Category: Education

Escambia County Middle School fifth-grade students participated in the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The theme for this year’s poster contest is “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” La’Niya King, Gina Knighten, and Ariyana Young are the winners for Escambia County Middle School. Their artwork will be submitted to the State Contest Manager for local judging. Each participant had to submit a brief description of their poster and a…

By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Perdido Elementary students in Mrs. Kambi Gohagin’s, Mrs. Anna Grant’s and Mrs. Brooke Drinkard’s kindergarten classes celebrated the first “100 Days of School,” on February 6. Preparation for the special day began over a week ago, as students created their individual “100” project at home. Everything from Cheerios and sequins, to stickers, seeds, Legos and paperclips, were used to create their unique set of…

By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Sixth graders Stacie Wilson and Maranda Singleton recently found a painted rock hidden just outside the door of one of their classrooms at Perdido Elementary / Middle School. Just how it made its way from Flomaton, Alabama to Perdido School is a bit of a mystery; but then that is the idea behind the fun. A little detective work discovered that the rock was…