Tate High Agriscience Students Address Escambia School Board During CTE Month
February 13, 2022
During February, Escambia County is celebrating Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month.
The school board adopted a resolution declaring February as CTE Month, opening the door for a month-long spotlight on District CTE programs, students, and teachers.
Students from the Tate High School Agriscience Academy shared some of the great things happening in their program last week with the Escambia County School Board during a special workshop.
“Ag has been and integral part of Tate High School, ever since there was a Tate High School,” District 5 member Bill Slayton said.
ECSD CTE programs are responsible for preparing individuals for occupations important to the county’s economic development. Additionally, CTE programs prepare students who are looking to enter the workforce with career exploration, employability skills and work experiences.
CTE programs introduce students to real-life skills like resume writing, interviewing, public speaking and working collaboratively. They also offer hands-on activities through immersive environments in the classroom. Students learn by doing.
“This designation is meant to highlight the incredible contributions that Career and Technical Education makes to the lives of our students,” said ECSD Director of Workforce Education Steven Harrell. “The efforts of all CTE teachers ensure that competitive and skilled workers are ready, willing, and capable of performing in high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand career fields.”
Across the District last year, ECSD students at the secondary and postsecondary levels earned over 6,000 industry certifications. Each of these certifications represents an employment skill set imparted to a student.
Pictured above: (L-R) Tate High School Agricultural Educator and FFA Advisor Austin Courson, students Dawson Guy, Jaxson Stafford, Sarah Alexander and Darby Phillips address the Escambia County School Board. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High School Names Students Of The Month
February 11, 2022
Tate High School has named their Students of the Month for December. They are Brennen Stegall and Autumn Carruthers. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
West Florida High Emergency Academy Has New Ambulance Simulator
February 10, 2022
The Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (CCEM) Academy at West Florida High School recently added a SimRig in-class ambulance simulator.
The simulator allows students to be completely immersed in scenarios and controlled emergent situations prior to exposure to the actual incidents in real-world situations.
Realistic equipment such as working suction, oxygen administration, and physical attributes such as patient loading and unloading, confined quarters, and various distractors, allow the instructor to build and present patient care scenarios which test the students’ ability to apply critical thinking skills to a variety of ever-changing trauma and medical care problems.
“During the pandemic as our off-campus training options have been limited,” said Escambia County School District ETC Specialist Aish Adkison. “Having simulators and specific training equipment in our secondary Health Academy classrooms has been very helpful as teachers have continued to develop hands-on training scenarios for students.”
The purchase was funded by a CARES Act Governor’s Emergency Education Relief grant.
Ransom Middle School Names Students Of The Month
February 9, 2022
Ransom Middle School has named their Students of the Month for January. They are Kelly Wong and Maliek North. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Over 700 Student Works In 68th Annual Youth Art Focus; Winners Named
February 8, 2022
For 68 years, the Pensacola Museum of Art, in partnership with the Escambia County School System, has presented the Youth Art Focus exhibition, highlighting the best work from art students and educators from Escambia County Schools.
The Youth Art Focus, a partnership of the Pensacola Museum of Art and the Escambia County School District, has highlighted the best work from art students and educators for over 68 years.2022
Since its first year in 1954, Youth Art Focus has created an opportunity to expose students to the world of fine art in a professional museum environment, while giving the public a chance to experience and appreciate the accomplishments of Escambia County’s fine art education programs.
There are over 700 works in the exhibition each year. Both middle and high school student works are juried, and winners are selected for first, second and third in five different media categories, as well as a best in show, and outstanding artistic achievement. Educator works are also juried and winners are selected for first, second and third, as well as best in show.
This year’s winners are as follows:
Best in Show: Mariah Richburg | “Cortes” | Pensacola High
High School Winners:
Painting:
- 3rd: Makayla Amante | “Self Portrait” | Escambia High
- 2nd: Haleigh Johnson | “Lilith” | Escambia High
- 1st: Roman Bassett | “Sunset at the Beach” | Pensacola High
Drawing:
- 3rd: Alex Southard | “Floating through the Smoke” | West Florida High
- 2nd: Emilee Norris | “Classy” | JM Tate High
- 1st: Andrew Enkey | “Concrete Feathers” | West Florida High
Photography / Digital Arts:
- 3rd: Lana Carter | “Waterfall” | Pensacola High
- 2nd: Kiromi Martes | “California Vibes” | Pensacola High
- 1st: Kaitlyn Kuehmeier | “Reflected Pool” | JM Tate High
3-Dimensional Works:
- 3rd: Alex Szymansri | “Red” | JM Tate High
- 2nd: Joshua Scott | “Mood Swings” | JM Tate High
- 1st: Selma Milan | “Bozo Box” | Escambia High
2-Dimensional Works (Printmaking, Mixed Media, etc.)
- 3rd: Chloe Babin | “Kaleidoscope of Music” | West Florida High
- 2nd: Mykayla Derouin | “Clementine” | JM Tate High
- 1st: Sarah McCain | “Bandaids” | BT Washington High
Outstanding Artistic Achievement:
- Ashley Copp | “Headspace” | Pine Forest High
- Bella Minshew | “Up” | BT Washington High
Middle School Winners:
Painting:
- 3rd: Maci Glenn-Moore | “First Light“ | Workman Middle
- 2nd: Charlee Delacruz | “Winter is Coming” | Beulah Middle
- 1st: Madison Hatcher | “Writer’s Block” | Beulah Middle
Drawing:
- 3rd: James Tutol | “Grimace” | Jim C. Bailey Middle
- 2nd: Han Gia Nyugen | “J-HOPE” | Beulah Middle
- 1st: Chloe Mandocdoc | “Day of the Dead” | Bellview Middle
Photography / Digital Arts:
- 3rd: Kaitlyn Graves | “Stepping Out” | Jim C. Bailey Middle
- 2nd: Isabella Carnes | “Sidewalk Scenes” | Beulah Middle
- 1st: Trista Peaden | “Windows” | Ransom Middle
3-Dimensional Works:
- 3rd: Elizabeth Lawyer | “Dog” | Bailey Middle
- 2nd: Donta’ Hall | “Neon City” | Bellview Middle
- 1st: Parker Mims | “Dinosaur Egg” | Ransom Middle
2-Dimensional Works (Printmaking, Mixed Media, etc.)
- 3rd: Chloe Loughridge | “Untitled” | Ferry Pass Middle
- 2nd: Aubrey Jones | “Egyptian Royalty” | Bellview Middle
- 1st: Karma Leonard | “Wave Runner” | Bellview Middle
Outstanding Artistic Achievement:
- Jaymes Lingenfelter | “Poinsettia” | Hope Horizon
- Steven Schwartz | “Chilly Penguin” | Westgate
Educator Winners:
Best in Show: Winston Foster | “Eastern Star” | Beulah Middle
- 3rd: Megan Brees | “Untitled” | Montclair Elementary
- 2nd: Matthew Brabham | “Florida Man” | Molino Park Elementary
- 1st: Cat Roberts | “The Roberts Girls: Pineapple Magnolia & Lilly” | Pine Forest High
Honorable Mention:
- Rebecca Burt | “Kristen’s” | McArthur Elementary
This year’s exhibit is on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art at 407 South Jefferson Street in Pensacola through February 27.
Photos courtesy Pensacola Museum of Art of NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
How Do You Spell Winners? Deputy Helps Student With His Tie Before Spelling Bee
February 4, 2022
Thursday was a big day for Flomaton Elementary School sixth grader Caleb Ware.
It was the county spelling bee, and Caleb wanted to look his very best. He had the shoes, the nice white dress shirt, and the tie. But those tie Windsor knots…those are tough.
Enter the school resource officer, Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s deputy Randall Gulley and his Windsor knot tie-tying skills. Some over, under, through, around, or something like that. There are 11 steps; we looked that up. Or maybe the deputy tied a half-Windsor knot. That has nine steps, so it’s not really half.
Regardless of the knot, it had that sharp classic look, and it gave Caleb confidence as he competed in the county spelling bee.
Caleb knocked it out of the park. He went 12 rounds and finished as first runner-up.
In the picture with his trophy, you can see that tie with the great knot. It’s hard to notice though because of that big smile. A big confident smile.
The next word is winners.
Used in a sentence?
Caleb and Officer Gulley were both winners Thursday in the spelling bee.
Winners. W-i-n-n-e-r-s. Real winners.
Northview High Names Students Of The Month
February 4, 2022
Northview High School has named Students of the Month for January. They are junior Bayllon Matson and sophomore Ava Gurganus. They are pictured with Principal Michael Sherrill. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Flomaton Sailor Serving About USS Harry S. Truman
February 2, 2022
Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Travis Odom is serving aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa
Odom is pictured using a drill to make a key in the repair shop aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.
Photos by U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman T’ara Tripp for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ransom Middle Students Celebrate Literacy With Space Station Astronauts, Chat With Future Astronaut
February 1, 2022
Ransom Middle School celebrated Literacy Week in an out of this world fashion last week.
The Escambia County School District’s theme was ” Launch into Literacy: Blast Off into New Worlds”, and Ransom students did just that.
Seventh grade students listened to astronauts on the International Space Station read their favorite stories all week. This included Florida middle school teacher turned Astronaut Joseph Acaba who read the book “Notable Notebooks” to them.
To bring Literacy Week in for a landing, Ransom students met and interviewed potential future Mars astronaut Alyssa Carson via online chat. They posed questions to the 20-year old Florida Tech University astrobiology student about her training at NASA and plans for colonizing the red planet.
“How would you like to see Mars colonized, and what things would you definitely want included in your Martian community?” is the question student Noah Jacobs asked.
The current unit in the students’ seventh grade language arts textbook centers around the question, “Should humanity’s future lie among the stars?” which made Carson the perfect candidate to offer an expert opinion on the subject of future space missions and exploration.
“We learned about Alyssa’s impressive resume this week as we planned our questions for our meeting with her,” seventh grader Kennedi Carter said. “She turned out to be the perfect person to ask. It was amazing to meet someone who has accomplished so much and who is not that much older than us.”
“Before meeting Alyssa Carson today, I never pictured myself going into space at such a young age,” said Addison Fowler who shares Carson’s dream of becoming an astronaut. “But Alyssa explained that we might be the perfect age to be the ones they will need for future colonies in space.”
In describing the exciting day, Landon Miller explained, “Today was one small step for students, and one giant leap for Ransom Middle School.”
After they signed off with Carson, the students posed for pictures with her image on a large screen, signed a card thanking her for such an exciting educational experience, and received “We Are the Mars Generation” bracelets she had mailed to them for the day’s big event.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jim Allen Elementary Fourth Graders Compete In Tropicana Speech Contest
January 30, 2022
The top three contestants from each fourth grade class at Jim Allen Elementary School competed in the school’s Tropicana Speech Contest last week.
Jim Allen’s first place winner, Raelyn Dean, will move on to compete against students across the district.
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
