Upward Bound awards are back!

After nearly 18 months of being paused due to the pandemic, this week the Ray Darling Rotary Upward Bound Awards ceremonies were back for elementary, middle, and high school. I was so grateful to be able to attend both the elementary and middle/high school awards.

For over 25 years now these quarterly awards now named for its founder Ray Darling are given to students at the elementary, middle, and high school level by their schools for making individual strides and accomplishments. Many students in our school system quietly make significant improvements in their academic and personal lives.  These accomplishments might go unrecognized if not for the Upward Bound Award.

Click here to learn more about Raymond “Ray” Darling

We are so grateful to the Citrus County Rotary Clubs and the Rotarians who support, sponsor and volunteer to make these awards and ceremonies possible for our Citrus students.  This quarter’s host was Central Citrus Rotary Club.

Special thanks to Citrus County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jon Holtzhouse who is one of the leaders of the CCSO School Resource Program for his great message to our middle and high school students.

Comments Off on Upward Bound awards are back!
Filed under: News & Updates