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Windermere Little League’s 11U and 12U softball teams earn state titles. SEE PAGE 12.

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YOUR TOWN PAPERS EARN STATE AWARDS

Alessandro Caria recently won the Food Network’s “Christmas in July” Holiday Baking Championship.

STORY ON PAGE 4.

The West Orange Times & Observer and the West Orange Observer took home a combined five first-place editorial awards in their circulation divisions at the Florida Press Association’s 2018 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest award ceremony Friday, July 12, in St. Petersburg.

The West Orange Times & Observer captured first place for Sports Page or Section, Photo Series in One Issue and Feature Story: Non-profile. The West Orange Observer, previously named the Windermere Observer, took first place for Sports Spot News Story and Sports Photo.

OCPS releases school grades Eric Gutierrez

Alessandro Caria runs Daisy Cakes of Orlando out of his Horizon West home. He recently won $10,000 in the Food Network’s “Christmas in July” Holiday Baking Championship.

Windermere leaders gave approval for a variance for a new sign, approved acquisition of railroad right-of-way and continued their cut-through traffic discussion July 9.

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Windermere Town Council members recently approved the acquisition of two pieces of railroad right-of-way land — a move that PRSRT STD ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID WINTER GARDEN, FL PERMIT NO. 81

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allows the town to build a new trail system.

At the Windermere Town Council meeting Tuesday, July 9, leaders approved the procurement of railroad right-of-way on South Lake Butler Boulevard and Main Street that will complete section one of a project for a mini trail system throughout the town.

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DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Results from the Florida Department of Education’s 2018-19 school and district grades show Orange County Public Schools has another reason to be proud.

SPORTS

Town Council takes steps toward new trail system

No school in West Orange County received a grade lower than C.

“While a single letter grade does not tell the whole story of our schools, we are pleased with these gains.”

— Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins

MAN IN THE MIDDLE Windermere’s Caden Simpson found national success on the volleyball court. SEE PAGE 13.

On July 11, the district announced it had earned an A grade, demonstrating an increase in 10 of the 11 components reported. AccordSEE GRADES PAGE 4

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WOOFSTOCK CONCERT: MUD ROOSTER 6 p.m. Friday, July 19, at Yellow Dog Eats, 1236 Hempel Ave., Gotha. Enjoy the sounds of the band in this concert series at the restaurant. (407) 2960609.

SATURDAY, JULY 20

COUNTRY HOEDOWN 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Winter Garden Elks Lodge 2165, 700 Ninth St., Winter Garden. Enjoy an evening of food, drinks and live classic country music from Giddy Up Go. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is served until 8, and live music will be performed from 7 to 11. Tickets are $10 and include music and a barbecue chicken dinner with sides. (407) 656-2165.

TUESDAY, JULY 23

CINÉPOLIS SUMMER KIDS SERIES 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, and Thursday, July 25, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden. Enjoy a special screening of “Despicable Me 3.” Tickets are $6 and include a snack pack with popcorn, fruit gummies and a small drink. (321) 250-3580.

CREATE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Create a dynamic slideshow presentation with animations and cool images for a school project using Microsoft PowerPoint. Ages 9 to 12.

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DATE NIGHT NOSTALGIA 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas – Hamlin, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden. See “The Big Lebowski” in this Cinépolis Handpicked series of cult classics and nostalgic oldies.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at cinepolisusa.com/ home/cinepolis-handpicked.

MILK MONEY MOVIES: ‘HORTON HEARS A WHO!’ 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Sponsored by the city of Winter Garden, this summer series of family-friendly flicks costs $3 admission and includes a child-size popcorn and fruit juice combo. For tickets, visit gardentheatre.secure.force. com/ticket.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24

OUTER SPACE SCIENCE WITH DODAD’S LAB 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Travel to space with Professor DoDad and discover the solar system, space travel, gravity, stars and more with experiments, original music, learning and laughs. (407) 835-7323.

THURSDAY, JULY 25

SPACE CARNIVAL 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Reach for the stars! Challenge your family to all types of games and see how you measure up.

Recommended for families.

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Town secures right-of-way CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The Main Street property was a donation from Linda Rubio.

Council Member Bob McKinley said the area, a common route for children to walk or ride their bikes to school, has been a disaster for many years because of flooding. Despite the efforts of the Department of Public Works to clean and clear the pedestrian walkway, McKinley said the tree coverage does now allow the area to dry.

“I am sure that many kids wish this had happened years ago,” McKinley said.

When finished, the trail will connect 12th Avenue to Windermere Road and span about three miles, connecting nearly the whole town.

SIGN APPROVED

Windermere Elementary School teachers attended the July 9 meeting to see the passing of a variance allowing Orange County Public Schools to install an LED sign at the school.

The sign will be 94 inches tall and two-sided and replace the old school sign.

Council Member Chris Sapp acknowledged residents’ concerns from letters regarding the brightness and color scheme of the sign but said the sign will be on only between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

According to town documents, the sign will use no animation, be equipped with

light sensors to adjust to day and night settings and use unobtrusive text. It also will be controlled by software on the school’s campus, making the sign’s features easily adjusted to fit the needs of the community.

CUT-THROUGH TRAFFIC

Council members continued the conversation on cutthrough traffic from their workshop last month at the meeting, revisiting the town’s previous discussions regarding solutions from the Wade Trim engineering firm.

With the majority of the town’s traffic issues stemming from traffic cutting through the town, council members have explored several options to ease the flow of traffic, getting vehicles in and out as quickly as possible. Recently, the discussion on how to achieve that goal has focused on which plan the town should use and whether road barriers on dirt roads are a feasible option.

Resident Brandi Haines expressed her desire to have solutions sooner rather than later, specifically for the residential roads.

“As much as I understand we’ve done all of the studies and the traffic counts and it’s helping us with — for the lack of a better word — our ‘fight’ with Orange County to help get money to alleviate just the general cut-through, that’s not going to address what’s still happening on the sand streets,

IN OTHER NEWS n Rep. Geraldine Thompson presented a legislative update at the Town Council meeting, highlighting her work in the latest Florida House of Representatives this year.

She encouraged council members to reach out before committee meetings begin in September for the next session. “I feel that it is my job to make sure that I enhance — through to the ability that I have — the municipalities that are in the district,” Thompson said. n Commissioners approved an agreement for use of Ocoee’s fire services. The town will pay the city of Ocoee $625,000 for the services. n Mayor Jim O’Brien proclaimed July to be Windermere Staff Appreciation Month, thanking the staff for excellent work.

and those things are five and 10 years out,” Haines said. “(For) the sand streets and the dirt roads, we need a solution now. I want to know that we’re working toward implementing something.”

Windermere Town Council will meet for a workshop at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at Town Hall.

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Impact Church members and volunteers came together as one team to serve Palm Lake Elementary.

Born to serve Impact Church helped Palm Lake Elementary School get ready for the new school year by helping with gardening and moving furniture.

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cross the country at churches, schools and other parts of the community, people responded to one question Saturday, July 13: Why am I here?

Impact Church in the Dr. Phillips area answered a call to action as it took part in Serve Day — an

annual, national initiative of service through the Association of Related Churches.

Members of Impact Church and volunteers came together to support Palm Lake Elementary School — where Impact Church holds its services — and by beautifying the campus and lending a helping hand.

Members of the community laid down new mulch around trees and landscaping, pulled weeds at the school’s learning garden, moved furniture to classrooms after a previous painting project and fed the community more than 200 hamburgers and hot dogs.

The annual Serve Day, which takes place on the second Sat-

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For more information about Impact Church and how it serves the community, visit weareimpact.com.

urday of July, gives tens of thousands of people through ARC churches a chance to love on the community in different ways, said David Blouin, the Impact Church Jacksonville location pastor who now oversees the Orlando location.

“It’s the essence of who we are — of Impact Church,” Blouin said. “(It’s) the heart of our pastor, who is George Davis — he’s the main

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

What started with a single rock — painted with the words “You’ve got this” — on a beach in Cape Cod in 2015 has spread into a nationwide movement.

Megan Murphy, founder of The Kindness Rocks Project, created the national movement, which encourages people to leave rocks painted with inspiring messages along the path of life. The painted rocks have caught on and spread to the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries.

Families in Winter Garden began painting rocks with inspirational phrases, kind words and cute designs in 2017.

Now, the project has made its way to Windermere.

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ber and resident Molly Rose first heard about the painted rocks project in San Diego.

“They’ve been doing it there for years, actually, and I thought it was just such a cute idea that I decided I would try to start it here,” Rose said. “I wanted to start a town activity that would just be a fun activity for the families to do.”

The Kindness Rocks Project has become a somewhat viral trend in recent years, and people are encouraged to paint small rocks or garden stones and leave them for others to find and collect. Often, people will share photos of the rocks they’ve found — and hints of where to find them — on Facebook groups and Instagram pages.

“The idea is that it does involve the community and the kids and families,” Rose said. “I thought, ‘Windermere is a great size to do

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This rock, painted by Molly Rose, is inspired by the colors of the lakes surrounding Windermere. Rose hopes that others will be inspired and paint their own #WindermereRocks.

that.’ We kind of know everybody, at least within our own neighborhoods and areas. The idea is that people can paint up a rock and leave it somewhere. If someone else finds it, they can take a pic-

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senior pastor in Jacksonville.

“His heart is people,” he said.

“He believes that we grow at the speed of relationship. … He wants people to know the love of Jesus Christ and go out and be a great benefit and make a difference in the community and not expect anything in return — just show people the love of Jesus.”

The Serve Day was a tremendous help to the elementary school in preparation for the new school year, Principal Jim Weis said, adding that there’s a wonderful relationship between Impact Church and Palm Lake Elementary.

“Part of their stewardship is to give back to the community and to the school, and they’ve been very good about that and respectful of the students and the community in wanting to give back,” he said.

Assistant Principal Victoria Tierney noted the work was a major ask for the custodial staff at the school, so the help was greatly appreciated, she said.

“That may seem like a small kindness on their part, (but) it was hugely impactful to the teachers and staff here at the school and then, in turn, our children and families,” Tierney said.

Beyond the annual Serve Day, Impact Church goes into the community every weekend for Serve Saturdays, ministering to people in homeless shelters and offering services in prisons.

It all goes back to answering that initial question, Blouin said.

“We’re people of excellence — we’re not perfect, we just operate and do the best we can with what we have,” Blouin said. “We’re generous, we’re grateful, we’re relevant, and we’re powerful. We believe that’s a life-giving culture that anyone that walks into it can have their life changed and want to help make a difference or help change another life.

“That’s the greatest sense of fulfillment we have as human beings is to be used by God to make an impact in someone else’s life,” he said. “I think every single person on the planet wants to know why they’re here, and ultimately we’re here to make a difference.”

Painted rocks popping up in Windermere Windermere resident Molly Rose is spearheading the “#WindermereRocks” project — painting rocks and leaving them around town for others to find.

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ture and put it back, or paint and hide their own rocks. The kids really seem to like it.”

Rose recently painted her first rock with colors of Windermere’s surrounding lakes and wrote, “Windermere Rocks!” on it, along with a smiley face. She placed her rock near a mailbox on dirt Main Street and plans to paint more with instructions on the back.

She hopes the idea will spread and that people will start leaving painted rocks for town residents and visitors to find.

“I almost called it ‘Windermere Dirt Main Rocks,’ but it was a small rock, so it was more of a location thing than anything,” Rose said. “I’ve seen some beautiful rocks done in other locations.

People should be creative, maybe decorate the rock with something of interest. It isn’t expensive — use any paint you have hanging around, and you can just cover it with a clear coat.”

For those who are lucky enough to find a painted rock, they are encouraged to snap a photo of or with it and post it to social media

WINDERMERE ROCKS

Get creative with your neighbors and children and paint some rocks to leave around Windermere as a fun summer activity. You can use most any type of paint — just be sure to seal it with a clear coat or Mod Podge to keep the rock bright, vibrant and weatherresistant. Be sure to include the hashtag “#WindermereRocks” to see other people’s finds. The town also will be sharing some of the rocks on social media over the course of the summer.

with the hashtag “#WindermereRocks” so others can see it. Rose hopes that people will get creative with both the rocks they paint and with where they decide to place them for others to find.

“I’m excited to see how creative they can get,” she said. “I’ve seen the rocks where my family is from, and some people put them in trees, in the crux of the tree. It’s just to see if people will be looking around and paying attention to see if they can find the rocks — a ‘Where’s Waldo?’ type of thing.”

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King of cakes ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

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lessandro Caria learned much of what he knows about baking by watching the Food Network, but he recently got a chance to show off his pastry prowess on one of its shows.

Caria, 35, recently competed in the Food Network’s “Christmas in July” Holiday Baking Championship, which premiered July 8.

Caria faced off against three other bakers from around the country, and he not only got to live out a dream of competing in a Food Network show but also won it and got to take home the $10,000 prize.

“I’m still almost in denial that it happened,” Caria said. “Honestly, I was terrified of seeing myself on TV … (but) on the inside, I had the biggest smile.”

Originally from the island of Sardinia in Italy, Caria grew up baking with his grandmothers and his godmother, who also is his cousin. His godmother owned a shop that sold baking supplies, and Caria spent much of his time there.

“I spent lots of my (early) days there (at the shop),” Caria said, adding that whenever his godmother would get new equipment, they would bake something with it. “Then, when I was in college, I started baking cakes. … Italy was not (as) fancy (with cakes) like here with fondant and all these crazy decorations. It was just plain whipped cream (with) color, of course, and piped differ-

ent ways, but it was just whippedcream cakes.”

Although he spent much of his childhood in a kitchen, Caria’s baking repertoire was limited to mostly cakes and some family recipes. That changed about 10 years ago, when he came to the United States. Caria began experimenting with ingredients that might be common to some bakers in the country, but they were new ingredients to him.

“When I moved here, I discovered the wonderful world of gingerbread, pies, buttercreams (and) all these things that I’ve never tasted before,” he said. “That kind of got me back into baking, and just try (baking new treats).

There was lots of trial and error (and) lots of cookies that look like pancakes more than anything.

I kind of learned my way by the Food Network — mostly, I watch it all day, every day — lots of blogs, Facebook pages where you share tips … and lots of talking to other people, really.”

Caria then began crafting new creations. Eventually, he was able to expand upon his recipe book, but that didn’t come without its challenges. When he started experimenting with new recipes, he had to get used to a different form of measurement.

“I learned how to bake with grams,” Caria said. “(Baking with) cups and ounces and all of that has been tricky to adapt to those.

I have recipes from home that I still make, and those are in grams.

But then when I make some other stuff, then I use cups. … I’m bet-

“I’m still almost in denial that it happened. Honestly, I was terrified of seeing myself on TV … (but) on the inside, I had the biggest smile.”

— Alessandro Caria

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ing to OCPS, college and career acceleration reflects the greatest gains, followed by graduation rate and mathematics learning gains.

The results were good to OCPS’ schools, too: The number of A traditional schools in OCPS continues to rise, with 63 earning an A this year compared to 55 in 2017-18. The district added that the percentage of traditional schools earning an A increased to 33%, up from 29% in 2017-18.

SCHOOL REPORT CARDS Each report card contains five feature tables and charts that display the following data: demographics, school climate, college and career readiness (high school only), Florida statewide assessments, and visual and performing arts participation.

School report cards can be viewed at ocps.net/schools/ report_cards. For further information on understanding school report card data, visit bit.ly/2JIENro.

Additionally, 59% of Orange County schools earned an A or B this year, compared to 53% last year, and no schools received an F. The 2018-19 OCPS school report cards released last week include the school’s letter grade, but there is much more to each report card than just a letter.

Updated school report cards began in 2017, after OCPS sent a survey to stakeholders asking about what indicators they would like to see.

In the past, the statewide accountability system was more focused on student performance based on statewide assessments.

OCPS decided to provide the bigger picture in a school report card.

The purpose of the updated school report cards, said OCPS Director of Media Relations Shari Bobinski, is to expand available information about each individual school.

“The information displayed includes student demographics, climate survey results, attendance, participation in visual and performing arts courses, student performance on statewide assessments, extracurricular activities, magnet programs and much more,” Bobinski said.

Although school letter grades

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Alessandro Caria is passionate about baking, but his favorite part is decorating.

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ter at it (now), but in terms of like doubling a recipe, in grams, it’s a million times easier. (Using) cups and ounces is not my preferred method.”

The home baker takes pride in making all of his sweet treats from scratch. He’s been baking cakes, cookies and other goods for friends, family and coworkers for years, but he recently launched his own home-baking business: Daisy Cakes of Orlando, named after his rescue dog. Caria spends at least 12 hours a week baking for his home business. When he’s not baking, he works as a sales coordinator at Walt Disney World

Resort. He’s passionate about baking overall, but his favorite part is the decorating, he said.

“I like to take my time,” Caria said. “Honestly, if I could just decorate all day, I would do that.

I like the baking portion, but just spending hours on those little details — to me, that’s so much fun.”

Caria’s victory in the “Christmas in July” Holiday Baking Challenge has left him hungry for more competitions. He already is looking for more opportunities to compete in other Food Network shows, and he’s ready for another competition.

“It was a nice exposure to what it’s like to be on those competitions,” Caria said. “I got a taste of it and I liked it. … Now I’m like, ‘Can we do this again?’”

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SCHOOL GRADES These are the school letter grades for each of the public schools covered by the West Orange Times & Observer and West Orange Observer: K-8 Windy Ridge: A ELEMENTARY Bay Lake: A Bay Meadows: B Citrus: C Dillard Street: C Dr. Phillips: A Frangus: C Independence: A Keene’s Crossing: A Lake Whitney: A Maxey: A MetroWest: C

Ocoee: C Palm Lake: A Prairie Lake: C Sand Lake: A Spring Lake: B SunRidge: B Sunset Park: B Thornebrooke: A Tildenville: A Westbrooke: B Westpointe: B West Oaks: C Whispering Oak: A Windermere: A

MIDDLE Bridgewater: A Chain of Lakes: B Gotha: B Lakeview: C Ocoee: B Southwest: A SunRidge: A HIGH Dr. Phillips: B Ocoee: C Olympia: A West Orange: B Windermere: B

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Observer Media Group Inc. are highlighted in each report card, the information provided allows parents, teachers, students and the community a more holistic view of each school’s progress. Data is collected by OCPS’ Accountability and Improvement Office, Bobinski said.

New this year is the inclusion of individual school grades. In the 2017-18 report cards, school letter grades were not part of the information provided in the report cards.

“These report cards reflect the priorities of our stakeholders and our commitment to pro-

vide a complete, well-rounded education for all children, so it’s important to report back to the community on how each school is doing,” Bobinski said.

“While a single letter grade does not tell the whole story of our schools, we are pleased with these gains,” Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins said. “Congratulations to our students, teachers, principals and staff for their incredible work. As always, we appreciate families and the community for their untiring support.”

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Dr. Phillips graduate wins $1,000 scholarship Ritiga Ravichandran, a recent DPHS graduate, won the Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Youth Program Scholarship for her entrepreneur project.

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Ritiga Ravichandran, a recent graduate of Dr. Phillips High School, doesn’t remember being nervous as she presented a business plan in front of eight Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce board members for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship — a prize she ultimately took home.

“I’m definitely really happy to have gotten (the scholarship),” Ravichandran said. “I’m proud that, as a woman, I’m able to issue that leadership … and have the opportunity to participate in this scholarship.”

The Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2019 Youth Scholarship Award for all senior high-school students graduating from Dr. Phillips

HOW TO APPLY For more information about applying for the next chamber scholarship, call the Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce at (407) 749-0333 or email Maggie Rosario at maggie@drphillipschamber.org.

High School. The award was for students who were interested in pursuing a career as an entrepreneur.

Five students submitted a business concept to the chamber.

Those five were later narrowed down to three students, who all delivered a 10-minute presentation in front of eight professionals and business owners from the Dr. Phillips area, according to Maggie Rosario, president of the Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce and board member for the scholarship.

Ravichandran won based on her idea, called “The Vada Vicinity.” The idea includes a traditional sweet-and-savory Indian dish called Vada. She planned to create a “fast-casual” restaurant and business that centers on selling the food as a healthy snack using organic and non-GMO ingredients.

“In general, I’ve always had ideas pop up … based on something I’ve tasted or visited,” she said. “I also wanted to embrace my Indian culture.”

Vada — a dish her mom makes frequently — is made from lentils and vegetables and is usually deep-fried or baked. Her parents are originally from India, and Ravichandran grew up in a culture that had both Indian and

American influences.

“I’m proud, definitely, to be Indian, with all the food, dance, culture, music,” she said. “Of course, with the American aspect here, I get to share that with my other Indian-American friends.”

Ravichandran has performed Indian classical dance for about eight years and taught English to seventh-graders in India when she was going into her sophomore year in high school.

She graduated from high school with a 4.4 GPA and as part of the Center for International Studies Program at DPHS. She was vice president of her school’s National Honor Society her junior and senior years and plans to continue her leadership skills at the University of Central Florida. Ravichandran will be a part of UCF’s LEAD Scholars, a leadership program for freshmen and sophomores in college, and wants to major in computer science with a business minor.

Ravichandran said she has put her winnings in savings but eventually wants to use the money to start her business.

The Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce still has more money to award for the upcoming year, and high-school seniors who are graduating in 2020 can apply now.

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“I’m proud, definitely, to be Indian, with all the food, dance, culture, music. Of course, with the American aspect here, I get to share that with my other Indian-American friends.”

— Ritiga Ravichandran

“This is really a great opportunity,” Ravichandran said. “It’s a way to show if you have any ideas or any thoughts of something you’d like to develop … It

opens up a lot of doors, too. Even with or without the scholarship money, it’s a great experience to have had.”

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Ice-skating coach wanted for alleged child sex crimes STAFF WRITER

A figure-skating coach is wanted for allegedly sexually abusing a child who was under his custody at his Windermere-area home in 2005.

Andrei Berekhovski, 61, currently has an outstanding warrant for three counts of lewd or lascivious molestation and two counts of sexual activity with a child. He is accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old female ice skater he used to coach, according to Orange County court documents.

Berekhovski has not yet been arrested on the charges filed against him. He is described as a 5-foot-11inch tall white male weighing about 200 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair, according to his arrest affidavit.

A spokesperson with Orange County Sheriff’s Office said OCSO does not have a photo of Berekhovski. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement website lists Berekhovski as a wanted man.

The victim reported the abuse to the Sheriff’s Office in March 2018, and an arrest warrant was issued in June 2018. The victim also filed a civil lawsuit against Berekhovski in April 2019, according to the Orange County Clerk of Courts website.

Records show the alleged assaults occurred between mid-June 2005 to mid-July of that same year. At the time, the victim’s parents — who were living in Georgia — agreed to let her live with Berekhovski and his wife so she could receive ice-skating

lessons from him. In addition to the lessons, Berekhovski took on the role of a caregiver to the victim while she lived with him and provided food and transportation to and from lessons.

But during that stay, Berekhovski is accused of sexually assaulting the victim on multiple occasions, court records show.

One of the alleged assaults occurred while the victim was taking a shower, and three of them reportedly occurred while she was asleep on a couch in the family room of Berekhovski’s home. The final incident the victim described allegedly occurred when she and Berekhovski were on an airplane flying from Orlando to Delaware so she could compete in the 2005 Liberty Summer Figure Skating Competition.

The victim told investigators that while she was asleep on the flight, Berekhovski attempted to sexually assault her. She then jumped up from her seat and ran to the bathroom, where she stayed until the plane landed, according to the court documents.

Although the address of the home where the alleged assaults occurred is redacted from court documents, the documents show the home is located within the 34786 zip code.

According to the Orange County Property Appraiser, Berekhovski purchased a home in Keene’s Pointe in 2003. The arrest affidavit lists Berekhovski’s home address as 13347 Lake Bryan Drive, Orlando.

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The census is done every 10 years by the U.S. Census Bureau, and county officials will play a large role in counting every person living in Orange County. At the national level, the census also counts every person living in the United States and U.S. territories.

“The idea is for us to work as a local community to make sure that we get as accurate of a count as possible,” said Lavon Williams, manager of the Orange County Community Action Division.

“What we try to do with our local Complete Count Committee is reach out to the trusted voices of the community — businesses, nonprofits, faith, health, education, social services — everything we can try to reach out to people who can encourage people to take the census. The first reason why it’s so important is because we use the census data to determine our representation in government at federal, state and local levels. That’s how we determine our districts and representatives in Congress and state legislature.”

Getting an accurate count also is important, Williams said, because population determines the share of federal and state dollars that come down to the local government. Many of the funding programs at the federal and state levels are based on formulas, and at the root of most of those formulas are statistics from the census, he said. This year, $675 billion will be available nationwide based on the census, and Orange County needs its fair share of those dollars.

Kelly Finkelstein, senior public information officer for Orange County, added that county programs that receive this funding include Head Start, free and reduced school-meal programs, low-income energy assistance, adoption and foster programs, and federal student aid.

“In the business and nonprofit arenas, everyone needs accurate information about the population for planning purposes and so forth,” said Melvin Pittman, chairman of the Orange County Complete Count Committee. “It’s very important to have an accurate count. As much as Orange County and Florida are growing, we’ve got to know that count and where they’re living.”

Williams said that the committee is just now starting to gather data and begin analyzing.

Although there is no estimate for how many people are living in certain areas experiencing high growth — such as Horizon West and Lake Nona — it’s not hard to guess where people are going based on building permits being pulled.

The committee will be pulling in county planning staff to see where they’re projecting and seeing future growth, Williams said.

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ORANGE COUNTY COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE “Complete Count Committees are nationwide volunteer committees established by state and local governments and community leaders to increase awareness and motivate residents to respond to the 2020 Census,” according to Orange County’s website.

Residents are invited to join the Orange County Complete Count Committee, which helps ensure a complete and accurate count of the community. The campaign timeline runs from June 2019 to July 2020.

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County is experiencing is coming from Horizon West. In fact, according to the county’s Horizon West Town Hall presentation, the Horizon West area accounted for 46% of the county’s single-family detached residential permits in 2018. It also accounted for 32% of the county’s townhome residential permits and 42% of the county’s overall residential permits. According to the Town Hall presentation, the Horizon West area represents just 4% of Orange County.

While rapid growth makes it difficult to project an estimate for how many people live in the county, that is exactly what the census is for. And although it’s the 2020 Census, residents can get involved now.

“We’ve formed a Complete Count Committee and meet every third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Orange County Internal Operation Center (on South Street),” Williams said.

“If people are very passionate or interested in how we’re going to reach out and get involved, the time is now.”

By April 1, 2020, Orange County households will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census and residents will have three options to respond – online, phone or by mail. Participation is required by law.

New for the 2020 Census is the ability to complete the survey online via smartphone, computer or other Internet-enabled device.

Williams said that the goal is to have kiosks at all community centers where people can go to complete their survey. Residents also are encouraged to go to local libraries that have computer labs.

Until then, anyone interested in the process is encouraged to join the Complete Count Committee.

“We want to encourage people to participate in the committee,” Williams said. “We need those trusted voices in the community to be there.”

WEST ORANGE OBSERVER Dancers from Shooting Stars Dance School are competing for Best Performance of 2019.

Shooting for the stars Local performers in a Clermont dance company are competing for an industry award and are hoping to garner the most votes by July 31.

AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

Chain-link fence pieces line the stage, and a large rocking platform sits behind them. Dressed in glitzy black leotards, the Shooting Stars Dance School performers climb, rock and dance, hoping the routine will earn them enough votes to give them a “Best Performance of 2019” award.

This is the second year in a row that the company is being recognized for the Industry Dance Awards. Last year, the studio won the People’s Choice Award at the Applause Talent dance competition.

Shooting Stars is the only Flor-

ida studio recognized in the Best Performance category this year.

Melissa Stokes, the owner of Shooting Stars, in Clermont, choreographed the show, called The Climb, which features 18 dancers from West Orange and South Lake counties. Dancers, who are 15 to 19 years old, began working with the unusual props last year and started on the routine in January.

If the routine wins the title of Best Performance, Stokes will fly out to Los Angeles for the prestigious 2019 Industry Dance Awards.

There are 10 nominees up for the title, and the winner is decided by community vote.

The Climb has already been turning heads in the dance world.

Star Dance Alliance owns several competitions, including Star Power and Applause, and ranks several dances. The Climb earned the most points in the SDA power rankings and was No. 1 during the entire season.

The show also earned a perfect score at Star Power Regionals, in Lakeland, as well as a Victory Cup at Nexstar Nationals, in Orlando.

Dancers in The Climb performance are Riley Welch and Hugo Hollander, both of Windermere; Jennie Seamon, Shay Henderson and Maggie Kelley, all of Winter Garden; Destini Hendricks, of Ocoee; Geovani Figueroa, of Groveland; Erykha Boulay, of Lecanto; and Maia McClone,

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Chantal Key, Delany Bush, Bayleigh Miller-Ulrich, Katie Kovar, Tatum Russo, Chloe Davis, Christian Campbell, Alexa Tarquine and Arie Francois, all of Clermont.

Two of the dancers, Hendricks and Welch, acknowledge the teamwork involved in the routine and are excited to see how far it will go in the competition.

Hendricks starts the performance on the rocking prop before moving to the middle of the stage.

“Right into it I’m doing crazy things,” she said.

The recent graduate of Ocoee High School has been a dancer since she was 3. She leaves Aug. 28 for New York City to attend Pace University.

“I’m going for the dance program,” Hendricks said. “I want to be able to dance Broadway, I want to be able to dance backup, I want to be able to dance on a cruise ship.

I just want to do it all. … I hope the Lord just continues to open doors.”

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West Orange High School dance team, where she teaches, reviews and perfects the dancers’ performances. The rising senior also leads the practices and the team at football and basketball games.

“My part in The Climb begins by working with the gates in the front of the stage,” Welch said. “We support the gates as much as possible to help support the girls who are jumping on top of them to feel as safe as possible. The gates are also not the easiest to work with. A lot of teamwork is required to make sure they rotate at the same time and move as smoothly as possible.

“I always try to put all of my energy into the dance, especially when we are dancing as one big group, because those are the sections when we can really impact the audience,” she said. “Towards the end of the dance, I assist in catching Tatum (Russo), who jumps off of the rocking prop in the back. In order for this part to go as smoothly as possible, we all get to the base of the prop as quickly as possible, we make eye contact with Tatum so she knows we are ready, and we whisper cues to make sure we are all together in getting Tatum up into the next lift.

“Overall, my role, and everyone’s role, is to bring so much energy, power and precision to the stage so that the judges cannot look away,” Welch said.

After graduation, Welch would like to participate on a college dance team and teach dance around the United States during the summer.

She also is considering majoring in dance, as it can be applied as a therapy to certain diseases.

“All I know for sure is that I want to continue my dancing, no matter what,” she said.

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Windermere Little League softball keeps rolling The Majors All-Stars team (ages 10-11-12) brought home the state championship, while the Minors All-Stars (ages 9-10-11) prepare for the Tournament of State Champions.

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Lately it seems as though good things come in pairs for Windermere Little League, as both the Majors and Minors All-Stars continued their streak to glory.

On the field in Port St. Lucie, the Majors captured the state championship as they throttled Elm Street Little League by a score of 15-0.

It was a tough draw for Elm Street, which had exhausted the eligibility of its main pitcher to get to the championship, and WLL took full advantage of that, Head Coach Rex Smith said.

“It was unfortunate that it wasn’t a better game, because a lot of people came down from Orlando to watch the game and we had a ton of support there,” Smith said. “It wasn’t a great game for the spectators, but it was a good outcome for us. So we will take it and move on to Georgia in a couple of weeks.”

Leading up to the game, the Majors kicked off their tournament early on Saturday, July 13,

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against Naples Little League.

“There were definitely some tense moments in that game, because they made a run,” Smith said.

Despite the run made by NLL, WLL still pulled out the 10-6 win in what would be the only close contest they’d play all tournament.

A 9-0 win over Dade City and a 15-0 win over Elm Street later meant the WLL softball team would find itself once again running around the field in a celebratory jog that has become a tradition of sorts.

“It was a long weekend, but it was awesome,” Smith said. “I’m so happy for the girls — they’ve worked so hard, so it’s great for them to be able to have this. We were on a mission this year to go avenge some losses from last season, so we were able to accomplish that and now we set our eyes on the next goal.”

The Majors next stop will be in the Southeast Region Tournament in Warner Robins, Georgia, which will take place from July 23 to 29.

Windermere will kick off the region at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, on ESPN+, which will be showcasing all of the tournament.

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Two weeks after claiming the 9-10-11 year old Florida Championship, the WLL Minors team is off to Clarksville, Tennessee,

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to take part in the Tournament of State Champions this weekend.

Unlike the Majors, the upcoming tournament for the Minors is the last hurrah for the team and the girls are more than ready, Head Coach Jared Czachorowski said.

“I feel really confident … I feel like we have all aspects of the game covered — no real weaknesses that are apparent — so we should be the favorite to come in and take it,” Czachorowski said. “But we’re definitely keeping the whole fun aspect alive too, and not putting a lot of stress on anybody. It’s really a win-win.”

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Throughout the state tournament in St. Petersburg, the Minors outscored opponents 51-1 through three games and not once did they commit an error.

“It was just outstanding, solid defense — it was basically a coach’s dream,” Czachorowski said. “It’s a lot easier to coach when you have this much talent.”

For the upcoming tournament, Czachorowski — alongside his coaches — and the team have rented a team van to make the 11-hour trek up to northwestern Tennessee.

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plans to go and take the tournament crown, there’s more to this trip than just playing softball. It’s also about enjoying each other’s company.

“They’re creating memories for the rest of their life,” Czachorowski said. “We’ve done a lot of things off the field with ice-cream socials and going over to pool parties at coaches houses — it’s really a bonding experience and it’s really all about them coming together.

The fact that we’re getting to go out and stay at a hotel and hang out on a road trip is just the icing on the cake.”

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There on the court — playing for the AAU Boy’s Junior 14U Volleyball Championship at the Orange County Convention Center — stands Caden Simpson, alongside his teammates from the Winter Park Volleyball Club.

He’s calm, cool and collected, and despite having only started playing for the team back in March,

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Cadenis very much in his comfort zone — so much so that, for him, it was just a normal match.

“I practiced hard and just played how I usually play,” said Caden, a Windermere resident and future Windermere Wolverine. “My coach (has) just been teaching me, and I’ve been doing what he says and it works.

“I have a job that I have to do,” he said. “As the middle, I have to know who the other middle is on the other side of the court and follow him.”

He makes it sound easy enough, but against teams like the one WPVC beat in that AAU championship game, it’s not. Yet, still, Caden and WPVC took out the Colombian-based team to claim their title.

Just a few weeks ago — during the first week of July — he and WPVC travelled to Dallas, Texas, to compete in the USA Volleyball Jr. National Championships, which is one of the biggest tournaments in the country.

There, Simpson played in 10 total matches over the span of a couple of days — playing two to three games per day. It was a grueling event, but WPVC managed to finish in 11th place out of a field of 36 teams.

“It was really fun being in that city, playing volleyball there in a big convention center and people (are) cheering you on,” Caden said.

“It was pretty fun.”

It’s crazy to think of where Caden is now when you consider that prior to his eighth-grade year at Bridgewater Middle, the only sports he had played in his life were SEE CADEN PAGE 14

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What first got you started playing volleyball?

I was actually a competitive cheerleader, believe it or not — which you wouldn’t expect from me with how tall I am — but I just kind of got tired of it, and I was like, “Might as well try a new sport.” I tried lacrosse and was like, “It’s too hot outside,” so then I tried volleyball. I started when I was 9, and I tried out for the 10s team and I made it at OVA (now known as Orlando Tampa Volleyball Academy).

THE BASICS SPORT: Volleyball POSITION: Outside hitter SCHOOL: Windermere Preparatory School YEAR: Rising junior CLUB: Orlando Tampa Volleyball Academy AGE: 16

What’s your favorite thing about playing at outside hitter?

I mean, it’s got to be scoring points. It’s sometimes hard for passers, because they don’t get a lot of the credit.

When the crowd watches — if the crowd knows nothing about volleyball — they’re going to look to the people scoring points. So I guess I enjoy that the most.

When did you start playing for the team at Windermere Prep?

This will be my fifth year — I’ve been on varsity since seventh grade, so I’ve always kind of been the youngest one.

What’s been your favorite part about volleyball?

Honestly, just the teammates that I meet. I didn’t want to do a solo sport, because it’s rewarding if you win, but then it’s also a lot of pressure on yourself. I very much enjoy the team aspect of it — getting to know everyone.

Have you always played at outside hitter?

When I was younger I started off as a setter, which I have pretty good hands, but I was on 10s so that doesn’t really count. I played middle for one or two seasons, and then this year — due to unforeseen circumstances on my club team — I’ve actually had to switch around and play all three.

What’s the most challenging aspect of playing your sport?

I would say, while I love teammates, it’s probably the most challenging thing too, because you have to deal with a lot of big personalities — I dealt with that on my club team and have dealt with adversity on the high-school team. Then just trying to figure out how everyone takes things — some people enjoy being yelled at, and some need to be coddled.

What’s some of the best words of advice you’ve received about volleyball?

I would definitely say forget about your mistakes and play with heart, because no matter how good you are, if you don’t care enough to play with heart and you don’t get along with teammates, it’s not going to work. It’s a team sport — you can’t just do everything on your own.

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t was a muggy, warm night on Monday, July 16, as locals took in a few games of pick-up soccer at the practice field located at Deputy Scott Pine Community Park in Windermere.

Put on by Real Winter Garden Soccer Club manager Cristian Guare, the games — lasting 15 minutes apiece — take place every Monday and Wednesday night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the field. Guare also holds games on Fridays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For players 17 and up, $5 gets you multiple games in a night, which is played on a regulation field with regulation goals in an 11-versus-11 format.

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Caden takes to the court CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

basketball and baseball. In fact, it wasn’t until his physical education teacher — and Bridgewater’s volleyball coach — approached him about possibly playing for the team that volleyball came into his world.

Even then he was hesitant — that is, until a friend of his told him he should try out for volleyball with him.

“So we both tried out and we ended up making it, and it was just a fun season with that team — that was eighth grade (last school year),” Caden said. “We did really good that season, and it was really fun, so I wanted to play more.”

It took time during those early practices to learn the fundamentals of the sport, and just like anything, learning the rules proved to be the most complicated part for Caden.

Going into the sport, he had never even really watched volleyball, so the rules of the game were all completely foreign to him. Given enough time, however, he began to grasp the rules and gameplay, and truly started to excel at the sport.

Along with his growth as a player came the desire to play more — that’s where WPVC comes into the picture.

After Caden’s mom, Suzanne, posted some photos of him playing middle-school volleyball on Facebook, a longtime acquaintance of hers reached out and told her about WPVC. It turns out that their friend’s son was a coach with the club.

Once Caden decided to take time off from baseball in the spring, he made up his mind to give it a shot. From there he was hooked.

From a parent’s standpoint it was both a nerve wracking and exciting time, said Greg, Caden’s father.

“We were somewhat apprehensive when we saw him going in, but we know that he (has) typically done well in any sport he has played,” Greg said. “We were very excited for him to be doing something new, and to see how he was able to fit (in) with

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Since then things have gone better than expected, with Caden fitting comfortably in on the team and contributing at middle blocker. The only real question remaining is, what happens next?

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“I’m going to probably play baseball, but you know, we’ll see how it works,” Caden said. “You never know — I might play volleyball. But right now I’m just going to try out for baseball.”

Around late September, WPVC holds its tryouts for the fall season, but Caden isn’t quite sure what he’ll do as it relates to the club. Right now it’s a sit-andwait kind of approach, Greg said.

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