Education

Scholarship available for Navarre area student-athletes

Thursday, 13 January 2011 16:25 Written by Staff Reports

The Pensacola Sports Association announced last week a partnership with the Dr. Alec Kessler Memorial Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund in the awarding of a scholarship to an area student-athlete.

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Teacher of the Year semifinalists named

Saturday, 08 January 2011 13:35 Last Updated on Monday, 10 January 2011 10:26 Written by David Clothier

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.

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Manatee decal contest launched

Thursday, 06 January 2011 12:36 Last Updated on Friday, 07 January 2011 11:02 Written by Staff Reports

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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Navarre High star student has 18,000 reasons to celebrate

Wednesday, 22 December 2010 12:40 Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 December 2010 12:44 Written by Jennifer Hensley

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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Miss NHS: A ‘journey’

Thursday, 16 December 2010 16:12 Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 16:57 Written by Jennifer Hensley

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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State officials release school grades

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 16:19 Last Updated on Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:30 Written by Jennifer Hensley

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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Santa Rosa County School officials: Drug-related incidents on the rise

Thursday, 18 November 2010 11:46 Last Updated on Thursday, 18 November 2010 11:50 Written by Jennifer Hensley

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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