Archive for April, 2014

Joseph Buccheri Golf Tournament

2nd annual Joseph Buccheri Foundation Charity Golf Tournament The 2nd annual Joseph “Coach” Buccheri Foundation Charity Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, May 17th, 2014 at The Oaks of Citrus Hills. Joseph a coach was with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1972-1982. Joseph taught and coached for fifteen years at Valley Park High School. In […]

National Technical Honor Society at WTI

National Technical Honor Society at WTI “CTE provides the high level skills necessary for the 21st century workforce and integrates academics as a significant portion of the curriculum.” ~ Paul Galbenski, 2011-2012 Michigan State’s Teacher of the Year and the first Career and Technical Education teacher in Michigan to earn this prestigious award Last Wednesday, […]

Regular Board Meeting Recap for April 8th, 2014

Regular Board Meeting Recap for April 8th, 2014 During the meeting Superintendent Himmel presented the Superintendent’s “Making a Difference Award” to Crystal River High School student Tyler Phillips and to Lecanto Primary School teacher Dianna Bandhauer. Tyler was awarded for his selfless commitment and work in helping the Crystal River High School campus remain the […]

DO NOT DELAY!!! Camp Citrus at MSS

Camp Citrus at MSS DO NOT DELAY!!! For only $249, a middle or high school student can attend Camp Citrus for 5 days and 4 nights of outstanding aquatic educational activities, delicious meals and overnight lodging at the Marine Science Station in Crystal River! Go to www.citrus.k12.fl.us/mss for more information and to apply for this […]

SB864 & HB921 Textbook Bill Update

SB864 & HB921 Textbook Bill Update Today the Senate passed their version of CS/SB 864 titled, “Instructional Materials for K-12 Public Education”, 21 YES to 19 against.  I want to thank our Senator Charles Dean for standing strong and voting against this bill.  As I have shared I have express great concerns about SB 864. […]

Steve Jobs on Education (Revisited)

“This blog post I wrote on Feb. 16th, 2014. With all the changes coming to education in Florida and the continual requirement of transition to digital curriculum I thought this post was as relevant now as it was then and thought I would repost it to share with some of our new readers. Since this […]