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D.A.R.E. at ECMS
Fifth-grade students at Escambia County Middle School are participating in the D.A.R.E. program. D.A.R.E.  is a 10-week program, taught by Deputy Jeff Weaver, that helps students develop basic skills needed to make responsible choices that include abstaining from use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other drugs, addressing peer pressure and forming healthy friendships. Deputy Weaver taught the students skills that extend beyond drugs and alcohol to responsible decision making, positive…
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Phil Savage speaks to Perdido Middle School students
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Mr. Phil Savage, current director of the Senior Bowl and Color Radio Analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide, recently spoke to middle school students at Perdido School. Mr. Savage was the guest of Gifted Education teacher Gerri McDonald who invited him to speak with students about his varied experiences in collegiate sports and the National Football League. He shared with the students the Four…
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Winners named in ECMS D.A.R.E competition
Marshawn Johnson, La’Niya King, and Quayveon McCants are winner of the recent D.A.R.E. competition at Escambia County Middle School. They answered the most questions correctly throughout the 10-week course.  Marshawn, La’Niya, and Quayveon were presented with a drawstring bag full of treats by their D.A.R.E. instructor Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Weaver.
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Perdido students visit NAS
Students in Ms. Gerri McDonald’s Gifted Education program recently took a field trip to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola to tour the museum and watch the world famous Blue Angles practice show. Everyone was excited to see the vast array of biplanes of the Great War, record-setting aircraft, experimental platforms, survivors of epic aerial battles and even a replica of a Mercury space capsule of the type in which…
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Lights on after school
Escambia County Middle School will team up with the National Lights On After School Program Thursday, October 26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. You’re invited to come out and discover a little about what Project A-STEM is doing to provide a safe, educational alternative to being home alone after school. This will be an interactive evening for students and their families to celebrate A-STEM.
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