Brent Woronoff

4 days ago | observerlocalnews.com | Brent Woronoff

In the movie, “The Miracle on 34th Street,” Kris Kringle, the Macy’s Santa Clause, goes against store policy by sending parents to a competitor to get the best deal for a specific toy. In that vein, Flagler Schools is planning to create a new district position to help families navigate the increasingly complicated options open to them for educating their children.

4 days ago | observerlocalnews.com | Brent Woronoff

Flagler Schools has hired from within to fill its two vacant principal positions. Mike Rinaldi, the district’s coordinator of professional standards, will be the new principal at Matanzas High School. Katie Hansen, an assistant principal at Indian Trails Middle School, will be the new principal at Buddy Taylor Middle School. “It’s a great day when we can promote within our organization,” Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore said.

5 days ago | observerlocalnews.com | Brent Woronoff

FPC WRESTLER BAERT SIGNSFlagler Palm Coast graduate Carson Baert has signed a letter of intent to wrestle at Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia. Baert is a three-time state wrestling qualifier, placing fifth as a senior this year at 157 pounds in the Class 3A tournament. He compiled a 51-8 record for the Bulldogs this past season. Davis & Elkins is an NCAA Division II athletic program competing in the Mountain East Conference.

5 days ago | observerlocalnews.com | Brent Woronoff

Since her husband, Mark, died two years ago, softball hasn’t had the same appeal for Palm Coast’s Doreen Chase. “I went through some depression,” she said. “It’s pretty hard when you lose your best friend, your soulmate.”Chase, 61, has played softball in the World Masters Games in Canada, Australia, Italy and New Zealand, winning three bronze medals. But she’s only played in a few tournaments the past couple of years. “I’ve played in some tournaments in Florida, one in Georgia,” she said.

5 days ago | observerlocalnews.com | Brent Woronoff

Matazas High School baseball is the latest sport with a head coaching vacancy in Flagler County with Jim Perry announcing that he is stepping out of the dugout after 33 years. “The physicality of the game itself has become harder and harder. I felt it best to step away and give it to someone else,” said Perry, who has been the head baseball coach at Matanzas for 11 years and also coached at Flagler Palm Coast High School for 10 years, seven years as the Bulldogs’ head coach.