Category: education

MILTON — Dr. Christina Villaverde, an Avalon Middle School chorus teacher, has resigned, ahead of being terminated, due to inappropriate disciplinary action the school says she took against a student…

JAY — Jay High School alumni and future alumni will compete in “Clash of the Classes” during the Oct. 21 Homecoming Game.
Starting at kick-off, Royal fans can donate funds representing their respec…

JAY — Central School’s Harvest Literacy day is 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 at Holland Farms.
SGA and BETA students will read pumpkin-themed stories and paint faces during the event, which serves as a fu…

MILTON — The T.R. Jackson Pre-K cubs used to be the T.R. Jackson High School Lions, or the "ferocious Lions," as Julia Jenkins Brown, president of the T.R. Jackson High alumni association, said.
Th…

MILTON — Each Santa Rosa County elementary school’s fifth-grade art department will benefit from the ‘Kids Tag Art’ program.
The program, presented by the SRC Tax Collector’s office with sponsorshi…

NAVARRE —  Holley Navarre Intermediate school will hold its first color run to fund computers and playground equipment. Registration is at 8 a.m. with the run starting 9 a.m. Oct. 1 at 1936 Navarre S…

PACE — Michael H. Griggs, the command chaplain at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, said S.S. Dixon Primary students inspire him.
Griggs was an honored guest during a Friday morning Patriot Day even…

MILTON — The 1st Blackwater Classic Marching Band Festival is Oct. 1 at Milton High School’s Haywood Hanna Panther Stadium.
The event will feature 15 high school marching bands from Northwest Flori…

MILTON — Seven elementary school principals have accepted certificates for their schools' participation in the Terrific Kids program sponsored by Santa Rosa Sunrise Kiwanis.
The student-recognition…