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Six of Marion County s seven public high schools are pursuing contracts to hold graduation ceremonies at the Hunter Land Stadium on the grounds of the new World Equestrian Center (WEC).
The news came Monday during a lengthy special Marion County School Board work session about an array of topics. The ceremonies would be held at WEC s newly constructed 6,000-seat stadium, where hunter/jumper competitions are held.
And, unlike last year s two tickets, each graduate would get six. During the 2020 graduations, some parents and students, as well as a School Board member, protested because of the two-ticket limit set due to COVID-19 concerns.
Monday, April 5, 2021 by Joe Byrnes (WMFE)
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The World Equestrian Center near Ocala has many venues, including a large stadium. Photo: Maven Photo & Film
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The huge new World Equestrian Center near Ocala is going to help Marion County Public Schools make it through graduation season during the pandemic.
Six of the district’s seven high schools will hold their commencement ceremonies in its open-air stadium.
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Judi Zanetti – a teacher turned school board member turned education champion –officially retired on Friday after serving the past eight years as executive director of the Public Education Foundation of Marion County.
Zanetti, 53, retired to spend time with her husband, Gene, a retired optometrist. Zanetti hands over the reins to 16-year veteran foundation employee Meghan Magamoll.
The foundation raises money to support supplemental education programs that benefit school district students and teachers.
Zanetti, the foundation’s executive officer since 2012, was a school board member from 2004-12. Between 1990 and 2004, Zanetti spent seven years as a kindergarten teacher in the district.
As a board member, Zanetti teamed up with then-Osceola Middle School teacher David Steffey, who is now a dean of discipline at Oakcrest Elementary, in 2009 to create the Tools 4 Teaching school supply store with unused 2008 campaign funds.