Archive for October, 2010

School Board Meeting 10/12/2010

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, I attended the Regular Meeting of the Citrus County School Board (CCSB) at 3:00pm.  Updates were given by both the Crystal River High School (CRHS) contractor and the Crystal River Primary School (CRPS) contractor on the renovation of both schools.  Construction for both schools is on schedule.  CRHS substantial completion date (not sure what […]

Blessings in a Backpack Kiwanis Club Fundraiser for 10/15/2010

Blessings in a Backpack Kiwanis Club Fundraiser THIS FRIDAY, October 15th, 2010 Grilled Chicken Lunch Plate Kiwanis Club Chicken Lunch plates to benefit Blessings in a Backpack of Citrus County!  On Friday October 15, 2010 the volunteers with Kiwanis and Blessings in a Backpack will be serving up lunch that may be picked up in Inverness […]

Renaissance Center Awards 10/6/2010

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010, I had the pleasure of visiting The Renaissance Center (RC) and attending their quarterly student awards ceremony. RC is an alternative education facility for  middle and  high School students.  Students at the RC participate in a school wide behavior system as well as counseling in order to prepare them for their eventual return […]

CHS Teacherrs Using Skype in the Classroom

Citrus High School’s own Jerry Swiatek using Skype in the classroom.  Read the article below! ———— Schools Using Skype KAALtv.com – http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S1779363.shtml?cat=10151 By: Sarah Swistak (ABC 6 NEWS) – Another form of technology being used in our schools is Skype. It’s a computer program that lets you talk with people all around the world on […]

Planning Meeting for Coach Dabney Day

Next planning meeting for Coach Dabney Day: October 11, 5:00 @ Heritage House in Crystal River. Come help plan a great day for Coach! Mark the date: Get Together with Coach Dabney, November 13th at Heritage Village in Crystal River Coach Dabney’s Facebook Page

Inverness Middle Visit 10/5/2010

Today, October 5th, 2010  ,   I visited Inverness Middle School (IMS).  For those of you who don’t know ,  IMS’s campus and history dates back to 1949.  IMS was originally named Booker T. Washington (BTW) and in the pre-integration days the school was a segregated school.  The school became Inverness Middle School after integration. BTW won FIAA […]