Gandy Scholarship Winners Announced
May 28, 2017
The Solon Lee Gandy Memorial Scholarship Committee and the Gandy Memorial Scholarship Committee from Poplar Dell Baptist Church have announced this year’s college scholarship recipients.
Solon Lee Gandy Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2008 in memory of Flomaton High School graduate, Solon Lee Gandy, the committee chooses outstanding Flomaton or Jay senior(s) who meet certain criteria, including sports participation, extensive writing abilities and a high grade point average for the annual scholarship.
Flomaton senior Dylan Patterson, son of Clint and Stacy Patterson, was awarded this year’s scholarship. Patterson graduated with a 3.7 GPA and has been involved in cross country, football and Beta Club while at Flomaton. His civic activities include community fundraisers and Down syndrome rallies. Patterson is the 19th recipient of this scholarship.
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Gandy Memorial Scholarship
The Gandy Memorial Scholarship was also established in 2008 and is in memory of several Gandy family members who attended Poplar Dell Baptist Church in Byrneville — J.L., Louise, Solon, Elmira Crapps, and Bill Gandy. To be eligible for this scholarship, a church member must be active in Sunday School and other youth activities and maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA throughout his/her high school career.
This year’s recipient is Destiny Herring, daughter of Mitch and Tabatha Herring. Herring is a Jay High graduate, ranked No. 7 in her class. She was involved in Beta Club, SGA, and softball. Herring has signed with Mississippi Gulf Coast College where she will be playing softball this fall. She is the sixth recipient of this scholarship.
Northview Graduates Earn $1.33 Million In Scholarships
May 26, 2017
Northview High School has announced that the members of the Class of 2017 have earned $1.33 million in scholarships.
Scholarships were awarded or offered as follows:
Autumn Albritton
- Gary McAdams Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
Victoria Anne Amerson
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
Natalie Grace Barrow
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
Alyssa Marie Bell
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
Alyssa Brianna Borelli
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
- Bright Futures – Florida Academic Scholar – $12,360
- UWF – Academic Excellence Schoalrship – $20,000
- Auburn University – Presidential Scholarhip – $72,000
- Coastal Alabama Comm College – Full Tuition – $12,624
- Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholts Justices Foundation – $1,500
- Jim and Jumi Ross Memorial Scholarship – $500
- Valedictorian Award
- Navy League Scholarship – $1,000
- BBB Ethics Scholarshp – $1,000
Kylie Brook
- PSC Scholastic Achievement – $500
Katie Cmehil
- Jim and Jumi Ross Memorial Scholarship – $500
Ohijie Elliott
- Foundation Scholarship – $75
De’asia Ja’shay Fountain
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
Mallory Olivia Gibson
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
- Poarch Educational Assistance Scholarship – $100,000
Gabrielle Hawkins
- Gwen Applequist Difference Maker Award – $1,000
Emily Michelle Heard
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
Ta’keyzha Johnson
- Dedria’s Gift – $500
Adrian Daniel King
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
Daysha Kite
- EREC Scholarship – $1,000
Brandon Edward Korinchak
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
- Pensacola Interstate Fair Scholarship – $1,000
- FFA Alumni – Tommy Weaver Scholarship – $1,000
- Walnut Hill Ruritan – $100
- PSC Academic – $3,600
- Bright Futures – Florida Medallion Scholar – $9,240
- UWF Academic Excellence – $16,000
Daniel Mascaro
- Spring Hill Portier Award – $100,000
- UWF Academic Excellence – $16,000
Chase Olsen
- Take Stock in Children – $13,000
Malcom Jude Parham
- Poarch Educational Assistance Scholarship – $100,000
Shyla Nicole Pope
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
Kaitlyn Pugh
- Salutatorian Award
Dustin Radcliffe
- Dedria’s Gift – $500
- PSC Scholastic Achievement – $500
Zachary Chase Sheldon
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $150
- University of West Florida – Academic Excellence – $12,000
- US Army ROTC – 3 yr – $135,000
- Navy ROTC – 4 Yr – $180,000
- Bright Futures – Florida Medallion Scholar – $9,240
- Elks Lodge – $1,000
- Florence Krom & Johnny Stephanou Scholarship – $1,000
Mitchell James Singleton
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
- Barrineau Park Historical Society – $500
- Pensacola Interstate Fair Scholarship – $1,000
- Bright Futures – Florida Medallion Scholar – $9,240
- Glen Key Award – $500
- FFA Alumni – Tommy Weaver Scholarship – $1,000
- Jamie Hall Memorial Scholarship – $500
Brianna Morgan Smith
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star 4 yr – $750
- Northwest Florida Bowling Conference Scholarship – $500
- PSC Scholastic Achievement – $500
- PSC Academic – $3,600
Jessica Lauren Stacey
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – $500
- Freshman Academic Excellence – Mississippi State – $6,000
David Conrad Weber
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
- Belmont University – Merit Scholarship – $40,000
- Jacksonville State University – Merit 15 Scholarship – $40,000
- SEU – Chancellor’s Scholarship – $12,000
- Troy University – Millineum Scholar’s Scholarship – $53,856
- University of Mobile – Presidential Merit – $48,000
- Bright Futures – Florida Academic Scholar – $12,360
Luke Ward
- Poarch Creek Tuition Assistance – $50,000
- Mercer – Athletic Scholarship – $192,000
Alston Wiggins
- Take Stock in Children – $13,000
Hadley Marie Woodfin
- Atmore Rotary Academic All-Star – 4 yr – $750
- UWF Academic Excellence Scholarship – $12,000
- Bright Futures – Gold Seal Vocational – $3,456
Ernest Ward Names Students Of The Month
May 26, 2017
Ernest Ward Middle School recently announced Students of the Month for May. They are Summer Waters, eighth grade; Payton Gilchrist, seventh grade; and Kaylie Leger, sixth grade. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High Names Top Graduates, Presents Senior Awards
May 25, 2017
Tate High School named their top graduates and presented senior awards Wednesday night for the Class of 2017.
Samantha Elizabeth Brown was named valedictorian with a final GPA of 5.2706. She was a member of the Tate Orchestra where she was an All-County Violinist, Assistant Principal Violin and Concertmaster. She was a member of the Tate Academic Team and All-County Academic Team member, and a member of the Tate Robotics Team. Brown was also a member of the National Honor Society, president of Mu Alpha Theta and vice president of the Science National Honor Society. She volunteered at the West Florida Public Library and was assistant coach of the Ransom Middle School Academic Team. Brown will attend the University of Alabama in Huntsville to study chemical engineering.
Taylor Bay Best was named salutatorian with a final GPA of 5.0963. She is a Biomedical Science Academy graduate and a member of the National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Rho Kappa, Community Caregivers and the National Beta Club. Best has volunteered at West Florida Hospital for three years. She will attend the University of West Florida to major in Chemistry, minor in Spanish, and later aspires to attend medical school to become an ear, nose and throat surgeon.
The Tate High School Class of 2017 will graduate at 6 p.m. Friday at the Pensacola Bay Center. A live video stream will be available by clicking here.
Notable awards presented to the Tate High Class of 2017 Wednesday night included:
United States Military Academy (West Point) Appointment — Shania Harris
National Merit Commended Scholars – Matthew Fowler and Ethan Sutley
The Top Ten Percent of the Tate High School Class of 2017 is as follows:
- Samantha Elizabeth Brown — Valedictorian
- Taylor Bay Best — Salutatorian
- Delaney Isabella Beal
- Megan Elizabeth Gulsby
- Alyssa Baye Spencer
- Raymond Andrew Freeman
- Ethan Charles Sutley
- Carmen Elizabeth McCrackin
- Hayden Michael Aiken
- Jacob Herrington Ishee
- Katherine Claire Luebke
- Kathryn Rilla Orren
- Sally Jane Van Raemdonck
- Alexander Joseph Miller
- Matthew John Fowler
- Abigail Elizabeth Edgar
- Shaylyn Marie Caro Thompson
- Brennan Steven Infinger
- Jakira Ashley Davis
- Sheradan Maclean Stillwell
- Alexis Nicole Wilson
- Chance Riley Bellflower
- Hannah Marie Saulnier
- Dawn Margaret Looney
- Zyreshia Kapri Jackson
- Kyle Randall Cooper
- Kayli Lyn Talbot
- Sarah Ann Cavanaugh
- Brooke Ashley Robertson
- Madison Rose Rondeau
- Kristen Elaine Schultz
- Jacob Tyler Atkins
- Samantha Nicole Monasterio
- David Wayne Oglesby
- Hayley N Brown
- McKenna Leigh Smith
- Michael Joseph Brennan
- Corben Zachary Young
- Brine Deborah Bennett
- Joe Ed Estes
- Michael Jerome Roberts
- John Daniel Franklin
- Logan Gregory Blackmon
- Skye Madison King
- Madeline Rose Caranci
- Morgan Leanne Snow
- Kayla Nicole Underwood
- Joanna Deveda Snow
Food Network Brings ‘Great Food Truck Race’ To Pensacola
May 25, 2017
An episode of the Food Network reality TV competition show “The Great Food Truck Race” was filmed in the Pensacola area Wednesday.
For lunch aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Martin helped the show’s host, Tyler Florence, announce the winning team as decided by 50 service members who acted as judges in a taste testing.
Then it was off to downtown Pensacola for the competitors, who are vying to win their food truck plus $50,000. Several trucks set up at the Pensacola City Hall, while others found vending location along the Palafox Street area.
The food trucks are expected back in the downtown area from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The episode of The Great Food Truck Race filmed in Pensacola will likely air in late August or early September on the Food Network.
Ernest Ward Teens For Christ Says Goodbye To SRO Gill
May 25, 2017
There was one final goodbye party Wednesday for now-retired Ernest Ward Middle School SRO Ronnie Gill.
Last week, Ernest Ward Middle School, Northview High School, and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his retirement (read more). Wednesday, the last day of school, the members of the EWMS Teens for Christ surprised Gill with another retirement party. The students were treated to a sermon and Deputy Gill treated to handmade cards, gifts and a special cake created by student Naudia Carach and her grandmother.
Gill sponsored the Teens for Christ group at EWMS.
Gill officially retired March 30 from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office after 15 years with the agency. The school resource officer has volunteered his time as a reserve deputy since March 30 to continue his service at Ernest Ward Middle School until the end of the school year.
Last year, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Association of School Resource Officers Monday named Gill as the 2016 School Resource Officer of the Year for Florida. Gill was also awarded the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Meritorious Service Medal for the crucial role he plays in breaking down the barriers between law enforcement and youth.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Local Student Grows Giant Cabbage
May 25, 2017
Savannah Hudson, who just finished the third grade at Byrneville Elementary School, is participating in the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. Her cabbage weighs 17.5 pounds.
Bonnie Plants’ program originated to get more students interested in gardening. Bonnie Plants passes out cabbages to third graders with the students asked to grow and care for the plants. At harvest time, students can send a picture along with the weight to Bonnie Plants where they are entered into a $1,000 scholarship contest.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Middle School TV Students Visit WEAR
May 23, 2017
The CCTV students at Ernest Ward Middle School recently had the opportunity to tour the WEAR TV 3 studios in Pensacola. They were able to learn about how the station operates, visited the news set and watch a live broadcast of a newscast. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Park Fifth Graders Take Dolphin Cruise
May 23, 2017
Fifth grade students at Molino Park Elementary School had the opportunity to on a dolphin cruise Tuesday for their end of the year field trip. Photos by Melanie Dix for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Local Marine Receives Award In Japan
May 22, 2017
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Tyler Johnson receives the Jack W. Demmond Aviation Ground Marine of the Year award at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, recently.
The Marine Corps Aviation Association awarded Johnson for his efforts in transporting Marines and their gear to and from locations by air, land, and sea.
“I was excited,” said Johnson. “I wasn’t really expecting it. I just do my job the best way I can.”
Johnson, a native of Pensacola, is an embarkation chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. He was raised in Gonzalez and attended Ransom Middle School at Tate High School.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.