Smith Graduates From Naval Training
September 6, 2015
Dakota Rex Smith graduated recently from basic training after eight weeks at the Naval Service Training Command in Great Lakes, IL. Dakota is the son of Rex Jr. and Theresa Smith of Jay.
Graffiti Bridge Goes Gold For Childhood Cancer Awareness
September 4, 2015
Pensacola’s iconic Graffiti Bridge has gone gold for childhood cancer awareness. The bridge was painted gold early Thursday to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
The bridge calls attention to several childhood cancer patients, including Bryant Cooper of Jay. His mother, Janet Cooper, has become a leading local advocate for childhood cancer awareness. Click here for more information on the Cooper family’s battle against childhood cancer and a special event to be held Saturday.
Photos courtesy Ashton Hayward on NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview To Hold Open House Next Week
September 3, 2015
Northview High School will hold an Open House next week.
The even will be held from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8 with school faculty and staff on hand to provide a more in-depth look at the education programs at Northview.
For more information, click here.
Big Smiles: Tate Cheerleader Wins $500 Prize For Her Squad
September 3, 2015
A Tate High School varsity cheerleader received a big surprise, and a big check, Wednesday from her orthodontist. Freshman Emilee Potter won a Shehee & Callahan Family Orthodontics’ car magnet contest, earning her $500 for her school. She chose to give the money to her cheerleading squad. The money will be used to purchase pink pom-poms for the Tate cheeerleaders to use for breast cancer awareness. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview High Needs School Advisory Council Members
September 2, 2015
Northview High School needs volunteers for their 2015-2016 School Advisory Council.
The council meets four times each year after school. Any interested parents or community members should call (850) 327-6681 ext. 221 to express their interested to serve.
Prison’s Cabinetry Program Provides Desks For Elementary School
September 2, 2015
Santa Rosa Correctional Institution’s cabinetry program provided 36 desks to Jay Elementary School to use in a first and fifth grade classroom for the school’s Science Technology Art Engineering Mathematics program. SRCI Warden James Coker, along with SRCI staff, delivered the desks late last week.
“The Florida Department of Corrections is proud to play an active role in the communities surrounding our institutions. Through re-entry initiatives such as the cabinetry program, Florida’s inmates have an opportunity to gain the skills and resources necessary for successful re-integration into our communities,” Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones said.
Pictured: Desks constructed by inmates in the cabinetry program at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in place at Jay Elementary School. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview To Host Mini-Majorette Clinic
September 1, 2015
The Northview High School Majorettes will host a Mini-Majorette Clinic on September 8, 9 and 10 from 4-5 p.m. each day.
The clinic will teach students baton tricks, skills and a baton routine they will perform during a pregame show on September 11. The clinic is open to any student between age five and eighth grade. Students should bring their own baton, or one will be provided.
The cost is $25 per child. This includes the clinic, a t-shirt, admission to the September 11 Northview Chiefs home game and a performance before kickoff.
To reserve a spot in the click, parents should call (850) 623-4399 with the twirler’s name a t-shirt size by Friday, September 4 (please leave a message if no answer). All money is due by the first practice on September 8.
Tate Ag Students Get Up Close Look At Baling Hay
August 31, 2015
Agriculture students at Tate High School took part in a class Friday led by Melissa Gibbs and Austin Courson on how to bale hay.
“Cut it. let it dry, flip it, let it dry some more, rake it into rows and bale it,” explained observer Kim Stefansson, school district public relations coordinator.
Pictured: Baling hay Friday morning at Tate High School. Photos by Kim Stefansson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bonus Photos: Northview Football, Cheerleaders Band
August 31, 2015
For a bonus photo gallery from last Friday night’s Northview at Crestview game, click here.
The gallery includes football action shots, the band and the cheerleaders. For the game action story, click here.
Photos by Gary Amerson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Hundreds Turn Out For Free Food Giveaway (With Photo Gallery)
August 28, 2015
Tons of free food were given away to hundreds in need Friday morning in Century.
Between 12,000 and 15,000 pounds of food were distributed in cooperation with Pensacola Caring Hearts and the Bay Area Food Bankey at the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church.
The line for the began forming nearly three hours before the giveaway was set to start, church members said. When the first boxes of food were given out around 9 a.m., the line stretched out of sight and all the way around the church to the back of their property.
“It’s an amazing turnout. There are an awful lot of people here,” Joseph Berman of the Bay Area Food Bank said. “In one way, that’s good, but in another it’s really bad that there that many people here in need.”
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Pictured: A free food giveaway Friday morning in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos.
