Thank you to the Gulf Coast Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association for the $1,000 ACELLerator grant awarded to Paxton teacher Heather Stewart. The grant money will be used to purchase SeaPerch robots for Ms. Stewart's aerospace classes to teach engineering and robotics.
SWHS Athletes Sign Letters of Commitment
November 12, 2015
It was all smiles in the SWHS Media Center on Thursday, November 12th as Belle Waldrop and Christian Friis signed letters of commitment to continue their athletic careers at Division 1 schools. Belle will play volleyball for Troy University and Christian will compete in track and field for Duke University! Congratulations Seahawks!
"The Science of Being SUPER" at Walton Middle School
November 5, 2015
On Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015, Walton Middle School proudly welcomed nearly 350 people to its first ever Title 1 meeting and science-themed parent training night. After a FREE family pizza dinner from Hungry Howie's, parents and students rotated between three science-themed stations for hands-on experiments and educational take-aways to enhance learning at home. Parents and students learned how to excel at science fair projects, how to develop stronger science vocabularies, and how to build and launch hand-made rockets with simple chemical reactions. Thanks to the WMS Science Club, Nonie's Ark entertained young children in the childcare center with hands-on, live animal encounters. Families also enjoyed taking photos in the superhero-themed photo booth throughout the night, snagging pictures with characters from the elite Star Wars 501st Legion. WHS Anchor and Key Club members also assisted in each station throughout the evening. Over half of the teachers at WMS donated their time and energy to make the event an overwhelming and amazing success.
WMS anticipates even better participation for its upcoming "Making Math Matter" parent training night on December 3rd from 6:00-8:00. Math will come alive as families come together at Walton Middle School.
Pictured: WMS Staff
Paxton Cross Country Runners Qualify for State
November 3, 2015
Congratulations to Shaleigh Geoghagan and Hailey Myddleton for qualifying to participate in the state cross country meet. This is the first time in Paxton's school history that cross country athletes have qualified to participate at the state level. To qualify, Shaleigh Geoghagan ran a 20:30 and finished 9th at regionals and Hailey Myddleton ran an 18:07 and finished 15th. The two will run at the state meet on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Tallahassee.
SWHS Cross County Teams Qualify for State Competition
November 3, 2015
South Walton High School's girls and boys cross country teams qualified for the state championship in Tallahassee on Saturday, October 31st.
Pictured: (Rear) John Martin, Brianna Sweat, Isabella Colt, Sidney Marotta, Chloe St. Aubin, Micah Ryan, Eliot Greene and Connor Norton.
(Front) Cameron Hughes, Madison Peele, Jacob Beadle and Travis Blech.
Paxton Boys Finish 2nd at District Cross Country Meet
November 3, 2015
Pictured: Shaleigh Geoghagen cruising in for her
3rd place finish (22:05) at district and qualifying her to run at regionals.
The Paxton team was all smiles as they earned the District Cross Country runnerup trophy and a berth to regionals.
Pictured left to right: Coach Laurie Gilbert, Tristan Coleman, Eugene Hall, Caleb Davis, Trenton Melcher, Phillip Anderson, Hailey Myddleton, Shawn White, Blaine Johnston and Principal Cindy Neale.
Also finishing in the top 15 at the district competition from Paxton was Hailey Myddleton (18:53) with a 4th place finish and Blaine Johnston (19:52) with an eighth place finish.
Thank you to the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors for donating $900 to the Freeport Elementary music program!
Congratulations to WEF Grant Recipients at FES!
October 26, 2015
Congratulations to the Freeport Elementary teachers who applied for and received a Walton Education Foundation Grant!
Pictured: WEF Grant recipients at FES
Congratulations to the 2015 SWHS Homecoming Queen and King!
October 26, 2015
Congratulations to the 2015 South Walton High School Homecoming King and Queen, Parker Ewing and Chip Johnston!
Cellist Visits FES 4th Grade Students
October 21, 2015
The Rosemary Beach Foundation presents cellist Carrie Miller in a visit to Freeport Elementary School's 4th grade class. The musician's performance is part of the annual music/art contest known as Music in Pictures. The students will create a painting based upon a choice of selected classical music pieces.