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BRIEFS Volusia County: ‘Vaccination plans are in place’ Volusia County is asking residents for patience as it awaits new shipments of vaccines to plan future events.

A total of 2,000 seniors were vaccinated on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 4-5, at the Daytona Stadium, with some having camped out overnight in order to receive the vaccine. It’s an unintended consequence of the event’s “first come, first served” approach, and one Patricia Boswell, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County, said at a news briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 6, won’t be repeated.

“Things have not gone as smoothly as we would have liked,” Boswell said. “We have learned from this, and we have improved our processes.”

On Thursday and Friday, Jan. 7-8, another 2,000 seniors will be vaccinated at the Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex in Deltona. Volusia County Council Chair Jeff Brower said registration for this event filled up within three minutes of it opening at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 5. The county said that by 4:15 p.m. the registration page had an excess of 26,000 views.

Brower said the county is working its partners to have future vaccination plans in place, but that the issue is the limited supply of vaccines.

“Let me assure you that Volusia County has the same values and principles that you do, especially when it comes to our senior citizens,” Brower said.

AdventHealth Daytona Beach has also started vaccinating public safety workers with the Pfizer vaccine. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said this event is unlike anything they’ve ever seen in the U.S. “At the end of the day, everybody is trying to do what they can do with the limited supply of the vaccine,” Chitwood said.

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YOUR TOWN OBPD OFFICER RECOGNIZED The Ormond Beach Police Foundation recently recognized Detective Ryan Mihalko with a $500 cash award.

Mihalko was selected by Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida as its Officer of the Year. He has been with the Police Department for 12 years.

“We are extremely proud of detective Mihalko and his service to our community,” said City Commissioner Dwight Selby, who also serves as the foundation’s preside nt.

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Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey, City Commissioner Dwight Selby, Detective Ryan Mihalko and School Board Member Carl Persis.

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The future of River Bend Golf Club is still undecided.

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Every year, the Ormond Beach Observer strives to give you, our readers, a look into what is going on in your town: What important decisions are being made at the city level, who is making waves in the community and most recently, the latest information we have surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 virus at the local level.

Needless to say, you will begin to see the same names of people appear on our pages quite often, whether they be elected officials, county or city representatives, businessmen and women, or community leaders.

But behind every “newsmaker” is a team of people who work tirelessly, and Ormond Beach is all the better because of these individuals. Our annual Standing O edition aims to celebrate just a handful of these men and women, often nominated by last year’s nominees.

For 2020, we are featuring a group of hard workers. Some dedicate their lives to volunteering and uplifting individuals, and others give their jobs their heart and soul. Their stories are found within the pages of this edition, and we hope they serve as inspiration after such a turbulent year.

In addition, you will find the stories of our local Teachers of the Year, all who have embarked on a difficult journey through in-person and online learning as they navigated what a school year looks like during a global pandemic. As frontline essential workers, these teachers have remained strong in their mission to prepare our students for the future. We don’t say it enough, but, teachers — thank you. You have made a difference, and we appreciate the sacrifices you have had to make.

River Bend Management Group of Florida LLC, former operator of the River Bend Golf Club on Airport Road, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Dec. 29, 2020, adding another layer of complication regarding the future of the golf course.

According to the bankruptcy filing, River Bend’s assets are valued at just over $53,000, while its liabilities surpass $830,000, of which $680,000 was claimed by the IRS. City Manager Joyce Shanahan said at the Jan. 5 commission meeting that based on the “significant” filing, there likely would not be any assets left over. The

city owns the land, but has no claim to any structural assets, Shanahan explained.

Currently, the city is exploring how much it would cost to maintain the property for the time being, as well as what to do with it, as Shanahan reported the Federal Aviation Administration states golf courses are not considered a compatible use in the airport district under current guidance.

“It’s a terrible shame that the operators were not able to operate that golf course profitably,” City Commissioner Dwight Selby said.

The cities of Port Orange and New Smyrna Beach have

been able to subsidize their golf courses for $300,000 and $160,000 a year, respectively, but with the maintenance needed at River Bend to make it profitable, Selby questioned whether this is the direction the city should explore.

Mayor Bill Partington said he’s heard the infrastructure improvements of the facility could range anywhere from $3 million to $8 million.

“That’s a shock to the system to hear those kinds of numbers, and particularly in today’s environment where golf courses are not necessarily thriving,” he said.

The city, he said, will need to hear input from the public.

“I’m just reluctant to invest a lot of our hard-earned taxpayers’ money in a business that doesn’t appear, based on what some of our neighboring cities are doing, to be able to operate profitably.”

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Tymber Creek apartments The City Commission approved a comprehensive plan land use amendment for the property slated to house the proposed Tymber Creek apartments project with a 3-2 vote. Commissioners Troy Kent and Susan Persis voted against.

The developer’s attorney, Glenn Storch, told the commission that they were hoping to work with the neighbors to bring the city a project that takes their concerns into consideration.

The commission unanimously voted to replace the gymnastics appointment in the leisure services advisory board with an at-large appointment, as the gymnastics program has been discontinued.

Laptops to be distributed Volusia County Schools is preparing to transform to a full technology 1-1 school district, as 33,000 laptops have been secured for middle and high school students and will be distributed this month.

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Nate Quartier helped keep firefighters safe during pandemic Battalion Chief Nate Quartier helped develop a way to sanitize and reuse N95 masks.

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When it became clear in the spring of 2020 that there would likely be a shortage of personal protective equipment, Ormond Beach Fire Battalion Chief Nate Quartier knew the department needed to be innovative.

Firefighters continued to do their duty in responding to calls, only now they carried another layer of danger due to daily exposures to individuals outside their respective households amid guidance to reduce contact as much as possible. Quartier began looking at ways to reuse N95 masks, and came across an idea stemming from a fire department in Colorado which was working with a university as they experimented with ways to sanitize equipment using UV lights.

Quartier took that concept, and the department developed a box with UV light to sanitize masks in a few minutes, allowing firefighters to reuse them without damaging the N95s. A box was then built for every fire station in Ormond Beach.

“It was neat to find something that worked and that was fairly easy to implement for not a lot of cost,” Quartier said. “We weren’t sure when our mask supply was going to run out.”

The Fi re Department also shared its knowledge with other agencies in case they want-

ed to build their own.

Being a first responder during a pandemic has been interesting, said Quartier. Though he currently works in an administrative role, he has witnessed the fluctuations in call increases related to COVID-19. Two of his main priorities were that shifts were adequately staffed to handle the call volume, and that personal protective equipment was being routinely disinfected.

“It proved big-time for us,” Quartier said. “With the exposures and being out there with everybody, we really haven’t had anyone come down with COVID from exposure so far.”

Quartier began his firefighting career in 1999, joining OBFD in 2000 after a short stint with the Ponce Inlet Fire Department.

Born and raised in South Daytona, Quartier was a lifeguard as a teen-

ager and later worked in Volusia County’s Beach Safety division.

He later completed training as a paramedic, and as friends looked at careers in firefighting, Quartier decided to give it a go as well.

He would later meet his wife at OBFD, who is now a captain with the department.

“I just liked the opportunity to help people,” Quartier said. “It seemed like something that would be very rewarding.”

For the last 20 years, Quartier has responded to a diverse range of calls. From cats in trees to kids stuck in stairway railings, and even the odd person who really wants a sandwich at 2 a.m., Quartier said they are a “catchall for calls.”

Sometimes responding to those calls puts units in a better position to help someone else in need. For example, Quartier recalled how a

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Bottom line, Apryl Andrasco said she works for her department.

Whatever the Ormond Beach Police Department criminal investigations unit needs, she does. Whether that means aiding with a photo lineup, researching, gathering data or putting together criminal histories, Andrasco, an administrative assistant with the department, is the woman for the job.

When she comes into the station in the morning, the first thing she does is read every single report that was generated the previous day. She scans them for any errors and pulls any that need to be assigned to a detective. Those, she passes on to her boss who will then put the right detective on the case.

“I’m just available for the department, for whatever they need,” Andrasco said.

As a former police detective, she knows what their job entails, and wants to make sure she can help as much as she can.

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easily, then why not?”

The OBFD patch states three words that stick out to Quartier: Courage, commitment and compassion. In that same vein, a quote that resonates with him is, “Imagine having done nothing.”

“If I hadn’t done anything in this situation, what would happen?” Quartier said. “If nobody bothered to stop and help this person, what would have happened? I think that goes along with the Fire Department and what we do.”

WHY I NOMINATED NATE QUARTIER

“Nate is that person you go to for all the technical aspects of Firefighting.

He manages the team that designs our fire trucks and selects the equipment on them. It’s no wonder he was instrumental in a project such as building equipment that can sanitize masks using UV light. Nate has also spearheaded several campaigns to secure funding for special projects such as the installation of traffic control preemption devices that allow emergency vehicles to move through heavy traffic more efficiently. Nate is the kind of guy who doesn’t talk much, but when he does people listen.”

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Apryl Andrasco does whatever it takes Whatever the department needs, Andrasco makes herself available.

crew of firefighters responded to an elderly couple’s call for help when the water line to the fridge broke. The firefighters helped them turn the water off and mop up the mess, and as they were wrapping up, they received a call to respond to a nearby structure fire.

“It may not be that serious to us, but it’s something serious to them and those are the ones that make you feel good,” Quartier said. “It’s easy enough to help out with and we’re already there.

If you can make someone’s day

in the city of Ormond Beach in 1996. She started working parttime in Leisure Services before she took a full-time position as a community service officer the police department. It was then, when she saw the impact officers had on the community, that she decided to pursue a career in law enforcement.

At the time, Andrasco recalled, the city had a sponsorship program that helped put her through the police academy and guaranteed her a position in the department upon graduation. Over time, she became a detective in OBPD’s criminal investigations unit.

Then, when she developed

hearing issues, she found herself having to go a different direction.

However, she found that in her new civilian position, she could still make a difference.

In fact, Andrasco oversees a large portion of the city’s sex offender database, including updating as needed and notifying affected communities of sexual predators.

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Volusia County, Andrasco, who sews, played a part in keeping the officers safe. She made masks — enough for each officer to have two or three.

“It was a good experience,” she said.

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April Andrasco said the community is blessed to have the criminal investigations units it has.

Ormond Beach Fire Battalion Chief Nate Quartier has spent 20 years with his fire department.

WHY I NOMINATED APRYL ANDRASCO

“She is without a doubt the glue that keeps the criminal investigative unit together. Her job title of administrative assistant does not encompass all that she is or does. She works diligently reviewing and distributing reports, answering questions, making sure sex offender checks are completed and so much more. This year has been trying on so many people due to the pandemic. Apryl took it upon herself to make masks (multiple) for all the members of the PD. She is truly a giving a wonderful person. The city of Ormond Beach is very fortunate to have such a dedicated and wonderful employee.”

VICTORIA LANCASTER, OBPD crime scene technician and 2019 Standing O

Her favorite thing about her job is the people she works with.

“I’m very blessed to work with some really good people,” Andrasco said. “[Working with] our team, our criminal investigations unit, is by far the best experience that I’ve had.”

In her position, Andrasco also helps to ensure officers are recognized for the work they do. For example, she wrote the nomination form for Detective Ryan Mihalko, who was recently recognized as the local Crime Stoppers’ Officer of the Year. There weren’t many awards ceremonies when

she was an officer, and while she said law enforcement doesn’t solve cases for the accolades, the recognition is always nice.

Leaving her career as a detective was hard, Andrasco said. But she had to keep in mind a certain cliché: When one door closes, another one opens. “[My job] was something that I loved, and I enjoyed,” Andrasco said. “I didn’t want to give it up but I had to. So, I just had to tell myself things happen for a reason and you still have value and can make a difference. And that’s what I do.”

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Vince Colonna is a tireless volunteer Vince Colonna’s wish came true when the St. Brendan Catholic Church opened its own food pantry.

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Vince Colonna has been volunteering for a long time.

His first volunteer role dates back to when he worked at a grocery store. He was a newlywed at the time, and the store he worked for would prepare food for the homeless and others who needed help. Now, Colonna is still working to fill that need in the Ormond Beach community through his role at the St. Brendan Catholic Church food pantry.

The pantry is fairly new, having opened three years ago under the direction of the church’s pastor, Rev. Thomas Barrett.

“That was something I’d been hoping for a long time,” Colonna said. “There’s a lot of people here that need food. People think Ormond is a rich community — really, it isn’t.”

Colonna coordinates much of the work the pantry conducts, from ordering the food from Second Harvest Food Bank to organizing the different committees that help stock, pack bags and distribute. Before the pandemic, they were helping about 80 families a week. Now, that number is around 125.

While it is a lot of work, he enjoys doing it. That’s important in a volunteer role like his, where you’re helping people in often dire circumstances.

WHY I NOMINATED VINCE COLONNA “Vince is a tireless volunteer who manages the St. Brendan Food Pantry where 125 people are provided with essential food every week.

His willingness to devote time and provide leadership skills to help those in need is an inspiration to me and everyone who has the good fortune to know Vince.”

JOYCE PEPIN, member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Ormond Beach and 2019 Standing O

He recently had a family with five kids seek out help at the pantry. Their landlord, who refused to install a central air conditioning system in their rental unit and relied instead on window units, decided to sell the property. The family needed to find a new place to live, but with a $650 electric bill looming over their heads, money was getting tight. Colonna said the church was able to help the family.

They paid their electric bill.

Colonna has lived in Ormondby-the-Sea for almost three decades. He moved here a few years after retiring from his position with IBM. He describes himself as a “behind-the-scenes” guy, one who would not be able to help those in need on his own.

His pastor, the parishioners and volunteers play a major role. He’d prefer to be out of the spotlight, but is thankful to those who see how many hours he puts in to the pantry, which also supports Family Renew Community with food and gift cards.

“It feels good, but you know, I just believe that’s what we’re here for,” he said.

During Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter, Colonna said the church also helps 150 people with groceries for the holiday and provide them with a gift card to buy a turkey or ham.

In addition to his work at the pantry, Colonna volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program at the Council On Aging in Holly Hill. He is also a member of

Randy McDonald is wired to help Randy McDonald helps feed people in need through his work at the Jerry Doliner Food Bank.

the Ormond-by-the-Sea Lions Club and serves as an officer in the Knights of Columbus Father Eamonn Gill Council 13018.

Volunteering is just Colonna’s calling. “It’s a simple as that,” he

said. “I always tell our people here that we don’t know how lucky we are until we spend a day in here, when you see people that are really hurting, and we’re able to help them.”

WHY I NOMINATED RANDY MCDONALD

“He is a tremendous help to our pantry... He’s just invaluable as a volunteer. He’s there for anything that we need and gives very much of himself, and very much of his time.”

MARTA WEISBERG, fellow Jewish Federation volunteer and 2019 Standing O

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Randy McDonald’s work at the Jewish Federation Jerry Doliner Food Bank always starts bright and early.

The food bank feeds 24,000 people a year, and on the days when the volunteers are preparing to distribute groceries, McDonald and another volunteer drive to the Second Harvest Food Bank, where they go through boxes upon boxes of produce. They pick out the best ones for the families, pack them up in the van and return to the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties where volunteers are waiting to sort.

It’s an all-day operation, McDonald said.

“It takes everybody here to do what we do,” he said. “You’ve got to be a caring person to volunteer here.”

About five years ago, McDonald received a call from a friend.

He told him that the Jerry Doliner Food Bank was short of people and that they desperately needed helping hands. McDonald agreed to help, and after that day, he just kept coming back.

Why? The people.

Beyond the numerous volunteers like him that dedicate their time and efforts to feeding the

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Vince Colonna said he’d been hoping for a food pantry at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church for a long time.

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Randy McDonald has volunteered at the Jerry Doliner Food Bank for about five years.

community, he meets people from all walks of life — ones you’d never expect to be in need, he said. Many times, the people will thank them individually for their help, telling them that if it wasn’t

for the food bank, they wouldn’t have anything to eat the next day.

Helping them feels good, McDonald said. It’s also sad.

“I don’t believe anybody should be hungry in a country like ours,”

he said.

Gloria Max, the Jewish Federation’s executive director, receives letters from people they help.

Sometimes, McDonald said, you can see the tear stains in the stationery.

McDonald is a longtime Ormond resident. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he moved to Ormond with his parents when he was a child. He later moved away for 35 years, but has spent the last two decades in his Ormond Beach home. Prior to volunteering with the Jewish Federation, McDonald owned a business where he manufactured shipping containers for caskets.

He’s also a fifth-degree black belt in taekwondo.

He remembers the day that journey began. A martial arts studio had opened in town, and McDonald, who had always wanted to practice martial arts as a child, called the studio for information. The instructor, Il Un Chung, asked him how old he was.

McDonald was 37.

“He goes, ‘Oh, 37. Hurry, come now,’” McDonald recalled.

The two are still friends to this day, even after McDonald quit five years ago after over three decades of practicing martial arts. In fact, he and his nephew, a Holly Hill Police officer, used to run a martial arts program for the department’s Police Athletic League.

Another passion is music. He and his wife form a local music duo called “Memphis and Me!!”

McDonald has written several songs in his lifetime, and said a couple have been published.

He even wrote a jingle for the Jewish Federation. Local radio host Big John plays it on WELE 1380 from time to time.

All three of his interests — volunteering, martial arts and music — meet when it comes to making others smile. And no matter what he’s doing, he always feels like he can do better.

Two of the people he looks up to are Max and her husband, Ray, whose influence with the Jewish Federation have a made a massive impact in the community.

“These guys are an inspiration,” McDonald said. “I’m a senior citizen, and I want to be like them when I grow up.”

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Emily Jones empowers women through paddle boarding Women Making Waves is not just her business.

It’s helped Emily Jones to grow as a woman.

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Integrity. Kindness. Community.

Those are three key words by which Ormond Beach resident Emily Jones lives her life.

As the founder of Women Making Waves, an outdoor adventures

and paddle boarding excursion community for women, Jones loves what she does. The mission of Women Making Waves is to bring women together with the aim to empower them to be themselves through a paddle boarding experience. Jones leads her “tribe” out to islands in Ormond-by-the-Sea, Winter Park, New Smyrna Beach and Oak Hill, where the women then drink wine and sit around a circle.

“The circle symbolizes that we’re all connected in some way,” Jones said.

WHY I NOMINATED EMILY JONES “I first discovered Emily from her Instagram page wmwtribe, ‘Women Making Waves Tribe’. I thought to myself, ‘Who is this girl bringing together over a thousand woman in this community through paddle board adventures? I need to meet her and hear her story.’ Emily has a heart for bringing women together of all ages and stages in life to find community, empowerment and adventure.

Challenging them to step out of their comfort zone and share in each others struggles of life. They have so much fun and I can’t wait to get more involved. This is something the Ormond Beach comunity and the whole world so desperately needs more of — unity, togetherness, more now than ever. I want all the women in this area to know about Woman Making Waves and know they have a place in this tribe.”

KYRA ALTES, owner of Fluid Form Fitness and 2019 Standing O

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Emily Jones refers to the women who join Women Making Waves as her tribe.

She always starts the conversation with how Women Making Waves got its start, dating back to July 2016.

Jones had started a paddle board and kayak rental company earlier that year, now called Paddle Florida Now. She had been living in Florida for about two years, and yet, still struggled with meeting new people, especially women. She took a shot in the dark and posted an event on Facebook, detailing her plans to drink wine and get to know other women while paddle boarding.

Three women, all who didn’t know each other, showed up.

It was a refreshing experience, Jones recalled.

The next week, 18 women showed up to paddle board. Now, Jones has met over 2,200 women who have gone on a Women Mak-

ing Waves excursion.

“I’ve heard all their stories and seen people transform, including myself,” Jones said. “I’ve transformed in a way I never knew possible because I have the perspective of all these other women, from [ages] 21 to 82.”

Many stories told while in that circle are emotional. Some are funny. Jones only has two rules: 1) If it’s not about you, don’t share it, and 2) Listen when someone is speaking.

That’s important. Having a safe space where these women can feel heard opens the floor to some who would never share any personal details, Jones said. The most common story she hears is that of women trying to figure out who they are beyond being a mother and a wife. The circle gives them a place to explore that.

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Hearing their stories has changed Jones. While “who am I?” is a hard question to answer, Jones said her tribe of women have helped her become who she is today.

“I don’t know if I know who I am, but I know what I am,” Jones said.

Jones always wanted to be a leader. She used to dream about being the lady in the suit walking down a hallway with a team behind her back, and for a time, she was that woman. Before she moved to Florida in 2014, Jones worked as the vice president of operations for a home security business. She was the only woman in leadership at the time, and she learned a lot.

However, Jones said she wishes that back then, she could have had the insight regarding leadership she has today.

“In a corporate job, I felt like I was leading, but I wasn’t the woman I needed to be to lead the way I wanted to,” she said.

Women Making Waves has allowed her that opportunity.

Her words for 2020 were “Lead Her” — it applied to leading herself and other women into finding who they are, and discovering a community that will lift them up.

“I have the logos on my shirt,” Jones said. “’Find your tribe and love them hard,’ and being the best version of yourself means you can love in the best ways.”

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Erlene Turner spreads love of mankind The Ormond Beach Historical Society education chair said she looks at her life as a ‘west and east side story.’

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Erlene Turner used to tell people she was rich.

But not in monetary wealth or possessions. She was rich in life lessons.

As a child, she would sit on the porch with her great-grandfather, who would tell her stories of his life. She’s blessed to have had the chance to grow up with him, Turner said, and she wishes she could thank him for all the hours they spent together. Her parents also played a major role in the way

she carries herself today, with a penchant for kindness and service that has led her to be involved in numerous boards throughout her life. Her family was poor, but she and her sister didn’t know that. Their needs were met and they were rich in all the ways that mattered.

“We were raised in a motherfather environment, where they showed love and in turn we gave love,” Turner said. “We knew what love was all about.”

The Ormond Beach Historical Society education chair said she looks at her life as a “west and east side story.” Born in DeLand, she later moved to Ormond Beach in 1971 when she got a job as a teacher at Osceola Elementary after she graduated with a master’s degree in education from Florida Technological University, now known as the University of Central Florida. She was the

WHY I NOMINATED ERLENE TURNER “Erlene is on the Board of Ormond Beach Historical Society where she serves as our Education Committee Chair. A retired teacher, she is also on the Board of Oakridge Cemetery, heavily involved in leadership at her church and her sorority... She is a humble servant leader who deserves the recognition.”

BONDA GARRISON, past OBHS president and 2019 Standing O

only African American teacher at the beachside school, as Volusia began integrating students and teachers of color into white schools.

That didn’t faze her. She wasn’t truly alone.

“I did not go across that river without taking God with me,” Turner said. “Every morning.”

Turner taught at Osceola for 35 years before she retired and became a substitute teacher.

Additionally, in 1988 she was named Osceola Elementary’s Teacher of the Year.

But her love of service extended beyond the classroom. She has a long history of serving at her church — the New Bethel African Methodist Church in Ormond Beach — including being a past chair of the steward board. She is now the director of Christian education and prior to the pandemic, used to conduct Bible studies at Avante at Ormond Beach, a local assisted living facility. Turner has also served on the city’s Leisures Services board, is active in her sorority chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, and serves on the board for the Oakridge Cemetery.

Her impact on the community doesn’t end there. In 1992, she started a neighborhood watch program encompassing all historically African American streets in Ormond Beach, and she helped to restart the annual Martin Luther King breakfast at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center.

In January 2020, the Historical

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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Erlene Turner taught at Osceola Elementary for 35 years.

Society awarded Turner, a thirdyear member, with its AndersonPrice Memorial Award.

Everything she does is to help people, Turner said. It’s all due to the love of mankind instilled in her by her family.

“As a member of the human race, I’m thankful to God for his mighty strength to serve the present age with love, compassion and understanding with the talents given to me,” Turner said. “I’m also thankful to be a servant leader and to be able to have the art of getting along with people.”

Kristin Heron promotes arts in Ormond at OMAM Kristin Heron has spent the last six years helping to bring art programs to her community.

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As the community continued to see impacts from COVID-19, Kristin Heron saw the importance of continuing to provide art programs at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum.

The museum’s doors might’ve been closed, Heron said, but keeping the community connected to art and to the museum were big goals, which they

accomplished through the online programs, art video tutorials and the virtual pandemic art exhibits.

“For many, this year has brought a lot of change, stress, division and loneliness — and it’s also been an opportunity to learn, connect and appreciate,” Heron said. “Art can help us process all of those feelings, and also remind us that we’re not alone.”

Heron grew up in Ormond, and for the past six years, she has worked as the curator of education, outreach and exhibitions at OMAM. In her role, she manages outreach opportunities such as the Art of Healing.

Teaching that class has always been one of Heron’s favorite parts of her job. Art of Healing is a free monthly program open

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Kristin Heron said she’s so glad she adopted Django on Valentine’s Day 2019. He’s been a big help during the pandemic.

WHY I NOMINATED KRISTIN HERON

“Kristin is an artist and is responsible for organizing the art exhibitions, education and outreach programs at the museum...

Along with designing our outreach education programs, Kristin takes great pride in teaching them and has done a great job this year of learning to film and teach online.”

SUSAN RICHMOND, OMAM director

to patients, caregivers or survivors of medical complications, and strives to allow all participants to explore healing through art. That’s something that has been extremely relevant lately, Heron said. Art of Healing is now a hybrid class, taught via a video

tutorial and followed by a Zoom social. The museum has been able to reach new people this way, Heron said.

Plus, she has a helper at home: Her dog, Django, whom she rescued on Valentine’s Day in 2019.

Heron describes herself as an introvert, and recording herself for the online programs was a big change for her. As she improved her video editing skills, she was also trying to think of ways to make art students smile.

“Obviously, I put Django on camera,” Heron said. “He’s just so cute. You can’t really look at him without smiling.”

To celebrate the love she found when she adopted Django, Heron is doing “Puppy Love Portraits” again, a project she started in 2020. From January until Valentine’s Day, she will be taking free photos of people with their dogs.

Since 2012, Heron has honed in on developing her own artistic style, using colors and symbolism to evoke moods in her paintings, she said. Animals often make their way to her canvases. She draws on experiences from her personal life, and hopes in doing so that she will be able to connect with the person viewing her art.

“While our stories may be different, some themes, like love, hope, joy and sorrow, are universal,” Heron said. “My goal as an artist and as a person is to recognize our similarities and differences and navigate a path to empathy. Art helps me find my way.”

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Dear Editor: Driving along Williamson or LPGA Boulevard, the residential skyline has dramatically changed with immense apartment projects. Woodlands have been cleared and leveled, replaced with huge multistory apartment villages. Streets are being widened, stoplights added and other infrastructure installed in hopes of families moving in.

Similar growth is very likely to come to Ormond Beach with the Tymber Creek apartment project and the eventual extension of Tymber Creek southward to LPGA. Additionally, there is a huge project (Avalon Park Daytona) planned for west Granada that could bring thousands of new residents. Technically that will be in Daytona, but it’s the Ormond Beach residents that will feel the effects.

The Jaffe Corp. has plans well underway to build a 300unit apartment complex plus a large commercial venture on over 30 acres located just to the northwest of the Walgreens at the intersection of Granada and Tymber Creek Road. Jaffe is a well-respected developer with experience in building largescale properties in the area, and they are currently pushing through land use changes and other steps necessary to finalize their project.

In December, the City Commission voted 3-2 in favor of a land use change to allow highdensity housing (30 units per acre) on a portion of the property. Meetings have been held with residents, City Commissioners and the developer. Our City Commission is trying to determine, based on resident feedback, if this project, as currently designed, is consistent with the long-term vision for Ormond Beach.

I am not against planned progress, so long as it is consistent with the long-term city vision and goals. Do they need to pack so many units per acre, or are there alternatives? Nearly 2,000 residents have signed the “Tymber Creek Apartments” petition on Change.org stating that the project does not meet their vision for Ormond Beach.

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Civil Discourse Part 2: Common Ground Dear Editor: This is an invitation to participate in a unique experiment in order for our community to come together, and find win-win actionable solutions.

This will involve the loosening of our grip on what we think we already know, and allowing for group creativity to emerge.

We are well aware of the validity of opposing views on almost any subject and wish to create a conversation in which a group of unlike-minded people think together, listen carefully to one another, and enter into a dialogue out of which emerges a win/win solution for the development of our region, specifically Volusia County.

Linda Williams and Bill Denny, residents of Ormond Beach, developed Civil Discourse in response to the divisiveness of the community over local civic issues. Dissatisfied with the ability of citizens to engage in productive solutions with others of diverse interests as well as with government itself, the process led to the founding of Civil Discourse Part 2: Common Ground.

How it works: The above is accomplished by bringing together residents, government officials, professional experts, development and environmental interests, via Zoom meetings.

Just such a diverse group met for three months prior to the first zoom meeting, in order to form itself and come up with the first and most pressing topic for the group that gathered.

Here is what the originating group came up with.

In light of the rejection of the half cent sales tax by the citizens of Volusia County for road infrastructure; the following question emerged: What are we as a community willing to invest in, financially and otherwise, for transportation needs(roads, group transit, infrastructure), as we continue to grow and develop? Looking specifically at the area from Granada to US-92, and, west of I-95 at LPGA to Clyde Morris, since this is the area with the most intense development taking place.

What are citizens willing to support, and what do we as an entire community envision and create together?

The next zoom meeting is at 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11.

Send your email to billdenny@ gmail.com to receive a zoom invitation.

LINDA WILLIAMS AND BILL DENNY Ormond Beach

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SLOW AND STEADY 12:22 a.m. — 700 block of West Granada Boulevard Resisting an officer without violence. Police arrested a 61-yearold Orlando woman who argued with an officer, calling him a Nazi and a communist, after he pulled her over for driving too slow.

The officer noted in his report that the woman was driving 25 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone in the fast lane — obstructing an SUV behind her — and further slowed her speed once she saw the officer. After she was pulled over, she told the officer that he needed to stand 6 feet away from her.

The officer asked why she was driving 20 miles under the speed limit, to which the woman responded that he didn’t have a legal right to stop her. She refused to provide documentation and continued to argue as the officer called for a second unit to respond.

The woman put her keys in the ignition, as if to leave, and the officer reached over and turned the vehicle off, according to the police report. He threw the keys inside the car and asked her to get out of the car. She refused and tried to roll the window up.

Police officers eventually had to physically remove the woman from her car.

She told the other officers who responded that the reporting officer was stalking her and that she was allowed to drive slow at night and would continue to do so. Before being transported to

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STRIKE TWO 4:38 p.m. — 800 block of North Halifax Drive Resisting officers with violence.

A 44-year-old Ormond Beach man was arrested after he swung his fist at a police officer.

According to his arrest report, police responded to the man’s home after receiving a call that the man was running up and down the street and talking to himself. The caller reported that as he pulled into his driveway, the man came up to his car window and started knocking on it and “saying all kinds of weird things.”

When police arrived, the man was standing in his own driveway talking to himself, according to the report. Police attempted to communicate with him, but the man kept getting close to the reporting officer and appeared to point at the officer’s gun belt. The officer told him to back up, and the man started walking toward his front door.

Because there was a child in the home, and the man has had prior altercations with police, the officer did not want him to enter the home and tried to stop him. This is when the man tried to strike the officer, leading to a physical altercation during which police used a stun gun on him, though the report states this appeared to have “no effect.”

During the struggle with police, the man pulled on the officer’s firearm. He was eventually secured, though he had injuries on his nose and scratches on his cheeks. He was transported to jail, where he later bit a deputy’s foot.

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Editor’s note: The city states that it did not deny Tomoka Marathon a permit and that the decision to cancel was made by the organizer due to COVID-19.

The organizer posted on Facebook that the city’s approval was postponed until the end of January, and as such the marathon was unable to finalize permitting in time for the race.

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Dear Editor: It saddens me that an outdoor event — with a 5K, free kids’ fun run, half-marathon, and a Boston-qualifying full marathon, which also brings money and positive attention to the community and the Loop — hasn’t received a permit by the city of Ormond Beach. The course passes through Ormond Beach, Tomoka State Park and Volusia County. An event promoting health and recreational activists, which adds to qualify of life and adheres to COVID-19 safety protocols, should be allowed.

The developer has the right to a profitable project. He has asked what would make the project palatable to residents. My belief is the following three changes would go a long way in making the apartments acceptable to current residents: Limit construction to two-story buildings, reduce the number of planned units from 300 to 150 units, and place those 150 units closer to Granada, leaving a larger woodland barrier between existing homes.

Please voice your input on what would be best for Ormond Beach by contacting your City Commission.

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An influence that can’t be This year, our teachers faced more than their share of obstacles as we navigated the challenges of the pandemic together.

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Hinson Middle School Media Specialist Esther Ashton has been teaching for 16 years.

inson Middle School Media Specialist Esther Ashton often repeats this C.S. Lewis quote to her students: “Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching.”

It’s one piece of wisdom the school’s Teacher of the Year tries to share with her students.

Ashton has been teaching for a total of 16 years. She said she doesn’t feel like she ever decided she would be come a teacher, but rather, the profession chose her. Prior to starting her education career in 1999, she had been working at a cabinet company. An employee knew she had a degree in physical education and com-

YOUR TOWN FOOD BANK HELPS 100 FAMILIES The Jerry Doliner Food Bank provided 100 local families in need with turkeys and all the necessary groceries for a Christmas meal on Tuesday, Dec. 22.

The families each received 14to 21-pound turkeys, along with bacon, pastrami, sweet potatoes, apples, breads, pastries and other food and hygienic products.

The food was made possible thanks to many donors, including

American Legion Cassin Young Memorial Post 267, radio host Big John, All Saints Lutheran Church and Paul B. and Constance D. Hunter Foundation.

Meg Pierce, a physician assistance with Parks Dermatology, is celebrating 20 years with the practice this January.

In an announcement, Dr. Jeff Parks said that he hired Pierce

munication, and informed her his daughter’s school needed a PE coach.

“Next thing I knew, I had an interview,” Ashton said. “I was selected that same day, and I have never looked back. I knew the first day I was with students that I was exactly where I needed to be.

This year marks her ninth at Hinson; she taught language arts for four years before becoming a media specialist. Prior to arriving at Hinson, she taught at St. Brendan Catholic School and Calvary Christian Academy. She graduated in 1998 from Florida Atlantic University. From 1995 to 1996, Ashton was also a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins.

Ashton runs programs including Reading Counts, book fairs,

three years after he completed his residence and had taken over his father’s dermatology practice.

A fellow doctor asked him to consider hiring Pierce, and after meeting with her, he decided to give her a chance. Pierce became his first co-provider at the practice, and in the last two decades,

CELEBRATING A MILESTONE

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Esther Ashton was once a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins. spelling bees and Battle of the Books at Hinson. She teaches a middle school media production class and said she lives for the “light bulb” moments.

“When a student suddenly shouts out, ‘I get it!’ after moments of confusion, I am truly overjoyed,” Ashton said. “Knowing that I was a contributing factor in helping a student understand a concept is my favorite aspect of teaching. “ Ashton said she is honored and excited to represent Hinson as its Teacher of the Year.

“I know I am appreciated and supported by the staff and administration at my school and so lucky to work with such a fabulous team of educators,” she said.

has become extremely knowledgeable and reliable in the care of their patients.

“Meg is my side kick, my right arm and I love our conversations about difficult, complex, or rare cases,” Parks said. “I trust her implicitly and must console her (hugs, tears) when any of her patients is having a rough time as she treats all of them so special and dear to her heart.”

Parks Dermatology now consists of five dermatologists and five extenders, and has grown to six locations in Flagler and Volusia County. Parks thanks Pierce for her excellence, dedication and loyalty over the last 20

years.

“Meg has been a mentor, a teacher, and a shoulder to cry on for our employees,” Parks said. “All our employees have the upmost respect for her.”

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elly Ambrose grew up helping to decorate her mother’s classrooms over the summer.

She loved helping her mother with her students along the way as well. It’s due to that influence in her life that she decided to pursue a career in education.

“I knew from an early age that I wanted to be a teacher and make a difference in the lives of my students,” Ambrose said.

The Ormond Beach Middle School Teacher of the Year is in her 24th year of teaching, and currently teaches sixth grade science. She has taught at both elementary and middle school grade levels in Georgia, Virginia and Florida, but said teaching middle school is her “absolute favorite.”

Ambrose’s favorite things about teaching are seeing her students love science, get excited about her class and learn that hard work really does pay off.

“I love building relationships with my students and having them come back to visit and talk is a very special part of being a teacher,” she said. “I believe in these kids with all my heart, and hope to teach them to believe in themselves. If they do that and stay positive and kind, great things are bound to happen.”

Education is a field that runs deep in both sides of Ambrose’s family. Her sister is also a teacher, and Ambrose is married to a col-

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Ormond Beach Middle School teacher Kelly Ambrose loves seeing her students fall in love with science.

ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE lege professor whose mother and sister are teachers as well.

When not teaching, Ambrose loves spending time with her family and supporting her daughters in their equestrian and theater passions. She is an honors graduate from Birmingham-Southern College where she was an AllAmerican scholarship tennis player. Ambrose is also an active runner who just completed her first half-marathon and triathlon.

“Sports has always been a huge part of my life and has taught me valuable lessons of hard work, determination and to never give up,” Ambrose said. “I hope my students see these traits in my teaching.”

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ulie Reheiser believes that there is no better way to ensure a better future than through education.

It’s why she became a teacher.

Over her 16 years of teaching, she’s had the privilege of influencing the lives of hundreds of students.

She’s been able to guide them in not only learning content, but also leadership and empathy, she said.

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Julie Reheiser has been an educator for 16 years.

“Having an impact on my community, country, and the world is something that is very important to me,” Reheiser said.

The Ormond Beach Elementary Teacher of the Year is currently in her third year as an academic coach at the school, as well as a digital learning and technology leader.

She spent the first nine years of her career teaching middle school, and then taught at the elementary level for another four years before taking on her current role.

Reheiser said she is humbled and honored to represent OBE as its Teacher of the Year.

“OBE is a school full of excellent and dedicated educators,” she said. “Having been nominated by such a high caliber of educators is an amazing compliment.”

Her favorite thing about being an educator is the relationships she can form with students and fellow teachers alike. Over her years in education, Reheiser said she has been honored to get to know so many amazing people, all of which have influenced her life and her career in a positive way.

If she could share a piece of wisdom with her students, it would be that everyone follows a different path in life. Your path may be different from that of your peers, she said, but that doesn’t mean your path is any less worthy.

“Our paths are also not linear, they may twist and turn, but as long as you are always moving forward, you are successful,” Reheiser said.

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eidi Flannery has been at Pathways Elementary since the start.

Having taught since 1995, Flannery was one of the original Pathways Patriots when the school opened in 1997, and she said it’s been amazing to see it grow over the years. The nomination to represent the school as its Teacher of the Year is an honor for Flannery.

“Being chosen by my peers is a powerful tribute to all the handiwork that each of us put into our jobs daily,” she said. “Every single teacher at Pathways is deserving.”

She didn’t always know her heart was in education. Flannery decided to major in education in college because she loved chil-

dren. It wasn’t until she started teaching that she realized she was right where she was supposed to be. Currently, Flannery is an academic coach and works with all the teachers and classrooms at Pathways Elementary.

“Being that constant for a child and guiding them into being selfmotivated lifelong learners is a driving motivation,” Flannery said. “Developing relationships with my students to where they trust me to guide them is powerful.”

Her favorite part about working in education is simply teaching, she said.

“There is so much behind the scenes to being a classroom teacher (or academic coach) which usually goes unnoticed, but doing the actual teaching is my favorite part,” Flannery said.

“Being with the students [and teachers] is rewarding.”

If there was one piece of wisdom she could share with students, Flannery said it would be to keep believing in yourself.

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Amanda Burgess loves to encourage her students to read.

Amanda Burgess Amanda Burgess has been teaching for 12 years, all at the elementary school level.

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manda Burgess has always loved school.

The Pine Trail Elementary School Teacher of the Year said she was the kind of student in school who would ask for extra worksheets, just so she could take them home and play school with her younger sister. During high school, she worked as a student aide for a kindergarten class. Seeing the love of learning in those young children made her realize she wanted to pursue a career in education.

A graduate of Central Michigan University, Burgess said she had many great teachers growing up that inspired her to be the best for her own students.

“I think about what they shaped in their classroom, and I hope to do the same,” she said.

Being nominated as her school’s teacher of the year makes her feel

Pathways Elementary Academic Coach Heidi Flannery decided to major in education in college because she loved children.

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PINE TRAIL ELEMENTARY honored and grateful. Pine Trail Elementary has many wonderful hardworking teachers, and Burgess said she is proud to represent them. Burgess is currently a first grade teacher. She is in her 12th year of teaching, all of which she’s done at the elementary level.

Her favorite thing about teaching is seeing her students come in each morning with a smile on their face. Each day is a fresh start, Burgess said, and most days, her students come in ready to learn.

She also always encourages her students to love reading.

“Being a reader opens so many doors for the future and often can take you to places you can only imagine,” Burgess said. “Reading makes our leaders.”

“Being a reader opens so many doors for the future and often can take you to places you can only imagine. Reading makes our leaders.”

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randi Hartman can’t imagine herself being anything other than a teacher.

It’s what she has always remembered to be her career of choice. While a student at New Smyrna Beach High School, that choice was only further solidified as Hartman was able to participate in a program called “Cudas Care.”

“Through that program I was able to interact with young children, create lesson plans, design centers and so much more,” Hartman said. “It was then that I knew I was destined to be a teacher.”

The Tomoka Elementary School Teacher of the Year received her bachelor’s in education from Daytona State College. During her time at DSC, she taught at several local preschools and was also an after school care teacher at a private school. It was through those

jobs that Hartman said her love for children grew. Hartman is in her sixth year in education and is currently teaching kindergarten.

Being nominated as her school’s Teacher of the Year is “an awesome experience,” she said.

“There are some amazing educators in Volusia,” Hartman said.

“I felt honored that my colleagues chose me to represent Tomoka as one of those educators. The nomination was extra motivation to persevere through such a difficult and challenging year and to continue to be the best educator that I can for my students and colleagues.”

She hopes her students remember to focus on what is best for them in the long run, instead of what feels easy or right in the moment. Be true to yourself, Hartman said.

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Brandi Hartman said the nomination helped motivate her to persevere in the 2020 school year.

ing is seeing the moment students grasp important skills that they once struggled to understand.

“There is no better feeling in the world than seeing the lightbulbs go off,” Hartman said. “I also love getting creative and doing projects and hands-on learning with my class. It is my goal every day to make learning fun.”

“There is no better feeling in the world than seeing the lightbulbs go off.”

BRANDI HARTMAN, Tomoka Elementary Teacher of the Year

Christy Cleckler Christy Cleckler has taught in a couple of classrooms in which she was a former Osceola Elementary student.

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Osceola Elementary teacher Christy Cleckler attended the same school as a student.

“Every year I get an opportunity to help educate a new group of students and hopefully inspire them.”

CHRISTY CLECKLER, Osceola Elementary Teacher of the Year

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hristy Cleckler was in first grade at Osceola Elementary when she decided to become a teacher.

It was career day, and students were supposed to dress up as what they wanted to be when they grew up. Little did she know that one day, not only would she be teaching, but she’d do it in the very school she attended as a child. In

fact, Clecker said she’s taught in two classrooms in which she was a former student.

“I have never had an interest in being something else,” Clecker said.

Now, Clecker is nominated as Osceola Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, a recognition she said is an honor.

“The day it was announced, I was very excited,” Cleckler said.

“My parents were able to be a part of the announcement as well, which was very special to me.”

Initially, Clecker wanted to be a high school English teacher. That all changed after she graduated from Seabreeze High School and volunteered in a voluntary pre-K class. She fell in love and said she knew from that point on that she had to teach elementary school.

Cleckler has been in education

OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY for a total of eight years, and she currently teaches second grade, though she has also taught kindergarten and first grade in the past. Her favorite thing about her profession is the children.

“Every year I get an opportunity to help educate a new group of students and hopefully inspire them,” Clecker said. “They sit out in front of me each and every day eager to learn and soak up information like sponges. I love getting to be a part of their learning process.”

If she could pass on one piece of wisdom to her students, it would be that they can be the change in the world.

“You have the power to do anything that you want,” Cleckler said. “You are smart, strong, and resilient. You should never doubt yourself. If you want something, go for it.”

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ikki Golub believes everyone should be in a constant state of learning.

It’s why she became a teacher — to inspire others to be lifelong learners. It’s concerning how many choose to shut out knowledge, never challenge themselves and grow, Golub said. She wishes to instill the opposite philosophy in her students.

“I hope to be an example to my students so that they aren’t afraid to accept ideas that might challenge their current perception of the world,” Golub said. “There is nothing to fear if you are becoming a better person.”

Currently, Golub is a media specialist at Mainland High School.

She has been teaching since 2013.

For the past four years, she has taught digital media and multimedia design, and prior to that, she taught English and reading.

The nomination as Mainland’s Teacher of the Year makes her feel both elated and speechless. She never wins anything, Golub said, so the recognition is an honor.

“Teaching can be a thankless job, and it’s cool being acknowledged for what you are doing,” Golub said.

Her favorite thing about teaching is helping students grow, and in her position, she has a whole library to help them do just that.

If she could share one piece of wisdom with her students, it would be to always be themselves.

“Don’t let social constructs define you,” Golub said. “Be the person you want to be.”

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Carly Cravotta said the nomination as her school’s Teacher of the Year is validation that she’s doing something right.

Carly Cravotta Carly Cravotta’s favorite thing about teaching is being an influential person in her students’ lives.

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arly Cravotta is a firm believer that, as quoted by 19th century educational reformer Horace Mann, “education is the great equalizer.”

She has been aware of racial disparities since she was young.

Her grandparents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement, protesting for the equality they wished to see in the world.

Cravotta followed in their footsteps in the way she felt she could do it best: Through teaching.

“When I was a child, I felt very powerful when I learned something new, and I want to equip students everywhere with the power of knowledge,” Cravotta said. “Students with less-thanperfect home lives. Students who are told they have no future. The disenfranchised students. They are why I want to be a teacher.”

The nomination as Seabreeze High’s School’s Teacher of the Year is validation that she is doing

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She often feels like she could be doing a better job, and admits she is hard on herself. As a teacher, she pushes herself to do more, whether that means staying late, making lessons more creative or volunteering to help others.

For the last four years, she taught ninth grade English, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she is now in charge of the school’s Advancement Via Individual Determination program, a student college and career readiness program.

Her favorite thing about teaching is being an influential person in her students’ lives, she said.

Every Monday, she and her students do a mental health activity and talk about the benefits of improving one’s mental health through actions.

“I’m hoping the habits my students build in my classroom make it out into the real world and become lifelong practices,” she said.

If she could share one piece of wisdom with her students, it would be the importance of being kind. Cravotta said that in today’s polarized social-media-obsessed society, we all need to remember to be kind to one another.

“We forget that everyone is battling an invisible battle, so I want my students to build empathy and know what it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes,” Cravotta said.

“Once we start putting our differences aside, and focus on what we have in common, our country will become a better place.”

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ALIGNMENT

TIRES

OIL CHANGE

Four Wheel Alignment $69.95 High-Tech Computer Alignment.

TIRE SALE, LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN.

SEMI-SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE, $39.95 +TAX, Up to 5 quarts of semi-synthetic oil.

One coupon per customer, per household. Not valid on all makes and models subject to inspection. See dealer for details. Valid only at Palm Coast Ford. Plus tax and fees. Offer expires 1/31/21.

One coupon per customer, per household. Not valid on all makes and models subject to inspection. See dealer for details. Valid only at Palm Coast Ford. Plus tax and fees. Offer expires 1/31/21.

One coupon per customer, per household. Not valid on all makes and models subject to inspection. See dealer for details. Valid only at Palm Coast Ford. Plus tax and environmental fees. Offer expires 1/31/21.

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GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO EARN 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

GOING THE EXTRA MILE WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY AND OIL CHANGES

Your hometown dealer | 1150 Palm Coast Pkwy. SW | www.PalmCoastFord.com | 386-447-3380 *(c) 2020 by Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc. (12/1/2020-12/31/2020) Edition for 32137 for Fair condition. Vehicle valuations are approximations and may vary from vehicle to vehicle. Actual valuations will vary based upon market conditions, specifications, vehicle condition or other particular circumstances pertinent to this particular vehicle or the transaction or the parties to the transaction. Kelley Blue Book assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.