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Get your watercraft ready!

Taylor Morrison unveiled its plans for a long-awaited boat dock for the Overlook at Hamlin and The Cove at Hamlin. Page 7

YOUR TOWN Pick a camp at Turkey Lake park

Mission to Malenovice

Students are invited to a summer full of fun and unique camps at Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake. The park offers weeklong adventures for boys and girls age 9 to 12.

Three special camps are offered: Aquatic Adventure Camp with a canoe trip (June 13-17), Junior Outdoor Explorer Camp includes an overnight campout to which parents are invited (June 20-25) and Wild Florida Explorer Camp with a horseback riding trip (June 27 to July 1).

The cost is $200 per camp. Visit cityoforlando. net/summercamps for information and registration; or contact Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake (407) 2464486. The park is at 3401 S. Hiawassee Road, Orlando.

Windermere police arrest sexual battery suspect Police are searching for the identities of women they say were battered

by Darryl Patterson.

The Harvest Bible Chapel team first went to the Czech Republic one year ago.

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For a second year, Harvest Bible Chapel young adults return to the Czech Republic to teach students English and share their faith in God. SEE STORY PAGE 4

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ARTS & CULTURE

ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE Eighteen months

after the Windermere Police Department began its investigation, detectives arrested sexual battery suspect Darryl Wayne Patterson, 49.

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Five boats from the Orlando Area Rowing Society will compete in the USRowing National Championships June 10-12 in New Jersey. PAGE 13

Students find new passion at Crealde photography class.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016

CHAMBER LEAD AND FEED NETWORKING LUNCH 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at Dexter’s, 4757 The Grove Drive, Suite 100, Windermere. Cost is $17 in advance and $25 at the door for West Orange Chamber of Commerce members and $25 for others.

Includes lunch. (407) 656-1304.

M/I SUMMERLAKE HOMES GRAND OPENING 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at 15186 Southern Martin St., Winter Garden. RSVP to Aisha, (407) 270-1080 or SalesOrlando@mihomes.com.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN GENERAL MEETING 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden. Guest speaker is Deputy Christi Vest, who will discuss current crime trends and specific ways to avoid becoming a victim. Lunch is $20. RSVP to Carolyn Sparks at (407) 248-9559 or (407) 2303856.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

DONNIE LEE 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Dexter’s of Windermere, 4757 The Grove Drive, Suite 100, Windermere. (407) 258-7028.

recreational games, snacks and scientific discoveries with the theme “Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love!” Register at cokesburyvbs.com/wuc2016 or contact the church office at (407) 876-2112 or office@windermereunion.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14

SPANISH BOOK CLUB 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Join this Spanishlanguage book club to discuss literature, art, music and more.

All are welcome. (407) 8357323.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15

POLLO TROPICAL GRAND OPENING 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at 3331 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Event will include a live DJ, ribbon-cutting ceremony, Maroon 5 ticket giveaways, rock-climbing wall and other children’s activities.

GLASS ART JEWELRY WORKSHOP 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at the Rosen JCC, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. Design fused-glass jewelry using a variety of glass colors to create one-of-a-kind jewelry.

Perfect for beginners. Class led by Leslie Foxson. Cost is $45 for JCC members; $55 for non-members. For more, visit rosenjcc.org.

VBS AT WINDERMERE UNION 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 13 through 16, at Windermere Union Church United Church of Christ, 10710 Park Ridge Gotha Road, Windermere. Recommended for ages 3-11. Each evening, children will enjoy Bible stories, crafts, songs,

METROWEST 30TH ANNIVERSARY 8:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, at the MetroWest Master Association Office, 2121 S. Hiawassee Road, No. 132, Orlando. Heidi Maskell or Julie Sanchez, (407) 601-5995.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16

AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. TnT Paranormal Investigators LLC will take you through a virtual tour of some of the most haunted locations in America, local gems and other locations they have investigated. tntparanormal.com.

DR. PHILLIPS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF DR. PHILLIPS 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the Rialto Luxury Apartments, 7343 W Sand Lake Road, Orlando. Free for members and guests in the health and beauty industries; $10 for non-members. RSVP to maggie@drphillipschamber.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17

CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH MIX 105.1 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 17, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. MIX 105.1 will help get the party started this summer with fun, interactive events for the entire family.

Seating is limited. Registration recommended at (407) 8357323.

MARSHMALLOW GAMES 11 a.m. Friday, June 17, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Learn about marshmallows and compete in a variety of games featuring this sweet treat. Ages 6-12. (407) 8357323.

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Pollo Tropical opens in Winter Garden Village The Winter Garden Village location is the Caribbean-inspired restaurant chain’s second location in West Orange County.

GRAND OPENING WHERE: 3331 Daniels Road, Winter Garden WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 INFO: PolloTropical.com

ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Six months after

Bojangles abruptly closed its Winter Garden Village location, a new eatery has come home to roost.

Pollo Tropical will celebrate the grand opening of its second West Orange location with a daylong party Saturday, June 11. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and last until 4 p.m., but Local Store Marketing Coordinator Julianna Wagner advises patrons to arrive at 9 a.m. to ensure they are among the first

100 customers — who will receive a free quarter-chicken with rice and beans.

“With the grand opening, people should be getting excited about the free-chicken-for-ayear giveaway,” Wagner said.

“We’re also giving away concert tickets to Maroon 5 at the Amway Center. ... And the beach party just includes an array of tropical activities: a live DJ, spin-and-win prizes, a rock-climbing wall.”

The concert-ticket giveaways will be at 1 and 3 p.m.; the winner must be on site to claim the tickets. Face-painting and balloon art are some of the other planned activities for the event.

WHY HERE?

Courtesy of Pollo Tropical

The first Pollo Tropical location in West Orange County is just east of Lake Sherwood — not exactly the center of the community. Winter Garden Village, on the other hand, is a much more accessible place for this area and offers greater market penetration.

“We’re continuing trying to grow our footprint, and this is a good area to choose,” Wagner said. “Winter Garden is an important part of the Pollo Tropical community, so we just want

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Pollo Tropical is bringing Caribbean-style fast food to Winter Garden.

to commit to adding more convenient locations for customers.

They don’t have to drive so far to get to others now.”

Mike Petillo, who will be overseeing the restaurant, has been in the Orlando area for more than 20 years and said the community has been welcoming and excited.

“He’s no stranger to the Pollo Tropical brand,” Wagner said.

“He’s been working with us for a little over seven years.”

Beyond all else, Petillo is excited to serve friendly people, he said.

Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@orangeobserver.com.

First Eagles take flight I

ndependence Elementary School fifth-graders gathered for an awards ceremony Monday, June 6, to celebrate their graduation from elementary school.

The fifth-graders spent their final year of elementary school at the new school, which opened in 2015. The faculty gave each student a medal for successfully completing fifth grade, as well as awards for special areas, such as art and music. Jacob Butler was honored with the star performer award for faithfully continuing his safety patrol duty after personal hardship.

Three different ceremonies were held for the fifthgraders.

— JENNIFER NESSLAR

Members of the fifth-grade class presented this quilt as their class’ gift to the school. Diana Mattoni helped the students create it.

Maraya Bogdanova and Nelson Castellanos sang at the end of the ceremony.

Jacob Butler was honored with the star performer award by Principal Angela MurphyOsborne.

Alexa Tejeda, Layla Snyder and Alexandra Serra are ready for middle school.

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

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A young adult team from Harvest Bible Chapel is returning to the Czech Republic in July.

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STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST At a camp in Male-

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novice, Czech Republic, local students gather every summer to improve their English. English is considered an important language to learn for business.

This summer, for a second time, a team of young adults from Harvest Bible Chapel in Horizon West will be there to greet them. This year, 16 students will participate in the trip. Many are looking forward to returning and building on their relationships with the students.

“We had such a great time,” said Kelsey Vincent, who is going to the Czech Republic for the second time. “I’m looking forward to spending time with them when we go back and building off that relationship, especially just the chance to see them again. I know that some of them have never heard about God or Jesus.”

The camp started about 25 years ago, when Czech Republic missionary Dave Patty formed a relationship with a local high-school principal to teach English at the school. The principal asked him to teach English to the students and permitted him to share his faith in God while teaching. The parents of the students were so pleased that they asked Patty if he would continue teaching their children over summer.

The camp was born.

OPEN PLATFORM

Each summer, students from the Czech Republic attend English and sports camps at the retreat.

An organization called Josiah Venture pairs American churches with churches from the Czech Republic to serve at this camp.

The Czech Republic has fewer than 1% evangelical Christians and is coming out of a time when it was characterized by Communism. The students are open to hearing new and different ideas and considering new faiths, though many people have not heard about God. During the camp, the teams hope to help the students from the Czech Republic better their English, as well as tell them about God without pressuring them to decide to follow Jesus.

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together during the camp. In the morning, the teams hold sports and English classes.

They then break for lunch, do activities in the afternoon together and participate in teambuilding exercises. After dinner, everyone gets together for a time of worship and a short message, where students can learn more about the Christian faith. After, they gather back into their class groups to talk about the message, and often the students ask questions about what they heard about God. “This is a very open platform,” said Kathleen Pittman, the wife of the trip leader Mickey Pittman.

“It’s not forcing anything down to anybody. It’s just open conversation to begin the thought process of what God is offering, what He has done for us — and what they can do with that.”

At the end of the week, the camp holds what is called a “labyrinth” night. Students are able to walk through a setup of what they’ve heard about Jesus all week and are asked what they want to do with that information.

Many students return to camp for several years before they fully understand the message being presented to them because it is new information to them. But for those who decide that they would like to follow Jesus, the team is able to follow up with them when they return home.

LASTING CONNECTION

“It was amazing for us to see people we walked with were still at the church one year later.”

— Nima Nasser

During the week following the camp, the Harvest Bible Chapel team will return to the town where many of the students live.

Students are given the option to ask team members to stay in their homes with them.

There, the team is able to connect the students with a local church there where they can continue to grow in their faith once the American team has gone home.

This year, the team looks forward to reconnecting with friends they met last year who are still part of the church.

One of the students Nima Nasser met last year returned to the camp for her second year last year and persisted in asking questions to Nasser. On the last day, she decided she wanted to follow Jesus.

Through social media and other forms of modern technology, the team has been able to stay in touch with her and the rest of her youth group throughout the past year.

“It was amazing for us to see people we walked with were still at the church one year later,” Nasser said.

The team is looking forward to reconnecting with her upon its return.

Before and after the team arrives at the camp, Josiah Venture briefs and debriefs both members of the American team and the team serving from the church in the Czech Republic. The organization prepares them to serve together, then hears about what happened while the American team was there so they can follow up with the students.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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Kelsey Vincent helped teach English while on the mission trip last year.

ABOUT THE TRIP The 2016 trip will take place July 9 to 30, with the beginning and end of trip dedicated to briefing and debriefing.

The Harvest Bible Chapel team is seeking support through both prayers and monetary donations to raise the funds to go on the trip. The money will be used to support the team members’ travel expenses and supplies for camp. Each team member must raise about $3,000.

If you would like to support the team financially, visit youcaring.com/orlandoczechteam.

KEEP UP WITH THE TEAM You can read the team’s blog at harvestorlando. wordpress.com.

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As populations in Horizon West continue to grow, Orange County Traffic & Transportation continues trying to meet infrastructure needs, especially for roads. From practically the genesis of Horizon West in the 1990s, it has required new and expanded roadways to make way for one of the biggest development booms in the nation.

Officials have been forming designs for adding lanes, realigning segments, improving intersections and creating the relief high school stadium entrance.

For Ficquette Road, engineers are widening to four lanes a roughly 1.6-mile portion from just west of Overstreet Road to Summerlake Park Boulevard, which comprises segments G, H-1 and H-2. Crews completed a western realignment and fourlane expansion project around the intersection with Overstreet Road — Segment F — last month.

Between Overstreet Road and New Independence Parkway on Ficquette Road will be an entrance to the stadium, about a mile south of Ficquette Road’s intersection with Winter Garden-Vineland Road. Plans are to complete this and the stadium before the school opens in August 2017.

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A long-awaited boat ramp may be coming soon to the Overlook at Hamlin and The Cove at Hamlin communities.

Many voiced strong opposition to that suggestion, stating it was the first time they heard that idea mentioned. Tyree said the SumJENNIFER NESSLAR cars and trailers to their homes merlake residents approached STAFF WRITER before continuing into the water. him in the few days leading up to HORIZON WEST Residents of the One resident suggested a pick- the meeting, after they learned of Overlook at Hamlin and The Cove up location be placed in The Cove the community meeting. at Hamlin communities are one so people returning their cars to Some neighbors mentioned step closer to enjoying lazy Sat- their homes in The Cove could be allowing those 34 residents urdays on Lake Hancock. picked up by the rest of the party could cause traffic issues and Builder Taylor Morrison in the boat. Planners agreed with devalue their use of a boat ramp, unveiled its plans for a boat ramp her suggestion. saying they paid extra to live in and adjoining dock at a June 7 “That is a very good point,” the Overlook at Hamlin because community meeting. Residents said Chris Tyree, vice president they knew they would have a boat of both Horizon West neighbor- of land development for Taylor ramp. hoods came out in support of the Morrison. “That is something we But by the end of the meeting, builder-funded project. can definitely look at.” several Hamlin residents agreed The ramp, located in the OverResidents reacted more strong- to talk with Summerlake resilook at Hamlin community, ly at the end of the meeting when dents to try to devise a solution. would allow the 646 lots in the Tyree mentioned 34 lakefront “I’ve been working with Taylor communities access to the boat owners in Summerlake wanted Morrison for almost two years to ramp on Lake Hancock with the to use the ramp, because their get a boat launch in the Overlook, use of either a code or key fob. community is not able to have a so I’m super excited that could The dock is planned to be a simple boat ramp because of restrictions be nearing finalization of the concrete driveway going into the enacted on the community in the plans,” said Overlook at Hamlin lake, where residents put their early 2000s. The Summerlake resident Monica Kozak. “At this boats into the water. No park- residents would pay maintenance point, we really need to sit down ing would be allowed on site, so fees, as would Overlook at Ham- and understand what the needs residents will need to return their lin residents. are of those 34 families before we can make any good judgment calls, because this information “I’ve been working with Taylor Morrison for almost two years to get a boat was totally new to us tonight.” launch in the Overlook, so I’m super excited that could be nearing finalizaThe project must receive approval from the Orange County tion of the plans. At this point, we really need to sit down and understand Board of County Commissioners; what the needs are of those 34 families before we can make any good judg- a hearing date has not yet been set.

Following approval, construction ment calls, (because) this information was totally new to us tonight.” should take 90 to 120 days.

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announced Patterson’s arrest June 1. Patterson, of the 10000 block of Bayshore Drive in Windermere, faces a charge of sexually battering a victim physically helpless to resist. The case will be referred to the State Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

“On Dec. 29, 2014, Detective (John) Allen first became aware of several potential sexual battery cases involving Mr. Patterson when an unrelated fraud case was reported,” Ogden said. “Evidence pertaining to these cases included photos of women in various stages of undress, video cassettes and DVDs. This evidence was located at the Windermere Police Department and reviewed

by Detective Allen.”

Allen received a tip April 8, 2015, in which an informant said Patterson had attempted sexual battery.

“On April 30, 2015, members of the Windermere Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant,” Ogden said. “During the execution of the search warrant, computers, mobile phones, electronic media and video cassettes were among the items seized as evidence. Twenty-eight additional recordings were recovered as a result of the search warrant, all similar in nature.”

Ogden said further investigation had enabled the police to confirm identities of people in those videos, such as the victim in this particular case, who was unaware of what had transpired in the video until speaking with Allen. Windermere police ultimately procured an arrest warrant for this case and uncovered a case within Brooksville Police Department’s jurisdiction, which Ogden said Brooksville Detective Tracey Schofield would investigate further and handle.

“At the time of this arrest, other female victims remain unidentified,” Ogden said. “The investigation into their identities, whereabouts, and well-being remains open and ongoing.”

According to police reports, Allen had begun by investigating at least three possible sexual batteries and one attempted

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sexual battery recorded on video

by Patterson. Allen’s investigation revealed Patterson had performed sexual acts on three female victims while they were incapacitated.

Reports of the incidents surfaced in 2012, and the most recent related sexual incident at the time of the executed search warrant had occurred in February or March 2015 and was reported to Allen April 18, 2015. In that incident, a victim had taken two alcoholic drinks from Patterson and became nauseated and semiconscious. At that point, Patterson tried to force himself on the victim, according to reports.

Patterson had reported a fraud incident to Allen and met with him Dec. 29, 2014. After that meeting, Officer Jeff Czwornog informed Allen of an investigation into these incidents by former Windermere Sgt. Gene Powell. Powell had closed the investigation without identifying victims or determining their state, at the request of former Lt. Arthur Mueller.

Mueller said he had never seen the footage, prepared any reports or reviewed any reports from Powell on the incidents. This led to Allen reopening an investigation.

The witness who provided the videos — initially to Orange County Sheriff’s Office on July 28, 2012 — had taken the cassettes and other items when she moved from Patterson’s home.

“We want to continue to ... encourage victims of sexual assault or sexual battery to come forward,” Ogden said.

Ogden requests anyone with information contact Windermere police at (407) 876-3757.

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Barbara Stanczak takes many of her wildlife photos at places like Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

LEARNING THROUGH A LENS Barbara Stanczak credits the Crealde School of Art photography courses in Winter Garden for inspiring her to work at her photography.

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She came in with Canon Rebel t4i and little knowledge of photography. But as she watched her instructor, Michael van Gelder, she saw his love for photography. It was infectious.

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To create the piece, Stanczak and her husband ate three apple pies and a package of hot dogs.

On the opening night of the show, a woman purchased it for her husband. With tears in her eyes, she told Stanczak that her husband had been in the military, and the photo moved her.

“It is the only photo that I have done, that I know of, that really touched another person’s heart, which, in turn, touched mine as well,” Stanczak said. “This would most likely never have happened if I had not taken that Crealde Photography I class at the Jessie Brock center.”

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She appreciated the class’s organization. Each week she learned a new lesson on a different subject area in photography.

That was 2012. Stanczak has now seen her photography improve tremendously, and she credits Crealde with helping her get there.

“The folks at Crealde really do make an effort to service our community, and I am guessing that it’s not tremendously convenient for them to come all of the way out here, but they do, and they do make a difference in some people’s lives,” Stanczak said.

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Her photos now are often displayed at the Winter Garden Art Association’s galleries, and she is grateful for all Crealde did for her.

Stanczak finds joy in photographing interesting details and unique lighting — a dew on the petal of a flower, a wisp of hair in her granddaughter’s face and a bee buzzing in a flower.

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High school students from across five Central Florida counties converge on a small warehouse in Winter Park weekly.

It’s the home of Exploding Bacon, a 4-H robotics team that participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Three students from West Orange make the drive to participate — Dominic Canora, of Winter Garden, and Graham Jordan and Rumsha Moin, of the Dr. Phillips area.

Canora has participated in robotics competitions since he was in seventh grade. Because his school, Lake Highland Preparatory School, doesn’t offer a robotics team, he sought one through 4-H. “Some people have lacrosse, some people have their sport,” Canora said. “Robotics is kind of my sport. I have a team; I go to practice. I’m really, really close with the people here. These are my second family.”

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After each competition they attend during the season, the robot must go back in the bag until the next competition.

Exploding Bacon has more than 30 team members and multiple adult leaders, as well as college and professional mentors.

Some students program and design the robot. Others work on fundraising efforts, writing essays and asking companies to sponsor the team.

In April, the team attended the FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional in Huntsville, Alabama, and won the Regional Chairman’s Award, which recognizes the team for its well-roundedness, from community service efforts to functioning well as a team.

This award qualified the team for the FIRST World Championship event at the end of April in St. Louis. Although the team didn’t take home any awards, the students considered it an honor to attend and experience it.

“One of the things from World Championships this year that I’m still reeling a bit on is the positive attitude of the kids and how excited they got on the bus to

Legend has it that when the team was formed 11 years ago, the team used an online name generator, which came up with two names, Exploding Bacon and Organized Chaos. After a vote, Organized Chaos overwhelmingly won.

That night, one team member went home and told her mom about the team name and the vote. After she went to bed, her mother stayed up drawing the image of a pig on a rocket.

When the girl shared the logo her mother had drawn, the whole team agreed that they should change the name to Exploding Bacon and use the logo. It is still the team logo today.

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doing better next year,” said Elise Cronin-Hurley, a FIRST Robotics Competition lead. “We did not walk away with any awards this year, but we walked away with a much stronger team.”

During the summer, the students host a camp for 8- to 12-year-olds.

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Local rowers prep for nationals ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE The throng of high-

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schoolers hitting Lake Down with their rowboats after school has decreased to about 45.

This is not from reduced interest — rowing continues to thrive and grow in West Orange County — but because Orlando Area Rowing Society has again extended its season into June for the USRowing National Championships. Those 45 represent five boats bound for the June 10 to 12 regatta in West

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Five OARS boats placed in the top three at the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota.

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Olympia High School placed fourth in the state in Class 8A in the final standings for the FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards.

The standings are based on a combination of points awarded for district titles, regionals titles, playoff victories and state titles for a school’s boys and girls athletic teams.

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West Orange High School placed seventh in the state in Class 8A in the final standings for the FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards.

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Dr. Phillips rising senior quarterback Marvin Washington received a scholarship offer from UCF June 2. Washington committed to UCF two days later on June 4.

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Hannah Schaible averaged 10.4 points and six rebounds per game this past season for the George Washington University women’s basketball team.

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Dr. Phillips alumna Hannah Schaible, a rising senior guard for the George Washington University women’s basketball team, was inducted into the Metro Conference Hall of Fame in May.

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t’s been a little more three years since Hannah Schaible walked across the stage and graduated from Dr. Phillips High in 2013, but the rising senior for the George Washington University women’s basketball team isn’t done being recognized for her remarkable career as a varsity athlete just yet.

Schaible, who won four state championships during her time

with the Panthers’ girls basketball and flag football teams — while also competing or Dr. Phillips on the volleyball team in the fall — was inducted into Orange County Public School’s Metro Conference Hall of Fame last month.

The distinction puts Schaible in the elite company of other Dr. Phillips alumni such as former Major League Baseball star Johnny SEE SCHAIBLE ON PAGE 14

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Hunter Mercer went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs June 3 in the regular season opener for the Winter Garden Squeeze.

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Dr. Phillips rising junior offensive lineman John Campbell received a scholarship offer from the UCF Knights June 6. This is his second Football Bowl Subdivision Offer, with the first having come from UNC-Charlotte.

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Hannah Schaible helped lead Dr. Phillips to a flag football state title in 2011.

Dr. Phillips High’s football program is sponsoring its fourth annual youth football camp, serving athletes from kindergarten through eighth grade. The camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Dr. Phillips High, 6500 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando.

Admission for campers is free, and the first 200 campers to register will receive a free T-shirt. Registration begins at 8 a.m. the day of the event.

For more information, contact assistant coach Jason Jackson via email at jason.jackson@ocps. net.

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Joe Milton Olympia High rising junior quarterback Joe Milton helped offset the disappointment of a 45-14 defeat in the Titans’ May 25 spring game against Wekiva as he ran for one touchdown and threw for another.

How would you describe the team dynamic following the spring game?

Our game went great in the first half, but some things didn’t go well, like the effort of the team and minor mistakes. We need to work on catching the ball, and me making quicker throws.

How did you get started playing football?

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What are you looking forward to about the upcoming season?

I’m looking to go better than we did last year. I don’t want to go 7-4 again. I want to throw more touchdowns and make it to the playoffs.

Any plans for after high school?

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Windsor, New Jersey: women’s and men’s varsity 8+, women’s and men’s lightweight 8+ and women’s varsity 4+.

“My novice year, when I joined, there were probably 40 girls on the team,” said Olympia student Maddie Sabis, who joined OARS in fourth grade and is in the women’s lightweight 8+ boat. “Now, my junior year, we’re almost at 100, so the more competition, the more people are pushing themselves to be in the top boats and working even harder. And now states isn’t even our goal — now our goal is to get as many boats to nationals as possible, which wouldn’t be possible if we hadn’t been recruiting years ago.”

Hard work at practice for months was the other major factor for the team’s success this season, Sabis said. For example, she said boats from Sarasota had been defeating them all season, but sticking to the practice plan culminated in a sudden victory May 14 and 15 at the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota.

“I remember fall season, when we’re doing all those long (rows) just to build our cardio,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Why am I doing this? This is really rough.’

But then it all pays off when you’re beating all those other teams and you can call yourself a national-level athlete. It’s awesome.”

The OARS men’s lightweight 8+ boat conversely earned a bronze medal at regionals, the

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AGE: 16 YEAR: Rising junior HOMETOWN: Bohokee HEIGHT: 6-foot-6 WEIGHT: 212 POSITION: Quarterback

I want to go to college, play football and proceed after that, but for some things you’ve always got to have a back-up plan so I want to do something in business. I’d like to have my own business building things in construction.

Do you have any pregame rituals or songs that get you pumped up to play?

Nope, I just play my game and pray before.

What’s your favorite movie?

My favorite movie is “Gridiron Gang,” because I see some (similar) things (in it), like the people that I used to hang around that I’ve moved away from who are doing bad things now. Now I’m in a good role and can stay on the straight path and keep my mind focused.

Who’s your favorite NFL team?

I like the Patriots, but I don’t really like everyone on the team, I just like Tom Brady.

He makes smart decisions.

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Who’s your favorite superhero?

I would be Spider-Man. I’ve always liked SpiderMan since I was little, he’s always been my favorite character

Damon and current NBA player Shane Larkin, among others.

Each year, athletic directors from around the county gather in April, ahead of the Metro Conference’s Awards Banquet in May, and among the topics of discussion are nominees for the hall of fame. Nominees can be former athletes, coaches or administrators and some years there are no additions to the group’s ranks — but with Schaible, who was nominated

by Dr. Phillips athletic director Russell Wambles, it seemed to be a no-brainer.

“It was unanimous,” said Doug Patterson, the athletic director at Boone High School and one of the lead organizers for the Metro Conference. “We are looking for former athletes

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men’s and women’s varsity 8+ boats each placed second, and the women’s varsity 4+ boat finished third. All four also qualified for nationals; only five teams qualified more than OARS’ five boats of at least four rowers.

“For races, you train for months at a time, six days a week, three hours a day,” said men’s varsity 8+ captain Nicholas Hall, a West Orange senior who will row at Stetson after three years at OARS. “All that work comes down to a race that’s just over six minutes long.”

Because synchronization is crucial but makes rowing look easy, even parents can fall short in appreciating the exertion of it, which Sabis said can leave her feeling faint.

“You have to make every second of the stroke as together as possible, so it looks like we’re barely even trying,” she said.

“But I know when we finish a race everybody feels (tired).”

Windermere Prep freshman Jason Kwatra said faster rowing usually looks easier, citing his

view of 2012 Olympic rowing before he started last year. But his perspective changed.

“It’s kind of like one of those things you agree to do with a friend, maybe as a joke at first,” Kwatra said. “It’s a lot harder and more time-consuming than it seems, but it becomes a lot more enjoyable than a lot of other sports I’ve played. … It’s the most mental.”

Hall agreed, noting how instead of having distinct roles, every member of any boat must constantly give a full effort and match his teammates. Despite the 10 different high schools — plus home schools — the 45 national qualifiers attend, they feel they can trust their teammates inside and outside the boat, cherishing friendships from all over the area.

“I do like all the friends I’ve made,” Sabis said, “because I have friends that go to West Orange and Dr. Phillips — and I go to Olympia — so it’s cool to know people who go to different schools when at our schools we’d be rivals.”

Another aspect of rowing that sets it apart is the setting.

Hall said the ability to travel all over Florida and even to rivers in Tennessee for competition leads to seeing all sorts of natural vistas, as opposed to a virtually identical field or court.

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that stood out leaps and bounds above everybody — and that totally describes Hannah.”

That unanimous decision was made in April, and — after a bit of phone tag with Wambles — the news reached Schaible, who had just completed her junior season at George Washington.

“That was really, really cool to hear,” Schaible said of learning of the unanimous decision.

“At first, I really didn’t understand the magnitude of it. It’s the Metro Conference — it’s a bunch of schools and not just my alma mater.”

Even as she has fallen in love with her college of choice — along with living in the heart of Washington, D.C. — and continued her successful career as a scrappy guard for the Colonials, Schaible said she is still passionate about the athletic programs at Dr. Phillips.

“When I hear other people talk about that their high-school programs had this, that or the other, I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s great — but it’s not Dr. Phillips,’” Schaible said. “There’s not a sport that we’ve never succeeded in at Dr. Phillips.”

Schaible’s accomplishments and accolades are numerous and include a three-peat of state championships and two national tournament championships in girls basketball. Perhaps her favorite moment, though, was winning the flag football state championship in 2011.

“It was a Disney story — we shouldn’t have won that tournament,” says Schaible. “We didn’t even run routes to warm

COLLEGE STANDOUT This past season, Hannah Schaible helped lead the George Washington Colonials to a 26-7 record and an appearance in the NCAA Women’s Tournament while averaging 10.4 points per game and six rebounds.

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up, because we didn’t want the other team to realize we didn’t have anybody to throw to.”

Schaible still gives a big hug to Anthony Jones — her coach for girls basketball and flag football — whenever she is on campus.

For now, though, she is focused on one more season with the Colonials under a new coach — Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame member Jennifer Rizzotti — and also looking ahead to starting her career after graduation, perhaps in sports marketing.

As she moves forward — in hoops and in life — the former Panther said she will continue to rely on the same qualities that got her where she is now.

“What has made me successful is that I’ve never lost that drive,” Schaible said. “Hustling on the floor, always wearing my kneepads, always wearing my mouthguard … I’ll give my foot, my arm — any part of my body — to go grab that ball.”

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WHY MESS WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM? There’s an old saying that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That begs the question: Is the current system for determining who makes the playoffs in Florida high-school football broken? Although that answer can be a matter of perspective, here are some reasons changes are being considered.

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District disparity.

Under the current format, district champions and runners-up gain admittance into the postseason, regardless of the size of the district.

This can be problematic in light of the varying sizes of districts. Extremes include a two-team district in Class 2A (both teams are guaranteed a playoff berth before playing a single down) and a nine-team district in Class 7A — making for two wildly different paths to the playoffs.

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Playoff blowouts.

Because a weak district could lead to otherwise unqualified teams competing in the postseason, the average margin of victory in last season’s playoffs was 21 points, something many would like to see improved upon.

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The Week 11 issue.

District schedules are completed by the end of Week 10 — the second-to-last week of the regular season. This means that the final week of the regular season, Week 11, is meaningless from a postseason point of view.

Although some schools use this week for a rivalry game, as West Orange and Ocoee have in past years, coaches of playoff-bound teams are likely to rest starters or coach differently knowing that their playoff berth is already secure.

One benefit of a points system would be making every game meaningful.

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Conference relevance. Whereas winning Orange County’s Metro Conference can be a big deal in other sports, the honor is kind of lost in a football landscape in which teams have trouble scheduling Metro opponents once they get past their district scheduling obligations. A wide-open scheduling format would allow conferences such as the Metro to return to some prominence, as they would help with filling up a 10-game schedule and also possibly renew some “neighborhood rivalries” that have fallen by the wayside because of changing district landscapes.

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WINNER Ahead of a June 14 meeting of its board of directors, the FHSAA is looking closely at altering the way it determines who makes the playoffs in football — even considering scrapping districts in favor of a points system.

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hange is in the air, folks.

The use of districts in determining who makes the state playoffs in high-school football in Florida is under scrutiny, as a pointsbased alternative is gaining momentum ahead of a June 14 meeting of the FHSAA’s board of directors.

Reports surfaced within the past month that the FHSAA was exploring the possibility of changing its format. Since then, spokesman Kyle Niblett said the organization has been gathering data and seeking input from coaches and athletic directors representing the FHSAA-member schools that play football — 70% of whom have voiced some degree of discontent with the current system.

Currently, within each classification, there are four regions that each

include four districts. District champions and runners-up make up the eight teams that make the playoffs from each respective region — 32 playoff teams for each classification.

It’s a simple enough system, but one that has courted problems over the years.

The points-based alternative being discussed is looking to remedy such problems by eliminating districts entirely.

Instead of by districts, regions would determine their eight playoff teams by final standings in a points system.

Scheduling would be completely open, as schools would no longer have a portion of their schedules predetermined by district obligations.

Specifics on how points would be awarded has been up for discussion, but the gist seems to be that the points a team receives for each win or loss will depend on the final record of that respective opponent — rewarding tough scheduling.

For example, in one suggested point structure that is making the rounds, a win against a team that finishes with a final winning percentage of 80% or better (eight to 10 wins on a 10-game schedule) would earn a team 50 points, as opposed to just 35 points for beating a team that finished with a winning percentage of less than

40% (three wins or less on a 10-game schedule).

Inversely, losing to a good team would carry more points than losing to a bad team.

Teams would have to schedule at least eight games to qualify for the playoffs.

Point systems can have drawbacks, of course, as can eliminating the built-in scheduling that districts provide — scheduling that many smaller programs outside of urban areas rely on.

How many points are awarded for losing to a good team can be tricky when margin of defeat isn’t considered.

The positives include more freedom for programs to schedule as they see fit. It also could lead to a return to prominence of conferences such as Orange County’s Metro Conference, whose role in football is diminished by districts that increasingly operate across county and conference lines and take precedence over other scheduling obligations.

Although it is not an official proposal, the FHSAA also has floated the idea of a hybrid model of both playoff systems. In such a model, districts would exist and their champions would make the playoffs, but the remaining playoff spots would no longer be reserved for runners-up and instead would be awarded based on the points system.

The June 14 meeting of the FHSAA’s Board of Directors is only the first step in a threestep process. Any change would not take effect until the 2017 season, at the earliest.

Although there is a certain inclination — especially by longtime followers of football in Florida — to retain the district system and all the tradition that stems from it, it is also tough to argue that there is not a better way of doing things.

Bad teams making the playoffs benefits no one, and neither do meaningless regular season games. Right now, if a team is in a four-team district, it has essentially got three games that truly matter.

There are also loaded districts where really good teams are left out. Less a call to “fairness,” fixing that problem is a way of ensuring that our state playoffs in our signature sport have the best possible teams and matchups — and that’s a win for everybody.

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PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES Nothing about the ideas being looked at by the FHSAA is set in stone, but, generally speaking, there seem to be three “big-picture” resolutions that may start to take shape at the June 14 board of directors meeting.

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Nothing changes. Although there appears to be popular support for change, if the FHSAA cannot put together a new format that receives similarly popular support, there is a chance that any change could be scrapped altogether.

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Bye-bye, districts. The specifics are still to be determined, but if the FHSAA were to adopt the points system as it has been discussed thus far, it could mean eliminating districts entirely. Within the existing four regions for each classification, eight playoff teams would be determined by their final seeding in the points standings.

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Compromise. One option that has circulated as the FHSAA polls its coaches and stakeholders is a combination of the current system and the proposed replacement. This could manifest itself as a system where districts remain and district champions earn automatic playoff berths, but instead of automatic berths to runnersup, those playoff spots would instead be determined by the points system.

Editor’s note: The above scenarios are three general paths the process could take, though not the only ones.

The nature of the evolving discussions means a new idea or format could arise before the FHSAA’s board of directors meeting on June 14 in Gainesville.

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Point systems currently are used in other states, including Alabama, Ohio and California, among others.

WHAT’S NEXT? A board of directors meeting at 9 a.m. June 14 at the FHSAA’s Gainesville headquarters includes the football playoff structure as a discussion item. If the directors agree to move forward with any proposal from that discussion, it would be given to an advisory committee of athletic directors in September and, if successful there, voted on in November.

Any changes would take effect for the 2017 season, at the earliest.

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The home at 11503 Lake Butler Blvd., Windermere, sold May 23, for $870,000. Built in 1992, it has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,336 square feet. The price per square foot is $200.65.

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The home at 14543 Isleview Drive, Winter Garden, sold May 20, for $1.105 million. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 4,880 square feet of living area on 1.14 acres on Lake Hancock. The price per square foot is $226.43.

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The home at 5816 Marleon Drive, Windermere, sold May 23, for $719,990. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, six-andone-half baths and 3,708 square feet. The price per square foot is $194.17.

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The home at 8064 Solitaire Court, Orlando, sold May 23, for $365,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,331 square feet. The price per square foot is $156.59.

EMERALD FOREST

The home at 10039 Honey Tree Court, Orlando, sold May 24, for $410,000. Built in 1997, it has six bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,432 square feet. The price per square foot is $119.46.

HORIZON WEST ASHLIN PARK

The home at 7247 Sunny Meadow Alley, Windermere, sold May 25, for $349,900. Built in 2016, it

has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,174 square feet. The price per square foot is $160.95.

ENCLAVE AT WINDERMERE LANDING

The home at 6461 Swanson St., Windermere, sold May 24, for $570,000. Built in 2014, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,934 square feet. The price per square foot is $144.89.

LAKE SAWYER SOUTH

The home at 7961 Jailene Drive, Windermere, sold May 23, for $338,000. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,580 square feet. The price per square foot is $131.01.

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The home at 13251 Sunkiss Loop,

Windermere, sold May 25, for $285,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,407 square feet. The price per square foot is $118.40.

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KEENE’S POINTE

The home at 6481 Lake Burden View Drive, Windermere, sold May 20, for $1.37 million.

Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,651 square feet. The price per square foot is $294.56.

The home at 6072 Caymus Loop, Windermere, sold May 25, for $634,500. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, fourand-one-half baths, a pool and 3,005 square feet. The price per square foot is $211.15.

The home at 5209 Tildens Grove Blvd., Windermere, sold May 20, for $863,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four-andone-half baths, a pool and 5,050 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $170.89.

WAUSEON RIDGE

The home at 3232 Wauseon Drive, Windermere, sold May 25, for $300,000. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,448 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $207.18.

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