On Tuesday, April 16, the Northwest Florida State College Raider Arena hosted the 50th annual Anne T. Mitchell Senior Honor Award Reception. The event recognized 591 high school seniors from Baker, Choctaw, Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Laurel Hill and Niceville High Schools who will graduate with honors in May. These students have achieved a weighted GPA of 3.75 or higher, which designates them as summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude.
In a display of academic prowess, Team Okaloosa, comprising eight talented high school students, secured the top spot in the prestigious Commissioner’s Academic Challenge (CAC) held April 10 -April 13.
Crestview High School’s buildings trade class recently attended the Future Builders Association of America State Summit with three CHS students earning leadership awards for the way they work with others and the potential for future excellence in the building and construction industry.
Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) has announced the launch of a new secondary education initiative, the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Mentorship (ELM) Youth Program.
DeFuniak Springs (April 17, 2024) – Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CHELCO) hosted its annual meeting at Freeport High School on Saturday, April 6 and handed out six scholarships to area high school students.
Alfred Joyce Kilmer, an early 20th-century poet, is best known for his poem, “Trees.”
Kilmer started the poem with the line, “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.”
Neko Stubblefield was a whirlwind as she moved across Joel Martin’s Crestview High School classroom.
Stubblefield, a vice-president at Eglin Federal Credit Union, was on mission to pack as much financial wisdom and responsibility as possible into a class session lasting a little less than an hour.
A group of 15 students and teachers from middle and high schools in north Okaloosa County went on a behind-the-scenes tour of several local businesses on Friday.
