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A discrepancy over an FDEP grant could further slow down Winter Park’s library/ event center project.

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Brookshire Elementary teacher Melissa Pappas focuses on helping children with autism and severe behavioral needs.

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Melissa Pappas hopes her recent recognition will bring more awareness to the issues children with autism face.

Maitland approves split-lot duplexes The City Council also suggested changes to Fort Maitland Park.

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Maitland City Council tackled a number of municipal issues, including split duplexes, park improvements, new board

appointments and more during a lengthy meeting Monday, Jan. 28.

CONJOINED DWELLINGS APPROVED

Council members spent nearly an hour finalizing the language on an ordinance allowing split duplex dwellings within the city of Maitland.

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Winter Park Day Nursery is seeking auction item donations and also offering sponsorship opportunities at various levels for its 18th annual Orange Blossom Jubilee, from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Friday, April 12, at Harry P. Leu Gardens,1920 N. Forest Ave., Orlando. Anyone interested should visit WPDN’s website: wpdaynursery.org or call (407) 647-0505.

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Grant issue could stall Canopy TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Tim Freed

Trees are already being cut down to make way for The Canopy project, but the larger footprint of a new building could violate the terms of a state grant.

erty to other than outdoor recreation and would require the city to replace the removed property with property of similar size and value, and replace any facilities (such as the walking trails around the current civic center that were part of the FRDAP grant) that will be removed by the new construction,” Bright wrote in the letter.

Bright said the entire park falls under the restrictive covenants of the grant, and that includes any lots “acquired by the city through donation, purchase or eminent domain for the purpose of creating the park.”

Winter Park residents had raised the concern about the city not complying with the grant regulations more than a year ago, prompting the city and FDEP to communicate.

Knight said he was under the understanding as of December

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2017 that the grant only applied to the specific areas of the park that received improvements and not the entire park. The FDEP had given the city the green light to proceed with the project at the site of the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center — located in the northwest corner of the park, he said.

“We have an email from the state over a year ago saying that they agreed that we could develop the northwest corner — that that’s not where the money was used,” Knight said. “(FDEP) have continued to be lobbied with a differing position, and this last email basically came out with a slightly different interpretation. They want us to put the restriction on the entire block. If we do that, then you can’t build the building. That’s where the rub is.”

To resolve the issue, Knight said the city may have to either pay

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The site of The Canopy, Winter Park’s future library and event center project, once again has been called into question — only this time not by disgruntled residents but the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Winter Park City Manager Randy Knight provided an update to the City Commission at its Monday, Jan. 28, meeting in the wake of FDEP warning the city of violating the terms of a $100,000 FRDAP grant acquired in 1994 to improve Martin Luther King, Jr. Park — the green space that soon will contain the city’s new $30 million Canopy project.

It’s a turn of events that could cause issues for the project moving forward. That grant — which helped pay for dredging the lake at the center of the park, adding playing fields and establishing walking trails — was under the condition the park would remain outdoor recreational space, according to a letter sent by FDEP to the city Wednesday, Jan. 16.

That letter from Community Assistance Consultant Angela Bright of the FDEP states building a project that expands beyond the footprint of the existing Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center — a building that was grandfathered in with the 1994 grant and set be demolished to make way for The Canopy — would encroach into the park land that falls under the grant.

“If the proposed library and event center will cover more of the park than the existing building that is to be removed, that would constitute a conversion of the prop-

back the $100,000 grant or establish an outdoor recreational space of equivalent size elsewhere in the city. For now, Knight said he plans to discuss the matter with FDEP to try to resolve the issue, because there were two different interpretations of the grant parameters.

“I want the money that they spent on our project to always be protected, which is what they want,” Knight said. “We just got to get in a room, look at it together and just make sure we all understand the definition.”

Residents such as Beth Hall spoke out in frustration about the city’s actions.

“Back when the city was deciding where the new library should be built, there was a task force appointed,” Hall said. “They considered multiple sites — MLK was but one, but I don’t see where the existence of a FRDAP grant was pointed out and considered by the task force, thus a major restriction on the viability of this site was ignored. Was the commission aware of the FRDAP grant and its restrictions? If not, why not?”

Other residents such as Charley Williams spoke out against the city because it cut down five oak trees and 35 palm trees last weekend surrounding the now-retired Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center.

“This is not a canopy … this is canopy destruction,” Williams said. “Please no more.”

For a second consecutive City Commission meeting, City Commissioner Carolyn Cooper asked the city hold off on the demolition process of the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center until a more finalized project budget is prepared.

That motion to temporarily stop

IN OTHER NEWS n The commission recognized Winter Park High School CSPAN Student Cam Documentary Winners. n Commissioners voted to grant a Final Conditional Use approval to build a new 250,000 square foot dormitory with about 500 beds and preliminary conditional use approval to build a new on-campus parking garage on the property at the southwest corner of Fairbanks and Ollie avenues, with up to five levels and up to 850 parking spaces.

the demolition process was ruled out of order by Mayor Steve Leary.

“We are still on budget — we have not accepted a revised budget,” Leary said. “Secondly, we do have a referendum the people voted for with this new library, so we owe it to our constituents to get his built. Delaying this project further … we’ve already delayed it two-and-a-half years and cost the taxpayers of the city of Winter Park many, many dollars defending lawsuits that have been thrown out in court or ruled against. I see no reason to delay this any longer.”

Despite the letter from FDEP, Leary said it’s a small group of residents — one that has consistently opposed Martin Luther King, Jr. Park being the site for the library/ event center project — that has lobbied FDEP to interpret the grant restrictions differently.

“There is a small group that continues to protest the project and has gone to the state to ask the state to overturn previous state grants, once again costing the citizens of Winter Park money,” Leary said. “This is a small group who are shooting people in the foot.”

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AWARD RECIPIENTS LYDIA GARDNER CITIZEN OF THE YEAR: Chief Jim White, City of Winter Park Fire-Rescue 2018 AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR: Patrick Brazil, NAI Realvest 2018 CHAIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Joanne McMahon, 310 Restaurants 2018 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Dawn Braddy, Orange County Clerk of Courts 2018 EMERGING LEADER: Zak Sultan, Seacoast Bank 2018 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Florida Distributing Company 2018 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: The Glass Knife 2018 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation 2018 CHAMBER HERO: Scott McCallum 2018 WINTER PARK CHAMPION OF THE YEAR: Albert Manero, Limbitless Solutions 2018 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Saundra Hester 2018 DEBRA HENDRICKSON LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Shari Hodgson, University of Central Florida

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he city of Winter Park’s leading businesses and community members were celebrated at the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce’s “Cheers to You!” awards ceremony Thursday, Jan. 24. Winter Park community figures and businesses representatives gathered at the Mead Botanical Garden’s newly renovated clubhouse for a night of drinks, food and recognition. Jim White, the recently retired chief of Winter Park Fire-Rescue, was named the 2018 Lydia Gardner Citizen of the Year.

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Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Chief of Staff Jan Ramsay and President Betsy Gardner Eckbert

Past chair Jana Ricci and current chair Charlene Hotaling

Paul Twyford and Jennifer Blain

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Maitland councilmen go unchallenged Mike Thomas and Michael Wilde will continue to serve as Maitland council members.

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Michael Wilde

Mike Thomas

The city of Maitland has two returning council members.

Mike Thomas and Michael Wilde will continue to fill seats on the Maitland City Council. Both candidates were unchallenged for their positions — the 2019 municipal election’s qualifying period started Jan. 21 and finished Jan. 25 with no applicants.

Thomas, a former journalist and columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, defeated city volunteer Mike Dabby in 2016 for his first term.

Wilde, who served on Maitland city boards for eight years, was appointed as an interim councilman in late November to fill in the council seat formerly held by new State Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil.

Both Thomas and Wilde will be sworn in for their new terms at the April 8 meeting.

MICHAEL WILDE

Wilde, an attorney with the BakerHostetler firm, moved to Central Florida in 2003 from the Northeast and then to Maitland three years later. He has served on Maitland’s Lake Advisory board for two years — he had an early interest in kayaks and boating — before joining the Planning and Zoning board for six years.

It’s that time spent with the city that makes Wilde confident he can benefit the city as a councilman. After spending years with P&Z and seeing projects and initiatives be created and moved to City Council for approval, he decided it was time to make the next step.

“I’ve got a lot of experience seeing what was coming through the city, the concerns of citizens,” Wilde said. “With all the changes happening in Maitland, seeing what people’s reactions were and how that was evolving. … I

thought I could contribute. I like being part of the community and helping where I can.”

The time spent on council so far has felt familiar to Wilde. He has watched the Independence Lane project, the city’s premiere downtown initiative, slowly form over the last six years and is optimistic about its future when additional stores open at Maitland City Centre.

He’s also interested in improving the city’s sidewalks and infrastructure in the coming year.

“It feels good,” Wilde said. “It’s nice to know I’ll be there and be able to have that input for three years and a full term. I think we have a great city.”

MIKE THOMAS

Thomas will once again serve as a Maitland councilman for a threeyear term.

Running unopposed this term was much easier but not neces-

sarily more satisfying, Thomas said.

“I believe in democracy; I believe in competitive races for political office,” Thomas said. “In that regard, it’s a bit disappointing. But the system doesn’t make it easy to run.”

He said he plans to continue fighting for a bicycle and pedestrian trail that better connects Maitland, continue to improve the city’s parks and increased access to the city’s lakes. A priority for Thomas is to have continued focus on the city’s burgeoning downtown area and a furthersupported Maitland City Centre.

It’s a sizable number of goals, but Thomas is optimistic about what he and council can accomplish in the coming year “We’ve got the right council and the right staff, and we’re moving ahead for the next few years,” he said. “We’ll see what happens.”

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rookshire Elementary School teacher Melissa Pappas always has prided herself on putting her students first — and that attitude and mindset has paid off.

Pappas was named as the Orange County Public Schools Teacher of the Year at the OCPS Stellar Awards on Thursday, Jan. 24, at Rosen Shingle Creek, getting recognized for her work as a K-5 intensive autism teacher who works with children with severe behavioral, functional, and academic needs.

The intensive autism unit at Brookshire Elementary is one of only five of its kind in Orange County and typically serves children who haven’t been successful in a regular ASD setting or general education setting.

“We work with them to give them more appropriate ways of interaction — a lot of what we work on is communication, because very often the source of their behavior is because they need more communication tools,” Pappas said.

Pappas brought those students with extra needs to the forefront this year with a school-wide initiative during Autism Awareness Month. As a result, students performed random acts of kindness and engaged with students with exceptionalities.

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“I was really grateful to now be able to use (the award) to be a voice for my students.”

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Pappas said the recent recognition as OCPS Teacher of the Year is overwhelming.

“I was completely humbled and just honored,” she said.

Brookshire Elementary School Principal Jason Fritz said Pappas’ positive and encouraging attitude brightens up the halls of the school.

“She just has a super attitude — positive and shares information with the regular ed teachers along with the ASD teachers,” Fritz said.

“Her attitude and calmness is perfect for that.”

It’s an award made all the more sweet by the fact that Pappas attended Brookshire herself as a little one back in third through five grade. Bringing an OCPS Teacher of the Year award to Brookshire — which hasn’t hap-

pened since 1985 — is incredibly gratifying, she said.

“This is a very special place for me — this is like home,” said Pappas, who has taught at Brookshire for four years and worked as a paraprofessional and front office employee for five years. “It was extra special because it was here.

Brookshire is my heart, so now, I get to represent the school that I love and the students that I love.

It’s just the dream.”

When searching for a career path earlier in life, Pappas always knew she wanted to work with kids. Her mother was an occupational therapist and her father is a quadriplegic, and that taught her the importance of helping others, she said. Pappas became interested in helping children with autism.

“I was always immersed in it, and I always loved it, and I always loved the idea of helping that community and being a voice for that community, which is super important to me,” Pappas said.

“My greatest passion is to educate others about students with special needs in an effort to promote acceptance and understanding.”

Above all else, the Brookshire teacher said she hopes that the award sheds more light on the issues children with autism face.

It’s important that people understand what autism is, so they can be supportive of those dealing with it, she said.

“The more people are educated about what it is and what it looks like and what you can do to be supportive, the more accepting and inclusive we can make it — which is helpful for their families as well as them,” Pappas said. “I was really grateful to now be able to use (the award) to be a voice for my students.”

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revised by the city’s Planning and Zoning Board and was introduced by the council in the first January meeting of the year, amends the Maitland city code to allow property owners to split duplex laws for fee simple ownerships.

Both the council and the planning board have been concerned as to what extent the city of Maitland should be involved in a dispute between two property owners in a split duplex.

The split-lot agreement originally included a declaration of covenants and restrictions that had a payment mechanism for shared maintenance and repair, designated common areas, and insurance and development rights. But the covenant agreement also would have to be first reviewed and approved by the city’s attorney to ensure there are basic safeguards for homeowners in place.

Councilman Mike Thomas worried an attorney review would be seen as an endorsement of a private agreement, even if that agreement was poorly constructed and could end poorly for both the residents “My question last time was, ‘Do we want our city attorney involved in this?’” Thomas said.

“I’m just wondering what’s the upside of having our city attorney review this as opposed to telling them they have to do this stuff. I keep getting concerned. …

If I was an attorney who reviews anything, it in some sort of way validates it from the city. What if (the agreements) are written very poorly or cause legal problems for the parties?”

Councilman Michael Wilde shared Thomas’ concerns, and the group spent a signifiant amount of time finding a compromise in the amendment’s language. They ultimately settled on striking a number of provision requirements from the city review but keeping a section that exempts the city from legal obligation or liability in a dispute between property owners.

The council approved the ordinance unanimously.

FORT MAITLAND PARK IMPROVEMENTS

Fort Maitland Park is set to enjoy a nearly $1 million renovation and redevelopment.

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department received a $200,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to renovate Fort Maitland Park’s bathrooms, reconfigure parking and install a new playground, paddleboard space and picnic area. The city also will be contributing $715,000 from the parks trust fund.

The plan was approved by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in early January. Although there is not a formal approval process for the improvements, the department approached the council for input on the park’s

design before moving forward.

Fort Maitland Park is a popular boating spot among Maitland residents, and Councilman Michael Wilde suggested the department look into more substantial boat launching infrastructure and parking space for boat trailers.

“If you’ve got a curb behind you on your trailer, it just adds more stress to the day,” Wilde said. “Don’t get me wrong: This shouldn’t be a boat-centered and trailer-centered design. But it shouldn’t get worse, and it shouldn’t add more stress.”

Councilwoman Bev Reponen encouraged Parks and Recreation staff to reach out to neighboring buildings to see if a shared parking system could be put in place, although other council members were skeptical anything would come of it.

Parks and Recreation Director Jay Conn took the council’s recommendations and will incorporate them into the park’s final development plans.

APPOINTMENTS

The council nominated Bryan Stewart to the Police Officers & Firefighters Pension Trust Fund Board to fill the vacancy left by Phillip Senderowitz.

Because both Bryan Stewart and fellow nominee Sascha Rizzo both were nominated by council members but failed to find third nominations, Mayor Dale McDonald made the rare move to nominate Stewart himself. Stew-

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IN OTHER NEWS n The council approved a resolution classifying the Maitland Concourse Lot 8 parcel as environmental land under the Heritage lands classification requirement, which designates land that promotes the aesthetic and character of the city. The Maitland Concourse North Planned Development project included nearly 11 acres of conservation land, including area to the city according to city documents. n The council approved a purchase of 28 self-contained breathing apparatus air packs for Maitland Fire-Rescue. The air packs, when used with a face mask, protect firefighters from inhaling dangerous gases and are typically used while fighting fires or during gas leaks. It has become 1difficult to procure replacement parts for the department’s current inventory, according to city documents. The new packs will cost $154,000 and will come from a piggyback on an Orange County Contract with Fisher Scientific Company.

art received two followup nominations from Reponen and Wilde and secured the position.

Stewart, a certified financial planner and financial adviser, currently serves as the chairman of the city’s Fiscal Advisory Board.

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he Lakemont Elementary School PTO put on a lively movie night for families Friday, Jan. 18. Lakemont students and parents picked up snacks and settled in for a showing of “Smallfoot.”

Aliya and Ayden Anjarwalla, 4, had a great time with the sand art craft.

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ocal families showed their creativity and spent quality time together at the Sand Art & Sanding Ovations event in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Saturday, Jan. 26.

The event was organized by the city of Winter Park through its Family Fun Program.

Madalene, 4, and Rosie Parziale used colorful sand to create a masterpiece.

Vincent, Luca, Luciana and Antonio Pugliese showed up early.

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Violent, Melissa and Harrison Vaughn had fun together.

Locals filled plastic shapes with colorful sand at the event.

Ason Rivera, Ethan Alonso and Evan Dejesus were ready for the movie to begin.

Right: Prescott and Lachlan Burke, 5, were proud of their pieces.

Taylor Grimes brought her own Banshee Dragon to the school.

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“I’ve been playing pretty (well), but I feel like I still got a lot of improvement to do, and as of now, I feel like there’s another level I can play at and that I need to play at in order to push my team to the next level,” Andre said.

Another junior stepping up this year is Van Wilkes, who is shooting 40% from the three-point line and averaging 16 points and five rebounds a game, Colletes said.

“Numbers-wise, he’s done better (this year),” Colletes said “He’s a kid that — if he puts his mind to it and puts in the effort — can be very, very good. I think he’s one of the best shooters in Orlando and has one of the highest basketball IQs.” The Wildcats held a record of 12-8 as of Tuesday, but what matters most is the team is playing the right way, Colletes said.

“The boys have been playing well — most of the season we’ve been in every game,” Colletes said.

“Even though our record isn’t the greatest, we’re still above .500, and I feel like there’s been improvement game in and game out as well as practices. We’re moving in the right direction.”

Colletes, in his second year as head coach and fourth year on the coaching staff, said the program is rich with a history of success, and there’s a hunger to bring that back.

The boys basketball team has captured three state championships, with the most recent coming in 2014. Winter Park Wildcats such as Stan Pietkiewicz and Austin Rivers have gone on to become NBA players.

“This group has really taken on the challenge of bringing the program back to where it needs to be as far as getting the community behind them and really understanding what it means to be a Winter Park Wildcat,” he said.

“We’re a young team – the future’s bright.”

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It’s been a while longer since the Winter Park girls basketball team has captured a state title: 1987, which is the team’s only championship listed on the rows of banners hanging in the Winter Park gymnasium.

But the girls understand a stretch that long without a title is meant to end.

“That’s the goal — they haven’t been past the first round of the playoffs in the last two or three years,” girls basketball head coach Alex de la Fe said. “Our goal is to get out of the first round of the dis-

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Linda Chapin Theater and its She hops in place for a moment backstage well – she grew up before stretching her joints. Feet performing numerous ballet wrapped in silk extend straight dances there. She was born in out, carrying her entire body Winter Park Memorial Hospiweight on her toes. She flexes her tal and grew up not far away in feet up and down in a crisscross Winter Springs. pattern – her heels kissing the But Central Florida isn’t ground for just a second at a time. just her home, it’s where she The routine almost resembles discovered her passion for the pregame warmup of a profesdance. sional athlete, and that’s not far Flying into Orlando from from the reality of being a worldwhere she currently lives in renowned ballet dancer, De Sola San Francisco, the memosaid. It could even be an underries came flooding back statement. for De Sola.

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The series of injuries has resulted in more playing time for the younger players as well, de la Fe said. Those girls started playing as soon as the injuries came up and it’s important that they get reps — especially if they want to put their team on the championship banner at some point in the next few years, he said. The majority of the team — besides two seniors – will be returning next season.

“They’re playing hard — we’re young,” de la Fe said. “I literally have no varsity experience this year. Everybody was on JV last year.

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It hasn’t been an easy season for the girls squad this season. It’s managed to put together a record of 12-12 this season as of Tuesday but also has lost three of its starters — Aadoni Jimenez, Shanylah Whittaker and Ansleigh Gunter — to injury.

But that means other players getting a chance to step up and carry the team, including junior Nyia Jarrett, who is averaging 19 points a game and leading the district in scoring.

“Nyia Jarrett is having a tremendous year as a junior (and) first fulltime varsity player,” de la Fe said.

“She’s been a leader vocally and also by example.”

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Ready for an author extravaganza? Bookmark Friday, Feb. 8, on your calendar.

Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park will promote a love for reading and give readers a chance to meet their favorite young-adult authors at the fourth annual Trinity Prep Author Festival.

The free event is open to the public and will feature panel discussions with authors, books for sale from Winter Park bookstore Writer’s Block, and opportunities to come face to face with authors and get books signed.

Readers can expect appearances from 30 published writers, including Brigid Kemmerer (“A Curse So Dark and Lonely”), Ashley Woodfolk (“The Beauty That Remains”), James Ponti (“Trapped!”), Megan Shepherd

(“Grim Lovelies”) and Taryn Souders (“How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer”).

“These authors come, because young-adult and middle-grade authors are incredible, and they want to meet their readers,” said Reba Gordon, Director of the Rich Library at Trinity Prep.

Gordon was inspired to start the festival alongside English teacher Georgia Parker after a group of students were brought on a field trip back in November 2015 to YALLFest in Charleston, South Carolina — one of the biggest young-adult author festivals in the country.

The response and enthusiasm from the students was so strong that Gordon and Parker realized they had to bring the same type of experience to Winter Park.

The duo got to work creating a festival, and later that school year in April 2016, the event launched with about 14 authors appearing.

The festival has grown ever since, Gordon said, with authors traveling from all across the United States and Canada to make an appearance.

Parker said meeting authors can spark an even greater interest in reading — and possibly inspire a career path.

“It’s important for not only the school but for the community, because nurturing the love for reading is so important,” Parker said. “When young people get to meet the authors, it opens a world of possibilities — not only a connection with the author and the book, but they can see that authors are just real people, and maybe that’s something that they can do.”

Gordon said she hopes students walk away from the festival with an invigorated passion for the written word, and perhaps a special connection with an author’s story.

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“When you look at our lineup of authors, we have a really diverse group and the fiction that they write is really diverse,” she said.

“When you’re feeling alone, to find something or someone that you can connect to, whether it’s in a book or whatever … that’s incredible.”

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