Merry Christmas to all! We hope you are all enjoying a day filled with family, fun, and love.
Superintendent Hughes sat down with district staff this morning for cocoa and conversation… Topics ranged from something others don't know about you to someone to whom you're thankful for a blessing in your life. Superintendent Hughes wanted to take a moment to remind all of us to be grateful for our families this holiday season!
Monday was an exciting day for the Walton County School District and the Freeport Community as the ribbon was cut on the new FMS! This ribbon cutting represents years of planning and execution. Thank you to Culpepper Construction and EMI Architects for their hard work and dedication to bringing this state-of-the-art facility to life for our students! Thank you to our school board (Jason Catalano, Jeri Michie, Tammy Smith, Kim Kirby, and Bill Eddins, Jr. ), who dedicated themselves to seeing this project through and to A. Russell Hughes for the vision of what COULD be for the students of the Freeport community. Thank you to the elected officials in attendance: Mayor Barley, Commissioner Curry, Representative Abbott and Councilman Dickey. More work is still being done on fields and grounds, but the school is READY! Congratulations to FMS's teachers, staff, and administration for making it happen amid an active worksite. Superintendent Hughes is well known for "High Expectation Without Excuse," and these individuals made it happen!
Do you really know what’s on your hands? Students from South Walton High School’s Health Occupations Students of America(HOSA) visited with 1st grade students at Dune Lakes to share a presentation on the importance of healthy eating, self care, and handwashing. They even brought out black lights to show students how handwashing really helps our hands get clean! EPIC collaboration!
School Board Chairperson Jason Catalano and Vice-Chairperson Jeri Michie traveled to the 79th Annual Joint Conference (FADSS/FSBA) last week to represent Walton County. Of course, Walton does everything in EPIC fashion, and that includes our Board! Jeri Michie won the ugly sweater contest, because she knows that's what we do! We WIN!
On a serious note, our board works tirelessly to help ensure the success of our students. The Board undergoes extensive training and is Master Board (MB) Certified. This certification requires more than 20 hours of coursework. Thank you to our board for your service to our children!
Science students at the Magnet Innovation Center gathered to debrief and discuss their projects after the Science Fair judging. Some of these projects are VERY complex! Do you think that increased bacterial diversity of food sources improve the likelihood of survival in Drosohilia melanogaster eggs? 🤯Whew!
We are blessed to have some incredible young scientists in the Walton County School District! The room was a BUZZ as the judges roamed the room at the Science Fair judging. The awards ceremony will be Thursday evening at 6pm at the CHAT Center.
We hope you all had a great break! We are back for three weeks, so let's finish this first semester STRONG! EPIlympiC!
We have some incredible young people in the Walton County School District, and over the next few days you'll hear from a lot of them! First up, FHS students are giving thanks!
The lunchroom at Freeport Learning Center was packed today as the students were joined by loved ones at lunch. Each class paraded in dressed in their turkey hats before heading to be served - we have so much for which to be thankful in Walton County, and these precious young students are one of our many blessings,
We sure do have a lot to be thankful for in the Walton County School District! We'd like to invite you to use our Let's Talk feature and send a word of Thanksgiving in to the District! Maybe you're thankful for the work of a particular employee, or you're just thankful to have a great school system - either way - text us a quick note at 850-204-9667, we would love to hear from you!
Reading is an integral part of child development. Studies show that reading and being read to at a young age have long term impacts into adulthood! Freeport Elementary is hosting their book fair through next week and it is FULL of amazing books!
Walton Middle School
served up a special meal today for students and their parents! Mr. Campbell was running food back and forth while Mr. Hulion and Mrs. Kent served parents who came to eat a special Thanksgiving meal with their students.
As our students enjoy an extra day off this weekend, may we take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by our armed forces personnel to make and keep our country free. Thank you to those who serve and those who have served! Classes will resume tomorrow, November 12th.
Thank you to Paxton School for honoring our veterans today!
Walton Middle School hosted their annual Veterans Day celebration today. Thank you to all veterans, and to the students and faculty who put on such a heartwarming program.
Congratulations to Kathryn Youngblood on being named the Curriculum and Instruction Department's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year! Kathryn is the Digital Learning Specialist for the District's elementary schools. She is well respected by her colleagues and displays daily an unwavering dedication to our students, teachers, and administrators. Congratulations to Kathryn, and thank you for being EPIC!
The Walton County School District is committed to developing the whole child - and we start at the youngest levels ensuring our students have a strong foundation in art and music as well as the building blocks of strong athleticism in their physical education classes. West DeFuniak Elementary's commitment to the whole child was on full display today!
Emerald Coast Technical College hosted a career fair last week for high school students from around the district. The entire campus was FULL of exhibitors ready to show our students options available to them on their next step in life. Between exhibits students could head to the parking lot for refreshments from local food trucks - and in the process learn a little bit about entrepreneurship!
Thank you to the WHS JROTC for presenting the colors at the Chamber of Commerce's annual Military and Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast and CHELCO headquarters! These young men and women exemplify EPIC!
