The Walton County School District’s request for a waiver for the April 30-May 1, 2014 storm days has been granted by Commissioner Pam Stewart. We received official notification this morning that we will not be required to make-up the two days schools were closed.
FMS AVID visits FSU
May 13, 2014
Freeport Middle School's 7th and 8th grade AVID students visited Florida State University on May 9th. We are Advancing Via Individual Determination! We are setting Goals and we are College Bound! Go AVID!
May 9, 2014 - SWHS Senior Football and Baseball Player Sage Roberts signed his letter of commitment to Ave Maria University in Tampa, FL
Joining Sage are his mom, Erika Roberts, brother Drake Roberts and dad, Nick Brokaw.
FULL SCORE: Spring Showcase for the Arts
May 9, 2014
Walton County school’s music programs will be presenting an evening concert, “FULL SCORE: Spring Showcase for the Arts” on May 9th at 6:00 PM in the Walton High School Auditorium. Selections will include solo and group performances and a special surprise performance! Mr. Art Dees of WZEP Radio will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Please come and support the area youth as they continue to make music a part of their lives. Schools represented are: Maude Sanders Elementary, West DeFuniak Elementary, Freeport Elementary, Van R. Butler Elementary, Bay Elementary, Walton Middle, Freeport High, South Walton High, Walton High, and Paxton School.
Ticket prices are $5.00 in advance, $7.00 at the door, $3.00 student tickets, and 12 and under free.
Nick Wilkinson - CHELCO Youth Tour
May 8, 2014
Congratulations to Nick Wilkinson on being selected for CHELCO Youth Tour. Nick will represent Walton High School in Washington, DC this summer.
Congratulations to Matt Majors for being selected as the Florida District Anchor Club Parliamentarian. Matt will serve on the state executive board for the 2014-2015 school year.
South Walton High
School Wins Walton County Baseball Championship
Congratulations to WMS 7th grade Makayla Hightower
for her 3rd place finish in both the high jump and
100m hurdles at the state qualifier on Saturday April 19, 2014.
Emerald Coast Junior Golf Tour
April 29, 2014
Emerald Coast Middle School 7th grader Jackson Weatherall (center) won 1st place in the Emerald Coast Junior Golf Tour, Pure Strike Spring Championship held on April 26 at Regatta Bay, and April 27 at the Santa Rosa Beach Golf Club. Jackson shot 77 and 80 for a two day total of 157, winning the 12 and 13-year old division by 4 strokes.
Twenty-four students in Ms. Greer Harvell’s seventh grade class at Walton Middle School entered the American Museum of Natural History’s Young Naturalist Essay contest. This contest is a national event, and seventh graders from across the nation submitted essays for review by the museum’s board. Congratulations to Bryce Crowder, Paige Brannon and Luke Love for selection as semi finalists in the competition.