Back to school guide
Bus information
Bus information will be available by the following ways: Citrus County School District's official Web site: http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us and the St. Petersburg Times/Citrus Times Web site: http://www.tampabay.com/schoolbus. Transportation personnel will be available at each school's meet your teacher/orientation day.
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Setting up shop
[Times photo: Ron Thompson]
Homosassa Elementary first-grade teacher Heidi Garner moves an iMac computer to a new location in her classroom. |
Student overload taxes ingenuity at 3 high schools
The crunch's arrival forces principals to adopt novel approaches: parking bans, juggled lunch times, floating teachers, shared classrooms and one-way halls.
Principal has final word on dress code
The Citrus County School Board recognizes that clothing fashions change and that fads come and go, but distinctions still need to be made as to what is acceptable attire for educational purposes. Some clothing which might be appropriate in other settings would be completely inappropriate and disruptive in a school setting.
Help and information
The back-to-school hotline, 637-2233, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6-10 and Aug. 13-17. The hotline will have eight telephone lines, and information will be available for the entire school system.
As summer ends, classes begin
Citrus County School District students will head back to school on Aug. 13. In this special back-to-school section, parents and students will be able to find information they need to prepare for the big day.
Citrus County schools and service centers
Citrus Springs Elementary
Public schools health services
Medication Policy
WTI extended day care services
The Withlacoochee Technical Institute offers Extended Day Care Services at the following schools: (Opening time, 6:30 a.m.; closing time, 6 p.m.)
School menus
These are the Citrus County school menus for the first week of school.
School board members
Patience Nave, chairwoman
Schools facts
Student population for the 2000-01 school year -- 14,642
District services center directory
CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (District Services Center)
2001-02 Citrus County District calendar
Regular calendar
Dealing with head lice effectively
There are ways to help prevent an infestation, but if one should occur, proper treatment will allow your child to return to school quickly.
Children can get free or reduced-price meals
Citrus County School Superintendent David J. Hickey has announced the policy for free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The district's administrative office has a copy of the policy, which may be viewed by any interested party.
Other Citrus news
Man killed, three injured in head-on collision
No charges have been filed, but the Florida Highway Patrol says alcohol is a factor in the Friday night crash.
Riddle of Etna camp to end
Florida Gas says it will release to the public archaeological findings of its excavation of the historic turpentine camp.
Push to keep Citrus green, uncluttered branches out
Ever so quietly, an office of county government has been trying to save us from ourselves. It's protecting vital, living things that typically are silent casualties in the rush to develop, and keeping us from looking like the overcrowded counties to the south.
New rules would save trees
The existing tree ordinance is hard to follow and almost impossible to enforce, officials say.
Wages are low for an EMT; cost of living isn't
Editor: There have been several articles in the Citrus Times concerning pay levels for Citrus County emergency medical technician personnel. The article described an appalling situation, not only for EMTs, but for nearly all workers in Citrus County. To put it bluntly, pay levels in our community are a disgrace.
Taking club van shows governor's callous side
It is a small amount for a huge state agency, but for hundreds of kids who are at a crossroads in life, the price is incalculable.
Citrus briefs
County offers low cost health care
Political scene
The Citrus County Republican Executive Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Community Room of the Citrus County Builders Association, 1196 S Lecanto Highway, County Road 491, Lecanto.
Delving into dark
You never know what turns up when entering the depths of a cave.
Week in review
A look back at the week's top stories
Valued nursing supervisor at Citrus Memorial dies
The 50-year-old, who usually worked 3 to 11 p.m. and was sometimes the top-ranking person on duty, had been in a crash. Cause of death is pending.
This week in government
Monday
Parks department offers classes
INVERNESS -- The Citrus County Department of Parks and Recreation offers the following classes. Registration is necessary. Classes are held in the auditorium unless otherwise noted.
