Congrats to the WHS golf team (and Coach Zodrow) for placing 4^th in the district tournament. Submitted by Christy English.

The Marching Braves traveled to Fort Walton Beach on Saturday, October 15, to compete in the Emerald Coast Marching Classic, hosted by the Choctawhatchee High School Band. This is the first time the Braves have participated in this event - one that features the best bands in the Panhandle and is also a qualifier for the State Marching Band Competition in St. Petersburg, FL.

The Marching Braves competed in class AA, where they not only received Straight Superior Ratings for the 4th time this season but were awarded Best in Class Guard, Best in Class Band, and First Place in class AA. The band also qualified to participate in the FL State Marching Competition with an overall score of 81.

The band will be traveling to Arnold HS on Saturday, Oct 22, for the annual Marching Performance Assessment. The Marching Braves will perform at 4:30 p.m. The band will finish their season on October 29, where they will compete at Theodore HS in Theodore, AL. The performance will be at 2:00 p.m.

Awesome job, Marching Braves!

Submitted by Christy English.

Pictured L to R – Tyson Sanders, Cody Hill, Jackson Weatherall, Flint Bekkers and Coach Scott Michie. Submitted by Barbara Stratton.

Congratulations to Haven Varnum, 8^th grade, and her teacher Steve Ruder from Paxton school, for having her art work selected to represent the Walton County School District in the Art in the Capitol competition. The Art in the Capitol competition is a statewide visual arts competition that requires each school district to annually hold an art competition for all students grades 6-8.  The art works are displayed in the Capital Building during the regular legislative session. Submitted by Keitha Bledsoe.