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Drafting teacher ranks top in the nation

“I started drawing when I was eight years old. My grandfather gave me some pencils and craft paper and then one day I was flipping through an encyclopedia and I saw an airplane and I drew it,” drafting teacher Howard Lindsey said.
Lindsey is the drafting teacher at Citrus High School, but that is not the only [...]

Teaching outside the box

Most teachers use their textbook as a primary teaching tool. However, Mr. Bass, the AP American History teacher at Citrus High School uses a different method to get his students attention.
While studying WWI, Bass taught his students a stimulation game, to give them a hands on approach.
“I wanted students to know the geography, and the alliances of the [...]

Media Center aids freshmen on campus

At the beginning of every semester media specialist, Mrs. Rybak, does an orientation for all freshmen English classes. She gives the students a short presentation and hands out a scavenger hunt to put the student’s new skills to the test. It helps thee students feel more welcome to the media center and teaches them how to [...]

Halpern’s habitual keepsakes

During Delia Halpern’s first year as a spanish teacher at Citrus High, she began a tradition which she feels is highly regarded by her students–the creation of tiles.
“I got the idea from the First Teacher’s Edition that I worked with,” Halpern said. “It turned out to be a really fun thing. The students look forward [...]

Show me the money

Scholarships are sums of money or other forms of aid granted to a student because of merit or need, to pursue his or her studies. But what does that mean for Citrus High students?
Many students apply for scholarships every year. These students have to meet certain qualifications for all the different scholarships they apply for. Some [...]

A growing trend in education

If a students have little time or need more credits, online classes are for them.
The Florida virtual online school is a great new opportunity for students, who can start taking classes as soon as they want and even get enough credits to graduate early.
To get started in this program, students need to set up an appointment with [...]

Fishy business

Mr. Gene Trescott’s Biology class is anything but ordinary. On any given day, students can be seen playing with hamsters, feeding iguanas, or measuring the rate at which their angelfish are breeding.
However, on Monda, April 6, Trescott’s class had some speical guests to help them out.
Trescott, who raises his own catfish right outside of his classroom, invited [...]

Tests, trials, and proofs

Students at Citrus High are tired of taking the regular tests, so some students in Ms. Victoria Joseph’s Geometry Honors classes are doing skits and trials as alternative projects.
Ms. Joseph’s Geometry Honors classes were given the choice to work in groups of two or three on skits from a book or a trial.
The trial has a set problem, and the [...]

Students getting ahead

Some students at Citrus High are getting ahead of the regular curriculum by taking advanced placement (AP) courses. Taking AP courses can help students start earning college credits while still attending high school.
Students at Citrus can prepare to take AP courses by taking honors classes throughout high school. These students have to do exceptionally well in their honors classes to be recommended for [...]

Professional development, 2009-10 calendar discussed at SAEC meeting

The most recent Student Advisory and Enhancement Council meeting on April 7 tackled many issues, including when the FCAT scores are going to be announced, student early dismissal for teacher professional development, starting the 2009-10 school earlier and budget costs
However, the main issue concerned allowing for one or two student early dismissal days during the month to allow for more teacher professional [...]