Sherry Digmon

Be the Light shines light on after school program
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer Escambia County Middle School hosted their Be the Light After School program Thursday, Oct. 25. The purpose of Be the Light is two-fold – to showcase the work done in the A-STEM program and to present an opportunity for students to sign up. Be the Light is free to students and offers courses that are not available during the school day – strings, art,…
Shocking experiments
Special to Atmore News Students in Mrs. Coleman’s fourth-grade science class at Perdido Elementary experimented with electricity recently. In this inquiry activity, they tested four different ways to connect a battery, wires, and light bulbs to see which ways worked to complete a circuit. Students then had to use their understanding of electrical properties to choose appropriate materials to design and build their own basic circuit switch. Finally, students built…
Project Jubilee students are right on target
Special to Atmore News What can you do with a few popsicle sticks, rubber bands, straws, and spoons? Make a catapult, of course! Project Jubilee students in Mrs. Jill Jones’s class at Perdido Elementary did just that. This activity incorporates all aspects of a quality STEM [science, technology, engineering, math] activity: math connection, engineering design process, student-driven learning, and hands-on fun! First, students completed research on catapult designs. Then they…
Huxford Elementary School
First nine weeks All A honor roll First grade Donald Alexander, Ava Baggett, Emma Baggett, Jeremiah Boykin, Jaselyn Brown, Ava Bryan, Autumn Conn, Mykenzie Corey, Aubrianna Crutchfield, Isaac Davis, Lukas Faircloth, Hunter Gibson, Brenten Hastings, Emeri Ikner, Adalyn Jones, Radyn Lambert, Kylin Marshall, Zayden McIlwain, Amora Rodriguez, Mylynn Smedley, Addison Weaver, Logan Young. Second grade Liberty Berry, Rodney Boone, Bailee Godwin, Heaven Li Hartley, Cheyanne Lambert, Kenleigh Madison, Troy Presley,…
Cougars cage the Eagles
By PAOLO GORME News Sports Writer On October 26, the Escambia Academy Cougars played their last regular season game in Greenville, Ala. They faced the Fort Dale Academy Eagles and took home a 48-13 victory to Canoe. Pat McGhee once again had a dominant night racking up 214 yards on the ground with 4 touchdowns. Jabe Dawe added a touchdown pass to Chase Bell and a touchdown run. Cameron Cloud…