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The Top Of The Class Of 2017 Honored

The top of the Class of 2017 from Escambia County’s high schools were recognized Thursday as the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation hosted the 2017 Senior Academic Awards program.

Honorees included the top five students in each graduating class (listed in alphabetical order), as well as a student from each of the following disciplines: Career & Technology, English, Foreign Language, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

For more photos, click here.

Honorees from Tate and Northview were as follows:

Northview High School (pictured top): TOP FIVE: Ellie Amerson,  Alyssa Borelli, Brandon Korinchak, Kaitlyn Pugh and David Weber. DISCIPLINES: Mitchell Singleton, Career & Technical;  Alyssa Bell, English;  Jessica Stacey, Foreign Language;  Jasmine Elliott, Math;  Zachary C. Sheldon, Science; Raychell M. Baker, Social Studies.

Tate High School (pictured below): TOP FIVE: Taylor Best, Samantha E. Brown, Raymond A. Freeman, Megan E. Gulsby and Carmen E. McCrackin. DISCIPLINES: Ethan C. Sutley, Career & Technical; Venkatesh V. Charya, English; Brine D. Bennett, Foreign Language; Hayden M. Aiken, Math; Kathryn R. Orren, Science;  Zyreshia A. Jackson, Social Studies.

Photos by Gary Amerson and Kim Stefansson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Jim Allen Kindergarten Students Explore The Grocery Store

Kindergarten students from Jim Allen Elementary School, like all county kindergartners, learn about their community and community helpers.

This week they are traveling to the Publix grocery store located at  9 Mile Road and Pine Forest Road to meet some community helpers, to learn about the different features in a grocery store, get a “back stage” tour, and to meet Larry the Lobster.

The first group to make the trip were the classes of JoLyn Jackson and Michelle Helton with Teaching Assistant Kim Moorehead.

“We thought a field trip to Publix would be something fun and that it would be interesting for our students to come someplace they might visit every day and get to see the ins and outs of it,” explained JoLyn Jackson, a kindergarten teacher at Jim Allen Elementary.

“We are hoping that now, back in the classroom, we will be able to talk about the different community helpers that we have seen. We saw truck drivers, the people who work with fresh seafood, people who work with the fresh fruit, someone who bakes bread for the deli, all the way to the people who work at the checkout. They saw that there are a lot of people there helping us,” added Jackson.

Students saw a demonstration of how the bakers create roses for cake decorations, how to use a heavy duty tool to cut open pineapples, and they had a chance to taste some grapes. They traveled through the back hall to see the storage area for pallets of food items that will be placed on shelves later. They got to shiver a little in the freezer where the ice cream is kept. They learned that Publix is dedicated to recycling, whether it involves cardboard or the left over scraps of animal products that the butcher trims away before packaging the meat for the display cases.

Six year-old Abby Rose explained that they came to Publix to “look at food and to buy stuff.” Though she explained that they really pretended to buy stuff. “Miss Charlotte,” a member of the store’s customer service staff, made arrangements to allow each of the students got to take a turn scanning the “purchases,” then take a turn as the bagger, and a turn as the customer.

Justine Sherry was the guide for  Jackson’s class. She made a point of telling the students that Publix hires teenagers as young as 14. One young man was overheard planning to work there and stating that he plans to be cashier of the year someday.

Escambia County 4-H Livestock Show Results

Fillingim Landing Offers Great Recreational Opportunities

Saturday was a beautiful and busy day at Fillingim Landing along the Perdido River.

Fillingim Landing is a day-use recreation area that offers a canoe/kayak launch, hiking trails, picnic areas, pedestal grills, portable toilets and gravel parking. The area, managed by the Northwest Florida Water Management District, does not allow ATV’s or trailer boat launching. It is day use only (no camping), and alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

Fillingim Landing is located off Jacks Branch Road south of Barrineau Park Road. Admission is free.

Latitude/Longitude: 30.675033, -87.405864

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Thousands Attend Blue Jacket Jamboree, Livestock Show

Thousands of people attended the annual Northview High School FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree and the Gulf Coast Agriculture & Natural Resources Youth Organization Annual Spring Livestock Show Saturday in Molino.

The event included plenty of arts and crafts, a car show, a tractor show and more, including a special visit the Easter Bunny and an egg drop from a ladder fire truck.

The livestock show included over fifty 4-H and FFA youth exhibiting hogs, beef cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and rabbits from Escambia and neighboring counties. The day ended with youth exhibitors auctioning off their market animals.

The Blue Jacket Jamboree was sponsored by NorthEscambia.com.

For photos from the livestock show, click here.

For photos from the Blue Jacket Jamboree and Egg Drop, click here.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

New Members Inducted Into Northview High Beta Club

New members were inducted Wednesday  into the National Beta Club at Northview High School. The new members are:

9th Grade
Will Beach
Keaton Brown
Lacie Carter
Karlee Criswell
Jackson Edwards
Ashlan Harigel
Anna King
Kayla McKillion
Colby Morris
Kinzie Rackard
Savannah Roley
Savannah Spence
Jace Weber

10th Grade
Lexxi Baggett
Logan Chavers
Justin Cruce
Rebecca Dunn
Dalton Hamilton
Tanner Levins
Delaney Reynolds
Valen Shelly
Aaliyah Tucker

The National Beta Club’s purpose is “to promote the ideals of academic achievement, character, leadership and service among elementary and secondary school students.”

Pictured: New Beta Club members at Northview High School  Ninth grade (below) and tenth grade (above). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Spring Livestock Show, Blue Jacket Jamboree Are Saturday

University of Florida IFAS Extension in Escambia County is hosting the Gulf Coast Agriculture & Natural Resources Youth Organization Annual Spring Livestock Show and FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree Saturday, April 1 at the Escambia 4-H Livestock Facility located at 5701 Highway 99 in Molino.

This year’s show begins at 8 a.m. with over fifty 4-H and FFA youth exhibiting hogs, beef cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and rabbits from Escambia and neighboring counties. The day will conclude with youth exhibitors auctioning off their market animals beginning at 5 p.m. The event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend.

Youth exhibitors receive quality premiums for their animals as well as proceeds from the auction of their animals. The GCA/NRYO show and auction is the culmination of the projects that youth have invested months and numerous hours in preparation. The livestock auction has become a success through the generous support of local sponsors and businesses who purchase the animals.

The Northview High School FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with plenty of arts and crafts, a car show, a tractor show and more. An Egg Drop will be held at noon, with over 2,000 Easter eggs dropped from a ladder fire truck for children to hunt for free.

Arts and crafts vendors are still being accepted….visit bluejacketjamboree.org or call (850) 712-6267 or (850) 572-1076.

The Blue Jacket Jamboree is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.

NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Bratt Elementary Names March Students Of The Month

The following students (pictured above) were named Students of the Month for March at Bratt Elementary School.

Landon Allcock
Kyle Blanton
Madilynne Cardwell
Jonah Carter
Malonie Curry
Irmani Dixon
JaCee Dortch
Elizabeth Gilley (not pictured)
Nathan Gilmore
Cate Greenwood
Kyndal Hadley
Joshlynn Helton
Fallon Hubbard
Camden Jacobson
KayLeigh Jay
Savannah Lowry
Kaya Mason
Carley Moore (not pictured)
Briley Moore
Gracie Norton
Brooklyn Reynolds
Cooper Rice
Braylan Shelly
Brayden Smith

The students pictured below, Cooper Rice and JaCee Dortch were chosen to represent Bratt Elementary School as Escambia County Students of the Month for March.

Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Escambia Schools Honor Volunteers, Partners

The 2017 Escambia County School District Appreciation Luncheon was held recently to thank volunteers, mentors, business and community partners and teachers.

Those honored from the North Escambia area included:

Jim Allen Elementary
Teacher of the Year – Lacey Brown
Adult Volunteeer - LessLee Earnest
Senior Volunteer – Jill Hale

Bratt Elementary School
Adult Volunteer – Bonnie Reaves
Senior Volunteer – Carolyn Loggins
Partner – Walnut Hill Vol Fire Dept

Escambia Westgate
Adult Volunteer – Anna Dudenhofer
Senior Volunteer – Anthony Keligond
Youth Volunteer -   Victoria Kent
Partner - Liberty Church, North Campus

Roy Hyatt Envir Studies Center
Adult Volunteer – Kay Uriz
Senior Volunteer -Tony Uriz

Lipscomb Elementary
Adult Volunteer – Ayako Chibano
Senior Volunteer – Arnie Zinck
Youth Volunteer – Anna Pearce

McArthur Elementary
Adult Volunteer – Kayla Henderson
Senior Volunteer – Lucy Timpson
Youth Volunteer – Carly Jo Johnecheck

Molino Park Elementar
Adult Volunteer – Marsha Marks
Senior Volunteer – Pat Levoy
Youth Volunteer – Brittanie McLemore
Partner Little Caesars

Ransom Middle
Adult Volunteer – George Foss
Senior Volunteer – Theresa Frazier
Youth Volunteer – Louis LeDuc
Partner -  Jersey Mike’s Subs

Ernest Ward Middle
Adult Volunteer -  Dr. Sheldon Harigel
Senior Volunteer – Henry Lewis
Youth Volunteer – Tristin Long
Partner - Poarch Band of Creek Indians

Northview High
Adult Volunteer -  Mike Neese
Senior Volunteer – Jerry Fischer
Youth Volunteer – Mitchell Singleton
Partner – Town of Century

Tate High School
Adult Volunteer Arthur Porter
Senior Volunteer -  Daniel Keely
Youth Volunteer -Zyreshia Jackson
Partner– Escambia Heat and Air

Pictured top: The Northview High School table at the 2017 Escambia County School District Appreciation Luncheon. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Saint Monica’s Cleans Up Along Highway 95A

Saint Monica’s Episcopal Church in Cantonment started a new ministry Sunday after their monthly potluck — their first quarterly Highway 95A trash pick up.

There were 16 people that set out on Highway 95 with trash bags in hand. In just 45 minutes, they group had picked up a pickup truck load of material from the roadside, including 12 bags of trash, five bags of recyclables,  one tire and an old desk.

St. Monica’s is partnering with Keep Pensacola Beautiful who provided them the vests along with trash and recycling bags.  The church will log their time and effort, and Keep Pensacola Beautiful will provide an Adopt-A–Road sign

The true rewards from starting this ministry is getting to spend time talking and singing with fellow parishioners while doing their part to help the environment and getting a little exercise at the same time, said Elizabeth MacWhinnie.

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