The world of education has started to expand outside of the basic common core lessons. High Schools are starting to branch out and inherit new classes that will provide opportunities for kids after graduating.
The newest venture in Okaloosa County is the School District’s partnership with Space Florida to bring the Space Florida Academy Program to High Schools across Okaloosa County.
The title of ‘teacher’ is described as, “a person who helps others acquire knowledge, skills, or values, typically working as a professional instructor in educational settings like schools,” but in reality, they are “world changers”.
Okaloosa County Superintendent Marcus Chambers and the School Board recently honored students from Team Okaloosa, who won the Division II state championship at the 2026 Florida Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Academic Challenge.
Teachers make an impact on student’s lives every day. Majority of a student’s day is spent with their teacher. They are a parent away from home who not only supply young minds with educational rhetoric, but life lessons and core values as well.
That kind of impact was rewarded for Ms. Michelle Harris, who was surprised with a new home air conditioning system on April 16.
Joining the military is the bravest and most courageous act that a citizen of the United States can do. They choose to sacrifice their lives to fight for and defend the freedoms this country was founded upon.
But there is a silent sacrifice that most people don’t see from the children of a military family.
