The Crestview High School Band, otherwise known as the Big Red Machine, will enter its 87th year during the 2025-26 academic year, and for close to 20 years, Jody Dunn has directed it.
Music is in his blood. His mom and dad went to Crestview, where his mom was in the band and his dad was in the glee club.
The world that the 17-member Laurel Hill School Class of 2025 is stepping into “is fast and full of opportunity,” school Principal Lee Martello said during Tuesday night’s commencement ceremony.
Okaloosa County School District officials recently announced that two dedicated educators and one exceptional student have been selected as recipients of the 2025 National 180 Awards, a prestigious national recognition celebrating outstanding achievement in literacy and academic growth.
A total of 55 students from Crestview High School participated in “Reality Check” on May 2, a financial literacy program put on by the Okaloosa County School District.
The program is designed to equip students with essential real-world money management skills.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, the Okaloosa County School District will engage students, staff, and families in activities designed to foster mental wellness, promote conversation, and provide mental health resources.
Riverside Elementary kindergarten teacher Jessica Black earned the “Thank A Teacher” award from HCA Hospitals for the month of April.
She was walking out of her classroom to get her students back from lunch when she noticed Superintendent, Marcus Chambers, and other members of the Okaloosa County School District public relations staff headed her way.
Students, faculty and parents at Bob Sikes Elementary in Crestview were on hand to see the unveiling of the new cafetorium at the school last Tuesday.
Okaloosa County School Board members were also in attendance, as well as superintendent Marcus Chambers.
Crestview junior Asher Guillory visited Washington D.C. early last month to attend the Florida Debate Initiative’s Civic Immersion.
She found out about the trip on the FDICI’s website and through its Instagram page.
The Okaloosa County School District celebrated the academic achievements of 619 high school seniors during the Anne T. Mitchell Academic Senior Honors Assembly on Tuesday at Northwest Florida State College’s Raider Arena.
It was a special day on Friday, March 28, for two members of the Crestview High School community.
Seniors, Hadley Broome and Heather Hansen, were both recipients of the Superintendent Scholarship, which was provided by the Okaloosa County School District and Superintendent, Marcus Chambers.
