The entire Bobcat family would have been flooded with pride over the STEM Club at the LEGO League Jr. EXPO in Fort Walton Beach. Students nailed their interview with the judges, and impressed everyone with their LEGO creation. A judge said their presentation and board was EPIC and E.P.I.C. is what they were striving for!
Submitted by Kalli McMillan
On Friday, May 11th students from Mrs. Gina Ealum’s WDE class participated in the Special Olympics at ECMS. Students placed in many events and we are proud to announce the following awards:
Autumn Patterson (4th grade) – 1st place 50m dash; 1st place 100m dash; 6th place shot put
Tyler Penn (5th grade) – 1st place Long Jump; 3rd place 50m dash; 3rd place 100m dash
Demonte’ Clark (3rd grade) – 1st place 50m dash; 1st place 100m dash; 2nd place softball throw
Congratulations to these students for their amazing accomplishments!
Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.
The WHS baseball team recently got to watch a Northwest Florida State College baseball game and go to FCA to listen to guest speaker Darryl Strawberry. They had a great time and represented Walton High well!
Submitted by Christy English
The PHS 2nd graders enjoyed a fun and educational trip to the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, where they they were able to learn about and interact with different types of marine life that inhabit the Florida Gulf.
Submitted by Kalli McMillan
FBLA did an awesome job at the recent Relay for Life! A lot of students came out to support this great cause, and Coach Harless even got in the dunking booth!
Submitted by Christy English
ECMS hosted the Special Olympics Florida - Walton activities on Friday, May 11, 2018. Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition to children and adults 8 years of age and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Currently Special Olympics Florida - Walton serves 67 athletes throughout Walton County.
It was a wonderful day for all the participants who also got a special visit from McGruff the Crime Dog with the Walton County Sheriff's Office! Congratulations to all the participants!!
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe; photo credit: Chaela Floyd
In Mrs. Parker’s 8th grade science class students dissected American Leopard frogs. Students compared the organ systems of a frog to a human. Stay tuned next week, for our tie-dye t-shirt creations - Mrs. Parker.
Submitted by Angela Vance
SWHS Sophomore Holly Brooks is in Mrs. Barnhart’s Honors Geometry class. Holly won a pizza party for her class from Math Nation. She completed “Test Yourself” and was 1 of 45 students selected by Math Nation. Congratulations Holly! Submitted by Barbara Stratton.
On May 9th and 10th Freeport Middle School students participated in the inaugural FMS Algebra 1 Boot camp to prepare for the EOC. Over the course of two days, students rotated among three sessions to help prepare them to be successful on the EOC. Collectively the students completed around 7,000 problems over the course of the two days. Students ended the boot camp with a pep talk, and words of encouragement from Principal Harrison.
Walton High Seniors who previously attended Maude Saunders took a celebration stroll through the halls today, as our Little Warriors lined the halls and cheered. It is inspiring to see what these students have accomplished, and we wish them all the best.
Submitted by Krisy Chandler Spence
