MHS would like to congratulate our students who placed in the District Tropicana speeches. Emery Hagan (pictured right-5th Grade) won 2nd place overall and Noah Hicks (pictured left-4th Grade) won for "Most Persuasive" speech. Submitted by Elizabeth Gaither.
Congratulations to Freeport High School Teacher of the Year, Joyce Harp, ESE teacher!
Congratulations also to Freeport High School Educational Support Professional, Michele Martin, Student Services!
Submitted by Patty Woodard
Mr. Hughes is spending a part of his Saturday with ECMS's Beta Club at E.O Wilson Biophilia Center. Service is important to our students and District. In the picture are Jocelyn, Lauren, Sydney and Madeline! We are making wreaths!
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
Superintendent Hughes stopped by the cafeteria at Freeport Middle School on Friday, December 15 to spend some time with students and staff! They are ALL ready for a break!
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
During the last full week of school prior to Holiday Break, Emerald Coast Middle School held an Entrepreneur Day. Ms. Gerhardt's 5th grade math classes hosted the event. In an effort to expand the ideas of math past the walls of the classroom students were given the task to create, engineer and market their items for sale to their peers using classroom economy money. Students created prototypes and conducted market research to determine marketability and viability of their product. They were given a budget of 5-10 dollars to spend to create their products. Teachers and staff were invited to use "classroom economy money" provided by Ms. Gerhardt to shop as they browsed through the aisles of homemade engineered items created from things that would commonly be thrown away.
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
Congratulations to the ECMS Teacher of the Year and Educational Support Professional of the Year!
Mr. Michael Howell was chosen by his peers as Emerald Coast Middle School's Teacher of the Year.
Ms. Jenna Brabham was chosen by her peers as Emerald Coast Middle School's Educational Support Professional of the Year.
Submitted by Angela Vance
West DeFuniak Elementary students participated in the District Tropicana Speech Contest and came away with the following awards!
Fourth grade: Gracelyn Daniel – Most Informative, Chandler Shoaf – Most Entertaining and 1st PLACE WINNER and in 5th grade Addie Ingle – Honorable Mention.
WDE is so proud of our Tropicana District Speech Contest Winners!
submitted by Jessica Dawkins
Mr. Hughes visited Freeport Schools and ran into Santa at Freeport High School! He asked Santa to "Give all of his students, employees and families a wonderful Holiday Break", and ensure that they can all return to school in January to complete an AWESOME school year! While he was there he also had a chance to stop by the gym to visit with students!
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
Special Guest Train Conductor, Officer Caleb Davidson, takes students in Ms. Permenter's 1st grade class at Paxton for a ride on the Polar Express!
Submitted by Rachel Yeager
Submitted by Rachel Yeakos.
