Superintendent Anderson awarded Emerald Coast Middle School student G.A. Mottola the Superintendent's Award for the 2015 Science Fair.
Pictured L to R: Superintendent Carlene Anderson, G.A. Mottola, ECMS Principal Jeff Infinger
Submitted by Leigh Glenn, ECMS
Thanks to a community outreach event sponsored by First Assembly of God Church in DeFuniak Springs through Convoy of Hope, every student at West DeFuniak Elementary received new shoes. The students were thrilled as volunteers from the church distributed the canvas shoes on December 14, 2015.
Submitted by Chelsea Ellison, FMS
Congratulations to Mrs. Balentine's 3rd period class for winning Achieve3000's Read to Succeed contest, the national race to accelerated literacy achievement!
From all the classes in the school who completed Achieve3000 lessons over the contest period, Mrs. Balentine's 3rd period class completed the most. It's proven that the more Achieve3000 lessons students complete, the greater their reading gains, and her students have built remarkable reading gains over the contest period.
Great job, Mrs. Balentine & her 3rd period class!
Submitted by Kendra Peloquin, FMS
Fifth grade students at Freeport Middle School are giving to their community to parallel the efforts of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Students are collecting toys to donate to the Professional Fire Fighters of Walton County I.A.F.F. Local 4413 for local families and animal supplies for Alaqua Animal Refuge and The Lucky Puppy Rescue. After creating and implementing the project, students will sign their names to the Declaration of Independence at www.archives.gov and receive a printed copy to take home.
Submitted by Chelsea Ellison, FMS
Freeport Middle School would like to present the 2015 Tropicana Speech Contest winners. They are as follows:
Fifth Grade: (Pictured with Mr. Morse, left to right)
1st Place: Eanna Rodriguez-Lombardo
2nd Place: Morrigan Burnham
3rd Place: Cassandra Head
Congratulations to Eanna Rodriguez-Lombardo, who was awarded "Most Persuasive" for her speech entitled, "The ABC's of Me" at the District Level.
Sixth Grade: (Pictured with Mr. Morse, left to right)
1st Place: Anni Rachels
2nd Place: Sydni Free
3rd Place: Abby Hamman
WMS Science Fair Winners
By Cathy Mosley
Walton County held the annual Science Fair competition Wednesday, December 9. The projects were judged at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony held Thursday, December 10, at 6 p.m. at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center. Walton Middle School is proud to announce that the following students were winners.
In the Junior Biological Division - Madison Phillips won Third Place. Tinsley Abbott, Kaitlyn Drake and Brooke Spicers won Honorable Mention. In the Junior Physical Science Division - Kage McMahon won Second Place. Jared Heady won Third Place and Ethan McKee and Atterol Walters won Honorable Mention.
Science Fair Winners
Pictured Top row (L to R) Brooke Spicer Jared Heady Kage McMahon Ethan McKee Bottom row (L to R) Atterol Walters Kaitlyn Drake Tinsley Abbott Madison Phillips
Second grade students at WDE enjoyed making a Seminole headdress as part of their Native American unit. Students imagined what it would be like to participate in a Seminole celebration.
-Pam Leavins, WDE
West DeFuniak K-Kids work diligently from August to December to raise money for their Christmas Angels. The group, then, goes on a shopping trip with their lists to make sure these wishes come true. What excitement for these Angels on Christmas morning!
-Pam Leavins, WDE
Walton Middle School Reading Class Champions
By Cathy Mosley
Walton Middle School reading classes participated in a county wide completion; “Read to Succeed Fall Motivational Contest.” The contest took place from November 2 – December 4. Special congratulations go to Ms. Amy Bennett’s 4th period class. This was the only class that qualified.
To qualify, 75 percent of all the students must score 75 percent or higher. They were asked to complete eight multiple choice activities. Extra points were given to encourage students to do their very best. To begin with every time a student did an activity their class received one point. Every score of 75 percent - 87 percent earned, gave the class an extra two points and all scores 88 percent and higher generated an extra three points for the class.
In this competition, the students worked individually, but they understood that what they did on their own affected how the class would do as a whole. It took all the students working to achieve this. Again, congratulations to Ms. Bennett’s 4th period class.
Pictured Back Row (L to R) Preston Cooke Jose Hernandez Trinity Kelly Ashlee Hensley Jeremy Ballentine Ms Amy Bennett (Reading Teacher) Middle Row (L to R) Vinson Flowers Bandon Siples Jacob Gilland Jireese Turner Olivia Denton Bottom Row (L to R) Madison Richards Jeanice Smith Yemmelin Reynoso-Villa Brianna Prue Ellie Jernigan
Second grade students at WDE enjoyed learning how to add three digit numbers with crackers (100), pretzels (10), and marshmallows (1).
-Pam Leavins, WDE
