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Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
FPL awards Callaway Elementary with a classroom makeover grant
CALLAWAY, Fla. (WMBB) — Callaway Elementary celebrated a generous donation Tuesday morning. One that will transform their steam room with a makeover. Callaway Elementary is one of three Northwest Florida schools chosen to receive $50,000 to spruce up their S.T.E.A.M. classroom. The goal is to instill innovative education in students from a young age. Florida Power and Light hits 100 years of business this year. The company's initiative previously granted five schools a year with a classroom makeover. But with the centennial anniversary coming up FPL officials say the company wanted to quadruple that number. 'Science, technology, engineering and mathematics, that's our STEM curriculum. We believe that's the keys to success for growing students to become, you know, productive students in the workforce. And so having that STEM background is really important. We believe it's a good investment to provide that sort of education and access to that technology in the classrooms,' said FPL Senior External Affairs Manager Shane Boyett. 'The steam room is one of my favorite classes ever. It's really, really, really fun. I'm glad that this is going to be a really big donation because, like, the donations, help so much through the funding of Steam room, its one of the funnest rooms, I think, in this whole school, so definitely I think it's going to be great,' said Fourth Grader Remington Gillespie. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bay County Chamber of Commerce hosts dino-mite block party
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Get ready to rock the block at the Bay County Chamber of Commerce's annual block party. The free event is from 5 p.m to 7 p.m on Thursday on Oak Ave., adjacent to the chamber in Panama City. The event serves to celebrate growth in the community. Residents are invited to enjoy live entertainment, from 'arcade sounds,' free food, drinks, and ice cream, to games for kids. Panama City parks announce road closures for upcoming events But the main event is the T-rex relay race. Contestants will suit up in inflatable dinosaur costumes and compete in minigames on their way to the finish. 'It's quite hilarious. I mean, these things are kind of clunky. It's hard to move around. And so, it's always fun to see people that think they're athletes come out and dress up in this and try to show their stuff and the obstacle courses that we put out for them,' Bay County Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Shane Boyett said. 'It's so great to come out and see hundreds of people just standing around in the middle of the street, socializing and having a good time.' The teams for Thursday's race are already set, but residents are encouraged to watch and enjoy the fun. The block party is on rain or shine. For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
