Education Archive

Roxanna Ford’s love of teaching came to her in childhood as she did homework on her mother’s chalkboard.

South end students in Santa Rosa County can now take some Locklin Technical College courses without heading north this year. It is one of several changes to career and technical education in the district for the new school year.

A Jay High School social studies teacher who once walked the school’s hallways as a student is now the school’s teacher of the year; an honor he credits to those who taught him.

Steven Bienkowski spent 26 years as a Navy surface warfare officer, most of them at sea. Nearly a decade after trading in his dress whites for suede shoes and suave sport coats, he has been named Pace High School’s Teacher of the Year.

John Everitt, the man who announced the Milton High School band for 28 years and helped brand it as “the Mighty Black and Gold,” died earlier this month. He was 78.

The Santa Rosa County School Board unanimously approved a $528.9 million budget Sept. 10 for the upcoming fiscal year.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is recognizing National Suicide Prevention Month this September by connecting families with the mental health resources they may need.

Each September serves as National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to bring awareness to mental health issues and the resources that could save people’s lives.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide was responsible for 48,824 deaths in 2024, the most recent year the agency has statistics for. While this amounts to a little over 1.5 percent of the total deaths across the U.S., CDC stats show a profound increase in the suicide rate per 100,000 from 2001 to 2024.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is continuing its partnership with SmartSocial for the 2026-27 school year.

The new principal of Pea Ridge Elementary School has set a clear goal for her first year: Move the school from a “B” to an “A.”