Panhandle Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools

October 9, 2017

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Panhandle Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools
~ Hundreds of schools statewide honored for exemplary community involvement ~

Tallahassee, Fla., October 9, 2017 – Today, the Florida Department of Education announced the names of schools in Florida’s Panhandle that have earned the Five Star School Award for the 2016-2017 school year. The award is bestowed upon schools that are committed to incorporating family and community members into the school environment to enhance student learning. Statewide, over 700 schools earned the recognition.

“It is an honor to recognize these schools with the Five Star Award,” said Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. “As a former teacher and principal, I have seen firsthand the positive impact family and community involvement can have on the lives of students. I commend our state’s parents, guardians and community members for going above and beyond for Florida’s students and the schools for encouraging parent and community involvement.”

To earn Five Star School recognition, a school must show that it has achieved all of the benchmarks and criteria in five categories – Community/Business Partnerships, Family Involvement, Volunteerism, Student Community Service and School Advisory Council. Schools must also earn a grade of “C” or above or a school improvement rating of “Maintaining” or “Commendable” for the year being recognized.

Below are the schools in Florida’s Panhandle that received the Five Star School Award for the 2016-2017 school year.

School District	Schools
Bay	Hutchinson Beach Elementary School Surfside Middle School
Escambia	A.K. Suter Elementary School Bellview Elementary School Beulah Elementary School Blue Angels Elementary School Cordova Park Elementary School Ferry Pass Elementary School Hellen Caro Elementary School Jim Allen Elementary School Lipscomb Elementary School McArthur Elementary School Molino Park Elementary School NB Cook Elementary School Pleasant Grove Elementary School Scenic Heights Elementary School
Okaloosa	Fort Walton Beah High School Niceville High School
Santa Rosa	Chumuckla Elementary School Gulf Breeze Elementary School Gulf Breeze Middle School Holley Navarre Primary School Oriole Beach Elementary School S.S.Dixon Intermediate School West Navarre Primary School

To view the entire list of schools awarded, please visit Five Star School Award.

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