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UWF vice president, professor earn prestigious membership

Hal White, executive vice president and professor of Ethics, Law and Policy at the University of West Florida, was elected to membership in the International Institute of Space Law by its board of directors at the 52nd Annual Colloquium on the Law... Full story

Raises still unclear for local teachers

MATHEW PELLEGRINO

The Santa Rosa Professional Educators and the Santa Rosa School Board went into the ring for round two last Friday, after a 13-hour stand-off on Oct. 19 that left teacher’s questioning their annual pay raises. When the smoke cleared, both... Full story

6th Annual “Let’s Talk Turkey” Bowl-A-Thon for Education

Santa Rosa Education Foundation’s 6th Annual Bowl-A-Thon for Education will be held at Oops Alley in Pace on Nov. 19 from 5:00-9:00 p.m.  Money raised will directly support Santa Rosa Education Foundation Teacher Grants and Take Stock... Full story

UWF dedicates mock trial courtroom

The University of West Florida dedicated a mock trial courtroom on Thursday.  Those in attendance on Thrusday got to see the room’s state-of-the-art technology that was demonstrated. The courtroom, about 1,500 square feet, will serve as... Full story

SRCREA holds monthly meeting

The Santa Rosa County Retired Educators met October 12 in their regular meeting place, the Russell Building of Locklin Technical Center. Carolyn McLaughlin, President, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. She then called upon... Full story

Memorial scholarship aims to impact drop out rate among engineering students

Special to the Press Gazette

In today’s tight economic climate, many college students will be forced to drop out of college due to a lack of financial support.  The Jeffery Brewton Memorial Engineering Scholarship was established in April of this year to combat this... Full story

SANTA ROSA CEO ROUNDTABLE TO MEET

Santa Rosa County leaders representing over 35 agencies have been meeting since 1998 in a public, problem-solving forum entitled the Santa Rosa Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Roundtable.  On October 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, the... Full story

Florida Power-Library Schools/Santa Rosa School District First to Receive Award in Panhandle

Santa Rosa School District is proud to announce that two schools in the district, East Milton Elementary and Gulf Breeze Middle, have recently received the award of “Florida Power -Library School” from the Florida Association of... Full story

THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION AWARDS $3,000 GRANT TO W.H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Youth Literacy Grant supports student literacy programs

Press Gazette Staff Report

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded W.H. Rhodes Elementary School in Milton, FL a $3,000 youth literacy grant. The Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant provides funding to schools, public libraries and nonprofit organizations for the... Full story

Board hears of final touches before the first day of school

MATHEW PELLIGRINO

Preparation for the upcoming school year was the main topic of discussion at the Santa Rosa County School Board meeting on Thursday. Renovation to both the ongoing construction at the county schools, and the structure of the education policies... Full story

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