If you are interested in making a difference in the life of a child and changing the world for the better, Lori Hughes, the WCSD contact for our mentoring program, will be happy to assist! Contact her at (850) 892-1100 ext. 1443
or by email at [email protected]
At the December 18th School Board meeting, Wade Wilmouth, Commander VFW Post 4437, presented the winners of the Voices of Democracy competition for high school students, the Patriot's Pen competition for middle school students and the VFW Teacher of the Year with their awards.
Pictured are as follows:
School Board Chair, Mr. William Eddins, Jr
Teacher of the YearLance Climer. South Walton High
Voice of Democracy1st Guadalupe Hernandez. Freeport High2nd Makena R. Kimball. South Walton High3rd. Alivia B. Campbell. South Walton High
Patriots Pen. (Paxton)1st Kaylee M. Aplin2nd. Gabriel I. Schofield3rd. Case L. ThompsonSuperintendent Russell Hughes.
Congratulations to each of these students!
Students at West DeFuniak Elementary enjoyed a performance of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Snow Queen” presented by the Atlantic Coast Theatre. Special thanks to the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation for making this experience possible. Submitted by Darlene Paul
West DeFuniak Elementary teachers spent their professional day on January 4th learning about grading and reporting of student learning. WDE teachers are making the progression of grading from “earning” to “learning”. After reviewing four challenges to take our grading and reporting to the next level, WDE teachers participated in the AVID strategy of engagement using Philosophical Chairs to dig deeper into two types of grading: Traditional grading practices vs Standards-Based grading practices. Teachers had to read two articles and take a stance on which type of grading they thought was the best. Submitted by Darlene Paul
