Archive for June, 2022

6th Annual Phil Royal Legacy 2022 Heart of Gold Gala

6th Annual Phil Royal Legacy 2022 Heart of Gold Gala Such an honor last night to attend the 6th Annual Phil Royal Legacy Heart of Gold Gala. We are so grateful to the Phil Royal Legacy for all the work they are doing for our students and community. Congratulations to the 2022 Phil Royal Heart […]

Thomas Kennedy sworn in as FSBA president

Thomas Kennedy was sworn in as FSBA president “We must stay focused on our students. We always must be kids first.” On Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Tampa at the Florida School Board Association’s General Assembly Meeting at the FSBA/FADSS 2022 Annual Summer Conference, I was sworn in as the new President of the Florida […]

CHRONICLE: New NASA project to bring Kennedy Space Center to schools

CHRONICLE: New NASA project to bring Kennedy Space Center to schools Thank you to Education Reporter Georgia Sullivan and the Citrus County Chronicle for covering this initiative. Read the story at https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/education/new-nasa-project-to-bring-kennedy-space-center-to-schools/article_77dab226-1735-5b1f-b7f8-c7d3e30d9b69.html I am so excited about this Mission One STEAM initiative and the opportunities that will follow for all of Florida’s students, especially ours […]

Citrus High School Construction Academy on track for fall 2022

Citrus High School Construction Academy on track for fall 2022 CHS Principal Kahler shared today that the CHS Construction Academy continues to be on track for its opening this fall 2022-2023 school year. This week we learned that a state appropriation budget request for some funding for the Citrus High School Construction Academy for some […]

Girls State Interview

Girls State Interview Thank you, 2022 Girls State Delegate Molly Malek a rising senior from Lecanto High School and Academy of Environmental Science, for interviewing me as her local elected leader in preparation for the 75th Session Florida Girls State on June 7 thru June 15, 2022, in Tallahassee, Florida. Miss Malek is one of […]

Pace Center for Girls Class of 2022

Pace Center for Girls Class of 2022 Congratulations to Brianna and Gia! Today we honored two remarkable young ladies who graduated from their respective base high schools but returned to also graduate from the Citrus County Pace Center for Girls. I was honored to join the other Citrus County School District leaders as we celebrated […]