Bratt Elementary Holds Field And Fine Arts Day (With Gallery)
October 27, 2018
Bratt Elementary School held their first ever Field and Fine Arts Day Friday.
Students enjoyed a dance demonstration, storytelling from a pirate, a photography lesson, hands-on drumming and a pottery demonstration in addition to traditional outdoor field day events.
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Church Pumpkin Patch Open In Cantonment
October 27, 2018
Looking for a pumpkin? The Allen Memorial United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch has sold hundreds of pumpkins so far this year, and they have a selection remaining at the corner of Highway 29 and Neal Road in Cantonment. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes are available, with some priced as low as 50 cents.
The Allen Memorial United Methodist Men have sponsored the Pumpkin Patch since 1995.
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Mad Scientist Night At Kingsfield Elementary (With Gallery)
October 26, 2018
Thursday was Mad Scientist Night at Kingsfield Elementary School.
It was night of madness for students, family members and faculty. From dry ice smoke to spider webs, from pumpkin oobleck to building with “bones” (AKA Q-tips), students got to experiment and create for a couple of hours of scientific wonder and adventure.
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Jim Allen Elementary Students Receive Free Dictionaries
October 25, 2018
About 400 students at Jim Allen Elementary School have new dictionaries today, thanks to the national Dictionary Project.
The dictionaries were presented by members of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Cantonment.
The goal of The Dictionary Project is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal dictionary.
Pictured: Free dictionaries were handed out to students Wednesday at Jim Allen Elementary School in Cantonment. Images courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Camp Fire Century Holds Trike A Thon For St. Judes
October 23, 2018
The Children at Camp Fire Century held their annual St. Jude’s Trike-A-Thon recently, their seventh year hosting the event. The children learned about trike safety, raised money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and enjoyed the ride. They learned about being a community helper, volunteering and giving back to others in need.
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Ransom Middle Academic Teams Competes In Tournament
October 22, 2018
The Ransom Middle School Academic Team took part in the 12th Annual Academic Tournament at the Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville on Saturday.
Team A, with a record of a 4-1. was ranked number eight in the morning rounds among a field of 28 mostly high school teams. Ransom’s Team A and Team B completed against each other in the playoff rounds. Team A then played top team from Fort Walton Beach High School. Despite an impressive score, they did not win.
Team leaders said it was great training, helping the Ransom Academic Team prepare for the middle school level tournaments in November and January. Those tourneys are qualifiers for the national tournament in Chicago.
Roy Hyatt Environmental Center To Use Impact Grant For Hands-On Learning Expansion
October 21, 2018
Visitors had a chance to check out the Escambia County School District’s Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment during an open house on Saturday. The center was recently named as a recipient of an IMPACT 100 grant for $100,300.
The RHEC will use the grant to enhance hands-on science education with three major additions. The grant will fund construction materials to transform an existing space into a “beach” classroom which will submerge students into an undersea world. They will “swim” with creatures found in habitats along the Gulf Coast while learning about amazing animals. The grant will also fund the purchase of an inflatable portable planetarium which will allow 60 students at a time to crawl into the dome launching them into a new world. As they blast off they will learn all about the mystery of outer space. The third part of the grant will fund construction materials to renovate an existing greenhouse into a “butterfly house” allowing students to “fly” with butterflies and immersing them into the butterfly’s fascinating environment. While fluttering alongside butterflies, students will explore and observe the life cycle of the insects.
Annually, over 80 percent of the elementary schools in the district visit RHEC each year, along with home school groups, senior groups, garden clubs and more. Last school year, nearly 7,000 people visited.
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Pictured: An open house event Saturday at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
VFW Essay Contest Winners Named
October 20, 2018
Zachary Prosser has been named Northview High School’s winner of the Atmore VFW Post 7016 Voice of Democracy essay contest.
Second and third place winners of the “Why My Vote Matters” themed contest were Hailey Harigel and Meredith McGhee. English teacher Vicki Baggett organizes the event for Northview, and selected teachers grade the essays
Pictured: (L-R) Zachary Prosser, Hailey Harigel and Meredith McGhee. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Samoszenko Named Ransom Middle Teacher Of The Year
October 19, 2018
Lauren Samoszenko has been named the Ransom Middle School Teacher of The Year. She teaches gifted social studies. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jim Allen Elementary School Names Students Of The Month
October 17, 2018
Jim Allen Elementary School has named students of the month for September. They are Daniel Earnest and Raevyn Alridge. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.