Olivia Britt, Bethany Reynolds Named EREC Scholarship Winners
May 1, 2016
Saturday, Escambia River Electric Cooperative awarded two $4,000 scholarships to local high school seniors. The Escambia County winner was Bethany Reynolds from Northview High School, and the Santa Rosa County winner was Olivia Britt from Jay High School.
This was EREC’s 19th year to offer the Herman D. Johnson Scholarship Awards to a graduating senior with a parent or guardian that is a member of the cooperative..
In the past, capital credits issued by EREC that were unclaimed had to be turned over to the state. But state legislation now allows such funds to be deposited into a qualified, educational charity fund. The EREC membership voted to use these funds in the form of scholarships.
Both students will receive $1,000 for each of four years provided they continue to meet the scholarship criteria.
Pictured top: EREC scholarship winner Olivia Britt from Jay High School. Pictured below: EREC scholarship winner Bethany Reynolds from Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia County Spring Livestock Show Results
May 1, 2016
The Gulf Coast Agriculture and Natural Resources Youth Organization’s annual Spring Livestock Show was held last weekend at the 4-H facility in Molino.
The show featured animal exhibits of swine, cattle, poultry, sheep, goats and more. Saturday’s show was the culmination of livestock projects by 4-H youth and FFA members, some lasting 100 days or longer, during which they raise their animals, monitor their health and nutrition, kept records and (in some classes) worked to obtain a buyer.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the event, click here.
The results of the 2016 livestock show, by category, are:
Lightweight Swine:
- 1st place Amber Neal
- 2nd place Brady Rising
- 3rd place Nathan O’Neal
Middleweight Swine:
- 1st place Beulah Academy FFA Chapter
- 2nd place Jonathon Stier
- 3rd place Hannah Thorne
Heavyweight Swine:
- 1st place Bricen Iannone
- 2nd place Wesley Hardin
- 3rd place Kaley Lashley
Super Heavyweight Swine:
- 1st place Savannah Bradshaw
- 2nd place Wyatt Allen
- 3rd place Andrew Bosinger
Grand Champion Swine: Savannah Bradshaw
Reserve Champion Swine: Wyatt Allen
Showmanship (swine):
Senior:
- 1st place Erica Water
- 2nd place Allison Woodfin
- 3rd place Danielle Tinker
Intermediate:
- 1st place Jessica Conti
- 2nd place Chelsi Lashley
- 3rd place Kaley Lashley
Junior:
- 1st place Wyatt Allen
- 2nd place Savannah Bradshaw
- 3rd place Shelby Lashley
Lightweight Steers: 1st place Lane Booker
Middleweight Steers:
- 1st place Blake Worley
- 2nd place Ethan Cunningham
Heavyweight Steers:
- 1st place Haylee Weaver
- 2nd place Willow Foxworth
Grand Champion Market Steer: Lane Booker
Reserve Champion Market Steer: Willow Foxworth
Showmanship (steer):
Senior:
- 1st place Willow Foxworth
- 2nd place Haylee Weaver
- 3rd place Blake Worley
Intermediate:
- 1st place Lane Booker
- 2nd place Ethan Cunningham
Market Preview Steer 1st place, Grand Champion Preview Steer and Preview Steer Showmanship 1st place: Zachary Rutherford
Market Wether Goats, 9-12 months: 1st place Benjamin Roach
Grand Champion Market Wether Goats: Benjamin Roach
Meat Goat (Breeding), 0-6 months: 1st place Izzy Kent
Meat Goat (Breeding) over 6 months:
- 1st place Izzy Kent
- 2nd place Leah Rutherford
- 3rd place Reagan Roach
Grand Champion Meat Goat Breeding and Reserve Champion Meat Goat Breeding: Izzy Kent
Dairy Goat (Breeding), 0-6 months:
- 1st place Madison Fendley
- 2nd place Andrew Fendley
Dairy Goat (Breeding), over 6 months:
- 1st place Madison Fendley
- 2nd place Andrew Fendley
- 3rd place Dillon Conti
Grand Champion Dairy Goat Breeding: Madison Fendley
Reserve Champion Dairy Goat Breeding: Andrew Fendley
Showmanship (goats):
Senior: 1st place Dillon ContiIntermediate:
- 1st place Izzy Kent
- 2nd place Madison Fendley
- 3rd place Stewart Woodfin
Junior:
- 1st place Leah Rutherford
- 2nd place Andrew Fendley
- 3rd place Reagan Roach
Beef Breeding
Class I: Registered Angus: 1st place Tyler Simmons
Class II: Registered Angus:
- 1st place Tyler Simmons
- 2nd place Willow Foxworth
Grand Champion Registered Angus and Reserve Champion Registered Angus: Tyler Simmons
Registered Balancer: 1st place Izzy Kent
Grand Champion Registered Balancer: Izzy Kent
Registered Charolais:
- 1st place Izzy Kent
- 2nd place Zachary Rutherford
Registered Red Mott: 1st place Zachary Rutherford
Grand Champion Registered Red Mott: Zachary Rutherford
Registered Short Horn: 1st place Lane Booker
Grand Champion Registered Short Horn: Lane Booker
Grand Champion Registered: Izzy Kent
Reserve Champion Registered: Lane Booker
Commercial Class IX: 1st place Ethan Cunningham
Commercial Class X:
- 1st place Leah Rutherford
- 2nd place Zachary Stokes
- 3rd place Christian Feliberty
Commercial Class XI:
- 1st place Savana McGowin
- 2nd place Emily Dozier
- 3rd place Emma Stokes
Commercial Class XII:
- 1st place Colbie English
- 2nd place Travis Booker
- 3rd place Haylee Weaver
Grand Champion Commercial: Colbie English
Reserve Champion Commercial: Travis Booker
Grand Supreme Champion: Colbie English
Reserve Supreme Champion: Izzy Kent
Showmanship (beef breeding):
Senior:
- 1st place Zachary Rutherford
- 2nd place Savana McGowin
- 3rd place Zachary Stokes
Intermediate:
- 1st place Izzy Kent
- 2nd place Lane Booker
- 3rd place Jessica Conti
Junior:
- 1st place Leah Rutherford
- 2nd place Colbie English
Rabbits (Commercial California Class):
- 1st place Audrey Goetter
- 2nd place Stewart Woodfin
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Hundreds Of Elementary Students Shine At Sunshine Math Competition
May 1, 2016
Hundreds of third, fourth and fifth graders from across Escambia County took part in the Sunshine Math competition Saturday morning at Washington High School. There were 57 teams in the Escambia County Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition. Complete results were not immediately available.
Pictured top: A Molino Park Elementary School fourth grade Sunshine Math team hard at work Saturday morning. Pictured below: Top award winners and hundreds of students took part in the annual event. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Byrneville Elementary Celebrates Principal Beating Cancer
April 28, 2016
Byrneville Elementary School Principal Dee Wolfe-Sullivan had a really good day Wednesday. Less than 24 hours before arriving for work, she successfully completed breast cancer treatment.
Despite the daily radiation treatments, she never missed a day of school; she would come to work before leaving for her treatments.
Wednesday morning, she arrived to find her staff and students wearing pink in her honor.
And, like the family Byrneville Elementary School is, they celebrated victory against cancer together.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia District Academic Teams Takes Second In Challenge Event
April 26, 2016
The Escambia County All-Star Academic Team fought their way into the finals of the 31st Commissioner’s Academic Challenge in Orlando before falling in the finals to Manatee County.
The All-Star Academic Team is composed of the top six high-school “quiz bowl” players in the Escambia School District. The students compete in rigorous academic competitions that focus on such subject areas as math, science, language arts, social studies, fine arts, and foreign language.
This year’s All-Star Academic Team consisted of the following players: Bryce Coots (senior – Tate), Meghan Kapur (junior – PHS), Lia Davis (junior – PHS), Samantha Brown (junior – Tate), Abby Lyons (sophomore- PHS), Lucas Liseth (sophomore – PHS), Ally Shah (sophomore – PHS), and Connor Zameska (freshman – PHS).
scambia County has earned six state titles, more than any other district in Division 1, which includes the 20 largest school districts in Florida.
Ransom Middle’s Grant Gill Named Escambia Student Volunteer Of The Year
April 25, 2016
The Escambia County School District Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year is Grant Gill from Ransom Middle School. Gill volunteers at McArthur Elementary School.
For the past three years, Grant has started each school day two hours early before catching his bus to Ransom for the day. At McArthur, he volunteers with a very special group - Amanda Jansen’s Pre-K class for students with autism.
Grant begins each day by greeting the students at their bus and assisting them to their classroom to unpack and prepare for the day. He helps in the cafeteria with their breakfast and returns with them to their class.
“Grant has one special boy who has become very attached to him. Dorian and his mom are here today to celebrate Grant’s award,”Marty Stanovich, executive director of The First Tee of NW Florida, said. Stanovich led a recent program to honor Grant and other volunteers in the Escambia County School District. “The two are inseparable and his mother is so very grateful for the work he has done for her special little boy. Grant says he may pursue a career in teaching special education.”
Pictured top: (L-R) Escambia County School Board members Jeff Bergosh and Bill Slayton, Grant Gill and his friend Dorian, and Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. Pictured inset: Escambia County School District Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year Grant Gill from Ransom Middle School and his special friend Dorian. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview’s Weaver Receives National FFA Collegiate Scholarship
April 25, 2016
Northview High School senior Haylee Weaver has been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from through the 2016 National FFA Collegiate Scholarship Program. Weaver is the daughter of Archie and Cheryl Weaver of Molino. She is the current president of the the Northview High School FFA chapter. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Barrineau Park Cleans Up
April 25, 2016
A community clean up event was held over the weekend in Barrineau Park in honor of Earth day.
The annual event is co-sponsored by the Honeysuckle Garden Club and the Barrineau Park Historical Society with the assistance of Clean and Green of Escambia County.
Each of 26 volunteers selected an area to clean, was given gloves, a vest to wear, trash bags and bottled water, and then sent out to pick up the litter. All the trash was piled up under an oak tree at the community center, to be picked up by Clean and Green. The volunteers were then served a free lunch, funded by Kenneth Gibbs and prepared by Honeysuckle Garden Club.
“Because of the efforts of these volunteers, Barrineau Park is a cleaner place to be enjoyed by all,” organizers said.
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Beautiful Blue Jacket Baby Contest (With Photo Gallery)
April 24, 2016
The first Blue Jacket Jamboree beautiful baby contest was held Saturday morning during the Blue Jacket Jamboree in Molino.
Winners were: first place Lilly Miller (pictured top), second place Summer Bell (pictured below), and third place Asher DeStafney (pictured bottom)>
For a photo gallery with all of the contestants, click here.
For a story about the Blue Jacket Jamboreee, click here.
The Blue Jacket Jamboree was sponsored in party by NorthEscambia.com.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Middle National Junior Honor Society Inducts New Members
April 23, 2016
New members were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society during a candlelight ceremony Friday at Ernest Ward Middle School.
The NJHS is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle school students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship and character.
New National Junior Honor Society members at Ernest Ward are:
Seventh Grade: Maggie Amerson, Logan Bryan, Conner Byrne, Kayla Campbell, Sophia Cotita, Savannah Doremus, Makayla Garrett, Amber Gilman, Shelby Godwin, Zaria Griffin, Hailey Harigel, Hannah Hughes, Maille Kilcrease, Heather Knowles, Bryce Korinchak, Kaley Lashley, Abigail Levins, Ireland Maharrey, Meredith McGhee, Nathaniel Mickel, Mary Paige Nassar, Abigail Nelson, Taviana Parker, Madison Peterson, Libby Pugh, Tyler Ray, Kenna Redmond, Emily Stabler, Cody Thomas, Ariel Ward, Ben Ward, Summer Waters, Autumn Williams and Lane Wilson.
Eighth Grade: Logan Brown, Dalton Burke, Ragon Lassiter and Katelyn Wilson.
Pictured: New members were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society Friday at Ernest Ward Middle School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
