03.24.17 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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YOUR TOWN CALADIUM BULBS FOR SALE

Through Keep Winter Park Beautiful & Sustainable, Winter Park Blooms is once again selling caladium bulbs at the Winter Park Farmers’ Market.

The bulbs provide up to nine months of foliage from year to year with minimal care. The funds are used for Winter Park beautification projects and to host the America in Bloom judges as they evaluate Winter Park in late April.

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BOWL BATTLE

Original Abby Cadabby to bring Muppet magic to Maitland. PAGE 10.

Condo invasion rattles neighbors

Winter Park student Danielle Allison is leading the fight to see Aloma Bowl spared from the wrecking ball. SEE PAGE 4.

A Winter Park couple returned from vacation to find the suspect living in their home.

PEDAL POWER Kayin Harper TIM FREED STAFF WRITER

Imagine coming home from a vacation and finding an unwelcome guest in your home — who then attacks you.

Suspect Kayin Harper was arrested Monday, March 13, after Winter Park residents Bruce Kramer and Heather Tufford reportedly found him living in their condo at the Lake Killarney Condominiums.

Dozens of Winter Parkers took a new approach to their commute at the Bike to Work Day event on March 8. Residents were encouraged to ride a bike to work instead of driving their cars.

The event concluded with a ride around town and party.

SEE ARREST PAGE 4

SPORTS

Bishop Moore boys lacrosse sets sights on district crown.

Tim Freed

SEE PAGE 13

Aloma Bowl may be in danger of being sold and demolished, but Winter Park High School sophomore and bowling team captain Danielle Allison isn’t going down without a fight.

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ZIMMERMAN KISER SUTCLIFFE WINTER PARK ROAD RACE 7 a.m. Saturday, March 25, starting in Winter Park’s Central Park along Park Avenue.

The race, presented by the Florida Hospital, will benefit the Meridian Club of Winter Park Scholarship Fund for local students. There will be three races happening: the two-mile race starts at 7 a.m., the 10K at 7:30 a.m. and the kids’ run at 9:30 a.m. Registration is required and prices start at $28.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 28

SCIENCE FRIDAY 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St., Orlando. Join a live taping of Science Friday as host Ira Flatow explores futuristic inventions that have already been invented. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Jackie Quinn and Rob Mueller will also talk ways to make materials in space. Tickets are $45; an optional meet and greet with Flatow is an extra $20. (407) 514-1750, wmfe. org/events.

ORLANDO JAZZ ORCHESTRA CONCERT 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park. The Orlando Jazz Orchestra Presents: “A Centennial celebration of the birth of Jazz vocal icon Ella Fitzgerald.” Cost is $20. (407) 6369951, bluebambooartcenter.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

BROOKSHIRE ELEMENTARY PTA’S A NIGHT AT THE CARNIVAL 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Showalter Field East, 2525 Cady Way, Winter Park. Bring the entire family for a night of food, friends and fun. Activities include food trucks, midway games, rides, local vendors and more. For more, visit brookshirepta.org or email to 2ndvp@brookshirepta.org.

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LAKES BELL & WILDERNESS WATERSHED CLEANUP 8 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at Lake Bell, 1051 Lake Bell Drive, Winter Park. Volunteers will receive free breakfast, snack, water bottle and a T-shirt. The group welcomes kayakers and paddleboarders and will meet at 1051 Lake Bell Drive to distribute supplies. To sign up for the cleanup or for more information, call (407) 5993364.

WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL RELAY FOR LIFE 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Showalter Field, 2525 Cady Way, Winter Park. Make strides in the fight against cancer. For more information, visit acsevents.org 33RD ANNUAL ALL BRITISH CAR SHOW 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. Admission is free, but there is a small fee to enter a British car in the show. For more information, visit (407) 599-3397 or visit meadgarden. org

SUNDAY, APRIL 2

THE ROTH FAMILY JCC’S ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Dubsdread Golf Course, 549 W. Par St., Orlando. Experience one of Orlando’s premier golf courses while supporting The Roth Family JCC’s Marvin & Bonnie Friedman Children’s Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance for individuals and families in need to attend the JCC. The foursome registration fee is $750 and the individual registration fee is $200. Contact Keith Dvorchik at (407) 645-5933, KeithD@orlandojcc. org or visit orlandojcc.org/ golfclassic.

MAITLAND STAGE BAND CONCERT 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at the Rotary Plaza at Art & History Museums, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland. Come watch as the 16-person jazz band plays classic hits of the genre. For more information, visit artandhistory.org.

SAL-ALRIFIC SECOND ANNUAL CLASSIC CAR & CYCLE SHOW 11 a.m. Sunday, April 2, at American Legion Memorial Post 19, 5320 Alloway St., Orlando. There will be food, beer tents, a DJ and vendors. Folds of Honor are the benefactor of the proceeds. For more information, call (407) 860-0301.

CONGREGATION OHEV SHALOM ART EXHIBITION AND AUCTION 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Congregation Ohev Shalom, 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland. Approximately 160 pieces of art, memorabilia, and glass will be presented by Marlin Art of New York. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Youth and Education Departments along with other areas of Congregation Ohev Shalom. To make reservations or for more information, call (407) 298-4650.

MONDAY, APRIL 3

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL AT THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WINTER PARK 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 3, at the University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Maritime historian Graham Anthony will discuss the life of Sir Winston Churchill during “Churchill, from Silver Spoon to the Iron Curtain,” a presentation hosted by the English-Speaking Union of Central Florida. For more information, call (407) 644-6149.

ONGOING

“MID-LIFE! THE CRISIS MUSICAL” Through Saturday, April 8 at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park.

Vicariously experience or relive a midlife crisis with a musical that will make you laugh your way through all the trials and tribulations of middle age.

Show times vary. Tickets costs $15 to $40. For more information, visit winterparkplayhouse. org or call (407) 645-0145.

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

ORLANDO CATTLE BARONS’ BALL 6 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando. Support the American Cancer Society by attending this year’s “Gold Rush” Orlando Cattle Barons’ Ball. This year’s event is western themed, with live pop and country western entertainment and food prepared by 30 local restaurants. Tickets cost $250. For more information, contact Therese Yanochik at therese.yanochik@cancer.org or call (407) 581-2503.

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Remember these good ol’ days?

BY LOUIS RONEY

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ne’s past is not alive in one’s mind at all times, but we manage to dredge up valuable long forgotten moments and places when the occasion calls for it.

Which school do we best remember: grammar school, high school or college? I think I can remember more names from grammar school than I can from college, with its hundreds of individuals. When we are kids our memory becomes deeply engraved with the few people whom we really know well.

As an undergraduate at Harvard, guys I knew from Birmingham, Michigan, and Shaker Heights, Ohio, assumed everyone knew those famous suburbs, but when I said “Winter Park,” very few people had ever heard of it. I don’t think that Winter Park is today so removed from public view, and people up north seem to know exactly where we’re talking about.

I do remember one cogent fact however: Back in those old days, Winter Park was not to be thought of as a suburb of Orlando! A large sign extended above Orange Avenue making it crystal clear when a car was entering or leaving Winter Park. Winter Park schools were reputedly more desirable than Orlando’s, and somehow, a few Orlando kids managed to attend Winter Park High School with us “entitled kids.”

These days, medical facilities in Winter Park are surely as fine as any in our whole area, with scads of doctors and a fine hospital right at our doorstep.

In the late wintertime, old Winter Parkers used to have the opportunity to see many of the top baseball players of the world playing practice games in WP’s Harper-Shepherd Field and in Tinker Field in Orlando. I remember seeing Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and many others.

All in all, my remembrance of my school days in Winter Park is of a very placid, genteel and proper atmosphere, with hardly any hint of the hustle and bustle of today.

There were few police officers — or need for many. They were highly visible — with one

whom we all knew standing on a Park Avenue corner downtown. We greeted him by his first name, and he knew our first names, as well. Crime was almost nonexistent here, and I honestly do not remember any major crime in all the years before my 17th birthday.

We lived in Forest Hills and I rode my bike some two miles to and from WPHS. When we were downtown, my parents left the car keys in the ignition when we got out to shop, and our doors at home awaited us unlocked. Many unsold vacant houses out in Aloma and in Forest Hills were left empty and wide open for anyone at all to inspect. No one uninvited, mistreated or disturbed them.

Things were simpler in those days, and in our town people were almost universally simple and honest as well. A bunch of us boys in our early teens used to meet at a drug store that opened wide on the sidewalk of Park Avenue. For a nickel we could get a big root beer and even have it flavored with chocolate. A big Coke was a dime, and that was stretching our means. The Baby Grand Theater on Park Avenue charged us kids a dime, I think it was, to see all the first run Hollywood films. After the feature film was a comedy such as “Laurel and Hardy,” then a newsreel with a generous sampling of football games from all over, and other sports in season.

At WPHS, the classes held junior and senior dances at the Winter Park Woman’s Club, where local dance bands played for anywhere from $15 to $25 for the whole evening. One of our teachers was always the chaperone, a very nice lady whom all of us boys had the obligation to ask for one dance.

On Sundays, most of us went to Sunday school and church.

Sunday dinner at home was at midday with the family. Sunday afternoons, we guys played tennis, golf or went swimming at Rollins or the Dinky Dock if you liked seeing alligators. One alligator ate my dog Edward! I was in the water a few feet away.

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The need for speed Winter Park city commissioners appointed a five-member task force to determine whether the city should install a fiber network.

FIBER TASK FORCE

TIM FREED

n Tom McMacken, former Winter Park city commissioner

Winter Park residents want faster internet. But what will it cost?

Winter Park city commissioners voted during their March 13 meeting to take a closer look at installing its own fiber network backbone within the city, which would allow residents to surf the web at greater speeds.

Mayor Steve Leary appointed a five-member task force, which will investigate the cost of installing a fiber network and recommend whether it makes financial sense for the city to pursue it.

The pursuit of a fiber network backbone comes in response to many Winter Park residents complaining about the speed and price of providers such as CenturyLink and Spectrum, city spokesman Craig O’Neil said.

“This is something that has been discussed at the city and the City Commission for a decade,” Leary said. “If you’re like me, you hear from people multiple times about a dissatisfaction with the (internet) service that they are offered, a fairly singular service.”

“The question is: What does it cost and how do we execute it,” City Commissioner Peter Weldon said.

O’Neil said the city estimates the cost to cover the entire city sits between $18 million and $27 million, although the task force will be looking at multiple alternatives and details, including how much residents will have to pay to use the internet.

The fiber network task force includes former Winter Park City Commissioner Tom McMacken; former Orange County Commissioner Bill Segal; former Win-

n Bill Segal, former Orange County commissioner n David Johnston, former Winter Park mayor n John Caron, Economic Development Advisory Board member n Steve Mauldin, CNL Financial Group Inc.

“The question is: What does it cost, and how do we execute it.”

— Peter Weldon, city commissioner

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ter Park Mayor David Johnston; Economic Development Advisory Board Member John Caron; and Steve Mauldin, of CNL Financial Group Inc. Their work will build off an October 2016 consultant’s report done by Magellan Advisors, which assessed Winter Park’s ability to install a broadband network.

The report read that more than 1,000 cities across the United States have their own fiber networks.

“The way we interact with our education, health care, government and entertainment service providers is evolving regularly,” the report stated. “For communities (such as) Winter Park, the question is whether the city will plan for these changes through the proper planning processes or whether unmanaged outside forces will determine the city’s future.”

Leary insisted now is the time to investigate fiber networks.

“We’ve been talking about it long enough, and if we started this a decade ago, we would probably already have a backbone for the city that could be utilized,” Leary said.

The task force has a window of six months before it must come back to the City Commission with a recommendation.

Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

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Students from Maitland schools will get a boost in 2018, when more funding will be available for after-school programs.

Maitland starts fund for schools Money would fund before- and after-school programs for Sybelia Elementary, Dommerich Elementary, Maitland Middle schools.

ISAAC BABCOCK MANAGING EDITOR

When the City of Maitland received $300,000 from the developers of Uptown Maitland West in 2005, that money was bound to go to help schools. Now, it has a more specific destination, headed to a foundation that will help before- and after-school programs within the city.

“Being a former teacher, I know the importance of before- and after-school programs,” Vice Mayor Bev Reponen said. “The families they help right now desperately need an after-school program.”

For the fund, the city will work with the foundation for Orange County Public Schools, a 501c3 nonprofit organization managing more than 75 district funds. It will support programs at Sybelia Elementary School, Dommerich Elementary School and Maitland Middle School, specifically. It would be available to any additional public schools that are built in Maitland.

The fund will be an open fund, operating as a traditional nonprofit so that it can continue to take in additional funding from individuals, trusts and corporations indefinitely. The fund would be set up to support those programs in perpetuity. It would start giving out money in July, 2018.

“That gives it some time to build up some investment income,” City Manager Sharon Anselmo said.

The money would be distributed to the schools based on the amount of students in the school.

The more students, the more money to help the before- and after-school programs.

The fund would be managed by an investment advisor and would be expected to continue to grow as its investments do. A minimum of $8,000 per year would be available from the net income from the fund’s investments.

In February Maitland Vice

Mayor Reponen requested the program’s language be revised to say that it would be used for educational and enrichment activities.

“You want them to be safe, but you also don’t want them just whiling away their time there,” she said.

Councilman John Lowndes requested the fund have an annual expense report so that the public could see how the money is being spent.

Councilman Mike Thomas was happy to see the fund come to fruition.

“I just think it’s a wonderful thing,” Thomas said. “I think it’s a huge win.”

“Being a former teacher, I know the importance of before- and after-school programs. The families they help right now desperately need an after-school program.”

— Vice Mayor Bev Reponen

Joy Goff-Marcil: “My only concern with it is the school board would try to find a way to take money away from the schools, but the city manager assured me that this is extra money and they wouldn’t be allowed to take away any money.”

By a 5-0 vote on Feb. 27, the council voted to authorize the city manager to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools to establish the fund for Maitland Public Schools.

“I can’t be any more pleased with how this is working out.”

Mayor Dale McDonald said.

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Student fights to spare the bowl

Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

TIM FREED STAFF WRITER

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t’s 40 years old. It’s where countless couples remember having their first date. It’s where birthday candles have been blown out and where bragging rights were born.

It’s the place 16-year-old Winter Park High student Danielle Allison calls her second home.

It’s the Aloma Bowl, and it’s in danger of being lost forever.

The running hourglass of progress isn’t enough to keep one Winter Park teen and a group of avid bowlers from fighting to protect their beloved bowling haven — which is now under the looming threat of the wrecking ball.

It all began when Allison got the news in late January that the Aloma Bowl property was going before a city board for a zoning change.

The bowling alley — where Allison had grown up and created a lifetime of memories — was proposed to be sold, knocked down and replaced with an Orchard Supply Hardware Store.

She’d wandered the maple wood lanes and touchscreen scoreboards of Aloma Bowl since she was only a few years old. Her mother, Cindy Allison, worked at the bowling alley for 17 years as a volunteer, youth bowling director and marketing professional.

“I was in shock,” Danielle Allison said. “I said, ‘We can’t be quiet about this; it’s our bowling alley.’ … I’ve been here three or four days a week, and that’s been going on for almost all 16 years of my life now. … It’s like losing a home.”

Danielle Allison isn’t a strang-

“I’ve been here three or four days a week, and that’s been going on for almost all 16 years of my life now. …

It’s like losing a home.”

— Danielle Allison

Friedrich Hayek

“Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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er to being a young leader. The sophomore is already captain of the Winter Park High School bowling team. When she learned the Aloma Bowl faced demolition, Danielle Allison moved faster than one of her bowling balls roaring toward the center pin. She spread the word, reached out to bowlers and started a petition, which grew to more than 2,900 signatures by the time the Winter Park Planning and Zoning Board considered the bowling alley property request on March 7.

It was there that Winter Park residents spoke out to protect their 32-lane home.

Not only does Aloma Bowl bring families together, but also it’s one of the last places that many seniors go to stay active, Winter Park resident Deborah Fields said.

“If you take this away from this area, where will they go?” she asked.

“The Aloma supporters request that you deny the zoning change and keep our local meeting and recreational facility open for now,” former Winter Park resident Jim Odom said. “There are enough places to buy a hammer; there are no options for the Winter Park bowling team in the community.”

But beyond the sentimental reasons, residents brought up concerns of the traffic from incoming tractor-trailers dropping off supplies and products at the hardware store.

The amount of parking the new hardware store would require was also a concern.

But is it too late to save Aloma Bowl? Winter Park Planning and Community Development Manager Jeff Briggs said the owner of the bowling alley has every right to sell his property to anyone else.

Furthermore, that new owner has every right to build something else on the property.

That’s not enough to stop Danielle Allison though, who hopes the City Commission will hear the bowlers’ plight and vote to acquire the building through eminent domain.

She dreams of a bowling alley run by the community — preserved and protected for generations.

Danielle Allison will fight for Aloma Bowl once more on Monday, March 27, at City Hall when the Winter Park City Commission reviews the zoning change.

Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

Alley’s closure threatens team There’s even more at stake than just a building full of memories, said Cindy Allison, who coaches the Winter Park High School bowling team.

If Aloma Bowl falls, so will the school’s bowling team, she said. The Winter Park Wildcats would be left with two locations to hold their matches: Colonial Lanes, already occupied by four teams and doesn’t have room for another, or Boardwalk Bowl, which sits about eight miles farther west of Aloma Bowl — outside the city limits.

The team likely would dissolve, because many of the bowlers on the team either ride a bike or take a bus to Aloma Bowl, Cindy Allison said. It would be a disappointing end to the program, which has been crowned metro champs, district runners-up and state finalists for the last two years, she said.

Arrest made in Winter Park condo invasion CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The Winter Park police report states Harper was discovered by the residents sleeping on their couch after coming home at about 7 p.m. from a weekend vacation.

The couple reportedly yelled at Harper, telling him to get out.

The reported intruder allegedly responded by attacking Kramer and Tufford and not allowing them to leave as they tried to call the police.

Tufford reportedly yelled loud enough for help until a group of neighbors rushed over to help subdue Harper, who was pinned down to the ground until police arrived.

Kramer suffered swelling under his left eye and a cut on his forehead. Police entered the condo and found that the bathroom tub was full of water and that it appeared

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Winter Park High School sophomore Danielle Allison calls Aloma Bowl her second home – one of the many reasons she’s fighting so hard to protect the 32-lane bowling alley.

Harper had slept in the bed.

Harper also gave a false name when questioned by police, and one witness reportedly heard him yelling, “We are all robots” during his arrest.

“There have been occasionally times where people come home and foil a burglary in progress to their residence, but most people don’t break into a house and stay in it,” said Lt. Pam Marcum, of the Winter Park Police Department. “This guy was asleep on the couch.”

“I don’t recall anything like that in recent history in Winter Park.”

Harper has been charged with aggravated battery of a person 65 years of age or older; kidnapping/ false imprisonment; burglary; larceny of a credit card; and fraud.

But last week’s bizarre incident isn’t the first in the Lake Killarney Condominiums. Last September,

officers responded to a call from a victim who was inside their apartment when they heard a knock on the door from a black male in a Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches uniform. The man claimed to be asking for directions when an accomplice with dreadlocks armed with a handgun appeared at the door and “knocked out” the victim, according to a letter received by residents in the apartment complex.

The victim managed to get away from the two suspects and call 911 at a neighbor’s apartment, but the suspects escaped.

Police were unsure how the suspect obtained the Jimmy John’s uniform.

Marcum said the incidents were unrelated despite being in the same complex.

Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

“There have been occasionally times where people come home and foil a burglary in progress to their residence, but most people don’t break into a house and stay in it. This guy was asleep on the couch.”

— Lt. Pam Marcum, Winter Park Police Department

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Lake Highland Prep sends nine to state science fair

BY KRISTEN FIORE STAFF INTERN

Science-fair projects have become much more complex than clay volcanoes and potted plants. For her award-winning project, Lake Highland Prep senior Parker Coye built a small electric circuit that can make computers run faster.

Coye is just one of the nine Lake Highland Preparatory School students who won an award at the Orange County Science Fair.

This success is largely attributed to ASPIRE — Advanced STEM Program emphasizing Internship and Research Experiences — a program that matches students with a local lab and then teaches them how to create and present a science project.

Students work on their projects from their freshman to senior years and are required to enter different competitions throughout the course of their work.

Because of ASPIRE, Coye got to work in a lab at the University of Central Florida and learn about quantum mechanics.

“Since I was a kid, I’ve known that I liked science, and I liked

big-picture thinking,” Coye said.

“That’s why I was initially drawn to the field of physics.”

As a freshman in high school, Coye didn’t know much about quantum mechanics, but after spending time researching in the lab with her professor and other students, she learned much about the complex discipline.

The most important skill Coye learned, however, is the importance of the ability to communicate research.

“It’s very important to have a good scientific process and do good lab work, but it’s all for nothing if you don’t know how to disseminate that information,” Coye said. “So the biggest skill I’ve learned is how to synthesize that information and get it to the public and reach people who have zero knowledge and reach people who have more knowledge than I do.”

The science fair is one of the avenues through which Coye got to put these skills to practice.

“It’s a bunch of people who are really passionate about what they’re doing and judges who are equally passionate about inspiring the new generation of scientists,” she said of the science fair. “So you get that wonderful collision there, and a lot of fun happens. There’s a lot of cool science that you get to learn about.”

The science fair is beneficial to students because it develops confidence, according to Nicole Jus-

Kristin Fiore

For her science project, Parker Coye built a new electric circuit that could make computers run faster.

LAKE HIGHLAND PREP WINNERS Alexander Carnes: Intelligent machines and software systems Parker Coye: Physics Radhika Desai: Plant science Meghana Ganjam: Biomedical and health sciences Hamzah Jhaveri: Environmental engineering Pooja Kanumalla: Behavioral science Anjeli Nandwani: Animal science Rithvik Seela: Molecular biology and biochemistry Nirja Shah: Earth and environmental science

tice, who co-coordinates ASPIRE with another teacher, Zasha Mickey. It allows them to see the progress of something from start to finish.

“They develop a confidence in themselves and their abilities — even if it doesn’t come out right,” Justice said.

Additionally, students learn the technicalities of forming and conducting a science project as well as how to visually and orally present their work.

The complexity of science fairs have changed greatly in the last few decades, according to Mickey.

“The topics have exploded,” Mickey said. “Thirty, 40 years ago, molecular biology was a baby; it barely existed. And now, we can do DNA projects from my classroom.”

Additionally, the ASPIRE pro-

gram acts as a catalyst for this new complexity in science fair projects, because it allows students to go to labs to do research that can’t be done in the classroom, Mickey said.

Although there are students working to develop new antimalarial drugs, the more simple projects, such as developing organic pesticides to control local tomato crops, can be just as important, Justice said.

“We have a lot of complexities and a lot of really simple projects,” Justice said. “It’s fun to watch the whole range.”

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Warner Whitfield and Beatriz Kelemen, from Ocala, create unique glass sculptures inspired by nature. Their artwork won an Award of Merit in the 2017 Winter Park Art Festival.

William Armstrong started painting at age 14 by making signs for local butcher shops. He is now an accomplished scenic landscape artist who lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Award of Merit recipient Mark Dickson, from Tallahassee, creates metal sculptures.

Angelo Fico, from Wisconsin, has been glass-blowing since 1999.

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he 58th annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, one of the country’s oldest outdoor art festivals, featured exhibits and artwork from more than 250 artists, bringing in hundreds of patrons and art admirers to stroll around downtown Winter Park from March 17 to 19.

The artists compete in about 11 categories for thousands in cash prizes and recognition.

This year’s top winners were Ken Tutjamnong from Philadelphia, who won a $10,000 cash prize and the Best in Show award for his painting “River Walk;” Caro-

lyn Cohen from Orlando, who won the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Art of Philanthropy Award and a $5,000 cash prize for her piece “Roots;” and David Figueroa from Sanford, who won the Morse Museum Award for a Distinguished Work of Art and a $2,500 cash prize for his sculpture “Altered Surface.”

Ten artists won the Award of Excellence along with a $2,000 cash prize, 20 artists earned the Award of Distinction and a $1,000 cash prize, and 30 artists won Awards of Merit along with a $500 cash prize.

Clay sculpture artist Kina Crow won an Award of Merit for her work in the 2017 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.

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From Cape Canaveral, Charles Hazelaar brought his mysterious artwork that he invites people to interpret and make their own when purchased. He won an Award of Excellence during the festival.

Steven Top and his dog, Zia, enjoyed strolling around the abundance of art booths in matching sunglasses.

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MOZART’S ‘DON GIOVANNI’ WITH GABRIEL PREISSER Opera Orlando presents Mozart’s magnum opus “Don Giovanni” set in a present-day college fraternity. The “big man on campus” metaphor works with Mozart’s masterpiece, because the tale of too much power in the wrong hands is both timely and timeless.

Orlando’s own Gabriel Preisser takes on the title role of frat-brother-gone-wrong with players from the Orlando Philharmonic, dancers from the Orlando Ballet and members of the Opera Orlando Chorus — all led by conductor Elaine Rinaldi. Visit operaorlando.org.

MARCH 24, 25 AND 26 THE ORLANDO BALLET WITH SPECIAL GUESTS IN ‘MASTERWORKS’

The Orlando Ballet sets up its own challenge taking on one work each from what may be the three greatest choreographers of the 20th century. Orlando Ballet Director Robert Hill, with deep ties to our nation’s two great ballet companies, has taught, trained and challenged to bring the Orlando dancers to this point, and he even managed to get live music for this Olympic ballet program. “MasterWorks” includes choreography by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp. I predict greatness and urge you to be there to experience it. Call (844) 513-2014 or visit drphillipscenter.org.

Each year, the Orlando Public Library hosts the annual “Celebrating the Genius of Women” art exhibition, which features local finalists as well as national and international artists. We are invited to join the ladies for this free event in the library’s main lobby to meet the artists for an interactive gallery walk, followed by an awards ceremony, which announces the Patron’s Choice Award and the Women in the Arts awards. This joyful free event is at 101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando. Visit ocls.info.

MARCH 25

‘TANGO LOVERS’ AT THE BOB CARR THEATER With a cast of 20 extraordinary artists, March 25 brings to Orlando the dynamic, elegant and sensuous tango in a twohour performance of elegant dance and music. Featuring an award-winning cast accompanied by a live orchestra, “Tango Lovers” transports the audience through breathtaking costumes, perfect choreography and the power of skillful interpretation. This performance wants to persuade you that tango is the highest form of dance. Call (844) 513-2014 or visit drphillipscenter.org.

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THE 2017 BACCHUS BASH It’s kind of a Mardi Gras celebration, with food, drinks, live entertainment, and shopping — at its home at the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets.

It’s also a fundraiser for hospitality education through the CFHLA Foundation. Last year’s Bash grossed more than $123,000 for hospitality scholarships and grants. There’s also a raffle (lots of prizes), a silent auction (imagine the hotel room stays) and a spinto-win wheel. Entry is free. Visit bacchusbashorlando.com.

THROUGH APRIL 9: ‘DESTINY OF DESIRE’

If you are a soap opera fan, this outrageous modern comedy is for you. With the music, drama and burning passions of a Mexican telenovela, one stormy night in Mexico, two baby girls are born – one into wealth; the other into poverty. When the babies are maliciously swapped, the stage is set for outrageous misfortune and/or remarkable destiny at the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden. Call (407) 877-4736 or visit gardentheatre.org.

MARCH 31

STEVE MILLER BAND AT THE DR. PHILLIPS CENTER Steve Miller was an icon of the San Francisco music scene in the late 1960s with a psychedelic blues sound that drew on American roots while articulating a vision of what music — and society — could be. Then, in the 1970s, Miller crafted a brand of pure pop that was polished and irresistible — “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner” and “Jungle Love” dominated radios with an endless flow of instantly recognizable hits. Enjoy them again at the Dr. Phillips Center. Call (844) 513-2014 or visit drphillipscenter.org.

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THE ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC HONORS MARVIN HAMLISCH The Orlando Philharmonic will honor the legacy of Marvin Hamlisch in two concerts featuring his most beloved songs, including “Through the Eyes of Love,” “The Way We Were” and “What I Did For Love.” Joining the orchestra on stage will be three true Broadway stars, including Tony award-winning Donna McKechnie from the original Broadway cast of “A Chorus Line;” Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in “The Little Mermaid;” and Doug LaBrecque, Broadway actor and frequent Hamlisch collaborator. Two performances on April 1 will be performed at the Bob Carr Theater.

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BREAKTHROUGH THEATRE PRESENTS PREMIERE OF ‘VIEWING VERONICA’ Local playwright Larry Stallings is living the dream of seeing his latest work, the comedic play “Viewing Veronica,” given its world premiere performances by the Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park. In brief, Veronica is witty, funny, sarcastic and … dead. While friends and family attempt to deal with her death, Veronica does too. Call (407) 920-4034 or visit breakthroughtheatre.com.

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Courtesy photos éÜ~ëçëÑìääé~ÖÉ~ÇOMNSKéÇÑ===N===PLNMLNS===TWNS=mj Leslie Carrara-Rudolph has created several one-woman shows and has been nominated for four Emmy awards.

When the curtain rises at the Michelee World Puppetry Celebration on Sunday, it will have a very special guest lending a hand on stage.

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph has been a star since she landed a spot voicing Abby Cadabby on PBS’s “Sesame Street” in 2006. She’s been on puppetry’s biggest stage ever since. Now she’s coming to Maitland’s Venue on the Lake.

ABC’s “Muppets Tonight” was her big break in the 1990s.

“That was pretty much when I really started to fall in love with puppetry,” she said. “I’ve always loved characters my whole life, but when I got my start on ‘Muppets Tonight’ it was like falling down a rabbit hole of joy. You could be a mushroom, a cow, anything. There was no boundary when it comes to performing.”

After she won her spot on “Sesame Street,” she went on to perform as dozens of characters.

That rapid rise helped her live a dream she had had since growing up watching the magic made by her big heroes — Carol Burnett,

Walt Disney and Jim Henson.

“For me as a kid, I saw Carol Burnett with all these incredible characters, bringing so much joy to so many generations,” she said. “We would live for Saturday night. I wanted to be that person, who brings joy like that.”

Now, she gets to be the inspiration. After graduating with a degree in child development through the arts from San Francisco State University, she’s helped kids come out of their shells and cope with life’s challenges.

That love of imparting life lessons to kids while keeping them entertained has helped her garner four Emmy nominations while she’s pursued the spotlight on-stage and on the big screen.

Remember the puppet scenes in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall?” She was the evil vampire. She’s also won a Jim Henson grant for her “Entertaining a Thought” onewoman show, among many she’s done throughout the years. She’s done the Simpsons and worked with nearly every famous puppet character on TV. But she never got to work with Jim Henson himself. The man

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who brought the Muppets to “Sesame Street” and much more died in 1990. Instead, she worked with people who learned from him. She said she’s been lucky to work with Jerry Nelson, who played The Count.

“At least I got to work with the people who got to work with (Henson),” she said. “I feel like we’re all still breathing in his imaginative air.”

That imaginative air inspired her show, “The Oz in You: Let’s Talk Character,” which she will perform in Maitland. The show will be lighthearted and entertaining, but with a lesson: teaching kids how to channel their emotions into artistic inspiration.

“Sometimes, kids bully themselves, thinking they’re not good enough, and it’s not true,” she said. “I teach them you’re unique, and you’re the only one who sees this way. If you want to bring joy, you need to champion that individuality.”

She remembers her father, who taught art when she was a kid, would always tell kids that anybody could be an artist, even the kids who thought they couldn’t draw.

“This show is a combination of what I learned growing up, how it got me through tough times, and how my dad and my family handed me the tools to have that control,” Carrara-Rudolph said.

It’s all been developed by her, designed to help kids entering an awkward phase in their life to find themselves. The “Sesame Street” star may be the big name coming to the show in Maitland, but she said she’s thankful to have the chance to try something new.

“It means a lot to me that they’re hosting me,” she said.

“Jamie Donmoyer and Tracy of Michelee Puppets, they’re really allowing me to explore this show more.”

Sunday afternoon, she hopes she’ll be able to give just a little inspiration back to a world where she’s found so much.

“Every child has a gift,” she said. “If I can help them discover it, the earlier they discover it, they’ll never have to believe any lies about themselves that they’re not good enough. That sets them free.”

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Lake Highland Prep Senior Daniel Kramer will play collegiately for Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Page 14.

Rollins’ Jeff Merton emerges in postseason ISAAC BABCOCK MANAGING EDITOR

The stars aligned when Jeff Merton played the game of his life to catapult the Rollins Tars into the Elite Eight on March 14. It was only the second time they had

won the NCAA Division II South Region Championship, and they had a lot of thanks to give to Merton, who sank 20 points to make it happen.

Merton has powered through three years as a solid anchor for the Tars, making a deep run into

the postseason this time around.

The scrappy big man slammed home 465 points last season, and he’d already blasted well past that at 503 as of press time.

In this long season that just keeps on going, Merton has made the most of his chances, amassing the most court time of any Tars player at 33.4 minutes per game, and leading the team in rebounds with 191 on the season.

Add that to his team-second-best 53 steals, and he’s in the running for both defensive and offensive player of the year.

In that shocking 72-68 win over Alabama Huntsville on March 14 — on their own home court — Merton came alive, raining down 20 points in the game, shooting .500 on 3-pointers. That, coupled with a trio of assists, was enough to make him

Stirring a Hornets’ nest The Bishop Moore lacrosse team aims for an elusive district championship.

the offensive player of the game.

It was also the second consecutive game he led the Tars in points, tied in the previous game at 22 with Sam Philpott, and the third time he led the Tars in the tournament. Couple that with Merton’s Tournament MVP in the Sunshine State Conference, and it’s safe to say Merton’s on a tear.

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Jeff Merton is posting big numbers on both sides of the ball for the Rollins College Tars this postseason.

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The Bishop Moore Hornets girls tennis team is on a tear at 9-2 thanks to a win in the No. 1 doubles matchup by Nikki Ballelos and Tricia Sculco against Father Lopez Monday. The Hornets went on to win 6-1.

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Taking not much of a break after a strong football season, Winter Park’s Maverick Maensivu tied for the win in the 199-pound weight class at the district weightlifting meet with a 580-pound total lift. That combined lift between the bench press and clean/ jerk was good enough for the state meet last season.

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Trinity Prep beat Windermere Prep in back-to-back baseball games to continue a big comeback on a formerly flagging season.

They started 1-5 and are now 6-0 in their last three weeks. They beat their last six opponents by a combined score of 55-9.

TIM FREED STAFF WRITER

Why not us, boys?”

There was a buzz of

excitement coming from the Bishop Moore Hornets during

Charlie Rask, left, Christian DiPaolo, Robbie Bennett, Parker Blystone and Will Jones serve as team captains of the Bishop Moore varsity lacrosse team.

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The Wildcat girls are steamrolling teams on the lacrosse field, with three straight games where they’ve allowed just two goals against them. They beat Lake Nona 20-2 on March 16, scoring 13 points in the first half alone.

team is off to its best start in years, pulling together an 11-2 record as of March 21 and hoping it leads to their ultimate goal: an elusive district championship.

Photos by Tim Freed

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Bishop Moore lifted itself to 7-3 on the season on the baseball diamond with a 9-0 trouncing of Edgewater. Josh Bates amassed nine strikeouts in just six innings on the mound.

Connor Scheitzach went 2-for-3 for the Hornets.

The Bishop Moore Hornets only have lost twice all season thanks to an experienced defensive core.

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What do you think of your season thus far?

We’ve had some easy matches, and we’ve had some tough matches. It’s just all about getting in the groove a bit. You’ve got to be practicing day in and day out if you want to be really good.

Who’s your favorite tennis player?

Novak Djokovic.

What’s your biggest strength on the tennis court?

My strength is a little bit of power — on the serve and on the forehand.

What’s an area of your game that you’re trying to improve?

I’d say the mental side.

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Who’s your favorite NFL team?

I’m a Bay fan. I like the Packers, and I like the Buccaneers. My family likes the Packers. Bucs because I live in Florida.

Do you have a favorite movie?

Let’s go with “The Godfather,” part one.

What’s your Subway order?

I’ll stack that thing with roast beef, turkey and probably the most protein you can get out of that.

What’s your favorite TV show?

“Breaking Bad” was a really good one.

If you were trapped on a deserted island and you could only bring three things, what would they be?

I’d bring a TV to watch football, I’d bring a racket, and I’d bring a tennis ball.

What’s the one place you would go to that you’ve never been before?

Patagonia, it’s on the southern part of Chile. The mountains look pretty good for snowboarding.

What do you like to do for fun?

I hang out with my friends a lot.

Obviously, I love to play tennis, so I’m out on the courts, if I can, every day of the week.

I’ll be working out, training and spending time with family.

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He’ll need that postseason oomph to take the Tars further if they survive Fairmont State, which they played in the first round after press time Wednesday.

Head Coach Tom Klusman, in his 37th year with the Tars, said the team was ready for the Elite Eight.

“I’ve let our team know we have not gotten a lot of respect this whole season,” Klusman told the Tars Sports Network Tuesday. “Within our conference, we were picked in the middle of the conference. I think that we weren’t going to get into the NCAA tournament if we didn’t win our conference tournament, then we go up to Huntsville with the seventh seed, and the Gulf South didn’t think much of us. We’re in the same boat here.”

Rollins’ Jeff Merton has gone into overdrive to deliver team-leading performances for the entirety of the postseason.

He passed 500 points this season with a big win against Alabama Huntsville.

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With a win, the Tars (24-10) will be through to the semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, broadcast on CBS Sports Network. The NCAA Division II

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UCF KNIGHTS TEARING THROUGH POSTSEASON After a waffling midseason, the Knights are burning up the postseason. They shocked Colorado and Illinois State to make it to where they landed in the NIT’s third round.

Their wild 63-62 edge-ofyour-seater Monday flopped 36-23 for Illinois State in the

first half, then went the other way with a 40-26 comeback in the second half by the Knights that ended with back-to-back good free throws for the tie and then the win by B.J. Taylor with one second left. Taylor scored 17 points in the second half alone to help the Knights

come back to have a chance against Illinois in the next round.

That date with the Illini came after press time Wednesday, with another potential upset giving them a shot at the final four in Madison Square Garden.

Hornets flying high CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

The Hornets haven’t felt the sting of losing very much this season. Tuesday saw the team lose their first game in over a month in an all-out slugfest against heated rival Lake Highland Prep. Even that game included many stretches of play with Bishop Moore in the driver’s seat. The Hornets overcame a three goal deficit in the third quarter before falling 11-10 to a last-minute goal with 19.2 seconds left in the game.

The Hornets know they could have taken that win, but for now, it’s motivation, Hornets lacrosse coach Reed Reynolds said.

“This one didn’t fall our way,” he said. “In the playoffs, this matchup could come back.”

Before Tuesday, the boys in black and gold won eight straight, including a gutsy win over Winter Park High School last week.

Reynolds said the team’s success this year starts with its strong defensive core — a group of seniors and juniors that has built chemistry and confidence in the last few seasons.

“We just have a really experienced group of guys holding us down on defense,” defenseman and Bishop Moore senior Charlie Rask said. “We’ve all really connected together. Chemistry

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helps a lot. Knowing the guy next to you has your back makes it a lot easier.”

That’s allowed the offense to go to work. The Hornets have scored more than 15 goals in seven of their 11 wins this season.

Bishop Moore also has kept the ball out of their own net thanks to their talented goalie tandem, who have held the opposing team to five goals or less in seven games this season as well.

“Everything has to come together in harmony, and so far, I think we’ve really all come together as one unit,” Rask said.

“We elevate each other up.”

Some say teams are only as good as their record. But for the Bishop Moore Hornets, 11-2 isn’t good enough. That’s because it’s not the end goal.

They want district, and they want it badly.

“We’re super excited; I’ve never had this feeling before,” midfielder and Bishop Moore senior Parker Blystone said.

“We’ve had a great start. It will mean a lot more to finish it off even better than we started. I believe in the guys — I think we have what it takes.”

Bishop Moore has come close the past three years to winning districts, coming out as the runner up in each of those seasons.

Reynolds knows he can’t predict the future, but he can see Bishop Moore is in the best position yet to go all the way.

And that the buzz before districts isn’t getting any quieter.

Contact Tim Freed at tfreed@orangeobserver.com.

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