Okaloosa Schools to Livestream Graduation

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - May 29, 2015 - PRLog -- The Okaloosa County School District is excited to announce that this year, for the first time,  we will be live streaming our high school graduation programs for our deployed military families, and others who may not be able to attend graduation in person.

“During April, the month of the military child, I met with many of our local military commanders, and this idea came up.  Our service members sacrifice for us, and they sometimes miss their children’s milestone events.  We decided we would use our technology, and bring graduation ceremonies to them live across the internet”, said Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson.

“Live streaming on a large scale, with 3 simultaneous graduations each night, required a lot of quick technical support, and our IT team quickly moved to make this a reality”, continued Jackson.   “I cannot thank our military members enough for their service to us, and in this small way, we hope to close the distance between them and their families.”

Schedule and Details of Broadcasts:

To watch the graduations, simply click on the individual schools YouTube page at the internet addresses below at the scheduled time.

Please check OkaloosaSchools.com for the latest information.   We will send updates should any of these addresses change.

ALL TIMES US CENTRAL TIME ZONE

Monday, June 1^st

School  Time  Address
Choice HS  6:30 PM CST  Choice HS YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_IbA6HjHbaiayqVZ7mm2A)

Thursday, June 4^th

School  Time  Address
Niceville HS  7:00 PM CST  Niceville HS YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnYiY1XkdyvsVmEIIdWevw)
Baker School  7:30 PM CST  Baker YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwViPmRh8u87XnlvS8Pc-Cw)
FWBHS  7:30 PM CST  Fort Walton Beach HS YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC55cTweXlL3X704fYebrRjQ)

Friday, June 5^th

School  Time  Web Address
Laurel Hill  6:00 PM CST  Laurel Hill YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qVTq5deICgcyWmMubD0vA)
Choctawhatchee HS  7:30 PM CST  Choctawhatchee YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE8LyI8M1PYPLkJ4OMsMPTQ)
Crestview HS  8:00 PM CST  Crestview HS YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4kW75LKvJNlBrvNyB0kRgA)

These broadcasts are being supported in part by the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation, a not-for-profit community-based public schools foundation. It is a partnership between families, schools, community and business. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting and extending the educational opportunities of all individuals within Okaloosa County. Since its establishment in 1995, OPSF has funded educational enrichment programs including teacher grants for unique programs, student scholars in the Take Stock in Children Program, community educational initiatives, and student and teacher recognition awards.

Contact for information on the graduation livestream process or questions:

Henry Kelley

Henry Kelley

Program Director, Office of Community Affairs

Executive Director, Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation

850-833-9999 (office)

Henry.Kelley@mail.okaloosa.k12.fl.us