Gulf Coast State College is hosting its “Student Services: After Hours” event for Fall 2024 registration this Tuesday, July 30. Formerly known as “Super Saturday,” this event is for prospective students interested in attending GCSC and current students ready to register for classes. The application fee is waived for all new students at this event….
Six students from Franklin and Gulf counties have completed IMPACT new student orientation and enrolled at Troy University for the Fall 2024 semester at the Troy, Alabama campus. Avery Pharr, of Apalachicola; Mary Farrell and Kaimyzha Larry, each from Port St. Joe; and Samuel Hunter, Preston Stacy and Jackson Taunton, all of Wewahitchka, are among…
Morgan Walker, of St. George Island, received her doctorate in physics from the University of California at Davis at Spring 2024 commencement ceremonies on June 13. Walker is the daughter of David and Rose Walker of St. George Island. She grew up in Franklin County, and attended First Baptist Christian School, Apalachicola Bay Charter School…
Seaman Jamal Robinson, a native of Apalachicola, serves aboard USS Lassen, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Mayport. Robinson, who graduated from Franklin County High School in 2022, believes the skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Apalachicola. “My hometown taught me not to let things…
Gulf Coast State College has been named a “Military Friendly School” with Gold Distinction for the 2024-25 Military Friendly Cycle, ranking in the top 10 in the nation for small public schools. The Military Friendly Schools list recognizes colleges, universities and trade schools that do the most to embrace America’s armed service members, veterans and…
At an awards assembly and graduation ceremonies, Franklin County High school honored its 51 members of the class of 2024. Both ceremonies, held in the gym, opened with the filing in of the seniors, to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance. Class President Alex Sterling and Historian Ja’Marcus Turrell greeted the enormous crowd, with Turrell and…
International education researcher James Tooley visited ED Corps High School in Eastpoint April 8 as part of a series of visits to the United States to learn about innovative schools. Tooley is vice-chancellor of The University of Buckingham in England. His 2009 book “The Beautiful Tree” documented how high-quality, low-cost private schools were thriving in…
At the Franklin County Education Foundation’s annual Teacher of the Year banquet last week, attendees celebrated the teachers and staff who have all year long made education happen for students. And they celebrated someone for whom it happened 17 years ago. Anthony “TJ” Sanders, Jr., partner, co-owner and executive chef of the Atlanta Breakfast Club,…
Gulf Coast State College has announced the recipients of the Pathways to Success Scholarship, a program designed to support students in their transition from high school to college. Developed in 2016, the scholarship program aims to enhance college readiness and provide mentorship for students in Gulf and Franklin counties. The nine recipients to be recognized…
An Apalachicola Bay Charter School fourth grader has won the district 4-H public speaking competition in Wakulla County, the first time a Franklin County student has won at the district level. Kami Poloronis, who lives in Eastpoint, was the judges’ choice out of all the fourth and fifth graders from six neighboring counties with her…
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