Archive for November, 2021

Citrus Schools and YMCA partnership shared

Citrus Schools and YMCA partnership shared So proud today to share with Dr. Kent (Every Child a Swimmer- https://www.everychildaswimmer.org/) and Rowdy Gaines (Step Into Swim – https://www.stepintoswim.org/) about the Citrus County School District & Citrus County YMCA – 2nd grade Water Safety and swim introduction program. This is now a near two-decade program that every […]

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving At this time perhaps more than ever it is so vital that we take the time and thank each of those in our lives for the great blessings that they are each and every day. I am so grateful to the students in Citrus County who every day are meeting the challenges to […]

Thankful for these great organizations

Thankful for these great organizations Thank you for all you do! During this time of Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for in our school district, community, state, and our great country. While we’ve had a couple of challenging years are community has and will continue to thrive. They are so many organizations […]

Upward Bound awards are back!

Upward Bound awards are back! After nearly 18 months of being paused due to the pandemic, this week the Ray Darling Rotary Upward Bound Awards ceremonies were back for elementary, middle, and high school. I was so grateful to be able to attend both the elementary and middle/high school awards. For over 25 years now […]

Veteran’s Day 2021

Veteran’s Day 2021 “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” Today on Veterans Day, we thank the many Veterans of our great country for the service and sacrifice made for our freedom. Come to the Veteran’s Day Parade in Inverness on Tuesday (11th/11th/11th) at 10:00am and ending on the 11th hour.  This […]

Encouraged by Governor DeSantis education budget priorities

Encouraged by Governor DeSantis education budget priorities Today Governor DeSantis announced his budget proposal for the upcoming year. I am very encouraged by both the priorities and potential funding. It is earlier in the process but there is reason to be excited! Extra thanks to Gov. DeSantis for continuing to make workforce education a high […]