Schools
Schools among best Local districts rank at or near the top statewide
Schools in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties continued to rank among the best in Florida, according to annual school grades released Thursday.
Despite four schools dropping a letter grade, Okaloosa took the top spot for the percentage of grade-A schools in the state, with Santa Rosa not far behind. Walton County schools also saw significant improvement, with all 14 schools ranked at grade B or higher.
“Our efforts are paying off, (and) it’s evidenced in these scores” said Walton County
EDUCATION on the plantation
FREEPORT — M.C. Davis believes he can change the world by giving kids a chance to pick up turtles in the woods.
And when he opens the E. O. Wilson Biophilia Center at his Nokuse Plantation, that’s exactly what he wants to see.
“The theme here is learning while you’re having fun. We expect them to learn almost through osmosis,” Davis said during a recent tour of the center. “If kids leave here feeling like a little bit of a naturalist, that may go dormant, but when you are a mayor or a governor … maybe you’ll remember.
“I think it will manifest itself, I really do. I’m betting my life’s work on it.”
4 Okaloosa schools make Newsweek’s top 500
Four Okaloosa County high schools are in the top 500 public schools in the nation, according to Newsweek magazine.
Choctawhatchee High School was ranked 168, Crestview High School 282, Niceville High School 322 and Fort Walton Beach High School 460.
Public schools across the nation were ranked based on how many AdvancedPlacement,Baccalaureate International and Cambridge tests their students took, divided by the number of graduating seniors.
Organize a blood drive, win a scholarship
Northwest Florida Blood Services is offering a scholarship to high school and college students who successfully plan a summer blood drive.
Six $1,000 scholarships are available for students who plan a blood drive that meets specific criteria and collects 50 units of blood. Six $500 scholarships will be awarded to winners who meet the criteria and collect a minimum of 35 units of blood.
Okaloosa, Walton, Santa Rosa schools score high on FCAT
FCAT writing results were released Thursday, and it was a proud day for Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa county schools.
Students in all three school districts scored above the state average in proficiency and met or exceeded the state’s mean score
Okaloosa County Schools
Niceville High School
800 E John C Sims Pkwy, Niceville 833-4114
Northwood Elementary School
501 4th Ave, Crestview 689-7252
Choctawhatchee Senior High
110 NW Racetrack Rd, FWB 833-3614
Bruner Middle School
322 NW Holmes Blvd, FWB 833-3266
Antioch Elementary School
4700 Whitehurst Ln, Crestview 683-7540
Davidson Middle School
6261 Old Bethel Rd, Crestview 683-7500
Destin Elementary School
633 Kelly St, Destin 833-4360
Kenwood Elementary School
15 NE Eagles St, FWB [...]
Districts name teachers of the year
The Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton County school districts have named this year’s top teachers. In Okaloosa County, Cindy King, a sixth-grade teacher at Richbourg Middle School, won the top honor. Beth Lees, a third-grade teacher at Bennett Russell Elementary in Santa Rosa, and Glenda Paul-Ales, a seventh-grade teacher at Walton Middle School, also were [...]
Population boom means new school for Navarre …
By DUSTY RICKETTS dustyr@nwfdailynews.com Northwest Daily News August 1, 2006
NAVARRE – The desks have never been used. Not a single library book has been checked out. The first meal has yet to be prepared in the cafeteria.
Students are in for a fresh start in more ways than one when classes begin at Holley-Navarre Primary School [...]
