02.08.18 Windermere Observer

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OCPS seeks parent input on rezoning options District officials say new schools planned for Horizon West will affect students at five schools.

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WELCOME TO PINE PARK

HORIZON WEST For some families who have watched their children get rezoned several times, it might feel as though their kids are being juggled from one school to another with apparent reason.

But trying to find a fair balance of students to distrib-

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YOUR TOWN TIM TEBOW’S NIGHT TO SHINE

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The park is named after fallen Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scott Pine. Pine served three years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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Sheriff’s Office to remove Pine Hills from Sector 3 To address the rapid growth in Horizon West, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is adjusting the zones that compose Sector 3 for the first time in 20 years.

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office plans to adjust its approach to crime reduction in Horizon West by decreasing the size of sector 3.

Orange County is divided into six patrol sectors, which are subdivided into a total of 26 zones. Five

of those zones compose Sector 3, which includes the fast-growing Horizon West community.

According to Tony Marlow, who became the new Sector 3 captain in January, OCSO would reduce the geographical area of Sector 3 by removing the unincorporated areas of Pine Hills that are part SEE MEETING PAGE 4

More than 500 churches around the world are hosting Night to Shine, a prom event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation.

It takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at First Baptist Church Windermere, 300 Main St. People ages 14 and older with special needs are invited to this complimentary red-carpet night, which includes limousine rides, a catered dinner, karaoke and prom favors.

Each guest will be crowned king or queen of the prom during the evening.

Volunteers are needed at the event. For information, visit myfbcw.com/specialneeds.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 8

VALENTINE FAMILY EVENT 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. at the Winter Garden Art Association’s SoBo Gallery, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. Families of all ages are invited to create a Valentine’s Day art project with art educator Lenore Eastham. Cost is $12 per project. RSVP at wgart.org or (407) 347-7996.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED MEETING 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 W. Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. The guest speaker is from American For Prosperity, and the topic is School Choice.

Lunch is $20. RSVP to Rebecca Mellen at rebeccatmellen@ gmail.com or (407) 230-5968.

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LIFT DISABILITY NETWORK BREAKAWAY WINTER RETREAT 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, to noon Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Life Enrichment Retreat Center, 4991 Picciola Road, Fruitland Park.

Lift Disability Network is a nonprofit committed to supporting the interdependence of people and families with disabilities.

The retreat provides a weekend getaway, where volunteers give personalized attention to each family with activities, relaxation and spiritual renewal. Cost is $149 for adults and $99 for children. For information, to register or to volunteer, visit liftdisability.net/winter-retreat.

“LIFT EVERY VOICE” CELEBRATION 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in The Miracle Room, 737 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Suit 100, Orlando. FarMor Entertainment is hosting the event, a community showcase, with the theme “It’s Your Winning

Season.” Local vendors will be set up. Tickets are $10; buy at youwillwin2018.eventbrite.com or by calling (407) 476-8121.

THE MAGIC OF ERIC CARLE 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Inspired by the classic stories of Eric Carle, join in the fun as some of his most well-known stories, like “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” are presented live, followed by some interactive activities. Presented by Actors Reaching Out. Ages 2 to 6. (407) 835-7323.

NIGHT TO SHINE 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at First Baptist Church Windermere, 300 Main St. More than 500 churches around the world are hosting this prom event, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. People ages 14 and older with special needs are invited to this complimentary red-carpet night, which includes limousine rides, a catered dinner, karaoke and prom favors. Each guest is crowned king or queen of the prom, too. myfbcw.com/specialneeds.

SATURDAY, FEB. 10

DEPUTY SCOTT PINE COMMUNITY PARK GRAND OPENING 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Deputy Scott Pine Community Park, 17199 Ficquette Road, Windermere. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey invite the community to the event in the park that memorializes the late Pine.

RSVP to parks@ocfl.net.

SEVENTH ANNUAL WINTER GARDEN BLUES & BBQ 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the downtown pavilion, 104 S. Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden. This festival pairs the hottest blues and roots musicians with award-winning local barbecue connoisseurs for a celebration of true Southern soul. Performers are Ari & The Alibis at 4 p.m., Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones at 6 p.m. and Albert Castiglia at 8 p.m.

Admission is free; barbecue, beer and wine will be available for purchase. (407) 656-4111.

SUNDAY, FEB. 11

GUNNAR BRADSHAW WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Windermere High School, 5523 Winter Garden-Vineland

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MONDAY, FEB. 12

CENTRAL FLORIDA RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at the Central Florida Railroad Museum, 101 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. Topic is “Two of the Five Railroads That Served Tavares,”

by Ken Murdock. Free. (407) 656-0559.

FRIDAY, FEB. 16

LITTLE CHEF: STRAWBERRY YOGURT PARFAIT 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Take your little one to learn cooking skills such as kitchen safety, layering, measuring, smearing, tasting and presentation as you interact with a delicious recipe.

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CFCA welcomes new headmaster Dr. Hal Stewart has been named the new headmaster at Central Florida Christian Academy, as well as executive pastor of Church at the Cross.

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Students at Central Florida Christian Academy soon will be seeing a new face around campus.

That person is their new headmaster — and executive pastor at Church of the Cross — Dr. Hal Stewart, who until June will be dividing his time between CFCA and New Orleans, where he currently serves as an instructor at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Originally from South Carolina, Stewart’s educational background begins at Clemson University, where he graduated from with a bachelor’s degree in secondary science education, focusing on physics and chemistry. He went overseas afterward for a couple of years to teach in Kenya before heading back to Clemson to finish

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his master’s degree in education.

While on track to become a principal in the public-school system, Stewart had what he describes as a “spiritual renewal and calling” and surrendered to it. That led him to earn a master’s degree of divinity at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and finally to earn both master’s and doctoral degrees in theology at NOBTS. “A lot of people end up following the footsteps of their family,” Stewart said. “I was nurtured in a secondary-school environment.

My dad was a principal … and eventually became a superintendent (in the public-school system). My grandfather was a principal of a public school, my mother was a second-grade teacher (and) all three of my sisters have education degrees.

“My family — we’ve always been educators, as far as I’ve known,” he said. “I’ve taken somewhat of

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Dr. Hal Stewart and his wife, Julie, have three children: Trey, 21; Jordan, 19; and Hallie, 9.

a detour in moving to the church field, and I’ll still be doing that at Church at the Cross and CFCA. It’s a perfect environment for me.”

Stewart has since taught at NOBTS for five years and said two factors led him to the job opening at the church and CFCA. After serving in the theological environment for a few years, he said he was ready to dive back into the local church environment. At the same time, CFCA president and Church at the Cross senior pastor Dr. Clayton Cloer — who has also been serving as CFCA’s interim

headmaster — was searching for the school’s new headmaster. Cloer learned of Stewart from a former CFCA headmaster, who happened to be a friend of Stewart’s from their time at Southeastern.

“I had no idea there was an opening at the church and school,” Stewart said. “We (Cloer and I) began to talk and have talked over the last several months. …

Through prayer and talking with my wife, we decided it was a good time to transition. … This is one of the settings I want to be back in — with a church and a school.”

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At CFCA, he hopes to both build on the school’s base of quality teachers and expand the student enrollment.

“I believe the teacher is the main influencer for learning,” he said.

“We can pick different types of math and science books and curricula. We can have freshly painted walls and great seats, but it’s the teacher who makes the difference across all levels. My goal will be to have quality staff and teachers across the board, and there’s very many of them there already, so that’s good for me.

“Second, (I want) to increase enrollment,” he said. “We currently have about 235 students. I would love to see us increase up to maybe 33% over the next five years in a steady incline.”

Stewart, his wife, Julie, and their youngest daughter, 9-yearold Hallie, will move to Florida in the next few months; he will start full time at the church and CFCA June 1. They also have a 21-yearold son, Trey, and a 19-year-old daughter, Jordan, both in college.

Until then, Stewart will be at CFCA twice a month over the next four months as he finishes his semester at NOBTS and his commitment to his students there.

“The people (at CFCA) are just incredibly hospitable and welcoming and they also do a good job caring for the students,” he said. “It’s just a very good setting.”

Dr. Phillips senior-living community tops out HarborChase of Dr. Phillips, a luxury senior-living community, is one step closer to completion.

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Kenza Abderrazak and her father, Hassan Abderrazak, tried on props before taking pictures inside of a photo booth at the Father/Daughter Dance at Sunset Park Elementary School.

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ozens of dads danced the night away with their daughters at Sunset Park Elementary School’s Father/Daughter Dance Friday, Feb. 2. Glitter and Glow was the evening’s theme, and the dance took place in the school’s cafeteria. Dads and daughters enjoyed a night music, sweet treats, coloring and posing with props in a photo booth.

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Eric Geyer and his daughter, Zoë Geyer, smiled with delight as a volunteer handed Zoë a cloud of cotton candy.

Left: Alex Bueno and his daughter, Gianna Bueno, had fun inside the photo booth.

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Seniors living in the Orlando area soon will have another local option when choosing a retirement or assisted-living community.

HarborChase of Dr. Phillips, a new luxury senior-living community, officially reached the “topping out” phase of construction. This signifies the completion of structural construction and beginning of interior finish work.

“Topping out represents an important construction milestone, and we’re excited to bring this community one step closer to opening,” said Tim Reidy, senior director of development at Harbor Retirement Associates. “We appreciate the overwhelming support from our ownership and contracting team, local officials and residents. Our anticipation continues to build as we watch this beautiful new community take shape and we look forward to serving the Orlando area for years to come.”

HarborChase is located on Della Drive in the heart of Dr. Phillips and is neighbors with the new Spring Lake Health Pavilion, managed by Orlando Health. Together, they make up the 26-acre Spring Lake Health and Living Campus.

According to managing company Harbor Retirement Associates, the facility is on track to open for residents in mid-2018 and will serve the needs of seniors and their families in and around the greater Orlando area.

The community boasts 80 independent-living, 72 assisted-living and 34 memory-care apartments and aims to provide an upscale environment for its residents and guests.

“It combines independent liv-

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ing, assisted living and memory care — different programs, all under the same roof,” said Tim Smick, HRA’s president and CEO, at the Spring Lake and HarborChase groundbreaking ceremony in August 2016. “It’ll set the physical tone and will probably be one of the leaders in the state of Florida for the luxury and the ambiance of this community. It’s first class.”

According to HRA, HarborChase features an exclusive Chef’s Fare Dining Program, which includes chef-prepared seasonal cuisine and customized dining experiences in various venues.

It’s one of 29 HRA-operated communities in seven states and also features a 24-hour staff, library, multiple beauty salons, wellness center, cocktail lounge, multiple terraces, scheduled transportation daily, multiple fitness areas, housekeeping service, concierge services and multiple recreational rooms and programs.

“We hope that this is kind of the seed and that we have a rippling impact where people naturally live to be 100 years of age because of their lifestyles — because they’re walking more, they’re eating better, they’re more connected, they have more friends, they’re better engaged in the community,” Dr. Phillips Charities Chairman Jim Ferber said of the Spring Lake project at its groundbreaking.

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Community park will open Feb. 10

ues. I love that they’ll be able to see this park for years to come with their daddy’s name on it.

But it’s definitely bittersweet. It’s awesome that he’s being honored in this way, but it’s also so hard at the same time.”

Deputy Scott Pine Community Park, which opens Saturday, Feb. 10, is named after the Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy who died in the line of duty.

HORIZON WEST A community park

dedicated to fallen Orange County Deputy Scott Pine is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. this Saturday.

The 19.5-acre park, located at 6865 Ficquette Road in Windermere, cost $9.79 million to design and construct. It was named Deputy Scott Pine Community Park at the request of former Orange County Commissioner S. Scott Boyd.

The dedication of the park to Deputy Scott Pine, who died in the line of duty on Feb. 11, 2014, is an honor for the family Scott left behind. Bridget Pine, Scott’s wife, said she will be present at the park’s opening with her family.

CONTINUING A LEGACY

“We’re so thankful for the continued community support for our families,” Bridget Pine said.

“By dedicating this park to Scott,

it continues his legacy, and that is so important to our family. He was such a giving person, and he would do anything for anybody.

And in relation to the dedication of this park, I think he would truly be smiling at us knowing that a park is being dedicated after him for children and young adults to enjoy. I think that would just be amazing to him.”

Bridget Pine is working with OneBlood to host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the day of the opening. The drive would serve as a way to honor Scott Pine, whose giving personality and eagerness to help others often spurred him to donate blood, she said.

“I believe that it would be awesome for my children to know that a park is being named after their father,” she said. “It’s an honor for my kids, because they’ll grow up knowing what a hero their dad was, and that his legacy contin-

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of Sector 3. Pine Hills then would become part of sector 1, and the five zones that compose Sector 3 would be divided up into eight smaller zones, giving deputies smaller areas to patrol.

The idea for the zone adjustment is the result of a recent workload assessment conducted that compared each sector’s staffing levels to the average number of calls for service each sector receives.

“Based off of the review for Sector 3 ... the recommendation to the sheriff, which he’s approved, is to make the geographical area

smaller and make eight zones out of Sector 3,” Marlow said. “Currently, Horizon West is in zone 31, but Pine Hills, which is part of Zones 32 and 34, will be absorbed into Sector 1.”

Marlow shared this information during the Horizon West Town Hall meeting held Jan. 30, at Lifebridge Church in Windermere.

“We’re doing this because we think it would decrease response times,” Marlow said. “The deputies that are displaced from Pine Hills will be redistributed throughout the three new zones created.”

Marlow added that based on the

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DEPUTY SCOTT PINE Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scott Pine grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana, and graduated from Airline High School in 1997 before earning his bachelor’s degree and MBA at Louisiana Tech University.

After graduation, he moved to Central Florida where he married his wife, Bridget.

Scott worked in banking for many years until he decided to pursue a career in law enforcement and was hired at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 11, 2011. Pine, then 34, was killed in the line of duty Feb. 11, 2014. He left behind a wife, three children and an extended family.

The park will have a three-acre multipurpose field and host the eight-acre Windermere High School football stadium.

“It’s going to have a gridiron sports field with a natural turf feel to accommodate soccer, football, lacrosse and any other gridiron sport,” said Orange County Parks and Recreation Manager Matt Suedmeyer. “And it’s going to have the Windermere High School football stadium that consists of synthetic turf and a stateof-the-art rubberized track.”

The park will be the fifth to open in the Horizon West area.

The currently county has three parks in Horizon West, which includes Summerport Neighborhood Park, Independence Neighborhood Park and phase 1 of the Horizon West Regional Park.

“It’s going to be a great partnership between OCPS and the County’s Parks and Recreation Division,” Suedmeyer said. “And it’s going to be a win-win for the students and the residents.”

ute between multiple schools to accommodate upcoming relief schools is no easy task — especially in a high-growth area with overcrowded schools that have relief schools destined to be over capacity the minute they opens their doors.

Such is the case in Horizon West, which will see three relief schools open in August 2019.

Two are elementary schools intended to relieve Keene’s Crossing, Independence, Bay Lake and Sand Lake elementary schools.

The third will be a middle school intended to relieve Bridgewater Middle.

“Right now, with the elementary schools, you have Keene’s Crossing, Independence, Bay Lake and Sand Lake,” said Orange County Public Schools Student Enrollment Director Carol McGowin.

“Three of them are really overcrowded right now, and so what we’re looking at while opening up the two relief schools is how to try and balance the number of students between the community so that we don’t have one school with

1,600 students, while another has a very small number.”

Using visual aids and data tables, McGowin explained the proposed rezoning options to parents who attended an informational community meeting held Monday evening, Feb. 5.

There are four rezoning options regarding the two upcoming relief elementary schools — labeled sites 25-E–SW-4 and 49-E-W44 — and two proposed rezoning options for the Bridgewater relief school, known as site 37-M-SW4.

Depending on the rezoning option ultimately chosen, McGowin expects about 1,500 to a little more than 1,600 students would be rezoned to one of the two upcoming relief elementary schools — each of which have an 830-student program capacity.

Of the two rezoning options available for the Bridgewater Middle relief school, which has a program capacity of 1,250 students, a range of about 1,520 to 1,620 students would be rezoned.

However, no matter which option is chosen, all three relief schools would be over capac-

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call volume, the Sheriff’s Office currently has adequate staffing to provide service to the Horizon West area. But the zoning modifications are necessary because of the influx of homes and people moving into the area.

In 2017 alone, 57% of all residential permitting in Orange County came from Horizon West, said Eric Raasch, of the county’s Planning and Development Division. Horizon West, which encompasses 21,000 acres, currently has 40,282 residential units. Most of the growth, Raasch said, is moving south and west.

“We were prepared for an influx of growth of about 2,500 people a year, but that began to triple starting in maybe 2013 or 2015,” Marlow said. “But by restructuring the zones, we believe we’ll be able to provide better service

to everyone in the Horizon West area. And that’s another reason why Pine Hills is being taken out of Sector 3 — so that we can devote more resources to the anticipated growth that we’ll see in Horizon West.”

When asked what OCSO is doing to make sure deputies in Sector 1 can handle the added areas without being overwhelmed, Marlow said starting Feb. 11, OCSO will have two new additional squads in Pine Hills — a total of 16 deputies — that will be funded via a threeyear grant.

The zone changes will not be implemented until sometime in mid-2019, Marlow said.

“It’ll take a while, because we’re upgrading our computer-aided dispatch,” he said. “We’ll have to enter different addresses, and that takes a lot of data entry.”

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ity once opened, according to the estimated student enrollment projections for the 2019-20 school year. To address this, the district has included relief elementary and middle schools in the district’s 10-year Capital Improvement Plan intended to relieve those relief schools.

According to the district’s 201718 CIP, one of those schools — labeled 85-E-W-4 — is an elementary school tentatively scheduled to open in 2024. A future elementary school, known as 20-E-SW4, will open in 2020, and a future middle school, labeled 65-M-W4, is anticipated to open in 2023.

The School Board’s Rule Development meeting, which will discuss the rezoning options, is scheduled for March 15. A public hearing on the rezoning is scheduled for April 18. To view the full presentation, parents should visit docdro.id/fg64PET. Families are invited to express their preferences by filling out an online survey. To fill out the survey for the elementary relief schools, visit bit.ly/2nIXa5d. For the Bridgewater Middle relief school survey, visit bit.ly/2sfLeg4.

GRANDFATHER CLAUSE Some students affected by the rezoning may be eligible to apply to stay at their existing school. A student is eligible if he or she have been rezoned by OCPS two or more times at a current address, rezoned from an established school to another established school, or are in his or her fifth or eighthgrade year.

OCPS DISTRICT 4 PROJECT LIST n 37-M-SW-4: opening in 2019 n 25-E–SW-4: opening in 2019 n 49-E-W-4: opening in 2019 n 20-E-SW-4: opening in 2020 n 80-H-SW-4: opening in 2022 n 65-M-W-4: opening in 2023 n 85-E-W-4: opening in 2024 To view a map, visit bit. ly/2EkGevd.

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Annual barbecue fest to serve up helping of Southern soul ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

From fall-off-the-bone ribs and mouth-watering pulled pork to blistering guitar licks and soulful singing, the seventh annual Winter Garden Blues and BBQ festival promises to satisfy anyone yearning for a touch of Southern style.

Scheduled from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the city’s downtown pavilion, this year’s musical lineup will feature Ari & The Alibis (4 p.m.), followed by Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones (6 p.m.) and Albert Castiglia (8 p.m.). Admission is free, and barbecue, beer and wine will be available for purchase.

Festival attendees also can enjoy barbecue from 11 different vendors, including 4Rivers Smokehouse, Uncle Eddie’s Bar-B-Q and Ellie Lou’s Brews & BBQ. “The festival pairs some of the hottest Blues and Roots musicians, grown in the state of Florida, with award-winning local barbecue connoisseurs for an afternoon celebration of true Southern soul,” Winter Garden Recreation Manager Jackie Mathis said. “To complement our barbecue vendors, we SEVENTH ANNUAL WINTER GARDEN BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL WHEN: 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 WHERE: Winter Garden Downtown Pavilion, 104 Lakeview Ave.

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Ellie Lou’s Brews & BBQ will be one of the vendors at Winter Garden’s Blues & BBQ Festival this Saturday.

will have two dessert/snack vendors, as well as two festival-related vendors. The Orange Blossom Blues Society will be joining us, as well as the House of Blues.”

Leigh Doyle, vice president of Ellie Lou’s Brews & BBQ in Ocoee, said this will be the restaurant’s fifth year participating “We love it every year,” he said.

“It’s actually, for special events, our highlight (event). Every year, it just seems to get better and better. … It’s fun. You have great music, you have great food — whether it’s from us or anybody else — and the guests just have a great time. It’s just a fun event to work.”

Doyle said this will be the first year the restaurant brings its signature dish to the festival: Kansas City Wet. “It’s a combination of our pork, brisket, rib meat, and it’s mixed with our Kansas City sweet sauce, which is our most popular sauce,” Doyle said.

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Students at Windermere Preparatory School recently hosted a celebrity guest on campus — and he brought with him some tasty food recipes, too.

Chef Jet Tila visited Windermere Prep to bring his culinary expertise on modern Asian cuisine to students, who got to sample foods such as Mongolian beef and Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls.

But after school was done for the day, Asian boarding students gathered in the school’s Lake Cafe to learn some tips and tricks straight from the chef himself.

“Because we have such a large Asian boarding student population — these are the students that stay away from home for months and months and months — the Asian cuisine to them is a big deal; it’s a (piece of home),” said Orazio Gioiosa, food service director at Windermere Prep. “He (Tila) specializes in these kinds of things.

He has a concept called East West, with recipes and menus from all over Asia. He’s here to help us make the meals more familiar to them (the students) and work with the recipes.”

Gioiosa added that Chinese food, for example, is not the same here in the United States as what the students from China know it to be. “Chef Jet” aims to bring the authenticity back into the Asian

cuisine and visited the campus to help food-service staff implement it here.

Tila first began working in his family’s Bangkok Market and learned the ancient traditions of Asian cuisine from his Cantonese grandmother. He was also appointed as the first culinary ambassador of Thai cuisine by the Royal Thai Consulate and served in that capacity as the first chef to represent his country’s cuisine in the United States.

He also has competed on “Iron Chef America,” judges on Food Network’s show “Chopped” and even appears now and then on “Cutthroat Kitchen.”

And now in partnership with food-service provider FLIK, he created an “East West” concept in which he added 70 to 80 of his unique Asian recipes into FLIK’s database.

“I’m here as a longtime partner with FLIK to really kind of implement new dishes focused on the growing Asian boarding population,” Tila said. “I’ve gone around the country and trained this to all of our regional chefs, and now we’re implementing it into a lot of our schools, because we’re seeing a very high number of schools with a lot of Asian boarding students. They want a piece of home, and it’s important to them to get a little piece of home.”

Gioiosa said being able to host Tila and have him interact with Windermere Prep students was exciting because the school didn’t previously have the means to do so. The cafe is a new room and now can seat many more students at once.

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“Now we can do more of these things and invite more people and have more room to do this,” he said.

“I think it’s good that they (students) see these kind of things, and that the parents see these kinds of things, too. This adds value, and we’ll do more (of it).”

Tila also demonstrated to the boarding students a few of his specialty recipes — a Southern Chinese dim sum dumpling and a Vietnamese shrimp spring roll.

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Hosted by Keep Orlando Beautiful, the fashion runway show challenges designers to craft high-end fashion from recycled items and waste, such as plastic bags, newspapers, bubble wrap, straws, plastic bags, cardboard boxes, vinyl

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Designer Ben Van Beuskom crafted a dress appropriately titled “Evolutionary Irma” using debris left behind by Hurricane Irma. Another outfit — created

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Held at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando on Thursday, Feb. 1, the signature event was the first of its kind for the CFWL. Women in attendance enjoyed shopping at vendors’s pop-up shops, wining and dining during the luncheon and participating in an auction. All proceeds support CFWL Foundation’s grants and scholarships.

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t’s a big year for Winter Garden’s Bloom and Grow Garden Society — the 20th anniversary, to be exact. Past and present members, officers, volunteers and others gathered Friday, Feb. 2, to celebrate the society’s milestone anniversary with an elegant evening of dinner, drinks and dancing.

Fourteen of the society’s past presidents were in attendance, and guests enjoyed socializing and catching up with each other during the cocktail reception.

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DANIEL RAY BLEVINS DIED WEDNESDAY, JAN 24, 2018.

Daniel Ray Blevins, age 50, of Ocoee, Florida, went to be with his Lord at 1 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, while at Florida Hospital.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he moved in 1979 to Florida. He was the devoted son of Jack Blevins (deceased) and the sweet Geraldine Blevins (McMinn). He was also like a son to John and Pat Bass and neighbors Don and Robbie Fannin.

On May 6, 2012, he was married to his beloved wife, April Dillon, whom he first met when they were students at West Orange High School. He was a warm, loving, smart, quickwitted person who was always thoughtful. He believed in God and doing the right thing. He loved to play his guitar and was a computer whiz. He was quick to forgive, with loads of patience, and loved by many.

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James Cook, 80, of Ocoee, Florida, went to be with the Lord at his home at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 11, 1937.

James graduated from Mayfield High School, Mayfield, Kentucky, and attended FreedHardeman and Murray state colleges. James served in the U.S. Army from 1961-63.

He was married to Elizabeth Woodson for 54 years, and they had a daughter, Donna, and a son, Terry. They moved to Ocoee, Florida, in 1969, and he

nephews, Amanda and Justin and their son, Jackson Cooper, James and Danielle Messer, Michelle, Alyssa, Tara Lindenburg and Monica (Lindenburg) Sentinelli, Patricia, Stephanie, Lacy, Heather and Gabby Dillon, Britanie and Cathy Mullis Burch, Robert and (Melissa).

Also, by his brother and sister-in-law Daniel and Crystal Dillon and Joey and Helen Lindenburg with his mother-inlaw Dolores Dillon Taylor. Too, McMinn side: his aunts, Louise Grissom and Brenda Roddery, and uncles, Russell McMinn and Raymond McMinn; Blevins worked for a construction company at Walt Disney World.

He owned several businesses, including Hurricane Battery Company and Bumble Bee Florist, and he was a process server until retirement.

For more than a decade, he coached the Little League District 14 Hawks and Twins teams.

He was a member of the American Legion. He attended Ocoee Oaks United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Liz; daughter, Donna (Bill) Dollar, Ocoee; son, Terry (Debbie Insco), Knoxville, Tennessee; three grandsons, Scott William (Angel) Dollar, Palmyra,

side: Frances Mills, Junior and Sandy, Robert, Frances, Mary, Lawrence, Jerry and Frances Blevins. Lastly, but importantly, his best friends, Mike and Susan Townsend and Donny and April Bass; and his very close friends, Tony Oswalt, Rudy and Missy Lantzsch, Teddy, Tony, Jeremy, Bo and Lisa, Ray and Jeanne Bass, Johnny Harrison, Wayne and Pam Reynolds, Ronnie Bracewell, Conica Diamond, Tim Richardson, Dee McFadden-Manley, Larry Nutting, Stephanie Martin, Diane Verner- Kelley and his many other friends.

A special thank you to our very close friends and relatives: James Messer for marrying us, Russell and Ray McMinn and Sherri Pennington for their support, Chris and Kerry Mcclelland for the urn and Alice Camden and the Bass family for the memorial.

Memorial plans to be determined by the Bass family within the next few weeks.

New York, Ryan Cook and Kevin Cook, of Apopka; one granddaughter, Diana (Brent) Patton, Gulfport, Mississippi; three great-grandsons, Scotty (presenting serving in the U.S. Army), Dylan Dollar, Brent Patton Jr.; one great-granddaughter, Beth Patton; one brother, Carless (Sheryl) Cook, Lafayette, Tennessee.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

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GEORGE C. SPIGENER JR. DIED THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 2018.

George C. Spigener Jr., 82, of Winter Garden, Florida, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at home.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, George attended both Virginia Military Institute and the University of Alabama, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

In 1970, he and his family moved to Winter Garden. For much of his life, George was an avid outdoorsman, pilot and boater and was involved in a variety of business interests.

He was predeceased by his parents, George Cooke Spigener Sr. and Elizabeth Smith Spigener. He is survived by

his wife of almost 59 years, Annette Randall Spigener; his daughter, Virginia; his son, George; and his three granddaughters, Annie Starr and Virginia Frances Teel and Charlotte Spigener.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 241 N. Main St., Winter Garden, FL 34787.

PATRICIA ANN MACIOSZEK DIED MONDAY, JAN. 29, 2018.

Patricia Ann Macioszek was born Jan. 2, 1946, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Sara. She remained in Pennsylvania until December 1962, when she was married to Walter Macioszek (becoming Patricia Ann Macioszek) and moved to Ohio to raise children.

She was a strong-willed woman, but equally kind and generous. On Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at 2:15p.m., she lost her battle with cancer.

She is survived by four children: Timothy Wade, Thomas Stanley, Sherri Ann and Steven Lee. She is also survived by two sisters: Doris Murray and Maymie Burns, whom she loved dearly.

She was a good wife, great mother and dear friend to all who knew her. Her favorite conversations were always memories of her childhood and her family, and we would all laugh and smile often with her stories.

Not being one to attract attention to herself, her wishes were to have no ceremony and to be cremated.

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NINA R. ROUSE DIED MONDAY, JAN. 29, 2018.

Nina R. Rouse was born Aug. 18, 1923, in Winter Garden and went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

She was a lifetime resident of Orange County and lived her life for her family. She is survived by her children, Connie and Ron Brown, Clermont, Doug and Teresa Rouse, Ocoee, Pat and Mike Richardson and Randy and Joyce Rouse, all of Winter Garden; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

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ing father to six children and grandfather to 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He was known as Papa to everyone and will be missed.

He is survived by his brother, Keith Duppenthaler; his sons, Ed (Mary) Duppenthaler, Don (Jackie) Duppenthaler; daughters, Jane (Donnie) Aycock, Ann (Phil) Cross, Dale (the late Bruce) McKee and Diane (Richard Lallos) Duppenthaler.

He is predeceased by his brothers, Clareon Duppenthaler and Duke Duppenthaler, and his sister, Edwardine Unruh.

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William “Bill” Ford, age 87, of New Smyrna Beach, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach. Born in Medford, Massachusetts, Bill came to the area in 1998 from South Florida. He served in the U.S. Army and owned a forms business in Miami.

Bill was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and enjoyed golf and tennis. He was in the baseball farm system with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bill was a diehard Clemson fan and loved his Saturdays at the beach.

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Wolverines hoops team in midst of strong stretch The Windermere High boys basketball team has won nine of its last 11 games and has emerged as a viable threat to make the regional playoffs in Class 8A. STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

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Junior Dakota Rivers has been a big part of the Wolverines’ success.

What began as whispers has evolved into full-blown chatter: The Central Florida basketball community is talking about Windermere High’s upstart boys hoops team.

With two games remaining in their inaugural regular season, the Wolverines (15-8) have won nine of their last 11 games and are

looking like a bonafide contender to make the regional playoffs in Class 8A — all of which has come as a bit of a pleasant surprise for veteran coach Mark Griseck.

“Coming in here, we didn’t really know what to expect,” Griseck said. “Dakota (Rivers) is the only player we had who had played varsity basketball. There were a lot of unknowns.”

Windermere has been playing its best basketball of the sea-

son in the past few weeks, but the senior-less Wolverines first showed that they might have something brewing when they knocked off Dr. Phillips Dec. 5, 70-65.

“That game was kind of surprising to me, and then a couple of games later, we beat Wekiva,” Griseck said. “We’ve gotten more consistent (since then), and we’ve had a nice little string of home games.”

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A charity wiffleball tournament is being held to support Gunnar Bradshaw, a former baseball player for West Orange High who is battling bone cancer.

The tournament will be held from noon to 5 p.m.

Feb. 11, at Windermere High School, 5523 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, Windermere. To sign up, visit teamorlandobaseball.com.

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The Dr. Phillips girls wrestling team celebrated its second state championship in as many years Feb. 3.

The Dr. Phillips High girls wrestling team hosted the 2018 Florida Girls Wrestling State Championships last weekend and dominated, earning a second consecutive team championship.

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The Dr. Phillips High girls wrestling team enjoyed winning a state championship in 2017 so much that the Panthers decided to do it again in 2018.

Hosting the 2018 Florida Girls Wrestling State Championships Feb. 2, the Panthers cruised to a decided first-place finish, nearly

doubling the point total of Osceola, the state runner-up.

Five wrestlers for Dr. Phillips won individual state titles and 15 Panthers, overall, placed.

“It feels good — we put a lot of work into it and the girls are extremely focused,” Dr. Phillips coach Kirwyn Adderly said. “It all paid off at the end. We chalSEE WRESTLING PAGE 12

Dr. Phillips boys soccer ends playoff drought The Panthers finished as district runners-up to Olympia last week and made the regional playoffs for the first time since 2006.

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The free-kick-turned-goal by Clark in the 65th minute gave the Panthers (13-7-2) a 2-1 advantage they would not relinquish in the semifinals of the Class 5A, District 4 Tournament against Evans Jan. 31 at Olympia High.

The victory sent Dr. Phillips to the district final — a match which it lost to Olympia — and to the regional playoffs for the first time since 2006.

“I couldn’t be prouder,” head coach Joel Dobrowolski said.

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Girls basketball district tournaments are ongoing this week. Dr. Phillips and Olympia will compete in the Class 9A, District 5 Tournament, hosted at Olympia. Windermere will compete in the Class 8A, District 5 Tournament at East Ridge High, and The First Academy will compete in the Class 5A, District 6 Tournament at Lake Highland Prep.

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National Signing Day took place Wednesday, Feb. 7.

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Competitive cheerleading teams from Dr. Phillips High and Windermere High each finished as state runners-up in their respective classifications at the 2018 FHSAA Competitive Cheerleading State Championships in Gainesville. The Panthers placed second in the Class 2A Small Varsity division, while the Wolverines placed second in the Class 1A Medium Varsity division.

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Matt Clark is chased by jubilant teammates after he scored the go-ahead goal in the semifinals of the Class 5A, District 4 Tournament.

Regional playoff games for Dr. Phillips girls soccer, Windermere girls soccer, Olympia boys soccer and Dr. Phillips boys soccer took place this week after the time of publication.

Results for all four games are available at ObserverPreps.com.

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“This group of seniors, they didn’t want the season to be over. They went down 10 minutes into the half and tied it up before halftime.”

The Panthers did indeed go down just minutes into the game, but the veteran squad — there are 11 seniors dressing for each game — refused to hang its head.

Instead, one of those seniors — Juan Sebastian Rodriguez — scored the first goal of his varsity career just before halftime to knot the game at 1-1.

Then, after the defensive battle with the Trojans raged on for most of the second half, Clark got his free-kick opportunity.

“Yesterday, in training, we practiced that free kick, and (Clark) goes, ‘Coach, I’m going to hit it on the outside with my right,’” Dobrowolski recalled.

“He made it — game winner.

He’ll never let us forget it.”

Dobrowolski was the head

The Windermere Prep sixth-grade boys basketball team won the sixthgrade championship of the Greater Orlando Athletic Conference. Ethan Nichols has helped lead the Lakers all through the season, and in the championship game he scored 15 points to help seal the deal for his team.

What was the coolest thing about playing for your school for the first time this season?

Well, that’s kind of been what I’ve been doing FBVA for — just to prepare for that. When we won the championship, I was really excited.

What did your team do particularly well this season?

We work together really well, and we move the ball around the court.

What did coach Cedric Thomas stress for the team on offense?

He likes for us to cut around the basket and get to the hoop for layups.

Where did you improve throughout the course of the season?

I got really good at actually communicating on the court, (because) I was forced to, being a point guard. I also got really good at cutting (to the basket).

Which game was the most memorable this season?

It was definitely the championship. We beat them by like 20 points.

Who is a basketball player who you admire or try to emulate on the court?

Kyrie Irving — he’s got handles for days. He can finish at the basket, and he can shoot.

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don’t hold the hesitation long enough, so I’ve been working on that.

What’s your favorite class?

Life science — Mrs. (Krista) Crocetti’s class. She does a lot of fun stuff, like dissections. I really like science.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I want to be a scientist, probably an archaeologist. I like digging, and I like science.

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I just saw “The Last Jedi” maybe a month ago.

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lenged them to win it back-toback and to do it in our house.”

Where the Panthers’ first team championship in 2017 entailed some late intrigue, this time Dr. Phillips sealed its championship earlier in the day.

“We took care of it early, and that was our goal, honestly,” Adderly said. “I wanted the girls not to focus on the team title but to focus on their individual goals — and we did really well.”

Karoline Ortiz (122 pounds), Remy Vargas (162 pounds), Shania Gowan (172 pounds), Shedeline Ulysse (197 pounds) and Amani Guzman (287 pounds) all won individual state titles.

Ortiz and Gowan each completed undefeated seasons — the Panther pair had records of 43-0 and 38-0, respectively — and of the group, only Vargas was a senior.

Three Panthers finished as state runners-up — Jessica Corridor, Naomi Alezi and Aaliyah Hyacinthe — and two more — Jennifer Charles and Jada St. Cyr — finished in third place in their respective weight classes.

With the wild success of the program these last two seasons, Dr. Phillips has established itself as the premier girls wrestling program in the state.

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coach for the Panthers the last time Dr. Phillips made it to the regional playoffs, and it has taken him and the program nine seasons to get back (he coached the girls soccer team for two seasons and also took a year off during the 12-year stretch).

Meanwhile, the Olympia boys soccer team (17-4-1) soundly defeated the rival West Orange Warriors (11-3-3), 4-0, in the semifinals and then topped the Panthers 3-2 in the district final.

With a district title to his team’s credit, Titans head coach Lou Romao believes his team is ready to finally hit its stride.

“We have not been 100% healthy,” Romao said. “A lot of

PANTHER PLACERS ARE PLENTIFUL STATE CHAMPIONS Karoline Ortiz — 122 lbs.

Remy Vargas — 162 lbs.

Shania Gowan — 172 lbs.

Shedeline Ulysse — 197 lbs.

Amani Guzman — 287 lbs.

RUNNERS-UP Jessica Corredor — 99 lbs.

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the games we lost, we really only had about six starters in there.”

Romao also credits losses late in the regular season — to Winter Park and Oak Ridge — for humbling his team.

“I think these guys are more humble than last year,” Romao said. “I think the players realize, ‘Hey, we can’t just wear an Olympia shirt — we have to play Olympia soccer.’”

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Windermere Prep and The First Academy — the No. 7 and No. 5 seeds, respectively, in Class 2A, District 7 — each were defeated in the opening round of the district tournament. The Lakers fell 8-0 to No. 2 Bishop Moore and ended their season with a record of 9-8-1. The Royals fell to No. 4 Trinity Prep, 3-0.

TFA finished the season with a record of 6-10-3.

In the Class 4A, District 5 Tournament, top-seeded Windermere was upset in the first round of play by No. 4 East Ridge in overtime, 2-1. The Wolverines’ first season ended with a record of 9-5-2.

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“We train year-round, and we have five of our girls who wrestle in national tournaments,” Adderly said. “We have really good numbers of retention.

We’re not losing a lot (of girls), so the learning process — we don’t have to start over a lot.

“And then our girls are really engaged,” Adderly said. “It’s a family atmosphere.”

On the season, the team compiled a 9-0 dual meet record

and won championships in eight invitational tournament.

Twenty-four girls participated on the team, up from 17 in 2017 and just eight in 2016.

The icing on the cake might be that only three seniors will graduate from this year’s team, meaning the Panthers likely will be right back in the thick of things next winter, looking for a three-peat.

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from its two strongest players — junior forward Dakota Rivers and freshman guard Trey Moss — but also it has continued to see timely playmaking from its supporting cast.

Players such as Josh Colon, Carter Zavada, Jeff Watson and Eric Canavan have continued to improve and take the coaching of Griseck and his staff.

“That’s been big because it’s got to be more than just (Rivers and Moss),” Griseck said. “Players have really accepted their roles and do what they do best.”

Speaking of the Wolverines’ coaching staff, that has also proven to be a strength for the brand-

new program. Joining Griseck is his son, former Olympia standout Trey Griseck, as well as former Olympia head coach Matt Wheeler and Mike Stringer-Bratton, the program’s junior varsity coach.

The team of assistants collaborates to give the team some of the more detailed and thorough preparation routines in the region.

“I feel like I have the best staff in the state,” Griseck said. “I’ve got three guys with me who could be head coaches and who bring a uniqueness in what their (respective) passion is.”

Four of the wins during Windermere’s recent hot streak were district wins, helping the Wolverines to earn the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Class 8A, District 5 Tournament. The two wins that may prove to be the most significant for the confidence of the young team, though, were Jan. 19

Local teams: Dr. Phillips (14-7), Olympia (13-11) Location: Freedom High Full-court press: When the Panthers and Titans met in the regular season Dec. 15, Dr. Phillips held on for a 77-71 victory.

Now, when the two teams meet again Feb. 14 in the district semifinals — with the Panthers as the No. 2 seed and Olympia the No. 3 seed — a playoff berth will be on the line. The victor of that game likely will be headed for a districtfinal showdown with top-seeded

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The First Academy Royals are the No. 3 seed in the Class 5A, District 6 Tournament.

Oak Ridge — also the top team in the state in Class 9A.

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Local teams: Windermere (14-8) Location: Ocoee High Full-court press: Top-seed Edgewater (18-4) is undefeated in district play and will pose a daunting task for for the other seven teams in 8A-5 when play begins at Ocoee High. Upstart Windermere High earned the tournament’s No. 3 seed. The

NO PLACE LIKE HOME The basketball programs at Windermere High might be new, but it seems home games on the hardwood for the Wolverines already have a tradition — or, rather, a signature sound. The Windermere High band has performed at several home games, adding a strong college basketball feel to an already lively atmosphere, bolstered by strong home crowds.

And it hasn’t gone unnoticed by the players or the coaches.

“Our fan support has been great — the band, the students,” Windermere High boys basketball coach Mark Griseck said. “I think it’s something that people were hungry for. I think we’re going to have a lot of support at this school.”

and Jan. 23 — against rivals Olympia and West Orange, respectively.

Both games drew large home crowds for the Wolverines, helping a young and inexperienced roster to get some more repetitions playing in front of a high

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“The inexperience shows at times, but I think we’ve settled in, and as the year has gone on, we’ve gotten better,” Griseck said.

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However, Windermere’s veteran coach said he and his staff will maintain a business-as-usual feel leading up to the district quarterfinals Feb. 12.

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Wolverines will play No. 5 East River in the tournament’s opening round. First-year Windermere is just two wins away from adding a playoff berth to its list of improbable accomplishments in its inaugural run under head coach Mark Griseck. Windermere would have to defeat No. 2 seed East Ridge in the district semifinals to accomplish as much, although the Knights defeated the Wolverines in each of two regularseason match-ups.

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