Posted on January 13th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
Supporting the Academic Excellence of Gifted Children
February 5, 2011 at Citrus High 8:30 am to 12:00 pm in the cafeteria
- If a child is gifted and evidences advanced capability, why doesn’t (s)he perform well?
- Grades do not seem to motivate him, what will?
- My child will not do homework, so teachers do not believe (s)he is so smart. What can I do to help?
- My child gets so nervous about tests and essays and then waits till the last minute to prepare, how can I help with this procrastination?
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Posted on January 12th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
Photo by MATTHEW BECK / Students at Inverness Middle School had a rare opportunity Monday to interact, via computer, with noted author and former NFL player Tim Green. Many of the students have been reading Green’s books.
By Cheri Harris
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 7:22 pm
In Monday morning, author and former NFL player Tim Green looked into the camera and answered questions about his life, what drew him to writing and what inspires his stories.
Tim Green wasn’t talking to a TV personality. He was talking to a group of reading students gathered in the media center at Inverness Middle School.
Lita Forlong, the school’s media specialist, used Skype video communication software to set up the author’s virtual visit.
Green is one of the featured authors of the Sunshine State Young Reader Awards list and a number of IMS students have read Green’s novel, “Football Hero.” He has also written suspense novels for adults, including the best-seller “False Convictions.”
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Posted on January 5th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
All three of Citrus County’s public high school marching bands participated Tuesday in the inaugural parade in Tallahassee in honor of Gov. Rick Scott.
Aaron Woodfin, Lecanto High School’s band director, said the parade traveled from the governor’s mansion to the Old Capitol. The school district paid for four charter buses to take the group — including about 160 students plus chaperones — to Tallahassee.
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Posted on January 4th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
My son Ethan was a “little buddy” when he was younger and he enjoy the program. THOMAS
‘Reading Buddies’ pairs budding learners with mentors
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 8:05 pm
By Darrick Buettner
Without question, reading is the most important skill for students in the 21st century. But what will convince students that reading is rewarding and wonderful? Lecanto High School and the Citrus County Library System have teamed up to offer one solution — Reading Buddies.
Reading Buddies began 10 years ago through the collaborative efforts of Cindy Shear, an LHS English teacher, and Sherry Durham, the youth librarian at Central Ridge Library. A few years later, another teacher from Lecanto, Scottie Spry, joined the effort. The idea for Reading Buddies began after Shear’s class read Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451.” Inspired by this book, her students wanted to make others aware of the vital necessity of books. Thus began an odyssey.
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Posted on January 2nd, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
Five Lecanto High School students and One Lecanto Graduate (all members of the LHS Swim Team) spent their holiday vacation taking the Red Cross First Aid and Lifeguard Training Course at Bicentennial Pool in Crystal River. This was an extensive course that included time in the pool. (BRRRR)
The students named from L – R are:
Ryan Sowell, Katie Summa, JD Heinzman,Instructor Tom Martin, Jeremy Lee, Anna Heinzman and Patrick Simon
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Posted on December 31st, 2010 by
Thomas Kennedy
As we end 2010 and begin a new yearI have so much to be thankful for. It has been a good and roller coaster- filled year. I am thankful to be the son of two kind people, the husband to a terrific woman and the father to two incredible kids! I want to again thank the people of Citrus County for the opportunity to be a school representative for our schools and students. God bless us all!
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