WINDERMERE
Observer Serving Southwest Orange County
Windermere Prep plays way into postseason. See page 13A
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 1, NO. 19
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A guest at a Night to Shine prom last year got all dolled up for the event.
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WHAT IS A SIMPLE MACHINE? Renaissance scientists defined a simple machine as a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force.
INCLINED PLANE: An inclined plane is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used to raise or lower a load.
Churches roll out red carpet for specialneeds prom Two local churches were chosen to host the Tim Tebow Foundation’s Night to Shine prom event Feb. 12.
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LEVER: A lever consists of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fulcrum. A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself.
They call her ‘The Dancing Artist.’
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YOUR TOWN We hear wedding bells!
DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER WEST ORANGE Next week, 30,000
special-needs individuals worldwide will hit the red carpet for an unforgettable prom experience through the Tim Tebow Foundation — and some of them will be at two local churches. Radiant Life Assembly of God in Orlando and First Baptist Church of Windermere are two of more than 200 churches in 48 states and eight countries that will host the Feb. 12 Night to Shine, a free prom event for individuals ages 16 and older with special needs. Jessica Cromwell, of Radiant Life, said the foundation provides participating churches with materials such as banners, a red carpet, a background drop, decorations, and gifts for the guests, such as backpacks, picture frames SEE PROM PAGE 4A
TIM TEBOW FOUNDATION NIGHT TO SHINE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WINDERMERE WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 12 WHERE: 300 Main St., Windermere PHONE: (407) 876-2234 RADIANT LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 12 WHERE: 8151 Clarcona-Ocoee Road, Orlando PHONE: (407) 299-7460
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Keene’s Crossing Elementary fifth-grader Casey Simmerly and his team presented a Harry Potter-themed machine that opened one of the series’ books at the end.
WHO WAS RUBE GOLDBERG? Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor best known for his cartoons that depicted complicated gadgets performing simple tasks in convoluted ways. A Rube Goldberg machine is a device that is deliberately over-engineered to perform a simple task in a complicated fashion.
After their machine didn’t work the first time, Windy Ridge School’s Keira Moran, Haven Melton, Madison Modlin and Addison Stump were able to make adjustments. Finally, on the third try, their machine worked.
More than 400 elementary-age engineers from throughout Orange County competed in the 2016 STEM/ Rube Goldberg Challenge Jan. 30. MICHAEL ENG EXECUTIVE EDITOR
PULLEY: A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt along its circumference.
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n your hands, you hold a roll of duct tape, a marble, a toy car, a piece of
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SCREW: A screw is a mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque to a linear force.
stack of cardboard. Can you use them to open a hardcover book at least 130 degrees?
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WEDGE: A wedge is a triangular tool that functions by converting a force applied to its blunt end into forces perpendicular to its inclined surfaces.
WHEEL AND AXLE: In a wheel and axle simple machine, the two parts rotate together and a force is transferred from one to the other.
Leslie North, of Windermere, and Lee King, of Largo, are pleased to announce the nuptials of their daughter, Danielle Leigh King, to David Christopher Vitt, son of Karen Vitt, of Indialantic. Danielle is a 2007 graduate of Olympia High and a graduate of the University of Florida, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in marketing. She went on to earn her MBA in 2015 from Florida International University and currently is working in Miami. David is a 2007 graduate of Cocoa Beach High and a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. David has been attending Florida International University, where he will earn his doctoral degree in economics this summer. Danielle and David will be married March 19 at historic Dubsdread. This summer, the couple will relocate to Long Island, New York, to begin careers in their designated areas of study.