Hurricane Michael

October 11, 2018, 7:42 a.m. - Announcements regarding school starting back are forthcoming from the school district.  Please follow the social media accounts of both the Okaloosa County School District and Choctaw for up-to-date information.  Please know that the schedule to re-open Friday is still in place.  Unless otherwise notified by the school district, Choctaw will be open for business at 7am Friday morning as usual.  PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the scheduling complications associated with 3 unscheduled days off, THERE WILL BE NO PEP RALLY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th. We will observe REGULAR schedule.

October 9 2018, 8:06 p.m. - The Okaloosa County School District has announced schools will be closed Thursday, October 11th.  Schools are scheduled to re-open Friday, October 12th.

October 8, 2018, 1:01 p.m. - The Okaloosa County School District will send out a robocall with information about TS Michael and school closure.  Please click HERE to read the script of the robocall.

October 8, 2018, 12:47p.m. - Okaloosa County Schools will be closed Tuesday, October 9th and Wednesday, October 10th.  Please continue to monitor social media for updates.

As of this post (October 8, 2018, 10:05 a.m.) there is no new information regarding school closures or schedule adjustments due to Tropical Storm Michael.  Okaloosa County School District officials are coordinating with local emergency management services and will make announcements as circumstances warrant.  We will make every effort to update this page with announcements as they occur.  For most timely updates, please follow social media accounts for Choctaw and/or the Okaloosa County School District.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ChoctawHS/

https://www.facebook.com/OkaloosaCountySchoolDistrict/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ChoctawHS

https://twitter.com/OCSD1

This is an Okaloosa County School District safety bulletin sent to you on behalf of Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson.  School district officials along with Okaloosa County Emergency Management personnel have continued to monitor the development of Hurricane Michael.    Based on the most recent forecasts and predictions by the National Weather service in Mobile, all schools and all school activities are cancelled for Tuesday and Wednesday.  The storm continues to strengthen. The most recent forecasts for the storm, shared at a meeting this morning at the Emergency Operations Center predicts landfall between Navarre and Panama City.  Some of our schools are designated as Red Cross shelters and will be prepared to serve as shelters if necessary for evacuees tomorrow.  Davidson Middle School will be opening this evening at 5:00 p.m. as a special needs shelter.  Again, all school activities are cancelled for tomorrow and Wednesday.  We will make another callout when schools are ready to reopen.  Please make the necessary plans for your family’s safety now.  Student safety is our top priority. Thank you.