Santa Rosa Education Foundation has announced the five semifinalists selected from 33 nominees for Santa Rosa School District’s Teacher of the Year.  Congratulations to Tami McConnell, Navarre High; Tammie White, Holley-Navarre Intermediate; Audrey Goodwin, B.C. Russell Elementary; Kenda Parker, Santa Rosa High; and Annette Smith, S.S. Dixon Intermediate. The SREF Teacher of the Year Selection Committee will observe the semifinalists in their classrooms and conduct interviews before selecting three finalists later this month.

 

High school students are being given an opportunity to help protect one of Florida’s iconic marine mammals. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is inviting high school art students across the state to participate in a contest to create a piece of manatee artwork that will be used on the 2011-2012 manatee decal.

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Like most high school seniors, Hannah Johnson is excited about college. A petite cheerleader and a bright smile, Johnson said she is most looking forward to meeting new people and starting what she calls the “next phase” of her life.

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Forty-one girls will be vying for the title of Miss Navarre High School this Friday night. Although the contestants will be judged based on their beauty and poise, all 41 entrants say the pageant is more about individuality than anything else.

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Florida High Schools posted their best school grades ever, thanks to a new system designed to judge schools on more than just standardized test grades, a report released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education said.

However, the system has some schools missing the mark, while others made better-than-average gains.

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According to school and district officials, the number of drug-related incidents at Navarre High School is on the rise and currently accounts for half of all the reported incidents in the district.

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