05.11.17 Windermere Observer

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Heroes unite for Flash Dash 5K The run, held May 5 in Independence, was a fundraiser for Bridgewater Middle School’s PTSO. SEE PAGE 9.

Transforming lives The Dr. P. Phillips YMCA is one of three in Central Florida that offer the Women In Transition program to divorced, separated or widowed women and their children.

YOUR TOWN HELP STAMP OUT HUNGER Mail carriers will be collecting food for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Saturday, May 13, during the 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger! food drive.

Residents are being asked to place sturdy bags full of canned goods and other non-perishable foods beside their mailbox for pick-up.

For more information about the drive, visit FeedHomeNow.org.

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Ceil Humphreys is retiring after 20 years of running Humphreys Junior High School.

Danielle Hendrix

Allie Halbert, center, is the head of the Women In Transition program at the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA. The program helps women such as Shelly Chehansky, left, and Sam Ramcharan, after divorce, separation or death.

How should Windermere tackle security issues?

FINDING HER VOICE

Ceil Humphreys was one of the first educators to bring the concept of homeschooling to Southwest Orlando.

Town Council members are considering options to enhance Fernwood Park’s security, curtail loitering on Bird Island and more strictly enforce use of Fernwood Park’s boat ramp.

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER

For years, Bird Island has been host to underage drinking, loitering and littering.

The ongoing nuisance recently had Windermere Town Council members searching for solutions during their April 11 meeting.

Discussion on how to effective-

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ly rid Bird Island and Fernwood Park of the unwanted guests and encourage use of resident parking passes ended inconclusively, but Town Manager Robert Smith said the town ultimately decided to take a multiagency approach to protecting Bird Island and restricting access to the boat ramp.

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West Orange homeschool pioneer to retire

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

Through the years, Ceil Humphreys has learned that Skittles and her homemade chocolate-chip cookies are motivators for her students. Positive encouragement certainly helps, too.

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Windermere singer finds her voice, 15 minutes of fame on Spanish TV show. SEE PAGE 15.

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meeting is Charlotte White, district representative. The club also will celebrate Greta Weis, one of the original members of the Florida Federation of Republican Women. Buffet served at noon. Cost is $20. For information, worw.federated@gmail. com. RSVP at (407) 230-5968.

MOTHER’S DAY PAINT PARTY 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Michael’s Ali Pizza, Plant Street Market, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Children can paint a mason jar perfect for tea or flowers. Each craft includes a slice of pizza and a juice box.

Cost is $15. Reserve space by messaging the Paint Life page on Facebook.

SATURDAY, MAY 13

CALDER’S MOBILE ART 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Explore the works of Alexander Calder and create an abstract mobile. Ages 6 to 12.

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MOTHER’S DAY TEA 3:45 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Enjoy a Mother’s Day tea party full of fun crafts and activities. (407) 835-7323.

MOTHER’S DAY ORCHID GIVEWAWAY 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at The Grove Orlando, 47504757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. Mothers can receive a complimentary orchid. For more, visit TheGroveOrlando.com.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. The guest speaker for the general

ROSEN JCC SATURDAY NIGHT OUT 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Rosen JCC, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. Parents can bring their kids to the JCC and then enjoy a night on the town. Ages 18 months to 13 years old. Cost is $30 for first child; $20 for second child; free for third child. Betsy Schwartz, (407) 387-2753.

MONDAY, MAY 15

MAMA GOOSE FOR LITTLE GEESE 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 15, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Enjoy nursery rhymethemed learning, fun and activities. Ages 18 months to 3 years.

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ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY: FRINDLE FRENZY! 4 p.m. Monday, May 15, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della

Drive, Orlando. Explore a world of word games and definitions and be ready for a stupendous event with the chance to invent.

Ages 8 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

RAILS AND TALES 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 15, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. All aboard for exciting stories and activities about trains. Dress for a mess and be ready to play. Ages 2 to 4. (407) 835-7323.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

ROSEN JCC SECOND GOLF TOURNAMENT 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Club, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando.

Event begins with registration and breakfast followed by an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Luncheon will be at 1 p.m. Cost is $100 per person or $400 per foursome. rosenjcc.org/golf.

SATURDAY, MAY 20

ORLANDO NF WALK 9 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake, 3401 S. Hiawassee Road, Orlando. This walk raises funds for neurofibromatosis research.

NF is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body.

Activities include food, face painting, live music, costumed superheroes and more. For more information, visit nfwalk. org/orlando.

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CRUZ N CAR SHOW 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17, in downtown Winter Garden.

Check out the dozens of classic cars that will line West Plant Street. Radio station WJBJ’s Cruisin’ with the Classics will broadcast from the car show.

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Foundation Academy officials and local elected officials participated in the groundbreaking ceremony May 5 for the school’s $1.5 million athletic complex.

Foundation breaks ground The complex is the first of several planned projects at the Winter Garden school’s South Campus.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR WINTER GARDEN The dream of an on-campus football stadium is becoming a reality at Foundation Academy.

The private school in south Winter Garden held a groundbreaking ceremony May 5 to celebrate the beginning of construction on its $1.5 million athletic complex. The new complex will include a football field, track, lights, stands with a press box, scoreboard, goal posts and field house. The complex will service the Lions’ football, soccer and track programs.

The school’s football team usually plays its home football games at Walker Field in Winter Garden, and it has had no track to practice on — though that hasn’t hindered the growth of the Lions’ track and field program. The school’s soccer teams previously played on an on-campus field that will be demolished to make way for the new facility.

Athletic Director David Baginski, who guided most of the ceremony, said the Foundation Academy football team will take the field on its new field at some point during the fall 2017 season.

The hope is for the field to be ready for the Lions’ home opener Aug. 25 against Cambridge Christian, although Baginski acknowledges that is an ambitious goal.

The secondary target date would be to give the school’s Homecoming game a little added meaning, having the field ready to debut for Foundation’s Oct. 6 showdown against Seven Rivers Christian.

Either way, for football coach Brad Lord, who has been on campus for 10 years and taken the program to the playoffs in four of the past five seasons, the idea of playing a true home game this fall is an exciting one.

“With Walker Field, we consider it home, but the kids want to play on campus,” Lord said. “This is a big thing for us.”

The acceleration of the plans for an on-campus athletics facility three years ago roughly coincides

with the hiring of David Buckles as the school’s president. Buckles said although building a football stadium was not his top priority when he took the job, he quickly realized its value in the bigger picture vision for the school — a vision that includes more classroom space, an addition to the school’s existing technology building, an expansion to the gymnasium and a fine-arts building that can seat 1,200, among other things.

“My first process was to look at the school as a whole and assess, ‘What are our needs and how do we grow?’” Buckles said. “I hate to use the old cliché, ‘Build it, and they will come,’ but as I started going around and speaking to other heads of schools throughout the state, one of the things I found out was an athletic complex stimulated their growth.”

The growth of Foundation — and its potential for more growth — seems to be tied to the large growth of Winter Garden and Horizon West. The school acquired its property on Tilden Road a decade ago in a move that has proved prescient.

“Without a doubt, we are feeling (the growth),” Buckles said.

“This year, already, we have more

students enrolled for next school year than we have enrolled this year — and we’re seeing that because of the families that are moving into the area. We’ve had numerous families that are from the Carolinas to Texas (who) are touring with their kids. We are benefiting from the growth of West Orange County, without a doubt.”

All of which combines to make for an exciting time to be a Lion.

“The projects are coming one after another,” Buckles said. “Our strategic plan shows over the next 10 years that there is a possibility of $20 million worth of construction and buildings on this property.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

“This year, already, we have more students enrolled for next school year than we have enrolled this year …

We are benefiting from the growth of West Orange County, without a doubt.”

— David Buckles

Florida Legislature adopts 278-page education bill TESTING REFORM PROVISIONS n Eliminates Algebra II EOC assessment requirement n Exempts certain students from personal fitness competency exam n Requires paper-pencil ELA and math assessments for grades 3-6 n Requires Department of Education to publish statewide assessments n Requires the Commissioner of Education to contract for an independent study of ACT and SAT exams as an alternative for the 10th-grade ELA assessment and Algebra I end-of-course assessment MAJOR PROVISIONS n Requires school districts to share local millage revenue with charter schools n Authorizes a high-performing charter school to establish more than one school in any year if it operates in the area of a low-performing school and serves students from that school and allows a high-performing charter school system to replicate its schools in any district in the state and speci-

fies application requirements n Revises eligibility for Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program and creates Florida Best and Brightest Principal Scholarship Program n Authorizes school absence related to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder n Requires 20 minutes of consecutive free-play recess per day for kindergarten through fifth grade students in traditional public schools, and exempts charter schools from the specified requirements n Clarifies that school board members may visit districtoperated schools and an individual charter school governing board member may visit any charter school governed by the charter school’s governing board, at his or her pleasure n Specifies that after providing Title I funds to schools above the 75% poverty threshold, a school district must distribute remaining Title I funds directly to all eligible schools n Authorizes the establishment of Schools of Hope program to provide students in areas with low-performing schools with another education option

Florida lawmakers Monday, May 8, passed House Bill 7069 — a bill that includes several provisions, such as testing reforms.

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER

Two votes made all the difference for a state bill that passed both legislative houses May 8.

The $419 million education bill, known as House Bill 7069, was one of the few left after an array of related bills with similar provisions failed to pass in one house or the other. After several amendment and additions, HB7069 grew into what one senator termed a “monstrosity” — a 278-page conforming bill that was essentially the product of several bills thrown together that had either died in a committee or chamber.

The bill, which passed the House 73-36, incited nearly three hours of debate in the Senate but finally passed 20-18. Although packed with provisions involving 25 topics, the main provisions included the modification of eligibility requirements for teacher bonuses under the Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program, the establishment of a program titled

Schools of Hope, the requirement of free-play recess, a revision of standard assessment test procedures and distribution of Title I funding.

Provisions relating to testing reform were of particular interest to many parents and organized groups that had lobbied against the undue pressure and focus on the Florida Standard Assessment.

And although several bills — such as HB549 and SB926 — failed to pass — Sandy Stenoff, of the Opt Out Florida Network coalition, maintained none of the bills, including HB7069, would have truly made any difference.

Regarding tests, HB7069 eliminates the Algebra II end-ofcourse assessment requirement, creates exemptions for some students regarding the personal fitness competency exam, and allows for an independent study to be done to determine whether the ACT or SAT could adequate-

“It was all done in the dark. This was not a democratic process.

We are hoping that the governor will veto it because it stands to harm public school and 4.2 million children.”

— SANDY STENOFF

ly replace the 10th-grade ELA assessment and Algebra I end of course assessment. All of these provisions were taken from the now-defunct HB549, which was sponsored by State Rep. Randy Fine. Fine was thrilled to see HB7069 finally pass given the testing reform it included.

“Some people weren’t thrilled about the process ... in the real world sometimes you have to take the good with the bad,” Fine said, referring to the debate in the Senate against HB7059.

The Opt Out Florida Network is calling for Florida Gov. Rick Scott to veto the bill. Stenoff argued that the high stakes of FSA testing — funding eligibility, school grading, student retention and remediation, graduation requirements and teacher evaluations — is what ultimately leads the state’s school districts to focus on testing to the detriment of students.

“Unless they remove the high stakes of testing, it doesn’t matter how much they reduce the testing — we will still have this obsession with testing and test prep that will go on even if it’s not mandated because it’s all tied to money,” Stenoff said.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

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Support system DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

For friends Sam Ramcharan and Shelly Chehansky, getting their kids involved in sports at the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA was something they’d been talking about for a while.

However, each of them was adjusting to life as a newly single mother living off one income, and the cost of YMCA memberships for multiple children just wasn’t feasible.

But, as Ramcharan says, “You don’t know what you don’t know.”

And what they didn’t know until early this year was that the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA is one of three YMCA locations in Central Florida that offers the scholarship-based Women In Transition program, which provides support to women and children during phases of major life changes.

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The Women In Transition program first started at the Roper YMCA in Winter Garden three years ago, thanks to a generous benefactor. Since then, it has expanded to the Dr. Phillips and Winter Park locations.

“I really get to know the women and their kids, what kind of issues they’re struggling with and how we at the Y can connect them with our services to help them out, improve their health and get them in a more positive situation.”

— Allie Halbert

Allie Halbert, membership director and head of the WIT program at the Dr. Phillips location, oversees the classes, volunteering and more for the nearly 40 women enrolled in WIT there.

“The program is a support network for moms who are divorced, separated or widowed and their children,” Halbert said. “We want to be a positive outlet for these families during a difficult time of transition and to help improve the families’ physical and mental health, as well.”

About 100 women currently are enrolled among the three program locations. Many receive financial assistance for YMCA memberships, children’s athletic programs and life classes such as Divorce Care, Grief Share or Financial Peace University. The main goal is to support the families’ holistic health and wellness endeavors.

As part of the program requirements, children must be involved in youth sports, and the women must give back to the community through volunteer opportunities. The mothers can be at ease knowing their children are in a safe environment and well taken care of, and all participants have myriad resources at their fingertips, including mental-health counseling.

“Sometimes, the children have behavioral health issues, and some are struggling with anxiety, depression or other health issues and they don’t know how to manage it,” Halbert said. “Some people that come and see me are really struggling. They’re trying to figure out how to manage being a single mom with kids.

“I really get to know the women and their kids, what kind of issues they’re struggling with and how we at the Y can connect them with our services to help them out, improve their health and get them in a more positive situation,” Halbert said.

YMCA WOMEN IN TRANSITION PROGRAM Currently, three Central Florida YMCA locations offer the WIT program: Dr. Phillips, Winter Garden (Roper YMCA) and Winter Park. For more information on the program, call or visit your nearest location. n Dr. P. Phillips YMCA: (407) 351-9417 n Roper YMCA (Winter Garden): (407) 656-6430 n Winter Park YMCA: (407) 644-1509 THE SPOT TO BE

Chehansky and her three boys have always been active in sports and other programs at the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA. And for a long time, it was just a part of their lives.

After being separated from her husband and eventually finalizing their divorce last fall, Chehansky was recalculating and cutting her budget when it became apparent that their memberships might have to be cut, too.

But then she discovered the WIT program.

“I had some friends at the Y who had been hearing about the scholarship. Networking with them through conversations, they were like, ‘You need to go talk to Allie,’” Chehansky said. “It was challenging, because when you get down to your bills (the memberships) were the last thing to go.

But through several phone calls, it was a good fit, and I was a candidate to receive the scholarship.”

Knowing Ramcharan was in the same situation, Chehansky immediately called her. The two women joined the WIT program on the same day.

“When I read about the program I was like, ‘I can finally do

Observer this!’” Ramcharan said. “It gave me the help to regroup myself. I’m a full-time student and was working full-time. Now, I’m changing careers, and this is helping with my transition to changing careers and starting a new life. As soon as I heard about it from Shelly I was like, ‘Thank God.’ It’s a huge confidence boost.”

And with the kids’ school being so close to the YMCA, it’s the perfect destination for after-school activities such as swimming, running, working out or playing sports together. Their kids have played soccer together thus far, and now the kids meet up with friends after games or practices.

As Ramcharan puts it, the Y is “the spot to be.”

“Seeing the excitement in my kids’ faces when we’re able to go and play sports at the Y is the most rewarding thing,” Ramcharan said.

Major life changes can be tumultuous and strenuous on all family members, so the two mothers wanted to keep as many things in their children’s lives as constant as possible.

“Sam and I, we put our kids first: That’s the main goal,” Chehansky said. “It (the divorce) was a turning point in my life. Transitioning to a sense of permanency financially was hard and still is.

Ever since we joined, we’ve all just really embraced this YMCA, and everyone really embraced us.

You feel like, ‘OK, I’m not alone, I have people here at the YMCA who know my story and care about me.’

“It’s a support system; this just feels like part of our family,” she said. “I’ve always been a people person, but just knowing I’m with other women who are in the same boat has been helping me get more of a sense of empowerment.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

“The route we’re taking to better protect it is a joint effort between Florida Fish and Wildlife, the Audubon Society, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, EPD, DEP and the town of Windermere,” Smith said. “We’re working together to try and figure out how to resolve some of the issues over at Bird Island, not through security guards or anything like that at Fernwood Park, but just to see how we can better protect the sanctuary that’s out there.”

Smith added that all the agencies arranged a meeting, which will include consideration of increasing the area around the protected island, making island access prohibited.

“We’re going to sit down and brainstorm what each agency can do to not only protect the island but also to make the entire area safer, as far as the enforcement of the alcohol, parks, motors — making sure they are not going too fast on the lake — and also making sure that nobody is gain-

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While the park itself is public, use of the boat ramp is restricted to Windermere residents and cars are only permitted with parking passes.

ing access to the island,” Smith said.

During the council’s discussion, Councilman Bob McKinley proposed moving Fernwood Park’s sign to restrict access to the boat ramp, which is only allowed to be used by Windermere residents.

“First of all, the problem is not Fernwood Park, which is a public park,” McKinley said. “The only

access that is required to have a key or to have a pass is for the boat ramp use. We have a sign at the entrance to the park that states, ‘Residents only, permits required strictly enforced.’ …

That sign should be on the deck.

There should also be one over by Lake Bessie.”

The matter of Bird Island and Fernwood Park’s boat ramp motivated council members to also

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“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.”

WINDERMERE OBSERVER weigh a combination of options, including security cameras, the hiring of a security firm, relocation of the park’s signage, tougher locks, or smaller parking passes or stickers that Windermere residents would be more apt to use.

But getting residents to use the parking passes, which are supposed to be displayed on the dashboard, has been a challenge, noted several council members.

Mayor Gary Bruhn also pointed out a second challenge: administering the proposed stickers.

“Last time I went there on Sunday, there was at least nine or 11 cars and not even one pass,” Bruhn said. “Not one.”

The last proposed solution was to install security cameras at Fernwood Park, which Smith already had examined, given the plan to add security cameras throughout several locations in Windermere. But the cost of the cameras would be about $8,500, and might not be enough, he said.

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‘Something needs to change’ Four West Orange women joined forces to create Project 4:29 to end bullying in schools.

STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN After witnessing

bullying one too many times, four women from Winter Garden have decided to band together to tackle the problem.

They created their anti-bullying group — Project 4:29 — last month and already are working with SunRidge Elementary School to test their new program.

“We decided that now was the time to make a stand,” said Meredith Rosser, one of the founders of the group. “We’re going to be the change.”

The idea for the group started last month, when Rosser witnessed a bullying incident on the West Orange Trail and tried to intervene. Frustrated by the incident, Rosser took her concerns and opinions to Facebook, where she met fellow moms who were also fed up with bullying.

Through conversations, Rosser learned her children weren’t the only ones who had been subject to bullying in the past. In fact, all four founders of Project 4:29 had seen their children or family members endure bullying.

“It’s like, ‘OK we’re done,’” said founder Cheryl Collison. “Something needs to change.”

In four weeks, the four women have gone from a Facebook chat to trying to implement change in schools.

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The women named their group after Ephesians 4:29, a Bible verse about using positive and kind words to encourage others.

Although the group is only a few weeks old, it already has created a code of conduct, which provides the students with guidelines to promote being kind to one another and prevent bullying.

“We want them to be leaders in their own school,” Rosser said about students who will participate in the program.

The group has created a summer challenge for students, which involves doing acts of kindness during the summer months and posting those acts to social media.

Next year, the group hopes to implement an ambassador program in which student leaders from each grade level help promote bullying awareness.

“We want to give the power back to the students, because students listen to students,” Rosser said. “Through the code, the kids have a voice.”

By the end of next year, Project 4:29 hopes to have programs implemented in three different schools in West Orange. So far, SunRidge Elementary and SunRidge Middle have agreed to participate in the program. Project 4:29 is also in talks with Lake County schools.

For more information, visit the Project 4:29 Facebook page at facebook.com/ project429 or email project429.2017@ gmail.com.

Contact Brittany Gaines at bgaines@orangeobserver.com.

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Humphreys has operated Humphreys Junior High School for 20 years; she says it’s time to hand the reins to someone who matches her level of enthusiasm for the job but is much younger than her nearly 66 years.

The teacher and principal started her homeschooling program in Southwest Orlando at a time when the idea was new in this area. Pine Ridge Home Educators was located in MetroWest, and Humphreys and her team rented space at Pine Ridge Church on South Hiawassee Road.

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Humphreys taught math in junior college and middle school before taking an 11-year hiatus to raise her sons, but she always had close ties to education, volunteering at her children’s schools. When the family moved to Orlando, she taught sixth grade for one year at Westridge Middle and another six at The First Academy.

When she made the decision to retire, she gave away all her teaching supplies. She was lured back into the educational setting when TFA asked her to return as the middle-school principal.

She prayed about it and talked to friends in her Bible study group.

One of those friends had a son in the eighth grade who wasn’t quite ready for high school and was considering holding him back. The boy said he wanted Humphreys to be his teacher.

“So he was my first student,” she said.

In her first year, she had seven students; by the spring, she had a waiting list.

One of Humphreys’s favorite success stories is of a student who graduated from the University of Central Florida and is now an engineer.

“He had gone to another private school and had to go to a class for learning disabilities, and children were making fun of him for going to a ‘dummy class,’” she said. “He pretty much shut down and was believing the things they said.”

After transferring to Pine Ridge, his family could see the changes in their son.

“His mom called, and she was crying because he came home and said, ‘Mrs. Humphreys thinks I’m smart.’ He just needed someone to believe in him,” Humphreys said.

Humphreys has always accepted students of every ability level and admits that she enjoys working with the ones who sometimes struggle.

“When you can tell they just got it, that’s the best feeling,” she said.

She said once people learned about her program, it became successful in West Orange, and most of the local private schools and churches have their own homeschool program.

“I hear from my former students, and they say the things we do helped them,” she said. “They say the most important thing we did was learn how to write a research paper.”

She published a book a few years ago with 20 years’ worth of her writings, and students are given one to take to college with them.

“I just want to get them to love to learn,” Humphreys said. “If you can just light that spark in them and get them excited, then you’ve met your goal.” … ALWAYS A TEACHER

Humphreys said she would know when it was time to retire when she knew of the perfect replacement. About 10 years ago, she hired Haley Gurr McAfee, who had been homeschooled; Haley’s mother, Gwen Gurr, also helped that first year, as did Becky Schultz.

Haley started Pine Ridge’s preschool program, and she and her mother and sister, Lauren, called it Keystone Academy.

Humphreys’s school is being absorbed into Keystone Academy, with Haley as administrator and Schultz as the teacher.

“I’m real excited about that,” Humphreys said. “It’s going to be a real smooth transition. … I feel like I’m leaving it in good hands.”

Humphreys is anxious to spend more time with her six grandchildren and to do volunteer work.

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Social Safety Be careful what you share JOSH MCDONALD, 11

Social media drives the way we connect with one another. It helps users keep in touch with family, see friends and connect through major life milestones. It’s utilized throughout the community as

well, to start up buzz for new local businesses and promote local events.

Even the local Winter Garden police department gets involved with the public through social media. Officer Andrew Raphael of the Winter Garden police department relies on social media for lots of different community

Bowling causes, special events that the department hosts and even sometimes cases.

However, Officer Raphael also realizes the downsides to this social media expansion.

He’s noticed an increase in community members coming to the department with social media issues involving young students

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exican cuisine is in high demand in the United States.

According to ABC News, there were 38,000 Mexican restaurants in the United States and 1,145 in Florida alone in 2011.

Winter Garden is no exception to this craving for Mexican, housing a wide variety of unique Mexican restaurants, each with

their own taste and flavor.

Journalism X decided to go out and sample some of the Mexican restaurants Winter Garden has to offer.

First up on our list was Taquitos Jaliscos, a staple in the Winter Garden community.

Well-known for their prime location on Highway 50 and their delicious, homemade Mexican, it made sense for them to be our first stop. Inside, you get the

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feeling of an old Mexican town.

It hosts a wide variety of murals depicting beautiful landscapes and traditional houses, some even including shingles on the roofs and windows drawn in. Their main attraction is dinner and, while their entrees are delicious and always worth a try, our favorites came from the appetizers and desserts. The highlight of our SEE HUNGRY PAGE 17

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As a young kid, you’ve been told that you could be anything you wished, from a doctor to a lawyer and anything in-between. One job that’s rarely considered in the multitude of options available is a bowling alley operator.

Well, Jay Hess, the owner of Winter Garden Bowl, and Kevin Long, the facility manager, have made these unique careers a reality for themselves.

It may sound odd, but working in a bowling alley takes more work than you think. Hess and Long, though, definitely know a thing or two about keeping an alley running as smooth as a greased bowling ball.

Winter Garden Bowl is a fun, family friendly environment where the community comes together. Hess and Long work hard to make sure the bowling alley maintains this environment and that every customer’s experience is a great one.

Wham! You’ve just made a strike! You see all the pins magically float back into their originally places, but one job that isn’t thought of is how the bowling pins get picked up and reset.

This is actually the work of the GS- 98, a 150 pound antique machine that circulates the bowling pins in and out.

While it may appear that every bowling alley has one of these magic machines, the truth is that there are only 20 GS-98 machines left in the world, and they’re located right here in Winter Garden! Aside from everything we see the team at Winter Garden Bowl do, there is so much more they take care of. They pay bills, manage food and beverage, condition the lanes, and clean the alleys.

Jay and Kevin say that their favorite part of the job is the people they meet. From the 1950s to now, Winter Garden Bowl will always be a staple in the community.

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over the years. Often, Officer Raphael encounters bullying situations as well as theft if users know families are out of town.

“Parents and students should treat social media very seriously.”

“I treat Facebook like my house, if I don’t let them into my house, I

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tasting experience was the queso con fundito. Served with warm tortillas, this medley of cheeses was truly life changing.

Your first bite is filled with a mild cheese flavor until you’re hit with that sharp cheddar flavor.

The cheddar flavor combines with the meat they mix into the queso to provide a truly savory experience. Once you finish your appetizers and entrees, there’s no need to rush off, the dessert at Taquitos Jaliscos is worth the wait. We went with the postre palenque which was vanilla ice cream with traditional mexican caramel sauce on top and surrounded by fried tortillas.

The ice cream and the caramel sauce was enough to send you into a sugar coma but, combined with the tortillas, your taste buds are brought into a whole other world. The crunchiness and the fried taste of the tortillas balanced out the ice cream and caramel sauce concoction and gave us a Mexican twist on an American classic.

Our next stop was Ocoee Taco Company. Here, we found more of a local food truck atmosphere.

The inside was smaller then the other restaurants we went to, but the spacious outside made up for the lack of seating indoors. The restaurant and its owners conveyed a strong sense of Mexican heritage through their traditional style food.

While there were the normal burritos, enchiladas, flautas, and, of course, tacos that were sure to make your mouth water, the dish that stood out to us was one of their traditional dishes.

The Huarache was a unique dish, one we didn’t see on any of the other restaurant’s menus. It started with a thick and doughy

flatbread. Then, it was covered with layers of crumbled, wellseasoned pork, lettuce, queso, traditional cheese, and tomatoes.

It was truly different then any dish we tasted anywhere else and worth a try. It gives the diner a peek into traditional Mexican cuisine.

Our final stop was at a local hidden gem of the Winter Garden community, Los Portales. This restaurant is hidden inside of a Mexican grocery market! Upon entering the store, you see and smell the buffet they have set up all day with their fresh food. Looking left, you can spot the aisles full of international groceries. Looking to your right, though, showed us the real reason we came. The restaurant is full of dark wood, bright murals, and inviting smells. The restaurant also specialized in a new aspect of Mexican food we hadn’t considered, breakfast.

We tried the Huevos Rancheros to get a taste of their breakfast specialities. It started with a thin flour tortilla at the bottom, followed by fried egg and

salsa. This dish had the perfect combination of sweet from the tortilla and salty from the egg and salsa. In addition, the egg gave it a very light and airy feel.

Here, too, is also where we got a taste of our favorite burrito out of the three restaurants. Their Ponchos Burrito was packed to the max with flavorful meat mixed with caramelized onions, cheese, refried beans, rice, and guacamole. It was difficult to get your mouth around the whole burrito. In addition, to both breakfast and dinner, the restaurant served up some killer dessert. Their churros provided us with a Mexican classic that we all knew. The crunchy, fried dough topped with cinnamon sugar was a dessert lovers dream. The condensed milk and powdered sugar sauce mixed with the crunchy churro took your mouth on a journey like no other.

With all the choices, it’s not easy to decide where to eat first!

Mothers Day

MENU HAMLETT, 12 AND ROBERTO VARGAS, 11

Sometimes we take our moms for granted or don’t always appreciate them, even when they do so much for us. As Mother’s Day approaches, we’d like to thank every mom in our community for being the super star that she is.

Jeane Boast, a mom of 3 boys and the Director of Marketing for Chick-Fil-A at the Ocoee and Winter Garden locations is a prime example of the hardworking moms in our community. She does so much for her family as well as balancing her job.

A normal day for Boast all starts at 6:00 AM when she makes sure her son’s are prepared for school, lets the dog out and God forbid she forgets to turn on the coffee pot. She drives her youngest to school, comes back home to pay the bills, emails her

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don’t let them into my Facebook”, he recommends.

Officer Raphael feels there should be an age restriction enforced by parents when it comes to social media.

Education Many people are choosing a different route for their child’s education.

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Education is a part of life and while most of us grew up in a traditional classroom setting, school options are beginning to change, allowing many people to choose a different route for their child’s education.

Sarika Rao is one of those students. She’s currently enrolled in Florida Virtual School or FLVS, an online education program offered through the state of Florida. As a 13-year-old getting ready to complete 8th grade, Sarika decided that virtual school would be the best outlet for her because of her fast pace and desire for self reliance. Sarika has plans to return to the traditional classroom for high school as she does miss the social interaction with peers and teachers.

Paola Vargas, a teacher who’s taught at FLVS for five years, is well versed in online education.

She, like Sarika, misses the face to face interaction traditional school offers. Vargas points out that she doesn’t know what most of her students look like. While there is a face time option or live lessons students can join, it doesn’t necessarily feel the same as a classroom setting.

However, FLVS offers a more flexible schedule for both teachers and students and she strives to make a connection

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with her students by talking over the phone to review material, how most communication in online school occurs.

“The review calls come very often because each of my students work at their own pace”, shares Vargas.

Each student also has to tell their teacher if they’re going on vacation or will not be available.

“This normally leads to personal stories and interaction with teachers”. explains Vargas.

To fill the lack of social interaction, parents put together events for local students.

Face-to-face interactions is not something West Orange High School Teacher Jim Baker lacks in his classroom, though. In fact, he believes that these interactions are key in his classroom. Baker puts time and effort into his elaborate lesson plans in an effort to impact each individual student. He also tweaks them after each period.

“The first period class is kind of like my Guinea Pig class”, Baker explains.

Baker likes to take notes on how each lesson works as he strives to make sure each student understands the material.

“I would go to the ends of the earth to help you understand”,

Baker tells his students at the beginning of each school year, “but one thing I cannot give up is time”.

Meaning Baker wants every child in his class to walk away without confusion while he still remains dedicated to his family.

This can sometimes be a struggle as the long hours keep him away from the house and if that’s not enough, he also plans his lessons at home.

The strict schedule of the classroom is one of the reasons why Baker considered switching to virtual instruction as well.

While the schedule tempted him, he would miss interacting with his students.

Baker sometimes takes groups of students to historical spots outside of the U.S. to expand their thoughts on history. All the while, he follows his dream, to make an impact like his teachers made an impact on him.

Yet no matter how hard teachers try, some students are just not made for the traditional classroom setting or sometimes even virtual school. Some students just think differently and an alternative form of education is the outlet that fits their learning style.

Meribeth Huebner founded “The R School”, to help students with learning differences because of her experience with education.

When she was in 3rd grade, she was put into remedial classes for a poor test grade despite the fact that she was in the gifted program. “The more they remediated me”, Huebner shares, “the more I drifted.” In 5th grade, the school had decided to pull her

out of the gifted program, but her mother stepped in and requested a re-take. Once the re-take was complete, they found Huebner was excelling in reading but behind in math. Huebner’s parents hired a tutor who identified Huebner’s learning differences and tweaked the lessons to appeal to her. By 7th grade, she was doing high school math.

Years later, Huebner is sitting in a parent/teacher conference being told that her son is far behind the other students, having similar problems to those of her own childhood. Huebner realized that this system of education was just not the one.

“A child doesn’t just get better when they are told over and over that they aren’t good enough and they need to catch up”.

Huebner knew that she couldn’t just hire another tutor, she knew she had to help more children than just her own. And so the R School was born.

Now, the R school helps children with learning differences learn the same subjects in their own way. Every child gets customized assignments to help them understand the material.

Students ages 6-14 years old can be enrolled at the R School with a location opening up soon in Winter Garden.

In the end, the true pride for Huebner is seeing her son come home smiling, free of confusion, and eager to start his homework.

No matter what educational route you opt for, your end goal is always the same, for your child to succeed to the best of their ability.

team members, does the laundry, prepares dinner, and meets up with her marketing team. It may sound unbelievable but she still tries to carve out time for herself like working out or volunteering.

Then, it’s time to pick up the kids, eat and get some rest. Finally, she rewinds and repeats because a day in the life of a mom never stops.

“The number one thing to remember as being a mom is that nobody is perfect. Be present and don’t worry about being perfect,” says Boast. “You’re always going to mess up or will always think you could have done something better, but you have to decide what is most important in that moment and enjoy it.”

No matter their job or responsibilities, moms are our everyday superheroes. So, we at Journalism X, would like to send out our thanks to the moms of our community for having and succeeding at the hardest job of all, being a mom.

Kids of all ages should still have parental guidance and should always share passwords and logins with their parents. Social media isn’t going away but learning how to manage restrictions as a family is crucial and could help to keep your family safe as social media expands our world.

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The face is a major part of our identity. It’s how people recognize us, how we are identified. Local Winter Garden resident, Tifinie Boutot has turned the face into an art form through her work as face painter.

Tifinie started out painting faces at theme parks all over the world. Working at Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and even working for a short time in Japan. She’s moved on to teaching this art form at Florida Film Academy through her special effects make up class. She teaches face paint, prosthetics, how to use make up tools and how to photograph your make up.

Boutot challenges her students to create their own personal looks and to think outside the box.

“Don’t stop once you start,” Boutot advises, “we all have our breakthrough. We find our style…it might just take longer for some people. Have faith that your style and creativity will breakthrough at the end.”

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The First Academy

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National Merit Qualifiers: Caitlin Barker and Hamilton Murrah National Merit Finalist: Jessica Meena Valedictorian: Jessica Meena Salutatorian: Bailey Higgins Lower School Father Daughter Dance

TFA faculty donated items for the 3rd grade students at Millennia Elementary School to encourage them as they took their first Florida Standards Assessments! Millennia Elementary School is a Title I school that our students have partnered with in the last year to provide food donations to help those in need. Thank you to our Juniors, Jessica Lader, Annie Murrah, and Maclay Ramsey for taking charge of this great opportunity to serve those in our community!

The competition was fierce at this year’s Humanities Scholar Bowl.

Congratulations to Caitlin Barker for Honorable Mention and received a $50 cash prize. Melanie Pearce took third place and received a $1,000 Scholarship and $100 cash prize. Jessica Meena placed second and received the $2,000 Scholarship and $300 cash prize. The grand prize went to Gabriel Pendas who earned the $3,000 Scholarship and $600 cash prize. The Social Science Department is very proud of all of the finalists who participated this year.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIOR THESIS WINNERS! Written Winners Presentation Winners 1st place - Bailey Higgins, $5000 1st place - Jaclynn Kelly, $5000 2nd place - Jessica Meena, $2500 2nd place - Sarah Beth Spraggins, $2500 3rd place - Kelsey Zeng, $1250 3rd place - Scotty Michael, $1250 4th place - Chelsea Han, $500 4th place - Lauren Connell, $500 5th place - Caitlin Barker, $250 5th place - Alex Li, $250 Honorable Mention - Sage Ramsammy, $250 Honorable Mention - Ani Rabito, $250

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Athletics

With 100% of varsity teams advancing to regional tournament play through the winter season, our student athletes have set the standard for competitive excellence in Central Florida.

FHSAA Championships and Honors

Girls Volleyball Class 4A State Champions (Girls Golf Class 1A State Runner-Up (Currently 2nd Place in the FHSAA All-Academic Program standings (Girls Soccer won FACA All-Academic Team (

Individual and Coaching Honors

Brynna DeLuzio, Volleyball - Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player of the Year, Under Armor All-American (Bryson Richards Jr., Football - FACA District Player of the Year (Chaundee Brown Jr., Basketball - Dairy Farmers 5A Player of the Year, Florida Gatorade Player of the Year, Orlando Sentinel 1st Team All Central Florida (Cash Case, Baseball, District 11 FACA Player of the Year (Haley Malone, Volleyball - Dairy Farmers Class 4A Coach of the Year (Leroy Kinard, Football - FACA District Coach of the Year (Chris Mayberry, Basketball - FABC Class 4A Coach of the Year & FACA District Coach of the Year (Scott Grove, Baseball - FACA 4A District Coach of the Year (

Fine Arts

Performing Arts

Six students were honored at the Florida State Thespian Competition in Tampa, including two superior ratings for performances from Hannah Rose Cash and Mackenzie Wadsworth. Jack Elkins and Elliott Moffit earned a Superior with Distinction honor at the FBA State Solo & Ensemble Competition for their Mallet Duet; Guilherme Silva Superior with Distinction, Snare Drum Solo; Elliot Moffit - Superior with Distinction, Marimba Solo.

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College Recruiting

Our student athletes continue to be recruited by the best college programs in the country. the following students have committed to play intercollegiate athletics: Brynna DeLuzio, Volleyball, University of Colorado; Chaundee Brown Jr., Basketball, Wake Forest University; Malik William, Basketball, University of New Hampshire; Brooke Richards, Lacrosse, East Carolina University; Morgan Baxendale, Golf, Vanderbilt University; Kelsey Zeng, Golf, Stanford University; Cash Case, Baseball, University of Notre Dame; Bryson Richards, Football, Stetson University; Francis Ramirez, Softball, Miami Dade College; Vincent Merenda, Football, Washington and Jefferson College; Marshall Hilaman, Football, Southeastern University; Aaron Wright, Soccer, Alderson Broaddus University; Jaclynn Kelly, Soccer, The Kings College; Melisa Mason, Track and Field, North Greenville University; Cameron Pearson, Baseball, Fisher College; Nick Mackedon, Baseball, Trinity Baptist College; Gregory Summers II, Basketball, The United States Naval Academy; Devyn Taht, Lacrosse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Grace Ebbesmeyer, Lacrosse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Visual Arts

Seven TFA Middle and Upper School students received awards at the 2017 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. These honors included 8th grader Lauren Spalding’s 2D Best in Show Award for a relief print entitled, “Praying Mantis”; Jiuwell Sun Zhou (11th), Award of Distinction 2D; Sylvia Lin (10th), Award of Distinction 3D.

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Zayonara Morales-Hale, who lives in Windermere, accidentally discovered she could sing opera while watching “America’s Got Talent.”

… all day A Windermere resident discovered her opera voice two years ago and hasn’t stopped singing since.

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ayonara Morales-Hale never knew she could sing opera until two years ago.

She was at home watching “America’s Got Talent” on TV when she gave it a try. Her husband came rushing downstairs, thinking he was missing out on one of the show’s performances. Then, he realized it was his wife who was singing.

“He came down and said, ‘Oh my gosh, I didn’t know you sang opera,’” said Morales-Hale, who lives in Windermere. “But I didn’t know I had that voice in me.”

Ever since she was a young girl, Morales-Hale loved to sing. She sang in choirs at school, but never

had any formal vocal training. It was always just something she did for fun.

Now she’s trying to make it a career.

Morales-Hale tried out for “America’s Got Talent” several times during the last two years but never made it past the auditions.

Then on the radio one morning, she heard about a Spanish talent show called “Tengo Talento Mucho Talento” and decided to give it a try.

When she got a phone call telling her she had made it, she could hardly believe it. She was flown out to Los Angeles for the show, and made it through several rounds before getting eliminated SEE SINGER PAGE 17

“(My husband) came down and said, ‘Oh my gosh, I didn’t know you sang opera.’ But I didn’t know I had that voice in me.”

— Zayonara Morales-Hale

3:45 p.m., Thursday, May 11, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St., Windermere. To celebrate Mother’s Day, the library will host an afternoon tea party that will include a variety of activities and crafts.

The event is for children ages 6 to 12 and their mothers. To register or for more information, call (407) 835-7323.

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Saturday, May 13, to Sunday, May 21, at the Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., Orlando. The 15th annual Orlando Cabaret Festival will include pop, jazz, Broadway, a cappella, and more. Showtimes include matinees, evening performances and lunchtime shows. The event will feature Orlando-native Davis Gaines, who is known for his work on Broadway. All shows will be performed in the Club Moo. Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased by calling the box office at (407) 297-8788.

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The event featured the Special Hearts Farm petting zoo, a bounce house, food and drinks, games, sack races and a walk around the track.

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Dahren Bonny, 10, stopped at the petting zoo to visit the goats and mini horse.

Right: Xander Carrozzella, 3, spent several minutes bouncing in the bounce house and sliding down the slide.

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Attendees of the Nehrling Gardens’ Corks, Caladiums & Canvases fundraising event April 30 had the opportunity to enjoy a sunset stroll through the gardens while munching on delicacies from several local food vendors.

Participants of the event sampled a variety of foods and wines from food stations dispersed throughout the gardens representing regions of the world where the plants of Nehrling Gardens originated.

Guests also enjoyed live music

by Keith Eaton and were invited to partake in a silent art auction of original works of art depicting picturesque scenes of the flora surrounding the historic home.

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FAVORITE OPERA SINGERS: n Andrea Bocelli n Sarah Brightman n Maria Callas FAVORITE SONGS: n “O mio Babbino” — Italian n “Cucurrucucú” — Spanish n “You’ll Never Walk Alone” — English CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

just before the semifinals.

“I didn’t make it (to the semifinals), but the experience was awesome,” she said.

Although Morales-Hale still dreams of making it onto “America’s Got Talent,” she loves to share her operatic talents with anyone who will listen.

“You tell me to sing, and I’ll open my mouth and sing for you,” she said.

She’s been known to break out in song at Publix, in restaurants and even once at Disney Springs.

“It takes a certain kind of per-

feel the tightness in her chest, but when she sings, she can always belt out the high notes no matter what, she said.

She always wears a bracelet on her left wrist that spells out “Songbird.” It’s the nickname that her co-workers gave her when they found out about her singing.

Morales-Hale sings in three languages — English, Spanish and Italian. English and Spanish were the easiest since she’s fluent in both languages. Italian was a bit trickier and required lots of assistance from Google Translate. When she’s preparing for a performance, she’s been known to memorize more than a dozen songs within two weeks.

“God has given me this gift,” she said.

But she said that she couldn’t have pursued her passion without the support of her parents, husband, daughters, family and friends.

“It’s hard, but I love it,” MoralesHale said. “I always have that hope that one day, I’ll be seen.”

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son to do that — get up and sing in front of people,” said her husband, Rob Hale.

But as a mother of two who works full time at a bank, MoralesHale said finding time to practice singing is a challenge.

“I get in my studio time while driving my girls to school in the morning and driving to work,” she said. “That’s my studio — my car.”

She’s performed at events in Windermere, at her girls’ school, at Bella Tuscany Italian Restaurant and several assisted-living facilities.

“I want to give of my talents,” Morales-Hale said. “I love to see people smile.”

But the pursuit of her newfound talents isn’t without its challenges, and she’s already faced rejection several times over.

At 47, she’s been told by many that she’s too old to break into a career as an opera singer. The criticism is hard to take, she said, but she’s too passionate about singing to quit.

“You’re not too old when you want to do something,” she said.

In addition to the critics, she has asthma. Some days, she can

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DOYLE E. BARFIELD, 78, of Winter Garden, died Monday, April 17, 2017. Loomis Family Cremations, Orlando.

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test that he entered the Army as a sergeant and subsequently rose to the frank of first lieutenant, achieving medals for American Theatre Service, Good Conduct, WWII Victory and the Meritorious Unit Award.

He was involved in his communities through various groups such as coaching Little League, the Masonic Lodge of McKenzie Alabama, Kiwanis of Sebring and Retired Teachers Association. He served his church faithfully teaching Sunday school for more than 50 years, serving as a deacon, choir member and even driving the bus when needed.

It was once said he could move easily between presenting himself as “a country bumpkin or a Philadelphia lawyer, depending on what the situation called for.”

He was much loved by his friends and family for his tenderness, integrity, wit and brilliant mind.

There was a memorial service Friday, May 5, 2017, at First Baptist Church of Sebring.

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do, Florida, Jake Morgan, of Charleston, South Carolina, and Zack Morgan, of Panama City, Florida; and eight great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Brooks Smith; parents, Jimmy and Carrie Smith; sisters, Myrtle Smith Parker, Evelyn Smith Lee and Jeanette Smith Reel.

He will be remembered for his contributions to the Highlands County School System and his community and dedication to Christ, family and First Baptist Church of Sebring. As an educator, he served as teacher, principal, district administrator, assistant and superintendent of schools for Highlands County Schools.

He achieved a bachelor’s degree from Troy State University, a master’s from Auburn University, after receiving a fellowship he received a Specialist in Education degree from the University of Florida and finally earned a Doctorate of Education from Nova University.

He served in World War II as an MP and the Korean War as a company commander of the prisoner of war camp #3 at Cheje-Do Island, Korea. He scored so highly on the Army entrance

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GEORGE A. GURCHAK, 75, of Winter Garden, died Saturday, April 22, 2017. Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Gotha.

ALBERT J. HODGE, 89, of Winter Garden, died Saturday, April 22, 2017. Newcomer Funeral Home South Seminole, Longwood.

DOLSEY HASTINGS HOLNESS, 93, of Windermere, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

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HERSHEL LEE SCOTT, 80, of Gotha, died Thursday, April 13, 2017. Orlando Direct Cremation Service, Altamonte Springs.

JOHN FRANCIS MOSHER, 76, of Windermere, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

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Local youth softball team is on fire

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The Windermere Wildfire 10U softball team is having quite the spring to follow its state championship last fall.

STEVEN RYZEWSKI SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The future of softball in the Windermere area remains bright as yet another team from the powerhouse Windermere Wildfire travel program is experiencing its success on the travel circuit.

The Windermere Wildfire 10U team, coached by John Van Arsdol and Ruben Maldonado, is 24-6 this spring and already has a spring league championship. The Wildfire completed the 10-week

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Olympia tennis sophomore Juan Bianchi went undefeated as an individual this spring. Page 20.

NSA Spring Softball season April 23 with a 10-1 victory in the championship game against the Venom.

It is the second league championship in less than a year for this Wildfire team; it also won the NSA Florida State Championship last fall.

According to Van Arsdol, the secret for this group of youngsters’ success is honing the basics.

“We play simple, fundamental ball,” Van Arsdol said. “This team Steven Ryzewski

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The Wildfire are all smiles between games at a tournament last weekend.

Ground floor

The football program for soon-to-be-opened Windermere High is practicing for the first time this spring.

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Joe Milton, the rising senior quarterback at Olympia High, announced his college commitment to the University of Michigan May 7 via a video posted to YouTube. Milton, a 6-foot-4 prospect who is rated either a three- or fourstar quarterback by different services, also has been invited to the 2017 Elite 11 competition in Los Angeles this summer.

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Congrats to Olympia High senior Kenya Dillon for winning an individual state championship in the girls 100-meter hurdles at the FHSAA Track & Field Championships in Bradenton last weekend.

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Alex Shields, a freshman at The First Academy, won individual state championships in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.52 seconds) and the 300-meter hurdles (38.96 seconds) to lead the Royals to a thirdplace finish as a team.

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he sun is beginning to set over the grass field adjacent to Lifebridge Church, and Greg Miller is imploring his athletes to be more physical.

After all, for the football team that Miller is coaching, this May 2 practice session is the first fullcontact practice session of the spring season.

In many ways, the scene is reminiscent of any other spring practice session in Central Florida — from the yelling coaches down to the team leaders stepping up to demand accountability from their peers.

It is different, though, and that is because Miller is the first head coach of the Windermere High Wolverines — a program that will not play its official first down of football until the fall.

The team for the soon-to-beopened relief school will not play an opponent for its spring game, but instead will hold a scrimmage May 20 at Olympia High that Miller wants to double as a community event with activities for families.

Beyond the lack of a traditional spring game, there are other subtle differences.

First, there are no current juniors in the roughly 45 kids who have been participating. Those upperclassmen will remain at West Orange High because they are grandfathered in for their senior year.

Instead, Miller and his staff — which is nearly complete — have

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Former West Orange star quarterback Woody Barrett has announced his intent to transfer from Auburn University. Barrett, who graduated in 2016, redshirted his freshman season with Auburn and had not progressed up the depth chart as he had hoped.

He announced his decision via Twitter, and AL.com reports that he will attend junior college for a season before selecting a different SEC program for the 2018 season.

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Windermere High head coach Greg Miller addressed his team after practice May 2.

Standout Dr. Phillips linebacker Dylan Meeks has committed to play college football for Akron University May 4.

Meeks also was recognized as Dr. Phillips High’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete for a fourth time recently.

No other athlete has won it more than once.

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Juan Bianchi Juan Bianchi has had quite a career for the Olympia High boys tennis team. The Titans made it all the way to the state quarterfinals this spring, and as the team’s Line 1, Bianchi compiled a perfect 17-0 record in singles play. In his two years with the program, he has a combined record of 32-1.

What has it been like having been to state in consecutive years as a freshman and sophomore with Olympia?

It’s been a great experience.

I mean, I’ve had fun every single match. With the guys next to me, always supporting, it’s great fun.

How far back does your tennis career go, and when did it begin to accelerate?

I’ve been playing since I was 3, so it’s been 13 years now.

Probably about seventh or eighth grade is when my game really started to take off.

What do you enjoy about playing the varsity game with your teammates as opposed to playing as an individual on the travel circuits?

It’s great — there’s so much support. We don’t play as tennis players; we play as a family when we play together. It’s always fun.

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a field full of current freshmen and sophomores, along with the promise of incoming eighthgraders who will join the program in the fall.

Furthermore, Miller is a first-time head coach. It is the next progression in a coaching career that has included stints with college and high-school programs.

And so it will be a tall task for Miller, his coaches and his athletes to build this football program from the ground up — but it is a task they are eager to accept.

“It’s a learning process trying to put everything together from scratch,” Miller said. “But I have really good support from my administration and from my athletic director and on down to the parents.”

The boys who have been practicing for the Wolverines so far this spring are largely West Orange students, and their numbers include several players who suited up for the Warriors’ junior varsity team last fall and a few who played for the varsity team.

Their numbers also include a number of athletes such as Austin Hatcher, a sophomore at West Orange, who is giving high-school football a try for the first time.

“It’s tough — (the coaches) work you hard, but it’s all for the best,” Hatcher said, reflecting on his first football experience so far.

Hatcher has caught Miller’s eye already as a young athlete with untapped potential, and

THE BASICS SCHOOL: Olympia YEAR: Sophomore BIRTHPLACE: Venezuela HANDEDNESS: Right HEIGHT: 5-foot-11 OTHER SPORTS: Baseball

What is the best tennisrelated advice you have received?

Just to play for fun — at this point in my career, at least, it’s not a job. My dad always tells me to just enjoy it.

What did you learn from former Olympia standout and current Penn player Kaden Funk while you were teammates?

He never took anything for granted, every point. Even if we were down and about to lose, he was still fighting.

What are you hoping to study in college?

I’m thinking of engineering.

I’m not quite sure what area yet, but that’s the goal.

What do you like to do with your free time?

I’m a sports guy. Anything that relates to any type of sport.

Which sports, apart from tennis, do you follow the most closely?

Baseball.

Which team is your favorite and who is your favorite player?

The Yankees and Derek Jeter.

SEE THE WOLVERINES Windermere High football coach Greg Miller has decided his program’s inaugural spring game, which will be an inter-squad scrimmage, will double as a community event to introduce his Wolverines to the public. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 20 at Olympia High.

There will be games and activities for kids, including a punt, pass and kick skills challenge, as well as the team’s scrimmage.

Afterward, there will be an opportunity for the community to meet the coaches and the team.

For more information and updates, follow the team on Facebook: facebook.com/ windermerehsfootball.

he’s not alone. There is much that the former defensive coordinator for the Freedom High Patriots has seen that he has liked through the first two weeks of practice — including, ironically, the team’s physicality.

Miller said for a team with only underclassmen, the size of the athletes who have shown up to help man his offensive and defensive lines has been a pleasant surprise. There is some speed, too.

What he and his staff have recognized, though, is that a summer strength and conditioning program will be as

Learning life skills

Which young, up-andcoming baseball player do you enjoy watching the most?

Bryce Harper, of the Washington Nationals. He’s fun to watch and plays with a lot of energy out there.

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beats a lot of people at the bottom of the lineup. … We have dominating pitching.”

The victory in the spring league was important for more than just the trophy the girls brought home, too. When a couple of the girls from the fall team that won the state championship aged out of this team and onto another, the spring league became important insofar as getting the new-look Wildfire to gel.

Now, the team has that

What are you looking forward to the most about your summer vacation?

Playing some good tournaments, and I might go play outside of the country in Costa Rica or Puerto Rico.

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momentum as it heads into the thick of the travel ball and Little League All-Stars calendar in the summer.

Along the way, Van Arsdol is hopeful to teach the girls a thing or two about life as well as getting them ready to hopefully play high-school softball one day.

“They’re learning life skills and God skills right here on the field,” Van Arsdol said. “These girls are learning valuable lessons here.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

important as the installation of offensive and defensive systems this spring.

“We’ve got some kids (who) are athletes, and they just need some time in the weight room,” Miller said. “I’m hoping over the summer that we can have a good, productive summer.”

Windermere’s inaugural 2017 schedule, which will feature only road games while the team’s off-campus stadium is constructed, has a mix of winnable games and some long shots. The Wolverines will take the field for their first preseason game against West Orange Aug. 18. Two weeks later, they face a Wekiva Mustangs team that is expected to contend for a playoff berth. Later, they’ll end the season against a reinvigorated Olympia Titans squad led by a four-star quarterback in rising senior Joe Milton.

For now, though, that is all still a long way off.

For athletes such as Hatcher, there is the mission of getting this program off the ground — and the pride of being an original.

“Just being the first people to set it — we’re going to be the first team to play for the Windermere Wolverines,” Hatcher said. “It’s going to be great.”

It is a sentiment of optimism and excitement that Miller and his staff will look to maintain all the way through the fall.

“Do we have some work to do?

Yes,” Miller said. “But we definitely have a good foundation to start off with.”

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

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Walk-off hit preserves Panthers’ playoff prospects Although the Dr. Phillips baseball team did not win its district tournament, August Haymaker’s big hit against Freedom vaulted the Panthers into this week’s Class 9A Playoffs.

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offense in the district final in front of a large crowd at Lake Brantley.

Olympia, which defeated Wekiva 2-1 in the first round play-in game May 1, ended its campaign with a final record of 16-11-1.

The First Academy (22-4) capitalized on a three-run third inning in the district semifinals of the 4A-3 Tournament to get past Father Lopez (10-15-1) with 6-3 win and earn a playoff berth May 2. Two days later, in the district final May 4, the Royals broke out the bats against Trinity Prep to score a 9-2 victory and secure home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

The two wins mean the Royals will host Clearwater Central Catholic in the regional semifinals of the Class 4A State Playoffs Wednesday after press time.

Rounding out the local teams in action last week, Windermere Prep nearly upset Father Lopez May 1 in the District 4A-3 Play-In Game, but ultimately was defeated 8-7 to end its season.

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The Dr. Phillips Panthers entered last week’s District 9A-4 Tournament as the No. 1 seed, but little comes easy in high-school sports.

With a playoff berth on the line in the district semifinals May 3, the Panthers (19-8) trailed No. 4 Freedom 1-0 through five innings.

In the sixth inning, Bailey Kossoff drove in Brandon Fields to tie the game. Then, in the bottom of the seventh inning, August Haymaker scored a walk-off single that drove in Raymond Negron to preserve Dr. Phillips’ season with a 2-1 victory.

Two days later, in the district final against Boone, the Panthers were doomed by early errors and ultimately fell, 8-1.

Their finish as district runnersup means that the boys from Dr. Phillips had to travel for the opening round of the FHSAA Class 9A State Playoffs, heading to Winter Garden May 9 (after press time) to take on a familiar foe: the West Orange Warriors.

West Orange (24-3) hoisted the District 9A-3 Championship trophy for the second consecutive season after first defeating Olym-

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“It means just about everything,” said junior pitcher Doug Nikhazy, who had pitched six scoreless innings in the district final for the West Orange. “In a district like this, you fight for just about every win you get.”

Senior standout Chris Seise homered and also scored on a throwing error on a stolen base to lead the Warriors’

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

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WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK CEREMONY Veteran organizations, Scouts, rifle volley, Taps, the tolling of the replica Liberty Bell in memory of the dead of all wars, and a possible fly-over.

Guest speakers include Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demmings and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Carter, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research.

Monday, May 29, 2017 MEMORIAL DAY10ISa.m.

ONLY ONCE A YEAR

butMosaic our atgratitude is endless.

Woodlawn Memorial Park in front of the

400 Woodlawn Cemetery Rd., Gotha, 34734 (southwest Orange County.)

American Flags will be available for Memorial Day Grave Decoration.

Info: 407-293-1361.

but our gratitude is endless Memorial Day

400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road Gotha, FL 34734

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Please join us for a special Memorial Day honor and celebration those who Memorialevent Dayin Is Only Once AofYear have proudly served our country.

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Serving Winter Garden, Clermont and Windermere since 1959

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

TONY HUBBARD REALTY

MAY FEATURED PROPERTIES

G4839901 ............................................................ $479,00 Kaley Hansen Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 352-250-4563 Office 352-394-4031

SPLASH INTO SUMMER 5/3.5 with 3100+ SF Custom Pool Beautifully updated

G4841797 ............................................................ $325,000 Andrea Summers Broker Associate,Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 407-267-2468 Office 352-394-4031 andreasummersrealtor@gmail.com www.centralfloridahomenow.com

LAKEFRONT PARADISE

4/3.5 on Lake Minneola, located on quiet cut-de-sac with no HOA. Completely updated kitchen, boat house, dock, seawall.This one is a must see!

G4841284 ............................................................ $615,000 Andrea Summers Broker Associate,Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 407-267-2468 Office 352-394-4031 andreasummersrealtor@gmail.com www.centralfloridahomenow.com PRSRT STD ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID WINTER GARDEN, FL PERMIT NO. 81

GATED TOWNHOME COMMUNITY WITH CHAIN OF LAKES ACCESS New construction. Lake access, community pool. A few models to choose from & more under construction. 3BR/2BA with 2 car garage. Upgrades throughout!

Community Video: https://vimeo.com/214861139

$194,000 - $220,000 Dawn Giachetti Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 352-874-2100 Office 352-394-4031

DIRECT LAKEFRONT

4/2 on Lake Louisa, part of the Clermont Chain of Lakes. 4 car garage, 2 story boat dock

G4835939 ............................................................ $584,900 Kaley Hansen Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 352-250-4563 Office 352-394-4031

GORGEOUS LAKEFRONT HOME

GATED COMMUNITY ON LAKE BUTLER SOUND

G4841255 ............................................................ $625,000

G4841255 ............................................................ $799,000

4/3.5 Custom home w/3207 SF LIVING area. Directly on Lake Minnehaha. Resort like setting w/ sandy beach area, water dock & boat lift. Beautiful screened porches to enjoy. Breezes & views. Circular drive, wall of windows w/ lake views, soaring ceilings, brick fireplace. Live everyday like a vacation!

Dawn Giachetti Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 352-874-2100 Office 352-394-4031

IMMACULATELY MAINTANED

4BR/2BA home with over 2100 SF. Contemporary colors. Fantastic floor plan. Formal living & dining, laminate flooring. HUGE kitchen tons of natural light!

G4841442 ............................................................ $225,000 Dawn Giachetti Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 352-874-2100 Office 352-394-4031

4/4.5 W 3844 SF living, gorgeous pool. ituated on ½ acre lot with no rear neighbors. Peaceful setting. Upgraded interior w/marble floors, granite counters.

Bonus room was orginally designed for home theatre, but also makes a great man cave or in-law set up.

Dawn Giachetti Realtor Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 352-874-2100 Office 352-394-4031

ESTABLISHED WESTERN WEAR SHOP Established in 1992 Extensive inventory included in purchase Turnkey operation Direct frontage on highway 50

Richard Bisaillon Realtor, Licensed Agent since 1984 Coldwell Banker Tony Hubbard Realty Direct 407-257-9972 Office 352-394-4031 RichWithCB@Gmail.com

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DIRECT LAKEFRONT

4/3 on Lake Minnehaha, located in prestigious Margaree Gardens.

Gorgeous views! Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances. Comes with home warranty!

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CHRIS BAKER

Born and raised in Winter Garden, I have seen the area develop through the years giving me the knowledge of both the residential and commercial developments in and around West Orange County including Lake County (Clermont, Minneola and Groveland). As a Lieutenant Paramedic for Winter Garden Fire Department for the past 26 years, I enjoy working with First Responders, Police, and Military personnel. SELLERS... your home will be marketed, not just listed. Your home will be marketed as part of my innovative “Every Day Until It’s Sold “program. BUYERS… be assured that you will be exposed to all the homes in the area that are in your price range and meet all your needs. You will have representation from the first time you see your new home, through negotiations, the escrow process, the closing process and thereafter.

Cell: (352)267-9316 E-mail: bakerc2424@gmail.com

Let’s make that dream come true, contact me today to get started.

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• Third Generation Selling • Top 11% of Coldwell Banker Agents worldwide • Multi-Million Dollar Producer

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Kaley Hansen 352-250-4563

Please view the VIDEOS for these homes at http://vimeo.com/home/myvideos Just 10-15 minutes to the west. Take a look at these affordable lakefront homes: 1. 1920 BRANTLEY CIRCLE..........G4838906 ..... $1,275,000 2. 1978 BRANTLEY CIRCLE..........G4841255 .........$650,000 3. 1224 FIREMANS CANAL ..........G4838042 .........$560,000 4. 9006 EDGEWATER DRIVE........G4838368 .........$590,000 5. 12708 LAKESHORE DRIVE......G4837246 .........$435,000 6. 1270 FRAN MAR COURT ..........G4840030 .........$300,000

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Call me to make an appointment for me to help you determine YOUR home’s value in current (GREAT) market conditions!

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AVAILABLE PROPERTIES LIVE THE TRILOGY LIFESTYLE

149 Bayou Bend. 1800 SF of luxury awaits you.

55+ gated community for active adults.

Call Bob 928-542-7122 $319,990 G4838444

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3/2 POOL HOME

DIRECT LAKEFRONT

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4/3, over 2400 SF in beautiful Bent Tree community. Vaulted ceilings, oversized screened deck.

Call Sally 321-247-2644 $286,000 G483785

$270,00

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3/2 corner lot with lake views.

Community boat ramp.

Call Andrea 407-267-2468 or Linda 352-636-4624

COMMERCIAL LEASE

2719 SF .48 acres Call Pam Eddy 352-536-0622

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LAKE LOUISA LAKEFRONT HOME

Boat dock/lift, 2 jet ski lifts PLUS separate dock over the water for relaxing & amazing sunsets. Call Dawn 352-874-2100 $560,000 G4838042

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CANAL FRONT HOME LEADING TO CHAIN OF LAKES Bring your boats, kayaks & fishing poles.

Remodeled & ready for a new family Call Dawn 352-874-2100 $300,000 G4840030

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I have over 12 years of experience in the Real Estate market.

With all the new changes in the market, I am up to date in making sure your Real Estate transactions run smoothly through the process and have knowledge of the surrounding area. I offer:

• FREE market analysis on your property • FREE marketing • FREE videos and pictures • NO transaction fees Call Pam Eddy for all of your Real Estate needs.

I work for YOU! 352.536.0622 Robo77013@aol.com

CLERMONT CHAIN OF LAKES

Custom home w/over 5,214 SF LIVING area.

Directly on Lake Minnehaha. Over the Water Dock w/tiki bar & boat lift. Call Dawn 352-874-2100 $1,275,000 G4838906

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WANT TO OWN A FRANCHISE SALON?

ALMOST 1 ACRE W/LAKEFRONT ON LAKE MINNEHAHA

Three Salons for Sale.

Call Pam Eddy 352-536-0622

3/2, NO HOA. Sunsets, sunsets & more sunsets. https://vimeo.com/201883802 Call Dawn 352-874-2100 $435,000 G4837246

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ENJOY SUNSETS FROM YOUR DOCK

Beautiful 3/3 with 30’ frontage on Clermont Chain. Granite, white sand beach, insulated windows, no HOA, workshop. Call Terry Mosley 352-551-6613 G4836254

Kristi Lowery Multi Million Dollar Producer

407-235-4920

kristilowery711@gmail.com

Love Where You Live

Time for a Fresh New Start!

Real Estate Opportunities are Everywhere!

Considering buying or selling?

Finding the right place for you and your family is a discovery process, and selling is best not done alone. Either way start by asking a Realtor® …find out the direction you want to go.

FEATURED LISTING:

878 Lake Brim Dr. Winter Garden, FL 34787 Former J&J Building Custom Model Home in Oakland Park Offered at $749,000 3710SF 5bd/4bth/2car

Multimillion Dollar Producer Gold Key Certified Custom Home Specialist

Winter Garden, Oakland Park, Windermere Clermont, Montverde, Minneola

Broker - Associate Multiple Multi Million Dollar Producer

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Looking to BUY or SELL? Trust a local expert to help you. I have lived in West Orange County all my life so who better to help than me? I will negotiate the BEST deal for you and your needs. Call me today.

PAM EDDY

Vici Winn

GATED EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY

8 Acres, no rear neighbor. Neighborhood boat ramp. Owner financing.

Call Richard 407-257-9972

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$499,900

DIRECT LAKEFRONT LOT

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$129,900

$247,500

Plantation style estate on 6+ acres 4/2.5 & over 3300 SF Call Andrea 407-267-2468 or Linda 352-636-4624

On Lake Desire. No HOA or time to build.

Almost ½ acre lot.

Call Dawn 352-874-2100 $65,000 G4810726

On Clermont chain of lakes w/ over 4000 SF living area, dock & lift.

Call Dawn 352-874-2100 $590,000 G4828368

Gated Community. 4/2, pool.

Zoned for weekly rentals.

Call Richard 407-257-9972

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DIRECT LAKEFRONT HOME

LET THE TOURISTS PAY THE MORTGAGE

IMAGINE THE LIFESTYLE

Medical office 1 mile from Hospital 2008 SF - Beautiful Space Call Lisa Haynes 407-592-0385 $2800/Month G4839501

$255,000

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$299,900

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3/2.5 POOL HOME

CHAIN OF LAKES ACCESS HOME

5/3 & 3 car garage 3209 SF on fenced, corner lot Call Pam Eddy 352-536-0622 $298,000 G4838354

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Very Private, wooded, NO Homeowner’s Association. Owner financing.

Call Richard 407-257-9972

Over 2500 SF 4/3 with den/office.

Spacious home with incredible view.

Call Sally 321-247-2644 $288,000 G4834816

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BIG & BEAUTIFUL

VACANT LAND

Direct lake front on Clermont Chain 1.57 acres Call Pam Eddy 352-536-0622 $104,999 G4833172

. 10 ACRES NEAR TURNPIKE

LAKE VIEW HOME IN CLERMONT

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Pool, 3/2.5 2719 SF on .48 acres Call Pam Eddy 352-536-0622 $299,900 G4823545

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POOL HOME IN CLERMONT HILLS

From your front porch.

4/2 with 2428 SF Call Kristi 407-235-4920

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CUSTOM BEAUTY REDUCED

5 acres. 1700 SF 25x36 workshop Call Pam Eddy 352-536-0622 $399,900 G4836593

4/2 on Lake Louisa part of the Clermont Chain of Lakes. 4 car garage, 2 story boat dock Call Kaley 352-250-4563 $584,900 G4835939

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Tony Hubbard Realty

878 Lake Brim Dr. Winter Garden, FL 34787 Former J&J Building Custom Model Home in Oakland Park Offered at $749,000 3710SF 5bd/4bth/2car

Your Dedicated Realtor, Today, Tomorrow… For Life.

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Multimillion Dollar Producer Multimillion Dollar Producer Gold KeyGold Certified Key Certified Custom Home Custom Specialist Home Specialist

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