Education Archive

Members of the Crestview Area Sister City Program’s student organization, the Sister City Ambassadors, are $1,150 closer toward their planned June 2023 trip to Noirmoutier thanks to the generosity of Atlas Martial Arts.

Plus, a generous parent pitched in an additional $100.

Effective school safety precautions rarely make headlines; tragedies at schools are newsworthy, in part, because they are rare.

Safety officers at school districts around the state work hard to keep it that way.

If you happen to be visiting Crestview High School don’t be surprised in wonderful smells of cuisine cooking captures your attention.

The Culinary Arts program at CHS is one of the most popular electives the school offers. Chef Chuck Tingle heads the program.

Okaloosa County 4-H ended their 2021-2022 4-H year and began their 2022-2023 year with a celebratory banquet honoring youth members and adult volunteers in the community who have gone above and beyond in making the best better.

A complaint brought before the school board has spurred action regarding the condition of a classroom. 

Superintendent of Schools for Okaloosa County, Marcus Chambers, announced a new school coming to Crestview and it will likely be a K-8 school.

Allyson LaVictoire is a product of the Okaloosa County School District as a student, teacher and administrator.

She attended Bob Sikes, Northwood and Walker elementary schools. She went to middle school at the old Richbourg Middle School. And she graduated from Crestview.

With summer coming to an end, Baker principal Mike Martello is quickly finding himself in his happy place welcoming students back to campus.

Walker Elementary School Principal Lorna Carnley is a product of the Okaloosa County School District.

She attended Florosa Elementary School in Southwest Okaloosa County and is a proud 1985 graduate of Fort Walton Beach High School. She was a longtime faculty member and administrator at Baker School.

Driving onto the Crestview High School campus, it’s obvious change is in the air. New fencing has been put up that has nothing to do with school security.

Signs of construction projects are seen at every turn.