News from February 2009

Dedication to a CHS legend

The Citrus High softball field was recently named Vicki Overman Field, in honor of newly retired, Vicki Overman, Citrus High’s 19-year athletic director. Overman’s most commendable contribution to our school was the creation of the softball program. Overman also instilled values and determination in her players.
“We were very successful record-wise [under Overman’s leadership] and even [...]

Sketch the Test

Every little kid has a dream. They want to grow up to become something they think is supreme. The little kid wanting to structure models of airplanes in the future will spend their playtime lying in the grass, looking up at the planes that fly by, wishing they could one day build them.
As they grow [...]

CHS Basketball: Hard work pays off

Basketball is a sport that is fun and interesting, sometimes competitive, but it also requires a lot of hard work and hustle on the court.

Basketball is a sport that takes commitment to the game and love for the sport.
Junior Jarvis Carter is a perfect example of committed and hard working.
He first got interested in playing basketball [...]

AVID students reliving history

Every school has core classes, electives and students who take these classes.
What does Citrus High have that stands out?
It has the Advancement Via Individual Determination program – a program which takes average students with huge possibility and turns them into successful, determined students.
The AVID students at Citrus High are all such excellent students that they [...]

The Inauguration

In his first address as President of the United States, Barack Obama gave an uplifting speech in front of millions of Americans in Washington on Inauguration Day.
“Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America,” he said.
The event is of historical nature. Obama, the first black president, [...]