DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Four local high school students have earned trips to Washington, D.C. as part of the nationally recognized Youth Tour education program hosted by America’s electric cooperative com…
Category: education
Parents can help kids build literacy skills, program says
CRESTVIEW — Walker Elementary school wants another Love.Read.Learn! session for parents of kindergartners through second-graders following positive feedback and satisfactory attendance from February’…
Triumphing over adversity earns CHS senior Youth of the Month Award
CRESTVIEW — Overcoming adversity at school and in her personal life, a Crestview High School senior has turned tragedy into an anti-texting-and-driving awareness campaign at the school. For her effor…
Shoal River students eye innovation award
CRESTVIEW — Six Shoal River Middle School students on the MustLego robotics team have submitted an idea to win a Global Innovation Award and $20,000 to make it a reality.
ACT/SAT workshop registration ends March 25
FORT WALTON BEACH — Workshops for Okaloosa students taking the April 13 ACT and May 4 SAT are planned April 9-18 in the Fort Walton Beach and Niceville High School media centers.
Davidson student wins Inspirational Student Hero award
CRESTVIEW — You could say one Davidson Middle School student has a winning attitude.
Jerrold Gardner, 14, of Milligan, is the recipient of Cox Cable’s Inspirational Student Hero award for his positi…
Bob Sikes robotics team coming to state competition March 3 (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — Bob Sikes Elementary School's Rockin' Robots Lego team will return to a statewide competition for the second straight year.
Study: Okaloosa students' breakfast participation is low
Okaloosa County Schools have one of the lowest free and reduced school breakfast participation rates in the state, but it's not because it's lacking in hungry children, according to a recent study.
Plans progressing for arts academy
CRESTVIEW — The new arts academy for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Northwood Elementary School is a few steps closer to reality.
NWFSC plans March 3 'Cash 4 College' workshop
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College's fourth annual “Cash 4 College” financial aid workshop is 1-4 p.m. March 3 in the Student Services Center on the Niceville campus. The workshop helps stud…