Congratulations to the PHS Students of the Month
November 2, 2017
Alyssa Brown and Bradley Garrett. Submitted by Kalli McMillan.
WHS Students Place 1st and 2nd in Farm Bureau Speech Competition
November 2, 2017
Walton High School sophomore students, Shelbee Castrillo and Cheyanne Cordle, received monetary awards from Florida Farm Bureau for placing 1st and 2nd place respectively in the 2017 Florida Farm Bureau Speech Competition. The topic of this year's speech was "Today's food companies employ many tactics including food labels to gain a marketing edge. How can farmers and ranchers ensure that consumers understand these labels and have confidence in the safety and quality of their food?" Shelbee and Cheyanne are students in the Youth Leadership class at WHS under the supervision of Kelley Stephenson, WHS Instructor. Pictured below is Shelbee Castrillo (1st place winner). Pictured on the left (from left to right) is Charlie McKinley - Farm Bureau, Dale Anderson - Farm Bureau, Cheyenne Cordle (2nd place winner), Kelley Stephenson - WHS Instructor and Allen Scheffer - Farm Bureau. Submitted by Christy English.
Always a Winning Hand with the Walton County School District!
November 1, 2017
Director of the Human Resources Department, Sonya Alford, and her Winning Team having some October 31st fun!
Pictured: Sonya Alford, Kaye Black, Amy Lamb and Dakota Arnold
ECMS "Wizards of 7th Grade" Make Learning Fun!
November 1, 2017
The ladies of the 7th Grade Team at ECMS brought smiles to their students’ faces on Halloween. The “Wizards of 7th Grade” are a talented group of teachers that make learning fun for their students. Printed on the back of their shirts is the phrase, “The Pursuit of Excellence Continues”. Even while having fun, these teachers communicate high expectations to their students. ECMS is lucky to have these “Wizards of Knowledge” and would like to thank them for all they do for our students!!!
Pictured from L to R: Nancy Anderson, Nina Borthwick, Connie Morreale, Jeannine Abadie, Charlotte Hamer, Lisa Burns
submitted by Candy Bodie and Keitha Bledsoe
Superintendent A. Russell Hughes' Monthly Update for November 2017
November 1, 2017
Every month, Superintendent A. Russell Hughes shares a video message with updates on the exciting things happening in the Walton County School District. The November video was taped at The Matrix, and features Candy Miller Nowling with a little about the mission and vision of The Matrix. Mr. Hughes shares important information about recent activities, and upcoming events during the month of November, 2017.
submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
Paxton Book Fair/Art Show!
November 1, 2017
Paxton Art teachers, Corinne Wilson and Samie Wright, have set up a school art show in the school media center in connection with the school Book Fair. As part of a Parent and Family Engagement night, parents were able to come to the book fair with their students, and see their wonderful artwork during the evening!
submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
WDE 2nd Grade Candy Corn Contest!
October 31, 2017
2nd grade students in Mrs. Jessica Dawkins’ class at WDE participated in a month long reading challenge. Students who read 16 books during the month of October were entered into a drawing. Mr. Rodney Free is pictured with our lucky winners, Emmalin Monsen and Jonah Baur. Each student received a jar of candy corn! Thank you Mr. Free for drawing the names of our winners!
submitted by Jessica Dawkins
MHS Celebrates 10th Annual Fall Fling!
October 31, 2017
Students at Mossy Head School enjoyed our 10th Annual Fall Fling. There were many fun activities including an obstacle course, hay ride, pie in the face, cupcake walk, bounce house and many more exciting booths. A good time was had by all!
submitted by Elizabeth Gaither
FES Students Welcome the Fall with Pumpkins and Carnival!
October 31, 2017
The Freeport Elementary students enjoyed a fun Fall Festival on campus as they welcomed the season!
FES First Graders enjoy Pumpkin Day, and FES Kindergarten students had a great romp in the Pumpkin Patch!
submitted by Nancy Currie
WCSD Congratulates Our 2017 Schools of Excellence!
October 31, 2017
The Walton County School District is proud to announce that 5 of our schools have been selected by the Florida Department of Education as "Schools of Excellence."
Schools are designated as Schools of Excellence if the school’s percentage of possible points earned in its school grade calculation is in the 80th percentile or higher for schools comprised of the same grade groupings (elementary, middle, high, and combination) for at least two of the last three school years if the school meets the qualifying criteria.
Congratulations to Van R. Butler Elementary, Emerald Coast Middle School, Seaside Neighborhood School, South Walton High School, and Freeport High School for receiving this high honor!
submitted by Keitha Bledsoe