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Loud, proud and purple Windermere Prep alum Madi Tyrcha was on the sidelines for the Holiday Bowl. PAGE 11.
WHS ranks in top 20 fundraising high schools In 2018, Windermere High School ranked 13th in the list of top fundraising high schools for Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
Lass of the Dance Horizon West 6-year-old Adalyn Bradley competed in the World Irish Dance Association’s U.S. Open National Championship and won the Beginner U9 national title.
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As a new school, it initially set out with a modest goal of fundraising $30,000. Instead, Windermere High doubled that amount. By fundraising $60,098, Windermere High School, which just opened its doors in fall 2017, ranked 13th in the nation’s list of top fundraising high schools for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. West Orange High School, which ranked 16th, raised $52,070. SEE WHS PAGE 4
Are your recyclables being recycled? A year after China imposed restrictions on imported recyclables, the county is still feeling the impact. ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER
After the Chinese government imposed new restrictions last year on imported recyclables, the recycling industry around the world changed, and those impacts have been felt close to home. At one point, about 45% of the world’s recyclable plastics were sent to China, but that changed when the country passed its National Sword policy in 2017 — which took effect in January 2018 — to help combat climate change. The policy bans 24 types of imported scrap materials and imposes a 0.5% contamination standard for imported recycled plastics, according to NPR.org and wastedive.com. That contamination standard SEE RECYCLING PAGE 6
YOUR TOWN HOLY FAMILY HELPS HURRICANE VICTIMS Holy Family Catholic School’s Reachout Committee partnered with Catholic Charities to raise $1,505.81 for Hurricane Florence victims, as well as supply donations for those affected by Hurricane Michael. The Reachout Committee is a group of six students: Zach Wolsonvovich, Antonio Adornetto, Madison Lester, Tatum Cempella, Francesca Rielly and Annalise Blomberg.
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Adalyn Bradley, 6, is a national champion in Irish Dance. She trains at Central Florida Irish Dance.
Plastic bags are one of the biggest cause for recycling contamination because they can clog recycle sorting machines.