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Extension completion on the horizon The Hamlin Groves Trail extension should be finished by July.

TIM FREED MANAGING EDITOR

A long-awaited road project in Horizon West is moving closer to completion.

Hamlin Groves Trail Phase II, currently under construction by Boyd Development and inspected by Orange County per a developer agreement, should be completed this summer.

The project involves constructing a four-lane urban roadway with a median from the end of Phase I — where the Walmart is — to Tiny Road.

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Amy Quesinberry

Aleks Marioglo feels like a different person after discovering a passion for music and an ability to easily learn how to play the piano.

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The town of Windermere is doing its part to limit large gatherings to help keep residents healthy.

All board and committee meetings have been canceled. This includes Town Council workshops, food trucks and the farmers market, Windermere Active Youth, Development Review Board, Long-Range Planning, Historic Preservation Board, Parks & Recreation, and the Tree Board.

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Uncertainty looms over West Orange County, the state of Florida, the U.S. and the world as the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, continues to spread — but local health providers are doing everything they can to be prepared and keep the community healthy and safe.

That includes Orlando Health. Experts from across the healthcare system have met since January as part of an ongoing effort to prepare, prevent and treat emerging infectious disease threats.

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including the work on Tiny Road, where there will also be a new traffic signal.

The contractor’s current target date for completion is the end of June, according to Despina McLaughlin, public information officer for Orange County Government. She added completion will likely be pushed back to July, though, because of the rainy season looming.

Dennis Seliga, development manager for Boyd Development Corporation, said the project should offer some road relief for nearby residents heading toward Hamlin.

“Traffic going to and from Tiny Road will not have to go through the New Independence neighborhood any longer,” Seliga said.

“They can take this new extension, which will provide faster access to Hamlin, the 429 and County Road 545. We believe the extension of Hamlin Groves Trail will also help alleviate some of the traffic around Bridgewater Middle School during the arrival and dismissal of the students.”

That traffic can be traced back to the rapid growth in West Orange County.

“As Horizon West grows, so do the needs for infrastructure,” Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey said.

“Hamlin Groves Trail is one of many projects aimed at improving the road network in Horizon West. With its opening it is intended to relieve the overburdened Tiny Road and offer the nearby residents another option

FOLLOW ALONG Residents can keep track of the Hamlin Groves Trail extension and other local projects through the Orange County Government ProjectTrak map at /bit.ly/2uU1d5B. For more information, contact Julie Naditz at (407) 8367998 or julie.naditz@ocfl.net.

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The Hamlin Groves Trail extension project is expected to ease traffic woes.

“We believe the extension of Hamlin Groves Trail will also help alleviate some of the traffic around Bridgewater Middle School during the arrival and dismissal of the students.”

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to get where they need to go.”

Seliga said the project is near completion. The Orange County Government ProjectTrak map lists the overall extension project as 96% finished.

“The contractor is completing the remaining underground utility work within Tiny Road,” Seliga said. “They are also completing

the construction of the transition along Tiny Road at the Orchard Hills subdivision, as well as the remaining roadway work along an approximate 0.3 mile section of Tiny Road. They will lay down the friction course over the entire new area of the roadway that they construct and will activate the new traffic signal.”

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Ride for the fallen Windermere Police Officer Sam Keith will be the first from the department to participate in the Police Unity Tour.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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Windermere Police Officer Sam Keith is ready to ride 240 miles in tribute to fallen Windermere Police Officer Robbie German.

In May, Windermere Police Officer Sam Keith will embark on a three-day journey from Portsmouth, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It won’t be just any journey, though. Over those three days, Keith will be cycling roughly 254 miles in memory of fallen Windermere Police Officer Robbie German.

That’s because Keith is participating in the Police Unity Tour, an event that originated in May 1997. The tour’s mission is to bring about public awareness of law-enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and to honor their sacrifices.

The Police Unity Tour Chapter VIII, which Keith will be riding with, is based in Florida. Its inaugural ride was in 2004, when 12 riders joined with Virginia’s Chapter IV on the ride from Portsmouth to the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. to deliver raised funds.

Keith is the first officer from the Windermere Police Department to participate in the ride.

Although he never met German, he’s riding as a tribute to German, his service and his family.

Keith, who has been with the department for roughly 18 months, said he was asked if he would participate in the ride toward the end of last year. Having done long-distance rides before, and knowing the reason behind the ride, he was all in.

“I do ride — I’m not going to call myself an avid cyclist, but I do go and put on miles,” Keith said. “A lot of people say I do pretty good, but I think I’m falling very short of my own expectations. … I go out and do rides sometimes. Usually I’m alone because everyone’s working a different shift or other people I know that ride are at their regular jobs. On weekends when I’m off, I try to ride with a regular group and a couple of other offi-

HOW TO HELP Sam Keith has until April 1 to raise $2,000 for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. He is the first Windermere police officer to be riding on behalf of fallen Windermere Police Officer Robbie German and his family.

To make a contribution and help Keith hit his $2,000 goal, visit his fundraising page at bit.ly/2xDAX08.

cers going up (to D.C.) from other agencies.”

The ride spans 254 miles over three days. He has covered long distances before, but he knows there will be challenges.

“I think whatever hills or mountains we come up to, I’ll be challenged on those,” he said.

“It’s not going to be like riding on a flat area all the time like we have here, so I think I’m going to have to put some good, serious effort into going up these hills.”

Preparing for such a ride takes some consideration for the upcoming physical exertion.

Keith said he focuses on hydrating and eating foods packed with carbohydrates for energy. He also takes food and water on the ride with him. Most rides like these allow cyclists to stop every so often to take food and bathroom breaks.

Keith said his family and colleagues all have been supportive, and many have donated to the cause on his behalf. He has until April 1 to raise $2,000.

“I get encouragement and I’ve gotten donations,” he said.

“They’re all for it. ...I’m looking forward to meeting new people up there, going to visit the memorial and participating in the activities and events they have going on.”

Lifebridge Church planning expansion ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

Lifebridge Church in Horizon West is looking to grow.

Orange County and church representatives met with residents in a community meeting Wednesday, March 11, to discuss a change determination request to expand the church facilities. The church is requesting to increase the building square footage from 60,000 square feet to 150,000 square feet. Located at 12120 Chase Road, Windermere, Lifebridge Church sits on a 23.48acre property.

“We’re not changing any of our uses at all,” said Bill Burkett of Burkett Engineering, who is the applicant for the project and a member of Lifebridge Church.

“We’re not changing the time of day we’re worshipping or the time

of day the kids have youth groups.

We simply need more room.”

Due to growth in membership, Lifebridge Church is looking to expand its facilities to offer more space for children and youth members. A concept plan showed an expansion of the church’s current facility, as well as the addition of a separate, 30,000-squarefoot family life center building adjacent to the existing church.

Plans for the expanded space include a nursery for young children to play while parents are worshipping and classrooms for Sunday school activities and other church-related uses.

“What the church is doing is making room for more people,” Lifebridge Church Pastor Jeff Lawrence said. “The expanded space is (planned) for children.

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“It’s (also) student space,” Lawrence later said, referring to older children in youth groups.

“Our students right now don’t have dedicated space (for youth groups). We’ve run out of it, so on Wednesday nights, they’re using the main auditorium and they’re sharing space with (younger) children (and) … there’s too many people in there.”

Many of the residents who attended the meeting raised concerns over potential traffic impacts in the area. With Sunset Park Elementary located just south of Lifebridge Church, residents were concerned that a larger church facility would bring more traffic to the already-crowded nearby roads. Burkett assured residents that the church should not have an impact on traffic during peak hours.

“As far as traffic — because we’re (wanting) to expand the building because we have more people coming to church now than we did a few years ago — traf-

fic will increase on Sunday mornings (and) traffic will increase on Wednesday evenings after 6 o’clock,” Burkett said. “During typical peak hours, there should be virtually no impact, because that’s not when people are coming to worship at this facility. …

We know there’s school-related traffic problems and we don’t want, in any way, to add to that.”

Another concern raised was related to the manner in which the church would use its new facilities. Some residents were concerned that the church would start offering classes to become a school; however, the current development plans of the church restrict such a use.

“These (development) conditions were negotiated back in 2008, and it restricted the building to … no childcare, no preschool, no school on the property,” Burkett said. “We’re not asking to change all of that. The only thing we’re asking to do is to allow us to continue to function

with typical church functions.

We just have more people coming now than we did a few years ago, so we need more space — specifically more space for the kids.”

“We will never have a school or a pre-school,” Lawrence added.

“We’re not changing any of our uses at all. We’re not changing the time of day we’re worshiping or the time of day the kids have youth groups. We simply need more room.”

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prepared to care for COVID-19 cases and to protect the safety of our patients, visitors, team members and the communities we serve,” said Alayna Curry, manager of media relations and public affairs at Orlando Health. “Our experts in infectious diseases and emergency management are well informed about COVID-19 and are prepared to respond quickly and appropriately. We also stay in contact with public health agencies at the national, state and local levels as well as with our medical partners to ensure proper protocols are in place for patient and staff safety.”

All Orlando Health hospitals have done emergency preparedness drills in the event a COVID-19 patient is brought to a facility — as of March 13, all locations are screening visitors for symptoms of and exposure to coronavirus.

There’s also constant internal communication between frontline staff, physicians and nurses, managers and leadership. An internal web page serves as a resource for team members to review guidance material about COVID-19, ensuring that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for screen-

ing and managing potentially infected patients are followed.

Staff also is managing the placement and supply selection for hand hygiene stations throughout Orlando Health facilities.

AdventHealth is taking necessary precautions as well, educating physicians and clinical teams on the latest guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida Department of Health while screening all patients at entry points at all facilities.

Staff also is gathering information on patient travel history and symptoms through screening posters and questionnaires.

A multidisciplinary leadership team is working constantly to ensure AdventHealth has capacity, supplies, equipment and staffing to handle a potential coronavirus patient or influx of patients — that includes an adequate supply of

masks, protective equipment for team members, wipes and hand sanitizers.

All AdventHealth hospitals are equipped to rapidly identify, isolate and care for a suspected or confirmed coronavirus patient.

“AdventHealth has a robust infection prevention program and policies that ensures patients, team members and the greater community are safeguarded should we treat a patient with coronavirus,” said Dr. Vincent Hsu, infection control officer for AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division, in a statement.

“Our hospitals and outpatient locations — including Centra Care and AdventHealth Medical Group practices — are prepared to treat a patient.”

Cities, theme parks and event organizers have been forced to adjust out of concern for public health and safety.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Within the last week, much of the world has come to a standstill as the coronavirus pandemic increasingly becomes a concern.

In West Orange County, many municipalities and organizations decided to cancel or postpone events and meetings out of an abundance of caution regarding COVID-19.

The Windermere Police Department Foundation’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, the Garden Theatre’s Encore gala, Windermere’s Run Among the Lakes and the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s Best Fest are among local events that have been postponed or rescheduled.

Then, in an unprecedented move, Central Florida’s theme parks announced temporary closures in response to coronavirus fears. Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort shut their theme parks down Monday, March 16, and are expected to remain closed through the end of March. SeaWorld Orlando also closed down March 16, but the company has not yet given an anticipated reopening date.

The theme park closures affect tens of thousands of employees.

Disney’s theme park employees make up the largest workforce in Orlando, and the company will continue to pay them. Universal said it will pay its hourly employees for their scheduled work through the end of the month.

“There’s a lot in question as far as if this will be a prolonged

situation, and it affects not only the employees but the company and the economy at large,” said a Universal Orlando employee, who spoke under condition of anonymity. “I think it’s a necessary and smart precaution to make the decision to close it based on what we’ve seen happening around the world. It also shines a light on how serious this is, because theme parks don’t close for most situations.”

Going forward, most municipalities and government agencies continue to make efforts to fellow CDC guidelines and help prevent the spread of the virus.

The CDC is recommending that, for the next eight weeks, organizers nationwide cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more.

The city of Ocoee has canceled its Easter Eggstravaganza. Its Spring Fling and Ocoee Lakeshore Center Grand Reopening events have been postponed.

Winter Garden’s recreation programs and athletic leagues are suspended. The Bloom & Grow Garden Society’s Spring Fever in the Garden, SoBo Gallery’s annual fundraising gala and Evening at the Pops all have been postponed.

In Oakland, the Celebration Among the Oaks, Jazz in the Town Center and HAPCO Wine and Dine all have been canceled.

The town of Windermere’s administrative office has adjusted hours from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for the next two weeks.

“We will continue to set a path by example and adjustments can be made as quickly as needed,” Mayor Jim O’Brien wrote on Facebook.

According to the Florida Department of Health website, if you are returning from an area with an outbreak of COVID-19, the CDC is recommending you self-quarantine for 14 days immediately upon returning from your travels, even if asymptomatic. If you develop a fever and symptoms of respiratory illness such as cough or shortness of breath during those 14 days, contact your health care professional and mention your recent travel. If you have had close contact with someone showing these symptoms who has recently traveled from an impacted area, you should call a health care professional.

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Your healthcare professional will work with your county health department to determine if you need to be tested.

The Florida Department of Health follows CDC guidance on testing for COVID-19. For more information, visit the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 page at bit. ly/2TXqHZC.

Coronavirus causes cancellations, closures DANIELLE HENDRIX

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Coronavirus takes toll on local business With more and more people staying at home as the coronavirus spreads, local businesses are trying to stay afloat.

BY TROY HERRING SPORTS EDITOR

There are few things that haven’t been affected by the spread of the coronavirus, but there are fewer things being hit harder by the virus than local businesses.

Among the enterprises seeing dips are restaurants. Brian Desaulniers, who co-owns Windermere’s Dixie Cream Cafe with his wife, Stephanie, said the cafe is following the guidelines of social distancing and handwashing but has noticed a decline in customers.

“First of all, just like any business, we’re going to take guidance from the three major entities — the feds, the state and the local (government) — and whatever they dictate is the direction we are going to move, and that includes the social distancing and the personal hygiene,” Brian Desaulniers said. “We can see (social distancing) right now in this restaurant.

It’s thinned out quite a bit — our day is not like it was a week ago Sunday.”

While people are now less prone to go out and sit in a restaurant, Brian Desaulniers said

there are no current plans to discontinue what they normally do. Instead, they’ll keep up with more sanitation while going a route that many restaurants have taken thus far.

“We are marketing takeout — which we (already) have had, we’re just making a little more noise about it now,” Brian Desaulniers said.

The coronavirus isn’t just taking a toll on brick-and-mortar businesses — it’s significantly affecting small, individualized businesses like that of TK Photography.

Thomas Lightbody, who owns and operates the Winter Gardenbased business, photographs a number of different subjects — including portraits, cheer competitions and West Orange High School sports. It’s the latter two, however, that have really taken a hit with schools being closed down and sports being shutdown, Lightbody said.

“Because I do competition cheerleading, I have had one event that is going to be canceled and then, of course, the perspective of the rest of my season being canceled,” Lightbody said. “I probably have five events left. If they cancel all of them, it’ll probably cost me about $7,000.”

There is a silver lining, though — portrait photos can still be done since they only involve one or two people, Lightbody said.

Finding the upside is something the Garden Theatre in downtown Winter Garden is doing as well.

Director of Patron Development Melissa Braillard is trying to stay positive.

With the next production of “Matilda The Musical” not being until later next month — and with the government advisory of postponing events of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks — it’s giving the theater time to get better prepared, Braillard said.

“We’re lucky — Matilda wasn’t set to open until the end of April, so that’s really six weeks from now,” Braillard said. “So if we do need to postpone and back it up two more weeks, we’re going to continue to move forward.”

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OCPS extends school closures due to COVID-19

Health care, senior facilities changing visitation policies

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced all schools in the state of Florida will close through April 15 to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.

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ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

Students will not return to their schools until at least next month.

At press time Tuesday, March 17, Orange County Public Schools posted an update from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said K-12 public school students will not be returning to campus until Wednesday, April 15.

The move is part of a larger effort to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to monitor the situation.

DeSantis said all statewide assessments have been canceled this school year. Additionally, there will be no school grades — those grades the Florida Department of Education assigns a school — released for the 2019-20 school year.

The closure of schools is part of an effort to keep students, teachers, personnel and families safe while also providing an opportunity for schools to undergo deep cleaning. During the closure, the district will be enhancing digital and remote learning plans where needed, Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins said in a statement.

Lorena Arias, assistant director of media relations for OCPS, said the district “is prepared to implement an instructional continuity plan in the event that temporary school closures become necessary.”

“We are a (one-to-one) digital district that allows secondary students — with internet — to access their textbook and materials online,” Arias said. “For elementary (students), there is a blended model of devices and textbooks. … Content can be delivered through our Learning Management System called Canvas, as well as our single sign-on platform with textbook resources called Launchpad. These resources will allow classroom teachers to provide continuous instruction.”

Arias added that, through the help of OCPS community partners, the district has hot spots available for any student who does not have internet access.

“To qualify for a hot spot, a child must be a current OCPS student and (without) reliable/sufficient wireless internet (Wi-Fi) connectivity at home,” Arias said. “Schools may request hot spots for students through the district’s Curriculum and Digital Learning department.”

Visitors are being screened and, at some facilities, banned to keep the chance of infection down.

residents. The first change in rules last week limited visiting hours. A few days later, that policy changed again as facilities resorted to banning all visitors indefinitely.

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AMY QUESINBERRY

Area hospitals, rehabilitation centers and senior-living facilities have had to adjust their policies on visitors as the coronavirus continues to push closer to West Orange County.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a recommendation that all such facilities restrict visitation.

West Orange County, healthcare facilities are working to maintain a safe environment for patients and

Orlando Health has discontinued visitors to the Health Central Park skillednursing facility in Winter Garden, the Center for Rehabilitation in Ocoee and South Lake Hospital’s SkyTop View Rehabilitation Center. The entrance to outpatient services at the Center for Rehabilitation has been relocated.

As of press time, visitors and outside vendors are allowed in all Orlando Health hospitals but are being screened. Hospitals are limiting the number of visitors to two.

“These changes are in response to the growing concerns surrounding the

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recent coronavirus outbreak,” according to a press release from Orlando Health. “Orlando Health is committed to providing the highest quality of care while ensuring the health and safety of patients, visitors and team members.”

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AdventHealth modified its visitor policies effective March 16 for patients, outpatient labs and imaging centers and March 18 for Centra Care and physician practices. All visitors, including outside vendors, are being screened.

Children under the age of 12 are prohibited from visiting a facility unless they are seeking care.

All AdventHealth hospitals are equipped to rapidly identify, isolate and care for a suspected or confirmed coronavirus patient.

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Music gives teen second chance at life AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

It’s not just one thought that drives a person to attempt suicide, Aleks Marioglo said, and it isn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision.

“People don’t just wake up feeling suicidal,” he said.

For this 18-year-old Horizon West resident, it was the constant, daily reminders that he was no longer living in Ukraine but in a new country where he had trouble learning the language and making friends, where he had to repeat the eighth grade, where the high school population was much larger than back home. He was living in a place where he didn’t have the dance opportunities he was expecting, where he was diagnosed with depression and had other mental health issues, where he worried his desire to become a musician wouldn’t be fulfilled.

Aleks’ depression spiraled out of control, only pausing on the day he attempted to kill himself nearly two years ago.

Marioglo recounted his family’s move to the United States when he was 14, his increasing depression, his suicide attempt and the state of his mental health today.

He was excited to move to America, where he expected new and positive opportunities.

“My family told me that I would have more opportunities in dance,” Marioglo said. “I have been dancing my whole life.

I moved with the idea of doing something bigger. In the Ukraine, you can become super big. I was dancing practically every day of my life.”

He said his first few months in the U.S. were good.

“And then stuff started happening,” he said.

His family arrived in the summer, and he was disappointed to learn that when he started school in the fall, he wouldn’t be attending high school with other students his age. Because he didn’t know much English, he had to attend middle school and repeat the eighth grade.

“It was kind of bad,” he said.

“Everyone was speaking different languages, and I couldn’t be a part of anything. I couldn’t speak Spanish, and I couldn’t speak English.”

He said he had to rely on a Russian-English translation dictionary and Google Translate — but when it was time to take a test, he couldn’t use either tool.

He soon realized, too, that the dictionary wasn’t helpful for translating phrases.

EDUCATIONAL CULTURE SHOCK

Marioglo attended Dr. Phillips High his freshman year and half of his sophomore year — participating in theater classes and the TV production magnet program and trying hard to understand the rules of “American football” as a member of the squad. In December of his 10th-grade year, he transferred to Windermere High.

“My first year, I didn’t learn any English,” he said. “Even at

Dr. Phillips I didn’t have much friends. I didn’t have people who could understand me.”

High school was a culture shock, Marioglo said. In Ukraine, students are in the same small class from first through 11th grades. Here, he was thrust into three large schools, a year behind the others his same age.

By March, he dropped out of school and enrolled in a homeschool program through Florida Virtual School, but his online education didn’t last.

When Marioglo’s persistent sadness worsened, he saw a therapist and was diagnosed with depression and other mental health issues. But he refused to take what was prescribed, he said, because he would rather feel bad than feel medicated and foggy.

“I kept saying to myself that I needed to learn how to live with this,” he said. “It’s something you kind of get used to at some point.

Obviously, you never get used to the bad parts of this, but you can make the bad parts work for yourself.”

He explained that when he has what he calls “episodes of depression,” he battles them by going on hours-long bicycle rides.

Something else that boosted his mood was his friendship with a former classmate and her family, who invested time in talking to him and understanding him, he said.

But his positive mood rarely lasted very long.

REDIRECTED BY MUSIC

Marioglo’s voice lowered when he explained what he was feeling in the moments before his attempted suicide.

“It was leading to that moment for so long,” he said. “I just couldn’t handle myself anymore. … I had these mental problems, and I was growing up still so I had these hormones, and I had lots of these things going on in my mind.

And I couldn’t stop it. It was just a hard time.”

On that day, Marioglo said, he was listening to his favorite musician, Mitch Welling, who performs under the name Flatsound and whose music is filled with pure emotion.

“Before that, I’ve never heard of any single artist who I could connect to on such a deep level,” he said.

“On the day I was trying to end everything, I was listening to him in my headphones,” he said. “I always loved instruments, I always loved guitar, and he was playing guitar and singing. I was listening to him and in that moment, I was giving myself basically that last chance, and I said if I’m not going to be a musician, t h e re ’s no point to life.

“When riding my bike, I’m kind of trying to get the negative energy out of me. I’m not intentionally trying to think bad stuff; it just happens. … I feel like all these negative things from my mental health — I use it as fuel in order to keep working and keep doing something.”

I’ve always had this thought that I wanted to play guitar and piano.

I wanted to sing.”

Marioglo chose not to go through with the suicide, and although he doesn’t share the details, he said: “I did it to remind myself that I could still feel. It was more of a, like, I didn’t try exactly to kill myself, but I wanted to hurt myself.”

Moved by a sudden desire to live, Marioglo picked up an old keyboard in his family’s garage and learned how to play with the help of YouTube tutorial videos.

“I feel like because I was a dancer for basically my whole life … I had all these rhythms down,” he said. “I understood groove, (and) dancing helped me think about my piano playing. It was like choreography for my fingers.”

Marioglo said music has had the greatest influence on his mental health.

Extreme exercise routines helped, too. He said he worked out at the gym for three or four hours every day.

“I feel like I would feel so much worse if I just stayed in bed,” he said. “I try to build discipline for myself, I try to do anything that is good for me.”

Marioglo said he can feel when something triggers his depression — constant thoughts keep him from thinking productively, and he can’t sleep.

When thoughts start bringing him down, he goes to his “safe places,” which are on his bike or in his bedroom, where he has a piano.

He plays often and would play 24 hours a day if he could, he said.

That’s when he is happiest.

really wants to die, he can’t help himself. He’s experiencing these things over and over every day. It’s not that he wants to feel that way, it’s not his fault. He can’t help it.

It’s actual problems.

“People who look happy, they’re experiencing stuff, too,” he said. “I was hiding it, how I feel. For me, I knew if I would stop hiding it, it would kind of show — ALEKS MARIOGLO me as a weak person.”

A tattoo on his left hand “Most of my friends knew I reminds him of his survival and wanted to end everything,” he strength and gives him continued said, acknowledging that he fre- hope for his life. Marioglo ordered quently shared his feelings of merchandise from Flatsound, and sadness with friends. “They told when the package was delayed, me, ‘You always say that, you the artist wrote a personal note always say that.’ They just always and ended it with a drawing of a thought I was a sad person.” small branch with several leaves.

Marioglo had a message to parThat image became Marioglo’s ents regarding their teen’s mental tattoo. health: “I feel like they’ve got to “He just changed my life so understand that it’s all about the much,” he said of Flatsound. “He communication. … If your son is basically saved me.”

16 and coming home and saying he’s fine, don’t just accept that it’s fine. Sit him down and talk to him.”

GETTING HELP Constant and meaningful comSuicide is the leading cause munication is key to connecting of death among school-age people with one another. youth, but it is preventable.

“I feel like it’s about the people Youth who are contemplating around (you),” he said. “If one suicide frequently give warnperson from school had said, ‘I ing signs of their distress. see you don’t feel good today. Do Parents, teachers and friends you want to talk about it?’ I feel are in a key position to pick like if one person had said that, up on these signs and get it would have made a difference.” help. Never take these warnFor Marioglo, it was a tremening signs lightly or promise to dous help having a friend who keep them secret. tried to understand what he was When all adults and students going through. This friend was in the school community his lifeline. are committed to prevent“I feel like people around can ing suicide, they can help make so much more difference youth before they engage than you think,” Marioglo said. in behavior with irreversible “It might not change you as a consequences. human, but one little thing can lead to another, and those little If you or someone you know things can get a person from the is suicidal, get help immebottom to the top. That’s basically diately via 911, the National how I did it.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline at “You have to do these little (800) 273-TALK or the Crisis things,” he said. “Sometimes you Text Line (text “HOME” to can’t do the step; you need some741741). one to help you out. It’s all about people around you. A person who For more information, visit bit.ly/2IVREXg. SOURCE: National Association of School Psychologists

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Sidewalk in progress on Overstreet Orange County began installation of 1,720 feet of sidewalk along the west side of Overstreet Road, connecting Beek and Ficquette roads.

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Students who live near Windermere High School and walk or bike to get there soon will have a safer option for their daily commute.

Orange County officially began construction on a new sidewalk along the west side of Overstreet Road in Horizon West March 5. The sidewalk is 5 feet wide and extends 1,720 feet, beginning at Beek Road and further connecting Overstreet to Ficquette Road.

When Windermere High first opened in 2017, many parents expressed concerns for their children’s safety when walking to school. The stretch of Overstreet Road in question, at the time, did not have any sidewalks or street lighting. The two-lane road also has a ditch and no shoulder.

Additionally, school busing only is available to students who do not live within two miles of campus. Per Florida State Statute, school districts provide busing to students if a hazardous condition exists within 2 miles. However, this stretch of road did not have a hazardous condition as described in the statute.

Despina McLaughlin, public information officer for Orange County, said this project has been in the works for a while now but ran into some issues along the way.

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several years and was originally put on hold due to flood plains issues on the east side of the road,” McLaughlin said. “We have since been able to relocate the sidewalk to the west side of the road to move away from the flood plain.”

Construction is moving along and expected to be completed by May 3. McLaughlin said the current estimated cost is $140,000, but that is expected to be reduced due to changes in design. According to Orange County Public Works, this is funded through the county’s Capital Improvement Plan. As of press time, the sidewalk is about 40% complete, according to the county’s ProjectTrak website.

Nearby, the traffic signal at the intersection of Ficquette Road and Overstreet Road/ Ingelnook Drive was completed in January.

The project was warranted based on volume and crash analysis, according to Orange County. Coupled with the upcoming sidewalk, pedestrians in the area can expect a safer commute going forward.

“This 5-foot-wide sidewalk will provide the much-needed connection from Beek Road to Ficquette Road,” McLaughlin said.

“We were able to start construction earlier this month because we worked out the design issues and obtained an exemption permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District by relocating the sidewalk to the west side of Overstreet (Road).”

For more information or questions on the sidewalk construction, contact Julie Naditz at (407) 836-7998 or send her an email at julie.naditz@ocfl.net.

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The home at 9532 Bay Vista Estates Blvd., No. 1, Orlando, 32836, sold March 13, for $323,000. Built in 1985, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,348 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $137.56. Days on market: 13.

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The townhouse at 8326 Via Verona, Orlando, 32836, sold March 13, for $414,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,547 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $162.54. Days on market: five.

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The home at 5518 Pitch Pine Drive, Orlando, 32819, sold March 9, for $394,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,276 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $173.11. Days on market: 16.

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The home at 9839 Pineola Drive, Orlando, 32836, sold March 11, for $435,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,247 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $133.97. Days on market: 225.

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The home at 8854 Grey Hawk Point, Orlando, 32836, sold March 13, for $615,000. Built in 1997, it has five bedrooms, four-

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SAND LAKE POINT

The home at 10127 Pointview Court, No. 1, Orlando, 32836, 1 sold March 10, for $385,000.

Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,223 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $173.19.

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The home at 3546 Furlong Way, Gotha, 34734, sold March 6, for $333,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,556 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $130.28. Days on market: 72.

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The townhouse at 11441 Brownstone St., Windermere, 34786, sold March 12, for $310,000.

Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,920 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $161.46. Days on market: 39.

LAKE CAWOOD ESTATES

The home at 13734 Lake Cawood Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold March 9, for $563,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 4,437 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $126.89. Days on market: 294.

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The home at 13119 Vennetta Way, Windermere, 34786, sold March 10, for $320,000. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,706 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $187.57. Days on market: seven.

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The home at 12847 Droxford Road, Windermere, 34786, sold March 13, for $394,900. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,230 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $177.09. Days on market: two.

The home at 8513 Abbotsbury Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold March 11, for $307,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,726 square feet. The price per square foot is $177.87.

Days on market: seven.

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The home at 9265 Patrimonio Loop, Windermere, 34786, sold March 13, for $533,222. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three

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The home at 836 Oakdale St., Windermere, 34786, sold March 10, for $1,275,000. The European-inspired chef’s kitchen is fully equipped with Thermador stainless steel appliances, a large hidden refrigerator, a natural gas cooktop with a center island and a walk-in pantry.

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The home at 8760 Peachtree Park Court, Windermere, 34786, sold March 13, for $565,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,308 square feet. The price per square foot is $170.80. Days on market: seven.

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The home at 5438 Nagami Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold March 9, for $669,000.

Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths and 4,114 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $162.62. Days on market: two.

The home at 4345 Indian Deer Road, Windermere, 34786, sold March 9, for $495,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, five baths and 3,308 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $149.64. Days on market: 73.

The home at 5221 Beach River Road, Windermere, 34786, sold March 13, for $449,900. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,426 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $131.32. Days on market: two.

WINDERMERE TERRACE

The home at 13306 Longacre Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold March 9, for $352,500. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,063 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $170.87. Days on market: 102.

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The home at 8757 Crescendo Ave., Windermere, 34786, sold March 12, for $430,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,419 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $125.77. Days on market: 27.

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The home at 6482 Lake Burden View Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold March 9, for $1.15 million. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths and 5,114 square feet. The price per square foot is $224.87. Days on market: 328.

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The home at 11024 Galway Isles Court, Windermere, 34786, sold March 11, for $415,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,062 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $201.26. Days on market: one.

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The home at 2114 Willow Lauren Lane, Windermere, 34786, sold March 10, for $750,000. Built in 1993, it has five bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 3,314 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $226.31. Days on market: four.

WINDERMERE

The home at 415 W. Third Ave., Windermere, 34786, sold March 12, for $650,000.

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Pistil Home & Garden sprouts in Windermere The new home decor and garden store opened earlier this month along Main Street.

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Windermere’s newest business encourages shoppers to “make, learn and grow.”

Pistil Home & Garden recently opened its doors along Main Street, offering residents a wide range of plants, home decor and gifts.

The store is owned by co-owners and partners Rania Ata, Reem Topel and Don Robinson, who launched their business with a desire to give Windermere residents a place to purchase candles, ferns, decorative centerpieces, books, dog bowls and other items to make any house feel like home.

Pistil Home & Garden sells a variety of items for the home.

“We wanted to create a store that, when you walk in, you just lose yourself and feel good and then there’s always something for everyone,” Ata said.

Items from renowned brands like Corkcicle, Waxxy & Co., Voluspa, Hester & Cook, L’Objet, Tea Forté and Lampe Berger come from Orlando, across the nation and beyond, while ferns, air plants and succulents are a chosen from local nurseries.

It’s all hand-picked by sister duo Ata and Topel, who choose every item with a personal level of care.

“What sets us aside from everyone is that we take pride and there’s a lot of love that goes into this,” Ata said. “Everything we hand-select, whether it’s something that we love to carry in our home or we also think that, ‘Oh, this is so neat and so unique that I would love to receive this as a gift or gift it to someone.’”

There’s also a creative, hands-on side to Pistil Home & Garden. Visitors who walk further into the store past seasonal displays and shelves lined with decorative pieces will see an arrangement bar area, where customers can either create their own custom floral arrangements or take a class based on a holiday theme or type of plant.

The arrangement bar will be open every day with a sign-up sheet for 45-minute time slots. Shoppers can also book birthdays, bachelorette parties or other events with friends.

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Co-owners and partners Reem Topel, Don Robinson and Rania Ata are excited to bring their concept to Windermere.

“We wanted to create a store that, when you walk in, you just lose yourself and feel good and then there’s always something for everyone.”

— Rania Ata, co-owner and partner

plants, you can show us a photo of the interior of your house and if you want to get certain color arrangements,” Robinson said.

“It’s not just coming in and being a passive shopper. It’s to drag you into the experience and help you invent something.”

Windermere was the perfect location for the new venture, Robinson said. Ata had several smaller stores that got her into the business, and Robinson had spent more than 30 years working with The Walt Disney World Company nearby. As the two became partners, the space along Main Street in Windermere became available.

“Windermere has that small-town vibe and this historic area here,” Robinson said.

PISTIL HOME & GARDEN 503 Main St., Windermere For more information, visit pistilhomegarden.com or call (407) 341-1027.

“Given what you see around you and given the product, this seemed like it fit both aesthetically into the town, but also we’ve been so welcomed by the population of Windermere. Having a retail option downtown as they stroll around … the reaction from the people in Windermere has been fabulous.”

The new store is a dream come true for the three owners — Ata and Topel grew up together hoping someday to open up a business. The sisters remember running a lemonade stand and other small ventures while growing up as children in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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few weeks ago, the Windermere High School color guard was gearing up for the Winter Guard International Southeast Power Regional competition scheduled for March 21 and 22. Then, like many large event gatherings across the country, the competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. That didn’t stop the WHS color guard from showing off their hard work.

Varsity and junior varsity color guard members joined with the Bridgewater Middle School cadet guard in a performance demonstration Friday, March 16, at the BMS gym. All three groups got to perform in front of family, friends, classmates and other supporters.

Varsity Windermere High color guard members showed off their skills in their performance called “Table for Two.”

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Below: Bridgewater Middle cadet guard members tossed flags high into the air as they performed.

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Left: Props and flags depicted waves and the sky in the Windermere High junior varsity color guard performance called “Lost in the Waves.”

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COVID-19 UPDATE FROM OCPS Orange County Public Schools released the following update Sunday, March 15: Schools will undergo deep cleaning this week. Digital and remote learning planning is underway with further details to follow soon. OCPS is awaiting clarification from the state about make-up school days due to extended spring break. All field trips are suspended until further notice. Spring break camps are not suspended the week of March 16.

Arrangements for feeding children on free or reduced meal programs are underway. Details will be announced soon.

OCPS announced Friday, March 13, that schools will be closed until March 30.

When school resumes (March 30, or later if conditions dictate), if a student or staff member exhibits any symptoms listed below, he or she will be encouraged to stay home. Isolation limits spread of the virus and will protect the overall health and wellness of other students and staff.

What are the symptoms? n Fever n Cough n Shortness of breath n Severe illness What else OCPS is doing: n Cleaning schools and offices during spring break n Reducing clutter in classrooms to optimize cleaning efficiency n Limiting use of pillows and upholstered items in classrooms n Encouraging students to wash hands with demonstrations and to practice healthy hygiene n Providing disposable wipes for staff to use on commonly used surfaces (keyboards, desks, remote controls, etc.) before each use n Disinfecting all athletic equipment between uses

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LAKE WHITNEY ELEMENTARY Karen Hewett has served as the community outreach coordinator at Lake Whitney Elementary School since 2012, having started first as a parent volunteer in 2005. She always greets people with a smile on her face and is quick to jump in and fill a need that arises. She takes pride in her role and does an excellent job of keeping the school and community in touch.

What do you love most about your school?

This school has become my family.

The connections I have made with staff, parents and students is what I’m all about.

What’s your favorite part of your job?

I am a people person, so anytime I can interact with people, I am at my happiest.

What made you want to take on this job?

I was the volunteer liaison at Lake Whitney as a parent volunteer, and I loved being the person that got to be involved with the parents that donated their time to make our school as amazing as it is. So when our principal needed a position filled, I signed right up!

What motivates you and pushes you to do your best?

The people around me are always my motivation. Anytime I feel or see a need to jump in and help, it’s super

REPORT CARD ROLE: Community outreach coordinator TIME AT THE SCHOOL: Parent volunteer starting in 2005; served in current role since 2012

motivating. I feel like I truly contribute to making things easier or better for anyone I can. It’s very motivating, but also super fulfilling.

What’s the nicest thing a student or faculty member has done for you?

My principal has nominated me for Coordinator of the Year, and I won OCPS Community Outreach Coordinator of the Year! It is so humbling to know that all the hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. I always feel appreciated for all I do. I feel that is the nicest thing anyone can do for you — make you feel appreciated.

What is the coolest place you have visited and why?

My husband and I took our sons, Jacob and Luca, across country by train. It was amazing. We also honeymooned in Alaska, which was epic! And we have been to St. John’s and Nova Scotia. They were amazing trips.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? I have tried for years to be at two or three places at once but haven’t perfected that yet!

Do you have any pets? What kind, and what are their names?

Yes! We have a Chiweenie named JD. He was named for our rescue dog that has since passed away. Her name was Jersey Girl. We brought JD home for a companion for Jersey Girl, so we named him JD, which stands for Jersey’s Dog. If you could see any musician, band or artist live, who would it be and why?

I’m a huge rock music fan for sure!

I’ve been to a lot of concerts over the years. Two bands that I would have loved to have seen live are Rush and Journey.

What is the best advice you’ve been given or your favorite mantra or quote to live by?

Expect nothing and appreciate everything.

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he Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts were just some of Lewis Carroll’s iconic characters to hit the stage at the Cypress Center for the Performing Arts at Windermere Prep for the school’s latest production, “Alice in Wonderland.” The play ran from March 5 to 7. More than 50 middleand high-school theater students banded together to tell audiences about Alice’s trip down the rabbit hole to a magical world.

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Windermere Prep Director of Sports Performance Micah Kurtz received some good news last week when he was named the Florida High School Strength Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association. The award — which is handed out annually to a high school strength and conditioning coach — recognizes a coach for his or her coaching achievements and love for what they do.

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Multiple members of the Ocoee High boys basketball team received Metro Team honors Friday, March 13.

Senior shooting guard David Green was named Metro MVP, while senior small forward Kordell Brown was named to the All-Metro Team. Head coach John “Sarge” Siers also received honors by being named the Metro Coach of the Year.

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In West Orange High boys basketball’s 4-0 blanking of Olympia Thursday, March 12, Aidan Hanson had a strong showing at the plate as he went 2-for4 with 2 RBIs. On the mound, William Ross pitched the completegame shutout and gave up only three hits while striking out eight.

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The First Academy softball team had a big afternoon against Colonial in a 10-0 win Thursday, March 12.

Grace Grant dominated on the mound as she pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts.

Meanwhile, at the plate, Cate Harris went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Royals (10-2).

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The Olympia Titans boys and girls tennis teams continued to dominate on the court in a sweep of West Orange Thursday, March 12. In the boys’ 6-1 win, Alexey Timokhine defeated Lucas Mach 8-3 in No. 1 singles. West Orange’s lone win came when Jack McGary beat Samuel Oropez 8-4 at No. 3 singles. Meanwhile, on the girls’ side, Aubrey Barnes defeated Shelly Peach 8-3 in No. 1 singles play. The Warriors were led by Riley Winslow, who beat Ella Sobek 8-5 in No. 5 singles.

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Right on Target Sisters Courtney and Cassidy Eaton make their mark on the Windermere Prep archery program.

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ucked away in the far corner behind the Windermere Prep campus, a patch of grass and trees abuts Cypress Lake.

A handful of student-athletes draw their bows and take aim at multicolored targets at the end of an archery range.

It’s after school, so the only noises are the trees swaying and the “thwip” coming from the reverberating strings on the bows. A “thud” follows as the arrowhead meets its target. It’s peaceful — and that’s the way sisters Courtney and Cassidy Eaton like it.

“We’re very lucky to have the range that we have,” senior Courtney Eaton said. “I, personally, love this range. It’s really the most peaceful place on campus — just being able to be here and shoot and relax is really awesome.”

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FINDING THEIR SHOT

With every arrow that flies, there is a process.

Just like a baseball pitcher going through his SEE EATON PAGE 16

Coronavirus creates chaos in the sports world While the virus has put an end to national and international sports, it also has finally taken its toll at the high school level across the state of Florida.

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On Friday, March 13, Orange County Public Schools released an update on the coronavirus that had been long awaited: Schools were being closed down for two weeks.

With that announcement also came the news that all extracurricular activities — including sports — would be suspended. That includes no practices, no workouts and no games.

That news hit hard, and for many coaches and athletes around the state — and beyond — it leads to more questions than answers, said West Orange High softball coach Todd LaNeave.

“My concern as this thing is going on is how long — if they do any more closures — are we talking about?” LaNeave said. “And if we are going to be able to play at all the rest of the season.”

“It will be interesting (to see) after playing a pretty good schedule, and (then) taking two weeks off and trying to come back and get ready to play again,” he said.

LaNeave’s team had already dealt with a game cancellation when Montverde Academy shut down earlier in the week, and now it’ll be missing out on a couple of big games at the Tournament of Champions in Jacksonville.

Then, the game on the March 26 against The Villages Charter was canceled.

“That’s a little disappointing,” LaNeave said.

“Not disappointing from the fact that they are doing (it) — I completely understand it — but it is kind of a shame, I guess, because that would have been a good one for us and it has been the last couple of years to give us some looks at teams that we don’t typically see.”

The idea of “disappointed, but understanding” seems to be the general consensus among those in the sports community, and so was the struggle of figuring out how to handle the schedule.

It’s tough enough as it is to put a schedule together in the first place, so throwing a wrench the size of a global pandemic into the mix makes it daunting.

Over at Legacy Charter High School, the Eagles baseball team — which currently sits at 9-2 and is having an impressive season — will be losing out on four games and there is no telling if they’ll be able to make them up, said head coach Jack Chambless. The schedule changes also lead to a slew of other issues, as well.

“I don’t know anything about what the state would then do about our tournaments, about how MaxPreps will be used, whether we are going to be allowed to reschedule games and whether it affects pitch-count policies,” Chambless said. “We’re just out in the dark until they let us know what we are going to be SEE LOCAL PAGE 16

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motion or a basketball player running a play, archery requires precision built up via a physical and mental routine.

“I step up to the line, and I’ll look to the ground first and completely clear my head of anything else that is going on — if I’m thirsty, cold, whatever — and then I look up to that target and kind of focus my attention on that yellow circle, because that’s what I want to hit,” Courtney Eaton said. “And then I kind of slip into my subconscious and go through nocking an arrow, pull it up and I’ll make sure that the string needs to be aligned with the aperture … then I shoot.”

Much like her sister, sophomore Cassidy Eaton’s approach to a shot is incredibly similar — though, for her, it’s more about handling her nerves.

“I usually step up (to) the line and nock my arrow first to get it out of the way so I’m not stressed out about what I’m doing with that,” Cassidy Eaton said. “And then I’ll usually stare at the ground and start focusing on my heartbeat, because I can usually hear it — I’m kind of nervous. So I’ll focus on my heartbeat and my breathing and make sure I’m calming myself down enough so I’m not shaking too much when I shoot.”

It’s a self-explanatory process, but it’s one that comes with time — and a lot of trial and error.

Before Courtney Eaton entered high school, she had never even lifted a bow and

A three-year member of the Windermere High School girls lacrosse team, Taylor Swartz has seen a lot of action in the midfield. She’s one of the leading scorers on the team, and her play has landed her a scholarship to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University.

How did you get into lacrosse?

I actually got introduced to lacrosse because I was playing basketball with some girls, and we all decided to try lacrosse together — we had been multi-sport athletes and we just wanted to try something new. So I ended up taking a chance on it and went to the first practice and I loved it — it was so much fun and I just kind of stuck with it.

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midfield? What do you like the most?

I want to say it is probably having to be everywhere on the field, because of the position itself — you have to be able to run, you have to be able to play attack, you have to be able to play defense. So that’s definitely difficult to have to play all three parts and to have to be a part of the plays that do happen, but the part that I like the most is exactly that. I love being able to be a part of every play that I can, and I love the versatility of it.

What is it about lacrosse that you enjoy so much?

I think just the versatility of the game. There are so many different aspects to it — you have to be fast, you have to be agile, you have to be smart.

Lacrosse is not a game for people who just kind of want to throw the ball, you have to think ahead and you’re kind of planning what’s going to happen down the field.

The constant desire to keep climbing and keep winning and keep getting as many groundballs, draw controls, goals … and stats as possible that will help us be successful has kept me entertained.

Coming into your senior season, did you have any goals you were hoping to accomplish?

I’ve always wanted to win districts, especially (since) it’s my last year of high school. For me personally, I’m going to college next year for lacrosse, and I just want to be able to have fun this year and really enjoy every moment and prepare for what is to come the next four years.

What is your favorite thing about playing lacrosse at Windermere?

I think having the opportunity to build a program and kind of start the fundamentals of it are so cool to witness and be a part of. To be able to build something up and be successful. We’ve been really successful and we have made it to districts all three years as a starting program — that is amazing to be a part of. And also help other girls learn how to play lacrosse and grow the game is really what has been exciting for me and what I love about lacrosse at Windermere.

and give it a shot. It also was a way of making friends during her freshman year at Windermere Prep.

Cassidy Eaton was given her sister’s old bow, and from there she started practicing with the team. Practices were fun, but the shooting proved difficult, Cassidy Eaton said.

“I came to practice and I remember learning to shoot and going through the steps with coach (Phil) Graves that first year, and getting a really bad shot — I think I completely missed the target,” Cassidy Eaton said. “I have always been the type of person who I see myself do something bad and I want to get better.”

Just like her sister, Cassidy Eaton went into nationals and finished top-50 — ending the tournament in 42nd place.

SISTER, SISTER

With Courtney Eaton now in her last season at Windermere Prep comes the eventual breaking up of the sister duo as teammates.

For the two sisters, being able to work next to each other has been nothing but enjoyable, Courtney Eaton said. It’s something that comes with all sorts of perks.

“My sister is coming after me — which is an awesome thing, because I want her to do great and I want her to top me and I want her to be the best she can possibly be,” Courtney Eaton said. “I also think having a sister on the team, you have that friend.”

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How are you feeling about graduating and playing at the collegiate level?

I’m obviously sad to leave the friends that I do have here and the relationships that I have built here, but I am more than ready and so excited to move forward into the next phase of life with new relationships.

What is the most challenging part about playing

arrow, but she knew it was something she’d like to try thanks to her introduction to an incredibly popular young-adult book series.

“When I was in eighth grade, I thought the Hunger Games and Katniss Everdeen were the best thing ever, and I wanted to be just like her,” Courtney Eaton said. “So my parents, for Christmas, actually bought me a compound bow, and at that time I had known I wanted to come into boarding at Windermere Prep, so I knew they had an archery team.”

Courtney Eaton would realize when she first started that archery in real life was nothing like it was in the fictional series.

There were fundamentals that she had to learn — it was more than simply aiming and firing.

It was a challenge to get the mechanics down, but once she did, Courtney Eaton found success by the end of her freshman year as she finished 33rd in nationals at the Easton Newberry Archery Center.

While Courtney Eaton competed at tournaments and other events, Cassidy Eaton sat in the stands. Sitting idly by didn’t do much for her, Cassidy Eaton said.

“I was bored at the competitions — I brought homework and I slept, that was pretty much all I did,” Cassidy Eaton said. “I celebrated her victories with her and comforted her through her losses.”

A swimmer by trade, Cassidy Eaton decided that — with archery being in the off-season — she would pick up the sport

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allowed to do.

“I know I have already reached out to schools running through April 3 about playing double headers or rescheduling for April — I’m assuming we’ll be allowed to put in more games in April, and that’s what I’m going to try to do so we don’t lose those games,” he said.

While coaches struggle to figure out plans, athletes are left to either sit around the house or do private workouts away from school. The good news for high school athletes is there still is the possibility of going back to their sport, but for those on the collegiate level, the season is done.

Following in the footsteps of the NBA and other professional leagues, the NCAA completely canceled its spring sports.

For Lyndsey Huizenga — a Windermere Prep alumna and

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current freshman swimmer at the University of Tennessee — the news came fast and hard.

The Volunteers had just won their first SEC title in swimming and diving, and Huizenga and her team were looking forward to competing in the NCAA tournament in Athens, Georgia. They were projected to be among the few favorites to win it all, and then, all of a sudden, it was over.

“Friday morning we had practice, and then Friday afternoon they were like, ‘Oh, well the NCAAs just got canceled,’” Huizenga said. “It was kind of crazy how in the span of a few hours something that meant so much was just gone.”

That feeling hit hard for the seniors on the team, she said, but with the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility to athletes, it quells those worries. But that’s only for college

— high school seniors aren’t that lucky.

While it’s not known how long the season will be suspended, there are nerves for seniors like Legacy baseball player Justin LaGasse. LaGasse, like many seniors, is still deciding what his future holds, so it’s understandable that there would be anxiety as the suspended season continues.

“It’s a worry,” LaGasse said.

“I feel like in the end it’ll be ok — I’m not too worried about it being canceled — and I’m trying not to really think about it, because it’s my last year and I’m still deciding if I want to play in college.

“This is where I’m deciding, ‘Am I in love with this sport?’” he said. “And I really wanted this senior year to decide that, so to make that decision without my senior year — that would be really tough.”

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After four months of radiation treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, The First Academy boys lacrosse coach is back on the sideline.

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At the end of cancer treatment, there is one moment that every survivor looks forward to: The ringing of the bell.

It’s an action that signals the hopeful end of a grueling, hardfought victory over a disease that affects so many.

It’s an emotional moment witnessed by friends and family. But for The First Academy lacrosse head coach David Oliver, it was a moment of reflection. It was a moment to look at the renewed life he had been given, and with a deep breath and weary hand, he rang the bell to signal a new beginning.

“My attitude was kind of like being a coach, being a husband and being a father — you set your course and you go,” Oliver said. “With cancer, you set your course, you keep your mind on the goal, and you go, and you keep going and going. When it’s over you end up like, ‘What just happened?’ I didn’t even have a chance to think about it, because I was so locked into it.

“It’s kind of like a new launching point,” he said. “It’s not the end of anything, but it’s just the

beginning of a life that God has made me a better person and I need to live that out.”

Oliver rang the bell for Thursday, Feb. 27 — the day after he had finished his 18th and final radiation treatment of his stage 4 nonHodgkin’s lymphoma.

Doctors detected Oliver’s cancer in 2019, when he began experiencing pain in his legs. Tests later in April and May showed the lymph nodes in his pelvis and around his kidneys and heart were enlarged. A few months later, in July, he learned the cancer had spread to the bones in his legs.

The news of stage 4 cancer was a lot, but he never was alone during his fight. Multiple players on the boys lacrosse team shaved their heads in solidarity and began wearing shirts that read “Coach Oliver Support Team.”

“What God did, I never will forget,” Oliver said. “I would miss four days every three to four weeks of work, and I felt like I had to come to work because it gave me strength — the kids were just feeding me in the classroom and giving me strength. So many kids who were walking through not a great season in their life would draw strength off of, ‘Wow, coach is still teaching and he is still

doing what he is supposed to be doing in life and is not quitting.’

“That’s what I would say to people who get a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer — just never quit and just always have hope,” he said.

What followed the diagnosis was four months of radiation treatment that led to the usual side effects of chemotherapy — he lost his hair and began to slow physically. It was the latter part that really affected Oliver — a man who was always on the move — the most.

Going from his usual 100% to a crawl, Oliver battled before good news arrived in December, when scans came back following his second-to-last chemo treatment. Everything was looking better, which then was solidified by a clean PET scan in January.

Before he even finished his treatments, Oliver was out on the sideline with his team, and for that first game against Lake Minneola Monday, Feb. 17, a sense of gratitude overwhelmed him.

“That for me was emotional … especially with my son being a senior,” Oliver said. “It might have been more emotional than ringing the bell, because it was like, ‘Thank you, Lord. Just thank

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Oliver had gone from not knowing if he would be able to lead his team to finding his place once more on the Royals’ sideline, and he was welcomed back with open arms.

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At war’s end, she met Tom Cox at a dance in Ft. Worth. They married and moved to Winter Garden, where she opened a women’s clothing store, Mozelle’s Fashion Fair, next to her husband’s Tom Cox Men’s Wear.

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Right from the opening pitch, it felt as though Windermere would take off for the easy win, when the Wolverines put up five runs in the first two innings of play.

In the third inning, Dr. Phillips (6-4) would finally get things going offensively when Dallas Davis scored on a wild pitch, before a sac fly and RBI single cut the Wolverines’ lead to 5-3.

A two-RBI double by Brandon Fields of the Panthers later on in the fourth inning tied the game up at 5-5. Fields finished the day going 3-for-4 in five plate appearances with two RBIs, while scoring two runs.

The Wolverines (4-5) would respond in kind in the bottom of the fourth with three more runs to push ahead 8-5. Damien Goulart got one of his team-high four RBIs on the day in that inning, while Jason Grant picked up one of his five hits in a 5-for-5 outing.

Through the next few innings, both teams would put runs on the board.

Windermere pushed its lead to 13-9 before Dr. Phillips got one last run in the top of the seventh, but the Panthers’ rally would fall short in the end with a 13-10 loss.

On the mound, Carson Montgomery would go a full three innings for the Wolverines — picking up five strikeouts and three walks, while giving up one earned run on two hits — but it would be Nick Walzac who would ultimately get the win. For Dr. Phillips, Ivan Vanbeverhoudt was handed the loss.

worked as a judicial assistant for the State of Florida and a secretary in the State Attorney’s office, from which she retired.

In 1987, she moved to Winter Park to be near grandchildren.

She is survived by her two children, Craig and Lisa; her sonin-law, Elliot Mausner; and two grandchildren, Matt and Emily.

A graveside service was held at noon Monday, March 16, at the Winter Garden Cemetery, Winter Garden, Florida.

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