Day: March 29, 2023

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Parents can now sign up their children for a nationally ranked Pre-K program … that’s right here in Escambia County.A.C. Moore in Atmore is the home of the county’s “First Class Pre-K” program, which this fall will be combined with children who had previously attended Rachel Patterson Elementary’s Pre-K.Amber Dunaway, who heads up the program, anticipates having five or six First Class Pre-K classrooms…

The Office of Special Education is working to locate and evaluate students, ages 3-21, who may have a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Act.If you suspect that your child might have a disability please contact the Office of Special Education.You may call the office at 251-296-0633 or email Suzanne Barnett at suzanne.barnett@escoschools.net for more information.

By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Imagine if you sat down to take a standardized test and found a note of encouragement from Mom and Dad.That was just one of the inspirational messages in Escambia County Elementary Schools as students in grades 2-8 took the ACAP (Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program) test, which grades children in English Language Arts, Reading, Math and Science.Last year Flomaton Elementary had the county’s best score…

By RANDY TATANO Flomaton’s baseball players will no longer have to change into their uniforms in the parking lot. That’s because they’ll be getting an actual locker room next to the field.Escambia County Schools Deputy of Operations Shaun Goolsby set out to do some serious remodeling on the baseball complex. The outfield wall needed repair, while some fences were falling apart. The bathrooms and concessions stands needed major updating as…

More than 65 friends and family members of Tawanna Thomas gathered at Encore on Saturday, March 25, to celebrate Ms. Thomas’ 63rd birthday. Among those in attendance were the birthday girl’s sons, Eugene Thomas Jr. and Alex David Thomas Jr., as well as her grandson, Alex David Thomas III, two granddaughters, Vytiyana Thomas and Amahti Thomas, and her great-niece, Kayla Norman. Shown with Ms. Thomas in photo are, standing from…