2019 News

March 2019

• Lewis Middle School Art Student Learn Grid Drawing
• Ruckel MS Majorettes Recognized as TwirlMania International Champions
• Choctaw Indianette Dance Team Recognized as State Champions
• School Board Approves New Administrators
• Crestview HS Boys Basketball Team win State Championship
• Edge ES Fifth Graders Hold Canned Food Drive for PAWS
• Two NHS Students Recognized by College Board
• Edwins ES Gets Visit from Blue Wahoo's Kazoo
• FWBHS Wrestlers Qualify for State Tournament
• Bruner MS Beta Club Recognized as State Beta Club Quiz Bowl Junior Champions
• Okaloosa County Art Students Recognized at the Van Porter Art Show
• CHELCO Grants Provide New Opportunities for Teachers

February 2019

• License to Learn
• Scheree Martin Named Principal of Okaloosa STEMM Academy
• Destin MS Girls and Boys Weightlifting Teams Win County Championship
• District Hosts 2019 East Panhandle Regional Science and Engineering Fair
• Tom Ballard, Mary Esther ES, Named 2019 Educational Support Professional of the Year
• Moment of Silence
• New Phone System Being Installed Today - Friday, February 15, 2019
• Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation Receives AT&T Grant
• Textbook Committee Update
• Okaloosa County Theatre Students Attend Disney Performing Arts Workshop
• Laurel Hill School Participates in FIRST LEGO League Challenge
• Journey Washingtonhigh, FWBHS, Selected Okaloosa County's Sunshine State Scholar
• Kindergarten Registration for 2019-2020
• Niceville HS Track and Field Wins $10,000 In POWERADE's "Power Your School" Program
• Angela Hritz, Davidson MS, Named the Okaloosa County School District Teacher of the Year

January 2019

• Math Textbook Adoption
• Judge Michael Flowers Speaks to Ruckel MS Civics Students
• Destin MS Girls Soccer Team Wins Class 1A MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Ruckel MS Girls Soccer Wins Class 2 A MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Destin MS Boys Soccer Team Wins Class 1A MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Pryor MS Boys Soccer Team Wins Class 2 MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Tania Owens, Wright ES, Named District's Senior Volunteer of the Year
• Meghan Hansen, Antioch ES, Named District's Adult Volunteer of the Year
• 2019 Graduation and Baccalaureate Ceremony Dates
• Lewis School's Title I Remediation Program Students Are Soaring!
• Congressman Matt Gaetz Announces Military Service Academy Nominees
• Controlled Open Enrollment Open from January 15 - February 15, 2019
• Enrolling Students Impacted by Hurricane Michael
• Marcus Chambers Appointed Superintendent of Schools by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
• Okaloosa County Title I Pre-K program - Parents/legal guardians may apply now!
• Crestview HS Automotive Program Students Attend SEMA Show
• Homeless Youth Awareness
• Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced: Angela Hritz, Davidson MS, Dr. Linda Dugan, FWBHS, and Kacy Bonta, Northwood ES
• Over 100 Okaloosa County Students Participate in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical and Poster Contests
• Bruner MS Boys Basketball Team Wins Class 2A MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Shoal River MS Girls Basketball Team Wins Class 2 MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Pryor MS Girls Basketball Team Wins Class 1A MS Athletic Conference Championship
• Pryor MS Boys Basketball Team Wins Class 1A MS Athletic Conference Championship
• District Names Educational Support Professionals of the Year (ESPY) Finalists - Angel Squire, Edge ES, Tom Ballard, Mary Esther ES, and Jerry Stuth, Plew ES
• Laurel Hill School Family Takes a Look Back....and Forward
• Ashley Cody Named Human Resources Specialist
• 2019 Graduation and Baccalaureate Ceremonies