Maude Saunders is proud to announce the winners of our 2019 4-H/Tropicana Speech Contest.  Fourth grade winners are Ceaton Ealum (1^st), Brinley Laird (2^nd), and Conner Crews (3^rd).  Fifth grade winners are Natalee Register (1^st), Fallon Piper (2^nd), and Bailey Cole (3^rd).  The first and second place winners will compete in the District Speech Contest on December 12^th.

In the continued effort to promote college readiness through AVID, Advancement via Individual Determination, WDE 5^th graders created “college turkeys” to represent their teacher’s college choice. Mr. Stafford’s class represented the University of Florida, Mrs. Garrett’s represented Troy University, Mrs. Currid’s choice was Northwest Florida State College, Ms. Dickey chose Southwestern Oklahoma University, and Mrs. Bush’s class choice was Louisiana State University. The students researched information such as the tuition, special programs, clubs, and the different sports that the college offers,  the mascot, colors, and what academia interested each student individually about the teacher chosen college.

Congratulations to Childers Construction for receiving the Eagle Award for Excellence in construction of Dune Lake Elementary School. The award was received from the Associated Builders and Contractors in the Institutional 20 Million Dollars and Above category. ABC is a National Construction Industry Trade Association.

"Childers Construction Company’s team has been collaborative from the groundbreaking of Dune Lakes to the final touches upon completion. From responding to communication to hands-on problem solving, the Childers team made our move into the new school smooth while providing on site support for quality assurance," said Dune Lakes Principal Meredith Spence.
"Not only do we love the many features that include energy efficiency and aesthetic qualities that feature our community, the design team incorporated ideas suggested for a child-center learning environment. From small group reading rooms, natural lighting, state of the art technology, and beautiful courtyards, Childers Construction Company has created a beautiful, one-of-kind enriching learning environment that has received awards for design and now construction."