EPIC Van Tours begins for Walton County School District
According to a WCSD Facebook post, elementary-age students and families can pick up materials to stay engaged through the summer from the EPIC Van. Pre-K age students will also receive special packages.
The summer tour schedule for each week includes four communities, each with four daily stops or tours.
Monday is the Paxton community:
New Harmony Community Center from 9:40 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Lake Jackson State Park from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Neighborhood tour from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Gaskin Park from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Tuesday will be DeFuniak Springs:
Various preschools from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Lake Stanley Park from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Chautauqua Building from 10:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Wee Care Park from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday is Freeport:
Grady Brown Park from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Community Pool from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Choctaw Beach from 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hammock Bay Sports Complex from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday will be South Walton:
Driftwood Estates from 9:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.
Helen McCall Park from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Padgett Park from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Grand Boulevard 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The EPIC Van, an invention of Superintendent A. Russell Hughes, can be seen at events throughout the county and touring through the summer.
The van will not run the week of July 4.
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