District News

Walton County Fair was humming with the sweet sounds of WCSD voices as the West Defuniak Elementary "BeeBops"; Mossy Head "Headliners"; Freeport Elementary "Sophisticats"; Paxton "Sound of the Pride"; and Maude Saunders "Kids of Distinction" sang their hearts out on the Main Stage area of the fair Wednesday evening!

Thursday night, audiences in the Main Stage area were treated to the beautiful voices of the Walton Middle School and Walton High School Chorus students!

Congratulations to all these fine musicians, their parents, and their teachers for an EPIC job sharing their talents at the Walton County Fair!

submitted by Keitha Bledsoe

Superintendent Russell Hughes visits to help celebrate a birthday in Mrs. Meschler's class at Van R. Butler Elementary School!

“MSE takes home the Blue Ribbon at Walton County Fair!” The theme at Maude Saunders Elementary School this year is “Teamwork Sparks Success” and the students and staff created a blue ribbon booth to prove it. Be sure to check out our booth at the fair this week! Submitted by Krisy Spence.

ECTC Web Application Development and Programming student, Dawn Martin, earned the CIW Social Media Strategist certification last week. ECTC received confirmation from CIW today that she is the FIRST student in the state to earn this certification. Congratulation Dawn Martin on this EPIC accomplishment! Submitted by Carol Rothgeb/FB.

Both boys and girls are 6 time Conference Champions.

They are on their way to the state championships in Lake Mary on October 28th.

Wise Center teachers' Mrs. Casey and Ms. Bumpers children dancing and moving during morning circle time.

Some of the incredible Art teachers of Walton County School District are featured in the October/November issue of 30A Kids Club Magazine !!! The creative influence these teachers have on their students impacts their lives for a lifetime...inspiring them to see themselves and the world around them with new and expanded vision, and providing the tools for self-expression that help them to stay grounded and connected. The German painter Gerhard Richter said that "picturing things, taking a vew,is what makes us human; art is making sense and giving shape to that sense."

Walton County School District is proud that these teachers, and the other Arts teachers in the district, have chosen the lifetime calling of teaching....changing the world one child at a time!

submitted by Keitha Bledsoe

You can access the October/November issue online at:

https://issuu.com/30akidsclubmagazine/docs/30akc_october_november_2017/32

Maude Saunders third graders are busy practicing on their recorders to participate in the Link Up Sinfonia concert later this year. Thanks to the St. Joe Foundation for providing grant money to purchase these recorders. Little Warriors make great musicians!

submitted by Cathy Drake and Krisy Spence

What an EPIC day it was at MSE's "Bring Your Dad to School" Day! 345 dads, grandpas, uncles, and community members joined our Little Warriors to build hurricane-proof houses, carve pumpkins, design boats, study live earthworms, plant flowers, create electricity, build airplanes, and so much more! A special thank you to the Walton County Sheriff's Department and CHELCO for sending out some of their guys to help out!

submitted by Krisy Spence

WDE Kindergarten students had a great day at Rocking B-A-B Ranch! We saw albino wallabies, donkeys, pigs, and peacocks. We got to hold hedgehogs, chicks, and baby tortoises. We also got to feed camels and horses! Each student picked their own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and enjoyed snow cones at the end our fun-filled day. Submitted by Jessica Dawkins.

WDE Field Trip

WCSD Voices Fill the Air with Sweet Sounds at the Fair!

October 13, 2017

Superintendent Russell Hughes Visits 2nd Grade at Butler Elementary

October 13, 2017

MSE Takes Home the Blue Ribbon at Walton County Fair

October 12, 2017

ECTC Student First in the State of Florida to Pass the CIW Social Media Strategist Certification

October 12, 2017

Emerald Coast Middle School celebrates the accomplishment of the Cross Country Team

October 11, 2017

Morning Circle Time at the Wise Center

October 11, 2017

WCSD Art Teachers are Featured in Local Magazine

October 10, 2017

MSE Practices for Sinfonia Carnegie LinkUp Concert!

October 10, 2017

MSE's "Bring Your Dad to School" Day!

October 10, 2017

WDE Kindergarten students had a great day at Rocking B-A-B Ranch

October 9, 2017