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Michael O’Nael Scott enjoys a meal at the Beauty2TheStreetz event on May 25 on Fifth Street and Towne Avenue in Los Angeles.
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Families, staff and professors from all departments came together to celebrate distinguished Citrus College students in the Haugh Performing Arts Center. The 56th Annual Achievement Awards Ceremony on May 30 awarded one female and male Athlete of the Year, 10 Key of Knowledge students, two Service Leaders of the Year and 100 Distinguished Student awards, out of a student body of nearly 20,000. The ceremony began when John Vaughan, dean of visual and performing arts, introduced Superintendent/President Geraldine M. Perri, who made a speech welcoming everybody in the ceremony and thanking the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and families for supporting students and make it possible for them to achieve success. “This event is one of my favorite ones of the year since it’s all about recognition and celebration,” Perri said. “It validates that the mission of Citrus College is being met.” Josh Caston, male athlete of the year, was introduced by the men’s basketball coach Brett Lauer, who shared a bit of his story. Due to an injury, Caston under-
went surgery on his toe and had his speech for Abboud saying he a bad reaction to the anesthesia. worked hard to keep his speech unHe spent 10 weeks of the semester der 250 words, but “based upon colcrossed-eyed as a result. After the leagues, I should like, rip this up and surgery, he waited four weeks for just throw it away.” the stitches to dissolve with his eyes Kondo said Abboud worked hard closed. in his human anatomy course in a “He spent four weeks in pretty six-week session, which Kondo remuch darkness,” Lauer said. ferred as being “pretty brutal.” Then, he had “It can be very to have anothtaxing. Ibrahim er surgery on This event is one of performed excephis toe. Caston my favorite ones of tionally well, he spent a year was the leader of without playing the year since it’s all the class that sebasketball. mester,” Kondo about recognition Yet, with said. a 3.95 GPA, and celebration.” Abboud came Caston was the from Syria in No-GERALDINE M. PERRI vember 2016. Citrus leading Superintendent and President of Citrus College scorer upon his “It’s something return, as well to be proud of. It’s as the Western an achievement States Conference player of the year that pushes me to go further and and the all-state first team player. achieve my aims,” Abboud said. Caston also set a school record of 48 The Service Leader of the Year points, in a game that Citrus had lost was presented to Associated Stuthree years in a row. dents of Citrus College Vice PresiIbrahim Abboud was one of the dent Makayla Pedroza and Kyshawrecipients of the Key of Knowledge na Johnson. award, the highest academic honor After turning 18 years old, granted by Citrus College to 10 stuJohnson lived in her car for six dents with the highest overall acamonths after her grandmother demic performance on campus. stopped getting government supBiology instructor Arnold Konport from the foster care program. do made a joke in the beginning of SE E AWARDS • PAGE 5
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People await to enter the newly remodeled Campus Center on May 7.
Center OPENED ON TIME BY VICMAN THOME STAFF REPORTER
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In the May 22 issue of the Citrus College Clarion, in the article “Campus Center Reopens Late After Over Budget” there were a few gross factual errors. The Ross L. Handy Campus Center was not over budget. In fact, as a whole, the project was under budget. The change orders that were written, proposed then passed by the Board of Trustees were made within the original budget of the project. That original budget was not made readily public within the Board of Trustees agendas. As of May 22, the original project seems to be $393,000 under budget, and that is without all of the
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invoices being paid. There seems to be a preliminary estimate that places the whole project over $1 million under budget. The second error was that the Campus Center was not late. Fred Diamond, the Maintenance and Facilities director for Citrus College, said in an email statement, the remodeling project was 180 days under deadline. The extra days that were requested were part of an agreement with the contractor. The extension that was requested was due to many unforeseen circumstances. Diamond said an example of these was exchanging an electrical switchgear that required a campus wide power shutdown. S E E CEN T ER • PAGE 5
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103rd annual commencement ceremony will be at 9 a.m. June 15 in the stadium. See a list of graduates:
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