Education Archive

The students and faculty of Thomas L. Sims Middle School in Pace are looking to help those effected by the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi. They will be holding a water drive to collect donations on Tues., Sept. 6 and Wed., Sept. 7 at the school.

Jackson, Mississippi is without reliable drinking water indefinitely after pumps at the city’s main water treatment plant failed. This has led to a substantial need for bottled water for Jackson’s more than 150,000 residents. Sims hopes to fill this need and do some good along the way.

Three weeks into the school year, Santa Rosa County’s new bus system is making the grade.

School board member Linda Sanborn, a retired teacher, said her former colleagues at Milton High School were thrilled with the results.

With the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year, Santa Rosa County District Schools are busy planning for next year.

Part of those arrangements is the installation of people in new positions from principals over individual schools to administrators over the whole district.

Every year, the Santa Rosa County School District receives funding from the federal government to bolster educational opportunities and programs.

All those federal dollars go through the Office of Federal Programs. One type of funding is Title I and only specific schools are included in the funding.

The Santa Rosa County library system is offering lots of ways to keep children involved in reading this summer.

Their “Oceans of Possibilities” summer reading program kicks off on June 6 and runs until July 16, but registration opens May 26.

Janani Iyengar never expects less than the best from herself. She never has throughout her academic career.

That mindset has played a pivotal role in helping her earn the distinction of salutatorian of Pace High’s class of 2022.

Elizabeth Harshany has soared to the top of her class at Pace High and is the school’s valedictorian for the Class of 2022.

A well-rounded student-athlete, Harshany said ‘prioritization’ has been key to her success.

Reed Wilson is honored to be Milton High’s salutatorian, acknowledging that it took a lot of hard work to get here.

But what excites the senior the most about the honor is the chance to speak at graduation.

Abigail Henry is only 16. And while she is younger than the average soon-to-be high school graduate, that hasn’t stopped the Milton High senior from soaring to the top of her class.

Henry is the school’s valedictorian and is proud of that accomplishment, though she admits the pressure of being a little younger than her peers hasn’t always been easy to deal with.