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YOUR TOWN GET HEALTHY WITH ORLANDO HEALTH EVENTS Orlando Health is holding a number of free classes for community members who want to get and stay healthy.

Baby Basics will be offered from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Orlando Health Center for Health Improvement, 17000 Porter Road, Suite 204, Winter Garden. To register, call (407) 635-3303.

Grocery Tour will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday Aug. 20, and Thursday, Aug. 29, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Publix Super Markets – Horizon West, 5400 Hamlin Groves Trail, Winter Garden. To register, call (407) 407-3046.

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Meeting scheduled for Summerlake Park A meeting organized by Orange County officials regarding a park in the Summerlake neighborhood will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, at Windermere High School.

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Orange County officials are asking for the Summerlake community residents to let their voices be heard.

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Orange County staff is inviting Summerlake and surrounding neighborhood residents to a discussion about amenities for the new Summerlake Park.

The community meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Windermere High School Performing Arts Center, SEE COUNTY PAGE 4

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With schedules in hand, Horizon West Hornets entered their new nest for the first time this school year.

Rosser Reserve up for sale The property that was once the planned site for a 10-home subdivision is being sold in an auction later this month.

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Keene’s Crossing Elementary students learned bicycle safety at a bike rodeo. SEE PAGE 10.

An ongoing saga with the Rosser Reserve property in Windermere and its many challenges may finally be coming to an end — or starting a new chapter.

Nine parcels that make up the Rosser Reserve property off Conroy Windermere Road will be put up for sale in an auction Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Windermere Town Hall.

The property was intended SEE LAND PAGE 4

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or entrepreneurs hoping to make their small business dreams come true, West Orange County and its various communities are a popular place for a new storefront.

West Orange’s booming residential real estate market combined with demographics make the area a prime spot for businesses to call home, said InVenture Group LLC Principal Mike Bagdonas, who has been helping businesses find space for more than 20 years.

“Right now, I don’t think we’re seeing a slowdown at this point in time,” Bagdonas said. “I’m hopeful that this growth boom in Central Florida — particularly the West Orange area — continues to happen.”

From established developments to up-and-coming projects, here’s a look at different areas in West Orange County as far as retail.

Experts and officials report West Orange communities continue to be hot destinations for retail space.

WINTER GARDEN

Downtown Winter Garden has grown more popular for retail over the years ever since a streetscape project back in 2003, City Manager Michael Bollhoefer said.

“Now, it’s considered one of the top spots in the state for people wanting to bring retail to a small downtown,” he said.

There’s currently a six-month waiting list for many of the spaces in downtown Winter Garden, Bollhoefer said, but more space is on the way in downtown Winter Garden — the City Commission recently approved a 45,000-square-foot building with office and retail on the eastern side of City Hall.

“After that, we’re slowly but surely reaching buildout where there won’t be any more room,” Bollhoefer said.

There might be a waiting list because of the influx of interest, but Bollhoefer said that was part of the goal.

“When we were doing our redevelopment, it was to make Winter Garden the place you want to be,” Bollhoefer said. “We’ve had a whole thing about creating place and increasing that desirability and we’ve been very successful at it. I’d rather have a waiting list than a list of places that aren’t rented.”

Executive Managing Director Jorge Rodriguez, of Colliers International, said Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves is another major destination for retail space — if you can find a vacancy.

“Winter Garden Village continues to be a monster in our market — I consider it to be the Waterford Lakes of west Orlando,” Rodriguez said. “Hardly any vacancy comes up there, and when it does, typically it’s already been leased. I have been very surprised, positively, on the amount of interest and growth that I’ve seen in the Colonial and Daniels area.”

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Central Florida as a whole is a hot

Downtown Winter Garden has become increasingly popular ever since a streetscape project in 2003.

AVERAGE PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: DOWNTOWN WINTER GARDEN: $30 DOWNTOWN WINDERMERE: $26 OCOEE’S FIFTY WEST REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: $35 to $45 HAMLIN: STARTING IN THE HIGH-$30S DR. PHILLIPS: $45 SUMMERPORT: $45 Sources: Winter Garden City Manager Michael Bollhoefer, Windermere Town Council Member and Real Estate Broker Loren “Andy” Williams, Ocoee Deputy Development Services Director Ginger Corless, Principal Mike Bagdonas of InVenture Group LLC, Boyd Development

market, and Ocoee is no exception, Bagdonas said.

Ocoee Deputy Development Services Director Ginger Corless said the vacancy rate is extremely low in downtown Ocoee, with nearly every building being leased or occupied.

The Fifty West Redevelopment District located between State Road 429, and Clarke Road is thriving as well, with less than 2% vacancy, she said.

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“I’m hopeful that this growth boom in Central Florida — particularly the West Orange area — continues to happen.”

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is strong, stable and expanding as new development comes online, such as City Center West Orange and at Maguire (and) 50,” Corless said.

The Ocoee City Commission recently approved a project in June adding more residents and retail space. The Ocoee Village Center includes 196 townhome units, 316 apartment units, 120 hotel units and 150,000 square feet of retail.

HAMLIN

Abbott’s Frozen Custard is one of the newest businesses to join the Hamlin plaza off New Independence Parkway, celebrating a grand opening July 21.

It was a decision made by coowners Steve and Jennifer Pelcher, because of how close the plaza was to their home.

“Hamlin is right down the street from our house,” Jennifer said. “We live really close by in Summerlake, and with this being our first location, we wanted to be right here.

We felt really strongly that we wanted to be immersed in a community that we already knew.”

Jennifer noted she and her husband had looked at locations in Winter Park and along Colonial Drive, but none of them seemed like the right fit for a first shop.

The fact that Hamlin is up-andcoming also played a major role in the decision, she said.

According to HamlinFL.com, the Horizon West population within five miles of Hamlin has doubled since 2010 and at least 50% of new home closings in Orange County happened in Horizon West between the fourth quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2016.

“There’s homes being built everywhere,” Jennifer said. “It was really a no-brainer because of how many people that are moving in.

“The rent is quite honestly a little higher than other areas,” she said. “That’s understandable con-

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Steve and Jennifer Pelcher opened their first Abbott’s Frozen Custard location in Hamlin last month.

sidering where we are and the new development. When we looked at the numbers, we knew that we could do well enough in this location to make up for the higher rent. If we were to go up on (State Road) 50, sure we’d get lower rent, however, that wasn’t the market we were aiming for with our first shop. In the long-term — looking five to 10 years down the road — we knew that we wanted to be in this development. … We’ve been busy every day since we opened, so we can’t complain.”

Rodriguez said Hamlin is one of the most desirable retail cores at the moment, because it sits in the middle of Horizon West and is protected through numerous regulations.

“The development is protected

by X amount of square footage ever to be allowed or be built in those markets,” he said. “The highest concentration of commercial entitlements are really in the Hamlin core. That’s why they’re able to build as much as they’re building.

“What that does is it prevents over-saturation of commercial real estate, and it kind of protects the

neighborhood to be more residential, not to be over-populated by commercial,” he said.

SUMMERPORT

The area has limited space for commercial and retail because of the zoning in the area, Bagdonas said, but when the space becomes available, it doesn’t last long on the market.

That has driven the rent up to where it sits today, with $45 per square foot as a base rent, Bagdonas said.

DR. PHILLIPS

Bagdonas said there’s always a demand for Dr. Phillips and Restaurant Row. “There’s a constant desire from tenants that I know that are looking at Dr. Phillips as a premier location — it’s definitely (a) flagship location,” Bagdonas said.

He added the area is already well established, so redevelopment is the typical route.

Bagdonas said the average rent sits at around $45 per square foot.

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to be a boutique, 10-home subdivision, but the lots did not sell. As a result, part owner Sue Prosser filed for bankruptcy.

The filing led to a legal battle between Prosser and majority owner Timothy Green, which was settled eventually.

With the bankruptcy still in effect and lingering carrying costs taking their toll, Green said it is for the best that the lots be sold in hopes of creating a new opportunity.

“It brings in some new blood, if you will, to liquidate (the property),” Green said. “(It) may lessen the burden for us, and we may be able to build or get the project going. I think the auction is hopefully going to be a great thing.”

Real-estate broker and auctioneer Robert Ewald, of Ewald Auctions, was appointed as a plan administrator by the federal bankruptcy court to help bring forth a resolution.

“I know that they were struggling, and there were some disagreements from the owners of the debtor, Rosser Reserve LLC,” Ewald said.

“Because of that, it just wasn’t working how they wanted it to work. One of the owners actually put the company into bankruptcy, hoping that that would come to some sort of resolution. ... I came in to, for a lack of a better answer, clean up the mess that was created and bring it to a conclusion.”

Ewald said the bankruptcy has gone on for about two years. In May, a reorganization plan was approved by the federal bankruptcy court that allowed one of two options: either having the owners redeem the property by paying everybody off in full or, in the event that they didn’t redeem, take it to an auction, sell it and pay everyone what the judge orders as pay.

Only nine of the 10 lots are up for sale, as the 10th lot was given to a partner in lieu of a cash payment, Ewald said.

The property is being sold free and clear of all liens, and the money acquired from the auction will be used to pay off three secured creditors and various other costs and fees, subject to the approval of the federal bankruptcy court, Ewald said.

The future of the property depends on how the auction transpires, Ewald said.

“Whichever way brings the most is how it’s going to sell, and what we’re going to present to the court for approval,” Ewald said. “That means I could have nine different buyers that all have plans to build houses on the property. It means I could have a developer come in and buy all of them and go pick up where they left off.”

IF YOU GO WHEN: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 WHERE: Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere For more information, call (407) 275-6853 or visit ewaldauctions.com.

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Residents invited to propose changes to charter The Charter Review Commission is an independent commission that serves Orange County and analyzes possible changes for the Orange County Charter.

HANNAH SWAYZE NEWS EDITOR

Evaluations are underway to review the document that governs Orange County.

The Orange County Charter Review Commission held its first and only public hearing for District 1 Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the cafeteria of Dr. Phillips High School. All 15 members were present to listen to the public’s concerns and conduct regular business.

The Charter Review Commission convenes every four years to evaluate the county charter, speak with the public and decide if any changes should be made.

“The charter is to our county what the constitution is to the United States or what the State Constitution is to the state of Florida,” CRC member Camille Evans said. “It (is) a document that contains some foundational elements. It is not a document that (should actually) govern the day-to-day execution of regulations and administrative roles.”

The commission meets monthly and conducts public hearings in each district to hand the floor over for public comment and

accept proposals for evaluation topics. In an 11-month process, the commission will assess proposals from the public or from fellow committee members.

On its own, the commission cannot change the charter. It will decide which topics, if any, should be considered by the public and put on the November 2020 election ballot for voters.

On Wednesday, three residents addressed the commission on various topics, but none was viewed as appropriate for the commission to establish as an evaluation topic. “(A topic) may be a critical topic to the general welfare of our Orange County residents, but that doesn’t necessarily make that a topic that is germane to the charter or appropriate (for) the charter to address,” Evans said.

Typically, when an evaluation topic is established, the commission also established a committee to dive deeper into the subject. So far in the process, three committees have been established — one on the number and composition of county commission districts, one on a citizen-led initiative regarding the Wekiva and Econlockhatchee rivers, and one deter-

mining the ethics of appointing lobbyists to advisory boards and positions in the county.

The commission discussed the topic of prohibiting lobbyists from being appointed to county boards or committees during the meeting. Commissioner Lee Steinhauer disagreed with the proposal.

“I think that unintended consequences are going to be significant,” Steinhauer said. “I think there’s a lot of people that are going to be categorized as lobbyists who you might not think of as lobbyists.”

Orange County residents who missed the public hearings still can submit ideas to the CRC via the commission’s website.

The CRC will continue to meet monthly and will hold a public hearing in every district. A schedule, along with more information about the commission, can be found at occompt.com/clerk-ofthe-bcc/charter-2020.

“I would encourage (that) every member of the public should not undervalue the opportunity … afforded by the CRC process to use their voice in addressing how Orange County government operates,” Evans said.

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5523 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, in Windermere.

“We don’t have any plans whatsoever, so what we’re having here, coming up on Aug. 15, is a community meeting and it’s the kick off meeting,” said Regina Ramos, a project manager for Orange County Parks and Recreation. “What we do is we present to the public what a neighborhood park is, and we ask them for the kinds of amenities (they prefer), (and) the concerns they have regarding the park.”

The park will be located on five acres of land set aside specifically for this purpose on the corner of Porter Road and Wood Sage Drive in Horizon West.

As determined by the Horizon West planning process, the park will be constructed alongside an elementary school, which is scheduled to open in August 2020, according to Lauren Roth, senior manager for facilities communications at Orange County Public Schools.

Currently, the county is working with a budget of $200,000 for the design of the park.

Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey and Parks and Recreation staff will be present to address the community and provide examples of other similar parks in the area and what options are for a park this size.

So far in the Horizon West area, the county has been through the same process with Lakeside Village Neighborhood Park, Summerport Neighborhood Park and Independence Neighborhood Park. It is currently in the design phase of Taborfield Neighborhood Park.

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OBSERVER sentation, but they also are looking to hear from residents about their concerns and/or preferences.

“The community meeting itself is for more detailed discussion to really hear the community and what they want,” Ramos said.

For those who want to suggest park amenities and share their opinion, the Parks and Recreation staff will provide an online survey.

“On the survey, specifically, we ask if they would like a playground and what type,” Ramos said. “Is it for 2- to 5-year-olds or 5 to 12? Would they like a dog park? Picnic pavilion? Community garden? Open fields? Paths and walkways like biking trails?

Things of that sort.”

There also will be space for

additional comments, where community members can ask questions, make additional comments or suggest amenities county staff didn’t mention but that they would like to see in their community park. The survey will be open for a month after the meeting.

“It’s to service the general needs and desire of the community in terms of wellness and heath,” Ramos said. “I think parks play an important role in that.”

For more information about Summerlake Park, the county’s plans moving forward or to RSVP for the public input meeting, email parks@cfl.net.

“It’s to service the general needs and desire of the community in terms of wellness and heath. I think parks play an important role in that.”

— Regina Ramos, project manager, Parks and Recreation

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Racing series coming to Horizon West The Holiday Run Series will encourage healthy habits through fun races for the whole family.

Sarah Ratzlaff spent about 13 years organizing runDisney events before she started her own business organizing races.

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Runners, on your mark: A new racing series is coming to Horizon West.

Summerport resident Sarah Ratzlaff is organizing a new racing series for the area called the Holiday Run Series. Ratzlaff started the series because she felt the area needed a family-oriented event in which families can be active together.

“Running (in a 5K), specifically, brings families together in a different way,” Ratzlaff said. “You can be active and participate. You can dress up. I support a running series in Houston that’s holidaythemed events, and I thought, ‘We need this here.’ I’m a mom, and in this area, I’m always looking for things to do. Honestly, I can’t find a lot of healthy activities that I can get my kids engaged in.”

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5K,” will take place in February.

The fourth will be held in March and has been named the “Lucky Charm 5K” in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The last will be a night run over the summer called the “Summer Solstice 5K.” The first race will take place at Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves, and the rest will take place in Hamlin. Orlando Health is the presenting sponsor for all the races, Ratzlaff said.

“It’s all very family oriented,” Ratzlaff said. “All of these races are based on that. They encourage the entire family to get out.

There are always kids’ races tied to it.”

Each running event also will include other family-friendly activities such as face painting and live entertainment. Costumes are encouraged at all the races.

“We’ll be bringing out entertainment and engagements based on the holidays,” she said.

Ratzlaff has been organizing races for the past 15 years, starting with an internship at Walt Disney World to organize the runDisney events. That turned into a job, and she continued organizing the runDisney events for 13 years. She left Disney and started her own business organizing racing events around the state and the country.

She started the Florida Running Company a couple of months ago to launch the Holiday Run Series.

“I hope that it helps our community here become as healthy and as active as they can be,” Ratzlaff said. “I also hope it shows kids at a young age how fun it can be to get out and run.”

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Deputies investigate rash of Dr. Phillips-area burglaries Orange County deputies are searching for any suspects involved in multiple burglaries that occurred in the early-morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 11.

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Orange County Sheriff’s Office is searching for burglars responsible for a rash of break-ins in the Dr. Phillips area.

According to OCSO, deputies responded between 5 and 6 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 11, to several glassbreak alarms in the shopping center at Dr. Phillips Boulevard and Sand Lake Road. Upon arrival, they found five businesses that had been burglarized, deputies said.

OCSO confirmed that the five burglaries were related, and the affected businesses are Shala Salon and Spa, Simply Gyros, AT&T on Sand Lake Road, Woof Gang Bakery and Spa, and Tammy’s Day Spa Nails.

At the same time, OCSO also is investigating four burglaries related to each other in the general area of South Apopka Vineland Road. The affected businesses, according to deputies, are Rina Nails and Spa, Déjà Vu Salon, Elegant Nails and China 3.

While all nine burglaries occurred in the 5 a.m. hour Sunday, OCSO doesn’t know if they are related. No suspects have been located.

“At this time, we are not able to confirm whether the Dr. Phillips burglaries are related to the South Apopka Vineland burglaries,”

According to OCSO, these five burglaries in Dr. Phillips are related: n Shala Salon and Spa, 7722 W. Sand Lake Road n Simply Gyros, 7728 W. Sand Lake Road n AT&T Store, 7543 W. Sand Lake Road n Woof Gang Bakery and Spa, 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd. n Tammy’s Day Spa Nails, 5004 Dr. Phillips Blvd.

These four other burglaries in the South Apopka Vineland Road are related. OCSO cannot confirm whether they are related to the other five: n Rina Nails and Spa, 13401 Blue Heron Beach Drive No. 102 n Déjà Vu Salon, 11969 S. Apopka Vineland Road n Elegant Nails, 11973 S. Apopka Vineland Road n China 3, 11981 S. Apopka Vineland Road

OCSO officials wrote in an email.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office at (407) 254-7000, or Crimeline at 1-800423-TIPS (8477).

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Lawrence Alan Carastro is a former police officer and a former federal inmate. Today, he’s an electrical engineer with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

The road to redemption Lawrence A. Carastro’s memoir earned first place for best nonfiction in the Indie Originals Book Competition at IndieCon 2019 in Melbourne.

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awrence A. Carastro has a simple goal in life: To protect and serve.

But after losing his first and only job as a police officer, and then years later getting arrested and thrown into federal prison for drug trafficking, that goal seemed far out of reach. During his prison stay and in the years that followed, Carastro traveled down a road to redemption that led him from a penitentiary to earning bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Today, the Windermere resident proudly can say that he’s achieving his life’s goal through his work as an electrical engineer, but the road that led him to this point has been a bumpy one, to say the least.

“Terrible things happened in my life, and fabulous things have (too),” Carastro said. “I think I’ve come full circle. It’s not emptiness (anymore).”

Carastro, 67, documents that road he’s traveled in his memoir called “The Bus Ride Back.” The title refers to the 20-hour bus trip Carastro took to Miami after he was released from prison. He doesn’t really consider himself a writer, but good storytelling is something

he learned from his father. It’s that storytelling that earned his memoir first place for best nonfiction in the Indie Originals Book Competition, which is part of IndieCon 2019 in Melbourne.

GOOD COP WITH BAD COPS

Born and raised in Miami, Carastro worked for a South Florida police department for about five years while he was in his early 20s. The city he was in didn’t see a whole lot of crime compared to other nearby areas, but he was proud to be protecting and serving a community either way. He’s not a fan of guns, but he was good at using one when he was a cop.

“When I was a policeman, I shot a gun out of a guy’s hand,” Carastro said. “I never had a gun before. (I) haven’t really had one since (I was a cop). I’m not really a gun guy, but I could put a bullet anywhere I wanted. It was sort of scary.”

While working as a police officer, Carastro witnessed a darker side of law enforcement. There were a few rogue police officers who worked at that department at the time. Those officers would use an informant to set up crimes for them to investigate, he said.

“If there’s a moral there about (my) police (experience), it’s, ‘Don’t let policemen get bored,” Carastro said. “There wasn’t that

much crime. … The detectives were bored, so they would get an informant, and they would work with him. They would have the informant set crimes up, and then they would be there to bust it.”

The turning point in Carastro’s law-enforcement career came when an informant was mistakenly killed during one of those crime setups. After that incident, he was used as a scapegoat for the misconduct of the rogue police officers and eventually was fired.

“The good guys and the bad guys were a little blurred at that point,” Carastro said. “I lost my passion.

That’s what I wanted to do, and I was pretty good at it. After that, I got into the bar business.”

Carastro worked in the bar and clubbing industry for about 12 years. He had a successful career within the Miami club scene, and that work even led him to meet his wife, Sheri.

In 1986, during his career in the bar industry, he transported cocaine and marijuana from Miami to Philadelphia. Two years later, he was arrested for that crime and thrown into federal prison.

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When Carastro was arrested, the charges he faced added up to more than a century of prison time. The

judge, however, sentenced him to only 11 years, and a parole board reduced his sentence even further to a little more than two years. This was before the time of mandatory minimum sentences for drugrelated crimes, Carastro said.

He spent eight months of his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, in Upstate New York, and also spent time at the Federal Prison Camp at Eglin Air Force Base. It was at Eglin where Carastro’s road to redemption began.

“I learned some things when I was there (in Eglin),” Carastro said. “I met some really good people up there. (I met) some civilian employees that took an interest in me a little bit. They taught me electronics, and I sort of ran with that.

This one guy said, ‘Go to school.’”

The electronics work he was introduced to in prison followed him when he got out. After serving his sentence, he went back to school to study electrical engineering and earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and a doctorate in that field.

“I was 40 years old and I had to make a change, so I found my way back to school,” Carastro said. “I went to Miami-Dade Junior College for a couple of years and got my AA, and then I looked around for a five-year institution. … I looked at FIU and (University of) Miami, the University of Florida, FIT in Melbourne and Georgia Tech. They all accepted me, and Georgia Tech was my first choice.”

After finishing school, Carastro moved to the Orlando area in 2013.

His law enforcement, bar work and drug trafficking days are far behind him, and he can proudly say that he once again is protecting and serving citizens through the job he works today.

“I’m developing circuitry for our Navy’s radar,” Carastro said.

“There’s not a lot of us that do that, and I’m protecting and serving again on a much grander scale. … I’m whole again.”

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As I pen this column introducing you to our new Observer School Zone, my oldest child is about halfway through his first day of sixth grade. My middle is starting her fourth-grade year, and my youngest just moved up a room in her preschool.

This day — Monday, Aug. 12 — began with a 5:10 a.m. alarm.

Then: showers, getting dressed, breakfast, brushing of hair (and several reminders to do the same to teeth), obligatory firstday-of-school photos outside our front door, a text from my wife to remind our 11-year-old son about deodorant (you’re welcome, teachers), a lastsecond panic when we couldn’t find a class schedule and a minor bike-to-scooter crash on the way to middle school.

But by the time the Eng Ubers made their final stops, all three were delivered to their destinations, on-time and with minimal bloodshed.

So, as I rely on a steady stream of caffeine to pull me through the rest of Monday, I am delighted to welcome you to Observer School Zone. Regular readers of the Observer know we fill our pages with hyperlocal content created and curated specifically for our readers in West Orange County. We’re unapologetically “homers” for our community. We work here, live here and raise our families here.

And with more than 50 schools operating within the West Orange community (special shout-out to our three

newest schools: Castleview and Water Spring elementaries and Horizon West Middle), we know education is a critical component of what makes West Orange such a special place.

That’s the inspiration behind Observer School Zone.

Each week, you will find unparalleled, unique schools content within the pages of the Observer as well as online at ObserverSchoolZone.com.

Starting next week, we will launch a new feature, Influencer of the Week, through which we will spotlight school staff members whose presence has had a lasting and positive impact on students. Online, we are launching a School Bulletin Board, on which we will post announcements, reminders and other tidbits. Through Observer School Zone, we will have more opportunities to celebrate accomplishments and achievements within West Orange education, giving you the most comprehensive schools coverage available — reliably and consistently.

Furthermore, we’re working on some partnerships to have our staffers assist journalism initiatives at several of our schools. If you happen to see one of our Observerites out and about, please do say hello. We’d love to hear from you.

Parents: We did look into seeing how Observer School Zone could alter the Central Florida weather pattern and delay afternoon thunderstorms until after pick-up. But alas, we don’t have that kind of power, so, unfortunately, the 30/30 is still going to remain the occasional inconvenience.

Nevertheless, we hope Observer School Zone inspires, entertains and informs. And if you have any suggestions, story ideas or feedback, please don’t hesitate to email me at meng@ orangeobserver.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Dragons spend first day in their new castle Castleview Elementary School is one of three new schools opening in the Horizon West area for the 2019-20 school year.

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Seventh-grader Pascal Biegelaar and his mother, Monique, were excited for the first day of school.

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With new classrooms, new teachers, new friends and new traditions to look forward to, Horizon West Middle School was abuzz with students and teachers excited about their brand-new space.

Classes are now in session in the newest West Orange middle school, and the Horizon West Hornets descended on their nest in droves on the first day of school on Aug. 12. Many students and parents arrived early to pick up schedules and ask some lastminute questions, and Principal Michelle Thomas was there to help.

“For the most part, (the first day) has gone very smoothly,” Thomas said. “I’m very excited.

The parents have been great, the community has been great, and I’ve had a lot of help from the district and (the builders) WhartonSmith. The team here has been great, so I think it’s gone very well.”

Tammy Forrester is the president of the HWMS Parent Teacher Student Organization, and her son, Deuce, is a sixth-grader at the school. She said she’s happy they now have a school that they can call home. Because of school rezonings over the years, her children have gone to multiple elementary schools.

“I think the biggest thing about it being the first day is just the excitement that’s around (having) a brand-new middle school,” Tammy said. “We’ve lived here for over eight years. We’ve been to three elementary schools, (but) never moved ... there will be no

more movement (of schools) with the kids.”

Deuce said he was nervous about starting middle school at first, but that mood has since changed after his first day of school.

“It went really well,” Deuce said of his first day of middle school.

“There was some parts that are very different — me going to different classes — but besides that, it was really fun. The thing that was different is that there wasn’t teachers following you everywhere — making you stay in line (or) be quiet. You have your own little freedom. It was really fun. I like having freedom.”

In terms of his classes, Deuce said his favorites so far are language arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and life science.

“I’m excited for them, because the teachers seem fun and the activities we’re going to be doing seem fun,” he said. “I’m most excited about interacting with my friends and having fun with the classes.”

This isn’t the first time Tammy has served as PTSO president for a new school. She was the Parent Teacher Organization president at Bay Lake Elementary when it opened in 2016.

“Being able to get the PTSO … up and running was a little easier this time, (because) we’ve already done that (at Bay Lake),” Tammy said. “It’s a little different than elementary school, because we’re not the one-man show (like) they are in elementary schools. Everybody is really trying to raise funds for their programs, which is a great opportunity for the kids to get involved.”

Students and their parents flooded through the doors of Castleview Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 12, surrounded by blue and white balloons celebrating the much-anticipated first day of school.

After sneak peeks, meetyour-teacher events and other preparatory activities, parents and students grinned and giggled while taking photos at the front of the school and again inside at the selfie station assembled by school staff. Shier students hugged their siblings, while others grabbed fun props and posed for their families.

Principal Dr. Julie Helton, donning a reflective vest, stood at the school’s crosswalk welcoming students and their parents, helping them get to where they needed to go. Between the greetings, she said what she’s looking forward to most is actually having students in the building.

“It’s amazing,” Helton said.

“That’s the best thing.”

Because it was the first day of class, parents had permission to walk their students to their classrooms, lugging snacks, tissues and school supplies, ready to set up their students for their first lesson.

Older students trickled in, confidently making it to their assigned rooms, as well. Erin Puleo dropped off her new fourth-grader, Lyla, at school, quickly snapping a photo of her daughter before she had to leave.

By now, Lyla basically is a pro at handling first days; this is her third elementary school in five years in Orange County Public Schools.

Puleo said Lyla started at Sunset Park Elementary School, which was overcrowded at the time. The next year, Bay Lake Elementary School opened to relieve Sunset Park, and Lyla was rezoned for that school.

Despite living in the same house in Newbury Park their whole lives, Lyla and her brother, who is starting sixth grade at Horizon West Middle, both attend new schools this year.

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First-grader Selah George took photos with her sister, Norah, and parents, Joel and Savitha, before her first day at Castleview Elementary School.

Levi Zhang struck a pose, excited to get to his classroom on the first day of school at Castleview Elementary School.

“We don’t all stay in the same job when we’re adults for six years or seven years at a time, so you know, it kind of gives them an idea of OK, we move, we adapt, we overcome and what have you,” Puleo said.

Thankfully, she said, both

Lyla and her brother are excited for the school year at their respective schools. They have a group of friends around their same age in Newbury Park who have switched schools along with them. This year, to avoid the Newbury Park and Reams Road traffic, students in the neighborhood most likely will bike and walk the short path to school together, with a parent accompanying them.

Despite the frequent changes, Puleo had only positive feedback about every school staff member, administrator and teacher she has met so far. She praised the school’s focus on keeping a secure facility and the diversity in teachers.

“I could sit and gripe about this being the third elementary school my daughter is going to, but at the same time, you know, all three schools have been fantastic,” Puleo said.

“It’s been a positive experience,” she said. “I know everybody is kind of doing their best to get (three) new schools underway.”

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REAL ESTATE

The home at 14233 Confetti Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 9, for $215,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,212 square feet. The price per square foot is $177.39.

VINEYARDS/HORIZON WEST

The home at 6655 Merrick Landing Blvd., Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 6, for $350,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,115 square feet. The price per square foot is $165.48.

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The home at 5341 Isleworth Country Club Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 9, for $2 million. Wood floors travel from the foyer and formal dining room to the center-island kitchen offering granite countertops, custom cabinetry and professional appliances.

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The home at 5341 Isleworth Country Club Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 9, for $2 million. Built in 1989, it has six bedrooms, six-and-two-half baths and 6,900 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $289.86.

DR. PHILLIPS BAY HILL

The home at 8506 Bay Hill Blvd., Orlando, 32819, sold Aug. 9, for $650,000. Built in 1969, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 4,268 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $152.30.

BAY HILL/BAYVIEW

The home at 8506 Tulip Court, Orlando, 32819, sold Aug. 5, for $505,000. Built in 2,997, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,997 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $168.50.

BAY LAKES

The home at 8021 Bay Lakes Court, Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 9, for $330,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,661 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $198.68.

MABEL BRIDGE

The home at 11526 Acosta Ave., Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 7, for $355,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,277 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $155.91.

The home at 11831 Verrazano Drive, Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 12, for $340,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,353 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $144.50.

The home at 11925 Verrazano Drive, Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 8, for $339,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,526 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $134.20.

NEWBURY PARK

The home at 9043 Leeland Archer Blvd., Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 7, for $347,999. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,145 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $110.65.

NORTH BAY

The home at 5312 Bay Side Drive, Orlando, 32819, sold Aug. 5, for $542,000. Built in 1989, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,928 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $185.11.

ROYAL LEGACY ESTATES

The home at 9520 Royal Estates Blvd., Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 6, for $547,500. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 4,503 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $121.59.

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The price per square foot is $221.21.

WINWOOD

The home at 5059 Winwood Way, Orlando, 32819, sold Aug. 9, for $345,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,152 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $160.32.

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The home at 1976 Blackwood Ave., Gotha, 34734, sold Aug. 7, for $490,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,857 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $171.51.

CITRUS OAKS

The home at 9341 Comeau St., Gotha, 34734, sold Aug. 7, for $190,000. Built in 1988, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $122.90.

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The home at 5431 Bowman Drive, Winter Garden, 34787,

sold Aug. 9, for $429,500. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,458 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $174.74.

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The home at 13820 Eden Isle Blvd., Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 5, for $370,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,444 square feet. The price per square foot is $151.39.

WINDERMERE LANDINGS

The home at 6008 Golden Dewdrop Trail, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 6, for $590,000. Built in 2012, it has eight bedrooms, five baths and 4,751 square feet. The price per square foot is $124.18.

The home at 5513 Thomas Square Drive, Winter Garden, 34787, sold Aug. 7, for $620,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 3,941 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $157.32.

WINDERMERE TRAILS

The home at 7807 Bostonian Drive, Winter Garden, 34787, sold Aug. 6, for $390,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,446 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $159.44.

The home at 8412 Coventry Park Way, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 8, for $295,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,720 square feet. The price per square foot is $171.51.

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The home at 15505 Camp Dubois Crescent, Winter Garden, 34787, sold Aug. 8, for $386,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,522 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $153.05.

SUMMERPORT

The home at 11934 Angle Pond Ave., Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 5, for $455,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,407 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.55.

BELLARIA

The home at 13460 Bellaria Circle, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 9, for $1,605,000.

Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths and 5,540 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $289.71.

The home at 5221 Beach River Road, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 8, for $345,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 3,145 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $109.70.

BELMERE VILLAGE

The home at 5249 Lemon Twist Lane, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 7, for $331,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,306 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $143.54.

RESERVE AT BELMERE

The home at 11573 Vicolo Loop, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 7, for $470,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,526 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $186.06.

The home at 1203 Glenheather Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold Aug. 5, for $485,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,514 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $192.92.

SAND LAKE COVE

The home at 7807 Glen Crest Way, Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 9, for $444,000. Built in 1998, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,914 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $152.37.

The home at 10111 Newington Drive, Orlando, 32836, sold Aug. 8, for $425,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,694 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $157.76.

TOREY PINES

The home at 8623 Oldbridge Lane, Orlando, 32819, sold Aug. 7, for $655,000. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and

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The home at 8506 Bay Hill Blvd., Orlando, 32819, sold Aug. 9, for $650,000. The house has a contemporary style with two bedrooms upstairs with their own full baths, plus a separate rear suite and a large master suite with a sitting room, a remodeled bath and a walk-in closet.

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He later served in a similar capacity with the Army National Guard from 1997 to 2004. Shawn worked on the Lake Apopka restoration project, earned a certificate in fire safety from the Florida State Fire College and was awarded a Florida Distinguished Service Award for his role in Operation Firestorm, 1998.

He was a big man with a gentle heart. His interest in nature and science from childhood led him to love animals and to study their habitats. As a fisherman, the pollution of Lake Apopka was close to Shawn’s heart. The Florida Conservation Corps provided Shawn the opportunity to partner with the Lake Apopka Restoration Project, where he planted wetland plants behind protective barriers to provide habitat for fish and wildlife. He also worked on projects with St. Johns Water Management.

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Shawn loved art, Christian and classical music and playing guitar. He was an expert marksman and loved to hunt. He also studied German, Spanish and Hebrew and became an avid student of Comparative Religion.

He is survived by his mother, Brenda Louise Gwinn, and her husband, Jon; his brother, Chris Waller, wife, Tiffany and nephew, Blake; Christy Jackson Tacti (Sissy); his maternal grandmother, Diane Anderson; maternal aunt, Sandy Bekemeyer; first cousins, Breann Bekemeyer and Michael Shaw; first cousin Michele Sanchez, husband Nick and grandcousins Tyler, Alexis and Gage; dad, Charlie Simmons, and wife, Suzy; and brothers Matthew and Greg.

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After a long offseason of conditioning and practices, the 2019 high-school football season has finally arrived. Here’s what’s in store for the schools covered by the West Orange Observer.

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How did you get into cheer?

I was a gymnast back in middle school and was kind of done with it, so I wanted something else where I could tumble. I finally got into cheer freshman year, and did All-Star for a little bit and then did school cheer my sophomore year.

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just because usually the crowd can get into that one because it’s pretty simple. I like when the crowd gets into it more.

Was there anything else besides tumbling that helped lead you to cheer?

I’ve always kind of wanted to cheer at the games and everything, and pump up the school. I’m originally from Wisconsin and that is a big part of the football games, so I just kind of wanted to continue that.

What’s the toughest part about cheerleading?

For me, it’s stunting, just because I’m not as familiar with it. From gymnastics, tumbling was so easy to just transition into, but the stunting aspect of it was a little bit difficult to get into.

Now I’d say it’s one of my favorite parts.

What has been your favorite thing about cheerleading at Windermere Prep?

I’d say just the team and being able to compete with my team, and (attaining) new skills — it’s exciting.

What’s been the biggest change you’ve seen in yourself since your first year cheering at Windermere Prep?

I’d say I’ve just become a lot more outgoing and able to talk to people, because I have so many more people that I know throughout the school.

The season is about to start up, so what are you most excited about?

Getting bonded with the team — being a captain and being able to lead them. It’s my first year as captain …

I’m a little bit nervous, but I’m really excited because a lot of my friends were captains last year, so I feel like I was pretty ready for it.

So what happens for you once you graduate?

College — I want to go to the University of Alabama, but we will see. We went on a college tour my sophomore year (with) my family and we did a bunch of colleges, and I just walked on the campus and I was like, “This is where I want to be — I can see myself here.”

I’ve been accepted, so it’s more see where else I get accepted, and scholarships and everything.

What are the best words of advice you’ve been given?

Just always have a smile on your face, because, no matter what’s happening, if you’re smiling you’ll make other people happy and smile.

Do you have a favorite cheer or chant that you like to do?

We do a chant, “Let’s go Lakers,”

T

he Dr. Phillips Panthers come into the 2019 season following an exciting 2018 year.

With a schedule loaded with quality teams, the Panthers started the season with a 1-4 record against opponents such as West Orange, Apopka and Wekiva.

What happened next was a rally to remember. The Panthers reeled off five straight wins — including a 19-7 defensive battle against top-seeded Vero Beach in the regional semifinal — before having their season come to an end against Riverview Sarasota.

Although the 7-6 finish — and the district title that came with it — was as impressive comeback, that was simply last season, Head Coach Rodney Wells said.

“Last season and this season are two totally different groups, teams and identities, but what we do carry with us year in and year out is expectations to play deep into the playoffs,” Wells said. “Our guys are expected to play for a long time.”

Once again, this season Wells will have his hands full with a tough schedule. The Panthers are on the road for the first three weeks of the season.

The schedule isn’t the only obstacle. The Panthers’ defense — normally the team’s strength — will have to overcome losing seven starters from last year’s team.

No longer will Wells have tackle machines such as Japerri and Jaquarri Powell. But for the Panthers, it’s always next man up.

“My guys know if they break the top 22, they’re going to play — they’re not going to just be mop-up players, they’re going to play significant minutes,” Wells said. “That’s something that I learned from college — that you have to be deep on the defensive end. Even though these guys didn’t start last year, a lot of them got really good experience.”

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he excitement for Olympia Head Coach Travis Gabriel and his players is at a tipping point, but luckily, the season finally is here for the Titans.

Sure, the Titans have been in practice mode for the last few weeks, but that’s simply not enough, Gabriel said.

“You can only practice and work out for so long, and the kids

are tired of seeing each other, and they want to play against other teams,” Gabriel said. “There’s excitement around the whole county — and around the state — that football is back.”

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Aug. 16 @ Timber Creek — Preseason Kickoff Classic Aug. 23 @ West Orange Aug. 30 vs. Ocoee Sept. 6 @ Wekiva Sept. 13 vs. Windermere Sept. 27 vs. Oak Ridge Oct. 4 vs. University Oct. 11 @ Dr. Phillips Oct. 17 @ Boone Oct. 25 @ East Ridge Nov. 1 vs. Gateway

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mostly composed of returning players.

Offensively, he will have senior quarterback Garrett Velin and senior running back/receiver Doric Means II, while defensively, he’ll have lock-down corners such as seniors Bryant Casteel and Maurice Booker Jr. Although Gabriel did lose guys such as 6-foot-4, 285-pound tackle Rickenson Jeantihomme — who now plays at Tusculum College — he is optimistic with the level of talent on his roster.

Once again, the Titans will take on the usual suspects in West Orange, Wekiva and Dr. Phillips, but the hope is that the experience gleaned from last year can help lead the Titans to a successful year.

“I’m bringing back a lot of experience,” Gabriel said. “We have some talent coming back, but I think the experience overtakes the talent. The majority of my starters … I’m only going to have eight or nine seniors (who) will be starters for me.

“I’ll still be returning 13 or 14 starters even after this season, and I just believe it’s all about building the program and establishing something,” he said.

The Titans will look to establish the tone early as they take on Timber Creek in their preseason Kickoff Classic game Friday, Aug. 16.

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Last year, following a winless first year in 2017, the Wolverines picked up the first school win on the gridiron. By the time last season ended, the Wolverines had won two games total — a 35-20 stomping of St. Cloud and a 54-14 domination of Celebration — and set toward in the right direction.

Now, with the arrival of the 2019 season, Priest believes the momentum over the last year is being carried over.

“I feel like we have made progress over the last year in the offseason, which is one of the things you’re always trying to do,” Priest said. “With our young team, it was important to get them into a position — especially strengthwise — where they can play. I feel like we really accomplished that.”

Priest’s team once again will find itself facing another season of growth with a few familiar challenges tacked on.

Last season was the first in which the Wolverines had seniors play, which means this year, they will deal with what all other schools experience—turnover.

The Wolverines no longer will have starting quarterback Isaiah Jackson (347 passing yards and five touchdowns; 926 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns),

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and Defensive Coordinator Keith Wood will be working with a front seven that features no returning starters.

Luckily for Wood, he will have players such as leading tackler Dylan Palmer, Will DiSalvo and Jordan Dozier to lead the way on the defensive side of the ball.

Although this year’s team is loaded with inexperience, there is talent, Priest said. But beyond that, this season for his team is more about building confidence and progressing.

“I really think we are going to be better, but I don’t know what that means,” Priest said. “The biggest

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ewer teams in the area had a better 2018 season than The First Academy Royals.

Starting with a 58-12 thrashing of West Oaks Academy in the first week of the season, the Royals raced out to an 8-0 record — which included a win over powerhouse Orlando Christian Prep — before falling 28-7 against The Villages Charter.

The Royals went on to defeat

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Aug. 16 (7:30 p.m.) @ Cambridge Christian (Tampa) — Preseason Kickoff Classic Aug. 23 vs. West Oaks Academy Aug. 30 vs. Discovery (Lake Alfred) Sept. 6 @ Orlando Christian Prep Sept. 13 vs. Master’s Academy Sept. 20 (7:30 p.m.) @ Calvary Christian (Clearwater) Sept. 27 @ Foundation Academy Oct. 11 vs. Trinity Prep Oct. 18 @ Windermere Prep Nov. 1 vs. The Villages Charter (The Villages)

Father Lopez in the opening round of the playoffs before ending their season in a 23-22 loss to King’s Academy. Regardless of the loss, the good mojo is still there for the Royals, even if this season is poised to be an experiment of sorts, said Head Coach Leroy Kinard.

“This is going to be a different year for us, because I can’t tell you what kind of team we have until I actually see them play,” Kinard said. “Almost our entire offensive line is different than it was in the spring. I had guys (who) were in lacrosse and baseball — and so this is just different this year.”

Unlike previous seasons in which the team had been defined by its skill players, this year it’s all about the big men, Kinard said.

The strength of the offensive and defensive lines will be at the heart of the Royals’ team, which makes Kinard think it will be more like a BIG 10 style of play.

Although the defense will be strong — with players such as leading tackler Lake Ellis returning — the offense is a different story. The Royals lost guys such as quarterback Matthew Edwards (1,155 passing yards and 12 touchdowns) and running back Rolous Frazier III (1,269 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns) to graduation, meaning there are a few questions that need answers.

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2018 RECORD: 9-2 (1-0 in district) PLAYOFF APPEARANCE: Class 3A regional final HEAD COACH: Leroy Kinard KEY RETURNERS: Lake Ellis, Robert Smith KEY LOSSES: Jeremiah Bannister, Rolous Frazier III BIG GAME(S): Orlando Christian Prep, Master’s Academy, Foundation Academy, Windermere Prep

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The Royals look to have a repeat of last season’s success on the field.

Despite those questions, Kinard still has one goal in mind: Make school history.

“If we make the playoffs this year, it’ll be the first time that

we’ve ever done four consecutive years in the playoffs, so that’s kind of the goal,” Kinard said.

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Quarterback Cole Nobavi will look to be a key cog in the Lakers’ offense.

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t Windermere Prep, Head Coach Jacob Doss has been counting down the days to the start of football season since the spring.

For him, spring is the pseudoofficial start to the football year.

And it’s glorious.

“On that first day of training camp, where the grass is cut and the lines are painted on the field, it’s kind of — as a coach — almost

like a religious moment,” Doss said. “Then you get the kids out, and they’re running around and you hear the whistles. It just kind of takes you back, and I get butterflies every time I start thinking about this time of the year.”

Doss has a lot to be excited about for his 10th season at the helm, as his team is coming off a 9-1 season during which the Lakers made a run to the SSAC semi-

CONCEPT by Evan Kalish; CROSSWORD CORE Edited by David Steinberg

102 Intense devotion 104 Wish granter 105 ___ Paulo 106 *Slow down to see a wreck (Switzerland) 111 Fortress 113 Threat-ending words 114 *Breakfast order with ham, on some menus (Italy) 119 Shoelace tips 120 Ed of “Modern Family” 121 Stoats, e.g.

122 Sandwiches with gooey cheese 123 Campsite sights 124 Major Northwest airport

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32 Musicians’ times to shine 1 Shuts a store’s doors 33 Darth Vader’s allegiance 7 Entertain 35 Cool merch 12 Sir’s counterpart 39 Business with white 17 Breakfast nook sales?

19 “Algiers” star Hedy 43 Hard-to-pronounce 21 “Help wanted,” e.g. berry 22 *Country dissolved in 44 *Low-cost malaria 1993 (Norway) reducer (Ecuador) 24 Franklin dubbed “Queen 47 1861-65 prez of Soul” 48 Tubular pasta 25 Walks furtively 50 Brings together 26 *Luckless person, in 51 Jabbed playfully Yiddish (Peru) 53 “Naughty!”

28 (Walk me!)

54 Oklahoma city on the 31 Blokes Arkansas

58 Again ___ again 59 Accountants’ minuses 60 Japanese sash 61 “The Pink Panther” inspector 64 Noble gas after neon 65 Certain loaves 67 Center of a nation’s political power ... or of each starred entry 70 Ova 73 Promised 75 Places to leave full 77 “No more seating” sign 78 Any author of the Constitution 80 Lifesaving technique,

briefly 82 Back in fashion 83 Roofer’s gunk 84 Was queen 85 What a lead-in leads up to 88 Flyer with a remote control 90 Moray ___ 91 *Side-by-side evaluations (France) 95 Aware of, as a joke 96 Battle over a Wikipedia page 99 Anna’s sister in “Frozen” 100 Jon Snow’s wrap in “Game of Thrones”

(Jamaica) 41 Drive the getaway car, e.g.

42 Cardinal and maroon 45 “Sorta” prefix 46 Homer’s next-door frenemy 49 And so on, briefly 51 Knock down a ___ 52 Wind lower than a flute 55 Stomach concern 56 Basket of laundry, say 57 “How ya doin’?”

59 Appliance with a lint trap 62 Like many memorial flames 63 Small battery 64 Bickering DOWN 66 Not a huge amount 1 Agcy. tracking epidemics 68 Breath mint brand 2 Cleo portrayer in ‘63 69 Wrath 3 Number of syllables in 71 Yogurt add-in “scratched” 72 Kia SUV 4 Splinter group 5 Concern for a good govern- 74 Married 76 Greenskeeper’s supply ment 6 “That guy stole my wallet!” 78 Let loose 79 Had regrets about 7 Soothing succulents 80 Photo taker, for short 8 Dallas b-ball team 9 Thurman of “Pulp Fiction” 81 Tube in Mario games 85 Idiot 10 Nordstrom competitor 11 Former Attorney General 86 Horace’s “___ Poetica” 87 Secretive org.

Holder 12 Like the majority of Utah, 89 Tear 91 Close-knit groups religiously 92 Have because of 13 “You can relax, cadet!”

93 Inconsequential person 14 Airhead 94 Small burgers 15 Icy Hot target 97 iPad Pro, for one 16 Soup kitchen offering 98 Takes control (from) 18 Nueva York or Nuevo 101 “Get what I’m telling Mexico you?”

20 “Go team!” cries 103 Give a whole new look to 21 Really ace the test 104 Lena Dunham’s HBO 23 Easy gaits show 27 Big-box store for a DIYer 106 Wander 28 It lets you recharge on 107 Desire vacation (var.)

29 Triggers a speed trap, say 108 Ring maker?

109 Small price to pay 30 *Front man of the Four 110 Patella’s place Seasons (Ukraine) 111 Ancient Briton 34 Family 112 Princess from Alderaan 35 Space heater?

36 Nintendo gaming system 115 “xXx” actor Diesel 116 It’s dynamite!

37 To blame 117 Green or black drink 38 Enter 118 Upper-left key 40 *Pizza oven inserts

All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise stated.

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Puzzle Two Clue: C equals Y

2018 RECORD: 9-1 (1-0 in district) PLAYOFF APPEARANCE: SSAC semifinal HEAD COACH: Jacob Doss KEY RETURNERS: Ross Fournet, Cole Nabavi, Matthew Kane KEY LOSSES: Kai Patterson, Najji Allen, Joel Noel BIG GAME(S): Master’s Academy, Orlando Christian Prep, Foundation Academy, TFA

finals. But last year is in the past, and now the Lakers have to deal with losing 11 starters.

Offensively, Doss will be without Kai Patterson, who last year tossed for 1,480 yards and picked up 24 total touchdowns (21 passing, three rushing). It’s a big loss, but he has a few options, including junior Cole Nabavi, who last year picked up a decent amount, of playing time late in the Lakers many blowout games.

Despite not having a few key parts from last year’s team, Doss doesn’t know what this team’s greatest strength will be, but he does have full confidence in his guys.

“We have some talent — we have to build more and come together more in camp, and our offense will change, I think,” Doss said. “I don’t know what our bread and butter will be yet, but we are going to have a lot of our similar principles.

“We’re not going to go as fast as what we used to… because we had those senior guys and a quarterback who has done it for three years,” he said. “But Cole has a great grasp, but I want to slow it down a little bit for him until he gets the hang of it — then we’ll start going warp speed again.”

Puzzle One Clue: C equals V

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