Education Archive

Danny Meinecke grew up in the home of people in the building trades. His father and grandfather were in the heating and air conditioning business.

He was doing duct work while still in elementary school and driving a truck doing lead work in high school. But there was a side of him that always wanted to be an educator.

The year was 1938 and war was raging in Germany. It would be another three years before Japan would bomb Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II.
It also was the year what is now known as Southside Primary School first opened its doors.

On Aug. 26, Code Ninjas, an international afterschool learning center franchise with a focus on coding, held a grand opening for their Pensacola center. The center has actually been open since March 2023.

To address the overcapacity of traditional elementary and middle schools in Crestview, the Okaloosa County School District plans to open a new K-8 school next to the Southwest Crestview Bypass in the fall of 2026.

Our high school seniors are celebrating a huge accomplishment in their life as they dip their toes into the proverbial adult end of the life pool. We are excited for you as you realize your whole life is ahead of you. You have barely begun to scratch the surface of what you can accomplish. The past twelve years have all been for this moment – mostly. Some of you will go on to use algebraic equations and some of you won’t. Whatever you decide to do with your life over the next few years, do it well! Here is some advice we couldn’t resist passing along:

Joshua Gearhart of Crestview has made the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University for the spring 2023 semester. The dean’s list consists of SRU undergraduate students who earned an adjusted semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits.

The Crestview High School Class of 2023 celebrated graduation last Thursday night with 482 newly minted alumni taking part in the ceremony before a packed house at Jack Foster Stadium.

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

One thing students attending Laurel Hill School never have to worry about is being just another face in the crowd.

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

Brianna Mott, the second highest graduate in the Laurel Hill Class of 2023, went through a variety of educational experiences early in her school life.

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.

Mikayla Long doesn’t say much.

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