Text Matters at Maude Saunders Elementary!
November 20, 2015
Text Matters at MSE!
Congratulations to the WDE 5th Grade Tropicana Speech Contest Winners
November 20, 2015
West DeFuniak Elementary Fifth grade Tropicana Speech Contest winners are Cooper Douglass—3rd place, Hannah Shoaf—2nd place, MacKenzie Campbell—1st place
Congratulations to the WDE 4th Grade Tropicana Speech Contest Winners
November 20, 2015
West DeFuniak fourth grade Tropicana Speech Contest winners are Chris Laird—3rd place, Raleigh Reed—2nd place, Steele Marshall—1st place.
FES 3rd Grade Students "Digging into Text Features"
November 19, 2015
Freeport Elementary 3rd grade students "digging into text features."
WHS Student Evan Cowie Wins 1st Place in Voice of Democracy Competition
November 19, 2015
Each year the Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) sponsors the Voice of Democracy essay competition for high school students. Walton High School student Evan Cowie placed first in this year's Walton County VFW competition. Second place went to South Walton High School student Mia Bennett and WHS student Keegan Menser placed third. Congratulations to all three students. According to the VFW, each of their essays have been submitted for regional competition.
Each year the Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) sponsors the Patriot's Pen essay competion for students in grades 6-8. Joshua Wilmoth, an eighth grade student at Walton Middle School is the first place winner for the 2015 Walton County VFW Patriot's Pen competition. Joshua's essay has been submitted to the regional competition. Congratulations and good luck at regionals Joshua!
Veteran's Day Program
November 18, 2015
We honored our Veterans on Thursday, November 12. Our guest speaker was Staff Sergeant James O'Donoghue. We enjoyed patriotic songs and a performance by the chorus. Thank you to all of our veterans.
PTO Coupon Book Winners
November 18, 2015
These were the top coupon book sellers for the PTO fundraiser. Congratulations to Bennett Minor, Isabella Lee, Ty Nguyen, Eli Hollington, and Hannah Herrick (Not pictured)!
Tropicana Speech Winners
November 18, 2015
Fourth grade held its annual Tropicana Speech Contest. The classroom winners competed this past Monday, November 16. Congratulations to Sami Thompson for placing third. Lacy Oden placed second, and the first place student was Piper Kurfirst. Lacy and Piper will continue on to the next round at the district level. Good luck!
Thank a Vet! Chorus Program
November 18, 2015
Our Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Rebecca Austin, preformed on November 17. It was a wonderful and patriotic night thanking our veterans. Be sure to check out the upcoming concerts.