Mrs. Amanda Callahan’s 3rd grade class at WDE explored the character trait - Love of Learning - by completing a STEM project about the strength of cylinders. The class asked the question, “How many books will one piece of paper hold, when it is rolled into a cylinder?” Students were amazed at how strong a paper cylinder could be! One group was able to stack 16 books!
Submitted by Jessica Dawkins
Safety remains a commitment of Superintendent Hughes and priority for our school leaders, teachers and district! He stopped at a school to observe and give feedback on an ALICE Training drill!
At our annual AVID Night, 12th grade dual enrolled and AVID student, Nick Morgan, spoke to the students and parents. Nick spoke about his experience in AVID and his first day of college. Thank you, Nick, for sharing with the participants of AVID Night. Submitted by Kalli McMillan
Matthew Lynch (12th) and Holden Mitchell (10th) tied for third place in the Northwest Florida Regional Seaperch Competition. Held at the University of West Florida's Aquatic Center, they competed against thirty-two teams in two underwater challenges with an underwater robot that they built from scratch. Way to go, STEM-Cats! Submitted by Kalli McMillan
The Freeport Middle School Art Department students created STEM Linear Sculptures. Students studied linear sculptures made from other artists to learn the design involved to create their own work of art. Way to go art students! Submitted by Kendra Estes
Students in Mr. Phillips' 7th grade ELA classes have been reading The Outsiders. This novel teaches students about the cultural divide between the "Socs" and "Greasers". Students were encouraged to dress up as one of the characters today.
Submitted by Chelsea Ellison
MSE fourth graders earned their performance black belts this week. Congratulations to Braelyn Burch and Henry Montoya. Now they join the Double Black Belt series. Submitted by Cathy Drake
Freeport Elementary School teachers and staff viewed The Ron Clark Story after school on Thursday. FES is implementing the House System, modeled after The Ron Clark Academy, next school year. Teachers and staff are excited to start this new behavior, motivation, and team building system. A team will visit the academy in May. Submitted by Laurie Campbell
Mr. Bobby Dove from Hits 4 Heroes speaks to the South Walton and Walton Baseball teams. He also passed out dog tags to the veterans in attendance. All gate proceeds from Thursday night's baseball game between South Walton and Walton are being donated to the Hits 4 Heroes Organization to help wounded veterans. Submitted by Phil Tisa
