Parents, when using a home test--please be sure to register it with the coordinating app. Updates have been made to our school website: okaloosaschools.com/bluewater/ Okaloosa Schools

It's Literacy Week! Our schools have activities planned to raise awareness about the importance of reading & to inspire students & fams to make reading part of their routines. 2022 theme: Launch Into Literacy, Blast Off Into New Worlds so grab a book, buckle up, & enjoy the ride!

🎉🎉Congrats to @lindseysmith818 on her appointment as principal of The Lewis School in #Valparaiso! Story here ⬇️ midbaynews.com/post/school-bo… Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools Okaloosa Schools

Congrats to Destin Elementary Darlene Tums! She was recognized tonight alongside all Okaloosa Schools 2023 TOY recipients at this years banquet! Proud to have you represent our staff! Thank you Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools for a great event and @RepMattGaetz for honoring the deserving teachers of Okaloosa!

So proud of our 3rd graders who recorded each i-Ready lesson passed at 100% with a paper link for the first semester! The chain stretched from the 3rd grade hall to my office chair! Estimated length and time lapse video covered over 635 feet or .12 miles! Okaloosa Schools Destin Elementary

Nearly the entire student body will be directly impacted in a positive way with this first round of installments with more to come! Thank you DES PTO and Board Member Marti Gardner for helping make this a reality!

A big Destin Elementary thank you to Shoreline Church church for their DES Serve Day! We appreciate our community giving back to our community school! #EveryoneIsIsImportant #ExploreTheDeep #NextGenOCSD Okaloosa Schools Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools

Our DES Family had another great year of fundraising! Thanks to the hard work of our students, staff, families and PTO we are able to continue progressing as a #NextGenerationOCSD school! Check out the Student Enrichment Projects going in our classrooms! @ocsd1 Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools

Thank you Destin Chamber for the invitation to participate on a panel to discuss the needs and future of education for Destin Elementary and in the Okaloosa Schools School District! Together we move towards the #NextGenerationofOCSD through continued Community Engagement! Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools

Extremely excited to announce Destin Elementary as the State Champions in Archery! Okaloosa Schools schools rocked the leaderboard! Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools Shalimar Elementary

EDUCATION: Ron DeSantis talks Okaloosa Schools being one of the top performing counties in the state of Florida when it comes to education.

We couldn’t ask for a more amazing AP than our very own Mrs. Meyer! Her hard work and love for the students and staff is second to none! We are proud of you!! Happy Assistant Principals week! Okaloosa Schools Destin Elementary

Way to go Destin Elementary very own Evie N.!! One of this year’s MLK Oratorical 1st Place Winners! Okaloosa Schools

We had a fantastic day hosting our VPK/Pre-K center students and parents from all of our Destin feeder programs! We are excited to know they will be back on campus in August as our newest Dolphin Students! #ExploreTheDeep #EveryoneIsImportant #NextGenOCSD Destin Elementary Okaloosa Schools

Join me in taking a moment to thank our Principals on this day- National Principals Day. In Okaloosa, we are blessed w/amazing Principals who give the ❤️ & soul for their students, teachers, staff, parents & their entire school community.I'm proud to work w/these amazing leaders.

Okaloosa county representing! #CGIFlorida

Destin Dolphins keep the streak alive and are an A school again!! We could not be more proud of the focus, dedication, and hard work that everyone put in to overcome one of the toughest years in education! Keep up the great work DES Family! Okaloosa Schools Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools

Great time to buy school supplies and help stuff the bus! Okaloosa Schools Marcus Chambers- Superintendent of Schools Linda Evanchyk Diane Kelley Marti Gardner United Way Emerald Coast FLSchoolBoardsAssoc OkaloosaSheriff Hilary DeMers

Was an absolute joy listening to the Okaloosa Schools Middle School All-County Chorus this evening at Mattie Kelly Arts Center! These students, from all over the county, are a group of talented individuals that sounded tremendous together!