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WDE Students Participate in AIMS Activity

September 8, 2016

Ms. Mills class participated in an AIMS activity where they launched rockets…

Stomp rockets is a great hands-on activity that concluded our lessons on Earth and Space. In this lessons the students use the scientific method to hypothesize, conduct the experiment, analyze the results, draw conclusions and report results. They also reflected on how they could have changed or improved the experiment. The discussed and analyzed design aspects, environmental factors and other things that could change the results. In addition to the science aspect students used a real life number line to decipher their results and estimate their final distances based on where their rockets landed and how close or far they were from the positions that were marked. Submitted by Darlene Paul.

WHS Students Earn Top Honors in Speech Competition

September 8, 2016

Congratulations to Walton's senior leadership students who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd yesterday in the Florida Farm Bureau Speech Contest at Freeport HS!  Latayia Gregg - 1st place (left), Evan Cowie - 2nd place (right) and Jacob Alford - 3rd place (center).  Latayia will move on to the next round of competition on Wednesday, September 14, in Bonifay.  Submitted by Christy English.

Youth Leadership Students Compete in Florida Farm Bureau Speech Competition

September 8, 2016

Youth Leadership classes from three high schools in Walton County participated in the Florida Farm Bureau Speech Contest held at Freeport High School on 9/7/2016.  Each student presented a 5 minute speech on "What is an Unmanned Aerial System and how can it be used to impact agriculture?"  Freeport High School was represented by Martha Freeman, Wendy McCormick, and Kathryn Dier.  South Walton High School was represented by Greg Garrett, Matt Garrett, and Brynn Touchstone.  Walton High School was represented by LaTayia Gregg, Evan Cowie, and Jacob Alford.  Submitted by Donna Honish with picture provided by Christy English.


Walton Middle School Ribbon Cutting

September 7, 2016

Walton Middle School had their Ribbon Cutting ceremony on August 25, 2016.  Left to Right:  Board Member Kim Kirby, Board Member Gail Smith, Board Member William “Bill” Eddins Jr., Superintendent Carlene Anderson, WMS Assistant Principal Scott Hulion, WMS Principal Jason Campbell, Board Chairperson Jason Catalano and Board Member Mark Davis.  Submitted by Laura Smith.

SWHS Recognizes EOC Perfect Score Recipients

August 26, 2016

Dr. Alexis Tibbetts took time at this morning’s pep rally to acknowledge two great students.  Michela Gray achieved a perfect score on last year’s Biology 1 EOC.  Sarah Guessford also achieved perfect scores on FSA Language Arts and Biology 1 EOC.  Congratulations ladies! Submitted by Barbara Stratton.

WDE Students Participate in STEM Marshmallow Challenge

August 25, 2016

5th grade students participated in a STEM challenge activity that involved building the tallest freestanding structure out of spaghetti noodles that would support the weight of one large marshmallow. Submitted by Darlene Paul.

Students at MHS are Learning Phonics with a Multi-sensory Approach

August 19, 2016

Mrs. Wright introduced her first grade students to a multi-sensory task to accompany a new phonics program. Students write a letter in Playdoh and then make the sound that the letter makes. This lets the students take a hands on learning approach to letter and sound recognition.  Submitted by Elizabeth Gaither.

SWHS Cheerleaders Selected as UCA All-American

August 19, 2016

The following SWHS students were selected as UCA All-American Cheerleaders and have been invited to perform in London and Disney World.  Tiffany Auer, Mia Bennett, Mackenzie Brundage, McKenna Graham, Cameron Graham, Katy Price, and Daley Goodman. Submitted by Barbara Stratton

MSE Fourth Grade Growth Mindset Activity

August 15, 2016

Fourth grade students at MSE are working on developing a growth mindset. Students are currently learning about growth mindset by analyzing quotes, completing challenges, and discovering what perseverance looks like in their everyday lives. Submitted by Pam Jones.
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