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Nov 27, 2024
Jessica Amador took a different career path than most elementary school teachers, but the path has led to her peers nominating her as their teacher of the year at Riverside. Amador began her career in business. She earned a degree in event management from the University of Central Florida and went on to work in the industry in Orlando for six years.

Nov 20, 2024
Inside the halls of Richbourg School, students of all ages are producing music. Calvin Jasper, the Richbourg School teacher of the year, is instructing all of them.

Nov 18, 2024
Davidson Middle School teacher, Toni Toney, has always meant business. She attended Mississippi State University and earned a degree in business management, before moving to Crestview with her husband in the late 1990s.

Nov 13, 2024
Antioch Elementary teacher, Faith Fogarty, has been teaching for 12 years. She started in nearby Bay County before moving to Okaloosa County where she has been for the last seven years, teaching math and reading.

Nov 12, 2024
Crestview high school hosted their sister city, Noirmoutier, and their students for two weeks during the month of October. The city of Crestview and Noirmoutier have had a relationship since 1995, with the cities exchanging cultural, social and educational ideals.

Oct 30, 2024
Inside Liz Havard’s pre-K classroom at Southside Elementary, technology is changing students’ lives. Havard, in her 16th year teaching, works with non-verbal students who have been diagnosed with level two or three autism, cerebral palsy, and other genetic disorders.

Oct 24, 2024
There’s likely no one who knows Laurel Hill School better than Wanda Cooper, who was recently named the school’s teacher of the year.

Cooper attended Laurel Hill as a student, starring on the basketball court and earning a scholarship to play at Troy University.


Oct 16, 2024
Shalytha Payne-Blevins knew in middle school that she wanted to be a teacher. Now, the Crestview High School teacher of the year, Payne-Blevins is thankful for all the people — especially teachers — that guided her on her path to becoming an educator.

Oct 15, 2024
Demeika “Mac” McClendon, Baker School’s criminal justice instructor and high school teacher of the year, enjoys incorporating fun into her lessons while preparing her 130 students for future careers.

Oct 9, 2024
The Okaloosa County School District is partnering with WSRE PBS for Amazing Kids Day, an autism-friendly event designed to offer a fun and supportive environment for children with autism and their families. The event will be held at the Fort Walton Beach Public Library, located at 185 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is free to attend.
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