In Mrs. Parker’s 8th grade science class students dissected American Leopard frogs. Students compared the organ systems of a frog to a human. Stay tuned next week, for our tie-dye t-shirt creations - Mrs. Parker.
Submitted by Angela Vance
On May 9th and 10th Freeport Middle School students participated in the inaugural FMS Algebra 1 Boot camp to prepare for the EOC. Over the course of two days, students rotated among three sessions to help prepare them to be successful on the EOC. Collectively the students completed around 7,000 problems over the course of the two days. Students ended the boot camp with a pep talk, and words of encouragement from Principal Harrison.
Walton High Seniors who previously attended Maude Saunders took a celebration stroll through the halls today, as our Little Warriors lined the halls and cheered. It is inspiring to see what these students have accomplished, and we wish them all the best.
Submitted by Krisy Chandler Spence
The WHS baseball team recently got to watch a Northwest Florida State College baseball game and go to FCA to listen to guest speaker Darryl Strawberry. They had a great time and represented Walton High well!
Submitted by Christy English
FBLA did an awesome job at the recent Relay for Life! A lot of students came out to support this great cause, and Coach Harless even got in the dunking booth!
Submitted by Christy English
ECMS hosted the Special Olympics Florida - Walton activities on Friday, May 11, 2018. Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition to children and adults 8 years of age and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Currently Special Olympics Florida - Walton serves 67 athletes throughout Walton County.
It was a wonderful day for all the participants who also got a special visit from McGruff the Crime Dog with the Walton County Sheriff's Office! Congratulations to all the participants!!
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe; photo credit: Chaela Floyd
Recognizing Our EPIC WCSD Teachers, Administrators, and Support Staff!!!
Nowhere in the educational community will you find employees more charitable and generous than right here in the Walton County School District, Florida!!!
Cindy Holmes, Resource Development Director of United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties recently reported that the approximately 1,000 employees of WCSD supported the United Way campaign this school year (2017-2018) by pledging nearly $29,000 to help provide services in the local community!!!
Superintendent A. Russell Hughes indicated this was no surprise to him knowing how big-hearted, dedicated and committed our employees are to making our corner of the world a better place. “This tells the story of who we are!” stated Mr. Hughes.
Congratulations to Paxton High School for their designation of Bronze Medalist from U.S. News and World Reports Best High Schools! Paxton was one of 35 schools in the state of Florida to receive Bronze Medallion status! Walton County School District is proud of this EPIC accomplishment!
Paxton School is recognized in the National Rankings and earned a bronze medal. Schools are designated based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college.
The FMS Horticulture Club is doing a wonderful job beautifying campus! This would not have been possible without the generosity and dedication to Agriculture education of our local Farm Bureau Board. Submitted by Chelsea Ellison.
FMS welcomed guest speakers from a wide variety of career backgrounds. Freeport Middle School’s PTO would like to thank the following Career-Day guests:
Dr. Jennifer Hawthorne/Specialist-Schools & Leadership Development
Florida House of Representative Brad Drake
Trey Nick/Nick’s Restaurant
Melanie Moore/Mattie Kelly Arts
Rick Hayes/Security Consultant
Leslie Harrison/Cyber Security
David Swanick and Mary Garner/Attorney and Paralegal
Theresa Devine/Farmer and baby goat Charlie
Sergeant Kristin Pond and her K-9 partner Kayne
Walton County Fire and Rescue Team
Bo Wilkerson/Historical Fiction Author
Mr. Hayard Dykes/Attorney
Register Family/Bee Keepers
Dylan Laird/Regional Utilities
Erika Zambello/Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
Deputy Blake McCormick/Walton County
Jeffrey Powell/DeFuniak Herald
Thank you AVID students for serving our special guests!
Submitted by Chelsea Ellison
