Photos: North Escambia Treated To Sun Dog Phenomenon
October 21, 2009
Residents across North Escambia were treated to a weather phenomenon call “sun dogs” about 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.
Sun dogs are atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots, like mini-suns, in the sky. They are caused by ice crystals in high and cold cirrus clouds. They can appear anywhere in the world during any season. They always appear at the same altitude as the sun.
Pictured above: Sun dogs around the sun Wednesday afternoon. (Note: The bright spots to the left and right of the sun were much brighter, but our skills photographing the afternoon sun are weak.) Pictured below: Another sun dog appeared in the eastern sky, directly opposite the sun. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Video: NHS Tribal Beat Performs With All South High School Band
October 20, 2009
The Northview High School Tribal Beat Band participated in the All South Band Day at the University of Southern Mississippi recently.
The Tribal Beat members as well as the other participating bands were given the music for “The Hand That Feeds” by Nine Inch Nails and received instructions from USM band members, instructors, band directors and others.
After working in sectionals for about 45 minutes, the entire All South High School Band — including the NHS Tribal Beat — took to the practice filed to prepare for the Southern Miss halftime show. The Northview students were able to watch part of the USM Golden Eagles football game against Virginia before taking the field to perform with USM’s band “The PRIDE” at halftime.
“This was definitely a wonderful music educational experience for all who participated, not to mention really, really fun,” said NHS Tribal Beat Band Director Scott Slay. “I look forward to taking NHS to this event again as well as others.”
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Pictured above: Northview Tribal Beat Band members watch a University of Southern Mississippi football game prior to performing during the halftime show. Pictured inset: The USM band “The PRIDE” and the All South High School Band perform. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Park Students Study Egypt In Global Corner Program
October 19, 2009
Students at Molino Park Elementary School took a grand field trip last week to the faraway world of Egypt, thanks to Pensacola non-profit organization called The Global Corner International Learning Center.
During the week, Molino Park students learned how to write their numbers from waahid to ashara (1-10) or about hieroglyphs and the history of writing; about ancient and modern Egyptian musical instruments and dances; what it’s like to be growing up in Egypt today; about the world during Ancient Egyptian times (including how the Egyptians used a dung beetle as an important symbol); and how to say their color and shape words in Arabic or about the Ancient Egyptian art schema.
“Our goal is to help children understand the world around them,” Global Corner founder Lee Little said. “We bring the world to life one child at a time.”
Little founded the Global Corner after she retired from the Navy in 2006.
“I went from being in charge of 400 people and 100 airplanes to being a teacher out of my station wagon,” Little, the former commodore of Training Air Wing 6 at Pensacola Naval Air Station, said. “I think it is important that children learn about the world around them.”
Little, who speaks Japanese, chose Japan for the first Global Corner lessons because she once lived there. That was followed by Spain last year, to coincide with Pensacola’s 450th birthday observance with the visiting Spanish tall ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain.
She picked Egypt for this year’s lesson because she wanted a country on the African continent, and “Egpyt is such a fun place. All of the kids of hear about it”.
Little spent time in a foreign policy think tank, helping to shape the United State’s understanding of North and South Korea. She would tell people about her job and realized that Americans just did not understand the world around them.
“You could meet people and talk to them about foreign countries, and their eyes would just glaze over. Americans, in general, just don’t know much about the world around them.”
With a Master’s degree in international affairs, she saw two possible ways to bring a worldly understanding to residents of Pensacola and surrounding communities. The obvious choice seemed to be becoming a college professor, but she decided to start a little younger with the Global Corner.
Molino Park’s Egyptian adventure did not end with last week’s classroom presentations. The Global Corner has a website — theglobalcorner.org — where parents and children can visit to learn more about Egypt and the Global Corner program. Since the program is presented in area schools for free, the organization also needs donations to continue their programs. Details on on the website.
Molino Park is not the only North Escambia school that will visit Egypt this school year via the Global Corner. The program is scheduled to visit Jim Allen Elementary January 11-15, Bratt Elementary January 21-22 and Byrneville Elementary April 6-8.
Lee said she plans to offer the program again next school year with a visit to a South American country, mostly likely Brazil.
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Pictured top: Students learn about Egypt during Global Corner week at Molino Park Elementary School. Pictured top inset: Learning to “walk like an Egyptian” is a necessity when learning about the country. Pictured inset: Students created Egyptian art. Pictured below: Global Corner at Molino Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tate Grad Captures Title Of Miss Teen Rodeo 2010
October 18, 2009
Tate High School graduate Kricket Wise was named Miss Teen Rodeo 2010 recently in Kissimmee, Florida. She also captured the coveted horsemanship award.
Wise will be officially crowned in January, 2010. Her primary job as Miss Teen Rodeo 2010 will be promoting agriculture in Florida and Florida’s western heritage and acting as the official spokeswoman for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Wise is currently a freshman at Chipola College.
Pictured above: Miss Teen Rodeo 2010 Kricket Wise. Pictured below: (top, L-R) Miss Teen Rodeo 2010 Kricket Wise, Miss Rodeo Florida 2010 Heather Hall of Kenansville, FL; (bottom, L-R) 2010 Miss Rodeo Florida Princess Shelby Kirton of Okeechobee, FL; 2010 Miss Rodeo Florida Sweetheart Caitlin Harris of Saint Cloud, FL.
You Don’t Need A Driver’s License To Drive A Tank; Army Recruiter Visits EWMS
October 17, 2009
You don’t need a driver’s license to drive an Army tank, and drill sergeants don’t really yell at recruits.
Those were just a couple of the interesting answers to equally interesting questions Friday afternoon from sixth grade students at Ernest Ward Middle School. The answers were from SFC Bobby Ewing, U.S. Army recruiter. Ewing met with each of the three grade levels at the school on Friday to encourage them to work hard, get a good eduction and have a plan for the future — whether or not that plan includes a career a in the military.
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“If you are a drill sergeant, that gives you the right to yell at people?” one student asked. “We don’t yell at people, we just speak in a very loud voice,” Ewing responded, drawing a laugh from many of the students.
Students asked dozens of other candid questions about Ewing, ROTC and the military.
“Do you need a driver’s license to drive a tank?” a sixth grader asked. “No, but you do need training he replied.”
Ewing explained ROTC and military careers to the students, pointing out that ROTC provides an opportunity to enter the Army or other service branch at a higher pay grade.
He answered other questions that ranged from personal to almost top secret.
“What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?” That answer involved taking his wife to the wrong restaurant for her birthday.
“When you join the Army, do they tell you about Area 51?,” a student asked. He looked disappointed at the answer, while the rest of the students laughed. “All I know about Area 51 is what I saw in the Will Smith movie Independence Day.”
For Ewing, a 1997 graduate of Northview High School, those down to earth questions provide the opportunity to bring the military seem real for the students.
“Have any of your good friends been killed in action?”
His answer was a little slower and more thought out than most during his visit with the students.
“Yes, three of them….one, she was blown up.”
Prior to the question and answer session, Ewing focused on motivating the students to do their best in school and concentrate on their eduction for their future careers. When speaking later in the afternoon to EWMS eighth grade students, he also focused on choices and opportunities available to them as they attend Northview High next year.
“He is great,” Ernest Ward Principal Nancy Gindl-Perry said. “He really, really gets them going and encourages them.”
Like Ewing, many of the EWMS students were dressed in camouflage Friday because it was “Camo Day” at Ernest Ward as the school celebrated the last day of EWMS Spirit week.
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Pictured top: Ernest Ward students, dressed in camouflage as part of the school’s spirit week, list to SFC Bobby Ewing Friday afternoon. Pictured inset: Ewing, an Army recruiter, explains the military to the students. NortEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Visit The Pumpkin Patch
October 13, 2009
Fall is in the air in Cantonment — the Allen Memorial United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch is now open at the corner of Highway 29 and Neal Road. Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes are available, with some priced as low as $1.
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Pictured and below: The Allen Memorial Pumpkin Patch in Cantonment. Submitted photos by Deni Deron for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Trotting For A Cure Brings Adventure Racing To North Escambia
October 11, 2009
The first annual Trotting for a Cure brought the sport of adventure racing to North Escambia Saturday to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
The sport of adventure racing is sweeping the nation, a sport where just completing the race is often considering a victory.
Each of the 25 two-member teams in Saturday’s event in Molino and Barrineau Park completed a 20-plus mile course from the Don Sutton Ballpark. The course included a seven mile bicycle race from the park to the Barrineau Park Bridge, a 2.9 mile canoe trip down the Perdido River, a 3.8 mile run back to the bridge, and a seven mile bicycle race back to the park.
For an exclusive NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here.
Along the way, participants took park in mini-challenges — everything from decorating and feeding a cupcake to their partner, to a cancer-related word scramble, to a blindfolded shoe removal maneuver to a slingshot event.
Dozens of volunteers were stationed along the way to make the race possible, and Race Director Sabrena Padgett said the race would not have been possible without those volunteers.
“I would like to especially thank all of the volunteers that donated countless hours working on this race and also our generous sponsor for their various donations,” Padgett said. “This race was a success because of each and every one of you and I appreciate you. Our efforts will be rewarded in seeing the future cures for cancer.”
For an exclusive NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here.
Trotting for A Cure Race Results:
Overall winners: 2 hr, 11 min, 5 sec, Team Sponsorus, William Hudgens of Pace and Jack Sauve of Milton
Female Category, First Place Finishers:
- 16-25: 2 hr, 42 min, 9 sec Team Knight’s Krew, Ashlynn O”Connor, Pensacola and Erin Bernier of Destin, FL
- 26-35: 2hr, 55 min, 45 sec Team Chick N Tater, Kimberley Salinas Pensacola and Sandy Raimondo Gulf Breeze
- 36-45: 3 hr, 03 min, 49 sec, Team Pensacola’s Best Pedal Pumping or Pushing, dirt stomping dominating diva’s, Dana Wert and Lauren Daniel both of Pensacola
Coed Category, First Place Finishers:
- 16-25: 2 hr, 30 min, 26 sec, Team Flubber Ducky, KC Northup of Dothan, AL and Rob Felty of Daphne, AL
- 26-35: 2 hr, 45 min, 56 sec, Team Hackers, Marcie Terwey and Keith Storniolo both of Pensacola
- 36-45: 2 hr, 59 min, 50 sec, Team Bauder, April and Mike Bauder of Helena, AL
- 16-25: 2 hr, 54 min, 37 sec, Team Are We There Yet, Austin Collins and Hunter Kendric both of Hope Hull, AL
- 26-35: 2 hr, 11 min, 5 sec, Team Sponsorus, William Hudgens of Pace, FL and Jack Sauve of Milton
- 36-45: 2 hr, 24 min, 35 sec, Team ZoSo, Mike Gartman of Pensacola and Reid Cole of Magnolia Springs, AL
Go Eagles! EWMS Mini-Cheerleader Camp Held
October 11, 2009
Dozens of young cheerleaders took part in a clinic sponsored by the Ernest Ward Middle School cheerleaders Saturday. The girls spent the morning learning Eagles cheers, chants, dances, jumps and more.
The mini-cheerleaders, ages 3 to 13, will perform at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday, just before Ernest Ward’s home football game against T.R. Miller.
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Pictured above and below: The Ernest Ward Middle School cheerleaders held a mini-cheerleader clinic Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Annual Fall Festival Held At Bratt Elementary
October 10, 2009
Bratt Elementary School held its annual Fall Festival Friday afternoon at the school, with hundreds of students and area residents attending despite a wet and soggy start.
The festival featured a variety of games, a hulu hoop contest, and plenty of food. A mid-afternoon storm dampened the beginning of the festival, but bright and sunny skies prevailed by the end of the annual event.
For a photo gallery from the Bratt Elementary Fall Festival, click here.
Pictured top: The “Go Fishing” game was popular Friday afternoon at the Bratt Fall Festival. Pictured left inset: It was hard to resist some of the tasty goodies available at the annual event. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Answering The Call: Flomaton Fire Dept. Teaches Safety
October 6, 2009
For over a quarter century, the Flomaton Fire & Rescue Department has answered the call for fire prevention education in town’s schools.
“Attention all Station 32 firemen, report to the elementary school,” was the emergency traffic heard on fire radios around Flomaton Monday morning. When firemen arrived, they were not faced with a fire, but with teaching Flomaton Elementary School students about fire safety. From “stop, drop and roll” to smoke alarms, children learned from Flomaton’s first responders.
In addition to Flomaton Elementary, the Flomaton Fire Department also presented their fire safety program at the Flomaton First Baptist Church Daycare. Monday’s events were part of National Fire Prevention Week activities.
Picture top: A member of Flomaton Fire & Rescue demonstrates how to “stop, drop and roll” Monday morning at Flomaton Elementary School. Pictured below: A fire prevention program was also presented at the Flomaton First Baptist Church Daycare. Submitted photos by Christine Stanton for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
