ACCEL Grants

Congratulations to the following individuals from the Okaloosa County School District for receiving a 2024 NDIA Gulf Coast Chapter ACCEL Grant:

  • Michelle Cook, Lewis School

  • Laurie Allen, Shoal River Middle

  • Jennifer Cook, East Panhandle Regional Science and Engineering Fair

  • Marian Gilmore, Silver Sands School

  • Dr. Allison Courtney, Okaloosa STEMM Academy

  • Robert Jernigan, Crestview High

  • Shelly Langshaw, Fort Walton Beach High

  • Brittany Tate, Pryor Middle

  • Kelly Sweitzer, Choctawhatchee High

  • Brittany Waldhour, Choctawhatchee High

  • Tim Sexton, Crestview Robotics and STEM

  • Lt. Col. Eric Laxenby, Choctawhatchee High

All awardees were invited to attend the 2024 ACCEL Awards ceremony on November 20, 2024 at the Air Force Armament Museum in Fort Walton Beach.