Education

Navarre students speak publicly with support

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 14:12

West Navarre Intermediate School recently held their fifth annual speech contest as part of the 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Program. Approximately 600 students participated at the classroom level.

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Author talks about wading through a sea of words

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 14:07 Last Updated on Thursday, 05 May 2011 09:06 Written by Karina Orr

Many of the students at Holley-Navarre Middle School have read all or some of the 15 books on the Sunshine State Young Reader list. After doing so they voted for their favorite one and chose “The Great Wide Sea,” whose author came to speak to the students last week.

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Extreme Mousemobile carries local students to Miami

Wednesday, 27 April 2011 12:08

Fifth grade students from Holley-Navarre Intermediate School relied on all their skills to build their award winning Extreme Mousemobile, a project that garnered a first place finish at the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition and earned the team a spot at the state finals in Miami.

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NHS students suit up for hazardous class

Wednesday, 27 April 2011 12:07

Kadie Brodie, a junior at Navarre High School, was named operations officer during a hazardous materials situation in her first period class. With canisters of potentially explosive, caustic chemicals littering the field, Brodie held her Emergency Response Guide in her hand and prepared to tell her classmates how to proceed to identify and neutralize the threat.

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Santa Rosa bus drivers win Safety Challenge 2010

Wednesday, 20 April 2011 11:26 Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 15:22

Driving a bus full of students is no easy task, but Santa Rosa County drivers and transportation staff do it every single school day. Now the staff is being honored for their dedication to hard work and safety.

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Holley-Navarre Middle School students eat xtreme

Wednesday, 20 April 2011 11:24 Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 15:19

Eighth grade students got an extra treat on April 15 when Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences Chef Justin Timineri came to help students learn more about healthy eating habits through the Xtreme Cuisine program.

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NHS teacher wins Award for Teaching Excellence

Wednesday, 13 April 2011 13:42 Written by Staff Reports

Cindy Thorpe was presented with the fourth annual Kerry and Katherine Kilpatrick Award for Teaching Excellence in Science April 4 at Navarre High School.