It’s doubtful if any members of the Baker Class of 2024 have ever heard the Seals and Croft song, “We May Never Pass This Way Again,” that was a favorite of many students in Class of 1974. But with each speech and memory shared, they echoed the sentiments of the song from a half century ago.
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, the County Music Association (CMA) Foundation partnered with 30 Country Music stars to surprise music teachers nationwide that they were selected as a Music Teacher of Excellence. Florosa Elementary Music Teacher Sarah Theres was surrounded by co-workers when the announcement was made on Tuesday, May 7, via a special congratulatory video by Country artist Caitlyn Smith that she was selected as a 2024 CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence (MToE).
Joining The Baker School volleyball team in bringing home top honors in the 2023-24 school year, The Baker School band finished the year with a championship performance of its own receiving the first Superior rating in the program’s history at last month’s state competition in Tallahassee.
On Tuesday, April 16, the Northwest Florida State College Raider Arena hosted the 50th annual Anne T. Mitchell Senior Honor Award Reception. The event recognized 591 high school seniors from Baker, Choctaw, Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Laurel Hill and Niceville High Schools who will graduate with honors in May. These students have achieved a weighted GPA of 3.75 or higher, which designates them as summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude.
In a display of academic prowess, Team Okaloosa, comprising eight talented high school students, secured the top spot in the prestigious Commissioner’s Academic Challenge (CAC) held April 10 -April 13.
Crestview High School’s buildings trade class recently attended the Future Builders Association of America State Summit with three CHS students earning leadership awards for the way they work with others and the potential for future excellence in the building and construction industry.
Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) has announced the launch of a new secondary education initiative, the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Mentorship (ELM) Youth Program.
DeFuniak Springs (April 17, 2024) – Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CHELCO) hosted its annual meeting at Freeport High School on Saturday, April 6 and handed out six scholarships to area high school students.
Alfred Joyce Kilmer, an early 20th-century poet, is best known for his poem, “Trees.”
Kilmer started the poem with the line, “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.”
