Elrod Vo recently won the distinction of being an Achieve3000 WorldWide winner in Mrs. Amy Bennett's eighth grade reading class. He won the most points by completing reading texts and tasks and receiving points for passing scores. Two years ago, Elrod won the most points nationwide when he was a sixth grader in Mrs. Bennett's class. This year, Elrod entered the new school year determined to advance from being the nationwide to the worldwide level winner. Remarkably, Elrod accomplished his goal before the end of the first semester. Walton Middle School is very proud of Elrod's accomplishments. Submitted by Kristen Rhodes.
Walton CTE Instructors Participate in Training Connecting Middle, High, Post-Secondary and Community Members
December 5, 2016
On December 2nd, Walton County Career and Technical Education teachers participated in a training to assist them in understanding the importance of creating career pathways for their students. Walton County's middle schools, high schools and Emerald Coast Technical College participated in this training. There were also representatives from UF/IFAS (Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences) Extension Office, Chelco, Walton County Sheriff's Office, Toy Box Child Care Center, and WMBB News Channel 13 on hand to talk about the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace. Maggie Solomon from WMBB News Channel 13 provided a story on this meeting which may be viewed at http://www.mypanhandle.com/news/walton-co-school-district-holds-cte-training. Pictured is Leslie Harrison from Emerald Coast Technical College presenting information to Walton County teachers on how to develop their own program advisory board. This is the first of many community incorporated meetings that Walton County intends to hold in an attempt to make our CTE programs rigorous and relevant to current employer demands. Submitted by Donna Honish.
FES Tropicana Speech Contest Winners Announced
December 5, 2016
FES- 4th Grade 4-H Tropicana Speech Contest Winners
Left to right: 1st Place- Savannah Smith
2nd Place- Hagen Marse
3rd Place-Destiny Toole
Submitted by Nancy Currie.
Congratulations to the 2016 Freeport Middle School Tropicana Speech Contest Winners for 6th Grade
December 5, 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 Freeport Middle School Tropicana Speech Contest winners! Sixth Grade Winners are from L to R: Isabella Busby (2nd place), Eanna Rodriguez-Lombardo (1st place), and Phoebe Rasz (3rd place). Submitted by Chelsea Ellison.
FMS Announces Science Fair Winners
December 5, 2016
"The Science Fair this year at FMS was a huge success! It was a difficult process narrowing down the winners to only 3 from the entire school of 5th through 8th grade students. After deliberation, the top three projects were as follows:
(Left to Right)
8th grade student Madison Kysel won 1st place with her project on "Tooth Decay."
8th grade student Elissa Rodriguez-Lombardo won 2nd place with her project on "Gas Stations' Underground Secret."
5th grade student Shelby Cosson won 3rd place with her project on "Do Video Games Affect the Mind and Body?"
Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who participated in the Science Fair this year at FMS!"
Submitted by Chelsea EllisonWCSD Science Fair Changes Due to Inclement Weather
December 5, 2016
Due to inclement weather, please be advised of the following changes pertaining to the WCSD Science Fair. Please note the Award's Ceremony has been moved to Thursday Evening at the WISE Center. Set-up and Judging have been moved to tomorrow evening at the Community Center in DeFuniak Springs.
Thank you for your assistance and understanding!
Tuesday – December 6, 2016
2 PM to 5 PM – Project registration and set up at the Community Center, DeFuniak Springs– Students/parents will be asked to leave the exhibit room at 5 PM. There will be a waiting room set up for them at that time.
5:45 PM – Students must be back for orientation and judging (report to the waiting room).
5 PM to 6 PM – Exhibit room closed for judges to initially view projects.
6 PM to 8:30 PM – Judging. Parents must remain in waiting room. This is an estimate of the time needed. The students will be dismissed when the judges are finished judging their division. Students must stay until they are dismissed because judges may want to return to see them a second time.
NOTE: Please be prepared to take projects home at the end of judging!
Thursday– December 8, 2016
6 PM – Awards Ceremony at the WISE Center (old Walton High School) on 555 Walton Rd., DeFuniak Springs
Emerald Coast Middle School announces Mr. Chris Mayer as Teacher of the Year and Mrs. Meta Ambrose as Educational Support Personnel of the Year. Pictured from Left to Right: Mr. Chris Mayer, ECMS Principal, Mr. Jeff Infinger and Mrs. Meta Ambrose. Submitted by Angela Vance.
Congratulations to the 2016 Freeport Middle School Tropicana Speech Contest Winners for 5th Grade
December 5, 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 Freeport Middle School Tropicana Speech Contest winners! Fifth Grade Winners are from L to R: Trinity Gilbert (1st place), Milo Rasz (2nd place), and Beckham Tripp (3rd place). Submitted by Chelsea Ellison.
"Bugs In My Breakfast" Author Visits BES
December 5, 2016
Bay Elementary was honored to have author Julie Smith visit our school and read her newest book “ Bugs In My Breakfast”. Mrs. Smith was at the Sun Dog bookstore in Seaside Saturday, December 3rd from 1-4. Submitted by Cindy Stewart.
VRB Announces Tropicana Speech Contest Winners
December 5, 2016
VRB had its Tropicana school-level competition this past Thursday, December 1. All of the speeches were so good, it made a very difficult decision for the judges. Our judges this year were Kathryn Youngblood, Bonnie Shelton, and Michelle Curtis. First place went to Ella Ekenseair. Second place was Elysia Koch, and third place was Cole Graham. Congratulations to our winners that will be representing Butler well in the district completition! Submitted by Sherrie Binkowski.