Mar 9, 2017
Pea Ridge Elementary sets kindergarten pre-registration
PACE — Parents planning to send their children to Pea Ridge Elementary can register at these times:
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19 and 20
5-7 p.m. April 20
Registration resumes throughout the summ…
Mar 9, 2017
Educators read Dr. Seuss books to students
EAST MILTON — Florida Education Association Secretary and Treasurer Luke Flynt, a middle-school language arts teacher from Indian River, read to students at West Navarre Primary and East Milton Eleme…
Feb 23, 2017
East Milton fourth-grader wins bike
MILTON — East Milton Elementary fourth-grader Mason Thompson won a bicycle with a helmet for perfect attendance the second nine weeks.
The school awards one student with perfect attendance a bike a…
Feb 22, 2017
Lady Conquerors record first conference championship
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Panhandle Christian Conference wrapped the 2016-2017 basketball season with a final four tournament in Fort Walton Beach at Calvary Christian Academy.
The women’s semi-final…
Feb 20, 2017
School district to spotlight girls’ STEAM efforts
GULF BREEZE — Woodlawn Beach Middle School will hold Geeks Science Night for fifth- through 12 th -grade girls and their families.
The event — 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 23 at the school — celebrates Girls E…
Feb 20, 2017
School district sets teacher-hiring event
NAVARRE — Aspiring Santa Rosa County educators can attend Teaching Spots and Flip Flops, a teacher-hiring event.
Anyone interested in securing a teaching position for the 2017-18 school year can at…
Feb 17, 2017
Seventh period raises challenges for some teachers
MILTON — When the Santa Rosa County School District returns to a seven-period day, a measure the school board passed, middle and high school teachers will gain a planning period. However, the change …
Feb 17, 2017
Student allowed to keep LGBT-themed sign
MILTON — Milton High School will allow a student to display a sign in her car that says, “So gay I can’t even drive straight,” and will take no further action.
Rachel Campbell, an MHS junior, recei…
Feb 16, 2017
School spokesperson: Students need business leaders' help
PACE — Pace Rotary’s latest guest speaker was Dr. Karen Barber, the Santa Rosa County School District’s Federal Programs director. Barber said more residents should aid students' development to ensur…
Feb 10, 2017
Schools could add seventh period by fall
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County School District could return to a seven-period day as early as the 2017-18 school year.
Currently, Milton High School teacher Tracie Hodges starts her day with a 7:5…




