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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

The month of April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Join the Santa Rosa Kid’s House and the community in raising awareness for child abuse prevention. Help raise the awareness by  Creating a Garden of Pinwheels.  This can be a  fun activity for you, your family, friends and business.  Most importantly, it will raise awareness about […]

Art Contest for K-8

The SunWise with Shade 2012 Poster Contest invites children in grades K-8 to submit a hand-drawn poster (on 8.5 x 11 inch paper) that shows how to avoid getting too much sun. The top five entries from kids in grades K-3 will receive a digital camera; and the winner from grades 4-8 will receive a family trip […]

Jay Elementary Students Read for a Record

Students at Jay Elementary School help shatter nationwide reading record! Students at Jay Elementary School took part in “Read The Most From Coast To Coast” on March 2, and helped to set a new national record for the number of Accelerated Reader™ Quizzes taken in one day.  The one‐day record students were challenged to top […]

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess

Johnnie Carol Bryan thinks you are never to young to celebrate Dr. Suess’ birthday.  In honor of his birthday, she had her daughter, Brittany,  dress Jackson (her grandson) up in this Dr. Suess outfit, that she had bought him and read him his FIRST   Dr. Suess book Friday, March 2.  It was the book     “Are You […]

Dianne Lewis, JES Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year Banquet at New World Landing in Pensacola.   Pictured is the winner from Jay Elementary,  Dianne Lewis, with other faculty.

Jay Historical Meeting Thursday, March 8

The Jay Historical Meeting will be Thursday, March 8 at 6 pm.  The meeting will be held in the museum.  Special guests for the meeting will be Tom Nichols and Lloyd Hinote.  They represent the Santa Rosa County Creek Indians and will be sharing the history of their tribe.  The whole family is invited to […]

March is Brown Bag Madness Month @ Your Library

Feed your body and mind in March at Navarre Library’s Brown Bag Lunch Madness series. For the month of March only, the educational program will take place every Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Navarre Library meeting room located at 8484 James Harvell Road . You bring a lunch and drink, and we’ll provide an interesting and interactive presentation. […]

Love Your Lawn Workshop

Extension and Master Gardeners teach you how to “ Love Your Lawn”  Discover how to use Florida-friendly environmental practices to create a manageable lawn.  This 2-hour workshop will offer ideas on watering, fertilization, pest control, and other practices to help you manage and enjoy your lawn.  The workshop is scheduled for March 17 th , from 9 A.M to […]

Pressure Canning Workshop

Pressure Canning Workshop Please join us for a workshop on the basics and updates on pressure canning and making delicious jams and jellies.  Dorothy Lee, the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent from Escambia County, will join us for a two-hour workshop on Thursday, March 1, from 10:00 am -12:00 noon at the UF/IFAS Santa […]

National Pancake Day to Benefit Children’s Hospital

Local International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurants are hosting National Pancake Day on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes will be served, and IHOP guests are invited to make a voluntary donation to Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. All proceeds from the event will benefit the sick and […]