Education Archive

Dignitaries in attendance were Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Marcus Chambers, School Board Chairman Tim Bryant and Okaloosa County Commissioner Paul Mixon.

The small K-12 school offers a safe haven that some students might have difficulty finding at a large school.

The last five-and-a-half years though Mott has been at Laurel Hill School. Before coming to Laurel Hill she attended school across the country and around the world having gone to school in New Mexico and England.

As the top graduate of the Laurel Hill School Class of 2023, Long’s actions speak louder than her words.

His family made the trip east on Highway 4 from Berrydale prior to his sixth-grade year.

Brothers David and Rusty Oglesby are longtime teachers and coaches. Their children have excelled in athletics and academics as well.

Some students attend school in the same town throughout their education and share memories with friends they’ve known since kindergarten. Other students come to a community or school while in elementary, middle or the first years of high school. Things are different for many students growing up in military families.

She is a product of the Okaloosa County School District and has attended Crestview schools throughout her life. She started at Antioch Elementary School in kindergarten, went to Riverside Elementary, Shoal River Middle and finally Crestview High School.

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.