Back to school
The five children of Patrick and Jessica Sparks, of St. George Island, share a moment together as they head back to school last week. Pictured from left are Port St. Joe second grader Caroline; pre-Kindergartener at Port St. Joe’s Methodist Learning Center Patrick; Port St. Joe fifth grader Charlotte; Port St. Joe first grader Amelia; and Emery Sparks, also a pre-Kindergartener at the Methodist Learning Center. [ Jessica Sparks | Contributed ]
This handwriting on the school wall offers some words of wisdom to all students. [ Contributed ]
Getting ready for classes in Port St. Joe are Kylie, Baylie, Paisley, Khloee, and Corbyn Moses. [ Contributed ]
Port St. Joe sophomore Aubrey Armstead and second grader Isaiah Farmer. [ Contributed ]
Junior Zoey Ham, fifth grader Kyleigh King and sixth grader Maddie King attend school in Port. St. Joe [ Contributed ]
Wewahitchka junior Kyndall Owens, and senior Troy Owens. [ Contributed ]
Wewahitchka freshman Neela Lucas. [ Contributed ]
Apalachicola Bay Charter School first grader Dillen Austin gets a sendoff from the more senior members of his family. [ Contributed ]
Skyla Quinn is a second grader at the ABC School. [ Contributed ]
Mya Huckeba is a senior at Franklin County High School. [ Contributed ]
Finleigh and Sailor Putnal take on the fourth and second grades at Franklin County Schools. [ Contributed ]
Tulsi Harris is a pre-Kindergartener in Franklin County. [ Contributed ]
Ashlynn Gay shows off her pride in being a kindergartner at the ABC School. [ Contributed ]
Ceri Massey and Jorga Fran Taylor stick close together at the Franklin County Schools. [ Contributed ]
Ribbons and bows, new shoes and books
Last week began an adventure for parents and students alike, as the schools in Franklin and Gulf counties swung open their doors to new and returning students alike.
The Star and the Times asked parents to submit photos from the first week of school, and our Facebook pages are filled with a rich assortment provided by our readers. We are providing here an assortment of these photos.
Thank you to everyone for taking part and we look forward to continuing to highlight the counties’ most precious possessions, our children, who we shape now so someday they will shape the future.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.