EducationDon Fletcher

ACM Star Students
A.C. Moore Elementary School’s Star Students for March were named on Friday, March 24. They are, from left, front, Bentley Anderson, Serenity Knight, Zyriah Finklea, Calem McMillan, Jamarion Robinson, Elizabeth Sutton, and Mason Garvin; back, Tre’miya Stevens, Dajhea McCall, Tyrinee Robinson, Amaya Lambert, Jamerick Pettway, Gina Knighten, and Amarion Lemon.
ECMS holds parent-teacher conferences
Escambia County Middle School held its annual Spring Parent / Teacher Conferences on March 16. An important goal of the conference is to develop new strategies to support student learning at school and at home. Teachers discussed the academic progress of their students by using examples of student work and assessments during conferences. Grace Fellowship Church of Atmore, provided dinner for the faculty and staff of ECMS during the Spring Conferences. The staff was…
Rotary offering two scholarships
The Atmore Rotary Club may award two scholarships up to $2,000 per scholarship to two 2017 high school graduates with a 2.5 or higher GPA who enroll as a full-time student in a college program for the 2017–2018 academic year (fall and spring semesters). The scholarships are awarded on the basis of both merit and need. Scholarship application packets are available at local high schools; students should contact their high school…
Building robots at ECMS
The after school Project A-STEM at Escambia County Middle School is in full swing with students engaged in engineering designs for volcanos and walking robots. A-STEM is the after-school enrichment program focusing on science, technology, engineering, math and the arts at ECMS – changing lives one activity at a time. Shown are Guadalupe Franco, left, and TyQuera Evans working on a robot.
PES third graders follow ‘The Last Great Race on Earth’
This is the third year Perdido Elementary third-graders have followed the Iditarod, or “last great race on earth.” Mrs. Linda McCullough and Mrs. Laurie Myer have refined their approach and added new technology for the students each March as they research and follow their particular “musher.” The project is the brainchild of Mrs. McCullough. It is a competitive event unlike any other in the world, according to Mrs. McCullough A…