Archive for September, 2015

Rock Crusher Media Center Gets Special Murals

Rock Crusher Media Center Gets Special Murals I had the great pleasure this week of visiting Rock Crusher Elementary and while I was there stopped by to see the incredible mural painted this summer. Jessica Collins the 19-year-old artist who is a University of South Florida sophomore, 2014 Lecanto High School of Art alumni, and […]

Flowers from Cypress Creek

Flowers from Cypress Creek Yesterday Gayle Nobles, Director of Career and Technical and Adult Education and I attended the quarterly Community/School Advisory Council at Cypress Creek Academy (a Level 10 Juvenile Offender Correctional Center in Lecanto, Florida). I have the great privilege and honor of spending time at our schools and love sharing about the […]

(Mrs.) Jobs on Education

(Mrs.) Jobs on Education “The system was created for the work force we needed 100 years ago” ~ Laurene Powell Jobs The Billionaires Club has been greatly concerned with our students’ education enough so to put their own money behind making formative change. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife founded the Bill & Melinda Gates […]

Upward Bound because of Ray Darling

Upward Bound because of Ray Darling Ray Darling is one great man that our students and community have much to thank him for, beginning with, the Upward Bound, a program of the Rotary clubs in Citrus County, now are starting, “The Ray Darling Upward Bound Scholarship“. Please read Chronicle’s Nancy Kennedy’s with Mr. Darling: https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/monday-conversation-ray-darling/article_5caaf784-1c98-584c-af8f-b8e259723c9f.html […]

Best of Luck Student (and Teachers) taking ACT test today

Best of Luck Student (and Teachers) taking ACT test today I dropped my son off at high school today to take his ACT test. There was more than a half a dozen teachers that were in line holding pencils getting ready to take the college preparatory test. I am impressed by these teachers who have […]

September 11th

September 11th On Sept. 10th, 2015 this photo was taken of the “Ground Zero” skyline and Freedom Tower. I feel it speaks for itself.