WDE second grade students in Mrs. Dawkins’ class enjoyed a team-building activity called “Newspaper Towers”. Students competed against each other by constructing towers using only newspapers and tape. This activity involves creativity, coordination, and teamwork! Working effectively in a team environment is crucial for an EPIC year! Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.
Wise Center Pre-k Orientation was an exciting and successful day. The children enjoyed meeting their teachers and exploring in their new rooms.
Submitted by Debbie McBroom
MSE teachers collaborating to complete their Twitter selfie challenge. Fifth grade team members had a selfie with Mr. Mark Gardner, Facilities Director, to complete the “Take a Selfie with a District Employee” task! #mseteach Submitted by Pam Jones.
MSE teachers had an EPIC day on August 2nd with our Twitter Selfie Challenge. Twitter was introduced to teachers as an innovative source for professional learning opportunities. Our staff collaborated in teams to complete their Twitter scavenger hunt. One task was to have a selfie with Superintendent Hughes.
Submitted by Pam Jones
Day 1 in the Walton County School District was EPIC! More Pictures to Come!
Walton County's first Magnet School Program will open its doors to students on August 10, 2017 at 555 Walton Road, DeFuniak Springs, Fl. The program is dedicated to a new, responsive and deliberate educational environment for its students.
The focus is on the "whole student", with emphasis on 10 top attributes for success:
| Compassion | Desire |
| Attitude | Respect |
| Determination | Initiative |
| Effort | Victory |
| Time | Esteem |
The curriculum focuses on the foundations of cognitive growth: Reading, Math, Science and Language. The student services include small class sizes, mixed-intelligence learning classrooms, relevant student effort, grades based on mastery and building a growth mindset community of learners.
The program will serve students in grades 6-9 initially, and expand as the need arises.
At Orientation on August 8th, a drawing was held and the student who was selected from the drawing had the opportunity to shave Principal Jonathan D'Avignon's head as a symbol that they were "letting go of the past, and starting new...with new growth...moving forward."
Congratulations to Walton In10sity School of Excellence, Principal D'Avignon, and the teachers and students of this new project as they embark on this new journey of success!
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
Superintendent A. Russell Hughes gave a presentation to the Freeport/South Walton Kiwanis Club to share his vision for collaboration between the WCSD and Kiwanis at the August 2, 2017 meeting at the Coastal Branch Library.
Submitted by Chelsea Martin
The Paxton School band showed off their excitement for the new school year by performing at the EPIC training day/kick off event at FHS. Submitted by Kalli McMillan.
Superintendent A. Russell Hughes welcomes new and returning students to an EPIC year of learning and growing as we begin our 2017-2018 journey toward educating the whole child! This is The Walton County Way! Excellence, Professionalism, Innovation and Collaboration = E.P.I.C.
Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
