MSE 4th Graders Create Moon Phase Models Using Oreos
December 14, 2016
Submitted by Krisy Spence.
ECMS Girl’s Basketball Team Earns Title of Champions
December 14, 2016
Congratulations Emerald Coast Middle School Girl’s Basketball Team who earned the title as champions at the Northwest Florida Middle School Athletic Conference on December 10th! They finished their season undefeated! Way to go Stingrays! Submitted by Angela Vance.
Wise Center Pre-K Students and Families Showing Their Creative Side
December 14, 2016
Wise Center students and families show their creative side as they build their Gingerbread houses together. Submitted by Debbie McBroom.
MSE Students had a Blast at Math and Science Night
December 14, 2016
Nearly 200 students brought their parents to Math and Science Night at Maude Saunders December 1st. The students had an opportunity to play math games and participate in hands-on Science activities throughout the evening. Parents left with new strategies to help their children at home, and the students left feeling very excited about math and science! Submitted by Krisy Spence.
ECMS Boy's are Northwest Florida Middle School Soccer Champs
December 14, 2016
The ECMS Boy's Soccer Team completed an undefeated season, 12-0. They won their tournament games on Saturday, December 10th in Freeport by scores of 8-0 over Seaside and 5-0 over Lewis Middle School of Niceville. The final goal total was 85 goals scored by ECMS and ( just as astounding is that) they only allowed 4 goals ALL YEAR! They are the Northwest Florida Middle School Champions! Congratulations to the team and Coach Shost who represented WCSD and made us all proud! Submitted by Angela Vance.
Anchors Away Teamwork
December 14, 2016
Mr. Tweedy’s class at WDE gets into the “Anchors Away” theme of the school year by building a Knex anchor, fish, and a jellyfish. They are learning to how to work as a team and follow written directions. Special thanks to Deputy Matt Key for donating the Knex blocks.
WHS Receives Donated Books from Walton County Democratic Women's Club
December 14, 2016
Walton High School would like to thank the Walton County Democratic Women's Club for donating books to the library this morning. Karen McGee and Victoria Dwyer presented the books. Ms. Currid and Ms. Stephenson's leadership students were excited to be the first to get their hands on the new books, which will soon be cataloged and available for check-out. In addition to the donations, they also provided pizza for the students.
Thank you again to the Walton County Democratic Women's Club for their generosity. We sincerely appreciate your kindness and know these books will be enjoyed for years to come. Submitted by Christy English.
SWHS Student Received the Superintendent Mr. Hughes Award for Outstanding Project in the Biological Science Category
December 14, 2016
Our WCSD Science Fair Awards Ceremony was held on December 8th. Approximately 150 students from 6 schools participated in this year's Science Fair on December 6th.
Congratulations to all of our Walton County Science Fair Award recipients!
Science Fair projects help develop analytical skills and independent thinking! Whether you are doing a science fair project, a classroom science activity, independent research, or any other hands-on science inquiry understanding the steps of the scientific method will help you focus your scientific question and work through your observations and data to answer the question as well as possible.
Sikes Wilson (pictured) from South Walton High School received the Superintendent Mr. Hughes Award for an outstanding project in the Biological Category, "How does the type of milk affect plant growth." Sikes also won 1st place in the Senior Biological category.
A special thank you to our participants and their families, our Science Teachers, Judges, the Choctawhatchee Hemerocallis Society and Darius Paul
We hope to see you next year!
Additional pictures from the WCSD Science Fair may be found on the WCSD Facebook Page. Submitted by Crystal Appel.
Freeport High School Key Club Visits the Tri-County Headstart
December 14, 2016
Submitted by Patty Woodard.
Congratulations to the First ECMS Student of 2016-17 SY to Earn a CIW Internet Business Associate Industry Certification
December 12, 2016
The 2016 – 2017 Emerald Coast Middle School IT Academy has their first successful candidate earn industry certification. Congratulations to Natalie M. for leading the way as a CIW Internet Business Associate! Submitted by Angela Vance/FB.