Education Archive

Northwest Florida State College recently announced its 2023 Commencement Keynote speakers, Marcus Chambers and Russell Hughes. Northwest Florida State College will host two commencement ceremonies May 6, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Delivering remarks at the 10 a.m. ceremony will be Chambers, superintendent of the Okaloosa County School District.

Seventh-grade life science students at Davidson Middle School recently participated in a dissection lab of a different kind.
The frogs used were not the traditional cadaver frogs raised and then harvested for educational purposes. They were SynFrogs, hyper-realistic synthetic frogs mimicking real frogs in size and texture designed to replace cadaver frogs, allowing students to have a realistic, yet humane learning experience.

The Okaloosa County School District and the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation will present the 2023 Okaloosa County K-12 Student Art Show on April 19-20 at the C.H. “Bull” Rigdon Fairgrounds in Fort Walton Beach.

Nearly two dozen Rocky Bayou Christian School mathletes participated in the third Mu Alpha Theta regional competition held March 4 at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee.

The Okaloosa Arts Alliance would like to invite all county students to participate in the 14th annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest.

The theme for the contest is “What art means to me.” The posters can be created on paper with markers, pencils, paint, pastels, charcoal, mixed media or crayons.

The Okaloosa County School District has partnered with the United Way Emerald Coast on a new mentorship program to improve literacy in young readers.

ReadingPals is a statewide early literacy initiative that provides volunteer mentors for local students from voluntary prekindergarten to third grade who may need extra help. Once a mentor passes their background screening, they undergo training before getting placed in a classroom where they work at a 1:2 ratio.

To help address hunger in the community, and in celebration of National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day on April 2, North Okaloosa Medical Center has donated 759 jars of peanut butter (and other nut butters) to Feeding The Gulf Coast.

More than 20 businesses and agencies from around Okaloosa County were at Laurel Hill School on March 10 for a job fair co-sponsored by the school and Mission of Hope.
“We partnered with Mission of Hope,” LHS assistant principal Ashley Miller said. “They work with vocational rehab and their goal is to try and help every member of society find something that they can do that‘s fulfilling.

The Okaloosa County School District has scheduled a free job fair to help fill its staff for the 2023-2024 school year.

If you have a passion for helping students achieve their full potential, the Okaloosa County School District could use your help.

Take Stock in Children is a program that pairs students with a mentor who provides weekly support and guidance to help them stay on the right track toward higher education.