2018 News

December 2018

• Edge ES Holds Spelling Bee
• Anna Keim, Ruckel MS, Is District's winning entry into the Art in the Capital art contest
• FWBHS Swim Teams Excel at Regionals
• Okaloosa County Students Participate in  Robotics Competition
• Longwood Students Participate in Kids Vote
• FWB Lions Club Distributes Diabetes Awareness Bookmarks to Students
• Crestview HS Holds Breakfast with the Big Dogs to Stress Importance of Eating Breakfast
• Fourteen Okaloosa County Educators Receive NDIA ACCEL Grants
• First Baptist Church Niceville Donates 200 Pairs of Shoes to Displaced Students
• Warm and Caring Donation to Title IX, Students in Transition Program

November 2018

• School Board Members Take Office
• Take the School Climate Survey Today!
• CTE Web Programming Teachers Tour Beast Code, a Local Software Development Company
• Laurel Hill Students Participate in Mad Scientist Day
• Educational Support Professionals Day - Wednesday, November 14, 2018
• District Mental Health Counselors and School Psychologists Assist Blountstown Students After Hurricane Michael
• Culinary Arts Students Assist Bay County
• Niceville High School Students Excel in Congressional App Challenge
• Enrolling Students Impacted by Hurricane Michael
• Ora Wolfgram, FWBHS, Wins MKAF Festival of the Arts Best of Show
• Crestview HS Wins Class 6A District Championship
• Middle School Football Champions
• Hurricane Michael Toy Drive
• NHS Students Collaborate with CLL to Build a New Website
• Edge ES Students Participate in Walk to School Day
• FWBHS Girls Golf Qualify for State Tournament
• Area Robotics Teams Participate in FLL Qualifier

October 2018

• Okaloosa County School Participate in UW's Coats for Kids at Christmas
• Ruckel MS Students Collect Needed Donation for Bay County Schools
• Lewis School hosts Family STEM Night
• Middle School Cross County Champions
• Middle School Football Champions
• OCEA Members Collect Needed Personal Items for Homeless Women
• Open Enrollment of OCSD Employees
• Okaloosa County Middle School Volleyball Champions
• Enrolling Students Impacted by Hurricane Michael
• Hurricane Michael Toy Drive
• Hurricane Michael Update
• Hurricane Michael
• Bus Drivers Needed
• Congressional App Challenge and Expo

September 2018

• Silver Sands Celebrates Grand Opening of GROWTH House
• Laurel Hill School Implements House Concept
• Foundational Partnership Formed to Fill Skills Gap in Construction Trades
• Indira Mishra, NHS, named 2019 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
• Niceville HS JROTC Cadets Teach Edge ES Safety Patrol Proper Flag Raising Procedures
• Kim Gasaway, STEMM Academy, Awarded $5,000 STEM Grant
• Tropical Storm Gordon
• Da Vinci Surgical Robot Demo at Crestview HS
• Okaloosa Robotics Teams
• Congressional App Challenge 2018
• Chelco Donation to OPSF
• Kenwood ES 50th Anniversary

August 2018

• New Administrators
• School Ambassadors Attend TeCMEN Industry Day
• Niceville High School Students Receive VHP Medal of Honor
• JulieAnn Smith Named Secondary ELA Curriculum Specialist
• Pryor MS Hosts Motivational Speaker, Dr. Wale "Bumaye" Lawal
• CPR Certification Offered in Partnership with Andrews Institute
• Bus Schedules
• Immunization Requirements
• School Year Calendars
• School Meal Benefits
• Cram the Van
• Retirees Honored at Annual Retirement Luncheon
• Summer Feeding Program
• Athletic Concussion Baseline Testing
• Appreciated Support - Masonic Lodge #312 Members Help New Teachers
• District Holds Scholar’s Summer Institute
• 2018 Community Festival
• Melissa Bowell Named AP at Choctawhatchee High School

July 2018

• Bus Drivers Needed
• Immunization Requirements
• 2018 Community Festival
• Cram the Van
• District Holds Scholar’s Summer Institute
• School Board Approves New Administrators
• No Child Without Healthcare Fair

June 2018

• School Meal Benefits
• 2018-19 and 2019-2020 Okaloosa County School Year Calendars Available Now
• Summer Feeding Program
• Okaloosa Schools Recognized for Making a Change
• Athletic Concussion Baseline Testing
• Okaloosa County Schools To Participate In Summer Feeding Program - Updated Schedule

May 2018

• Bluewater Bay Tennis Center Recognized for Hosting MS Tennis Tournament 
• Track Athletes Recognized for Winning Championships
• Blackstone Golf Course Recognized for Hosting MS Athletic Conference Annual Golf Tournament
• OCSD Math Coaches Attend 2018 Panhandle Math Summit
• Cosmetology Students Benefit from AT&T Statewide STEM Investment
• Pryor MS Students Earn SolidWorks Certificates
• Crestview HS Programming Team Attends Lockheed Martin Code Quest Competition
• Cam Farrah, FWBHS, Places in Top 10 in 2018 U.S. Multihull Championship
• Gabriel Lerner-Sperow, Okaloosa STEMM Academy, Places First in the Chemistry Division at the 2018 State Science Fair
• Ruckel MS Majorettes Earn MS Halftime Team State Champions
• STEMM Academy Shines at 5th Annual Okaloosa RoBotics Invitational Tournament (ORBIT)
• Area Schools Recognized at Healthy Okaloosa Celebration
• Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation Honors Take Stock in Children Scholars
• District Holds Anne T Mitchell Senior Honors Assembly
• Katie McGuire-Menges, Plew ES, Receives Carnegie Hall Scholarship
• Mid-Bay Rotary Club Donates Scholarship to TSIC
• Middle School Softball and Baseball Programs Have Great Year
• Kids Tag Art Program Winners Recognized
• Daevon Burns, Crestview High School, Recognized for Heroic Actions

April 2018

• Gulf Power Foundation Donates TSIC Scholarship
• Patricia Martin, Ruckel MS, and Devon Lamonica, FWBHS, Named AFA, Hurlburt Chapter #398, 2018 Teachers of the Year
• Hannah Schneidewind, NHS, Selected for 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Team
• Area Teams Excel in MS Athletic Conference Golf Tournament
• Okaloosa County Academic Team Named State Runner-Up
• FWBHS Theatre Presents Shrek The Musical
• BIA’s Rain Barrels on Parade Benefits Local Art Teachers
• Meigs MS Archery Team Places Second in State and Qualifies For NASP Nationals Tournament
• School Safety Bulletin - Niceville High School
• Plew Elementary School Celebrates the 50th Anniversary
• Okaloosa County Students Paint the Music
• Two NHS Students Recognized by College Board
• Bruner MS Excels in FBLA State Leadership Conference
• FSU’s STARS Alliance Students Visit Choctaw HS

March 2018

• OCSD to Provide Immunizations to Incoming 7th Graders
• Crestview High School's Crypto Canines Wins 2nd Place in National CyberPatriot X Competition
• Ruckel MS Dance Team Wins Hip Hop Division at Florida Dance Championships
• NFB Students Participate in Elks Americanism Essay Contest
• Students Stand for Safety - March 14th - Update
• FWBHS Receives National Recognition for Commitment to Empowering Students
• Local Teachers and Schools Participate in Project Hero Gulf Coast Challenge
• Kenwood ES Students Raise Money for American Heart Association
• NHS Students Study Lion Fish
• Lewis School Holds Math, Science, and Arts Night
• FWBHS AFJROTC Wins Braves Invitational Drill Meet
• Choctaw HS Indianettes Win State

February 2018

• OCSD Now Hiring Bus Drivers
• East Panhandle Regional Science and Engineering Fair Is Open to the Public
• Area Middle Schools Excel in Emerald Coast Math Counts Competition
• Okaloosa Technical College Changes Student's Life
• 2018-19 and 2019-2020 Okaloosa County School Year Calendars Available Now
• Military Academy Nights - March 29th
• FWBHS JROTC Excels at UWF Orienteering Competition
• Great Winter Sports Season for Middle School Athletic Conference
• School District Safety Announcement from Superintendent of Schools, Mary Beth Jackson
• Heather Phillips, Bluewater Elementary School, Named OCSD Teacher of the Year
• Liam Ordner, NHS, Named Sunshine State Scholar for Okaloosa County
• OCSD Receives $1,250,000 Grant from DoDEA
• Karen Carroll, Bay Area Office, Named Educational Support Professional of the Year
• 41st Annual Robert Sheffield East Panhandle Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards
• Safety Bulletin
• Eglin ES Students Raise $5150 during Jump Rope for Heart Event

January 2018

• Tulsa Moore Named FLCA Secondary Literacy Coach of the Year
• Bruner MS FBLA Students Donate Gifts to EC Health Center
• Pryor MS Angel Tree Serves 140 Students
• Controlled Open Enrollment for 2018-19
• OTC Field Trip to Apartment Complex and Net Zero Energy House
• FIRST Robotics Competition the Ultimate Sport for the Mind
• School District Distributes Relief Meals
• Southside Implements Crayola Recycling Program
• Destin ES Students Recognized for Achieve3000 Performance
• Okaloosa County Students Participate in MLK Annual Oratorical and Poster Contest
• Fight the Flu
• District Holds Annual Spelling Bee
• Choctaw Girls Volleyball Team Recognized as 2017 FHSAA Class 7A State Champions