the sciences Holley Navarre Middle School students flaunted their prowess in last week in the school’s annual Science Fair. In all 53 students across all grades were awarded for their work. Among the participants were two Grand Prize winners that out-shown their peers. Read the full […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 2, 2017
"Crossfire", Auburn University, Cindy Gulley, Emerald Coast BEST Robotics Competition, engineering, Fire rescue, Fire safety, Gulf Breeze High Robotics team, Gulf Breeze High School, Gulf Breeze Middle School, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Nate, John Michael Huggins, Robot, Springhill Medical Center, University of West Florida, Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Education
The gymnasium thundered with the stomping of feet and screaming of spectators. Giant signs emblazoned with glittery flames waved high above the heads of hundreds who sat in the stands or crouched behind ropes on the gym floor. The announcer called the final minute as sweat beaded on one driver’s forehead. He deftly maneuvered the […]
By Jamie Gentry on October 26, 2017
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Education
Northwest Florida is home to dozens of companies that require highly skilled workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. To meet that need, Santa Rosa County School District has proposed the creation of Innovation High School. This new STEM-centric school would focus on preparing students for these careers through rigorous curriculum without the […]
By Brian Lester on May 29, 2017
Art, Brittany Myrick, education, engineering, Hobbs Middle School, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Kristy Sirmons, Math, Santa Rosa County School District, Santa Rosa County School System, Science, Sims Middle School, STEAM, STEAM Education, students, teachers, technology, tim wyrosdick
Education
As the second year of STEAM education in the Santa Rosa County school system comes to a close, Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick can say with confidence that the program has exceeded expectations. “We started this with goals to develop students who could facilitate, collaborate and be innovative,” Wyrosdick said. “It has far surpassed our expectations and […]
By Jamie Gentry on February 2, 2017
arts, Bill Goodwin, code.org, Computer Science, Discovery Education, education, Educatiors, engineering, Fossil digs, Holley Navarre Middle School, holley navarre primary school, Jasper Stone, Joy Bunning, Kayden Anderson, Learning, Mathematics, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County School District, Science, STEAM, STEAM INNOVATE!, STEM Symposium, Stephen Wakefield, students, technology
Education
More than 100 educators and innovators from all over the country and even outside the U. S. flocked to Santa Rosa County schools Tuesday to experience firsthand how the school district is revolutionizing the teaching of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.) Read the full article in the Feb. 2 issue of Navarre Press. […]
By Brian Lester on February 2, 2017
Angel Morris, Avery Ottley, awards, Biochemistry, Callista Salazar, Chase Turner, Donovyn Ray, education, engineering, Holley Navarre Middle School, Kate Fey, Kathy Clark, Kavay Howell, Korey Betts, Lauren Bautista, Math, Morgan Smith, Navarre, Physics, Regan Rudzki, Santa Rosa County School District, Science, Science Fair, students, Teaching
Middle School
Eight Holley-Navarre Middle School students are headed to the state science fair. Lauren Bautista, Kate Fey, Callista Salazar, Donovyn Ray, Regan Rudzki, Angel Morris, Kavay Howell and Avery Ottley are the state qualifiers. Read the full article in the Feb. 2 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for as little as $38 per […]
By Jamie Gentry on January 19, 2017
Art, B. Schroeder, education, engineering, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze High School, Math, Navarre, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, Navarre High School, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County School District, Science, South Santa Rosa County, STEAM Innovate project, students, Tami McConnell, technology, Weather data, WeatherStem, Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Education
For students of Santa Rosa County, complex weather data are at their fingertips thanks to four WeatherSTEM units posted at schools in the south end of the county. Though these poles sticking out of the dirt covered in electronics might not seem interesting, they are bursting with information on temperature, wind, barometric pressure, rainfall, lightning […]
By Jamie Gentry on December 15, 2016
Angel Morris, animals, Antimicrobial properties, Avery Ottley, Biochemistry, Biomedical, Chance Cunningham, Chase Turner, Chemistry, Dewey Smith, education, engineering, Ezra McKenna, Gerry Gallup, Holley Navarre Middle School, Holley-Navarre students, Kate Faye, Kavay Howell, Kyla Brewer, Luke Losquadro, Marine Biologist, Microbiology, Navarre, Navarre Properties, plants, Regan Rudzki, Samantha MacFarland, Santa Rosa County School District, Sarah Schumpert, Science Fair, Skylar Manning, students, Tyler Culberson, University of West Florida
Education
Two Holley-Navarre Middle School students are headed to the regional competition after winning the grand prize in the school’s science fair. For eighth-grader Angel Morris, microbiology is part of daily life. She said her mother worked in the field when she was in college, and one day Angel wants to study microbiology, too. Read the […]
By Staff Reporters on December 1, 2016
"Hidden Figures", "The Search for Hidden Figures", 21st Century Fox, Astronaut John Glenn, Donna Gigliotti, Dorothy Vaughan, education, Elizabeth Gabler, Ellis Rubinstein, engineering, Female leaders, Fox 2000, Janelle Monae, Jim Parsons, Katherine G. Johnson, Kennedy Space Center, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Lachlan Murdoch, Mary Jackson, Math, NASA mathematicians, New York Academy of Sciences, Octavia Spencer, PepsiCo, Pharrell Williams, Repepsico, scholarship contest, scholarships, Science, Space Race, STEM education, Taraji P. Henson, technology, Theodore Melfi, www.searchforhiddenfigures.com
Education
PepsiCo and 21st Century Fox announce “The Search For Hidden Figures” contest to discover emerging female visionaries in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and you have until Dec. 10 to enter. The contest is inspired by the upcoming film “Hidden Figures” and will award up to $200,000 in scholarships to promising female leaders. This […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 3, 2016
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Education
First time competitors Gulf Breeze High School took third place with their hand built robot Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Emerald Coast BEST Robotics Competition at the University of West Florida, beating out 20 of the 23 other schools from five counties in northwest Florida. Two of the other top placers hailed from Santa Rosa […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 22, 2016
arts, Ascend Performance Materials, Discovery Education, education, Educators, engineering, Florida, florida standards, Katie Bradigan, Kelly McKinley, Mathematics, Online textbooks, Pensacola, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County School District, Santa Rosa County Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick, Science, Social Studies, STEAM INNOVATE!, STEAM Innovator, students, Teacher, Techbooks, technology
Education
Santa Rosa County students will be able to tour the home of a middle-class family in Africa through virtual reality or witness the impressive forces of a train hitting a car from inside the vehicle or even submit the tire design for NASA’s next Mars rover. And it is all thanks to STEAM Innovate. The […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 4, 2016
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Education
Holley-Navarre Intermediate school teacher Lauren Goodin participated in interactive activities and workshops focused on teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) July 14-17 during the 2016 Discovery Education Summer STEMmersion. The program was part of a five-year partnership between the Santa Rosa County School District and Discovery Education for the STEAM INNOVATE! Initiative. STEAM adds […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 28, 2016
Academics, App River, AppRiver, Art, Businesses, Career insight, education, Educators, elementary education, engineering, Gretchen Clarke, Gulf Breeze, Karen Barber, Mathematics, middle school education, Mike Thorpe, Santa Rosa County, Science, skilled employees, STEAM, STEAM INNOVATE Summer Camp, students, technology, tim wyrosdick
Business, Education
Businesses of Santa Rosa will open their doors to students this school year to provide practical science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics learning through the school district’s STEAM INNOVATE business partnership program. Partnering businesses will provide experts to advise students, allow students to tour their facilities, provide internships and give them real world problems to […]
By Brian Lester on June 16, 2016
Air Force Services Activity Advanced Space Academy-Aviation Challenge, Boys Scouts, Cross Country, education, engineering, flying simulations, Jason Pooler, John Pooler, Martial arts, Military pilot, Navarre High School student, NHS, Raiders, Science, Space Camp, STEM classes, United States Space and Rocket Center, volunteers
Education
Jason Pooler turned in his application for the Air Force Services Activity Advanced Space Academy-Aviation Challenge on deadline day back in April. He played the waiting game from there, learning that he had been selected for the camp at the United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., in late May. The Navarre High […]
By Brian Lester on November 12, 2015
ACCELerator Grants, Amy Cozart, Beatriz Bailey, Ebony Nance, engineering, grant proposal, Gulf Coast Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association, Holley Navarre Primary, Ian Turoff, Jeffery Baugus, Jennifer Netro, Laura Brummer, Marsha Harp, Mary Ellen Woods, Math, Navarre, Navarre High School, Project, Ronda Stacey, santa rosa county schools, Science, South Santa Rosa, STEM Initiative, students, teachers, technology, west navarre intermediate, west navarre primary, Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Education
Eighteen teachers from Santa Rosa County schools have been named ACCELerator Grant Program award winners, nearly double the total from a year ago when only 10 received grants. “It’s exciting that we had so many chosen this year from one county,” said Jeffery Baugus, the math and science coordinator for the Santa Rosa County School […]
