BES Announces Teacher of the Year and ESP of the Year!
December 18, 2017
Congratulations to Bay’s Teacher of the Year Ms Susanne Martin and Educational Support Person of the Year Ms Chloe Abney.
Ms Martin is a 4th grade teacher at Bay. She serves as the grade level chair, STEM Team Leader on School Improvement, and is leading our schoolwide PLC this year.
Ms Abney is a member of our facilities maintenance team and always willing to lend a hand.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Submitted by Meredith Spence
MHS Announces Tropicana Speech Winners
December 18, 2017
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.
Freeport High School Announces Teacher and ESP of the Year!
December 16, 2017
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
Supt. Hughes and ECMS Beta Club Visit Biophilia Center
December 16, 2017
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
West DeFuniak Announces Tropicana Winners
December 15, 2017
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
ECMS 5th Grade Entrepreneur Day!
December 15, 2017
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
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
Polar Express Pajama Day at Paxton!
December 15, 2017
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
Mr. Hughes Gives Santa His Holiday Wish!!!
December 15, 2017
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