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Okaloosa County School District is a public school district that covers Okaloosa County, Florida. The district has its headquarters in Fort Walton Beach, Florida . The current superintendent of schools is Marcus Daniel Chambers.
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (Pompano Beach) [45] - The church attempted to resolve its debt to the archdiocese by loaning $2.13 million from Bank of America, and the school had $337,000 in debt in 2009, and it ballooned to $1.3 million of debt in the 2009–2010 school year. It closed on June 15, 2010.
Eight Sisters from the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, Florida were the original teaching staff. [3] Sister Anna Joseph, S.S.J., was the first principal. The school year 1943-44 had 514 students. The first high school graduation was in 1944 and there were 14 graduates. The last high school graduation was in 1953 and there were 31 graduates.
Fort Walton Beach, often referred to by the initialism FWB, is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, [7] up from 19,507 in 2010. [8] It is a principal city of the Crestview−Fort Walton Beach−Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The first Mass held at St. Margaret Mary was celebrated in the new church on December 28, 1924. The church was dedicated by Bishop Patrick Barry on January 30, 1927. [3] St. Margaret Mary opened St. Margaret Mary School in the fall of 1954. [4] Bishop Joseph Patrick Hurley, [5] of St. Augustine dedicated the school in 1960. [6]
The Fort Walton Beach High School Viking Band has marching, symphonic, concert, and jazz bands. [citation needed] The Viking Band program has been listed on the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Historic Roll of Honor, an esteemed recognition shared by only 66 band programs nationwide.
St. Anthony Catholic School is a historic school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 820 Northeast 3rd Street. Saint Anthony Catholic School is the parochial Catholic school of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Broward County. [2] On September 26, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1]
It was the first Catholic School in the state of Florida. [7] The sisters bought the present school property in 1874. The Convent of Mary Immaculate, later known as Mary Immaculate High School, operated from 1886 to 1986, St. Francis Xavier School for blacks operated from 1872 to 1961, a school for Cuban girls operated from 1873 to 1878 and St ...