COVID Update April 8, 2022

In the spirit of transparency, the Walton County School District (WCSD) will continue to update our stakeholders with COVID-19 data for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Walton County School District COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies for the 2021-2022 School Year

1. If a person is sick (students, teachers, staff, and visitors), they should stay home.

2. Hand sanitizer is available at various areas inside the school.
3. Cleaning and disinfecting school facilities/buses which are occupied by students will be completed daily.
4. Adequate mitigation supplies are on hand at all schools/facilities (hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, etc.).
5. COVID-19 contact tracing is occurring in all schools/facilities.

Visitors are currently allowed at school during the school day.

*Please keep in mind that although COVID positive cases may represent a student or staff member within the WCSD, it does not necessarily indicate that the virus originated within the WCSD.  It is also important to note that a portion of the positive cases involve individuals who may have never entered the school setting while sick due to proper quarantining. 

Good evening.  This is a message from your Superintendent, Mr. Russell Hughes.  After consulting with local weather expert, we are cancelling all Walton County schools for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5^th, due to severe weather.  Closures include students and staff.  Extra-curricular activities and SPICE will also be cancelled.  Walton county School District will continue their collaborations with local experts to monitor the weather.  Please continue to check our district and schools’ media platforms.  Stay safe. 

Walton County School District

Recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month

Walton County School District recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. National Child Abuse Prevention Month is a time for us to not only honor those who work to support children and strengthen families, but to shine a light on the many ways we can all play a role in preventing children from being harmed. 

The Prevention Resource Guide, an annual publication by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Children’s Bureau outlines actions that can be taken by communities, organizations, families, and individuals to address the root causes of child abuse and provide meaningful and equitable support to families.  

You can access the Prevention Resource Guide and other resources at the Child Welfare Information Gateway’s at https://www.childwelfare.gov.

By increasing efforts to prevent child abuse, we all help children, families, and communities thrive. 

The Walton County School District Academic Team has won the State Championship in Division 3 of the Commissioner’s Academic Challenge in Orlando, Florida with 221 points on Saturday morning, April 2, 2022!

Team Members Brighton Cardenas, Kai Hong, Alyssa Sutton, Sophia Bock, Addie Hilton, and Allie Saunders played smart and as a team, they led in points during the semifinals on Friday and the finals Saturday.

The Commissioner's Academic Challenge is a highly academic statewide high school tournament inaugurated in 1986. The districts are placed in three divisions based on the fall FTE summary provided by the Florida Department of Education. Each team consists of six members (a maximum of four players during each of the three rounds and two alternates) and a coach. A maximum of six teams may compete in one competition round. This is not a quick response, trivial pursuit contest. Instead, it is a slower-paced tournament in which players are asked questions from the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the fine arts, world languages (French and Spanish) physical education, health, and technology. The questions are written by educators from high schools throughout the state.

Thanks to ALL the Academic Team coaches throughout the District who have worked with these students from Middle School through High School to help prepare them for this exciting moment! A special thanks to the two coaches that traveled to the event with them, Coach Melissa Buckner and Sean Libby.

Congratulations!