Crystal River Elementary

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    Sticks and poles and skates ... Oh my!

    Crystal River Elementary School students are enjoying winter sports. A new ice skating rink was created by PE teacher Marty Madsen and parents Ernesto and Flor Cuc, owners of Cuc Construction. Funds were used from the annual Rams Run fundraiser to build the rink and purchase various sizes of new ice skates, plus cross-country skis, boots and poles. Marty now takes all grades, kindergarten through fourth, out to ski and skate. Photos by Sue Rollyson. Crystal River Elementary School students are enjoying winter sports. A new ice skating rink was created by PE teacher Marty Madsen and parents Ernesto and Flor Cuc, owners of Cuc Construction. Funds were used from the annual Rams Run fundraiser to build the rink and purchase various sizes of new ice skates, plus cross-country skis, boots and poles. Marty now takes all grades, kindergarten through fourth, out to ski and skate. Photos by Sue Rollyson.

    Crystal River Elementary School students are enjoying winter sports. A new ice skating rink was created by PE teacher Marty Madsen and parents Ernesto and Flor Cuc, owners of Cuc Construction. Funds were used from the annual Rams Run fundraiser to build the rink and purchase various sizes of new… read more →

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    Local schools struggle with tough pandemic-era semester

    Tina Spiccioli teaches her students remotely from her kitchen table on Dec. 14. She was one of 797 students and staff members in quarantine that day due to being exposed to COVID-19 while at school. Tina Spiccioli teaches her students remotely from her kitchen table on Dec. 14. She was one of 797 students and staff members in quarantine that day due to being exposed to COVID-19 while at school. "I am always worried about someone getting sick and the uncertainty of never knowing when you will have to switch between in-person and online is very stressful. It is difficult to switch gears and I know it is hard on students and their families too," she says. Photo by Laurel Smith

    The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a level of disruption, uncertainty and hardship unprecedented in our country and the world. This has been especially true for our education system at all levels, which has faced enormous challenges in how to conduct cohesive, sustained and effective instruction at a… read more →