CRESTVIEW — Last month, Riverside Elementary’s faculty, families and students collected 165 pajama sets for local needy children. The effort was part of the Parents and Teachers Working Together orga…
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CAMPUS KUDOS: Northwood Elementary Honor Roll
First grade
All A’s
Harley Ables, Kayla Blain, Dayton Deatherage, Jadyn Dreading, Lillie Gainey, Gabrielle Harrington, Aidan Harseim, Abygale Hoist, Benjamin Humphrey, Maggie Langston, Zacharie Lit…
All Okaloosa school district employees likely to see pay hike
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County School District employees might see an increase in their pay after the first of the year.
CAMPUS KUDOS: Crestview students earn college honors
SAVANNAH, GA. — Brittany Baker, of Crestview, has been named to Savannah College of Art and Design’s dean’s list for fall quarter 2012. Full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average…
Doolittle exhibit to launch NWFSC 50th anniversary events
NICEVILLE — As a major component of Northwest Florida State College’s more than yearlong recognition of its 50th anniversary, the school plans to open a museum-quality historical display honoring the…
Okaloosa teachers may see a raise
FORT WALTON BEACH — Teachers in Okaloosa County schools will see more money after the first of the year if a recommended pay scale is approved.
Students, benefactors of Burke Scholars program recognized
NICEVILLE — The recent Northwest Florida State College annual Burke Scholars recognition ceremony brought together 2012-13 Kelly and Denny Burke Family Scholarship and Patricia Burke Ackal Nursing Sc…
Jackson takes helm of Okaloosa schools; Destin joins school board
CRESTVIEW — A new era was ushered in Tuesday evening for Okaloosa County schools.
Walker Elementary students learn holiday culinary skills (gallery)
CRESTVIEW — Before Thanksgiving break, Walker Elementary School kindergarten teacher Mary Riley taught students a thing or two about 17th-century hardships, and then gave a practical demonstration
School districts still grapple with class size limits
FORT WALTON BEACH — Snapshots taken last month to determine whether classrooms in local school districts met strict state size requirements has produced a mixed bag.