Local Art Students Recognized As Winners At The Fair
November 12, 2012
Numerous local high school and middle school students from the North Escambia area were recognized for their art entries in the School Art Exhibit at the recent 2012 Pensacola Interstate Fair.
The winners were as follows:
*** MIDDLE SCHOOL ***
Art Program Award of Excellence
Woodham — Winston Foster, Educator
Category – Drawing
First Place – Brandis Larock – Woodham
Second Place – Elizabeth Teets – Woodham
Third Place – Jordan Pollock – Ransom
Category – Mixed Media
First Place – Skylar Jones – Woodham
Second Place – Elise Felt – PATS Center
Third Place – Kaitlyn Negron – Woodham
Category – Painting
First Place – Alexandria Cummings – Bailey
Second Place – Alexis Waller – Bailey
Third Place – Kaitlyn Steeger – Woodham
Category – Printmaking
First Place – Mariah Bennett – Woodham
Second Place – Jacqueline Gibson – Woodham
Third Place – Toby Jamison – Woodham
Category – Sculpture
First Place – Emma Stark – PATS Center
Second Place – Ian Ruiz – Ransom
Third Place – Addison Geiger – Bailey
BEST-IN-SHOW
Dawn Looney – Painting — Woodham
Honorable Mention
Aimee Monk – Drawing – Ransom
Gabby Locke – Drawing – Ransom
Jared Clarke – Drawing – Ransom
Olivia Brown – Drawing– PATS
My Phan – Drawing – PATS
Sasha Irby – Drawing – PATS Center
Sydney Norris – Painting – Bailey
Cory Ward – Painting – Bailey
Addison Gage – Sculpture – Bailey
Ariyana Ramjust – Sculpture – Woodham
William Walker – Sculpture – Woodham
*** HIGH SCHOOL **
Category – Beginning Art
First Place – Stephanie Rosemore – Washington
Second Place – Michael Berryman – Washington
Third Place – Kristin Miller — Pace
Category – Ceramics
First Place – Matt Young – Washington
Second Place – Shane King – Washington
Third Place – Katelyn Varhalla – Tate
Category – Digital Arts
First Place – Faith Dorsey – Tate
Second Place – Derrion Epting, Cameron Houston. Wayne Lawley — Tate
Third Place – Chris Hinkle – Escambia
Category – Drawing
First Place – Anastasia Houser – Pace
Second Place – Sophia Chen – Pensacola
Third Place – Jessica Broussard – Washington
Category – Jewelry/Textiles
First Place – Trinity Dilliard – Pine Forest
Second Place – James Clements – Escambia
Category – Mixed Media
First Place – Kaylee Toyne – Pine Forest
Second Place – Stephanie Rosemore – Washington
Third Place – Allison Goodman McKnight – Escambia
Category – Painting
First Place – Mindy Cramlet – Escambia
Second Place – Summer Walker – Milton
Third Place – Ann Marie Buelow – Pensacola
Category – Photography
First Place – Caroline Shell – Pensacola
Second Place – Kaylee Toyne – Pine Forest
Third Place – Parris Ard, Morgan Bolen, Amanda Fair, Jiska Devries — Tate
Category – Printmaking
First Place – Savannah Way – Milton
Second Place – Taylor Moore – Jay
Third Place – Summer Weatherly – Milton
Category – Sculpture
First Place- – Makayla Kreakbaum – Pace
Second Place – Jordan Garcia – Escambia
Third Place – Sherron Thomas – Pace
BEST-IN-SHOW
Monique Lucas — Pine Forest
John Frenkel, Sr. Award
Alyssa Jones, Pine Forest
Honorable Mentions
Mary Sloan Britton — Beginning Art — Milton
Maria Boucher — Beginning Art — West Florida
Olivia O’Hern — Beginning Art — Pace
Ailene Goldsby — Beginning Art — Washington
Ben Watson — Beginning Art — Jay
Nathan Waters — Beginning Art — Northview
Kimberlee Richards — Ceramics — Tate
Anna Lambert — Ceramics — Pace
Mallory Gilmore — Ceramics — Pace
Class Project — Ceramics — Pace
Abby Harrison — Digital Arts — Jay
Dylan Nadsady — Digital Arts — Jay
Garrett Borden — Digital Arts — Pensacola
Taylor Tate — Drawing — Central
Jessica Taylor — Drawing — West Florida
McKenna Jobe — Mixed Media — Escambia
Alex Windau — Painting — Pace
Russell Barker, Jackson Taghon — Photography — Tate
Devin Patrick — Photography — Escambia
Hung Tran — Photography — Pensacola
Courtney Stein — Photography — Pensacola
Haley Wingard — Photography — Pine Forest
Alexis Huggins — Photography — Pensacola
Carly Vanostenbridge — Photography — Pensacola
Emily Curtis — Printmaking — Milton
Alex Windau — Printmaking — Pace
Jasmine Rhea — Printmaking — Milton
Chance Clark — Sculpture — Pace
Elena Brooks — Sculpture — Pace
Mallory Johnson — Sculpture — Escambia
Alexis Holmes — Sculpture — Pace
Photos: NHS Band, Dance Team, NJROTC; West Florida Band
November 12, 2012
For a photo gallery featuring the Northview High band, dance team and NJROTC, and the West Florida High band, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Century Correctional, Forest Service Hold Trail Ride For Special Olympics
November 12, 2012
Century Correctional Institute and the Florida’s Forestry Service partnered for a recent trail ride to benefit Florida Special Olympics.
Riders with about 65 horses and five wagons with teams turned out for the first annual trail ride, which was followed by an auction. The event raised a total of $2,350 for Special Olympics. Organizers said a bigger and better event is being planned for next year.
Donations for the event included: one free shoulder mount from Cooper Taxidermy in Pace, a rifle scope from Mike’s Gun Shop in Jay, gift certificates from Circle J Western Wear in Chumuckla and Penton’s Farm Supply, halters and harnesses from Cantonment Feed, and handheld radios from S&K Communications in Century.’
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos: Northview Senior Night
November 11, 2012
Northview High School honored senior members of the football team, cheerleaders, dance team and NJROTC during Senior Night.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: Northview senior football player Chad Smith along with his mother Tammy Smith and brother Cody Smith during Senior Night activities. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Photos: Northview, West Florida Cheerleaders, Mini Dance Team
November 11, 2012
For a photo gallery with the Northview and West Florida cheerleaders and Northview’s special mini Dance team, click here.
For cheerleader and mini dance team photos, click here.
(Band photos will be published Monday)
For a game summary and action photo, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
First Baptist Bratt Is Operation Christmas Child Central
November 11, 2012
Volunteers will be busy for the next week at the First Baptist Church of Bratt during “National Collection Week” for Operation Christmas Child. For the 18th year, the simple, gift-filled shoe boxes will bring Christmas joy and evangelistic materials to children in over 130 countries across the world.
National Collection Week for OCC is November 12-19, 2012. The First Baptist Church of Bratt will be the official OCC Relay Center for the north end of Escambia County, Florida, and Escambia County, Alabama, again this year.
“This is not about the FBC of Bratt”, says Student Pastor and Relay Center Coordinator Tim Hawsey. “Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational non-profit organization that has mission’s opportunities all over the world. This is about being a blessing and bringing God’s love and hope to children in poverty around the world that would not receive it otherwise. We have gone through the intense process of been approved as a church to be a Relay Center to collect the boxes from individuals, families, and churches of our area, document and pack them into special cartons and take them to the next level for Samaritan’s Purse, and we are blessed to do it.”
Collection hours at the First Baptist Church of Bratt will from 9 a.m. until noon each day through November 19.
Operation Christmas Child boxes should be packed in a specific manner. For more information, call Hawsey at the First Baptist Church of Bratt at (850) 327-6529, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ, or call (800) 353-5949.
Ernest Ward Middle Honors Veterans (With Gallery)
November 9, 2012
An emotional program honored veterans Thursday morning at Ernest Ward Middle School in Walnut Hill.
Much of the program centered around the story of Albert Hunninghake of Walnut Hill. Appearing in a video produced by the school, Hunninghake provided a firsthand account of the attack on Pearl Harbor days after he enlisted in the Navy. He told of being stranded afloat in a life raft in the Pacific for 28 days, an ordeal he survived by thinking of being back on the family farm.
Hunninghake also watched nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, and watched from a neighboring ship through long binoculars on September 2, 1945, as Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
The program included a slideshow of students’ and faculty members’ family members that have served in the armed forces, along with music from the EWMS band and choir.
Each branch of the armed forces was recognized in a solemn hat ceremony as members of the Patriot Guard and the Northivew High School NJROTC stood at attention.
Many wiped tears from their eyes as the students prepared a small, white table with a place setting for one in front of an empty black chair. The ceremony represented the never-ending hope for the return of MIA soldiers.
The annual Veterans Day program at Ernest Ward is a longstanding community tradition, held annually for about the last 20 years.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured: Seth Killam, Ian Schneider, Zach Sheldon, Mitchell Singleton and Triston Long take part in a hat ceremony honored the branches of the military Thursday morning at Ernest Ward Middle School. Pictured top inset: Scores of local veterans attended the program. Pictured bottom inset: A table set during a ceremony to remember MIA soldiers. Pictured below: The Ernest Ward choir performs a patriotic selection. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Byrneville Elementary Releases First Nine Weeks Honor Roll
November 8, 2012
The following students were named to the first nine weeks honor roll at Byrneville Elementary School:
Mrs. Barberree’s Kindergarten
All Satisfactory
Ayden Atallah
Maddie Mae Driskell
Tyler Gilmore
Olivia Griffis
Damarius Jefferson
Daisy Johnson
Mia Kornegay
Madison Levins
Allie Odom
Jayden White
Mrs. Roger’s Kindergarten
All Satisfactory
Nicole Briscoe
Layla Brown
Ashton Covan
Kerissa Dortch
Anna Dunsford
Hunter Johnson
Kelan Jurey
Evin Matlock
Addisen Millen
Blake Shaw
Mallory Smith
Mrs. Dawson’s First Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Madalyn Grimes
Tyson McBride
“A/B” Honor Roll:
Reygan Steadham
Ms. Thornton’s First Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Alexa Castro
Riley Dawson
Meredith Johnston
Tyler Riggs
“A/B” Honor Roll:
Adrianna Atallah
Nolin Godwin
Josh Johnson
Aydan Smith
Mrs. Marshman’s Second Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Kaden Odom
Aloysia Dortch
“A/B” Honor Roll
Briana Dunsford
Chase Hampton
Johnnie Howell
Kayla Johnson
Emily Lambeth
Jessica Loftis
Dreama Wright
Mrs. Weaver’s Second Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Drake Allen Driskell
Micaleb Guntrum,
Emily Levins
“A/B” Honor Roll
Leah Anderson
Marina Franklin
Eli Jackson
Zane Rolin
Aleigh Thornton
Mrs. Dunsford’s Third Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Hunter Borelli
Torka Mills
Dillon Spears
“A/B” Honor Roll
Bama Coburn
Josh Dunsford
Tessa Flowers
Kailin Gafford
Jace Gifford
Taylor Levins
James Loftis
Harley Walker
David Ward
Mrs. Gilmore’s Fourth Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Maille Kilcrease
Logan Bryan
“A/B” Honor Roll
Travon Brown
Tyler Rolin
Tyler Merchant
Brianna Colter
Abigail Levins
Heather Knowles
Mrs. Johnston’s Fifth Grade
“A” Honor Roll
Madicyn Bell
Ian Gifford
Alex Glidewell
Chandler Hinote
Alexis Lee
Lea Nall
Cloe Smith
Savannah Steadham
Nicky Trump
Olivia Watson
Ashten Wright
“A/B” Honor Roll
Skyler Busbee
William Johnson
Jake Lambeth
Hannah Merchant
Kelli Merchant
Waylon Milstead
Valorie Padilla
Photos: Northview Honors Veterans
November 8, 2012
Northview High School held their annual Veterans Day Program Wednesday morning.
“I want to encourage you to find someone in your life who is a veteran and say ‘thanks’,” guest speaker Captain Carl Mock, , USN (Ret.) told the students. Mock is the former Commanding Officer of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) located at NAS Pensacolaand served 38 years before retiring in June 2005.
The program also featured a flag ceremony, special music and drama, and recognition of veterans.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: A flag ceremony during the annual Veterans Day Program Wednesday morning at Northview High School. Pictured inset: The program also featured a drama presentation. Pictured below: The Northview High chorus performs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Local Resident Signs Nashville Recording Contract
November 8, 2012
A North Escambia resident has signed a Nashville recording contract.
Dusty Sanderson, 20, has signed with Lamon Records Nashville. He was in Quad Studios in Nashville recently recording original songs for his upcoming EP release, which should hit the street early in 2013.
The Molino native has been playing guitar since he was 10 years old and singing since he turned 14. “It all started around a bonfire on the river,” says Dusty, “with just me and my guitar, which eventually led to me getting my first real gig in my hometown at a little place called the Fugly Worm.”
Suddenly, the young aspiring artist was landing professionally paying gigs at all the bars and clubs in the area. His deep baritone voice is reminiscent of great country singers like Vern Gosdin or Lefty Frizzell, yet he makes every song his own.
“Dusty has a very unique quality to his voice and a viable music style of what he’s writing,” says his producer Dave Moody, president of Lamon Records. “It’s very ‘now’ … a mixture of backwoods country and hard driving high energy rock. I think he’s drawing from the best of today’s country artists, and classic outlaw artists too, like David Alan Coe, Waylon Jennings, and others. Whatever he’s doing, it seems to be working.”
Asked about his songwriting, Dusty says, “I’ve been interested in writing songs all my life, but I didn’t get serious about it until I was 17. I had a girlfriend that I spent all day, every day with, so when she took a trip to LA for a week I had no clue what to do with my time, so I sat down in my room and started writing.” And he’s not stopped since.
Pictured top: Dave Moody, president of Lamon Records, and Dusty Sanderson in Nashville. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.