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Lecanto visits

Posted on November 21st, 2019 by

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 talented and committed team members are doing to keep all the bits flowing. We have some outstanding educators throughout our schools.

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CRHS hosts Districts at Citrus County YMCA

Posted on October 27th, 2019 by

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 County with well over 500 swimmers, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators covering 10 teams from around the Tampa Bay areas in attendance.

Months of planning went into making this a tremendously successful event. Visiting officials, teams, and families gave it high praise.  None of this success could have been possible if not for the great support and donations from a number of organizations and businesses. We want to publicly thank Crystal River High School, the Citrus County School District, YMCA of the Suncoast, CRHS Naval JROTC, FHSAA, Sun Coast Swim Team, Citrus County Education Foundation, Citrus County Parks & Recreation, Flavor Express, McDonald’s of Lecanto, WREC and Mike Scott Plumbing. Saturday’s success was also made possible because of the fabulous support and encouragement of a number of individuals. We thank to especially thank Robert “Raz” Rasmussen, Mike Laycock, Lori and Mike Lenoir, Bobby Verlato, Dr. Linda Connors, Cliff Dyer, Garrett Adkins, Robin Braswell, Gary Saslo, Bob Griffiths, Eva Gronke, Chief Warrent Liz Rivera,  Senior Chief Maurice Perine, Ashlyn Hunnicutt, Pedro Williams, Angelique Hickman, and Capt. Thomas Holme. We want to also thank the Suncoast YMCA Lecanto leadership and aquatics team who truly went above and beyond. Lastly, we want to thank the tremendous work of the Pirate Swimming coaching staff of Chuck Gatton and Beth Penn.

As a result of the successful swims at this Saturday’s 2A4 Districts, Citrus County will be sending 11 relay teams and 22 individual swimming and dive events to compete in the FHSAA 2A Region 2 Championships at the Long Center in Clearwater this Saturday, November 2, 2019.  Congratulations to all the teams and swimmers!!

Thank you again to all the individuals, organizations, and businesses that made Saturday’s District Swim Meet a successful one!

 

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Massullo files bill to broaden penalties for threats by firearms and other weapons

Posted on October 10th, 2019 by

Massullo files bill to broaden penalties for threats by firearms and other weapons

Last year the Florida Legislature increase penalties for those making threats using firearms or other weapons.  Earlier this year Citrus County Schools and the Sherriff’s Office were surprised to learn that a person who threatened to “shoot up” one of our schools could not be charged, because the threat was made verbally, even if the threat was made to a law-enforcement officer. The law did permit the person could face felony charges under state law for making “written threats to kill” or making a false bomb threat.  See Citrus Chronicle article, Floral City man who made threats to ‘shoot up’ school, https://tinyurl.com/yxd7args. Immediately following the situation, the Superintendent of Schools, the School Board, and our local State Legislators Rep. Massullo and Senator Simpson spoke out about improvements that needed to be made to the law.

On October 8, 2019, State Representative Dr. Ralph Massullo filed HB 311, a bill simply entitled ‘Threats’. This bill if passed and signed into law, prohibits threats to use firearm or weapon with specified intent. This bill would strengthen the law and allow law enforcement to act on creatable threats made which results in better protection of our students, staff and schools.

Thank you Rep. Massullo for once again understanding the needs of our community and working to pass common-sense legislation to do what is best for our students and schools.

Follow this link to read the filed bill: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0311__.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0311&Session=2020

 

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Athletics Bring Awareness to Breast Cancer at School Board Meeting

Posted on October 9th, 2019 by

Athletics Bring Awareness to Breast Cancer at School Board Meeting

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—the most common cancer in women today. There are about 15,042 new cases in Florida each year, and about 160 in Citrus County alone.
 
Over the years many athletic programs have brought attention to this cause. CRHS swim Coach Chuck Gatton used this year’s annual rival meet between CRHS and LHS to be a Breast Cancer Awareness Meet. It was held last week on Oct 3, 2019. A rival meet became a meet of two teams coming together for one cause. The teams wore special PINK swim caps for the event with their team’s logo on the side. The team had donation challenge jars and the teams raised about $500 for Breast Cancer Awareness.
 
We were also honored to have Ashlyn Hunnicutt a CRHS, Junior, Swimmer & Diver who sang the National Anthem at the swim meet to come to sing it for the School Board.
 
Thank you to all the coaches and student-athletics across our county for having these events and bringing better awareness to Breast Cancer.

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Citrus Multi-Agency Active Shooter Training at CRHS

Posted on October 3rd, 2019 by

Citrus Multi-Agency Active Shooter Training at CRHS

A small glimpse into the training and drills of our Citrus County SchoolCCSB O=PD s protectors. This video is from a recent multi-agency training day where our school staff and administrators were witnesses.

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DEADLINE Approaches- iPad Insurance avilable for student issued devices

Posted on September 24th, 2019 by

DEADLINE Approaches- iPad Insurance available for Citrus School student issued devices

The deadline for OPTIONAL iPad insurance is September 30th.

Citrus County Schools is providing this information about optional iPad insurance for families.

Securranty – is now offering OPTIONAL iPad insurance to families. If you choose to participate in this insurance, it is an agreement between you and the company. At a cost of $29.95 a year, parents can file unlimited claims with Securranty for up to $350 in coverage for a host of issues, from cracked screens to theft. There is a zero-deductible. The device, accessories, and all necessary software is provided free of charge but, in accordance with district policy, parents/guardians may be held financially responsible for damage, loss, or theft of the device under certain circumstances.

Direct portal link:
District Site (preferred):

*The insurance agreement is between student’s family and the company.  See the flyer for more details.

Citrus County Schools is providing the information about optional iPad insurance for families.  Citrus County Schools does not endorsing the company.  Citrus County Schools offers no warranties or representations with this information.  

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