Archive for September, 2011

ChronicleOnline: 9/11 – Learning 9/11 history

ChronicleOnline: 9/11 – Learning 9/11 history By Shemir Wiles, Citrus County Chronicle, September 11, 2011 Many of the students sitting in Carol Nicholas’ 8th-grade American History class at Crystal River Middle School Thursday morning were only three years old the day America was rocked to its core by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. While the […]

Friends of the Citrus County Library System (FOCCLS) Fall Book Sale

“Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Citrus County Library System.  These moneys go directly to the library for  more eBooks, more Wii games more Teen and Tween events.” ~Thomas Friends of the Citrus County Library System (FOCCLS) Fall Book Sale Sept 16-20, 2011 Citrus County Auditorium (By the fairgrounds on US 41 S. Inverness) Click […]

Citrus Schools Remembering 9/11

Citrus Schools Remembering 9/11 It was an appropriate solemn event on Tuesday at 8:46am at the School Board Room for a moment of silence to remember the events of 9/11. (Click here to read Chronicle Reporter, Mike Wrights article on the event ) Below are pictures form the event.  Thank you Chris Gangler again for […]

NY Times: Words Failed, Then Saved Me (Philip Schultz, My Dyslexia)

“Fellow Board Member Pat Deutschman shared the article below with me and I enjoyed it so much I wanted to share it with you all.  Not only did I well understand the challenges Schultz shared, but what is often the case is like Schultz parents can identify how they learned about their own learning disability […]

School Visits

School Visits The best part of my work Whenever I am asked what the favorite part of my work I don’t ever have to hesitate, I immediately say, “visiting schools”. A former school board member, Patience Nave, gave me an important bit of advice. Mrs. Nave said, “Whenever you get flustered or need to be […]

ChronicleOnline: Turn on a book – Digital on way in, textbooks on way out

ChronicleOnline: Turn on a book – Digital on way in, textbooks on way out By Mike Wright, Citrus County Chronicle, September 5, 2011 Technology is no longer creeping into the schools, it’s roaring in and that means nothing from days gone by are the same. Including textbooks. Citrus County schools are moving toward digital textbooks, […]