District News

Congratulations Walton County Music Students!

February 4, 2014

Students from music programs in Walton County Schools were selected to perform at the 2014 Florida Music Educators Professional Development Conference and All-State Concert held at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL, on January 8-11, 2014.

Walton High School Senior band member Mathew Deal (E-flat Contrabass Clarinet/ Baritone saxophone), Paxton High School Junior band member Samantha Reeves (Bb Clarinet), and Paxton High School Freshman band member Maddisyn Jones (Bass Clarinet), were selected for All-State High School Honor Band.  The Walton High School Band Director is Dr. Harry Patzig; Paxton High School Director is Renee Riggs. 

Walton High School Senior Joseph Wilmoth, Director Diara Morris, earned a place in the All State Men's Chorus.

Paxton School Freshman 8th grade band member Randi Madden (Tuba), Director Renee Riggs, was selected for All-State Middle School Honor Band.

West DeFuniak Elementary Student Haleigh Permenter (4th grade), music teacher Gina Ealum, was chosen to sing in the Elementary All-State Chorus. 

Students were selected from applications covering the entire state of Florida.  Congratulations Walton County Music Students!

Freeport High School Leads Class 1A Academic Championship

February 4, 2014

The FHS volleyball team, under the direction of Coach Tina Knight, and the FHS golf team, under the direction of Coach Kitty Neal, are both ranked first in the FHSAA Academic Team Championship.  The volleyball team has a combined GPA of 3.686, and the golf team holds a combined GPA of 3.862.

The FHSAA Academic Team Champion Awards Program honors teamwork not only in competition, but in the classroom as well.   Points for the Academic Championship are awarded based on the team’s cumulative grade point average.  The top ten schools in each FHSAA category receive points.    Ten points are awarded for a first place finish, nine points are awarded for a second place finish, etc.   Points awarded for teams in single-class sports count toward the overall standings.   Due to the contributions of the FHS golf and volleyball teams, Freeport High School is currently in the overall lead for the Class 1A Academic Championship with a total of 20 points.   Baker High School is in second place with nine (9) points.

Freeport Students Travel to Liberty University

February 4, 2014

Freeport High School students, Tony Cosio, Gabe Moore and Sam Morgan, participated in a collegiate Heptathlon held on January 17-18, 2014, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.    Gabe placed first in the competition with 5187 points.  Tony placed fourth with 3935 points, and Sam placed fifth with a total of 3781 points.   These scores were new personal ‘bests’ for all three athletes.  Congratulations to all three students for their outstanding performance!

 

Pictured left to right

Tony Cosio, Coach Willie Parker, LU athlete Jessica Harrison, Gabe Moore, and Sam Morgan

Myrick Scores 1,000th Career Point

January 15, 2014

Freeport High School’s Mary Kate Myrick scored her 1,000th career point against district foe Northview on January 7, 2014.  Mary Kate, daughter of Coach Mike and Patsy Myrick, is currently a junior and in her third year of varsity basketball at FHS.  In addition to basketball, Mary Kate is a member of the volleyball team, P.A.C.K. Leaders, History Club, Taylor Haugen Youth Corps, Student Government Association, secretary of the National Honor Society, co-president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, president of the junior class, and vice president of the Key Club.  She takes honors, dual enrollment, and AP classes and maintains an unblemished 4.0 GPA.  Mary Kate and the Lady Bulldogs currently hold an 18-4 record for the season.

Congratulation to Walton High Senior Amos Willliams

January 14, 2014

Congratulation to Walton High School Senior Amos Williams for being selected as  4A All-State Football Team Honorable Mention.  Amos is a four year letterman of Walton Braves Football and Basketball teams.  He is also an active member of WHS Key and Anchor Clubs.

John W. Harris Leadership Award

January 3, 2014

Ally Woodard - John W. Harris Leadership Award

Ally Woodard, 8th grade student at Emerald Coast Middle School received the John W. Harris Leadership Award at the State Beta Club convention in Orlando on December 1st.

This award is named in honor of the National Beta Club's founder and provides recognition to 25 of the National Beta Club's most deserving members. It recognizes the members who best exemplify the ideal of leadership. Only 25 Junior Beta Club members across the nation are chosen each year from the 450,000 Junior Beta Club members. 

Read To Succeed Fall Contest

December 9, 2013

Amy Bennetts class

Names Top row L-R Deanna Chisolm, Brisa Martienz, Kacie Crane, Abi McKee, Willow Motley, Mrs.  Amy Bennett, Shanayh Tyson, Gabby Watson, Erin Howell, Emily Adams Bottom tow L-R Yisaac Zavala, Levi Nelson, Mason Norris, Lance Dukes, Juany’ah Thomas, Dy’rek Howard, Juan Salazar

 

Walton Middle School is pleased to announce Mrs. Amy Bennett’s sixth period class as the winner of the WCSD's “Read To Succeed” Fall Contest. Mrs. Bennett’s students earned an astonishing 111 points on average, per student, which was 54 points higher than the classroom scoring second place in the event.   

To qualify for the contest, students were required to complete six possible activities. Each time a student successfully completed an activity, his or her class earned one point.  Activity scores of 75 percent or higher earned two points.  Activity scores of 88 percent or higher earned three points. To encourage students to do their very best, extra bonus points were awarded for earning high scores on the activity.

WMS is extremely proud of Mrs. Bennet and her winning class – they really did “Read To Succeed.”

School Public Accountability Reports

October 18, 2013

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires that school districts provide parents with an annual school status report at the beginning of each school year. Florida's School Public Accountability Reports (SPAR) have been generated to comply with federal legislation that requires annual report cards on the educational progress of schools, school districts, and the state.

The SPAR provides information for all schools regarding:

  • Student enrollment
  • Kindergarten readiness
  • Graduation rates
  • High school dropout rates
  • Student performance in writing, reading, mathematics, and science
  • Student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
  • Teacher demographic information

The SPAR for your school can be retrieved by requesting a copy directly from your school or you can access the SPAR online by visiting the website below:

http://doeweb-prd.doe.state.fl.us/eds/nclbspar/index.cfm

Walton County School District (WCSD) has also provided a link to the SPAR on the school district’s website. In order to access the SPAR through WCSD:

  1. Visit www.walton.k12.fl.us.
  2. Click on the green Community tab.
  3. Click on the Public Notices quick-link.
  4. Click the link titled School Public Accountability Reports.
  5. You are now on the Florida Department of Education’s website. Click on the link for 2012-13 Reporting Requirements.
  6. From here, choose Walton in the dropdown box.
  7. Choose the desired school in the dropdown box.

If you have any questions about the SPAR, please contact Nathan Smith.

Nathan Smith

Coordinator of Instructional Support Services

[email protected]

850-892-1100 ext. 1505

WCSD Unveils District Website

October 7, 2013

WCSD will unveil the new district website on Monday, October 7, 2013.  Although school websites will not be activated until prior to the Christmas holidays, the carefully crafted design will provide a consistent appearance between the district and school pages, and will expedite navigation for students, parents, community and employees.   The district website will continue to undergo enhancements throughout the school year as additional features are activated.   

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