Category: Education
Semifinalists for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year announced
The Santa Rosa Education Foundation has announced the five semifinalists selected from 33 school nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to April…
National Championship for BTWH grad Alex Leatherwood
If you watched Alabama best Georgia in the BCS Championship last night, you heard the announcers talk about a freshman left tackle facing the tough…
Podcast: UWF president discusses the importance of capital campaign
Last week, the University of West Florida announced the success of the 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, which raised more than $64.4 million by almost 20,000…
Over 3100 students make UWF President and Dean lists
A total of 3,158 undergraduate students enrolled during the Fall 2017 semester at the University of West Florida were named to the President’s or Dean’s…
Top 10 Inweekly news stories of 2017
Which Side Are You On? One of William Faulkner’s most quoted lines still speaks to us today: “The past is never dead. It’s not even…
Term limits for school board members likely to be on 2018 ballot
Rep. Jason Fischer has filed a bill (HJR 1031) that would place on the November 2018 ballot a constitutional amendment that to limit the terms…
UWF Commencement honors Marny Gilluly, Fred Levin
The University of West Florida hosted its Fall 2017 Commencement at the Pensacola Bay Center. Addressing 1,636 graduates, UWF President Martha Saunders noted the significance…
Pirolli named to National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors named Peter Pirolli of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and 154 other inventors from around the world…
Superintendent gets final say over ‘insubordinate’ black coach
In September 2014, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas fired Escambia High School head football coach Willie Spears despite the pleas and requests of his school board and…
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