District News

The Senior Class of South Walton High School selected Jackson Weatherall and Frida Licona as their 2018 Homecoming King and Queen.

Submitted by Barbara Stratton

Students in Mrs. McKee's Kindergarten class at West DeFuniak Elementary are learning about the letter Tt. Students are covering the Tt with tissue paper. This multisensory activity also helps students with their fine motors skills when they tear the tissue paper. Students pictured, left to right: Jaxson Turner, Malika Patel, Mayson Hollingsworth, Ailea Harris, Anthony Serrano, and Gracelynn Smith.

Submitted by Jessica Dawkins

MSE participated in the Coastal Cleanup by cleaning up the Wee Care Park. As they collected, they recorded their findings to be included in the state database that documents the benefits of Coastal Cleanup Day. Submitted by Krisy Spence

Congratulations to FMS Interventionist Ms. Leavins for writing and receiving a $13,550.00 grant from the St. Joe Community Foundation! The grant money will be utilized to purchase literacy intervention kits.
Pictured left to right: April Wilkes, Executive Director, St. Joe Community Foundation and Brianna Leavins, FMS Interventionist. Submitted by Sharie Smith.

Congratulations to these energetic 3rd grade students from Paxton, who were the first to earn their September mileage awards: Dalton Larkins and Lay’Shawn Sanders. Submitted by Kalli McMillan

Paxton Key Club members participated in United Way's Annual Day of Caring by completing beautification projects on Paxton’s campus. The members, along with adviser Laurie Gilbert and Chelco Marketing manager, Bryan Gilbert completed various projects around the campus.

Submitted by Kalli McMillan

Mrs. Ludwig's class participated in a Socratic Seminar, then wrote Cornell notes on their new learning. These are AVID strategies. Submitted by Laurie Langford

We are excited to announce our Students of the Month for September!

9th grade - Mackinnon Campbell-Work
10th grade - Karla Perez
11th grade - Jenna Adams
12th grade - Yeshua Zavala

Way to go, Braves!

FHS students participated in International Coastal Clean-Up 2018!

Submitted by Patty Woodard

FMS 6^th grade students participated in International Coastal Clean-Up 2018 on Friday, September 14th. Students helped beautify Miramar Beach by collecting and documenting the trash littering the coastline. Submitted by Sharie Smith