Approximately 150 Niceville High School students participated yesterday in the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation’s 4th Annual Reality Check, an immersive, one-day financial literacy simulation designed to equip students with essential real-world money management skills. During the hands-on experience, students stepped into “adult life” by being assigned careers, salaries, and family scenarios. They navigated real-world decision-making as they visited interactive stations representing Housing, Utilities,
What: Doolittle Institute seeks volunteer Judges for the FIRST® Aero Coast League Robotics Tournament Who: Local professionals with engineering or STEM-adjacent backgrounds When: Saturday, January 24 Where: Doolittle Institute, Niceville, FL Why: Judges evaluate student robot designs and provide real-world insight that helps develop future-ready skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and innovation How: Volunteers can sign up using the link below and review the flyer for additional
The Doolittle Institute, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW), will host Innovate with AFRL 2025 on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at the Doolittle Institute in Niceville, Florida. The event offers both in-person and virtual attendance options. This one-day forum is designed to help small businesses and academic institutions navigate collaboration opportunities with AFRL/RW. Through presentations from AFRL/RW leadership, technical experts, contracting officials,