FCAT Warning For Students, Parents: No Cell Phones, No Cameras
February 8, 2010
Escambia County students in grades four, eight and ten will take the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) On Tuesday, and students in grades six, seven and nine will take the Escambia Writes! test, a district test similar to the FCAT.
There are several important things for students and parents to remember prior to the FCAT test, according the Gayle Hanks, guidance counselor at Ernest Ward Middle School, including the importance of a good night’s sleep tonight.
Also, students must not have a cell phone or any other electronic device “within arm’s reach” even if the device is not visible, according to Hanks. Students should not have cell phones in their pockets, clipped to their belts, at their desks, or anywhere they can be easily accessed during testing. If they do, their entire FCAT test will be invalidated.
Students can leave their cell phones or other electronic devices in the office at their school or with their teacher prior to the test, Northview Principal Gayle Weaver said.
Some other important FCAT points on this day before the big writing test, according to Hanks:
- If a student starts a test and leaves without finishing (for an appointment, illness, etc.), he/she will NOT be allowed to complete the test. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made once the student leaves the school’s campus.
- If a student arrives at school after the test begins, he/she will not be admitted to the testing site. The student will be required to sit in the office until testing is finished for the day.
Byrneville Elementary Releases Honor Roll
February 8, 2010
Byrneville Elementary School has released its honor roll for the second nine weeks.
Students on the Byrneville Elementary School Second Nine Weeks Honor Roll are:
Kindergarten: Mrs. Barberree
All Satisfactory:
- Cody Adams
- Hunter Borelli
- Nevaeh Brown
- Bama Coburn
- Shelby Cotita
- Cole Dunsford
- Cameron Grimes
- Dalton Hanks
- Taylor Levins
- Paige Ross
- Dillon Spears
Kindergarten: Mrs. Dawson
All Satisfactory:
- Joshua Dunsford
- Kaitlin Gafford
- Eli Jackson
- Lillie McCall
- Torka Mills
First Grade: Mrs. Thornton
All A’s:
- Maille Kilcrease
- Heather Knowles
- Ty Rolin
A’s and B’s:
- Danielle Barrow
- Logan Bryan
- Sophia Cotita
- Maggie Mae Cufr
- Tyler Merchant
- Trevor Scott
- Tylor Qualls
Second Grade: Mrs. Lambeth
All A’s:
- Alex Glidewell
- Cloe Smith
A’s and B’s:
- Skyler Busbee
- Jacob Coleman
- Steven Cotita
- Jake Lambeth
- Kelli Merchant
- Kayla Turner
- Olivia Watson
Second Grade: Mrs. Rogers
All A’s:
- Ian Gifford
- Lea Nall
- LaurelSims
- Ashley Taylor
- Nicholas Trump
A’s and B’s:
- River Calloway
- Valorie Croley
- Hannah Merchant
- Tyler Newton
- Ciara Smith
- Hannah Wilcoxon
Third Grade: Mrs. Dunsford
All A’s:
- Seth Killam
A’s and B’s:
- Kris Baxter
- Matthew Caine
- Rebeca Diamond
- Grace Johnson
- Paige Killam
- Destiny Payne
Third Grade: Mrs. Weaver
All A’s:
- Colby Graham
- Tanner Levins
- Courtney Payne
- Olivia Porter
A’s and B’s:
- Austin Adams
- Jacob Borelli
- Sarah Nelson
- Lane Sims
- Faith Watters
Fourth Grade: Mrs. Gilmore
All A’s:
- Anna Belle Barberree
- Kayla Glavan
- Bailee Hinote
A’s and B’s
- Jenna Black
- Patience Newsome
- Alaina Rolin
- Meagan Reid
4th grade: Mrs. McDaniel
All A’s:
- Shellie Harrelson
- Beau Henderson
A’s and B’s
- Abby Hammond
- Jayda Warner
- Destiny Watson
5th grade: Mrs. Johnston
- All A’s:
- Raychell Baker
- Alyssa Bell
- Dustin Bethea
- Alyssa Borelli
- Dillon Clary
- Hunter Cofield
- Jessica Stacey
- Jacob Weaver
A’s and B’s
- Cameron Biggs
- Tommie Campbell
- Kaley Jo Cofield
- Kristen Johnson
- Hunter Lassiter
- McKayla Macks
- Blake Reid
- Reno Reynolds
- Mallarie Rigby
- Brianna Smith
- Caleb Therrell
Help EWMS Help Relay For Life: Submit Your Recipes
February 8, 2010
The Ernest Ward Middle School Relay for Life team needs your help in the kitchen — the school is organizing a cookbook and needs your recipes. To submit recipes, visit www.gandrpublishing.com with username “ernestward” and password “eagles”. You can submit up to six recipes by the deadline of Friday, February 12. The cookbooks will be on sale in May, with all proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Highway 31 Closed Between Atmore And Perdido
February 8, 2010
Highway 31 was closed Monday for about a month between Atmore to Perdido.
The road was closed to repair damage from heavy rain and flooding back in December, including an area near Pineville Road. The detour route will be Industrial Drive in Atmore to Jacks Springs Road to I-65 to Baldwin County Road 47 (the Perdido exit) back to Highway 31.
The Alabama Department of Transportation is advising motorists that there could be delays due to the detour, and travel times should be adjusted accordingly.
Weather permitting, the project should be completed by March 12.
Pictured above: Highway 31 was closed between Atmore and Bay Minette for about a month so areas such as this washout in Nokomis can be repaired. The map below pinpoints the location of the photograph above. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Rain By Tuesday Morning, Colder By Tuesday Night
February 8, 2010
Rain is on the way tonight, especially after midnight. It will clear by Tuesday night, and cold air will move in with temperatures dropping to the middle 20’s.
Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
- Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tuesday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: A chance of rain and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49. North wind around 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Olivia’s Super Sunday In Miami
February 7, 2010
It was a super Sunday in Miami for the Bush family as they spent a little family time a short distance from the Super Bowl. But the big game for the family was not Sunday night, it will be Monday as daughter Olivia undergoes brain surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital.
For an update on this story, click here.
We first introduced you to Olivia Bush back in early December. Olivia Bush, 6, is blind, able to see only a little light with her left eye. She has a shunt to drain fluid off of her brain, and has frequent seizures.
After a six hour surgery on Monday, doctors think Olivia could see a significant improvement in her life. During the surgery, doctors will remove a portion of her brain — basically taking out the bad, non-functioning portion and leaving behind the good, healthy tissue.
Just before Christmas, Olivia and her family traveled to Miami Children’s Hospital hoping to find a cure for her seizures. While in Miami, Olivia was monitored by a 35-lead EEG and a video camera with doctors hoping to capture data from a seizure. On the Tuesday night before Christmas, she had a seizure that was captured on the EEG and video, according to her father Tad Bush. That information has allowed doctors to schedule Monday’s surgery.
“I am so excited about this! I am so happy that if all goes well, Olivia could finally be seizure free! Maybe no more meds? Praise the Lord!” said Olivia’s mom Amber Bush.
Sunday concluded a few days of family time for Olivia and her parents. Trips to the museum, the zoo and churches. Tonight will be their final family time prior to Monday’s big surgery. Churches in the Atmore and North Escambia area, as well as one in Miami, gathered in prayer for Olivia.
“So, now we are in Miami and the Super Bowl frenzy has already started. We got to see the Saints buses and police entourage pass by,” Amber said Thursday. “You would have thought it was a funeral procession by all the people stopping to look. Ridiculous to me…but I could care less about football. Them being in town just made our hotel cost a lot more.”
NorthEscambia.com will publish an updated story on Olivia next week.
To read our December 4, 2009, story about Olivia, click here.
North Escambia Residents Place In Double Bridge Run
February 7, 2010
Several North Escambia area runners took part in Saturday’s Double Bridge Run to Quietwater Beach in 45 degree weather.
The North Escambia area runners are listed below with their times:
MALE 5K RUN AGE GROUP: 40 – 44
2 Jerry Kelley M 40 Jay FL 25:18
FEMALE 5K RUN AGE GROUP: 35 – 39
1 Teresa Hendricks F 37 Jay FL 22:16
FEMALE 5K RUN AGE GROUP: 25 – 29
Christen Glover F 28 Molino FL 27:24
MALE 15K RUN AGE GROUP: 75 – 99
2 Jerry Webb M 79 Cantonment FL 1:35:16
FEMALE 5K RUN AGE GROUP: 30 – 34
1 Amy Stachowicz F 30 Cantonment FL 25:34
MALE 5K RUN AGE GROUP: 45 – 49
3 David Harris M 49 Cantonment FL 23:20
********** OVERALL 5K RUN RESULTS **********
- 14 Jeffrey Fischer M 19 Jay FL 19:46
- 36 Cory Phelps M 21 Cantonment FL 22:08
- 37 Teresa Hendricks F 37 Jay FL 22:09
- 52 Chase Amerson M 18 Atmore AL 23:08
- 55 David Harris M 49 Cantonment FL 23:20
- 105 Jerry Kelley M 40 Jay FL 25:09
- 110 Richard Brown M 26 Cantonment FL 25:04
- 117 Amy Stachowicz F 30 Cantonment FL 25:34
- 194 Christen Glover F 28 Molino FL 27:00
- 205 Joe Carter M 32 Cantonment FL 27:22
- 249 Kenneth Nobles M 30 Molino FL 28:06
- 274 Kenneth Burnham M 37 Cantonment FL 28:38
- 301 Kimberly Nelson F 25 Jay FL 28:58
- 354 Hannah Decker F 19 Cantonment FL 29:41
- 378 Madison Whitfield M 49 Jay FL 29:45
- 392 Richard Westmark M 50 Cantonment FL 30:30
- 395 Ashley McCormick F 22 Cantonment FL 30:54
- 411 Rich Rivera M 28 Cantonment FL 30:48
- 458 Allison McCrory F 47 Cantonment FL 32:06
- 460 Alex McCrory M 48 Cantonment FL 31:38
- 466 Melissa Moye F 29 Century FL 31:59
- 472 Dwight Baldwin M 48 Cantonment FL 32:23
- 473 Christopher Jones M 35 Cantonment FL 32:23
- 498 Julia Roe F 20 Cantonment FL 32:01
- 522 Richard Mason M 70 Molino FL 32:41
- 595 Laura Hatton F 26 Cantonment FL 34:17
- 610 Kyle Ikner M 8 Cantonment FL 34:48
- 625 Sara Weber F 18 Cantonment FL 34:43
- 676 Sydney Wentworth F 19 Walnut Hill FL 35:55
- 691 Kristen Williams F 23 Cantonment FL 36:32
- 751 Kevin Knittner M 45 Cantonment FL 39:23
- 814 Kasey Brown F 17 Jay FL 44:42 45:44 14:44
********** OVERALL 15k RUN RESULTS **********
- 46 9/132 Matthew Nixon M 32 Molino FL 59:44
- 70 6/112 James Dillard M 39 Cantonment FL 1:02:31
- 92 9/79 Derick Johnson M 20 Cantonment FL 1:04:28
- 127 16/123 Keith Bell M 26 Atmore AL 1:05:50
- 138 16/94 Mercer Sport M 46 Cantonment FL 1:07:07
- 139 6/118 Dustin Rache Yonke F 25 Cantonment FL 1:07:13
- 214 20/79 Ricky Ste.Croix M 20 Cantonment FL 1:09:17
- 225 10/73 James Stinson M 50 Cantonment FL 1:10:06
- 226 26/94 Steve Black M 46 Cantonment FL 1:09:56
- 243 38/123 Josh Moralita M 25 Cantonment FL 1:10:48
- 267 24/102 Hank Colburn M 43 Cantonment FL 1:10:34
- 331 14/73 Jerry Holland M 51 Cantonment FL 1:13:08
- 395 35/102 Joe Campbell M 40 Cantonment FL 1:14:45
- 409 13/95 Kelly Fisher F 44 Cantonment FL 1:15:31
- 412 17/73 Mark Gibson M 53 Cantonment FL 1:15:22
- 486 21/36 Colton Black M 15 Cantonment FL 1:17:40
- 504 50/112 Joel Edwards M 38 Cantonment FL 1:17:56
- 596 19/46 Jeff James M 55 Cantonment FL 1:20:02
- 601 52/102 Douglas Klemm M 42 Cantonment FL 1:19:33
- 648 8/57 Sharon Westmark F 48 Cantonment FL 1:21:18
- 738 33/94 Stacey Lowe F 35 Jay FL 1:22:11
- 756 91/132 Kevin Bell M 31 Atmore AL 1:22:41
- 775 78/112 David Barrera M 35 Cantonment FL 1:23:50
- 782 95/123 Matt Hawkins M 25 Cantonment FL 1:23:38
- 783 93/132 Thomas Taylor M 32 Cantonment FL 1:23:06
- 792 72/102 Mark Jackson M 44 Cantonment FL 1:23:20
- 814 30/59 Corrie Lenn F 24 Cantonment FL 1:24:44
- 827 17/57 Melissa Yandel F 46 Molino FL 1:24:13
- 869 100/132 Michael Rhodes M 32 Cantonment FL 1:25:39
- 901 70/79 Kaleb Showalter M 22 Cantonment FL 1:27:00
- 904 39/95 Kim Chambless F 41 Walnut Hill FL 1:26:13
- 934 47/94 Sandy Arrant F 35 Jay FL 1:27:03
- 937 69/94 Steve Williard M 47 Cantonment FL 1:27:08
- 974 64/103 Melanie Garrett F 33 Cantonment FL 1:28:41
- 976 17/35 Pamela Trice F 51 Cantonment FL 1:28:05
- 978 47/73 George Trice M 51 Cantonment FL 1:28:07
- 987 32/46 Lance Raney M 55 Jay FL 1:28:11
- 989 48/95 Donna Settle F 43 Jay FL 1:28:14
- 991 72/94 Shirley Raney M 47 Jay FL 1:28:15
- 994 49/95 Kelly Orr F 41 Cantonment FL 1:28:47
- 1000 48/73 Carl Weber M 51 Cantonment FL 1:28:50
- 1001 25/57 Terri Berry F 47 Molino FL 1:28:51
- 1009 114/132 Ryan Ohnstad M 30 Cantonment FL 1:28:58
- 1027 66/118 Melissa Nobles F 26 Molino FL 1:29:27
- 1047 110/123 Brad Collins M 29 Cantonment FL 1:29:57
- 1072 28/57 Beth Anne Whitfield F 47 Jay FL 1:30:14
- 1102 119/132 Jason Weber M 34 Atmore AL 1:31:29
- 1143 29/57 Kency Summitt F 47 Cantonment FL 1:33:21
- 1112 14/22 Elijah Ward M 60 Cantonment FL 1:31:51
- 1152 58/73 Jonathan Yoder M 52 Atmore AL 1:32:44
- 1156 65/95 Tobbe Byrd F 42 Cantonment FL 1:33:29
- 1163 62/94 Robyn Sapp F 35 Cantonment FL 1:33:24
- 1164 92/102 Thomas Sapp M 44 Cantonment FL 1:33:23
- 1198 2/3 Jerry Webb M 79 Cantonment FL 1:34:37
- 1266 87/103 Joyce Weber F 32 Atmore AL 1:37:27
- 1285 103/118 Victoria Fox F 26 Cantonment FL 1:37:54
- 1311 110/112 Dayon Sheppard M 39 Jay FL 1:39:35
- 1312 81/94 Amy Sheppard F 37 Jay FL 1:39:35
- 1322 4/4 Dan Keely M 71 Cantonment FL 1:40:25
- 1363 21/22 John Thomas M 60 Cantonment FL 1:44:03
- 1369 96/103 Anitra Roberson F 34 Cantonment FL 1:45:31
- 1371 78/79 Lucas Alexander M 20 Molino FL 1:44:23
- 1383 54/59 Erin Decker F 20 Cantonment FL 1:46:23
- 1387 79/79 Ryan Reau M 23 Cantonment FL 1:46:06
- 1403 112/112 Scott Wilford M 37 Cantonment FL 1:49:07
- 1434 16/16 Janette Bell F 55 Jay FL 1:56:31
- 1448 103/103 Dana Wright F 33 Cantonment FL 2:13:44
********** OVERALL 5K WALK RESULTS **********
18 7/142 Sandy Russell F 51 Cantonment FL 38:33 38:39 12:27
Century To Explore Elm Street Fix
February 7, 2010
The Town of Century will spend just of $5,000 for engineering work to eliminate stormwater problems on Elm Street.
The road often washes out or is undermined during heavy rains. The town will pay Fabre Engineering $5,200 to design a fix, and the town’s road department will implement the fix based upon the engineering firm’s plans.
“This is something I really believe needs to be done,” said Gary Riley, Century council member.
Molino Homemakers: Use A Potato Bag
February 7, 2010
A microwaved baking potato is much better when cooked in a “Potato Bag” — that was the lesson of the day at the February meeting of the Molino Homemakers Club.
The following was submitted by Terri Brown on behalf of the Molino Homemakers Club.
Being a creative homemaker doesn’t require a lot of money but it does require a lot of time and attention. This month the Molino Homemaker’s program was given by Nancy Holland on making “Potato Bags”.
These bags are microwaveable bags made out of 100% cotton material used to cook baking potatoes in the microwave. This material will not burn as the heat of the microwave cooks the potato. The inside of the potatoes will be well done and moist while the outside skin remains tender. The potatoes only need to be washed, dried, wrapped in a paper towel, inserted into the potato bag and microwaved. No pricking! Cooking time will vary depending on the power of your microwave and the number of potatoes you are cooking.
Each bag will hold 1-4 baking potatoes. When done let the potato bag air dry until you’re ready to use it again or machine wash and dry. They are also kid safe.
Of course it would be easy to order a potato bag off the internet but wouldn’t be near as interesting as learning how to make one from a club member. Potato bags sell on the internet between $5 and $12 each.
If you are interested in learning how to make a potato bag, please contact Nancy Holland at (850) 587-5464.
The Molino Homemakers Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month except July at Molino First Assembly of God Church.
Pictured: Molino Homemakers Club member Millie Brantley with a finished potato bag. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Hendersons To Perform Today In Bratt and Byrneville
February 7, 2010
The Hendersons will be in concert twice today in North Escambia They will be at Beulah Chapel Assembly of God in Byrneville at 10:45 a.m. and will perform at 6 p.m. at the Bratt Assembly of God.
The Hendersons have been singing in a family ministry since 1989 and have over 70 combined years in the singing ministry. The Hendersons primarily sing traditional and southern gospel music.
The Henderson’s unique harmony has been featured on seven recorded projects, including several original songs. They perform such favorites as “I Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now”, “All Signs Are Pointing”, “I Won’t Be Satisfied” and the classic “Just Passing Thru”. Their latest radio release is “Sheltered in the Arms of God”.
The group consists of Sonny Henderson, his daughter Lydia Henderson of Pensacola, FL, and Mark Cates of Pace, FL. Sonny’s wife, Marie, travels with the group serving as sound technician, and full time office manager.