The Walton County School District would like to thank the Walton Education Foundation! Over the past year the Walton Education Foundation has awarded over $42,000 to 39 classrooms through WEF’s Classroom Grant program using matching funds from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations.  In addition, the Foundation  has increased the number of students in Walton County’s Take Stock in Children program by 32 percent.  The Foundation has also  worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to host the very first Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers Event – AKA ECET2.  

A special thanks also goes out to following companies and their representatives for their very generous donations to the Walton Education Foundation. 

Kristina Mackenzie with Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa through United Way of Okaloosa & Walton – Over $11,000 for All Walton Education Foundation Programs

Janet Greeno with the St. Joe Community Foundation - $7,500 for Classroom Grant Program

Brian Gilbert, Kevin Campbell and Ashley Williams with CHELCO - $6,000 for Classroom Grant Program

Pictured:  Volunteer Walton Education Foundation Board Members  in attendance at a recent School Board Meeting: Megan Harrison, Lauren Justiss, Kelli Jo Kilberg, Melissa Pilcher, Linda Presenell, Wyndy Crozier.

Pictured above:  Walton Education Foundation Executive Director MH Carr and the mini-grant recipients present at the School Board presentation.

Click here to see the list of mini-grant recipients.

Pictured above: Walton Education Foundation Executive Director MH Carr (left) and Kristina Mackenzie with the Hilton Sandestin Beach Resort and Spa. 

Pictured above: Walton Education Foundation Executive Director MH Carr (left) and Janet Greeno with the St. Joe Company Foundation.

Pictured Left to Right:  Chelco representatives Kevin Campbell and Brian Gilbert and Walton Education Foundation Executive Director MH Carr.

Congratulations to James Williams, the Educational Support Personnel of the Year.

Pictured:  Superintendent Anderson, ESP of the Year James Williams, Transportation Director Jim Hicks

Picture Courtesy of the DeFuniak Herald/Beach Breeze Newspaper

A big thank you to Grit & Grace for donating the book titled, "Wild Wild Walton" to each of the middle and high school libraries.  The book written by Mr. Ronnie McBrayer is based on Grit & Grace's 2015 production bearing the same name, "Wild Wild Walton."

The special donatation was made at the January 5th School Board meeting.  Grit & Grace board members in attendance were introduced at the meeting: Mark Douglass, Kim Kirby, Mac Carpenter, Voncille McLeod, and Rosemary Garner. The author Mr. McBrayer was also introduced at the meeting. 

School Representatives:

Mitch Jackson – Vice Principal - Paxton School
Jason Campbell – Principal - Walton Middle School
Russell Hughes – Principal - Walton High School
Tripp Hope – Principal - Freeport High School
Charlie Morse – Principal - Freeport Middle School
Youlanda Guice – Secretary - South Walton High School
Jeff Infinger – Principal - Emerald Coast Middle School

Saturday, January 9^th the Emerald Coast Middle School Cheerleaders with Coach Whitney Cooley placed first at the Cheersport Biloxi Grand Championship in the Junior Level 5 Recreation division. Congratulations Stingrays!