🍊 BIG NEWS: Citrus Elementary is officially an A School for the first time since 2010! 🎉 Shoutout to our amazing students, teachers & families who made this happen. 💪🐝 The hive is buzzing with success—and we’re just getting started! 💛 ocpsnews

🐝 Help us welcome Ms. Zurita to the Hive! We’re thrilled to have her join the Citrus Elementary family. She’s ready to shine and make a buzz! 💛 #WelcomeToTheHive #CitrusStrong #NewBeeInTown ocpsnews

🐝 Help us welcome Ms. Dowman to the Hive! We’re excited to have her join the Citrus Elementary family. She’s ready to bring the buzz and inspire our young learners! 💛 #WelcomeToTheHive #CitrusStrong #NewBeeOnBoard ocpsnews

🐝 Help us give a warm Citrus welcome to Ms. Madden! 🍊 We’re thrilled to have her join the Hive and can’t wait to see the amazing things she’ll do this year! 💛 #WelcomeToTheHive #CitrusStrong #SweetNewStart ocpsnews

🎥 The halls are way too quiet without our Honeybees! 🐝 Mrs. Clark and Dr. Metova are feeling extra lonely without our amazing students buzzing around. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back soon! 💛🍯 #CitrusStrong #BackToSchool #WeMissyou ocpsnews

🌟 Welcome to the Hive, Ms. Sharpe! 🐝 We’re buzzing with excitement to have you as our new school counselor! Your heart for kids and passion for support will make a sweet impact at Citrus Elementary. 💛 #WelcomeToTheHive #CitrusCounselor ocpsnews

🐝 Our Honeybees are buzzing with excitement to see you this Thursday at Meet the Teacher! 💛✏️ 🟡 Grades 3–5 & ESE Separate Classes: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 🟡 Grades K–2: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM We can’t wait to kick off a sweet new year with you! 🍯 ocpsnews

🍯🐝 Our teachers and staff are ready for an amazing year ahead! 💛 At Citrus Elementary, A+ is our mission and excellence is our destination. 🚀 Let’s go, Honeybees! 🐝✨ Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D ocpsnews Rob McCloe

🐝 Congratulations to our very first HIVE Award recipient of the year — Mrs. Ray! 🌟 Your hard work, heart, and dedication to every student truly make our hive stronger. 💛 #TheHiveAward #CitrusStrong ocpsnews Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D Rob McCloe

Mark your calendars—our first Family Friday is coming up on Sept. 5th! 🎉If you haven’t already, please complete your ADDitions volunteer registration for the 2025–2026 school year. This is required to join your student for lunch on campus. ocps.samaritan.com/custom/503/opp…

💯 So proud to be part of the OCASA 100% Club — leaders building stronger schools together! 🌟🐝 OCASA ocpsnews OCPS Division of Elementary Schools

✨ Our first Science of Reading PD was a success! ✨ We dug deep into benchmarks and built a strong foundation to kick off the next unit. 💡📚 Our team is ready and excited to put this learning into action!🍊🐝OCPS Division of Elementary Schools Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D Rob McCloe

Science of Reading sessions are some of our favorites because they give us time to reflect, collaborate, and grow so we can better support every Honeybee! When we keep learning, our students keep soaring! 💛Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D Rob McCloe OCPS Division of Elementary Schools ocpsnews Access and Opportunity OCPSELA

🍯🐝 Happy Custodial Appreciation Day! 🐝🍯 Thursday, October 2, we celebrate the amazing people who keep our Hive clean, safe, and welcoming every single day: 💛 Mr. Clive 💛 Mrs. Moore 💛 Ms. Alfred 💛 Mr. Clarke Let’s show our custodians how much we appreciate them! 🐝💛🍯

🚀 Digital learning is taking off at Citrus! 🍎 K–1 teachers are mastering Apple Classroom. 💻 2–5 teachers dove into advanced Canvas tools to power up instruction. Our Hive is buzzing with innovation! 🐝✨ OCPS Division of Elementary Schools Access and Opportunity ocpsnews Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D Rob McCloe

Double celebration! 🎂 Happy Birthday to our amazing Principal, Mrs. Clark 🍎 We also kicked off National School Principal Month, honoring her leadership, dedication, and heart for Citrus! We’re so lucky to have the BEST principal leading the Hive! 💛OCPS Division of Elementary Schools ocpsnews

🎸🐝 Rock Your School was a HUGE success at Citrus! Our Hive was buzzing with energy as students and teachers ROARED into learning with creativity, excitement, and fun. 💛📚✨ Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D Rob McCloe OCPS Division of Elementary Schools Access and Opportunity ocpsnews

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It’s Pumpkin Book Character Voting Time! Voting ends tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 PM. Vote for your favorites in our three categories: Staff, Pre-2nd and 3rd-5th. Go to tinyurl.com/citrusvoting to cast your vote! Citrus Elementary Dr. Dina Metova Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D