Northview Holds Senior Night
October 23, 2011
Northview High School honored their seniors during the annual Senior Night Friday before a football win over Freeport.
The school also honored Athletic Director Sammy Day who will retire at this end of this school year. Day has been a teacher and coach for 37 years (1975-2012) in the Escambia County School District and has served as athletic director and coach at Northview High School for 18 years (1995-2012).
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Seniors honored Friday night included:
Cheerleading Team
- Taylor Byrd
- Alissa Fiellin
- Lauren Ashley McCall
- Charleigh Victoria McPherson
- Abby Odom
- Taylor Nicole Rigby
- Autumn Rose Slay
- Brittany Thompson
Football Team
- Austin Albritton
- Joshua Tanner Brooks
- Wesley Chancery
- Cole Eicher
- Andrew Farrow
- Jamie Lee Gafford
- Sean Knight
- Caleb Leonard
- Montaio Mitchell
- Alex Payne
- Brian Ross
- Brandon Sheets
- Sam Spence
- Nathan Therrell
Tribal Beat Band
- Jacob Baldwin
- Joseph Baldwin
- Joseph Davis
- Cory King
- Melissa Jayne Martinez Moretz
- Chelsea Parham
- Justin Purvis
- DJ Robinson
NJROTC
- Keisha Adams
- Jody Day
- Christina Donald
- Amber Francis
- Lantz Jones
- Seth Long
- Aaron McCants
- Kayla Miles
- Kiani Okahashi
Pictured top: The Northview High School band, cheerleading, NJROTC and football players were honored Friday night. Pictured inset: Athletic Director Sammy Day was presented a plaque and honored by Principal Gayle Weaver. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Hundreds Attend Flomaton Fall Festival
October 21, 2011
Hundreds of people from across the area attended the annual Fall Festival Thursday night in Flomaton as characters of all sorts roamed the street. The event also included a big pep rally for the Flomaton Hurricanes.
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Pictured: Scenes from the Flomaton Fall Festival Thursday night in Flomaton, Alabama. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Byrneville Students Collect Hats, Cash For Kids With Cancer
October 19, 2011
Byrneville Elementary School recently held a “Hats Off For Cancer” program, collecting money and new hats to donate to children who lose their hair due to cancer treatments. The school collected 29 new hats and $310, according to Principal Dee Wolfe-Sullivan.
“We may be a small school, but our families have big hearts,” Wolfe-Sullivan said.
Since 1996, over one million brand new hats have been collected nationwide through the program for children with cancer.
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Pictured: “Hats Off For Cancer” day at Byrneville Elementary School. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Spooky: Kids Enjoy Stories, Treats In Barrineau Park
October 19, 2011
Children enjoyed a “spooky” story, cookies and other treats Tuesday evening at the Barrineau Park Community Center. Submitted photos by Teresa Andress for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Go Little Chiefs: Northview Plans Mini Cheerleading Clinic
October 18, 2011
The annual Northview Mini-Cheerleading Clinic will be held Thursday evening, giving area girls the chance to cheer at an upcoming Northview Chiefs game.
The clinic will be from from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m Thursday in the school gym. The clinic is open to children three-years old through the eighth grade. Cost is $10 per person, and t-shirts will be available for purchase the at the clinic.
The girls will perform during the October 21st Northview Chiefs football game at home against Freeport High School. They girls will receive free admission to the game,ribbon and a megaphone filled with goodies.
For questions, call Anna at Northview at (850) 327-6681.
Pictured: Mini-cheerleaders perform last year at Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ransom FFA Members Place In District Forestry Field Day
October 17, 2011
For the first time in Ransom Middle School FFA history, four students recently participated in the District 1 Forestry Competition at Bear Lake Blackwater State Forest. Ransom’s FFA placed third overall , with Austin Murphy placing second in Map Interpretation and Johnnie Johnson placing second in Forest Disorder Identification.
The event was designed to stimulate student interest in forestry, to promote forestry instruction in the agricultural education curriculum, and to provide recognition for those students who have demonstrated skill and competency as a result of forestry instruction. Each participant was an active member of a chartered Florida FFA Chapter and enrolled in sixth, seventh or eighth grade. All teams consisted of four members and all members of the team participated in all six events.
Along with FFA Advisor, Dawn Inman, eighth grade students, Cole Halfacre, Paul Guy, Austin Murphy, and Johnnie Johnson competed in this event. The events covered this year were General Knowledge, Dendrology, Forest Disorders, Equipment Identification, Timber Cruising, and Map Interpretation.
Two employees from International Paper, Jack Williams and John Brown, assisted the students with preparing for this competition.
Pictured top: Ransom Middle School FFA members Austin Murphy (left) placed second in Map Interpretation and Johnnie Johnson (right) placed second in Forest Disorder Identification at the recent District 1 Forestry Competition. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Photos: Hundreds Attend Molino Park Fall Carnival
October 15, 2011
Hundreds attended the annual Molino Park Elementary School Fall Carnival Friday evening at the school. The event featured games, food, entertainment and lots of great family fun.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Molino Park Community Helpers Day
October 13, 2011
It takes a lot of people, and sometimes a lot of big machines, to keep a community running smoothly.
Molino Park Elementary School held a “Community Helpers Day” Tuesday for students to learn about some of people that are hard at work in the Molino area.
The event includes personnel and equipment from Escambia County EMS, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, the Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, the Florida Division of Forestry, AAA Towing and Transportation, ECUA, the Escambia County School District Maintenance Department, J. Miller Construction and Charles Woodward.
Submitted photos by Candice Blackburn for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Camp Fire Kids Hold Trike-A-Thon For Children’s Hospital
October 13, 2011
The children at Camp Fire USA Century Youth Learning Center recently held their third annual Trike-A-Thon in support of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The Camp Fire kids raised a total of $1,153.23 in support of cancer research. The children also learned about bike safety and the importance of wearing a proper helmet. Submitted photos by Pam Townson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Woman Shares Lifelong Love Of Spinning Yarn
October 11, 2011
The art of spinning yarn has interested Cathy Johnson since she was young.
Now, the Century Care Center CNA has discovered that she has a talent for spinning, and she recently shared that talent with the residents at Century Care.
At age 18, Johnson worked in a cotton mill and became interested in the process. She began spinning lessons about two years ago, and she has been spinning and dying her own yarn since. She also does knitting and crocheting, selling her artwork in festivals and on display.
She explained the spinning process — which she describes as a good form of meditation — to a group of fascinated Century Care Center residents.
Pictured above: CNA Cathy Johnson (right) explains the art of spinning yarn to Century Care Center resident Dora Rolin (left). Pictured inset: A finished product. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.