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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.
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
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…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
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.
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
UB farm to table
The menu: * Kale salad with squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and herb vinaigrette * Butternut squash bisque with local honey, smoked blue cheese, and fried red mustard greens * Roasted pork loin topped with Jezebel sauce over sweet mashed potatoes, braised collards and red mustard greens topped with confit pork belly * Tiramisu The table settings and centerpieces: * Garden gloves with cotton bolls * Small galvanized buckets containing gardening tools…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Fitzpatrick inducted into AISA Hall of Fame
Mitzi Fitzpatrick was inducted into the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) Hall of Fame in a ceremony held Monday evening, October 23. Ms. Fitzpatrick was honored for her years of service at Escambia Academy, serving as school secretary, registrar and office manager. And there were probably other hats she wore as well during her decades at the school. Indeed, the AISA Hall of Fame program referred to her as “The…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago