School Links
·Breakfast Point Academy· Callaway Elementary
· Cedar Grove Elementary
· Hiland Park Elementary
·Hutchison Beach Elementary
·Lucille Moore Elementary
·Millville Elementary
·Patronis Elementary
·Port St. Joe Elementary
·Southport Elementary
·Springfield Elementary
·Tyndall Elementary
·West Bay Elementary
·Mosley High School
·A.D. Harris High School
·Bay High School
·Bozeman School
·Chautaqua Charter School
·Emerald Bay Academy
·Everitt Middle School
·Haney Tech High School
·J.R. Arnold High School
·Margaret K. Lewis School
·Merrit Brown Middle School
·Mowat Middle School
·Rutherford High School
·Surfside Middle School
Only on WJHG.COM
 |
Make Us Your Home Page - Make WJHG.com your home page. |
 |
RSS Feeds Get Instant News and Weather updates. |
 |
WJHG E-News Click here to sign up. |
 |
Story Ideas Do you have a story idea? Tell us here. |
 |
7 On Your Cell WJHG To Go! Anytime. Anywhere. |
 |
Blogs Who's Blogging Now? |
 |
Engaged? Need help planning your Dream Wedding Day? |
 |
Racing Challenge Enter to play the Racing Challenge. |
 |
Community Calendar What's happening around town? |
 |
Pick the Pros Pro football season contest! |
More Headlines
- Bay District Schools H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Schedule
Bay District Schools H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccination Clinic Schedule for October 26-30.
2 Comments
- Florida Scores on National Math Test Hold Steady
Scores for Florida fourth and eighth grade students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress math test remained stable this year.
0 Comments
- FSU Partnering with New Florida Digital Studio
Florida State University is partnering with a new digital production studio planned for St. Lucie County.
0 Comments
- Students Build House from Recycled Goods
Students at the Walton Career Development Center have made it their mission to help save the environment by building what they call an Earthship. It doesn't have anything to do with aliens, but has everything to do with recycling.
4 Comments
- Deer Point Elementary construction almost complete
Bay County's biggest elementary school is almost complete.
1 Comment
- House Passes Overhaul of College Aid Program
The House has voted in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since their creation in the 1960s -- a bill to oust private lenders from the student loan business and put the government in charge.
0 Comments
- FSU Union Calls Says Faculty Layoffs Unnecessary
The union that represents Florida State faculty members is asking the university's board of trustees to keep 62 professors employed.
0 Comments
- Gulf Coast Community College Enrollment Increases
According to the most recent preliminary figures, Gulf Coast Community College is posting an 3.9% overall Full Time Equivalent, or FTE, increase in enrollment for the Fall 2009 term as compared to the Fall 2008 term.
0 Comments
- School Bus Safety Tips
School bus safety tips from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office...
1 Comment
- Florida’s High School Freshmen to Benefit from Early College and Career Planning
Electronic system prepares students to achieve their high school goals.
0 Comments
- Florida KidCare Expected to Grow Again
State agencies and community groups helping more families with uninsured children apply for Florida KidCare in preparation for back-to-school.
0 Comments
- eBooks Could Save State Millions
The state spends 300 million dollars a year updating text books. New editions are printed long before most of the older books even begin to take on signs of aging. A move to electronic books could save the state millions, but the upfront cost maybe a turn off to budget writers.
0 Comments
- Bay District School Teachers Participate in Back to School Rally
Bay County public school students head back to class on August 24. Local teachers, who are already preparing for the school year, took time this morning for a pep-rally... for themselves.
0 Comments
- Bay County Bar Assoc. Helps Children Get School Uniforms
When it comes time each year to buy items for the new school year, not all children have the financial resources available to purchase even the basics.
1 Comment
- Orientations Begin at Area Schools Next Week
Starting with Bay High School on August 11, 2009, orientations will be held over the next few weeks in preparation for the coming school year.
0 Comments
- TAFB Addresses Environmental Concerns At Elementary School
In coordination with Tyndall Elementary School and the Bay District School Superintendent's office, notification letters have been mailed to parents, faculty and staff announcing a soil cleanup project scheduled to begin July 6.
0 Comments
- NCAA allows FSU to release cheating scandal letter
The NCAA is allowing Florida State to release a version of its letter to the school on a disciplinary case resulting from an academic cheating scandal.
0 Comments
- UGA receives grant for teachers of autistic teens
The University of Georgia has received a four-year, $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train educators to teach autistic high school students.
0 Comments
- Crist Signs Florida Tuition Increase
Gov. Charlie Crist has signed bills letting universities increase tuition beyond state requirements and strengthen financing of a school voucher program.
0 Comments
- Inaugural Youth Leadership Walton Class Graduates
Walton’s first Youth Leadership Walton class of 19 South Walton High School students were honored and graduated along with the Chamber’s Leadership Walton participants on Tuesday, May 19th, at a ceremony held in the Magnolia Ballroom in Bay Town.
0 Comments
- Local School of Arts Giving Adults with Disabilities a New Chance at Life
At birth, a majority of us are not handed what most would consider a perfect life, and it’s ultimately what we do with what we've been handed that determines our destiny. Imagine being able to excel in life despite having a severe learning disability.
0 Comments
- High School 2009 Top 10 Academic Scholars and Hall of Fame Students
Bay District Schools’ high school seniors who were designated as 2009 Top 10 Academic Scholars and those who were awarded the Hall of Fame are listed below:
0 Comments
- Patterson Elementary Magnet School Vocabulary Contest
Students at Patterson Elementary Magnet School competed in its first annual Word Wizard of the Year contest. Students turned in "Power Word Proof" sentences over a five-week period to strengthen their vocabulary. Over 100 students entered the contest. The winners listed below turned in the most sentences.
0 Comments
- Bay County Schools to Receive $8.3 million in Stimulus Funds
U.S. Congressman Allen Boyd (D-North Florida) announced today that Bay County schools will receive $8,394,328 in federal funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was recently signed into law with Congressman Boyd’s support.
0 Comments
- Walton Students Will Conduct a Mock Trial in a Real Courtroom
Walton Students Will Conduct a Mock Trial in a Real Courtroom
0 Comments
- J.R. Arnold High School FFA Plant Sale
The J. R. Arnold FFA Chapter will have a plant sale on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th at the Arnold High School Greenhouse. The plants being sold were grown by the AHS AgriScience students. The end of the year prices will be well below the retail market prices. There are several varieties of ornamentals.
0 Comments
- Arnold High School Engineering Students Take 2nd Place in Robotics Competition
J.R. Arnold High School Principal, Dr. John Haley, is proud to announce that students in the Project Lead the Way course, Principles of Engineering, took 2nd place in the Urban-mini Challenge, an autonomous robotics competition at Eglin Air Force Base.
0 Comments
- Rosenwald Dedication Ceremony
Rosenwald Middle School will host a dedication ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 1:45 p.m.
0 Comments
- Rosenwald Inspires! Celebration
The faculty, staff, and students of Rosenwald Middle School will hold a celebration assembly on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
1 Comment
- Summer Bay BASE Registration Underway
Registration is underway for the Summer BASE after school program. The Bay BASE sites will include Tyndall, Cherry Street, Tommy Smith, Southport & Beach elementary schools.
0 Comments
- Arnold High School NJROTC Earns Unit Achievement Award
Principal, Dr. John Haley, is proud to announce that the Navy JROTC Marlin Company has been awarded the Unit Achievement Award. This award goes to the top 10 percent of all National NJROTC units.
1 Comment
- Free Summer Pre-K Program with Bay District Schools
A free Voluntary Pre K Program is offered by Bay District Schools during the summer for eligible students.
0 Comments
- Bay Co. School Board Members Discuss Issues Over Breakfast
Bay County School Board members were up bright and early Wednesday morning for a planning meeting over breakfast.
1 Comment
- Deer Point Elementary Construction Well Underway
With all the talk of closing schools in Bay County, the fact a new school is going up has gotten lost in the shuffle.
2 Comments
- Okaloosa 7th Graders “Get Beached” While Learning Science
DEP launches 14th LIFE program in Florida.
0 Comments
- Superintendent Appoints Principals at 2 Elementary Schools
Superintendent Bill Husfelt announced his choices for two more school principals Wednesday.
3 Comments
- Fee for Additional Pre-K Hours Going Up Slightly
Some Bay County parents will be paying slightly higher fees for Pre-K next school year.
0 Comments
- Students Hope FSU Officials Do Not Close Panama City Campus
Florida State University Panama City could close in January if the Florida Legislature adopts the worst case scenario budget.
4 Comments
- Bay District Administrators To Receive Pay Cut
Many of Bay District Schools administrators will feel the budget cuts in their wallets next school year.
0 Comments
- Principals Picked for Callaway Elementary & Deer Point Elementary School
Superintendent Bill Husfelt named principals for Callaway and Deer Point Elementary schools pending School Board approval.
0 Comments
- New Principals for J.R. Arnold High School and Deane Bozeman School
Superintendent Bill Husfelt has named principals for J.R. Arnold High School and Deane Bozeman School pending School Board approval.
0 Comments
- New Private School Opening in Panama City Beach
A new choice for private school is coming to the Panama City Beach area.
2 Comments
- Bay Co. School Brd. Looks For Ways To Use Empty Campuses
School Board Members are looking for ways to profit from the closures and they're reaching out to the community for help.
0 Comments
- Bay Co. School Board Approves Some Rezoning Changes
Despite all the uproar over the rezoning, not one member of the public showed up to Wednesday night's public hearing to express an opinion.
0 Comments
- Newpoint Bay Pursuing Lease of Emerald Bay Academy Facility
School board members are also moving forward with a proposal allowing Newpoint Bay Charter School to lease the Emerald Bay Academy facility.
0 Comments
- Bay Co. School Board Approves ABCE & BESPA Contracts
Both unions for Bay County educators now have official contracts.
0 Comments
- Emerald Bay Facility May House Newpoint Bay Charter School
Newpoint Bay Charter School has submitted a proposal to lease the facility for the next 3 years at a cost of $345,000.
1 Comment
- School Officials to Decide Fate of A.D. Harris Facility
Bay County School Board Members still have to decide the fate of the A.D. Harris campus when the school closes next year.
0 Comments
- Bay High Million Dollar Band Holding Performance Fundraiser
The Million Dollar Band is performing an “Evening of Jazz, Percussion and Dance" Monday evening.
2 Comments
- Educators Lobby Lawmakers for Penny Sales Tax
Newschannel 7’s Kristy Wolski left Panama City at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday on a bus loaded with educators from Bay and Gulf counties. Their schedule included meetings with local legislators.
1 Comment
