Ms. Wright’s first graders at Butler Elementary School are nocturnal animal experts! The class has enjoyed learning activities devoted to the topic. One of the highlights of this unit was dissecting owl pellets! Submitted by Tammy Smith.
The Paxton boys' cross country team won the cross country class A district championship for the first time in school history! Finishing first in this 3.1 mile-run was Hailey Myddleton, placing 4th was Kage Wibbing, placing 5th was Eugene Hall , placing 8th was Shawn White and placing 11th was Blaine Johnston. The rest of the cross country team members include PhillipAnderson ,Connor Gaither ,Bryson Kimmons, Bryson Turner and Macon Roberts. We are very proud of their outstanding performance and making school history!
They will be running at the regional meet on Saturday in Lake City at 7:45 am.
Also representing the Paxton Bobcat cross country team will be our Lady Cats Ragan Butts, as she finished sixth place and Shaleigh Geoghagan placed 11th . These young ladies will also be running in Lake City on Saturday at 7:00 am. Congratulations to the cross country teams! Submitted by Kalli McMillan.
Walton High School sophomore students, Shelbee Castrillo and Cheyanne Cordle, received monetary awards from Florida Farm Bureau for placing 1st and 2nd place respectively in the 2017 Florida Farm Bureau Speech Competition. The topic of this year's speech was "Today's food companies employ many tactics including food labels to gain a marketing edge. How can farmers and ranchers ensure that consumers understand these labels and have confidence in the safety and quality of their food?" Shelbee and Cheyanne are students in the Youth Leadership class at WHS under the supervision of Kelley Stephenson, WHS Instructor. Pictured below is Shelbee Castrillo (1st place winner). Pictured on the left (from left to right) is Charlie McKinley - Farm Bureau, Dale Anderson - Farm Bureau, Cheyenne Cordle (2nd place winner), Kelley Stephenson - WHS Instructor and Allen Scheffer - Farm Bureau. Submitted by Christy English.
The Butler Elementary Chorus presented a Halloween themed concert to the public and to their peers at the school. The Chorus, under the direction of Rebecca Austin, were a big hit! Submitted by Tammy Smith.
The Walton High School AVID juniors and seniors recently visited the Troy University campus. Troy Ambassadors gave them a tour of the campus where they were able to experience a little of the college life. Later the students were able to attend the homecoming game against Georgia Southern. The plunging temperatures and stinging rain couldn’t dampen their spirits or their individual determination to enjoy this opportunity! Submitted by Christy English.
Every month, Superintendent A. Russell Hughes shares a video message with updates on the exciting things happening in the Walton County School District. The November video was taped at The Matrix, and features Candy Miller Nowling with a little about the mission and vision of The Matrix. Mr. Hughes shares important information about recent activities, and upcoming events during the month of November, 2017.
submitted by Keitha Bledsoe
Director of the Human Resources Department, Sonya Alford, and her Winning Team having some October 31st fun!
Pictured: Sonya Alford, Kaye Black, Amy Lamb and Dakota Arnold
