Posted on October 10th, 2016 by
Thomas E Kennedy
CCEF partners for low cost Internet for students Did you know about $9.95/mouth Internet Service? Recently the Citrus County Education Foundation announced that it was partnering with CenturyLink, to provide secondary students with lowest cost internet service at their home. Shaunda Burdette, Executive Director for the CCEF shared that the Internet service rate would cost […]
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Posted on October 6th, 2016 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Schools Closed Friday Citrus County Public Schools closed Friday due to Hurricane Matthew. It is projected that there will be 40 mph winds and gusts 55-70 mph strong winds. Superintendent Sandra “Sam” Himmel shared that Lecanto Primary School will be opening Thursday afternoon as a shelter. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said that Citrus is […]
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Posted on October 5th, 2016 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Oasis at The Centers Recently I had an opportunity to tour the Oasis program at The Centers in Lecanto. Oasis is a long term residential treatment program for mothers of younger children. The residence in this program receive individually designed care to help them in their recovery while also strengthening their bonds with their children. […]
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Posted on October 3rd, 2016 by
Thomas E Kennedy
CHS AFJROTC Distinguished Unit with Merit 2015-2016 Distinguished Unit with Merit 2015-2016 At the September School Board meeting the Citrus High School Air Force Junior Officer Training Corp Unit FL-082 was honored as a Distinguished Unit with Merit for the 2015-2016 school year. This designation puts CHS AFJROTC in the top 8% of all JROTC […]
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Posted on September 9th, 2016 by
Thomas E Kennedy
No Makeup for Recent Storm Days On Thursday, September 8th, 2016, Superintendent Sandra “Sam” Himmel announced that the Citrus County School District has verified with Florida Department of Education officials that Citrus County Schools will still meet the annual requirement of 900 hours of instruction, without having to make up the two days of school […]
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Posted on September 1st, 2016 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Post-Election The ½ Penny for Schools Sales Tax did not pass with 45.24% voting “For” and 54.76% voting “Against”. I want to thank the many, many people who worked so hard to share about the real need for this funding to replace the great reduction in capital educational funding. Just today The Tampa Bay Times […]
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