Education

West Navarre winning artists thriving, not starving

Thursday, 26 May 2011 11:09

West Navarre Intermediate School fourth-grade students Meredith Brosofsky, Amy Prater, Anna Gentry, Mikayle Gibson, Adam Rucker, John Podojil and Justin Spangler show off their financial winnings from competing in the art competition at the April Santa Rosa County Fair in Milton. The students were honored on the school’s
ITV network for their winning entries in various divisions such as
recycled art, fine art and creative art. Not pictured are Grace Shook (fifth-grade), James Champion, Lauren Edwards, Matt Preston and Garrett Hauwiller.

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Students Working Against Tobacco at Holley-Navarre Middle

Thursday, 26 May 2011 11:06

When Rick Stoddard began speaking to a room full of seventh-graders at Holley-Navarre Middle School, the room was full of fidgets and whispers.

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Speaking on tennis wins the match

Thursday, 26 May 2011 11:05

West Navarre Intermediate School Assistant Principal David Crissy presents fifth-grade student Ben Scharron from West Navarre Intermediate School with a trophy and plaque for his first-place finish in Santa Rosa County’s 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Program Speech Contest. Scharron’s topic was the Bryon Brothers, a nationally ranked tennis doubles team.

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Santa Rosa County School board meeting highlights standards

Thursday, 19 May 2011 15:28

The Santa Rosa County School Board held their monthly public meeting on May 12 at their offices in Milton.

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Ensuring Santa Rosa’s homeless children succeed

Thursday, 19 May 2011 15:25

Watching children file into school, it’s impossible to tell who is an only child, which one comes from a large family and who among the group is a good student.

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College tuitions up, Bright Futures scholarships dim

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:39

The Florida legislature went into overtime on Saturday in order to pass the $69.7 billion 2011 – 2012 budget. Cuts were made in many areas, including the state’s Bright Futures scholarship program.

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CSI: Woodlawn Beach Middle School

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:36 Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:40

Sammy Scarecrow lay in the sun; the area around his body roped off with police tape, and his body covered with plastic bugs and littered with wildlife. Surrounding Sammy are student investigators, working in shifts to gather clues to help solve the mystery of Sammy’s untimely death.