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Anniversary of Shuttle Challenger Tragedy

Anniversary of Shuttle Challenger Tragedy Teachers are always teaching Today is the anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.  For my generation, the Space Shuttle launches were very defining. During my youth, we ranged from the excitement of the first shuttle launch to routine launches to tragedy.  Nearly all these events we watched in school […]

SB 1088: Teacher Salary Enhancement bill passes unanimously out of its first committee

SB 1088: Teacher Salary Enhancement bill passes unanimously out of its first committee Well done to the Florida Senate Education Committee who voted unanimously to advance SB 1088: Teacher Salary Enhancement by State Senator Manny Diaz Jr.​ out of its first committee. Pleased that during debate, Senators on both sides of the aisle expressed support […]

Carl Hansen former school board member

Carl Hansen Citrus loses former school board member Over this past holiday season, Citrus County lost another one of its special individuals when it lost former Citrus County School Board member Carl Hansen. Mr. Hansen served on the Citrus County School Board from 1996-2000 and was Chairman from 1997-98. While Mr. Hansen’s professional life extends […]

Gov. DeSantis unveils 2020 State education budget proposal

Gov. DeSantis unveils 2020 State education budget proposal Encouraging… This week Governor DeSantis unveiled his state budget recommendations for the 2020 Legislative Session.  While some in education still have some additional ideas, concerns, and hopes about budget funding and policy development for the 2020 session, and while no budget recommendation is perfect— this is an […]

Lecanto visits

Lecanto visits What a great day visiting our Lecanto campuses today. Enjoyed seeing a number of my student friends at Lecanto Middle School. I was so impressed at the Lecanto Primary School‘s Character Education/Social/Emotional class taught by Guidance Counselor Dr. Bowman. Also stopped by the Technology Resource Center seeing the challenging and vital work our […]

CRHS hosts Districts at Citrus County YMCA

CRHS hosts Districts at Citrus County YMCA This past Saturday the 2019 FHSAA 2A District 4 Swimming Championship swim meet was held at the Citrus Memorial YMCA in Lecanto. Crystal River High School was asked by the other district schools to host what is believed to be the largest swim meet ever held in Citrus […]