Hammer Heads Pound Molino Winn Dixie At Don Sutton Park
May 29, 2008
The NWE Hammer Heads recently downed Molino Winn Dixie by the score of 13 to 5 at Don Sutton Park in Molino. Devin Stabler and Zach Payne delivered 73 pitches from the mound and struck out seven batters.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
Ramona Preston photos from NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Carver/Century Kindergarten Students Head Under The Sea
May 29, 2008
The kindergarten class at Carver/Century K-8 school recently took a magical reading adventure in an ocean bubble to conclude a week of ocean adventures.
They students learned about lots of ocean creatures and where they live. The students even created ocean animals to put in their ocean bubble. The students enjoyed creating fish, turtles, a killer whale, jellyfish, a shark, a seal, an octopus, seaweed and few other ocean creatures.
Mrs. Foster’s first grade class helped the kindergarten students create the animals.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Submitted photos, click to enlarge.
Bergosh Reveals Contents Of Secret Envelope; Cuts Would Have Equaled Closing Carver/Century
May 28, 2008
Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh has revealed the contents of “the envelope of doom”, an envelope that he waived at school board budget meetings saying it contained administrative cuts he would like to see in the district.
He had refused to share the contents of the envelope with other board members or anyone else. The board instead approved other cuts and continues to discuss the closure of Carver/Century K-8 School to save an estimated $680,000 a year.
“The roughly $700K in potential savings that could have been achieved through elimination of the below listed positions,” Bergosh says on his blog about the envelope’s contents, “ironically, equals roughly the same dollar amount as what will be saved if Carver Century is closed.”
“I’ve kept this list in a sealed envelope for a couple of weeks now, and I’ve waited for my counterparts on the board to bring their lists,” Bergosh wrote on the blog. “None were forthcoming.”
“Regardless, I know we need to keep looking at budget cuts. The choices are only going to continue to be more and more difficult; None of these savings measures will be pleasant, people will be angry, and everyone will be looking at everyone else to accept budget cuts. But we will have a balanced budget at the end of this process, I’m confident of that,” he wrote.
The top cut on Bergosh’s list is the position of Associate Superintendent for Public and Interagency Affairs, a job currently held by Ronnie Arnold.
The contents of the envelope and the positions he wanted to see cut to save $700,000, according to Bergosh’s blog:
1. Associate Superintendent for Public and Interagency Affairs (duties to be delegated to Admin. Secretary or Deputy Superintendent)
2. (1) Manager IV –Construction Projects
3. (1) Safety Officer 1 Protection Services
4. Admin Secretary II Protection ServicesNote—Protection Services Division Chief and one Safety Officer 1 to fall under Risk Management at Garden Street.
5. (1) Auditor from office of Internal Auditor
6. (1) Computer Operator from IT
7. (1) Programmer/Analyst I from IT
8. (1) Director I-Elementary Education
9. (1) Director I-High School EducationNote—Combine duties of Director of Middle and High School Education into one position, (following retirement of Director of High School Education) into a “Director of Secondary Education” poition. Eliminate one director of Elementary Education,(One director retiring after this school year) leaving one director for Elementary Education.
10. (1) Subject Area Specialist—Social Studies.
Note—Duties of Social Studies Subject Area Specialist to be delegated to each school’s Principal.
Estimated Total Savings $700,000.00
The envelope’s contents were revealed by Bergosh on his blog after a public records request by the Independent News in Pensacola.
Pictured above: Jeff Bergosh at a recent School Board budget workshop. NorthEscambia.com photo.
Ernest Ward Middle School Names New Cheerleading Squad
May 28, 2008
Ernest Ward Middle School has named their 2008-2009 cheerleading squad.
The cheerleaders for the next school year are, pictured above:
Front Row, left to right: Raven Weaver, Ariel Holland, Madison Arrington, Mariah Albritton, Regan Bell, Katelyn Calloway, Jessica Lowery and Cheyenne Godwin.
Back Row, left to Right: Angel Mitchell, Ali Martin, Morgan Ward, Hannah Gibson, Lana Clayton, Paeton Hadley and Ashley Mooney.
Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
When Will Your Church Have VBS?
May 28, 2008
School is almost out, and June is just around the corner. That means many North Escambia churches will soon be hold Vacation Bible School.
We would like you to let us know about your VBS so we can tell everyone in North Escambia about it.
Send us all the details about your VBS to news@northescambia.com or use our contact form.
We need to know you church name, the dates and times of your VBS, your theme (if any), your address, the church phone number (if any) and anything else interesting about your VBS.
NWE Crowns Brianna Parker Queen
May 27, 2008
Brianna Parker was crowned the 2008 Baseball Queen at Bradberry Park Monday afternooon. The girls sold votes for a penny each, with a portion of the proceeds to sponsor the park and a portion to the Drew’s Field project.
First place went to Erica Wiggins.
The girls worked very hard to raise money, and the event was quite a success. The girls range in age from five to 11.
Participating were (pictured below, L-R): Erica Wiggins, Memory Peebles, Liberty Peebles Gabrielle Peebles, Queen Brianna Parker, McKenzie Moorer, Ansleigh Maholovich and Jalyn Bodiford.
For more photos from the event, click here.
Photos by Ramona Preston for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
About 40 Registered Sex Offenders Live In North Escambia; One Near School
May 27, 2008
There are 40 registered sex offenders living in North Escambia, one of them within a few hundred feet of one school’s property line.
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, there are 16 registered sex offenders in the 32535 Century area zip code, eight in the McDavid/Walnut Hill 32568 zip code and 16 in the 32577 Molino zip code.
One, Stanley E. Haynie, 48, lives in the 3000 block of York Road. York Road runs off Pine Barren Road next to Northview High School and very near the driveway to the student parking lot. Haynie was convicted of “Lewd or lascivious exhibition victim under 16 years old offender 18 or older” in 2001 and “Lewd or lascivious conduct victim under 16 years old offender under 18 years” in 2003. His address was last confirmed the FDLE system in February by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Of the offenders in North Escambia, FDLE classifies two as “predators”, one in the Molino area and one in the McDavid area. Danny Meeks, 55, of the 1900 block of Chance Road in Molino was convicted of sexual battery with a weapon or force in 1996. Loyd J. Berthiaume, 56, of the 500 block of Cox Road in McDavid was convicted of lewd lascivious acts on or in the presence of a child under 16 in 1996.
To search the FDLE sexual offender database, go to www.flsexoffender.net. The FDLE web site also includes safety tips for children and parents.
A new email alert system has been announced by FDLE that will alert you if a sex offender moves into your neighborhood. Click here for that story.
Pictured above: A neighborhood search from the FDLE web site showing the residences of sex offenders within five miles. Northview is marked with the white “H” symbol.
FDLE Announces New Registered Sex Offender Email Alert System
May 27, 2008
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced a new email alert system that will alert you when a registered sex offender moves in your area or within a radius of any other designated location. Citizens can also opt to track address changes reported by selected registered offenders or predators. The service is offered statewide and at no charge.
“I am proud that Floridians have access to one of the most comprehensive sexual offender and predator registration systems in the nation,” said Governor Charlie Crist. “This new sophisticated tracking tool will actively notify citizens of updates of most interest to them and their families.”
FDLE developed the notification service at the direction of the Florida Legislature as part of the state’s compliance with the federal Adam Walsh Act. Citizens may select an unlimited number of addresses and/or offenders and predators to track, and can update their selections at any time. The alert system will send e-mail notifications within 24 to 48 hours of an address change to the state’s registry.
FDLE has made multiple enhancements to the Web site. In 2005, in conjunction with then Attorney General Charlie Crist, the Department added a neighborhood search function that allows users to enter any address in Florida and search the registry for sexual offender and predator registrants within a one quarter to five mile radius. It also generates maps of where each sex offender and predator resides and provides information on vehicles and/or vessels registered to sexual offenders and predators. In 2007, FDLE added the ability to search for an e-mail address or instant message screen name to determine if it belongs to a registered offender or predator.
Through the Public Safety Information Act of 1997, Florida became the first state to list sexual offenders and predators on the Internet and to make the same information available through a 24-hour a day hotline. The FDLE Sex Offender/Predator Registry currently houses data on more than 47,000 registered sex offenders and predators and the Web site averages more than a half million searches per month. Citizens can register for the alerts by visiting www.flsexoffender.net.
Northview Football Player Honored
May 27, 2008
The Pensacola Sports Association recently honored scholar athletes, including one Northview High School senior.
Nick Prather, a Northview linebacker, was honored at the 29th annual Pensacola Sports Association Senior Scholar-Athlete banquet at Olive Baptist Church. There 209 athletes nominated, but only 27 chosen for the honors night.
Two overall winners, Brandt Hendricks from Jay High School and Danielle William from Pensacola High, were awarded $2,500 scholarships at the event.
Holiday Trash Pickup Schedule
May 26, 2008
Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, all Allied Waste pickup days will change by one day: Monday routes will be picked up Tuesday; Tuesday routes will be picked up Wednesday; Wednesday routes will be picked up Thursday; Thursday routes will be picked up Friday; Friday routes will be picked up Saturday.