Take Stock in Children Announces 34 New Students Selected For Local Scholarship Program
September 17, 2019
Take Stock in Children recently introduced 34 new scholarship recipients and their mentors. There are 29 new seventh graders and five alternates from eighth or ninth grades among the new class..
Students will receive a college scholarship upon graduation from high school as long as they maintain good grades, attendance and citizenship, remain crime and drug free, and meet weekly with a volunteer community mentor.
The newly selected students include:
- Bailey Middle – Dewey Cushing Jr, Jacquelynn Davis, Landon Green, Xandria Smith, Gabriella Soto
- Bellview Middle – Allison Banks, Raven Falzone, Bethany Gurley
- Beulah Middle – Izaiah Cubias, Andrew Moles
- Brown Barge Middle –- Lana Carter, Tyrin Joiner, Elizabeth Mendiola (8th grade), Kenya Wadley (8th grade)
- Ernest Ward Middle – Jackson Davis, Laura Laborde, Jared Long, Genesis Scott-Johnson
- Ferry Pass Middle – Retag Abdelhamid, Jayden Brown, Kyleigh Cox, Azarria MGhee, Amiya Rudolph, Alysa Sutton, Mary Kaitlyn Johnson (8th grade), Catherine Wester (8th grade)
- Ransom Middle – Jayda Fillingim, Adrianna Middleton, Ceth Morris, Kaylyn Weiss
- Warrington Middle – Shynia Bowie, Nyking Curry, Christian Stone
- West Florida High – Patrick Delcour (9th grade)
Take Stock in Children is a statewide non-profit organization operating locally under the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation. Take Stock provides “scholarships, mentors & hope” to deserving young people selected through a need-based application process through the public middle schools at the end of their 6th grade year. Scholarship donations from local foundations, organizations, businesses and individuals are matched dollar-for-dollar when scholarships are purchased from Florida Prepaid College Foundation each year and are held until students successfully graduate from high school.
There are now a total of 138 students in grades 7-12 in Escambia County’s program.
Ransom Middle Names September Students Of The Month
September 16, 2019
Ransom Middle School has named September Students of the Month. They are sixth graders Ellie Nissim and Andrew Norris. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Check Out These Rides: Cantonment Rotary’s Car Show (Photo Gallery)
September 15, 2019
The Cantonment Rotary Club held their second annual “Hawgs & Hoot Rods car and motorcycle show at Krystal on Nine Mile Road. The event also featured pulled pork sandwich plates. It was all a fundraiser for the Cantonment Rotary Club Foundation to support the local chapter of the Boys & Girls Club of America.
For a photo gallery from the car show, click here.
Photos by Perry Doggrell for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Barrineau Park Fall Gathering Held Saturday
September 15, 2019
The Barrineau Park Historical Society held its annual Fall Gathering Saturday at the Barrineau Park Community Center. There event featured arts and crafts, vendors, activities for the kids, live music by the Southern Revival Band, food and fellowship. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Byrneville Second Graders Visit Roy Hyatt Environmental Center
September 13, 2019
Byrneville Elementary School second graders got up close with nature this week at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment. The students met Simon the bearded dragon and Ozzie the diamondback terrapin, and they compared and contrasted reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals as part of their visit. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
First Responders Dedicate New Library Flagpole On 9-11
September 12, 2019
A new American flag and flagpole were dedicated Wednesday at the Flomaton Public Library by local first responders honoring 9-11. Both were donated by Modern Woodmen. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
McArthur Elementary And PTA Honored As National School Of Excellence
September 12, 2019
McArthur Elementary School and their PTA have been recognized by the National PTA as a School of Excellence.
National PTA School of Excellence is a recognition program that supports and celebrates partnerships between PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being for all students.
Schools and their PTA’s must decide to team up and enroll in this eight step, year-long, program. They then deploy a baseline survey, set objectives, follow a “Roadmap to Excellence,” and conduct a second survey as parts of their action plan for school improvement. Their plan must also incorporate the PTA National’s Standards for Family-School Partnerships. Their improvement is tracked and when successful, a school and PTA team can earn the designation of a School of Excellence.
“I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for your support that makes this award possible. It is an honor to work for a school district that supports our students, families and staff. This award is possible because of everyone’s dedication for excellence and I am glad to be a part of this organization,” McArthur Principal Dr. Tama Vaughn said when she shared the news with Escambia County School District leaders.
No other school in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties received the designation.
Bratt Elementary Names Students Of The Month
September 11, 2019
Bratt Elementary School has named Students of the Month for September. They are:
Pre-K
Summer Bell
Dawson Golson
Kindergarten
Lilly Harper Jacobson
Addisyn Steege
James Romans
Makenna Smith
1st Grade
Mason Wilson
Cameron Hall
Melody Sage
Paisley Emmons
2nd Grade
Audrey Franklin
Bailey Campbell
Landon Lee
Zoe Jantz
3rd Grade
Jaxon Byrd
Autumn Heist
Alexa Beasley
Sophia Ikner
Jeremiah Walker
4th Grade
Makinzi Roley
Trinity Bryan
Sawyer Gilmore
Sandra Hall
5th Grade
Mikayla McAnally
MaKayla Plato
Presley Johnson
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Get A Special Edition Toy Story 4 Library Card This Month Only
September 11, 2019
West Florida Public Libraries are offering a special edition library card during September in honor of Library Card Sign-up Month.
The special edition card features Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” characters joining the American Library Association on an adventure to promote the value of a library card.
While library cards are always free for Escambia County residents, the usual $3 replacement fee for lost or damaged cards will be waived during the month of September as part of the celebration.
September was designated as Library Card Sign-up Month by the ALA in 1987, after then Secretary of Education William J. Bennett issued a challenge. The challenge was for a national campaign encouraging every child to obtain and regularly use a library card.
Escambia County residents can find information about getting a library card or sign up at mywfpl.com/borrow/card.
Could You Package An Egg To Survive A 75 Foot Drop? These Byrneville Students Did
September 10, 2019
Could you design a package to make a raw egg survive a drop onto a parking lot from 75-feet up? Several groups of Byrneville Elementary School fifth graders did just that recently.
The students were given the open-ended task of using household supplies to keep an egg from cracking when dropped from various heights, and they were given a week to design their ideas.
With help of Ladder 5 and a crew from the Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, the eggs were dropped from 20 feet, 45 feet and finally 75 feet. If an egg survived the first drop, students were required to remove some part of the protective shell and try again from a greater height.
The students were in seven different groups, with three groups having eggs that survived all three drops.
“The students learned that a parachute of some sort helps the egg survive as well as making the ‘protective shell’ well padded and secure,” said Byrnevill teacher Jacke Johnston.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
