05.11.18 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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Looking for that perfect gift for Mom? Children can create a potted plant gift at Winter Park’s Blooming for Mothers event.

HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER

HIGH-STAKES

Dr. Roxie Mooney and Leo Mooney showed up with style.

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Instead of buying a gift from a store for Mother’s Day this year, Winter Park residents will have a more personal option — decorating their own flower pots.

On Saturday, May 12, the city of Winter Park is hosting its Blooming for Mothers event at Ward Park. ChilSEE NEW PAGE 4

YOUR TOWN MURPHY HONORS CHIEF JAMES WHITE

Winter Park got a two-for-one bash at the first Derby de Mayo. SEE PAGE 4.

School board term limits make ballot

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GABBY BAQUERO NEWS EDITOR

Orange County School Board members might soon be limited to eight years if at least 60% of Florida voters approve a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2018 ballot.

The proposed amendment is one of three included in ProSEE PROPOSAL PAGE 2

Winter Park’s Phil Kean is the mind behind the first modern home in Golden Oak. PAGE 13.

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy recently honored Winter Park Fire Chief James White in the Congressional Record, the official record of the proceedings of the United States Congress.

Murphy presented a copy of her statement to White during a ceremony at the Winter Park Fire-Rescue headquarters. Murphy recognized White, who will be retiring in May after 35 years of service including 15 years as the head of the Winter Park Fire Department, for his leadership and service.

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SATURDAY, MAY 12 BLOOMING FOR MOTHERS 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12, at Ward Park, 190 Perth Lane, Winter Park. Mother’s Day is right around the corner!

Bring your children for some arts and crafts. The children will be decorating a flower pot with paint and/or stickers for their mother/guardian. After they paint the pot, they will then be able to fill up the pot with flower seed and soil (with staff help). With tender, love and care, the seed will bloom to become a beautiful flower for your mother to admire. For more information, call (407) 599-3342.

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SATURDAY, MAY 19 ALBERTA COURLAND MINI PARK COMMUNITY PARK WORKDAY 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Alberta Courtland Mini Park, Alberta Drive and Courtland Avenue, Winter Park.

Activities may include but are not limited to weeding, mulching, and planting — stooping, kneeling and bending. Please meet at the park by 8:30 a.m.

Gardening supplies and water will be provided. Remember to bring a reusable water bottle, wear closed-toe shoes, hats and long pants. For more information, call (407) 599-3364.

To register, visit cityofwinterpark.eventbrite.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 13 CELEBRATE MOM — MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at The Alfond Inn, 300 E. New England Ave., Winter Park.

Celebrate Mom with a Mother’s Day Brunch at The Alfond Inn at Rollins. Chefs will be busy in the kitchen preparing something special just for her.

Cost is $69. For more information, call (407) 998-8090.

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FRIDAY, MAY 18 CHESS MATES 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. All are welcome. This is chess for fun and for all levels of play. They will give advice on how to improve — including strategy, tactics and openings.

This event takes place on the first and third Fridays in the conference room. Donations are always welcome. For more, call (407) 488-4163.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 MAITLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the RDV Sportsplex, 8701 Maitland Summit Blvd., Orlando. This monthly luncheon is held on the third Wednesday of every month. Guest speaker Richard Yount, of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, will talk about developing at-risk youth. Visit business.maitlandchamber.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 11 YOGA AT THE MAITLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY 4:30 p.m. Fridays at Maitland Public Library, 501 Maitland Ave. S., Maitland. Let Jenny Blackburn help you destress from the week and refresh for the weekend. Take your own mat, towel and water bottle.

For more information, call (407) 647-7700.

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posal 6003. The proposal was approved 27-10 April 16 by the 37-member Florida Constitution Revision Commission, which refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote.

If passed by voters, Proposal 6003’s proposed amendments would establish a term limit of eight years for school board members, make civic literacy education a constitutional requirement and grant the state control of public charter schools, as opposed to school districts.

The amendments have been a source of concern for some school board members. District 4 School Board Member Pam Gould believes any amendment imposing term limits on school boards are unnecessary and insists the number of years a school board member stays in office should be a decision made by the local community, not state lawmakers.

“My issue is not about the term limits,” said Gould, who will not be running for reelection. “To the best of my knowledge, I don’t think there is another constitutional law that controls local government term limits. … There’s no other municipality or city government that has that, and I just don’t think it’s a constitutional issue.”

District 1 School Board member Joie Cadle, who was elected in 2002 and is not seeking reelection in 2018, is also against

establishing state-mandated term limits on school board members and believes doing so might weaken and destabilize school boards.

“I don’t think Tallahassee works that well, and they have term limits,” said Cadle, who is the second-longest serving school board member. “And before they’re even elected, they’re jockeying to see who’s going to be speaker of the house.

Serving as a school board member, it takes time to learn all the ins and outs of it. You would have constant turnover, people trying to figure out what’s going on and one of the reasons this school board has won so many awards and our superintendent is being recognized nationally for so many achievements is we have stability on the board.”

Regarding the proposed amendment for state-controlled charter schools, both Gould and Cadle said they prefer the home rule and leaving decisions to local representatives.

“There are multiple issues with (state-controlled charter schools),” Gould said. “We don’t control the charter schools, but at least we have a local view on them, a local connection to them and a local standard that

we share with them on what our community expects in terms of service. And I don’t see how a Legislature that meets only 16 weeks out of the year can have that kind of connectivity to the community.”

Cadle, who echoed Gould’s opinion, added that state representatives are too far removed from the community to be properly held accountable for local issues specific to charter schools.

“Having Tallahassee control charter schools is also problematic, because they are public schools and the constitution says that the school board should be responsible for public schools, and taxpayer dollars are going to charter schools but there will be no accountability,” she said.

No matter the results of November’s ballot, changes to the members of the Orange County School Board will take place after the Aug. 28 election. Both Gould and Cadle are retiring from the board; District 6 School Board member Nancy Robbinson is running for chair; and District 7 School Board member Christine Moore is running for a seat on the Orange County Commission.

“My issue is not about the term limits. To the best of my knowledge, I don’t think there is another constitutional law that controls local government term limits. … There’s no other municipality or city government that has that, and I just don’t think it’s a constitutional issue.”

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Oh, baby!

The Baby Owl Shower collects donations for the Audubon Center and educates the community.

TIM FREED

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et ready for cuteness overload at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey this weekend.

The center in Maitland will be hosting its annual Baby Owl Shower on Saturday, May 12, and will accept donations to help take care of its tiniest winged residents while giving visitors a closer look at baby owls.

Admission to the event is free with a donation from the center’s baby shower wish list, which includes powdered laundry detergent, 20 pound bags of pine shavings/bedding, Gerber all meat baby food (turkey or chicken), and other useful supplies that allow staff and volunteers to look after the feathered patients.

The event plays a crucial role in supplying the clinic and sanctuary with everything it needs over the next year, Education Manager Laura VonMutius said.

“We don’t get any state funding; it’s all from donors and grants,” she said. “We understand that not everybody has a ton of money to give us and that’s fine, so this is a great way for people to help support us in the way that they can.”

VonMutius said the shower started as a celebration of all the baby birds that come into the clinic and moms in general — it’s always the day before Mother’s Day. Over the years, the shower has turned into a community event and a fundraiser. Games and activities are set up for the children, and families will be able to see non-releasable baby owls and glove-trained birds. At this year’s shower, children will be given a passport and have a chance to visit various

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Saturday, May 12 WHERE: Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, 1101 Audubon Way, Maitland INFORMATION: (407) 6440190

passport stations with educational, bird-related activities. Once the activity is completed the child gets a stamp, and they can fill out the whole passport with stamps to get a prize.

Events such as the shower offer a small glimpse into what the center does to rehabilitate injured raptors, which includes birds like owls, eagles, hawks, vultures and falcons.

The center first opened its doors in 1979, after an Audubon Florida employee named Doris Mager started doing raptor rehab out of her home. She worked with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Audubon to raise the funds to open the center by climbing 50 feet into an unoccupied eagles nest and living there for an entire week. The event received national news coverage, and Mager was able to raise enough money to open the center.

Beyond the fun games and the cute baby owls, the center hopes to teach people more about the birds that are brought to the center for rehabilitation.

“Our goal is to have them learn about the birds that live here and the center in hopes that they’ll come back on a more regular basis and spread the word about the work we do here,” VonMutius said.

“Baby animals are just the cutest, so why not come and see them?”

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Claire Prudhomme and Andres Leon stopped for a photo with their check alongside digital video production teacher Michele Gerber.

Student filmmakers shine in spotlight C-SPAN honored the local winners of its StudentCam competition.

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

C-SPAN made a visit to Winter Park High School on Friday, May 4, to honor and recognize 20 winning students who competed in the annual C-SPAN StudentCam competition.

T h i s yea r, s t u d e n ts addressed the theme, “The Constitution & You: Choose a provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it’s important to you.”

Out of 2,985 video submissions from more than 5,700 students in 46 states and Washington, D.C., this year, eight documentaries created

by Winter Park Wildcats were recognized, including three second-prize winners, one third-prize winner and four honorable mentions.

The second-place winners also had their documentaries air on C-SPAN for the public to see.

The winning students were presented with their prize money and given a chance to talk about what inspired their documentaries.

“There were five winning schools in Florida, and you guys are my last stop of the week — I’m so excited to be here,” C-SPAN affiliate relations manager Rachel Katz said. “We had roughly 3,000 entries in our competition this year and only give out 150 prizes totaling $100,000. $6,500 of that is right in this school.”

WINNERS FROM WINTER PARK These winners are among more than 300 students across the country winning a total of $100,000, including one grand-prize winner.

SECOND-PRIZE WINNERS ($1,500) n Claire Prudhomme and Santiago León for their video “’PRESSure’ The Pressure for Freedom of The Press” n Christina Spain and Chelsea Wilck for their video “Gun Control: America Under Fire” n Ella Grace Rodriguez for her video, “A Precarious Balance: Religion in the Public Education System,” about the Establishment Clause THIRD-PRIZE WINNERS ($750): n Walker Simasek, Mark Whittingham and Clay DeHart for their video “The 13th Amendment — Did it really abolish slavery?”

HONORABLE MENTIONS ($250) n Justin Whittingham, Luke Sand and William Megginson for their video “Live Freely,” about implied rights secured by the Constitution’s Ninth Amendment n Sophie Freid and Sydney Plastow for their video “Time’s Up,” about the 19th Amendment n Arden Wallman and Ellie Schuchart for their video “Unrepresented,” about the Electoral College n Isabella Thalheimer and Sam Lee for their video “I Plead,” about the Fifth Amendment n Zoe Heafner, Abigail Marcil and Amanda Belawski for their video, “#MeToo,” about the 19th Amendment

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dren will have the chance to decorate and paint flower pots before filling them with soil and planting flowers as a gift for their mothers.

“I wanted to do something that mothers can have, they can put it on their desk or whatnot,” said Family Fun coordinator Kelsi Baker. “They’ll be able to watch the flowers bloom, it’ll be really pretty. They can see it and know that their son or daughter made it for them.”

The city’s landscaping team is bringing 100 pots and around four different flower seeds for families to choose from and will assist in planting the seeds. Each seed will have a fully-blossomed flower for the children to see, according to Baker. There also will be arts and crafts activities such as coloring and making bracelets as well. Recreation and Family Services manager Cathleen Daus

said they were hoping for around 100 families to stop by.

Blooming for Mothers has been in planning for about a month, which is around the same time Baker has been working as the new program coordinator.

“I started with the essentials — what we really needed for the event,” she said. “After I ordered everything. … Then I started marketing the event.”

The event is part of a new recurring Family Fun program in Winter Park. The initiative, which began six weeks ago, will have biweekly events at 12 parks across the city with future events being considered at the city’s mini-parks. The events will be tailored to residents of all ages.

There already has been a senior prom and a field day for kids, and a parent/baby yoga session planned for July. But Daus said the big focus was to get families into the city’s many parks.

“The mayor really wanted to interact with families, get them in our parks, make them put down the iPads and iPhones and do some things in the community,” Daus said. “Plus, it’s free.”

Baker said the city has eight more events planned before August with a heavy focus on Parks and Recreation month in July. The next activity will be a “Splash into Summer” activity June 3 at the community center pool and the Cady Way pool.

“The main focus is to show kids its not all about their devices; that they can be unplugged,” Baker said. “They can go out and have a good time running around and being creative. They also get to be with their family. Sometimes you go home, and one person is on one side of the house and the other is on the other side of the house. My goal is to show the family you can do more. You can enjoy the parks that we have.”

IF YOU GO BLOOMING FOR MOTHERS WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12 WHERE: Ward Park, 190 Perth Lane, Winter Park COST: Free INFORMATION: (407) 5993334 PARKS n Cady Way n Dicky Dock n Central Park n Martin Luther King, Jr. Park n Central Park n Shady Park n Ward Park n Howell Branch Preserve n Lake Baldwin Park n Mead Botanical Garden n Phelps Park

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Winter Park’s Military Academy Day targets future military leaders

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Military hopefuls learned about the country’s five federal service academies — and how to earn their spot.

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There are many high schools that host college fairs. Few, though, have held educational fairs for the nations five elite military academies.

Winter Park High School held the 2018 Military Academy Day Tuesday, May 1, in its Ninth Grade Center gymnasium. The event, hosted by U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s office, had hundreds of families learning about how to join the service academies that groom students into military officers. Murphy was present to meet the students and give advice.

“You can kind of think of it like a college fair where different groups come and provide information, but it’s focused on service academies,” Murphy said.

“It’s such a great experience to see so many people in our community interested in public service.”

Unlike other schools, the process for joining a service academy is a complex one. On top of needing strong test scores and participation in extracurricular activities, students also must receive

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a nomination from a government official, typically a member of Congress. Murphy, who has served as a national security specialist in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, takes a look at the academy applications with a board of advisers and calls up the few chosen for nomination each year.

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As to be expected with a school that has a strong Navy ROTC, many of Winter Park High’s students gravitated towards speaking to representatives from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. One such student was Will Megginson, a Winter Park High junior who has been preparing for his application for some time.

“With a military academy, you’re committing to five years of service,” Megginson said. “Which to some can be a turn-off but to me is a great opportunity to serve my country and get a free education at the same time.”

Megginson grew up hearing military stories from his father, who served in the 82nd Airborne.

When it was time to start looking at colleges, Megginson turned toward the Naval Academy because of his time at the Winter Park rowing team. He wants to work on a submarine’s nuclear reactor — his favorite subject is physics — and hopes the academy can get him there.

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Lake Howell senior Thomas Sonnie knows what he wants to be — a leader.

“I’m committed to being an infantry officer in the (U.S.) Army; I don’t want to do anything else,” said Thomas Sonnie.

“A lot of people are surprised; they asked me if I had any backup plans. I applied to one school, and that’s West Point Academy.”

Although the gymnasium was full of students hoping to be accepted into one of the five academies, Sonnie already received his acceptance letter to West Point during his class at Lake Howell just a few weeks ago. Like many of the students at the event, Sonnie comes from a family with military experience. His greatgrandfather was a World War II pilot buried at Arlington National Cemetery, and his grandfather was part of a film crew with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam.

Sonnie, who was at the event to tell other students about West Point, said the bravery and intelligence of special forces units was what inspired him to join a military academy. He already has a multi-year plan in place. He wants his work at West Point to lead to a position with the SFAS and, eventually, becoming a captain in the Green Berets.

“Things can always change but I’m pretty committed to my plan, I hope it works out,” he said.

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Joe Roberge held up his dog, Zeus, above his head after winning the sixth annual Running of the Chihuahuas.

Small chihuahuas raced to the finish line as a crowd of onlookers cheered them on.

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espite a rainy Sunday morning, locals and their chihuahuas made their way down to Cocina 214 in downtown Winter Park to enjoy the sixth annual Running of the Chihuahuas.

The event, which started at 11 a.m., May 6, capped off the Cinco de Mayo weekend as the tiny dogs raced in multiple heats.

Kids and adults cheered the dogs on through the different heats, before the mighty Zeus won the final race to take home the prize of top dog.

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Winter Park Crew takes overall title The men’s and women’s team combined to win the state scholastic championship in overall points.

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Imagine having a high-school sports program at which a state championship isn’t just the goal — it’s the standard.

That’s the case for Winter Park High School’s crew program, as the men’s and women’s teams together captured the program’s 37th overall points scholastic state championship at the FSRA Sweep Championships on Sunday, April 29, at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.

“It’s always our goal to win a scholastic title,” women’s team head coach Michael Vertullo said.

“I’ve been here 19 years. It’s our expectation to win the scholastic, and if we can also pull out the youth trophy, that’s just a bonus.”

The women’s first varsity eight group managed to pull off an impressive first-place finish in the finals, coming out on top over several deep club teams that recruit rowers from several high schools.

Winter Park’s ladies took home the women’s first place scholastic points trophy, the women’s first place youth points trophy, and the

women’s overall gold medal. It’s the third time Winter Park has taken the women’s overall gold medal in the past four years.

“Last year going in, I thought we should have had it,” Vertullo said. “We got beat in the finals (by Sarasota Crew), so it was nice to get revenge on the team that beat us last year.”

It was a satisfying win for the varsity women’s squad, senior team captain Francesca Raggi said.

“Last year was kind of disappointing, since it was my first silver at states, so this year, one of our goals was to take back the state,” she said. “A lot of the seniors really wanted to get gold again, so I was super happy when we crossed the line first. It just meant a lot — we’d worked since states last year to try

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Winter Park’s men’s varsity eight team finished in second place scholastically in points, while the men’s junior eight team finished first overall above scholastic and club teams.

“On the men’s side, we didn’t necessarily have the races that we wanted to have on all the boats, but I think the team is definitely moving in a really good direction,” Winter Park varsity rower Jackson Fuller said. “We look really good going into next year.”

Although Winter Park has a legacy of racking up state championships, it’s still special to see it happen, Vertullo said.

“It just shows the depth of your program, because it’s not just one boat winning,” he said.

Winter Park’s men’s and women’s teams will head to the U.S. Rowing southeast regional this weekend to stay conditioned for the national tournament set for Memorial Day weekend just outside of Camden, New Jersey.

Winter Park now has its sight set on adding to a legacy of national excellence as well. It captured a national championship for the women’s lightweight varsity eight team back in 2015.

Last year, the women’s varsity team captured second place in nationals. It looks to take the top spot this year; five of the eight girls from that team will be returning for another shot.

“We’re trying to just get a little bit faster each day here,” Vertullo said.

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On April 28, the Wildcats won 7-6 in triple overtime.

Two days later, the FHSAA told them they hadn’t.

It all came down to this one, singular moment.

Despite the exhaustion that comes with playing four quarters and two overtime periods, now was the time to strike. When McCarron Evans rose from the water and fired off the gamewinner in the third overtime, she did just that.

Evans’ goal set off an exuberant shockwave that made its way around the pool — from those fans in the crowd to the Wildcats’ players splashing their way to one another to celebrate.

“We were all crazy tired, and it was a back-and-forth game,” said Erin Wright, a senior co-captain of the team. “The first two overtime quarters went by, and we ended up being tied at the end of that as well, so we went into our third overtime — which is sudden death.

“Our team scored first because we were playing under different premises for sudden death than we were for a normal, three minute overtime period,” she said.

“We won.”

The epic 7-6 win over Lake Mary in triple overtime of the girls water polo regional final was supposed to punch the Wildcats’ tickets to the state semis in Miami.

Instead, thanks to a ruling by the FHSAA, the Wildcats’ gritty win was turned into a loss with the proverbial snap of two fingers.

The ordeal came about because of what the FSHAA Board of Directors said was the utilization of the wrong overtime format for water polo.

Instead of using the usual sudden-death overtime, the officials mistakenly followed the National Federation of State High School Association’s rulebook, which calls for two three-minute overtime periods followed by a sudden-death period, if necessary.

Before the start of the first overtime period, conditions were met with approval from both Winter Park coach Barry Creighton and Lake Mary’s Paige Baker, as well as captains from each team.

“We were all informed of what was going to happen, and what the procedures would be — which were the exact same thing we had done in the game before,” Wright said. “There were definitely no objections.”

Even if there had been any issues, coaches and players only can do so much when it comes to official decisions, said Wildcats’ longtime head coach Barry Creighton.

“I actually did know the rule — I asked the officials, (but) we have

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The Wildcats were denied a huge win in the regional final against Lake Mary because of the FHSAA’s controversial decision.

to go by what they say,” Creighton said. “You can’t argue with the officials — we’re not allowed to do that either — but apparently this time we were supposed to argue.”

Creighton learned of possible issues Saturday afternoon — hours after his girls had taken home that region title. After getting a message from Winter Park Athletic Director Michael Brown, Creighton sent in a statement regarding the game to the FHSAA. From there, it snowballed, he said.

Despite the fact that Lake Mary never filed an appeal, on Monday, April, 30, the FHSAA handed the Rams the 5-4 win — the score which would have been the original final if the game had gone straight to sudden death (the Rams notched the first goal in overtime).

Creighton then had to break the

news to his girls.

“It was probably one of the hardest things that I’ve ever had to do — to talk to the girls on Monday and tell them that they’re not going to the state tournament, even though they won the game and did not do anything wrong,” Creighton said. “It was tough — the girls were crying and angry, and crying again.”

The next day Creighton, again had to talk with his girls after a hearing where the FHSAA voted in a unanimous 9-0 decision to deny Winter Park’s appeal of the penalty.

That final decision was both difficult and hard to grasp for the entire squad — but especially for Creighton’s two seniors — Wright and Emma Chouljian.

In Wright’s case, this tourna-

n Saturday, April 28 — Winter Park pulls off 7-6 win in triple overtime over Lake Mary in the girls water polo regional final. n Saturday afternoon — Wildcats head coach Barry Creighton is notified of questions raised by the FHSAA about use of wrong overtime rules. n Monday, April 30 — FHSAA announces it’s overturning the game’s outcome, handing Lake Mary a 5-4 win. n Tuesday, May 1 — Winter Park’s appeal was denied by the FHSAA in unanimous 9-0 vote.

ment was a culmination of the four years of blood, sweat and tears she shed through countless practices and games.

“We won, and for that to be taken away from us after so much time and hard work — especially for me for four years and this was my last chance to go to states,” Wright said. “If we had done something wrong, it would have been way easier to process.”

Although nothing can be done about the decision, the sting of having her high-school career come to a close in such a brutal way is one that Wright said will live with her forever.

“I don’t think I’ll ever forget this — water polo has been my life for the past four years, and this is something that you carry with you,” Wright said.

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Reynolds said his squad will prepare itself for the upcoming rematch by sticking to the same general game plan from before, although there will be some tweaks.

“There are always things that you can improve on and things that you can try and do a little bit better,” Reynolds said. “We’re going to make some small adjustments … and see if we can put the same result on the board.”

With only one — possibly two — games left, Reynolds said there wasn’t a lack of motivation among his players. They all are ready to win and do something Bishop Moore has never done — win a state title.

To do that, the Hornets will rely on players who have shined this season. Leading the way on offense is Kiefer — the junior AllAmerican with the golden stick.

Kiefer leads the team with 68 goals through 17 games played — equating to four goals per game.

“He’s a super athlete, and he’s an awesome player,” Reynolds said. “It’s difficult for any defender to guard him.”

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Despite smacking the Tigers (20-3, 4-0) earlier in the season 14-5, the stakes were much different.

Friday’s game was the regional final, and the Hornets (18-2, 6-0) were looking for their first state semifinal birth since the 2006 season.

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“He (Jones) guards everyone else’s best player, and he does a great job with that,” Reynolds said. “He’s committed to Holy Cross, which is a D1 program.”

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How to buy a new-construction home wouldn’t ask a private home seller to tell you about their home and then not conduct an inspection.

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In a hot market with low inventory, new homes are an attractive option to many buyers. Several benefits exist when purchasing a freshly built home: the ability to customize features; warranties from the builder; not having to clean up after a previous owner; and so forth.

But buying a new home from a builder isn’t always as easy as walking in and ordering your favorite upgrades and a floor plan. You need to be prepared and aware of all your options first. As much as society wants to automate everything these days, some things still require a human touch, and real estate is one of them. Let’s take a look at the current climate surrounding new homes and how best to go about purchasing one.

Having spent several years as a new-home sales consultant on-site in communities such as Baldwin Park and the Lake Nona area, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the new-home sales process from the builder’s perspective. However much you are fond of new home construction, you shouldn’t simply take a builder on their word for everything, the same way you

Hire a Realtor first. You know, as in someone not collecting all their paychecks from the builder. This is a common sense step you can take that will pay you dividends throughout the process. Realtors are there to help you with a variety of tasks — negotiating; managing the process; helping keep clear communication between all parties; keeping the seller on track; explaining jargon; providing sales data for your new home and homes around it; and so much more.

Builders plan to pay Realtors for most transactions, and walking into a model home unrepresented will not save you money in almost every single instance. New-home sales consultants are hired by the builder and their goal is to sell you one of the builder’s homes, which is not at all a bad thing. Just know that having your own Realtor to represent you is welcomed by builders and will most likely cost you as a buyer nothing, at least in Florida.

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Keep your poker face. This isn’t to say you should lie, but don’t divulge you are in a must move situation or exactly how motivated you are before signing a contract. You want to treat the new homebuying process and builder like you would a private seller. If you wouldn’t let a private seller know how motivated you are

before starting the negotiation process, don’t do it with a builder. And by the way, negotiations begin the minute you walk into that model or register online. It’s OK to hold back on personal information such as urgency and motivation.

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Bring your Realtor with you the first time you visit. Don’t register with your information in person or online, use your Realtor’s contact information. If it isn’t possible to bring your Realtor on your first visit, as soon as you enter the model, give the sales rep your Realtor’s card and information and don’t register.

Same thing goes for online.

Register with your agent’s information. I often look for new-home options online for my buyers and send them listings through sites specifically for new homes. Immediately after, I am flooded with emails from new home agents in those communities plus many other communities not even close to the specifications I enter in the search criteria. So don’t share your info, provide the name number and email of your Realtor and let us filter through the requests.

Additionally, it’s important to establish the connection between you and your Realtor so everyone is on the same page. Creating a clear connection between yourself and your Realtor from the beginning will help protect your ability to receive full representation from your own agent.

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Don’t be swayed to sell your home through an online company or Realtor recommended by the builder without comparing all options. I recently heard of an out-of-state buyer who popped by a new-home community closing out its last few homes. This buyer advised the sales agent that he or she had a Realtor, and yet the sales agent repeatedly pushed them to go with an agent they were recommending. This should be a red flag. If you have an agent and have expressed this to the builder, it’s pretty unethical to then try to get you to switch to another Realtor.

Another trend is some builders promoting affiliated brokerages, most recently one of the online “disruptor/DYI” models and offering contingent contracts if you list your home with said brokerage. The promise is to “sell your home without showings, repairs and months of stress.” Sounds great right? I checked the website and once again, reading the fine print shows that the cash buyer may well request repairs or a price reduction if they don’t like their eventual in-person inspection. If it sounds too good … you know the rest. I’m not saying that the online web based DYI models can’t work, I’m just saying if you are selling to a cash investor who hasn’t seen your home and plans to sell it themselves, do you think that will be the highest amount of money you can get for your home?

Some of these models turn

around and charge you commissions or other fees but don’t place your home on the open market. Real estate is a numbers game, and fewer eyes on your home means fewer chances to get top dollar. In this market in Central Florida, you likely can get more money selling it the traditional way.

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Compare apples to apples when considering financing options. Most builders will have either their own mortgage company or an affiliated company. Often, builders concessions such as closing cost contributions or dollars toward design options are tied to using this lender. In many cases, the preferred lender is great, but it’s not a one-sizefits-all situation. You may have to pre-qualify with their lender but have the option to still work with a lender of your choosing.

I encourage you get a second opinion before working with that preferred lender. What are the fees associated with each lender? There is more to consider than just the interest rate.

New construction can offer so many advantages to today’s buyer, especially in Central Florida. Just remember to get your own representation, review all your options and don’t feel pressured to make a move if you are not ready.

Christina Rordam is a local Realtor with 12 years experience and a member of ORRAs Top Producer Club. Visit christina sellsorlando.com.

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The new style coming to Golden Oak is in response to a high demand from a generation of homebuyers seeking modern homes that embrace Florida’s climate and lifestyle year-round.

Kean said he was excited to work on a home within The Four Seasons Private Residences neighborhood. His namesake firm, Phil Kean Design Group, is an awardwinning, design-driven architecture, construction and interior design firm located in Winter Park.

“I have several friends who are in the master custom builder group here in Orlando, and all of the builders that build in Golden Oak are master custom builders,” Kean said. “I know all the builders out there, and they’ve all loved it.

So far so good for us. We’ve really enjoyed the process.”

Kean’s first home — which features an earthy color palette and resort feel — is currently in development and set to debut in summer 2019. The home’s inspired name is “Nyumbani,” which means “home” in Swahili.

“We sort of saw it as all earth tone colors and natural materials,” Kean said. “We were going to use ‘Hakuna Matata,’ because we thought that would be fun, but it’s trademarked by Disney for one of their songs.” “‘Nyumbani” sounded kind of fun, so it’s inspired by ‘Hakuna Matata.’ … I think it’s going to be a cool house. I’m excited.”

Special features included in the design of the home are sweeping indoor/outdoor living areas; a four-sided custom glass fireplace that serves as the home’s cen-

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terpiece; a vanishing-edge pool with multiple water features; a Phil Kean-signature reflecting staircase with innovative lighting details; a Phil Kean-signature contemporary kitchen with three islands and a glass enclosed wine room; a separate catering kitchen; home theater; game room with accompanying wet bar; an exercise suite with a sauna and steam shower; and a detached casita.

A modern home fits in nicely with the surrounding houses, Kean said.

“The key to fitting in to a neighborhood is more about the scale of the home versus whether it has a flat roof or not,” Kean said. “I also think it probably relates more to the Four Seasons in the sense that

it tends to be more on the modern side.”

Jones’ first modern home within the community is scheduled to be completed in fall 2018. The home showcases architectural inspirations from Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic style of the 1920s and 1930s.

Distinct features of Jones’ home — named “Once Upon a Time” — will include floor-to-ceiling glass walls offering views of the pool, water features and landscaping; a glass tower featuring a floating staircase; and 1950s inspired stone details in the master bath.

Jones first joined the portfolio of builders at Golden Oak in 2011 with some previous work. He is the president and founder of

Jones Clayton Construction, a Dr. Phillips-based firm established in 1984.

“We’re thrilled to expand the architectural offerings at Golden Oak with inclusion of modern home design by award-winning, local builders,” Page Pierce, vice president of Disney Real Estate Development, said in a prepared statement. “Our community continues to offer the best in luxury living, providing residents the unique opportunity to live at Walt Disney World Resort, where families can create memories that will last a lifetime.”

Kean said if somebody buys the house before it’s finished, he has plans to buy another lot and build another home in Golden Oak.

“‘Nyumbani” sounded kind of fun, so it’s inspired by ‘Hakuna Matata.’ … I think it’s going to be a cool house. I’m excited.”

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f you ask this Winter Park resident to pull up a chair, he won’t kick back and relax. He’s more likely to roll up his sleeves and go to work.

Mayflower resident Ken Hubble is carrying on the old art form of

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he Orangewood Christian School Theatre put on an exuberant production of the musical Godspell April 25 through 27.

Held in the Orangewood gym, the school theater danced, sang and kept the crowd rapt during the Christian play.

Seth Niquette broke up a fight between his people.

Right: Abby Madan kicked off the show with a song.

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From a workshop inside A&T Furniture & Antiques off Orange Avenue, Hubble, 83, twists and weaves strips of the flexible fiber over and under to create the densely wrapped surfaces that make up many old-fashioned chairs.

It’s a long, careful process of horizontal, vertical and diagonal threading, but the retired aerospace engineer loves the challenge and the time the hobby takes. He puts as many as 100 to 150 hours of work into a single chair.

“These all present challenges, which for an engineer is all part of the fun,” Hubble said. “If you were to look at the nature of the beast,

so to speak, one size doesn’t fit all.

When you get to the final finish, there’s a little tight grouping of cane. … When it’s all done with correct-size cane, this grouping is all very tight. The pleasure in doing it is knowing you picked the right size so they all become very tight.”

Hubble has repaired a couple thousand chairs — from small chairs with round seats to large benches for two — since his retirement in 1995. It’s an art that dates back hundreds of years. One spindle chair in Hubble’s room at the Mayflower dates back to 1780.

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strands. He has never advertised his work — it’s just a hobby that’s spread through word of mouth, Hubble said.

“I had a few chairs myself up in my apartment – I started refurbishing those and neighbors would ask me to do that,” Hubble said. “In 20 years and that number of months, you can do a lot of chairs in that time.”

Hubble had grown up Worthing, England, working with wood and repairing furniture. But it wasn’t until the 1980s that his brother-in-law showed him the craft of caning.

“I eventually got him to show me how to do it and got interested in it,” Hubble said. “I like woodwork and things, and so I picked it up from there.”

Someday, Hubble hopes to pass on the canning craft to someone younger. Fewer people know how to repair the caned chairs. If no one knows the craft, old chairs and family heirlooms that break could remain broken, Hubble said.

“There are still some seats caned, but that’s not as common,” he said. “There’s a lot of stuff out there that dates back, and it’s been in families since their grandparents and that sort of thing and

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they just want to keep it.

“I do believe there are still going to be pieces of furniture requiring work going on into the future,” he said. “It’s not one of those things over the 20 years I’ve been messing around with that I’ve seen a decline. It’s got its ups and downs, but it just seems to go on and on and on. I’m not going to be around on and on and on, so it would be nice to know that there’s somebody around that could do it.”

The Mayflower resident said he’s eager to pass on his skills.

Recovering veterans at local VA organizations may hopefully have a desire to pick up the art form and do something with their hands, Hubble said.

In the meantime, Hubble doesn’t show any signs of stopping his caning passion.

“It’s one of those hobbies that you can stop at any point and go off, then come back a month later and carry on,” he said. “I’ll keep going as long as I’m capable.”

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Honky tonk women The Winter Park Playhouse will tell the story of three women trying to become country western stars.

It’s the story of the quintessential American Dream.

Three women from different walks of life each trek across the country looking to attain their ultimate goal — becoming country western singers.

That’s the story the Winter Park Playhouse will tell in its upcoming production of “The Honky Tonk Angels.”

“We’re always trying to put together eclectic seasons — we do six show seasons and each show is a little bit different — and this was just one of those that stood out,” said Roy Alan, the Playhouse’s co-founder and artistic director. “We hardly ever do any country-western musicals, and we felt like this one would be good to do.”

The story follows the comedic misadventures of three women with their own unique stories.

The youngest of the group is the daughter of a West Virginia coal miner, who moves to Texas after the death of her mother and the closing of the mine. To add on to her issues, her father becomes a mean and lost soul, which forces

her to help take care of him.

Another is a housewife in Texas who has six children and is married to a trucker. To round out the trio, the third woman moved to Los Angeles from Texas, where she works as a secretary under an abusive boss.

“All three of them decide they want to leave this oppressed lifestyle and live this dream to be country singers in Nashville,” Alan said. “So the three of them meet on a bus on the way to Nashville, and they decide to form a singing group called the Honky Tonk Angels.

“The whole second act is basically a concert at a club called the Honky Tonk Heaven in Nashville,” he said. “It’s their closing night after a six week run in this honky tonk.”

It’s in the music selection where Honky Tonk Angels really shines, Alan said.

The playlist is one that would make any fan of the Grand Ole Opry holler with excitement, as it includes classic country songs such as Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” and Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.”

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expects there will be a lot of toe tapping and laughing, but he also hopes audience members will take in the play’s underlying message of female empowerment as well.

Although the show was written by author Ted Swindley in 2002, it still has an incredible voice that harks on issues faced in today’s society, Alan said.

“The story itself, in many ways, is very relevant to the #MeToo Generation that is going on right now … it’s interesting that something written 15 years ago is suddenly very relevant,” Alan said. “It’s very empowering to women I think; telling a story about women leaving oppressed

situations and becoming strong, independent women.”

With Honky Tonk Angels being the last show of the season, Alan said this new show is a good time to check out the theatre at the Winter Park Playhouse before it begins a monthlong break.

“This will be a great night out for anybody who wants to spend an interesting evening out, doing something possibly a little bit different than they usually do,” Alan said. “It’s just a great musical that is inspiring.”

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SMOKIN’ TORPEDOES 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park.

The Smokin’ Torpedoes consist of four experienced musicians committed to providing an entertaining, live performance based on a variety of jazz and blues influences. Each member brings a unique style to the band and provides listeners with genuine blues rhythms, melodies and the charisma associated with bands paying tribute to the music we all love … the blues. Cost is $15. For more information, visit bluebambooartcenter.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 CARNEGIE HALL COMES TO WINTER PARK UNIVERSITY CLUB 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Enjoy this performance

by Lisa Ferroni and Friends with oboe soloist Lora MacPherson.

Ferroni was the concertmaster for the Orlando Philharmonic for 10 years and is currently concertmaster for the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. This event is open to the public, and donations are always appreciated. For more information, call (407) 644-6149 or visit UClubWP.org.

CAROL STEIN AND FRIENDS WITH JOY ANDERSEN 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park. Experience the joy and laughter that is Joy Andersen as she brings her new cabaret, “Yes, I Can!” to the Blue Bamboo stage with the amazing Carol Stein. Andersen will share the joys and sorrows of her life through both hilarious and heartbreaking stories, song and dance. Andersen, a Chicago native, began her 32-year career as a trained dancer and is now a sought-after choreographer, actor, singer and improvisational comedian. In New York City, she performed on the Radio City Music Hall stage as a Rockette and was also a performance coach for Broadway’s Billy Elliot.

She has choreographed for the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and many other venues around town and has taught dance for many years. Cost is $15. For more information, visit bluebambooartcenter.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 17 NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC JAM 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at the Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. Join local musicians on the stage in back of the Winter Park Community Center for a fun evening of making music.

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Musicians of all ages, instruments and abilities are invited to come make new friends and play a variety of songs — from pop and rock to blues and country. If the weather is nice, the musicians will be set up on the stage out back near the splash pad. If it rains, they will move indoors.

For more information, call (407) 599-3275.

ONGOING THE HONKY TONK ANGELS 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, May 13, at The Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. A whimsical musical comedy by the creator of “Always,” Patsy Cline. This production tells the story of three gutsy gals determined to better their lives and follow their dreams to Nashville.

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30 classic country tunes including “I’ll Fly Away,” “Stand by Your Man,” “9 to 5,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” ” Ode to Billy Joe,” “Rocky Top” and “I Will Always Love You.” Cost is $32 to $42. For more information and showtimes, call (407) 645-0145 or visit winterparkplayhouse.org HIS — HENDERSON, ISRAEL & SIMPSON PROJECT On display through Dec. 31 on the second floor of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. Visit the Hannibal Square Heritage Center to learn of Winter Park’s African-American leaders — Gus C. Henderson, Frank R. Israel and Walter B. Simpson.

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‘WINTER PARK: THE WAR YEARS 1941-1945’ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through April 28, at the Winter Park History Museum, 200 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. “Winter Park: The War Years 1941-1945, Home Front Life in an American Small Town” is an ongoing exhibit at the museum with a focus on life during World War II. For more information, call (407) 647-2330.

TOURS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY’S LAURELTON HALL 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Morse Museum, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Learn more about Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Long Island estate with a Morse curator. Free with admission. For more information, call (407) 645-5311.

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Todd VanderLey and Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey were honored to be attending the reception.

Westgate Resorts CEO David Siegel chatted with retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joe Kittinger.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Apodaca and wife Christy were pleased to attend the reception.

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Nef Rodriguez and Anna Tanzilla, representing the Camaraderie Foundation, and retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Dee Espeut-Jones enjoyed chatting with each other.

ach year, Westgate Resorts hosts its Westgate Military Weekend, a celebration that recognizes and honors more than 1,200 U.S. military families, veterans and Gold Star families from across the nation.

Families are gifted a weekend vacation at Westgate Vacation Villas & Town Center Resort to allow our nation’s heroes to spend quality time with their families. The weekend kicked off with a private reception Friday, May 4.

Westgate Resorts CEO David Siegel, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joe Kittinger, elected officials and others were in attendance. — DANIELLE HENDRIX

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Joe Kittinger was one of the special guests.

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Guests wore their best Kentucky Derby hats to this year’s soiree.

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Beatrice and Murad Taher wore matching yellow attire.

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The event, held at the Orlando Museum of Art and presented by the Ivy Tea Rose nonprofit in partnership with the Nu Iota Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, had guests wearing derby hats and fedoras and bidding on the silent auction to raise money for college scholarships.

— HARRY SAYER Tia Battey and Debbie Jackson had a great time.

Former Miss America Ericka Dunlap and Cheryl Smith dressed like royalty.

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Representatives from numerous Orange County schools arrived to support the five inductees who have made a significant impact on the Central Florida community.

Marshall Nirenberg, Charles Wells, Glenda Hood, Joseph Joyner and Mel Martinez all were recognized for their decades of work.

Winter Park resident Sen. Mel Martinez was deemed a community champion for his work to eradicate homelessness and for his “Martinez doctrine” while serving as Orange County mayor.

— HARRY SAYER WFTV’s Vanessa Echols hosted this year’s Hall of Fame celebration.

Dr. Joseph Joyner, president of Flagler College, was recognized as a Distinguished Educator for his decades of work in Orange County.

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THE INDUCTEES Glenda E. Hood (Oak Ridge High 1968). Hood served three terms as a commissioner for the city of Orlando and was mayor for 12 more years. In 2003, Gov. Jeb Bush asked her to serve as Florida’s Secretary of State.

Dr. Marshall W. Nirenberg (Orlando High 1943). Nirenberg won a 1968 Nobel Prize in physiology.

He led a team of scientists at the National Institute of Health in “breaking” the genetic code. His achievements and contributions to the field of biochemistry genetics also resulted in a National Medal of Science in 1964 and a National Medal of Honor in 1968.

Nirenberg died in November 2010.

Judge Charles T. Wells (Boone High 1957). Wells spent one year as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, opened a private practice in Orlando and then, in 1994, was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Governor Lawton Chiles.

Sen. Mel Martinez, a native of Cuba, started calling Orlando home in 1966. In 1998, he was elected Orange County chairman.

Martinez went on to hold a Cabinet post under President George W. Bush and win an election to serve as a U.S. Senator in 2006.

Joe Joyner, a distinguished educator, served 23 years at Orange County Public Schools as a teacher, coach and eventually principal at Apopka High. By 1998, he was an area superintendent and a mentor to educators throughout the district. He currently serves as president of Flagler College.

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BY MICHAEL JACKSON, ADELE, MADONNA, ELTON JOHN, GLORIA ESTEFAN, & MANY MORE!

ADVANCE TICKETS START AT $10 PERFORMANCES AT NORTHLAND CHURCH

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