Gretchen Everhart School

Gretchen Everhart School is so proud of our students and the artwork that is now displayed at the Leon County Schools' district office! Don't we have some owlmazing artists?! Thank you to art teacher, Sarah Hall for sharing the artwork with others!

We had our first ever Transition Student Send-off today. It is a big deal to our students when they leave. Some of them have been here most of their lives! The whole school celebrated by making personalized posters, waving shakers, and spreading joy. Our transition students got to walk around the whole campus feeling the love. Congratulations!!! And remember, once an owl, ALWAYS an owl!

We had a combined cheerleading/basketball banquet last week. Family was invited to celebrate their loved one and all of their hard work this year. There are not enough THANK YOUS to give to Miss Deans, Miss Alyssa, and Miss Vicky. Without them, none of this would have been possible! Congrats, Owls!

A great time was had at our annual Fun Day!! We would like to thank Mike Sims at Custom Furniture Installations for providing snacks to students and staff for today's Fun Day. Also, thank you to the parents and volunteers who came out to help. Happy summer!

Our Talent Show today was a BLAST!! Thank you so very much to our music teacher, Alyssa, for putting together such a fun show! There was poetry, singing, dancing, and more. Thank you to all of the family and friends who came to enjoy it also!

Congratulations to our 2026 Gretchen Everhart graduates! Last night was a wonderful celebration all for them. Thank you so much to our presenter, Dr. David Plack, for his inspiring message celebrating the graduates’ resilience, growth, and achievements. Thank you, also, to Superintendent Rocky Hanna, our School Board representative Dr. Marcus Nicolas, and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Michelle Gayle for coming out to celebrate our students.

Way to go, Owls!

We had our final Super Star awards ceremony yesterday and got to celebrate all of the students who received a Super Star award, an Owlriffic award, a Principal's award and/or a Citizenship award. We are so proud of them! A big THANK YOU as always to Culver's of Tallahassee for providing special treats for each student.

We enjoyed ending the week of Teacher Appreciation activities. We had a reception honoring Sharon Jackson, School Related Employee of the Year and district finalist; Jakari Wilcoxson, Glenn Howell Distinguished Educator of the Year; and Lori Thompson, Teacher of the Year and district finalist! We also enjoyed a visit from Momma P's Ice Cream Truck despite the tornado warning and rain! She was able to come into the school and visit with one of her favorite students, Drew! We also enjoyed attending the district Night of Celebration with our honorees! Our retirees were also honored: Louise Rhodes and Barry Ichite! What a great week!

We continue to celebrate our "Owlmazing" Teachers! We couldn't do the things we do as a school to help students with their progress without them! They are truly EXCEPTIONAL! Today we wanted to highlight our district assigned teachers. Help us in showing appreciation to: Kim Perkins, PT; Betty Otuonye, OT; Walton Hall, OTA; Lina Nissley, Teacher of the Visually Impaired; Ruth Boykin, Social Worker; Megan Davis, School Psychologist; and John Mark Bryant, ESE Program and Staffing Specialist.

We continue to celebrate all of our "Owlmazing" teachers! Everhart is where EVERYONE is EXCEPTIONAL including our Teachers! We wanted to highlight our Special Area Teachers, our SLPs and our Social Worker/Guidance Counselor. Please help us in appreciating the work of our teachers! We have: Vicky Droze, PE; Sarah Hall, Art; Alyssa Taylor, Music; Cara Edenfield, SLP; Summer Dee, SLP and Lori Thompson, Social Worker/Guidance Counselor.