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Students recognized at Van R. Butler Elementary School
Recognition Day was held April 22 at Van R. Butler Elementary. Students were recognized for academics, attendance and citizenship from the third grading period of the 2007-08 school year.3RD GRADE "A" HONOR ROLLSean Bryant, Alexis Workman, Tyler...
Freeport High School student recognized for volunteer service
FREEPORT – Jacquline Nicole Dykes, 18, of Freeport, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award.The award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their...
Read Across America Day brings fun to Butler Elementary
Students and staff at Van R. Butler Elementary School recently celebrated "Read Across America Day" by honoring the works of Dr. Seuss. Volunteers, Jr. Beta Club members and staff read to classes, and hallways were adorned with student work depicting...
Register children for kindergarten in April
Kindergarten registration for the 2008-2009 school year will be held at all Walton County elementary schools Monday-Friday, April 7-18, from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. To be eligible to enter kindergarten, a child must be five years of age on or before Sept....
South Walton freshmen meet Sunshine State Scholar criteria
Fifteen South Walton High School Freshmen have been recognized as 2008 Sunshine State Scholars. To be eligible, these students had to score at Level 5 on the mathematics portion of the FCAT and at Level 4 or 5 on the science portion. Walton County...
Destin Middle School band students excel at solo and ensemble
On Friday, February 21st, the Destin Middle School band students traveled to Gulf Breeze High School to the FBA evaluations. The following earned suprior medals for their performances. Congratulations to this group of talented musicians!Bobby...
Free online AP reviews now open to all Florida students
ORLANDO, Fla. – Students throughout Florida planning to take AP exams can now prepare using a new online AP review with multiple choice assessments in a self-paced, interactive, web-based environment, free of charge. The AP reviews, created by Florida...
Destin Middle School Jazz Band achieves Superior rating
On Feb. 29th, 16 members of the Jazz Band at Destin Middle School walked away with a Superior rating at the FBA Jazz Evaluation. This group of students under the direction of Robert Colon traveled to Crestview to attend their Music Performance Assessment....
Students place at regional science fair
The Regional Science Fair for Okaloosa and Walton counties was held on February 21, 2008 at the Emerald Coast Conference Center. Destin Middle School had several students who earned special awards and were place winners. Here are the results:...
ECMS Honor Roll
Students, parents and faculty gathered at Emerald Coast Middle School on February 5th, 6th and 7th to recognize students for outstanding performance, effort and attendance. Students received awards for Honor Roll (3.0-3.25), Honor Roll Plus...
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