PENSACOLA, Fla. -- School resource officers are a pretty ordinary sight on school campuses these days.

The staff at one of our schools shared that their SROs are, in fact quite extraordinary.

They wanted you to meet their Angel in our Midst.

"I honestly feel like this is the school I was supposed to be at," Escambia County Sheriff's School Resource Officer Deputy Sheila Cheeks said. "I don't know how many schools are in this district, but this is the one I was supposed to come to."

There are 63 schools and centers in the Escambia County public school district.

Hope Horizon is a school for students who face emotional and mental health challenges that make it difficult for them in a traditional school setting.

Every member of the staff here has to bring something extra to the table.

Teacher assistant Nikkey Seamon had to write to us about their angel.

"We just felt like there were other ways that we needed to get out to show that we appreciate her," Seamon said. "Let parents see what kind of resource officers that we have in our school system, not just here to protect us, but to love on our kids as well."

"I'm not just a deputy, I'm also a mom," Deputy Cheeks said. "For me to be able to give that to them here, too, I don't mind it at all."

Seamon says some of the things that go into this mom's day at school are oftentimes a little more daunting than helping with an educational card game.

"We've had a child come in and maybe scratching their head all day, and we look up and she's washing that child's hair and combing their hair," Seamon said. "The child may say, ' I want my hair up in the bun like yours'. She's going to put that child's hair in a bun."

We have kids that come in and fall flat down on the floor," she added. "Even with all the heavy equipment and everything she has on, she'll get down, whether it's her knees, whether it's her stomach, or whatever she had. If a child has to crawl down the hallway and she's having to crawl down there to get that child where they need to go or to make that child feel better, she's that person, and you can tell everything she does is coming from the heart."

"I just try to be someone that can help them get out of whatever struggle they're having," Cheeks said. "If I have to get on the floor with them, I will. If I have to wash their hair, I will. If I have to wash their clothes, I will. Whatever it is that they need to help them get out of that funk they're in, then I'll do it to bring a smile to their face."

Going beyond the call of duty to just answering a child's call for a mom and knowing the difference.

"She's one of one," Seamon said. "She's like the kid's second mother here at the school. We can go out to deal with a child, to try to comfort a child, and we may not get the reaction from that child that she can get from that child. So, it's just remarkable."

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"It's exhausting sometimes, but I feel like I accomplished something," Cheeks said. "Even If it was just in one kid, I feel like something was accomplished."

BARCELONA, Spain -- American Magic has put its participation in the next America’s Cup in serious doubt after it cited “transparency” concerns related to Team New Zealand’s decision to hold the 2027 regatta in Naples, Italy.

The team that represented the New York Yacht Club in last year’s cup in Barcelona issued a statement on Thursday saying cup holder Team New Zealand “has been unwilling to commit to the transparency and cooperation necessary” regarding its plans for Naples that were announced last week.

If American Magic does not compete and no other American team enters in its place, then for the first time in the event’s history, there will not be an American team in the America’s Cup.

American boats have won the America’s Cup a record 25 times and held it from its first race in 1851 all the way through 1983.

Team New Zealand did not immediately respond to messages for comment from The Associated Press.

American Magic’s complaint was made public shortly after British team Athena Racing, representing all challengers, issued a statement criticizing what it called the lack of information provided by Team New Zealand on the deal with Italian organizers.

It is “difficult to understand what exactly has been agreed between Team New Zealand and the government of Italy as the sporting framework and details of the event do not yet exist,” Athena said.

American Magic backed up Athena’s position by saying that “without the meaningful changes they (Athena) are advocating, it is difficult to see how NYYC American Magic can participate in the 38th America’s Cup.”

Neither Athena nor American Magic went into further detail regarding their complaints.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- CareerSource Escarosa is planning a summer of job fairs.

The first event is June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pensacola State College campus in Milton. Job seekers and employers can register here ahead of the event. For further information, contact Julie Rettig at jrettig@pensacolastate.edu or Chad Brillante at cbrillante@careersourceescarosa.

On July 31, they have a construction trade career fair at the PSC main campus in Pensacola. August brings the "Honoring our Heroes Career Fair" at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium in Milton.

Whether you're looking for a first job or changing careers, each event offers opportunities to connect with employers in a variety of industries.

Maybe you're wondering - with so many people there, how do you stand out? Here to help WEAR News with that was director of career services & one stop operations, Tarae Donaldson, with Careersource Escarosa.