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.

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.

Charlie Walker was recently recognized for his outstanding accomplishments in the area of secondary transition. The PAEC Regional Transition Council’s Outstanding Student in Transition award recognizes deserving students that demonstrate leadership and focus in planning and preparing for their transition from school to post school life. Charlie, a senior at Freeport High School, participates in a career prep program that partners Walton County Schools with state agencies and local businesses. The program’s goals are to provide students the opportunity to gain real world work experience while working toward the completion of their high school diploma. Charlie has been very busy building his independence and business skills with Copy Systems Business Center in Santa Rosa Beach as their production manager. Charlie also works in his spare time as a problem solver with Walker’s Kritter Getter Services.  The skills that these work experiences provide are linked to greater success among students exiting their high school careers and entering the work force.  Big thanks go out to Paul Woolman, owner of Copy Systems Business Center for his support and his willingness to work with students interested in developing business and independence skills.

Pictured from Lt to Rt: Charlie Walker, Student Freeport High School, Dennis Oros, Employment Specialist Walton County Schools, Paul Woolman, Owner of Copy Systems Business Center.

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.