Category: Education
Sheriff’s office and Children’s Trust
Last week, the Escambia Children’s Trust failed to pass Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons’ request $432,501 for Movie Nights ($40,000), Public Service Announcements ($50,000), Virtual Reality…
Podcast: Pensacola Sports High School All Star Football Game
Pitting the best of the best against each other in four quarters of east vs. west, the Pensacola Sports High School All Star Football Game…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus Announces Open Winter Auditions
Pensacola, Fla. – DECEMBER 2022 – Calling all singers in Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama – it’s time to sing out and join the Pensacola…
UWF hires new football coach
Note: Will Kennedy will be on “Real News with Rick Outzen” on WCOA tomorrow at 7:10 am to discuss this hire. The University of West…
ECT executive director lists accomplishments and challenges
As part of her recent evaluation, Escambia Children’s Trust executive director Tammy Greer listed her accomplishments and challenges. Under her accomplishments, she listed regular work…
Podcast: Children’s Trust concerns
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May is questioning the grant review process used by the Escambia Children’s Trust and whether its dealing with the disparities in…
Children’s Trust has another $4.3 million on its agenda
Aside from the sole-source grants mentioned on Friday, The Escambia Children’s Trust Board will consider tomorrow evening awarding grants totaling $4.3 million for out-of-school-time programs…
Podcast: Shinnick leaves UWF with a winning legacy
Baltimore native Pete Shinnick, who guided the University of West Florida (UWF) to a Division II national championship in 2019 and playoff appearances in four…
Children’s Trust may pay for Sheriff’s VR training and crime center
In 2020, the Escambia County voters approved the creation of the Escambia Children’s Trust that would be funded by increasing property taxes $8-$10 million annually….
Escambia County Council PTA is hosting Winter Roundtable
“Getting out of your comfort zone today, tomorrow, and in the future.” The Escambia County Council PTA (ECCPTA) is hosting their Winter Round Table on …
Partisan School Board Races Proposed
From The News Service of Florida: A House Republican on Tuesday filed a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to make school-board races partisan. Rep. Spencer…
PSC graduations this week
Pensacola State College will hold nursing pinnings and fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 11, respectively. Summer and Fall Bachelor of Science…
Pensacola named an American World War II Heritage City
The National Park Service has designated the City of Pensacola and Escambia County as an , honoring the greater Pensacola area’s contributions and critical role…
Weis health ambassadors get their scrubs
The Health Ambassadors at C.A. Weis Elementary School are dressed for success. The program was designed by Community Health Northwest Florida to give students hands-on…
School immunization slide
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Last school year marked a more than 10-year low for Florida’s kindergarten and seventh-grade students…
Children’s Trust committee eyeing over $3.3 million
The Escambia Children’s Trust Program Committee will meet today at 1 p.m. at Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Avenue. The committee has three members: Tori…
Book Ban Update: Gay Penguins & ‘Race-Baiting’
Escambia Considers Removing More Books From Public Schools by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County School District is continuing to work its way through a sprawling…
Christmas on the Coast returns
Christmas on the Coast is a dazzling holiday spectacular where the singers of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus will transform sunny weather into a winter wonderland….
YMCA expands into Gulf Breeze
The former Gulf Breeze Aerobics & Fitness is now the Community YMCA at Gulf Breeze, effective today. “We know that Gulf Breeze, like many areas…
Open Books, Inweekly partner to provide banned books
Inweekly has partnered with Open Books, 1040 N. Guillemard Street, to provide to Escambia County public school students copies of any books banned by the…
