Last week, a federal judge barred a Christian educators association from trying to overturn a ruling issued in a year-long case involving prayer in Santa Rosa County schools.

Hannah Pinson, a fifth-grader at Holley-Navarre Intermediate School, will represent Navarre in a regional Scripps National Spelling Bee contest this March in Panama City.

It’s not often middle school students are treated to a rousing rendition of the popular children’s book “If You Give a Moose a Muffin.”

And it’s even rarer that a professional hockey player is the one reading it.

Schools in the Santa Rosa County School District were treated to a variety of tall tales and an array of activities last week during Literacy Week, a state-sanctioned event to promote reading and literacy across the board.  Schools throughout the county marked the occasion with special readings, contests and programs, much to the delight of students and teachers alike.

Though some parents and students lament the loss of traditional electives in school curriculums across the board, school administrators at Holley-Navarre Middle School are banking on a new set of classes to enhance the student experience.

What do you get when you mix technology with adolescent adrenaline?