Over 400 students and parents enjoyed a "Frozen" themed Family Math Night at Butler Elementary. Students visited a multitude of math themed stations and were rewarded for their hard work (and fun) with ice cream sundaes! Submitted by Tammy Smith.
News
WMS Announces Teacher and ESP of the Year
Nov 18 2016
WMS is proud to announce the ESP of the Year, Ms.Joy Smith, and Teacher of the Year, Ms. Greer Harvell. Submitted by Kamber Rafferty.
Paxton Announces Teachers and ESP of the Year
Nov 18 2016
Congratulations to the PHS Teachers and ESP of the Year. As seen in the attached picture (from left to right), Sheryl Evans (4th grade) was awarded the Elementary Teacher of the Year. Dakota Cassidy was awarded ESP of the Year and Brande Manning (high school science) was awarded High School Teacher of the Year. We appreciate and congratulate these deserving members of the PHS team. Submitted by Kalli McMillan.
WHS Science Fair Winners
Nov 18 2016
Congratulations to the following Science Fair winners!
Biological
1st place - Glycogen Grubs by Kyle Burch
2nd place - Make-Up Growing Bacteria by BrieAnna Arke
3rd place - How Much Fat Is In Your Food by Alexis Hall & Korah Warner
Honorable mention - Which Water Is A Haven by Camryn Johnson & Mariah McLendon
Honorable mention - Saturated Fat In Cooking Oil by Emily Seay
Physical
1st place - November Sky by Anthony Elio & Billy Hubbard
2nd place - Chromatography Of Grape Soda by Kaycee Anderson, Keianna Ellis, and Steven Fireman
3rd place - Let's Get Slippin' by Mercedes Barham & Cheyenne Duncan
Honorable mention - Perfect Pitch by Griffin Murphy & Nicholas Nolan
Honorable mention - Data Inspectors by Matthew Milby & Bladen Ward
Honorable mention - Blowing Bottle Tops by Tru Coleman & Dale Brown
Honorable mention - There's A Dam Leak by Jade Larrick & Hannah Ray
Submitted by Christy English.
Congratulations to Walton Middle School's Tropicana Speech Winners:
1st Place: Mackenzie Campbell
2nd Place: Gage Galloway
3rd Place: Jaden Stevenson
6th grade Language Arts teachers: Brooke Carter and Alex Rhodes.
Submitted by Kamber Rafferty
WDE has Guest Speaker on Native Americans
Nov 18 2016
On November 16, 2016 second grade students at West Defuniak Elementary enjoyed learning about Native Americans from Ms. Sylvia Glover. Ms. Glover is from Westville, Florida. She collects Native American artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, deerskin blankets, and other various tools from this era. She explained to the students how the items were used by the Native Americans in everyday life. Students enjoyed holding and observing the artifacts. Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.
Maude Saunders Kindergarteners enjoyed visiting with residents of the Stanley House this week. Submitted by Krisy Spence.
Mossy Head School Tropicana speech winners
Nov 17 2016
Congratulations to our Tropicana speech winners!
Pictured from left to right:
Grady Campbell (5th grade) 1st place
Gabrielle Higgins (5th grade) 2nd place
Melody Aguayo-Martinez (5th grade) 3rd place
Levi Elmore (4th grade) 1st place
Emery Hagan (4th grade) 2nd place
Kylie Glass (4th grade) 3rd place
Submitted by Elizabeth Gaither
West DeFuniak Elementary’s Hat Day fundraiser was a success! All proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Pennies for Patients campaign runs through the end of November and students are working toward a school goal of $2,000.00. Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.
Music in Pictures supported through the Rosemary Beach Foundation, held a performance today during 4th period at Walton High School. FSU students presented a violin duet to the WHS chorus students. Submitted by Christy English/FB.