Education Archive

Baker School took a break from the rigors of year end testing on the evening of May 9 to honor the academic achievements of the underclasses.

The top academic achievers in grades 9-11 were recognized for achieving grade point averages of 3.75 or higher. Because the school has a weighted average, several students surpassed the 4.0 mark that in times past represented straight As.

Throughout the 2022-2023 school year, the Okaloosa County School District’s Student Services Department and local mental health providers developed a monthly Mental Health Matters focus.

The 122 graduates who represent the Baker School Class of 2023 received their diplomas on the evening of May 19 at Doug Griffith Memorial Stadium.

It has been 34 years since Vickie Hayden walked the halls of Crestview High School as a student.

A 1989 graduate of Crestview, by her own admission, the once-shy clarinet player is returning to her alma mater as the principal. She replaces Jay Sanders, who announced his retirement last month.

The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation is in its 26th year of sponsoring Take Stock in Children and celebrated the accomplishments of its 14 graduates and the potential of its 17 newly selected scholars earlier this month at the Niceville Community Center.

No one loves you.

No one cares about you.

One of the primary focuses of the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation is the Take Stock in Children Scholarship Program, which provides two-year scholarships to deserving youth who may not attend college because of their family’s financial situation.

Life can be hard, and Laurel Hill School students were the first in the county to receive a new hands-on lesson designed to help them get better at budgeting their money in the future.

The construction industry needs workers, and not just sign-holding traffic monitors.

AMVETS Post 35 in Crestview will host their annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Blackstone Golf Course in Mossy Head on Saturday, April 29.