Congratulations to our young readers! Through a partnership with Food for Thought and the St. Joe Community Foundation, our young readers passed enough AR Tests to earn more than $58,000 to help feed students in our community. Way to go showing your reading prowess, AND helping your community!
TODAY IS THE DAY! Tonight is your chance to speak directly with representatives from each school in the District, Human Resources, and each department. Come get in the boat with us as we row to number one!
5:30pm at the CHAT Center - 555 Walton Rd in DeFuniak Springs.
Today we celebrate the incredible strength, love, and sacrifice that mothers show every single day. Whether you’re a mom, stepmom, grandmother, or mother figure—today is all about YOU! Happy Mother's Day!
Thank you to all the nurses in our District for keeping our kids safe and healthy!
If you've driven down Walton Rd recently, you've probably seen quite a bit of earth moving between Grace Church and Faithful Friends Animal Clinic. You've been driving past the future home of the new District Office. For decades, the school district has utilized the Historic Tivoli Complex and through that time Walton County has grown by leaps and bounds. Thus, it was finally time to move. It will be an EPIC testament to the success of the students and community! Monday marked the official ground breaking!
SWHS Baseball won tonight! A 3 Run Walk-off home run by Coleman Borthwick sealed the deal to head back to the Final Four state playoff for the 2nd consecutive year. Congratulations Coach Borthwick, the entire staff, and community!
Have you ever seen a Mustang in a boat? You have now! Superintendent Hughes dropped by Mossy Head School to check on the Mustangs and make sure they're rowing as hard as ever!
Thank you to Fisher's Pharmacy and The Babe Cave for offering our employees 20% off next week for Teacher Appreciation Week! Want to offer our employees something special? Email Dr. Joshua Bledsoe at Joshua.Bledsoe@walton.k12.fl.us
Congratulations to our PreK Special Olympics participants! Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible, and to the WHS Cheerleaders for hyping them up all along the way!
Being an administrator is not a task for the faint of heart - especially in Walton County! Principals must have grit, determination, a drive to succeed, and most of all - a fiery passion for children! On National School Principals' Day, we'd like to thank all of our Principals and ask that YOU give them a word of appreciation and encouragement - you can use our Let's Talk feature on the website!
Students from Paxton, Walton Middle, and Seacoast proudly represented the Walton County School District last week at the Drones in School Florida Championship hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with all three teams bringing home honors!
Throughout this rigorous competition, students demonstrated not only impressive technical skills — piloting drones and mastering design and engineering — but also vital executive skills like marketing, project management, and portfolio development.
Walton Middle School
Capture the Flag – 4th Place
Marketing Video – 3rd Place
Overall- 6th Place
Seacoast
Portfolio & Display – 1st Place
Design & Engineering – 1st Place
Marketing Video- 3rd Place
Overall – 2nd Place
Paxton High School
Portfolio & Display – 3rd Place
Capture the Flag – 4th Place
Overall – 5th Place
Congratulations to all of our hardworking students for their outstanding achievements and putting those real-world skills to the test! We are so proud of the creativity, leadership, and technical excellence they displayed.
Students at Freeport High School presented their AP Research projects this week - WOW! Congratulations on your hard work, research, innovative topics, and professional presentations!
Since it began in 1986, the Commissioner’s Academic Challenge (CAC) has been a showcase of Florida’s high school academic excellence. Teams representing school districts throughout the state compete for scholarships, championship rings, trophies, medallions, and of course—bragging rights.”
“Held each spring, players answer questions from the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the fine arts, world languages (French and Spanish), physical education, health, and technology. New questions are written each year by educators from high schools throughout the state. The 2025 tournament is being held April 24-26 at Universal Orlando Resort.
This year, the Walton County School District is represented by six students enrolled in 9th – 12th grade, four from the Magnet Innovation Center and two from Walton High School. We could not be prouder and wish them the best of luck!
Superintendent Hughes dropped by SWHS to check in on the Seahawks!
Today is Administrative Professionals Day! We have some truly dedicated, passionate, and talented individuals at our District Office who keeps things running like a top! Thank you for your commitment to excellence!
Happy National Bus Drivers Day! We have an army of amazing bus drivers who are so much more than just drivers—they’re the first smiling face students see every morning and the last friendly wave at the end of the day. They ensure our kids get to school safely, setting the tone for a great day of learning. Their patience, care, and dedication make a marked difference in our communities. Thank you, bus drivers!
Head over to the Magnet Innovation Center for an electrifying performance of The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical—a high-energy, family-friendly adventure based on the beloved book by Rick Riordan. Follow Percy Jackson, a teenager who discovers he's a demigod, as he embarks on a thrilling quest to find Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods. This action-packed musical is full of humor, heart, and heroism—perfect for audiences of all ages! Don't miss these magical performances of music, myth, and mayhem!
Students in the health sciences programs at Emerald Coast Technical College learn live-saving skills they can take into the job market, the home, and their community. Check out ECTC today at www.ectc.edu!
Enjoy your long weekend. We hope you enjoy time with family and friends! Classes will resume as normal on Monday, April 21st.
Students at the Magnet Innovation Center will talk to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station today at 10:52am! Watch via Livestream!
https://www.youtube.com/live/98VFp-vyBgs?si=TfAZeN575sysRM-z
The students at the Magnet Innovation Center attempted this contact in October, and they were very successful, but an unknown frequency interference prevented the astronaut from being able to hear the ground transmission. Sophisticated frequency monitoring equipment was brought to MIC and found that there WAS an interference somewhere that was no fault of the students, and NASA agreed to give the students another shot! WOW!