A Christmas Miracle: The Miracle League’s Annual Christmas Party (With Gallery)
December 7, 2024
Santa visited with Miracle League of Pensacola players during their annual Christmas party Friday night at Tate High School.
For the past seven years, Tate Beta Club, sponsored by Stacye Litton, has hosted the Christmas Party for the athlete’s and the families. Numerous other Tate High student organizations and volunteers came together to put on the party including Tate Theatre with the entertainment, Diamond Girls with the games, Early Childhood Education, Student2Student, STUCO.
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The Miracle League players were able to visit Santa and share their wish lists, enjoy a pizza dinner, watch a special performances on stage, take part in numerous activities.
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Century Celebrates Christmas Season With Caroling, Tree Lighting (With Gallery)
December 7, 2024
The annual tree lighting ceremony was held Friday evening in Century.
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The event in Nadine McCaw Park featured carols by the Tri-City Children’s Choir and the First Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Children’s Choir before lighting the town’s Christmas Tree.
Refreshments followed in the Century Welcome Center.
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Bratt Elementary Celebrates Leaders Of The Month
December 6, 2024
Bratt Elementary School recently celebrated their November Leaders Of The Month. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Extension Among Top Collectors in Statewide Peanut Butter Challenge
December 6, 2024
Escambia County Extension ranked among the top collectors statewide for the annual Peanut Butter Challenge, collecting over 1,500 jars of peanut butter to earn fourth place in the state and second place in the district.
Escambia County’s peanut butter collections totaled more than 2,700 pounds.
The annual peanut butter drive is coordinated by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension, with donations collected to support local food pantries throughout the state.
Escambia County Extension Services Director Nick Simmons said the overall goal of the friendly competition between counties is twofold: Not only does it help feed families in need ahead of the holidays, but it also promotes a Florida-grown crop.
“Peanuts are one of our main commodities here in Northwest Florida, so this bridges the gap between agriculture and community needs,” Simmons said. “Hunger is a big need in the community, so this is a way we can bring both of those worlds together and promote nutritious meals while promoting the hard work that our farmers do.”
The peanut, which is produced mainly throughout the northern regions of the state including Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, contributed $137 million to the state economy in 2023, according to the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service.
Approximately 400 jars of peanut butter collected in Escambia County through the Peanut Butter Challenge were distributed during the annual Farm to City food distribution event last month, which provides Thanksgiving meal boxes to local families in need.
Dorothy Lee, a Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent II with Escambia County Extension, said the Peanut Butter Challenge is especially important because it provides one of the most-requested food items to local food banks during the busy holiday season.
“The goal is to collect the peanut butter and be able to share it with our community food banks, especially during the holiday season when they have a lot of requests for food items,” Lee said. “Peanut butter is the number one item that’s requested at food banks. It’s high in protein and a good meat substitute, so it can really help those who are experiencing food insecurity.”
Beulah Academy, Tate FFA Members Place At Florida State Forestry Contest
December 5, 2024
Beulah Academy and Tate High School FFA members placed in the Florida State Forestry Contest this week.
Beulah FFA placed third for compass and pacing, and ninth in the state overall among middle schools. Team members and their individual rantings were:
- Becca DeCoux — 12th
- Luci Graham — 26th
- Addyson Creighton — 32nd
- Braxton Williams — 36th
Tate FFA placed ninth at the high school level. Individual Tate scores were:
- Parker White — 21st
- Luke Graham — 25th
- Estella Perea — 27th
- Lily McArthur — 34th
Pictured: The Beulah Academy FFA at the Florida State Forestry Contest this week. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bratt Elementary School Names Students Of The Month
December 2, 2024
Bratt Elementary School recently named their November Students of the Month. They are Kaylyn Godwin and Emily Diller. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Busy Month For Escambia County 4-H Horse Club (With Gallery)
December 1, 2024
by Skylar Gibbons, Escambia County 4-H Horse Club reporter
October was a busy month for Escambia County 4-H Horse Club. The club participated in the peanut butter challenge and donated 31 jars. The jars will be donated to local food banks, allowing the club members to take part in their community service. The club also designed Pensacola Interstate Fair booth entries, one for each of the three main age groups: junior (8-10); intermediate (11-13); and senior (14-18). Only the senior booth placed, winning 6th. They also entered crafts into the individual arts and baking contest.
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Jim Allen Elementary Names Students Of The Month
November 27, 2024
Jim Allen Elementary School recently announced their October Students of the Month. They are Cory Seymour and Aspen Neels. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Two Northview High Career Academies Create Food Cart
November 24, 2024
Two of the career academies at Northview High School recently teamed up to put their skills into a real-world food cart.
The Northview Building Construction Academy students constructed the food cart for Culinary Academy students to put it to use providing delicious items on the menu available for sale to faculty and staff.
Northview facility and staff can choose from salads, sandwiches like club or BLT, hot meals including daily specials or pizza, desserts and more. (See the complete menu below.)
The NHS Building Construction Academy examines four content areas for production: safety, quality, construction Skills, and maintenance awareness. Students are exposed to various construction skills that can produce higher quality construction, increase productivity, achieve greater customer satisfaction, and assure a safe and healthy work environment.
The NHS Culinary Academy is a three-year program that is designed to prepare students to work in the food service/hospitality industry and earn industry certifications. Students that complete three years in the programs have the opportunity to earn the Gold Seal scholarship as well as other scholarship opportunities. Three-year program completers have the opportunity to earn the Gold Seal scholarship as well as other scholarship opportunities. They may also be awarded three college credits from PSC to use toward any major of study.
The Culinary Academy was named the Escambia County School District’s 2023 Career Academy of the Year.
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Bratt Elementary Releases Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance
November 22, 2024
Bratt Elementary School has released their honor roll and perfect attendance awards.
For the first quarter, they are:
A HONOR ROLL
Kindergarten
- Maverick Amerson
- Olan Barlow
- Bryce Bell
- Colleen Bryan
- Ella Chason
- Daniel Cunningham
- Noah Daly
- Porter Dean
- Carnita Dubose
- Samuel Emmons
- Karleigh Evans
- Cameron Giddins
- Analah Grace
- Harper Green
- Willow Grimes
- Aubree Hadley
- Selina King
- Ellianna Krippes
- Legend Lett
- Eleanor Lopez
- Blaze Lowrey
- Bennett Malone
- Malcolm Martin
- Arielle McGill
- Ryleigh Morgan
- Cason Prall
- Kaison Salter
- Aubrey Smith
- Ruby Starns
- Emerson Steadham
- Wyatt Steege
- Zachary Tilley
- Natalie Walker
First Grade
- Ahlyssia Atkins
- Adoria Davison
- Jessa Eubanks
- Ophelia Gates
- Israel Hammond
- Lyla Hardy
- Shelby Henry
- Levi Hopper
- Treston Howard
- Aubrey Kazemekas
- Grayson Key
- Odin Lopez
- Gabriel Lucero
- Charles Marsh
- Savannah Mendez
- Jonas Prince
- Brantley-Michael Respress
- Madison Robbins
- Alexander Scarborough
- Shelby Sells
- Axle Stanford
- Paisleigh Stuckey
- Dawson Taylor
Second Grade
- Amelia Black
- Parker Freeman
- Audrey Godwin
- Noah Griffis
- Maverick Norton
- Grayson Odom
- Lilah- May Spicer
- Hannah Walker
- Mary-Grace Ward
- Tayen Williams
- Abagail Youssef
Third Grade
- Cora Cartes
- Fisher Golson
- Izayah Hernandez
- Liza Miller
- Zariah Myers
- Aurora Shipp
- Ophelia Smith
Fourth Grade
- Parker Black
- Dawson Golson
- Margaret Lee
- Rhett Minchew
- Gunner Moore
- Kennedy-Reese O’Barr
- William Odom
- Raegan Powell
- Peyton Roberts
- Lane Stuart
- Fletcher Tew
Fifth Grade
- Jasiah Barnes
- Jackson Beasley
- Jace Bell
- Aden Garrett
- Benjamin Hetzel
- Ella Lee
- Steven Lloyd
- Angelia Mervyn
- Liam Morales
- James Romans
- Marcus Smith
- Hendrix Ward
A-B HONOR ROLL
First Grade
- Kynleigh Barlow
- Braelyn Brooks
- Dalton Cartwright
- Jack Duncan
- Roman Esprit
- Hudson Faircloth
- Lesly Fernandez
- Higinio Fernandez Esparza
- Toni Lucas
- Charleigh Macks
- Kai McConnico
- Knoxleigh Ross
- Miranda Varela
- Riley Walston
- Harper White
- William Wilson
- Jaxson Wolf
Second Grade
- Ryker Alderman
- Kalylah Byrne
- Raelynn Chancery
- Brooklyn Chavers
- Paytience Creekmore
- Avery Flowers
- Aurora Frost
- Evaleigh Hare
- Cailynn Helm
- Kinsleigh Krippes
- Melodi Lynn
- Karter Maple
- Joshua McIntyre
- Nathaniel McIntyre
- Turner Meyer
- Branson Morris
- Maggie Reynolds
- Penelope Roschi
- Isaiah Rose
- Greyson Salter
- Ryder Shook
- Thomas Spears
- Raedyn Tillman
- Noah Woods
Third Grade
- William Bass
- Brett Bryant
- Kevin Davis
- William Hadley
- Lilian Hardy
- Lucas Littler
- Kailen McGhee
- Cooper Tew
- Raelynn Thompson
- Aleksander Vause
- Jake Walston
- Thomas Wheeler
- Beckett White
- Adaline Youssef
Fourth Grade
- Brodie Beachy
- Walker Brantley
- Noah Brown
- Kayge Chavers
- Blakelynn Cunningham
- Amelia Daly
- Emily Diller
- Sawyer Dunn
- Jase Eubanks
- Brielle Fountain
- Leighton Freeman
- Sebastian Gavlas
- Anthony Grace
- Livia Hardy
- Bowyn Heathcock
- Markavion James
- Trey Knighten
- Jakelyn Lisenby
- Aurora Lopez
- Jaxton Lynd
- Noah McCann
- Ti’myriey Minor
- Olivia Moore
- Rowan Nielsen
- Harper Pace
- Peyton Parker
- Cotton Ross
- Emerson Salter
- Westley Smith
Fifth Grade
- Amahl Atallah
- Ruth Bryan
- Jordan Carter
- Thomas Clark
- Isabella Coy
- Lenora Creel
- Wesley Dunsford
- Addison Godwin
- Shaun Grice
- Gracie Heist
- Zoey Hetrick
- River Lassitter
- Nikko McAnally
- Addisyn Steege
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
- Anna Jo Marie Amerson
- Axel David Amerson
- Colleen Joy Bryan
- Cameron Brye
- Kayden Kennedy Brye
- Cora Elizabeth Cartes
- Blakelynn Danielle Cunningham
- Daniel Cunningham
- Jack Allen Duncan
- Kaylyn Lois Godwin
- Analah Evangeline Grace
- Anthony Isaiah Grace
- Noah Ryan Griffis
- Jack Matthew Hall
- Israel Aaron Hammond
- Lilian Claire Hardy
- Lyla Rose Hardy
- Izayah James Hernandez
- Benjamin Alexander Hetzel
- Hayden Maxs Hollingsworth-Pugh
- Gracen Lila James
- Margaret Scott Lee
- Blaze Edward Lowrey
- Charleigh Brooke Macks
- Reagan Faith Macks
- Bennett Hughes Malone
- Layla Elizabeth Martin
- Nathaniel Seth McIntyre
- Gunner Keith Moore
- KayDein Moss-Salter
- Evalyn Elise Smith
- Emerson Grant Steadham
- Wyatt Reed Steege
- Carolyn Denise Thames-Fernandez
- Zachary Howard Tilley
- Hannah Lace Walker
- Kayleiah Kiona Love Williams
- Abagail Lee Youssef
- Adaline Rose Youssef
- Avalynn Marie Youssef