Citrus High School
 Citrus High School Emblem | ||
| Name |
Citrus high school | |
| Address |
600 W Highland Blvd. | |
| Town |
Inverness, Florida 34452 | |
| Established |
1911 | |
| Type |
Public secondary | |
| 'PrincipalRich Hilgert | ||
| Students |
Coeducational | |
| Rivals |
Crystal River Pirates, Lecanto Panthers | |
| District | ||
| Mascot | ||
| Colors |
Black and Vegas Gold |
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Citrus High School (CHS) is a public high school in the town of Inverness, Florida, United States. Citrus High currently offers a four-year curriculum in grades 9-12, and currently has an enrollment of 1,500-1,700 students. Classes start at 7:50 am and dismissal time is at 2:20 pm. The school was originally founded in 1911 and in 2011 is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Citrus High, nicknamed the Hurricanes, was the first of the three high schools in the Citrus County District, which also includes Crystal River High, in the coastal town of Crystal River and Lecanto High, located in the center of the county. Last year Citrus high was awarded an "A" school grade by the state of Florida, and is currently awaiting news of this year's status. As of the 2011-2012 school year Mr. Dale Johns is Citrus High's principal, with Dr. Linda Connors, Mrs. Teresa Alvarado, and Mr. Jonny Bishop serving as Assistant Principals.
As of the 2015-2016 school year, Mr. Rich Hilgert is the principal with the assistant principals being Ms. Laura Aguleria, Mr. Phil McLeod, and Mrs. Debbie Stanley. The school has two deans, Mrs. Angie Blasl and Mr. Sam McLain. Mr. Larry Bishop is the current Activities/Athletics Director.
History
History
Citrus High School can be dated back all the way to the late 1800s where it was a wood-frame school building which taught chart class to the sixth grade. It is referred as the first Inverness High School by some. Citrus High School was officially authorized to be built in 1911 as a two-story brick school house which was designed by architect W.B. Talley. It was to be built on Citrus Avenue. This was across the street from the existing building. The Winston Brothers of Inverness, Florida’s bid of $12,760 was approved by the school board. It was built originally to serve high school students, however, after the construction was completed, the school taught grades 1-12.
In 1913, the school was wired for electricity and in 1918, the student body had outgrown the school. The school board originally wished to add on to the school but, after two unsuccessful attempts for bid (no one would bid), the project was abandoned. In 1920, the Board of Public Instruction approved to build a school and principal’s home. The newer school was to be built on the corner of Line Avenue and Main Street. The bid was given to C.M. Emerson & Co. for a bid of $19,210. The current old school was to be strictly used as a grammar school. In 1921, the new school was built but was only used for a short time. Due to major structural problems, the students were sent back to the 1911 school. In 1930, a new high school was built once again on Main Street and Line Avenue. Citrus High received accreditation as a four-year high school from the State Board of Education. This school housed students until 1985 when a fire struck Citrus High School which nearly burned down the whole campus. The fire was blamed for faulty wiring. Students were placed in temporary portables to finish the school year. Some classes where held in the original 1911 building which is currently owned by Citrus Memorial Hospital. After the fire, Citrus High School was steadily reconstructed until 1992 when construction on the new East and West Wings were completed. Ironically, the original building from the 1930 school resides between these wings.[1]
100 Year Anniversary
The 100 Year Anniversary was celebrated in 2011.
Activities
Sports
SPORTS
Volleyball
Cheerleading
Dance
Basketball
Football
Wrestling
Golf
Swimming
Cross Country
Track & Field
Soccer
Softball
Baseball
Weightlifting
Clubs
ACTIVITIES
Biology Club
Paintball Club
Key Club (community services)
SWAT
SADD
Boys volleyball club
Drama
Chess Club
Color Guard
Band
Fine Arts
ARTS
Culinary Arts
Category 5 (a Capella group
Chamber Choir
Chorus
Drama
Breez (singing group)
Photography
Marching Band
Jazz Band
Concert Band
Adults of Citrus High
Faculty
STAFF
Notable Alumni
GRADUATES
- Monty Grow - NFL player
- Kissy Simmons - Actress, Class of 1993
- Seamus Lawler - Tramp Champ, Class of 2010
- Jeff Dally - Baseball Player, Class of 2010
References
The school's official website is http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/chs/
Coordinates: 28°50′07″N 82°20′13″W / 28.8352619°N 82.3370383°W