Estella Scoma ‘represents the very best’ of Destin youth
Straight-As, more than 350 volunteer hours, three years as class president and a volunteer club with nearly 100 members: Destin High senior Estella Scoma has built an impressive record of leadership. Now, as chair of the Destin City Youth Council, she’s working to make a difference beyond the classroom, too.
After the Hurricane: Damaged HVAC Systems Can Pose Hidden Safety Risks. Here’s five tips to stay safe
As residents and businesses begin recovering from Hurricane Isaias, a local heating and air-conditioning company warns that storm-damaged HVAC equipment may pose serious hazards long after the wind and rain have passed.
Mills Degree of Excellence | For this Niceville native, ‘helping wasn’t optional.’
Niceville native Andrew Christy has made service a central part of his life, from volunteering at Hope Medical Clinic and working as an Okaloosa County EMT to providing disaster relief in Colombia. Now studying at the University of Florida, Christy hopes to attend medical school and eventually open another free clinic in Okaloosa County.
Mills HVAC announces giveaway for one local veteran.
Mills Heating & Air wants to give away a free HVAC system to a veteran who needs one. You can nominate someone here:
These tremendous Niceville grads have THIS huge advantage over other West Point cadets:
Three Niceville High School alumni—Logan Michel, Jace Schmidt, and Jocelyn Wheeler—have all earned appointments to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Class of 2030, an extremely rare achievement for a single graduating class. Though they didn’t start as close friends, they formed a crucial support network to navigate the intense, 12-month-long application process, including securing necessary nominations. Each cadet was drawn to West Point for different reasons—Jocelyn for better medical opportunities, Jace for the balance of academics and athletics, and Logan for the call to Army infantry and service. They now face the physical and mental demands of “Beast Barracks” together, knowing that while the next six weeks will be difficult, they won’t be alone.
‘Like Getting Drafted to the NBA’: Niceville Teen Weighs Life-Changing Offer from Joffrey Ballet School
“JANE” The text screamed at the 10th grader outside her history class at Niceville High School.
RadioActive Roaches: these techy teens hope to beat the odds
“This is a bold statement, and I say it every time, ‘There is nothing else that will prepare students better for post-secondary life, whether that’s job or education in this program, because we hit it all,’” Coach Ben Shuman said. “These kids, high school students, are doing things here that engineering students in their senior projects don’t even get to do.”
