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McGill, Young awarded grant-in-aid scholarship
The Gamma Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, whose purpose is to promote professional and personal growth of its members and excellence in education and to lead women educators to impact education nationwide, recently awarded the Annie Ruth Whitten Grant-In-Aid Scholarship to two high school senior girls who have chosen to go into the field of education. Sarah-Elizabeth McGill of Escambia Academy and Ziah Young of Escambia County…
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Perdido Elementary recognizes student achievement
Perdido Elementary recently held their Awards Day to recognize those students who made the A, A/B honor roll, and who received Citizenship Awards for the school year. First grade: Gavin Brandt, Emma Etheridge, Betti Rose Fajardo, Addison Gordon, Easton Harville, Brennan Parker, Brianna Peebles, Trey Davis, Isabella Glenn, Brad Harris, Holden Presley, Tristen Kirksey, Mary Blake Drinkard, Addison Hadley, Myles Hadley, Kaligan Larkin, Clayton Paul, Carmen Jones, Jackson Lambert, Elin Paul,…
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HES honored
Huxford Elementary School was recently selected by Escambia County’s farming family, Joe and Brenda Coker, as a 2017 America’s Farmers Grow Communities winning organization. The America’s Farmers campaign highlights the importance of modern US Agriculture through communications and community outreach programs that partner with farmers to impact Rural America. Shown are, from left, Joe Coker, Brenda Coker, Sam Coker, Karen Coker, and Rod Higdon, District Monsanto Manager.
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Leaving Paris Accord benefits American workers
By Congressman Bradley Byrne “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” Those were the words of President Donald Trump during a recent ceremony in the White House Rose Garden to announce he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. The United States should have never entered into the agreement in the first place, and I applaud President Trump for getting us out of…
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Plan underwhelms many educators
By Larry Lee It is almost a given that when Alabama gets a new school chief, shortly thereafter we will also get a new “strategic plan.” Maybe there is a law somewhere that says this is mandatory, or maybe it is just the new guy trying to tell everyone how smart he is and that we were wise to hire him because he has all the answers. So there was…
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