Leadership students from Freeport High School, South Walton High School, and Walton High School recently participated in the annual mock trial competition at the Walton County Court House. A big thank you to the Honorable Judge Kelvin Wells for presiding over the competition.
Pictured: Walton High School Youth Leadership Students and the Honorable Judge Kelvin Wells
Leadership students from Freeport High School, South Walton High School, and Walton High School recently participated in the annual mock trial competition at the Walton County Court House. A big thank you to the Honorable Judge Kelvin Wells for presiding over the competition.
Pictured: Freeport High School Youth Leadership students and the Honorable Judge Kelvin Wells
Parents enjoyed a performance of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" from Mrs. Hogg's and Ms. Smothers' third grade classes at Maude Saunders Elementary.
Submitted by Kim Stafford
Superintendent Anderson awarded Emerald Coast Middle School student G.A. Mottola the Superintendent's Award for the 2015 Science Fair.
Pictured L to R: Superintendent Carlene Anderson, G.A. Mottola, ECMS Principal Jeff Infinger
Submitted by Leigh Glenn, ECMS
Leadership students from Freeport High School, South Walton High School, and Walton High School recently participated in the annual mock trial competition at the Walton County Court House. A big thank you to the Honorable Judge Kelvin Wells for presiding over the competition.
Pictured: South Walton High School youth leadership students and the Honorable Judge Kelvin Wells.
Submitted by Kendra Peloquin, FMS
Fifth grade students at Freeport Middle School are giving to their community to parallel the efforts of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Students are collecting toys to donate to the Professional Fire Fighters of Walton County I.A.F.F. Local 4413 for local families and animal supplies for Alaqua Animal Refuge and The Lucky Puppy Rescue. After creating and implementing the project, students will sign their names to the Declaration of Independence at www.archives.gov and receive a printed copy to take home.
Submitted by Chelsea Ellison, FMS
Congratulations to Mrs. Balentine's 3rd period class for winning Achieve3000's Read to Succeed contest, the national race to accelerated literacy achievement!
From all the classes in the school who completed Achieve3000 lessons over the contest period, Mrs. Balentine's 3rd period class completed the most. It's proven that the more Achieve3000 lessons students complete, the greater their reading gains, and her students have built remarkable reading gains over the contest period.
Great job, Mrs. Balentine & her 3rd period class!
Thanks to a community outreach event sponsored by First Assembly of God Church in DeFuniak Springs through Convoy of Hope, every student at West DeFuniak Elementary received new shoes. The students were thrilled as volunteers from the church distributed the canvas shoes on December 14, 2015.
Submitted by Chelsea Ellison, FMS
Freeport Middle School would like to present the 2015 Tropicana Speech Contest winners. They are as follows:
Fifth Grade: (Pictured with Mr. Morse, left to right)
1st Place: Eanna Rodriguez-Lombardo
2nd Place: Morrigan Burnham
3rd Place: Cassandra Head
Congratulations to Eanna Rodriguez-Lombardo, who was awarded "Most Persuasive" for her speech entitled, "The ABC's of Me" at the District Level.
Sixth Grade: (Pictured with Mr. Morse, left to right)
1st Place: Anni Rachels
2nd Place: Sydni Free
3rd Place: Abby Hamman
West DeFuniak Elementary had an impressive display of 159 Science Fair projects this year. Judging of the projects took place this week at school. The students were judged on their presentation, science boards, and knowledge of their subject.
Winners for Third Grade Biologica Divisionl: 1st place—Fisher Burgess, 2nd place—Lavaris Randle, 3rd place—Maya Abbott
Winners for Third Grade Physical Division: 1st place—John Grimes, 2nd place—Jacob Wood, 3rd place—Jackson Davis
Winners for Fourth Grade Biological Division: 1st place—Addison Cook, 2nd place—Raleigh Reed, 3rd place—Graison Dorr
Winners for Fourth Grade Physical Division: 1st place—Chris Laird, 2nd place—Aaron Wilmoth, 3rd place—Audrey Nelson
Winners for Fifth Grade Biological Division: 1st place—Phylicia Hooks, 2nd place—Fisher Gainey, 3rd place—Cooper Douglass, Honorable Mention—Gracie Wood
Winners for Fifth Grade Physical Division: 1st place—Hannah Shoaf, 2nd place—Matthew Wilson, 3rd place—Christopher Leath, Honorable Mention—Laney Kelley, Honorable Mention—Jaden Wallace, Honorable Mention—Brantley Betts
Principals Award—Kimberly Glenn
-Pam Leavins, WDE
PICTURES
Fifth Grade Picture back row left to right: Brantley Betts, Jaden Wallace, Laney Kelley (not pictured), Christopher Leath, Matthew Wilson, Hannah Shoaf (not pictured) Fifth Grade front row left to right: Gracie Wood, Cooper Douglass, Fisher Gainey, Phylicia Hooks, Kimberly Glenn
Fourth Grade Picture back row left to right: Audrey Nelson, Aaron Wilmoth, Chris Laird; Fourth Grade Picture front left to right: Graison Dorr, Raleigh Reed, Addison Cook
Third Grade Picture back row left to right: Jackson Davis, Jacob Wood, John Grimes; Third Grade Picture front row left to right: Maya Abbott, Lavaris Randle, Fisher Burgess
