Walton High School

On Saturday, February 10, Walton High School's FFA Horse and Meat Evaluation teams competed at the Florida State Fair in Tampa, FL. After a long day of competing, our Horse team placed 39th and our Meats team placed 34th. This group of FFA members did an outstanding job! This was the first Horse Evaluation team from WHS to compete at the in-person qualifier. Our Meats team jumped ahead several places from last year. Congratulations to both teams for their amazing accomplishments at these competitions!

The boys basketball regional quarterfinal game will be held at Ribault on Thursday, February 15, at 7:00 p.m. EST. Go Braves!

We’d like to give a shout-out to the 11 talented students that participated in the SEUS 2024 Honor Band at Troy University! We’d also like to thank Mr. Gomillion and our band members for their tireless efforts in making our Braves Marching Band EPIC!

Congratulations to our girls weightlifting team! They recently competed at the District Tournament and saw Personal Best lifts from Katelyn Wilson, Leah Peterson, and Dani Pelfrey. Journey Taylor, Ava Edwards, Ollinca Soto-Yovis, and Shelby Johnston are advancing to the Regional Competition this week. Way to go, Braves!

On January 16, Walton High's FFA attended Florida Farm Bureau Day and Ag On The Hill at our state capitol in Tallahassee. They interacted with and listened to many Farm Bureau members, senators, and representatives. They learned about how bills are voted on and passed in Florida. Our FFA members had the opportunity to connect with almost 200 other FFA members from all over the state. They also visited the offices of our senator and representative to speak about the FFA organization and the importance of FFA members for the future of agriculture. Events like today are essential for the future of agriculture!

As anatomy & physiology students learn names of some of the human skeletal muscles, they also learn about their actions, origins, and insertions. Students worked individually or with partners to attach in correct position a pre-selected set of four “muscles” to a skeleton while also indicating which end of the muscle was the origin and which was the insertion.

Students from each grade level were nominated by their teachers to participate in the 1st semester Student Roundtable with Ms. Leavins today. Students were treated to lunch from Chick-fil-A and had the opportunity to talk with Ms. Leavins about what's going well at WHS.

Congratulations to Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Burnham on being the first two recipients of the WON-ONE award! At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, Superintendent A. Russell Hughes unveiled a challenge to all employees of the District, and he calls it “WON-ONE”…the challenge was to find that ONE student struggling and WIN them to change the trajectory of their lives. You may hear him ask “Have you won-one?” Which is asking if you’ve WON that ONE student - the #WON-ONE award is among the highest honors in the District. Mrs. Warren: https://youtu.be/bK5i8NxvCQ0?si=rkv6QnOBA2Wn6Fvq Mrs. Burnham: https://youtu.be/J0oitX68B5g?si=B9e1EFujj0KIL113

We'd like to thank Chris Smith, WJHG's Chief Meteorologist, for speaking to our aeronautics & environmental science students today about his career in TV broadcasting & meteorology! https://www.wjhg.com/2023/11/15/kidcam-visits-walton-high/

Walton High School's Culinary 2 students recently competed against each other for the best presentation and best flavor Semifreddo (Italian ice cream). Staff members served as judges. Pictured are some of the entries and winners. Winning best presentation was vanilla ginger and strawberry chocolate. Best flavor went to double strawberry, lemon cream, and Oreo. Other entries included double chocolate chip, vanilla raspberry, s'mores, and double chocolate & strawberry. All were delicious, and the students did an amazing job with presentation!

Our 2023-2024 soccer schedules & rosters are now posted on our school site. Please come out to show your support of our Braves athletes! Girls: https://whs.walton.k12.fl.us/o/whs/page/girls-sports Boys: https://whs.walton.k12.fl.us/o/whs/page/boys-sports

Congratulations to Rilee Justice for being selected as WMBB's Scholar Athlete of the Week! https://www.mypanhandle.com/sports/local-sports/scholar-athlete-of-the-week-rilee-justice/

Our freshmen toured Northwest Florida State College's Niceville campus today (October 11). Students learned about the educational opportunities offered by the college, including dual enrollment, two- and four-year degrees, and many technical degrees.

Anchor Club hosted their tapping initiation on September 11, 2023. This is a long-standing tradition at Walton High School. Anchor members delivered their A's and "tapped" new members by asking them to do something silly: dance, sing, put on a short performance, etc.

Congratulations to our JV football team for their 34-32 win (in double overtime) against Fort Walton Beach on September 7!

Superintendent Hughes delivers his September Monthly Update! September is a busy month full of holiday, remembrance, and celebration. Make sure to watch the monthly updates to ensure you are up-to-date on all of the EPIC happenings in Walton County! https://youtu.be/qzxVY7PoUzY

Now's your chance to snag a nice t-shirt AND support Walton High School's Chorus! This fundraiser supports our chorus & the activities they participate in throughout the school year. From competitions to concerts, all proceeds will go directly to the chorus program & enrich the choral experience for WHS students. Sizes XS to XL - $25; Size 2X - $27.50; Size 3X - $28.50; Size 4X - $29.50 Thank you in advance for your support! https://www.customink.com/fundraising/walton-high-school-chorus-t-shirt?utm_campaign=desktop-post-launch-v3&utm_content=walton-high-school-chorus-t-shirt&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link

Thank you to everyone that attended our recent ELL Parent Night!

Superintendent A. Russell Hughes delivered a powerful and inspiring address at the 56th Annual PAEC Leadership Conference. The crowd rose to their feet on fire to begin a new school year!

The Walton County School District took the 56th Annual Panhandle Area Educational Consortium by storm last week! The leadership of the WCSD has been hard at work all summer learning and making themselves ready to bring the best of the educational space back to our children!