What a great Graduation Week!!

One of the best weeks of the year for me as a School Board member is high school graduation week. It has been tradition long before I was elected to the school board for all the School Board members to attend each of the Senior Awards Ceremonies and each of the High School Graduations. Each year the schools rotate the order of the graduations. This year CREST was the first on our list, followed by Withlacoochee Technical College, Citrus High School, Lecanto High School and finishing this year at Crystal River High School.

Each school’s graduation is filled with unique and distinctive traditions which make each event so special. It is a night that the surrounding communities pause to also participate and support the graduations. It is an honor to get to play a small role in attending these special memorable events. We are grateful as board members to have an opportunity to be close enough to offer a simple, “congratulations” to the graduates—perhaps give a hug and often “hoot and holler”. For these are the most special of moments not to be taken for granted. Most of these students have struggled in one form or another to get to this day. They have been challenged more than they could have ever understood when they began as freshman— and they have persevered.

We want to also take this time to thank some people that made this day special for our students— the marvelous district and school staff at each of the schools who worked so hard to again give our students’ and their families a successful and memorable graduation. Each day at the three main high school football fields a large stage for the graduation is installed and the field is filled with chairs for the graduates and their families. Through the outstanding work of John Colasanti, Coordinator of Maintenance for the School District and his staff; the high school Athletic Directors, Tony Stukes, Ron Allan, Larry Bishop; and the school Head custodians, Larry Summerlin, Robert McKinnon, and Jeff Fisher. These individuals and their teams are amazing as immediately following the graduation ceremonies they begin to break down the stage, chairs and sound systems, and relocating them to the next school. They repeat this all week until the last ceremony is over, then pack everything away for next year. There work is essential in creating important positive memories for our students and their families. We thank them for the work they did this past week and each day for our kids!

We want to congratulate each of the students in the Class of 2015, and wish them the best as they continue in their individual successes.

CHS Class of 2015

LHS Class of 2015

CRHS Class of 2015

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