Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement. Passion is ambition that has materialized into action to put as much heart, mind, body and soul into something as is possible.
For Laurel Hill resident Charlotte Brooks, her passion has put her on a national stage, and now to the collegiate level.
Brittany Young, who has served as the assistant principal of Walker Elementary School in Crestview for the past several years, is now the school’s principal.
All 11th-grade students from Crestview, Baker and Laurel Hill high schools are invited to attend CHS’ 2026 Career Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 6, in the CHS Multipurpose Building.
In celebration of February being Black History Month, copies of vivid prints created by legendary black folk artist Clementine Hunter are on display in a front window of the Baker Block Museum.
Students who are members of two Crestview Robotics and STEM Hub teams recently took home top honors at a regional contest and are now gearing up to compete in the Florida Championship.
During “Ranch Day” each Friday, students in the K-12 Wagyumama Schoolhouse homeschool instructional program learn, among other skills, how to build a shelter, make a fire with nothing but a flint rock, change a tire, drive a tractor, take care of animals, and be good stewards of the land.
Numerous parents who vehemently disagree with an updated electronic hall pass system for high school students at Baker School have lashed out at it on social media.
The Okaloosa County School District, in partnership with the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation and the Early Learning Coalition of the Emerald Coast, invites families to a free Kindergarten and Voluntary Prekindergarten Registration Family Movie Afternoon on Sunday, Feb. 1, at Regal Cinemas Santa Rosa, 300 Mary Esther Blvd.
