Posted on June 26th, 2022 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Strom finished top 10!
Kasey Strom finishes top 10 at HOSA-Future Health Professionals nation competition for Physical Therapy Skills! She competed against over 150 other PT students. Strom is a rising senior in the nursing pathway at the Crystal River High School Academy of Health Careers. As a junior in the health academy, Strom became state certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
In all, over 8,000 students competed in 84 categories at the 2022 HOSA International Leadership Conference National Competition.
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Posted on June 24th, 2022 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Cheering our Future Health Professionals (HOSA) students
Kasey Strom (CRHS) advanced to the 2nd round in the physical therapy skills competition. Hazley, Sriya, Jahnavi, and Kashin (LHS-IB) have also advanced to the next round. Great work ladies and good luck!
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Posted on June 16th, 2022 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Educators collaborate at Kennedy Space Center on new initiative
Exciting day at the
Kennedy Space Center‘s Center for Space Education with two of our
Citrus County School District STEM teachers, Dr.
Ashley Shidner (Science Department Head) and
Jacqueline Benoist (Physics teacher) who are helping develop some of the curricula for the new Mission One STEM program.
Thank you to Isabel Kennedy Director of Education at the KSC
The Astronauts Memorial Foundation for their commitment to this Mission One initiative. Thank you to Brevard County School Board Member
Matthew Susin for facilitating this initiative.
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Posted on June 14th, 2022 by
Thomas E Kennedy
CSMS School Improvement Planning
This morning I am at Citrus Springs Middle School for the School Advisory Council (SAC) School Improvement Planning. I so believe in these important opportunities when all these stakeholders sit down and work together to develop the schools’ improvement plan to meet the needs of students and families. At these plannings, very open and candid conversations are taking place. These stakeholders care about each and every student. These planning meetings are happening at every school. Our SACs are comprised of parents, teachers, staff, administrators, community members, and students. Thank you to all the SAC members and school teams that participate in these important plannings.
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Posted on June 14th, 2022 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Happy Flag Day America!
“God bless our flag and the great men and women that have and continue to defend it!”
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation and passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
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Posted on June 7th, 2022 by
Thomas E Kennedy
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 here in Citrus County. The initiative’s access to NASA and the Astronauts Memorial Foundation Educational Center will provide extraordinary opportunities for students and teachers. One of the many things I love about the approach of this program is that it looks to interconnect STEM with Career and Technical/workforce education. Many industries, including the aerospace industries, have long recognized the importance of having team members who are knowledgeable technicians who come from all educational paths including technical certification institutions, programs, and our Armed Forces. Citrus County Schools is proud of its role in helping produce some of these experts including former Citrus Schools Alumni Dr. Eric Stewart Aerospace Engineer at NASA. It is my hope that this new program will further expand the desire for more engineers, technicians, and scientists from Citrus County.
A special thank you to Matt Susin, Brevard County School Board for his work launching this project.
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Kasey Strom finishes top 10 at HOSA-Future Health Professionals nation competition for Physical Therapy Skills! She competed against over 150 other PT students. Strom is a rising senior in the nursing pathway at the Crystal River High School Academy of Health Careers. As a junior in the health academy, Strom became state certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
