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STATE CHAMPS! The West Orange softball team took the crown with a 6-0 win over Tampa’s Alonso High. Page 19

YOUR TOWN Smith-Autrey engagement

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James Smith and Valerie Smith, of Barlett, New Hampshire, announce the engagement of their daughter, Vanessa Smith, to MacKinley “Mac” Autrey, son of Larry and Pam Autrey, of Winter Garden. Mac and Vanessa are Winter Garden residents, as well.

The wedding is set for Saturday, May 21, 2016, and then the couple will honeymoon in Bali.

You can help stamp out hunger Central Florida letter carriers will participate in the 24th anniversary of the nation’s largest single-day food drive, Stamp Out Hunger, on Saturday, May 14.

Central Florida residents are asked to leave a bag of non-perishable foods next to their mailboxes prior to the time of regular mail delivery May 14.

For more information, visit FeedHopeNow.org.

Sean Gibbs races competitively through Paralyzed Veterans of America with his handcycle.

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Winter Garden veteran Sean Gibbs races handcycles competitively and is helping PVA Central Florida get a wheelchair-racing team together. Story on page 4.

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Copy that: Ocoee eager for Xerox’s fall arrival Up to 500 jobs could come to West Oaks Mall via a Xerox Customer Service Center.

ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER OCOEE For years, Ocoee residents,

Fairy tales come to life at West Orange High School’s production of “Into the Woods.” See page 11

city officials and even tenants at West Oaks Mall have been eager and antsy for Moonbeam Capital Investments’ resuscitation plan to take effect.

The opening of a Xerox Cus-

tomer Service Center this fall in about 70,000 square feet of the former Sears space could hasten that resurgence.

“Officially, they haven’t told us anything, but we’re hearing that they’re moving in,” said Evelyn Benton-Phelan, owner of Evelyn’s Creations at the mall. “I’m almost sure they’re here, because they’re letting them in every day, and I think they’re fixing everything up.

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Winter Garden artist earns wall space at U.S. Capitol.

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HORIZON WEST TOWN HALL MEETING 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Harvest Bible Chapel, 12120 Chase Road, Windermere.

Orange County District 1 Commissioner S. Scott Boyd will provide an overview and update on current projects, developments and trends in Horizon West. (407) 836-7350.

MINOR VEGETABLES: EXPANDING THE SEASON 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Jessie Brock Community Center, 310 N. Dillard St., Winter Garden. Learn how to grow miscellaneous vegetables to expand your gardening season. Presented by the UF/ IFAS Extension Orange County. $5 per household. Register at gardenflorida.eventbrite.com.

PASTFINDERS GENEALOGY 5 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in Room 108 of the Cooper Memorial Library, 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Cler-

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mont. Boy Scouts will present work they have accomplished to earn their Genealogy Badge, and Scottish Highland Dancers from Centre for Dance & the Performing Arts in Oakland will perform. (352) 242-9805.

RIBBON-CUTTING: PAWS & PLAY PET RESORT 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at 11800 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee.

(407) 656-7529.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden.

Guest speaker is G. Kent Mangelson, and the topic is “Independence Forever: The Four Steps to Save America.” Lunch is $20. RSVP to Carolyn Sparks, (407) 248-9559 or (407) 2303856.

FRIDAY, MAY 13

MUSICFIRST LITTLE ONES MUSIC CLASS 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Music class combines sensory stimulation, body awareness in space, rhythmic coordination and movement through finger plays, circle songs and repetition, through the use of simple songs, rhymes and rhythm instruments. Ages 1-5. Registration recommended by calling (407) 835-7323.

SATURDAY, MAY 14

3D DESIGN FOR PRINTING: CUSTOM COOKIE CUTTERS 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Get a firsthand view of the MakerBot 3D printer in action. Make your holiday cookies one of a kind. Use a simple online tool to design your own custom cookie cutter. Learn some basics of 3D design for printing. (407) 835-7323.

FINDING YOUR LATIN ROOTS 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Genealogy center staff will guide patrons with unique tips and techniques to search for their Latino ancestry.

Latino Americans: 500 Years of

History has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. (407) 8357323.

FIREFLY NIGHT HIKE 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland.

Take a hike down the boardwalk in search of fireflies with Taylor Clark, program and wildlife coordinator. For all ages.

Meet at the Education Center.

Register online at oaklandnaturepreserve.org. Participation is free for ONP members, $5 for others. For more, call (407) 905-0054.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SOCK HOP 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Resurrection Catholic Church, 1211 Winter GardenVineland Road, Winter Garden.

The menu will include burgers and hotdogs, fries, onion rings and root beer floats for a minimal cost. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus. For more, call (407) 656-3113.

SERENITY PORCH YOGA 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. Join yoga instructor Colleen Puglisi for a calming nature yoga class

on the Serenity Porch of the Education Building followed by a guided trail hike around the preserve. Free for ONP members, $5 for others. For all ages; beginners are welcome.

Register at oaklandnaturepreserve.org. For more, call (407) 905-0054.

WOMAN’S CLUB OF OCOEE MAY DAY TEA 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Woman’s Club of Ocoee, 4 N. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee. Traditional tea will be served with musical entertainment, basket raffles and more. Guests are encouraged to wear tea hats. $20. To reserve a seat, call Mary Black at (407) 656-4813.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

BEST BUDDIES PARTY GRAS FUNDRAISER 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at The Big Easy, 15502 Stoneybrook West Parkway, Suites 118 and 120, Winter Garden. Night includes food, live music, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple, and proceeds go to Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing opportunities for socialization and employment. Tickets available at panacheevents.org.

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Your questions answered at Horizon West Town Hall Commissioner S. Scott Boyd will host a community meeting dedicated to updates on Southwest Orange County May 12 at Harvest Bible Chapel.

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Commissioner S. Scott Boyd will host a panel of county, law enforcement, fire rescue and school officials at the meeting.

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The photo Maia Slowinski is holding was taken at Duke University, where she hopes to attend college and compete on the fencing team. The family travels there every year for a regional fencing tournament and walks around the campus.

Image, conscience Lakeview Middle School student Maia Slowinski wants to be a professional photographer when she grows up. Already, her work is helping others.

AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR WINTER GARDEN It

took Maia Slowinski a few minutes to realize Friday night when she arrived at the Plant Street Market that the surprise birthday party was being held in her honor. Her eyes scanned the friends and family who had gathered to celebrate, and then she saw the framed prints.

This historic lighthouse is located in Aquinnah (formerly Gayhead) on Martha’s Vineyard. Because of erosion, the lighthouse had to be moved 129 feet back from the edge of the cliff. During a vacation in 2013, the lighthouse was open and the family went inside for the first time. It was a special day for Maia, and she took full advantage of taking pictures.

Maia has been photographing nature and architecture for years. Her parents, Suzi Katz, of Ocoee, and Jay Slowinski, of Winter Garden, had 18 of Maia’s photos enlarged and framed and lined them up on tables at Friday’s party. Guests bid on their favorites, and at the end of the party, images such as a vintage bicycle, flowers, a lighthouse and shadows were purchased and $877 was raised. Friends made monetary donations, too, which brought the amount to more than $1,000.

This money will be given to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to help fund research in hopes of a cure for pediatric brain cancer. The donation will be made in memory of former Mount St. Joseph University basketball player Lauren Hill, who died last year of brain cancer at age 19.

“This special birthday celebration has much more meaning than receiving gifts,” Katz said. “The meaning is bigger than all of us.

It’s to help give life to those who need a cure.”

Maia explained why she’s so passionate about this type of cancer: “When people think of cancer, the first thing they probably think of is the pink ribbon and breast cancer. Then I heard of Lauren Hill, and I learned about pediatric brain cancer. I thought that because I had never heard of it, other people hadn’t either.

It made me think of other kids — some who are as young as me who have what Lauren had, but some of them might not be as lucky as Lauren and achieve a dream before something happens.”

Maia learned of Hill when the basketball player received a National Student-Athlete Day

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Maia loves flowers and will take pictures of all kinds, no matter where she goes.

Giant Steps Award in the category of Courageous Student-Athlete in 2015. Hill soon became the face of pediatric brain cancer. When she was posthumously honored, her parents were there to accept the award on her behalf, and Maia had the opportunity to meet them.

“Following that evening and throughout the last year, Maia and (I) had many conversations about Lauren,” Katz said. “We talked about how we wanted to make sure that Lauren’s legacy lived on and that it was important to help raise awareness and funds to help find a cure. Her father … thought that auctioning off her photos was a great beginning.”

Maia has a digital Fuji camera but prefers to photograph with the camera on her iPhone. She is drawn toward flowers and buildings but sees potential in everything.

“Sometimes I spend a lot of time taking pictures of the same thing from different angles and other times I might quickly take maybe two pictures and hope it turns out good,” she said.

Her dream is to become a professional photographer. In the United States, she desires to travel with her camera to Key West, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon and

“somewhere where it snows a lot,” she said. Worldwide, Rome, with its ancient architecture, is a goal destination.

The budding photographer is a seventh-grader at Lakeview Middle School, where she is a member of the National Junior Honor Society, takes part in the World Language Academy for Spanish and is in the AVID program. She is a fencer and trains at Winter Garden Fencing Academy.

Arnold Palmer Hospital officials invited Maia and her family to visit the facility. The young photographer has decided to donate her favorite photo, which she titled “Cherry Blossoms.”

“I chose this one because it makes me think about my future because it was located in the same city where I want to go to college,” Maia said of Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina. “I want it to give hope to kids with pediatric brain cancer that they will have a bright future when there is a cure.”

Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.

ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST

If you want answers on just about anything related to Horizon West — the large area of unincorporated Orange County generally west of Winter Garden-Vineland Road and south of Tilden Road — Harvest Bible Chapel is the place to be May 12.

At 6 p.m., District 1 Orange County Commissioner S. Scott Boyd will host a Horizon West Town Hall dedicated to providing residents in Southwest Orange County updates and information on a wide variety of topics important to the community.

Joining county officials in making presentations about Horizon West will be personnel from Orange County Public Schools, Orange County Fire Rescue and Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

At the last Horizon West Town Hall — March 16, 2015, also at Harvest Bible Chapel — presenters included Orange County Planning Division Manager Alberto Vargas, OCSO Sector 3 Commander Cpt. Joe Picanzo and District 4 OCPS Board Member Pam Gould.

Topics covered will be development, public safety, schools, transportation and parks.

The concept for Horizon West — a 23,000-acre area that includes six villages, each with residences surrounding its own retail center — began in 1994, when a group of property owners in West Orange County discussed details for the elaborate and master-planned Horizon West while dining together at a local restaurant. The plan for the first village — Lakeside Village — was adopted in 1997, and the Lakes of Windermere became Horizon West’s first residential community.

Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@orangeobserver.com.

IF YOU GO HORIZON WEST TOWN HALL WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 12 WHERE: Harvest Bible Chapel, 12120 Chase Road, Windermere QUESTIONS: (407) 836-7350 or district1@ocfl.net

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Let the games begin DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER

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raveling in and out of state to races is nothing new for Winter Garden resident and veteran Sean Gibbs.

He spends two to three hours per day, six days a week training, and competes in triathlons and more — all in either his handcycle or wheelchair.

Gibbs entered the U.S. Marines in 1991, right after the first Gulf War started. He never went to conflict, but he served in multiple duty stations, spending two years in Japan and two operations each in Thailand and Korea.

After his overseas duties, he arrived back in the United States and served at Camp Pendleton until he was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle crash in March 1995.

But he didn’t let that prognosis stop his zest for life and his competitive spirit. Gibbs ran cross country and track throughout his high-school years, so he went back to what had become second nature to him — racing.

“I spent about three months in the VA hospital in San Diego, got out and right away started racing,” he said. “It’s what I knew, so I went back to what I knew. A little bit different, using my hands instead of my legs, but it’s basically the same.”

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Handcycles look like recumbent, or reclining, bicycles. Instead of using legs and feet to pedal and power the bike, however, the rider uses his or her hands. The bikes have hand cranks and brakes, two rear wheels to coast and a front wheel used for steering.

“My first sporting event that I did in a wheelchair was the National Veterans Wheelchair

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Games in Seattle in 1996 or 1997,” Gibbs said. “I went to about eight or so other wheelchair games and did triathlons competitively.”

Currently, he races through the Paralyzed Veterans of America organization and has been since 2013. PVA is a congressionally chartered service organization that helps veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorders such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and more. The national team competes at cycling and marathon events around the country, and PVA helps accommodate them by paying for up to 75% of travel and race costs.

PVA’s mission is to change the lives of veterans and to build brighter futures for them.

According to the national web-

site, it was founded 70 years ago by a band of service members who came home from World War II with serious spinal cord injuries.

Among other things, PVA helps veterans secure benefits that have been denied, gets them back into life by means of adaptive sports, invests in the development of new treatments and cures for spinal cord injuries and advocates on behalf of veterans.

“When a veteran is first injured with a spinal cord injury, PVA is usually there right off the bat to help with putting in their benefits packages and helping to advocate with their benefits,” Gibbs said.

“They help with grants for adaptive housing, driving, grants for adapting a car with hand controls and stuff like that. Before I even knew what PVA was, it was there to advocate for my benefits. They helped with adapting the house, adapting the car, and I went to school and got my bachelor’s degree.”

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But although Gibbs races competitively, he is also the vice president for the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Central Florida chapter. Racing competitively can be intense for those who are just starting out in racing and getting into adaptive sports, so the National Veterans Wheelchair Games are a good way to start out and get involved. With the games expected to be held in Orlando in 2018, PVA Central Florida has already started working on getting a team together to represent locally, compete and have fun.

“The wheelchair games is a beginning step to get introduced to sports in a way that isn’t intimidating,” Gibbs said. “It’s a good way to get your foot in the door, get out of the house, maintain your weight and all the benefits that sports brings you.”

“The wheelchair games is a beginning step to get introduced to sports in a way that isn’t intimidating. It’s a good way to get your foot in the door, get out of the house, maintain your weight and all the benefits that sports brings you.”

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Observer This year, PVA Central Florida is looking to send some local Florida veterans to the 2016 games being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, toward the end of June for six days of athletic competition. More than 500 veterans from around the country will participate in any of 19 events, including a triathlon, wheelchair basketball, archery, air pistol, bowling, table tennis and softball. The local chapter is able to fund 75% of the costs but needs help in fundraising the rest. Such races and competitions aren’t cheap. Entry fees, accommodations, food, transportation and more cost up to $2,000 per athlete to participate.

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On June 13, the chapter is hosting its second annual Jerry Dugan Memorial Charity Golf Tournament at The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes to raise the remaining funds to send the veterans to Salt Lake City.

“This year, with us trying to build a team, we’re using the golf tournament as a way to build funds for the wheelchair games,” Gibbs said. “Direct donations earmarked for wheelchair games will go toward our team.”

Registration costs $125 per golfer, $100 per veteran or $400 per foursome and includes the cart and green fee, range balls, a buffet dinner, unlimited drinks and a special gift for each player. Additionally, the tournament boasts hole-in-one prizes, including a 2016 Mercedes Benz, and prizes for first-, second- and third-place teams.

Through it all — the accommodations, funding, medical support, training and more — each veteran, including Gibbs, remains grateful to both the community and family for supporting and believing in them.

“We all want to be thankful for our families for allowing us to do this sort of stuff,” Gibbs said. “It takes a lot of time to train.”

Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.

— Sean Gibbs

West Oaks welcomes Xerox (Tenants) are excited that there’s going to be more traffic with the 300 to 500 employees they’re going to have.”

District 1 Ocoee Commissioner John Grogan agreed with the idea hundreds of jobs would result in Xerox employees shopping at the mall. Moreover, that would attract others, just by seeing hundreds of cars filling more of the parking lot, Benton-Phelan said.

“They have not personally come and spoken with us — anyone in the city — yet,” Grogan said. “It will be 300 to 500 jobs. All of their contracts, from what we know, it’s a call service. Their contracts are with the county, state and federal government.”

This includes a contract with the Central Florida Expressway Authority, he said.

With projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars beginning in Ocoee’s commercial and housing corridors, Grogan is hoping Xerox can be another contributor to enhancing Ocoee’s economy and statewide image. This influx of

jobs could help the city earn grants officials have sought for projects such as a trail connecting to Winter Garden, he said.

“Any way that we can, we’re going to support them, and we want them to flourish,” he said.

“We’re going to do anything we can do on our end, because they’re going to be converting a store into an office building.”

As part of a seven-year lease with Moonbeam, Xerox officials have agreed to rework the space into more of an office building to give it a corporate look. BentonPhelan said refreshing the outer appearance and adding windows would be welcome.

“The skylights throughout the whole mall ... attracted me to the mall — it makes me feel like I’m not in a cave,” she said. “With the corporate building, it would make their employees all feel more comfortable, work better.”

Most exciting is the seven-year term, which shows a commitment to keep the mall for the community and encourages tenants to

stay, Benton-Phelan said. This is critical because West Oaks Mall is not a destination mall but a mall that draws support from locals and vice-versa, she said.

“The mall right now has more small business than corporate businesses — it is definitely known as the boutique-type shopping,” she said. “So I feel that if the bigger stores come in, I don’t feel that they will raise our rent or drive us out, because we are the backbone of the mall. We’ve been here through the tough times. It would be tough for them to raise our rent.

Bringing a bigger company will help us to maintain our rent.”

Although tenants welcome growth, Benton-Phelan said it would make sense from multiple perspectives to continue filling vacancies at West Oaks Mall before looking to take up more of the lot with new construction.

“When you start taking more landscape away, it just messes up the environment,” she said. “Keep the existing buildings we have and take care of what we have. We

“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.”

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As that employee base grows, the owners of small businesses such as Benton-Phelan’s would in turn be able to hire, instead of manning stores themselves all day while waiting for the rebound, she said. This could perpetuate a cycle of a better economy in the mall for everyone, she said.

In her view, the best first step for that would be opening Xerox before Black Friday, which not only would bolster stores’ bottom lines but also their proprietors’ confidence into the new year.

“With organic growth … the mall can be saved — with its current name,” Benton-Phelan said.

“We can say, ‘That was the old West Oaks Mall; this is the new West Oaks Mall.’ … When you have a garden, you have to recultivate that land, but you can’t change the land.”

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Plans for downtown Ocoee taking shape Several infrastructure improvement projects approved at the May 3 Ocoee City Commission meeting will add to downtown progress.

ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER OCOEE Public

Works and Utilities projects might not always be flashy, but three such projects approved at the May 3 Ocoee City Commission meeting could go a long way in making “The Center of Good Living” the destination for which citizens have pined.

And one of those projects will be literally flashy: Illuminated street signs from Control Specialists will soon adorn the intersections of Clarke Road at A.D. Mims, Silver Star and White roads; Ocoee Hills Road at Silver Star Road; West Road at State Road 429 and Ocoee-Apopka Road; and Maguire Road at Tomyn Boulevard, Wesmere Parkway and Roberson Road.

This work will be added to routine monthly signal inspections at what city officials called a significant cost savings. Control Specialists will receive $25,000 already designated in the Capital Improvements portion of the Public Works Street

Division budget and $2,590 from Traffic Signal Maintenance Operations.

Signs will bear the new Ocoee logo and a blue background.

Previous upgrades were on Old Winter Garden Road, with this second phase focusing on the 50 West corridor.

As a northern alternative in that corridor to heavily trafficked State Road 50, the Maine Street extension design of Brindley Pieters & Associates should become a reality soon, based on the commission’s approval as a second item.

“This will use an integrated review process, which will save time,” Assistant City Manager Craig Shadrix said. “We will be ready to bid this in December of this year. We’re very excited about that. It’s a key connection.”

The ex te n s i o n will stretch from Bluford Avenue to Maguire Road, with funding of $68,529.83 from Utilities’ annual water main program capital items and Marshall Farms Road resur-

“This will use an integrated review process, which will save time. We will be ready to bid this in December of this year.

We’re very excited about that. It’s a key connection.”

— Assistant City Manager Craig Shadrix

facing. That resurfacing is delayed until FDOT completes its State Road 50 expansion in Ocoee.

The third approved item, Bluford Avenue Phase 2 design — also from Brindley Pieters & Associates — involves work from Delaware Street to McKey Street.

“Phase 1, as we’re all painfully aware, is under construction, and the force main and water main have been completed,” Shadrix said. “The roadway completion should be in July. ... It’s inconvenient, but get ready to have a lot of this happening.”

Work on Phase 1 of this storm water and utility project is from Columbus Street to Delaware Street. Utilities staff also are forming a design for the West Sanitary Transmission Project, which extends the Bluford Avenue sewer force main north to Silver Star Road from Delaware Avenue. Altogether, 4.2 miles of mains will have been in this project, Shadrix said.

He said GAI Consultants streetscape designs from Delaware Avenue to Silver Star Road would include incredible detail on sidewalks, intersections and an oak tree that grows tall but spreads little. The nearby creek should become more prominent in downtown storm water management, he said. A roundabout could be at Silver Star Road and Bluford Avenue, but that area will

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be a gateway regardless, Shadrix said.

Stormwater Capital Improvements funding of $126,121.03 already was set aside for Phase 2 design, with Public Works officials requesting Phase 2 extend north from McKey Street to Silver Star Road.

“Those projects are necessary in the big picture ... making downtown possible,” Shadrix said.

Designs and bids related to the Downtown Ocoee Master Plan will continue to come this summer and into next year, Shadrix said. Designs to extend lakeshore sidewalk from Silver Star Road to City Hall will be involved, with a grant already secured, he said.

“This will complete the Lake County to Orlando pedestrian path,” Shadrix said.

n City Attorney Scott Cookson read a first reading of an ordinance that would dissolve Arden Park Community Development District, which Standard Pacific requested to reassume duties on this land, such as management and engineering. A public hearing will occur at the May 17 commission meeting.

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n Commissioners read proclamations for Teacher Appreciation Week, Building Safety Month and National Water Safety Month.

In still another Public Works project, the Stormwater Division determined seven spots in Ocoee with curbs and gutters failing to properly drain water, the vicinities of 300 Phyllis St., 306 Robyns Glenn Road, 602 Spring Lake Circle, 813 Grovesmere Loop, 1221 Russell Drive, 1408 Vickers Lake Drive and 1829 Rushden Drive. Barricuda Building Corp. was the lowest bidder for repairs at $47,975.50 and awarded the contract for suggested repairs by unanimous commission vote.

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n State Sen. Geraldine Thompson (D-Gotha) provided an update on various passed bills she was involved in and budget allocations for her district. Commissioners thanked Thompson for her efforts and agreed on concerns of vetoed budget items that would have helped Ocoee fund projects such as a trail extension through Franklin Street. ​​​​​​​

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Magnet school attracts award Tildenville Elementary School in Winter Garden was recognized last week in Miami for its dual-language magnet program.

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The school recently won School of Excellence 2015-16 for its Green Schools Recognition Program, as well.

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Tildenville Elementary has been recognized many times for its award-winning magnet program. This time, the honor was on a national level.

Tildenville was among 371 entries nationwide competing for a Magnet Schools of Distinction award from Magnet Schools of America. The Winter Garden school — and three other Orange County schools, University and Boone high and Howard Middle — were selected by a panel of educators based on several criteria: their ability to raise student academic achievement, promote racial and socioeconomic diversity, provide integrated curricula and instruction and engage in community partnerships that enhance the school’s theme.

The Orange County Public Schools Dual Language Magnet program is housed at Tildenville.

Students in kindergarten through fifth grade participate in a program that includes instruction in both English and Spanish in core academic courses.

Principal Agathe Alvarez traveled to Miami for the 34th National Conference on Magnet Schools last week to receive the wooden plaque. With her were other Tildenville Tigers: Julie Clemens Hager, LaQuanda Fedrick, Regan Trampe, Patricia

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Both English and Spanish languages are infused throughout the school day, and students can practice learning to read, write and speak in both.

“It is our hope that by the completion of their fifth-grade school year, our students will cultivate an understanding and appreciation of other cultures and are better prepared to compete in a globally competitive economy,” Alvarez said.

Students who complete Tildenville’s program can continue it at Lakeview Middle, which is also a dual-language magnet school.

The community can see what the program has to offer during Tildenville’s open houses and district magnet fairs.

“Tildenville is the first DualLanguage Magnet of its dynamic offered in Orange County Public Schools,” Alvarez said. “Magnet students proudly celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, where they showcase their language skills, learn Spanish cultural dances and recite popular Spanish readings.”

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Tildenville Elementary has been named a national Magnet School of Distinction for its dual-language program. Sofia Lopez, front, holds the wooden plaque Principal Agathe Alvarez accepted last week. The school has also received a Green Schools Recognition Program first-place award, held by Dani Birket and Kafele Pierre, at left; and won the annual trophy for donating 340 pounds of pop tabs for the Pull for the Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Recycling Program. Caroline Grieser and Riley Walker hold that trophy.

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West Orange grad, engineering professor, wins $500K grant Dr. Marisa Orr, a 2001 West Orange High grad and Louisiana Tech assistant professor, was awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation.

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With the help of a $500,000 research grant, a 2001 West Orange High graduate is now engineering her way to help students realize their full potential and be successful.

Dr. Marisa Orr, a Winter Garden native and assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s five-year Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, one of the most prestigious to be awarded.

It was a tedious application process — and her second time applying — but after submitting a total of about 100 pages with all necessary forms, budgets and biography, Orr is on her way to researching methods on empowering students to make better decisions.

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how students progress through their curriculum in higher education, which is how she noticed that many students who come in and start a college engineering degree end up dropping out for academic reasons, but many of those never changed majors. Her current funded project, “Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers,” will explore ways to assist engineering students nationwide in achieving their academic goals.

“I’m looking at whether we can find some early indicators that a

student might end up that way, and if early on we can help them make an adaptive decision about finding whatever is the best fit for them so they can be successful,” Orr said. “Second, how do we actually convince them to change majors? There’s another theoretical framework behind that and how we can help them make their decisions.”

The purpose of Orr’s research is to combat this issue by identifying strategic alternatives for students who may run into problems and understanding how students make their decisions. Even if one of the alternatives for a student is switching majors to find a better academic fit, it will put the student on the right track to success.

Another alternative in the works is creating an online interface academic dashboard where student can access tools, worksheets and checklists to help them with completing their curriculum and to get them to think about how they make their decisions.

“Every decision we make — we’re all writing our story and how we tell it,” Orr said. “By giv-

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ing students an example story of someone who struggled before finding a successful pathway, that can help them rewrite their own story. I want to get students to think about their decisions, even just smaller, everyday decisions that ultimately help lead to their success.”

Over the next five years, Orr will be working diligently to collect data and map her theory to actual student behaviors, and said she is excited to develop that connection and build off of it to ultimately help struggling students find success.

“The first part of the project is one that I actually wanted to do as a graduate student, and also this is the first project I’ve had awarded funds for,” Orr said. “It’s a great relief to know that for the next five years, when I need to go for a conference and present my work or buy supplies, I don’t have to scrounge to pay for it. Now I can just focus on doing the research.”

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This searies, created by Brook Hill, tells the story of a young boy who is sold into sex trafficking. The final paiting of the series, “Huddled Masses Yearning to be Free,’ was selected by U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster.

Painting of truth It started out as a school assignment, but Brooke Hill’s paintings depict the realities of human trafficking and have attracted the attention of U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster.

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young boy grows up in poverty.

His mother, desperate to provide for her son, is convinced that by giving him up, she will create a better life for her him.

She turns her son over to the people who claim they will help create a better life for her son, but she doesn’t know that these people are sex traffickers.

The boy is abused at the hands of the traffickers and sold like a piece of property. But then, he is rescued from the traffickers.

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Brooke Hill, a senior at The First Academy and a Winter Garden resident, recently painted this story through a series of paintings.

The final painting of the series, called “Huddled Masses Yearning to be Free” depicts the young boy becoming free.

At the annual congressional art competition for high school students held by U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, Brooke’s art was selected to be displayed in a hallway along the U.S. Capitol.

“This year, the art viewing was set up in the Winter Garden City Commission Chamber, where art teachers and principals could peruse the submissions from Polk, Lake and Orange counties,” said Elizabeth Tyrrell, deputy chief of staff and communications director for Webster. “The comments from the judges regarding Brooke Hill’s artwork explained that they chose her particular piece because it expressed the topic and genre, as well as her artistic qualities and abilities.”

Brooke’s art displayed a boy coming into freedom, which also can be applied to the concept of what America brings: freedom.

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More than a year ago, Love 146, a group dedicated to preventing child trafficking and exploitation, came to Mosaic Church in Oakland. It was when Brooke first heard in depth about the problem of human trafficking, both in the U.S. and abroad.

The issue stayed in the back of her mind until the start of this

school year, when she started working on a concentration for an Accelerated Placement art class.

She decided to work on a series of pieces that follow two stories of the horrors of human trafficking.

One story — six paintings — follows the story of the young boy.

The second story parallels the first, sharing the story of a teenage girl from America — a topic that will make American viewers realize the problem is closer to home than they think.

A FAMILY MISSION

Around the same time, her father David Hill, a financial analyst, met a client who introduced him to the Prince of Peace ministry in Guatemala, a ministry that serves as a safe house for girls — some of whom are human trafficking victims. David, along with other businessmen, went to Guatemala to create a vision for the ministry.

While there, the team saw the need for starting a school, as well as bringing a missions team to encourage the staff at the ministry. So during spring break, David formed a team, which included his family, to return to Prince of Peace.

Through the experience, the Hills and many of the people with whom they interact are creating a vision to raise awareness of human trafficking.

Brooke’s sister, Bri, returned from Guatemala with jewelry some of the women at Prince of Peace had made. She hosted a jewelry party to sell these items and raise money for the ministry.

Brooke feels honored to know that her paintings are helping raise awareness.

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“It’s really cool and really honoring to feel that I was able to start something like that just through painting for some school assignment,” Brooke said.

The family also met a man who runs Destiny Rescue, an organization that runs undercover operations, working to save children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation. In part, the organization does undercover rescue operations to save those currently enslaved.

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Despite all the efforts to help, human trafficking is still a rampant problem both in the country and the world, and these organizations seek to raise awareness.

As the second part of Brooke’s concentration illustrates, there is still work to be done.

An American teenage girl is kidnapped from her home.

Her kidnappers immediately take her out of the country, where she will have nowhere to turn for help, because she is illegally there.

The sex traffickers abuse and control her, and they sell her like a piece of property.

Finally, she is rescued.

But this time, it’s through death.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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Meet Spencer Pigot, a local Windermere Indy race-car driver.

His inspiration to get behind the wheel came from his father, a race-car enthusiast and professional driver.

When Spencer was only 9 years old, his dad got him a go-kart, and he fell in love with high-speed driving.

The father and son duo would watch, study and practice racing every Saturday together. Growing up, they lived and breathed racing, and Spencer continues that tradition today, with 100% dedication to his racing career.

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n this day and age, “dating” for high-schoolers often involves holding hands awkwardly in the hallway and having text conversations late at night. Although this generation has made considerable steps toward important issues such as equal pay and gay rights, as far as dating goes, it’s time to look back at the generations of the past and gather a few tips.

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Chivalry. Every girl has dreamed of her handsome Prince Charming coming to save her. And although neither of you are royalty and she isn’t a mermaid or locked in a tower, putting her needs first and going out of your way to make her happy is never under appreciated.

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Remember the little things. When a girl mentions her favorite color, flower or even makeup brand, it may seem like a trivial thing at the time. However, it can come in handy later on in the relationship. Whether it be a big event, such as asking her to prom (maybe create a poster based off her favorite TV show) or just an everyday reminder of how special she is (bringing her favorite flowers to school), all these things remind her that you listen.

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Is dating important in high school? Not necessarily. Dating is hard work, and you need to commit yourself to a relationship for it to be beneficial. And, although it can be rewarding, it’s also very timeand energy-consuming. School should come first, so before you go putting our advice to use, make sure you’re ready and have enough time for a relationship.

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Catarazzi is an ongoing project for the photographers.

“It’s paparazzi for cats,” said Brittain Rainville, a third-year student photographer.

“A cat sighting means drop everything and take a picture,” explains Ankhkhuab Hamlett, one of the founding team members who inspired the Catarazzi project. “It’s like seeing a celebrity for a group of tourists.”

So what exactly will the students do with these photos? The group plans to keep it going and publish a photo book in honor of Winter Garden’s feline friends.

“A trip to Africa to see even bigger cats would be a great way to end the project,” jokes Kay Hill, the students’ photography instructor.

Next time you see a cat lurking around downtown Winter Garden, snap a selfie with it — it could be the next local celebrity!

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2015 Indy Lights champion and Indy Lights rookie-of-the-year.

“My job is fun because we get to travel,” Spencer said.

One downside, however, is

how the sport is taking away time from home, but he still loves racing.

Spencer said the industry is all about speed, and it’s loud and fun.

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Youtube is a place where people of all ages all over the world can share video content. Everything from movie trailers, DIY projects and, of course, the ever-famous cat videos — all guaranteed to make us laugh — can be found on this site.

The next time you pick up your device to watch YouTube, try searching “The Max Channel.” At a very young age, West Orlando native “Max” took his passion for movies to the next level.

Knowing movies, toys and video games like the back of his hand, Max decided to create his own YouTube channel to share his reviews and opinions with the public.

With the help of his father, Max’s dream is on its path to success.

How old was Max when he dreamed up his big idea? Just 6 years old!

“The main reason I did this is because it’s fun,” he said.

Now 8 years old, Max has a lot of unique experiences to share.

One of his favorite reviews is The Nickelodeon Hotel. Lucky for Max, he had a chance to meet the real Power Rangers in person.

“It was amazing,” Max excitedly exclaimed during our interview.

Another one of Max’s favorites is the vintage collectible store.

“Every once in a while, you’ll

Hi, my name is Tatum Cempella. I was born Aug. 23, 2005, to Melissa and Brad Cempella.

Like all parents, they were overjoyed to bring home their first-born, healthy baby from the hospital.

At age 2, the unexpected happened. I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. That one moment changed everything; my family was heartbroken.

The very next day, I was given my port. A port is a small circular device made of metal with a squishy plastic center and a thin tube that is inserted into a vein. Blood can be drawn from the port, or medicine can be given through the port.

After I recovered from the surgery, I was given I.V. chemotherapy. I stayed in the hospital for 10 days. Then 15 to 20 days later, I lost my hair.

Fast forward to 2016, and I’ve made it to age 10, cancer free! I get blood work done once a year to double-check.

I play lacrosse, I love to write and spend time with my family.

This was one of the hardest things I had to do at that age and time.

My dad promised me that Santa Claus would give me a puppy if I let him shave my head. I eventually said yes. I hated having no hair. I always had to wear a dress because I thought I looked like a boy.

Then came the day I got my dog. I remember being back in my play room, sitting at my little white table, when I heard sleigh bells. I jumped up from my seat and ran to the front door. My dad came in with a little white box and a pink bow around it. ( I adore pink!)

I opened the box and a dog ran out to greet me.

“Cassie you’re here!” I exclaimed. I had been waiting for this dog for so long. I had pre-picked the color, type, and name.

This dog strengthened me, but my biggest supporters were my parents. They did anything they could to make me happier through 28 spinal taps, hundreds of shots and chemo. My parents, family, nurses, dogs and doctor’s support kept a smile on my face.

On June 23, 2010, I had my last dose of chemo. I beat cancer.

Fast forward to 2016, and I’ve made it to age 10, cancer free!

I get blood work done once a year to double-check. I play lacrosse, I love to write and spend time with my family.

Eight years after I was diagnosed, I am inspiring people with my story and believing I can overcome anything.

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find something new, though its most likely you’ll find something old, yet great,” he said.

Max’s father, Mike, is definitely proud of his son’s achievements.

“As a father, I’m very happy for

my son,” he said. “Knowing that he could show his videos really made a difference to him. Back in my day it was impossible to show a film at such a young age, I’m really grateful that today’s technology (YouTube) can influence my son’s career.”

So what is Max’s latest post?

Fan favorites such as Star Wars, ComicCon and Lego reviews are just the beginning of what you’ll find on his page. His next big plan is to create another channel called “Max Channel — GAME ON” featuring only video-game reviews.

It’s never too early to dream big.

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Scoops in downtown Winter Garden serves about 10,000 gallons of ice cream each year.

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Ice cream is the treat of choice during hot Florida summers.

There are lots of places that specialize in ice cream but nothing quite as nostalgic as Scoops old-fashioned ice cream parlor in downtown Winter Garden.

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Michael Stopples, the owner of the parlor, tells us his entire purpose is to connect with everyone who comes into his shop. When he first decided to open an ice cream store, he knew he wanted a downtown area.

One of the oldest buildings in historic downtown Winter Garden happens to be a hotel. Stopples knew it was and still is the perfect venue for his dream business.

Today, Scoops goes through about 10,000 gallons of ice cream a year. You can fit that into an average household’s swimming pool. Who wouldn’t want to have a pool full of ice cream?

Those gallons are made up

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of 96 different flavors for all to enjoy.

Even after seven-and-one-half years in the business, Stopples still takes his time with every customer and always tries to get to know them. He knows the names and orders of his “usual” customers by heart.

So take a stroll down to Scoops and step back in time to the simple age of ice cream.

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Lt. Col. William Arthur Rose (USAF Ret.) was born Sept. 7, 1938, in Orlando, Florida, and passed away peacefully in his sleep at age 77 on May 2, 2016, in Windermere, Florida.

He was born at Florida Sanitarium and Hospital (Florida Hospital) in Orlando, Florida, to Johanna Sofie and Ralph Emerson Rose. His younger days were spent in various cities in the South with his Salvation Army officer parents.

Following graduation in 1956 from Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Florida, and kickstarting his first career as an officer in the United States Air Force, Lt. Col. Rose pursued higher education with a bachelor’s degree in business management from Florida State University in 1965 and a Masters of Business Administration from Florida State University in 1968.

He graduated from the Defense System Management College in 1973 and from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1977.

Most who knew him from the neighborhood or church would describe him as selflessly devoted to his community. However, chances are if you met Bill after

his move to Windermere in 1987, you didn’t know about his distinguished military career, rich in devotion to his country.

During 21 years of service in the United States Air Force, Bill served in Vietnam as a navigator with more than 1,000 combat hours culminating in the Distinguished Flying Cross decoration.

His specialized knowledge in Department of Defense procurement earned him widespread respect in the defense contractor community. After military retirement, he was a procurement manager for Martin Marietta and Coleman Research Corporation.

His church and community service is too much to list, but closest to his heart was his more than 20 years of service with Rotary Club of Windermere.

Bill loved camping. His children have fond memories of adven-

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She is survived by her husband, John Poltz; children, Brittonie and Mark Poltz; granddaughter, Ellianna; parents, Gene and Del Heidt; siblings, Kenneth and Beth Heidt; and maternal grandmother, Nora Rowley.

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Two former West Orange Wildcats and West Orange Warrior football players competed in a recent SEC game.

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Bill was an intrepid travel planner, and Bill and Joyce enjoyed numerous world travels.

Most of all, he was cherished by his large family. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joyce; his brother, Ralph; and his sister, Patricia. Bill and Joyce have two daughters and two sons, Barbara, Allison, James and Michael; 13 grandchildren and one greatgrandson.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Rotary Club of Windermere, Attn: Youth Services, P.O. Box 687, Windermere, Florida 34786.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Woodlawn Funeral Home. The viewing and funeral service were Saturday, May 7, at the First Baptist Church of Windermere, 300 Main St., Windermere, Florida. Burial with military honors followed at Greenwood Cemetery, 1603 Greenwood St., Orlando.

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ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Droves drove to the large parking lot on West Plant Street for what might have been the last Cruz-N-Car Show, a tradition each third Saturday of the month for about seven years.

The longstanding sponsorship of the show from the Winter Garden Merchants Association ended recently, based on cost increases that caused the association to lose money with the show each

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Funeral services for Sebron Alton Jones, 82, of Whigham, Georgia, were at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church, Climax, Georgia.

Elder Jon Mizell and Elder Thad Marshall officiated. Interment was in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Georgia.

Mr. Jones passed away at his home in Whigham, Georgia, on Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Honorary pallbearers were Scott Trulock, Ernie Jenkins, Joshua Brinson, Kevin Jones, Wayne Jones, Terry Logue, Ryan Brinson and Cliff Jones.

Mr. Jones was born on Aug. 13, 1933, in Climax, Georgia, to the late John Jones Sr. and Mary Yawn Jones. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a farmer for several years after his military service ended. In June 1962, he married Annie Lorene Sanders

Jones, who survives.

He was a self-employed auto mechanic and air-conditioning specialist. He was of the Baptist faith. Alton loved to work in his garden and enjoyed fishing trips with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed spending time with his loved ones.

Survivors include: wife, Annie Lorene Jones, of Whigham, Georgia; children, Steven Jones (Beverly), of Kissimmee, Florida, Janice Brinson (Jeffrey), of Whigham, Georgia; grandchildren, Joshua Brinson (Jackie), of Nashville,

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He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Robert Allen Jones; and a brother, Abraham Jones.

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He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Paula A. (Walezak) Shillington; daughter, Audry (Jayson) Wise; son, Scott (Daniela) Shillington; four grandchildren: Ian, Katie, Mila and Dezi; brother, Charles (Sally) Shillington, and sister, Alexa Maney.

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Foundation Academy’s Noah Johnson earned a silver medal May 7 at the FHSAA Track & Field State Championships in Bradenton. Johnson placed second in the state in the boys shot put for Class 1A with a put of 53 feet, 1 inch.

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West Orange High’s Daija Keiser placed third in the state in Class 4A in the girls shot put with a put of 40 feet, 1 inch.

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The West Orange softball team celebrates in the moments after it won the 2016 FHSAA Class 9A State Championship.

#finish(ed) The West Orange softball team defeated Tampa’s Alonso High 6-0 in the FHSAA Class 9A State Championship Game May 7, earning the program’s second state title and capping a remarkable season.

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Ocoee High’s Darryl Gay placed eighth in the state in Class 4A in the 100 meters with a time of 11.28.

West Orange baseball’s Nate Schreckengost went 3-for-4 and had two RBIs via a home run during the Warriors’ 6-1 victory May 3 against Apopka in the regional semifinals.

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hree outs away from the FHSAA Class 9A State Championship, the West Orange softball team gathered outside of its dugout along the third base line at Historic Dodgertown.

The girls broke the huddle by cheering the team’s motto for the season, a one-word creed that it had adopted months earlier in anticipation of that very moment: Finish.

Three outs later, the Warriors had done just that.

Junior pitcher Lauren Mathis’ 15th strikeout of the night concluded a 6-0 victory over Tampa’s Alonso High in the Class 9A State Championship Game May 7.

The program’s second state title came just seven days before the 22nd anniversary of former coach Marge Ricker’s squad topping Cooper City 8-3 on May 14, 1994 — winning the school’s first team championship of any kind.

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The theme for the West Orange Warriors’ 2016 season, which held true throughout 31 games in the course of 96 days, was determined before the girls set foot on the diamond for a game.

It was determined by, of all things, a T-shirt.

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The Warriors were happy to pose for photos and show off their championship hardware.

Ben Bullock, entering his second year as the head coach for the Ocoee High football program, will host a Middle School Mini Camp June 9-10 at the Ocoee High stadium, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway, Ocoee.

Campers will focus on individual skills and basic schemes with instruction from Knights coaches and staff. The cost is $5 and includes a compression T-shirt for the first 50 to register. To register, email Bullock at bullock44@ hotmail.com.

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MEET THE WARRIORS 3 — Kalie Romig (Sr., OF): .407 batting average, 30 runs scored 5 — Hailey Penrose (Jr., OF): .333 on-base percentage, 20 runs scored 6 — Lexie Blair (So., OF): 44 RBIs, 44 runs scored, 26 stolen bases 8 — Amanda Fleming (Jr., IF): 17 runs scored, 12 RBIs, 3 doubles 9 — Sam Moore (Sr., IF): .345 batting average, 28 runs scored, 9 extra-base hits 11 — Lauren Mathis (Jr., P): 142 innings pitched, 3 earned runs, 279 strikeouts 12 — Landry Newgent (So., P/IF): .333 batting average, 2 wins (pitching) 13 — Maggie Wheless (Jr., C): 26 RBIs, 6 home runs, .411 batting average 14 — Madison Hynes (Sr., OF): injured for most of season, .273 batting average 15 — Lexi Mosur (So., UT): 24 runs scored, .421 on-base percentage 16 — Claire McDonnell (Fr., IF): .341 batting average, 9 RBIs 17 — Julia Sniffen (So., C): 7 RBIs, 5 runs scored 21 — Sam Golden (Sr., IF): 14 extra-base hits, 29 RBI, .380 batten average 24 — Jade Caraway (Sr., OF): 44 runs scored, .475 batting average, 26 stolen bases 25 — Morgan Arcia (Jr. IF): 31 RBIs, .370 average, 4 home runs COACHING STAFF Head coach — Todd LaNeave (Third season) Assistant coaches — Kelsey LaNeave, Jodi Bayless, Leslie McMillan

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team’s T-shirt for this season, the answer seemed obvious: For a program that is always good and always in contention — but had not won a state title since 1994 — this was a year to finish.

“Every year, we win (a lot of games), but we never get the final game and we never finish what we started,” Caraway said. “This year we just wanted to focus on finishing every step of the way.”

The idea of finishing was intensely personal for Caraway and the other seniors on the 2015 Warriors. That team, loaded with Division I commits and arguably the best roster in the state, fell to Hagerty 2-1 in extra innings in the regional final.

It was a crushing, heartbreaking loss that left a bad taste in the team’s mouth.

“We didn’t feel like we finished last year, (especially) when you look at the talent that we had last year,” LaNeave said. “We felt going into this year that there’s more to this, and we needed to try and finish this year.”

The 2016 Warriors were instantly recognizable as different from the previous season’s squad. Whereas the 2015 team had several power hitters, this year’s offense was predicated on speed and small ball.

The modus operandi for LaNeave’s ballclub in 2016 was to get a runner on, move her over by stealing a base or two and to bring her in, either by a bunt or a timely piece of hitting.

It is a strategy that worked incredibly well, with the Warriors successfully stealing 95 bases and

only being caught stealing twice.

And as the season went on, the team began to show power, too.

In total, West Orange amassed 90 extra-base hits: 65 doubles, 12 triples and 13 home runs.

On defense, the Warriors never let up more than five runs in a game, only allowing five runs twice, and junior ace Lauren Mathis allowed just three earned runs in 142 innings.

Those numbers underscored impressive wins against rivals such as Apopka and Olympia, a dominating showing at the Montverde Invitational and a perfect record in district play.

“As we got rolling and rolling and rolling, I’m like, ‘Hey, we’re pretty good,’” LaNeave recalled.

West Orange suffered what would end up being its only loss of 2016 early, a 1-0 loss Feb. 20 to eventual Class 6A Champion American Heritage (Plantation).

That loss might have been a godsend, as the Warriors won their final 23 games.

It was a streak that saw players

across the roster — regardless of age — step up. In fact, the team’s ace pitcher (Mathis) was a junior, and the most productive player on offensive, statistically speaking, was a sophomore (Lexie Blair).

But it was also a streak fueled by the leadership of a dynamic senior class — the same senior class that settled on “#finish” as the team’s hashtag for the 2016 season.

“Jade was probably more vocal, and Sam Moore was really vocal,” LaNeave said, describing the role his seniors played in the team’s success. “(Sam) Golden would lead by example and so would Kalie Romig. Even Maddie Hynes, who has been hurt all season, is there everyday in practice offering input to the girls. We probably couldn’t have done it without that senior leadership.”

As it would turn out, the passion of West Orange’s seniors led to underclassmen who wanted to send their senior teammates out on top.

“This was their dream; this was our whole team’s dream,” Blair

said. “These seniors worked so hard to push us here — they got us here.”

When the district tournament arrived, the Warriors decided to add another hashtag to the equation: “#more.” The idea was that, as they would go on and win postseason games, they could not be content with just a district title or a regional title — this was a time to want more.

The motto served the girls well and, once they were celebrating a state championship in Vero Beach, there was no more to do.

They had, after all, finished.

Of course, “#more” might be a handy motto to hold on to for the program. With so many talented players returning for the 2017 season — the final season before the program is presumably split up by the opening of a relief high school — it only stands to reason that West Orange will have an opportunity for another historic feat: back-to-back state titles.

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past due to hoist the state’s most prestigious hardware.

“You imagine (winning a state championship), and you think about it all the time,” senior Jade Caraway said. “You come out here and fight for it, and it just feels unreal — I still can’t believe it right now.”

As has been the case all season, Mathis was dominant on the mound for the Warriors (301) and — as has been the case all season — a piece of timely hitting got things going for coach Todd LaNeave’s team.

With two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, sophomore outfielder Lexie Blair stroked the biggest hit of her young career, driving in both runners to break open the scoreless game, giving West Orange a lead it would not relinquish. “(Blair) is just clutch,” LaNeave said. “She did the same thing against Spruce Creek (in the regional championship April 29).

Late in the game, we got the runners in scoring position and she comes up with the big hit.”

And, although Blair had indeed come up big in an eerily similar at-bat just eight days earlier, that did not mean it was any less of a pressure-packed experience as the underclassman stepped to the plate.

“It’s the same feeling each time — I still get nervous, but I still know the job I need to do,” Blair said. “The adrenaline that was rushing through me, that’s what got me my base hit.”

Caraway joined Blair in driving in a pair of runs for the Warriors, with the senior center fielder’s RBIs coming as part of a threerun sixth inning.

Senior Sam Golden and catcher Maggie Wheless also drove in runs for West Orange.

Of course, with the way Mathis was throwing on the mound — allowing just three hits to go with her 15 strikeouts — it’s debatable that anything more than the original two runs Blair drove in were necessary.

Fittingly enough, it was the Warriors’ ace who recorded the final out of the team’s championship season.

“I’m sitting there … and wondering, ‘How’s this game going to end?’” LaNeave said. “And I think everybody knew that it was going to be a strikeout.”

Mathis leaped into the air and sent her glove flying skyward as the game went final — at least, after a moment’s hesitation as the gravity of the moment set in.

“It really took a second for me to process that we did it,” Mathis said. “This was our goal since the very beginning and (that moment) was just so many emotions at once. I threw my glove up in the air and I had to celebrate with my team.”

A day earlier, in the state semifinal against Davie’s Western High, Amanda Fleming’s tworun double to the warning track in the sixth inning ended the game early by way of the mercy rule.

The Warriors’ 11-1 victory came courtesy of 10 hits by six different West Orange players and got rolling in the first inning when Golden successfully bunted in Blair on a squeeze play.

Mathis allowed just two hits and one unearned run in the semifinal.

Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@orangeobserver.com.

THE 2016 SEASON: 96 DAYS OF EXCELLENCE The 2016 West Orange softball team began its season Feb. 2 in Eustis and ended it May 7 in Vero Beach. Over the course of those 96 days, the Warriors put together one of the most remarkable seasons in memory.

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Final record: 30-1 Winning streak: 23 games (Feb. 23 to May 7) Runs for (runs per game): 277 (8.9) Runs against (runs per game): 42 (1.4) Shutouts: 13 Most runs allowed in one game: 5 (2)

NEAR-PERFECT POSTSEASON

Starting with a district semifinal win against Olympia and running through the state championship game, the Warriors outscored their postseason opponents 52-3.

REGULAR SEASON

Feb. 2 — at Eustis, W 5-1 Feb. 3 — at East Ridge, W 5-2 Feb. 5 — vs. Lake Brantley, W 4-0 Feb. 8 — at Edgewater, W 16-0 Feb. 11 — vs. Wekiva, W 18-3 Feb. 16 — vs. Timber Creek, W 11-5 Feb. 18 — vs. Dr. Phillips, W 16-0 Feb. 20 — vs. American Heritage (at Winter Springs), L 1-0 Feb. 23 — at Lake Brantley, W 6-0 Feb. 25 — vs. Ocoee, W 5-4 Feb. 26 — vs. Olympia, W 10-1 March 1 — vs. East River, W 8-5 March 4 — vs. South Lake, W 13-3 March 8 — at Evans, W 19-0 March 11 — at Apopka, W 5-1 March 17 — at Wekiva, W 9-3 March 18 — at Montverde (Montverde Invitational), W 9-2 March 19 — vs. Baker County (Montverde Invitational), W 6-0 March 19 — vs. Mount Dora (Montverde Invitational), W 6-2 March 24 — vs. Milton (at Bear Creek Sports Complex), W 15-0 March 24 — vs. Oakcrest (at Bear Creek Sports Complex), W 17-2 March 30 — vs. Apopka, W 6-4 March 31 — at Olympia, W 10-0 April 7 — vs. East Ridge, W 6-0

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CLASS 9A, DISTRICT 3 TOURNAMENTS (AT LAKE BRANTLEY) April 13 — vs. Olympia (Semifinal), W 11-1 April 15 — vs. Lake Brantley (Final), W 4-0 CLASS 9A REGIONAL PLAYOFFS April 20 — vs. Freedom (Quarterfinal), W 16-0 April 26 — vs. Lake Brantley (Semifinal), W 2-1 April 29 — at Spruce Creek (Final), W 2-0 CLASS 9A FINAL FOUR (AT HISTORIC DODGERTOWN, VERO BEACH) May 6 — vs. Western (State Semifinal), W 11-1 May 7 — vs. Alonso (State Final), W 6-0

THROWBACK THURSDAY The West Orange softball program’s first major victory took place on May 14, 1994, when it defeated Cooper City 8-3 in the Class 5A State Championship.

The victory was the school’s first state title in any team sport.

After winning a total of 28 games in the previous three seasons, coach Marge Ricker’s team reigned as state champions in 1994. Senior pitcher Shelly Schwarz allowed just one earned run in the state final.

The Warriors finished the 1994 season with a 27-6 record.

It took 21 years and 358 days for the team to return to the mountaintop.

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Paul Atwood Beyond wrestling for West Orange High, Paul Atwood won freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions April 16 at Florida Amateur Wrestling Association’s Father Devine National Team Qualifier at Osceola High.

What was the Father Devine event like?

It was probably one of the larger events for wrestling, because this is obviously the national team going to the best tournament you can get to. I had four matches.

How did it compare to varsity wrestling?

There was a huge difference, because for West Orange, the varsity team, you wrestle people who could be … middle school to senior, so usually a varsity lineup is juniors and seniors. Being a freshman wrestling at West Orange, it was an undertaking to be a freshman ... taking on seniors who could have been wrestling for four years. The matches I wrestle for West Orange are at a higher caliber than the ones I wrestled for the qualifier, because I was wrestling people who were born in 2000, 2001 at the qualifier.

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How does it feel to have won both events?

It’s an amazing feeling, because there’s so many people at my training center that I’ve talked to that dream of going to Fargo. … It’s one of the steps to getting a scholarship or becoming a (prestigious) wrestler. … One of the coaches at my training center said 80% of people that get scholarships … go to Fargo.

Have you thought about what is after high school?

I hope to either get accepted into a military academy and become a Marine and retire into the FBI and wrestle at the Marine college or, if I don’t get accepted into the academy, go into college wrestling and becoming a firefighter.

What is your favorite class?

I’d probably say my firstperiod Spanish 2 Honors. I’m a very academic guy — I just got Student of the Month.

Academics before sports, right? I know the teacher, and she trusts me. We have respect for each other, and that’s a lot. I go in there early, I finish up early, and she’ll let me have the rest of the class for personal time. As long as I accomplish the work, she trusts me to be on my own.

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Axson Jr. feels about his recent scholarship from the University of Connecticut — his first Division I FBS offer — pairs nicely with the overall vibe for his Foundation Academy Lions this spring.

Axson, a rising senior defensive back, is excited and motivated by this latest development in his recruitment.

The Lions, fresh off the program’s strongest season to date and with an impressive 45 players participating in the spring season — up from 35 in 2015 — are excited and motivated after a playoff loss to rival Victory Christian.

They’ll get a chance to taste victory again this Friday when they host Seffner Christian at 7 p.m. at Winter Garden’s Walker Field for their annual spring game.

Head coach Brad Lord said Axson is among four returning players for the Lions who are being recruited by Division I programs — a new high-mark for Foundation’s program. Lord said the Huskies’ interest in Axson is rooted in his speed and physicality as a defender. The offer came as a pleasant surprise to the rising senior.

“When UConn’s offer came about, that was a huge blessing,” Axson said at practice May 5.

Along with the likes of Evan Thompson, Jaquan Patterson and Dillon Hall, Axson should be a big part of the Lions’ plans to eclipse a district championship and run to the regional semifinals in 2015.

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Foundation Academy coach Brad Lord said coaches from UConn liked Lester Axson Jr.’s speed and physicality.

“He’s a great player — he’s physical, an excellent tackler,” Lord said. “Great kid, too — he’s a character kid.”

Axson said his first FBS offer has motivated him to continue working hard, and that, perhaps just as importantly, has helped inspire his teammates, also. Lord said the program has welcomed in assistant coaches from several colleges this spring and that, whenever one is on the sideline during a practice session, there is a noticeable increase in energy.

“Oh, they love it,” Lord said.

“It’s been a revolving door (of college coaches) the last two weeks.”

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“They’ve got big game experience now — and that’s huge,” Lord said.

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Attention Students (K - 12 Grade) Win... for your school!

Writing Contest - 500 Word Limit

How Does Your School Inspire Students to be Healthy? Submit Online to contest@orangeobserver.com • 1st Place School Win $300 2nd Place School Win $200

Video Contest - 90 second Maximum

A 90 Second Video Commercial on how your school is helping West Orange become the Healthiest Community in the Nation! Submit Online to contest@orangeobserver.com 1st Place School Win $1000, 2nd Place School Win $500 For questions contact 407-656-2121. Deadline to submit Thursday, May 12th by 5 pm to contest@orangeobserver.com Winners will be announced at the Healthy West Orange Expo on May 21st at West Orange High School.

www.Facebook.com/HealthyWestOrange

twitter.com/healthyworange

Mayor’s Celebrity Chef

Cooking Challenge For Healthy West Orange

Which Mayor has the HEALTHIEST recipe? West Orange Mayors will be paired up with area chefs to create Healthy Menu Options. The Challenge will begin at 11am and the Mayor and Chef will have only 1 hour to create their Healthy Option. The Healthy Option will then be judged by Gary Appelsies, Director of Healthy Eating for Central Florida YMCA. The winning team will be awarded with the Healthy West Orange Cooking Challenge Trophy and most importantly…BRAGGING RIGHTS!

Walk at West Orange High School

Attention Little League Teams!!!

Come out and show support for your favorite charity.

Donate $1.00, name your charity of choice and walk a mile to show your support. The charity with the most people walking for their cause will be the recipient of the donations raised. So lace up those walking shoes and donate that dollar. Our goal is to have 1,000 walking to equal a $1000 donation.

Stop by West Orange High School Saturday, May 21st and VOTE for YOUR Little League.

The league with the most votes can win $500.00 to be used for equipment, field improvement etc. Visit Winter Garden Squeeze booth vote, take a practice swing in the batting cage, talk with some of the Squeeze team, and win prizes!

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STOP BY AND VISIT WITH THESE PARTICIPATING VENDORS:

Dave’s House • Orange County Office of Aging • Shema Yoga and Healing Arts • Winter Garden Fitness • Wrap Around Orange