Sitting in the middle of campus is a large structure, covered in brick with an owl statue atop the highest point. For years, this structure has stood vacant and dry. What if I told you this was actually a fountain?
Years ago, the owl fountain was shut off for both power and drought reasons of that time, and it has remained that way without any hint of change.
Although, as of recent News in December of 2025, “California is effectively out of drought across almost the entire state, where 0% of the state’s total area is experiencing drought conditions,” as reported by ABC7 meteorologist Danny Romero.
For this reason, along with the beauty of our campus, as we invite more people to join Citrus, turning back on the fountain would add to every student’s enjoyment.
Second to this is the significance of the Fountain itself.
Created in the early days of Citrus as a whole, the “Owl Fountain” gained its iconic name with the introduction of a hand-sculpted owl statue by a Glendora resident, Richard Myer, in the year 2000.
This statue, along with the engravings along the brick base, adds significance and value to not just the fountain but the people’s names who are on it.
So, in celebration of those people and the end of the drought, I propose to turn it back on.
