Gutierrez Family plays National Anthem

I had the honor of being in charge of the opening exercise for our February School Board meetings and I asked Citrus Springs Middle School teacher, Mayo Gutierrez (aka “Mr. G”) to play our National Anthem on his trumpet with his sons James and Steven, who are seniors at CRHS.

In Jan 2018 was nominated as “Citrus’s 2017 Citizen of the Year” by The Citrus Chronicle.  I want to thank Mr. G for this awesome work for our students and families.

Following devastation from Hurricane Maria, the U.S. territory felt the brunt of the storm with Puerto Rico be hit most hard.  Following the storm Mr. G and many others collected supplies and Mr. G and his brother during the crisis flew back to their home Island to assist.  Upon return to Citrus County, Mr. G felt burdened to do more.  EdWeekly reported on Feb 18th that some 11,000 evacuees from Hurricanes Maria and Irma are attending our public schools at the end of January. Mr. G worked with Student Services to assist these families with transitioning to Citrus County.  He worked with our Education Foundation, United Way, Pastor Doug Alexander and many others to work with these families.  Mr. G was given teacher assess to Skyward to help communicate with the families to interrupt for them and help addresses their academic needs.  He organized evening meetings to bring the families together to address their concerns and needs.  All of this he did on a volunteer basis.

Follow this link to watch video: https://youtu.be/_ZvlZ0y8EL0

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