Tate High School Crowns Homecoming Queen Destiny Moorer (With Photo Gallery)
September 20, 2025
Friday night, Tate High School crowned Homecoming Queen Destiny Moorer. First runner-up to the queen was Taylor Dyer, and second runner-up was McKenna Lister.
For a homecoming queen and court photo gallery, click here.
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Pictured above: (L-R) First runner-up Taylor Dyer, Homecoming Queen Destiny Moorer, and second runner-up McKenna Lister. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Aakira Davis Named Northview High Homecoming Queen (With Photo Gallery)
September 20, 2025
Aakira Davis was crowned Northview High School’s 2025 homecoming queen Friday night.
First runner-up was Maggie Stewart, and Noel Pugh was named second runner-up. Val Franco was named junior maid, Carmen Garcia was named sophomore maid, and Briley Moore was named freshman maid.
For a photo gallery, click or tap here.
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Pictured top: First runner-up Maggie Steward, Homecoming Queen Aakira Davis, and Second runner-up Noel Pugh. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Northview Chiefs 2025 Homecoming Parade
September 19, 2025
The Northview High School Homecoming Parade rolled through Bratt Friday afternoon.
For a photo gallery from the parade, click here.
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- Aakira Davis Named Northview High Homecoming Queen (With Photo Gallery)
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- Bonus Gallery: Northview Band, Cheerleaders And Fans
Tonight’s homecoming festivities begin with the presentation of the homecoming court and the crowning of the queen starting at 6 p.m.
Tonight’s game against the Holmes County Blue Devils kicks off at 7 p.m.
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Cantonment Educators Win National ‘Unsung Heroes’ Award And Grant
September 18, 2025
Two Cantonment educators have received Unsung Heroes grants from Voya Financial, a provider of retirement plans for educators.
Mary “Molly” O’Connor and Alisa Smith, teachers at Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment, have received a $2,000 grant as part of the company’s 2025 Unsung Heroes awards competition.
They are one of two in the entire state of Florida and are one of only 50 winning submissions to receive the award to help fund and bring their program to life. The other Florida winner is in Jacksonville. Selected from hundreds of applications, Voya received from throughout the United States, O’Connor and Smith will now compete with other finalists for one of the top three prizes — an additional $5,000 for third place, $10,000 for second place or $25,000 for first place.
O’Connor’s and Smith’s innovative teaching idea, “Enhancing Accessibility at RHEC,” will improve the trails and outdoor spaces at the center which are difficult to navigate for people with mobility challenges due to uneven terrain, gravel paths, and natural obstacles. The Voya grant will fund the purchase of Mobi-mats, durable mats designed to improve wheelchair accessibility at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center.
According to the teaching duo, by installing these durable, portable mats, the center will create smooth, accessible routes that allow people who use wheelchairs and have other mobility needs a safe and accessible way to explore and fully enjoy the beauty of the natural environment. The mats will be strategically placed on key trails and other natural areas, ensuring greater inclusivity and promoting outdoor educational opportunities for all students, regardless of mobility levels. The project aims to enhance the center’s commitment to accessibility and provide an enriching hands-on, experiential educational opportunity for students of all abilities, thus fostering a more inclusive and welcoming community while encouraging them to connect with nature.
Pictured: Mary “Molly” O’Connor and Alisa Smith of the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center with Slither, the center’s Florida kingsnake, and Falcor, a bearded dragon. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High’s Morgan Landreneau Named Beyond START Mentor of the Month
September 17, 2025
Escambia County Public Schools’ Professional Learning Department had recognized Morgan Landreneau of Tate High School as the September Beyond START Mentor of the Month.
“Morgan exemplifies the spirit of mentorship by providing consistent guidance, encouragement, and instructional support to the teachers she serves. Her dedication ensures that our alternative certification pathway educators feel welcomed, prepared, and empowered to succeed in the classroom,” Principal Laura Touchstone said.
“Through her commitment to building strong relationships and modeling best practices, Morgan is making a lasting impact on both her colleagues and the students of Tate High School. We are grateful for her leadership, positivity, and willingness to go above and beyond in supporting our mission of excellence in education,” Touchstone added.
Beyond START provides school-based mentors for alternatively certified teachers in their second year and beyond. The mentors serve as support for those teachers and help them to complete their requirements towards a professional certification.
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Tate High AJROTC Honors 9/11 Victims
September 13, 2025
by C/CPT James Hewett, Aggie Battalion, Public Relations Officer (S-5)
On September 11, 2025, J.M. Tate High School’s Army JROTC program held a memorial ceremony to honor and remember the lives lost during the attacks on September 11, 2001. The ceremony consisted of a wreath being placed at the foot of a half-staff American flag at 8:15am. For the remainder of the school day, sixteen cadets served twenty minute shifts dressed in their Class A uniform. They walked with intention marking twenty-one steps and twenty-one second pauses at each passing of the wreath. This presentation lasted continuously for six hours and was a sight to behold. Tate High School appreciates the dedication of their AJROTC Cadets and instructors, MAJ Hill and MSG Kyser, for what they have done to engage our campus community in commemorating the 24th anniversary of 9/11.
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Remembering: Our 9/11 Museum, World Trade Center Site Photos
September 11, 2025
The images are burned in our minds. The sight of two planes crashing into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
The site where the towers fell is a quiet spot in lower Manhattan that is home to 9/11 Memorial.
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The Memorial remembers and honors the 2,983 people who were killed in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. The design, created by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, consists of two reflecting pools formed in the footprints of the original Twin Towers and a plaza of trees. The Museum displays monumental artifacts linked to the events of 9/11, while presenting intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning and recovery that are central to telling the story of the 2001 and 1993 attacks and the aftermath.
The Museum’s mission is to bear witness to 9/11. This place of violence is resurrected into a place of peace; a safe gathering place to mourn, comfort, heal and think.
We took our NorthEscambia.com cameras to New York to bring you a look at the museum and reflection pools.
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Quick facts:
- There are 2,983 names on the 9/11 Memorial, honoring the 2,977 people killed at the three attack sites on September 11, 2001 and the six people killed in the February 26, 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center.
- The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 people. 2,753 people were killed in New York, 184 people were killed at the Pentagon and 40 people were killed on Flight 93.
- The largest loss of life of rescue personnel in American history occurred on September 11, 2001. 343 FDNY firefighters, along with 37 Port Authority Police Department officers and 23 New York Police Department officers, were killed. In total, 441 first responders representing over 30 agencies died on 9/11.
- The Memorial pools stand in the footprints of the Twin Towers. Each pool is one acre in size. There are 413 swamp white oak trees on the Memorial plaza, and one callery pear tree known as the Survivor Tree.
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Byrneville Elementary Names Students Of The Month
September 1, 2025
Byrneville Elementary School has named their August Students of the Month.
They are:
Kindergarten: Alyssa Rogers and Emmy Lou Tamondong
1st Grade: Zeke Wester and Remy Levins
2nd Grade: Ares Parish and Bailey Rogers
3rd Grade: Cole Lashley and Ava Culliver
4th Grade: Kase Calloway and Kipton Little
5th Grade: Paislee Cash and Kolin Rogers
Art: Devon Hall
Music: Conner Fowler
PE: Evin Levins
Local Students Receive Construction Career Days Scholarships
August 31, 2025
The Escambia County School Board recently honored students who received 2025 Northwest Florida Construction Career Days scholarships.
Over 1,300 high school students from across the area attended the event last April. Seniors who attended in-person or virtually were eligible to receive a portion of up to $50,000 in scholarship funds.
Escambia County recipients included:
Northview High School
- Jack Boutwell
- Tyler Gilmore
- Markavia Johnson
- Jaquan Richardson
- Jackson Simmons
Tate High School
- Alec Clarke
- Miller Richards
- Randy Williams
West Florida High School
- Randelaysia Grier
- Keith Washington
Students had the opportunity to operate heavy equipment and learn about bridge inspections, paving, concrete, traffic control, engineering, and more. Students were also introduced to the large number of career paths available in the transportation, structural, engineering, and building industries, and were able to interact with representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), as well as various engineering firms, and contractors looking to hire in the Northwest Florida area.
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Quarter Million Little Tabs, Big Impact: Molino Park Elementary Helps Families At Ronald McDonald House
August 28, 2025
Last school year, the students, faculty and families at Molino Park Elementary School collected 196 pounds of pop tabs—those little pull tabs off the tops of aluminum drink cans—to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida.
The charity recycles the aluminum tabs, with the proceeds contributing to their mission of keeping families close to their children receiving medical treatment.
Just how many pop tabs is that? With an estimated 1,267 tabs per pound, Molino Park’s donation is just under a quarter million pop tabs!
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