Butler Elementary families enjoyed an evening of Literacy related activities including guest readers, games, hot cocoa, and a visit from Mrs. Claus during Family Reading Night. All children were able to select a variety of “gently used” books to take home with them. Five lucky students won door prizes including two Kindle Fire Tablets! Submitted by Tammy Smith
Mrs. Cook’s third grade class participated in a festive Christmas tree STEM challenge. Students worked in teams to create the tallest Christmas tree using gumdrops and toothpicks.
Submitted by Elizabeth Gaither
The PHS Key Club has been honored as the Key Club of the Month for the State of Florida by the Florida District of Key Club International. The club has volunteered at their school's orientation, hosted a Hurricane Harvey relief drive, painted a mural, and volunteered at a Halloween event. Thank you for your service! Submitted by Kalli McMillan.
WMS applauds its sixth grade Tropicana winners for their outstanding speeches. Pictured here are the school competition winners with their English Language Arts teachers. (L to R: Ms. Alex Rhodes, Mrs. Emily Kent, 3rd place Aaron Wilmoth, 1st place Mason Nowling, 2nd place Kadin McNaughton, Mrs. Rachel Jones). The WMS school competition was held November 15th in the WMS cafeteria, with a total of twenty-two sixth grade participants. Mason Nowling (1st place) and Kadin McNaughton (2nd place) will now represent WMS at the district level competition. We congratulate these students for their excellent performances and offer best wishes to them as they advance to the next level. Submitted by Kristen Nelson.
Congratulations to Rileigh Council-Stalvey and Joshua Permenter for earning 1st and 3rd places (respectively) in the VFW Voice of Democracy competition! Submitted by Christy English.
Emerald Coast Middle School held a Spirit Night Event at the South Walton-Miramar Beach Chick-fil-A on Tuesday, December 5. The Chick-fil-A Cow made an appearance early Tuesday morning at the school to cheer the Stingrays on and support the event. Thank you Chick-fil-A!
Submitted by Angela Vance
Butler Elementary School held its Tropicana Speech Contest on Friday, December 1. The winners for fourth grade were Lauren McMurphy (1st place), Alexander Koehler (2nd place), and Jacob Colletta (3rd place). Lauren and Alexander will be competing in the district contest on December 14th. Congratulations! Submitted by Sherrie Binkowski.
Mrs. Moore’s 5th Graders at MHS designed and built their own STEM rollercoasters in class to assess differences between potential and kinetic energy. Submitted by Elizabeth Gaither.
PHS second graders show their love for the community and their Christmas spirit by creating a piece of artwork for Christmas at Lake Jackson. Submitted by Kalli McMillan.
The ACE Club (Acknowledging Children’s Efforts) members are second graders dedicated to helping others. Recently, they put on gloves, rolled up their sleeves, and got busy cleaning up the school grounds at Maude Saunders ! The Club is under the direction of Mrs. Maerea Kent. Submitted by Krisy Spence.
