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YOUR TOWN SHARE YOUR ARTISTIC TALENTS Organizers for Windermere Arts’ third annual Art Wine & Music Stroll are accepting applications for the event, to be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Grove Orlando, 4750-4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere.

They are looking for talented artists and musicians, as well as sponsors, for the evening.

Application details can be obtained by calling (407) 808-0665.

This year’s selected charity is New Hope for Kids.

Property rezoning draws discussion Council members heard concerns of residents regarding a possible rezoning of a property in downtown Windermere.

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Windermere Elementary fifth-grader Loren Williams was inspired to bring a little free library to the town of Windermere after seeing one on the Disney Channel.. STORY ON PAGE 4.

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Ten-year-old Loren Williams is the daughter of Windermere Town Council Member Andy Williams, who built the little free library in a manner that mimics how some of the old buildings in the town used to look.

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It was a full house Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Town Hall as the Windermere Town Council opened up the floor to residents regarding the rezoning of a downtown property.

The meeting had a number of public hearings, but the one that drew the crowd was the hearing for a set of three connected ordinances regarding

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Community members got to see the designs for the new school during a community meeting Monday, Aug. 19.

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TOO COOL AT SCHOOL Families at Bay Lake Elementary gathered for a fun food truck event Aug. 16. SEE PAGE 9.

Designs for a relief high school in Horizon West now are complete, and construction is set to begin later this year.

Builders and Orange County Public Schools representatives held the 100% design/construction kickoff community meeting for high-school site 113-H-W-4

Monday, Aug. 19, at Windermere High School. The new school currently has a temporary address of 10393 Seidel Road, Winter Garden. The school is scheduled to open in August 2021.

High school site 113-H-W-4 will be located on a 69.8-acre property, and the total building square footage is approximately 344,000 SEE NEW PAGE 4

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properties at 111 and 119 W. Fifth St. that would remove both from the Town Center Guidelines Master Plan and the Town Center Overlay District and rezone the property at 111 W. Fifth St. from residential to commercial.

“What’s been created is a doughnut hole,” Town Manager Robert Smith said.

“You’re not going to put another home on that property, because of the surrounding uses,” Smith said.

“So, commercial is the best use for that piece of property.”

The rezoning was requested by the property owner, Lavina Williams, to match the surrounding parcels, according to town documents.

The property at 111 W. Fifth St. currently is zoned as residential and is surrounded by parcels with commercial uses. To the east of the property is the Windermere Shopping Center; to the north is a church, an orthodontist’s office and a real estate office; to the west is a public parking lot leased by the town; and to the south are municipal buildings.

Public notices were mailed out to properties within 500 feet of the addresses. According to town documents, the city received nine responses in support — excluding the owner — and five against the rezoning.

At the meeting, the residents were also split on the ordinances, mentioning traffic and a growing downtown.

Windermere resident Renee Cingolani, who lives across the street from the parking lot at 111 West Fifth St., told the council she thinks the

city should keep residential properties residential.

Cingolani also said she’s concerned about a possible new business exacerbating the town’s traffic issues.

“We’ve been told that … 80% of the traffic that comes through town is not local residents,” Cingolani said. “Yet we’re building more commercial? Where is our traffic going to go?”

While a few spoke up against the vote, several also spoke up in support of new business in town.

Andy McGhee of Windermere Brewing Company said he wants to see a downtown that is small but thriving and diverse.

“We aren’t asking to be Winter Garden, we aren’t asking to be Ocoee, or any other burgeoning, smaller developing community,” McGhee said. “What we’re trying to be here is, quintessentially, Windermere.”

Theresa Schretzmann-Myers, former chair of the Windermere Tree Board, also spoke regarding the trees in the addressed area and suggested the town replant some of the trees that were removed when the parking lot was developed.

“I also am in favor of a vibrant downtown community, but I defer to the residents that have to live there who miss that green buffer,” Schretzmann-Myers said.

Smith said despite any changes made to the property, the town’s design guidelines established in 2004 will still apply to whatever is done with the property.

The city will hold the final public hearing and council members will vote on the zoning and associated ordinances at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

10, at Windermere Town Hall.

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‘We’re gonna do this’ A song by singer/ songwriter Patrick Gibson shares the testimony of Foundation Academy student Bailey Trinder.

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true test of faith — that’s what Patrick Gibson said he witnessed in a waiting room at Orlando Regional Medical Center Sept. 6,

2018.

That’s what Foundation Academy parents Brian and Betsy Trinder faced when they heard the news — that their son, Bailey, had less than a 3% chance to live because of head trauma following a car accident.

Bailey — a star football player for Foundation Academy — needed prayer, and that led to a waiting room getting filled to capacity with the teammates, ministers and friends.

And in the Trinder family’s darkest hour, their faith would not be shaken.

“I remember Betsy and Brian coming down to give us the news that the doctor said there would be a 3% chance of survival for Bailey,” Gibson said. “They stated, ‘It’s all in God’s hands, and if God decides to take our baby, then His will be done.’ … Man, that was powerful. Talk about your faith being held to the flame.”

Fast-forward to the present day, and Bailey not only is alive but back in school, though he’s paralyzed from the waist down and relies on a motorized wheelchair.

His ability to walk might be gone, but an enduring testimony remains — and it’s now being told through music.

Gibson, a Clermont country singer/songwriter, celebrated the Trinder family with the release of his new song “We’re Gonna Do This (Bailey’s Song)” at a live concert Friday, Aug. 16, at the House of Blues in Disney Springs — a chance to share Bailey’s inspiring story.

Gibson — who attends Tuscanooga Baptist Church with the Trinder family and was a neighbor for a period of time — was inspired by not only Bailey’s strength as he embarked on a new chapter in his life, but also his parents’ faith during such a difficult time — the

Patrick Gibson, left, and Brian, Bailey and Betsy Trinder shared a special moment together on stage at the House of Blues.

faith shown in that waiting room.

The day after the accident, Gibson picked up his guitar and started writing.

“I just started playing and I just started putting these lyrics out,” Gibson said. “It was amazing how it all came together, but the song is not a story of mine — it’s truly a testimony of Bailey through song.

At the end of the day, it’s not my story to tell, so I’m blessed that I’ve had the opportunity to be in the lives of this family and Bailey and share the music, not just to share their story, but to testify.”

On Friday night at the House of Blues, Gibson and his band performed the song live and had Brian, Betsy and Bailey join them onstage. Gibson shared the family’s story before the band built back into a low chorus as the audience sang along: “We’re gonna do this, God is gonna see this through, together as a church there is nothing we can’t do.

There’s gonna be mountains, and walls we’ll have to climb, but with hope, faith, family and strength, we’re gonna do this.”

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Country Singer/songwriter Patrick Gibson shared Bailey Trinder’s story through song.

It wasn’t about the show, it wasn’t about the music, and it wasn’t about himself, Gibson said. It was about a testimony .

“I didn’t write the story — the story was already written, from the Trinders and God,” Gibson said. “To be able to take those words and put it all on paper and push it out and feed it out, that’s pretty amazing.”

Bailey said he was thrilled to hear the song performed live in front of an audience.

“Mr. Patrick came to me and showed me a clip of it that he was working on, and we just sat down and came up with the rest of it,” Bailey said. “It’s pretty neat to see the final thing come through.”

“I picture it as that was the waiting room that night — even though I wasn’t there and I don’t remember it,” he said.

For Bailey’s father, it was the first time he’d heard the song all the way through, he said.

“Patrick would send it to me and I’d start it, and I couldn’t get

through it,” Brian said.

Gibson added that he hopes the song lifts the spirits of listeners whenever they hear it.

“Our whole purpose was to get people to sing back and be that strength and reconfirmation to the Trinder family — together, as a church, we’re going to do this,” Gibson said.

“How many other people in that crowd did we touch with that that’s going through something and needs that reminder?”

Bailey is still pressing forward with the support of his family and friends. He’s set to graduate on time from Foundation Academy with his friends and peers.

“Bailey is truly an inspirational person to many ... believers and non-believers,” Gibson said.

“He’s a remarkable kid. … I’m super excited to see Bailey moving forward.”

“I didn’t write the story — the story was already written, from the Trinders and God.” — Patrick Gibson

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New chapter begins in Windermere ERIC GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER

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hen 10-year-old Loren Williams craves adventure, she picks up a book.

“I like reading — it creates a whole new world inside a little book,” Loren said. “It takes me to another place.”

“She has a huge amount of imagination that she’s always had, and I think she finds different ways, through books, to experience and expand upon the imagination that she has,” Loren’s mom, Colleen, said. “She reads to explore other worlds.”

That love of reading is something that helped motivate the Windermere Elementary fifthgrader to start Loren’s Little Free Library in the town of Windermere.

It’s located right in front of the town’s historic Cal Palmer Memorial Building, and it was installed on Monday, Aug.12.

“My little free library works like (this): You leave a book and then you take a book and we have a guest book (that you sign),” Loren said. “The top shelf is adult (books), and the bottom shelf is for kids.”

The little free library combines Williams’ love for reading with a call to serve her community.

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“I like reading — it creates a whole new world inside a little book. It takes me to another place.”

— Loren Williams

Council Member Andy Williams.

Andy said he built the little free library using reclaimed wood. He built it — with some help from Loren — in a way that mimics the architecture of the buildings in the town. Andy added that it “looks like a little house.”

“I used mostly reclaimed lumber — 90% of it is reclaimed — and kind of just styled it from our local buildings,” Andy said.

“We kind of did it off the cuff.

We didn’t really have plans and kind of had a vision of what she wanted. She wanted two sections, and they had to be certain sizes because books come in so many sizes. It took us a couple of months (to build it).

“I just think this project was a little bit about her love of reading, her inspiration to want to do something in the community and to bring the community together,” Colleen said. “She had been talking about this for a while. …

She kept saying, ‘Mom, I want to do this. Mom, I want to do this.’

So it was kind of nice getting the younger generation in Windermere to be able to be a part of the growth of Windermere.”

Loren added her little free library is waterproof so the books stay protected from the rainy Florida weather and said she chose to decorate it with her school colors, blue and yellow. She said she’s been wanting to create her little free library since she saw one in a commercial on the Disney Channel a few years ago. After joining the National Elementary Honor Society at her school, she and her dad got the ball rolling on the little free library as part of a community service project for the NEHS. “I’ve been asking my parents if we could do one for a couple of years,” Loren said. “I saw a little free library once (on TV), and thought it was really cool, so I wanted to do one. … And then I got in the Honor Society and they said we can do this (for community service).”

The little free library is just one community service project Loren has her hands on. She’s also involved in a project with other students at Windermere Elementary that is focused on cleaning up the lakes around the town of Windermere. That project is called “Clean Lakes Safe Wakes.”

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square feet. The school will be comprised of five primary buildings: An administration building that acts as a secure, single-point of entry during school hours; a building that will house the media center and gymnasium; a cafeteria; a music room and auditorium building; and a three-story classroom building. The buildings will be situated around a centralized courtyard and would look similar to the design of Windermere High.

The school will have a student capacity of 2,776. District 4 School Board Member Pam Gould said although the school won’t have portables in its first year with students, she expects the school will need portables after that because of the continued growth in Horizon West.

“If the economy stays the way that it (is now) at the rapid pace of what we see for (people) moving in here, it’s very possible we’ll have portables within a year — not the first year just because we don’t

have the senior class in there and there’s usually a little breathing room,” Gould said. “I would say that we would plan for portables until we can get the next school open. … Unless something changes in the market.”

Wharton-Smith Inc. is the building contractor for the new school, and SchenkelShultz Architecture is the architectural firm that designed the school after an OCPS prototype used to build other schools in Orange County.

Patrick Rauch of SchenkelShultz discussed some of the modern features that will be included in the new school.

“Some of the upgrades that you’ll see with this school: From an education standpoint, there are some innovative learning hubs incorporated into the classroom buildings; from a technology standpoint, you have interactive touchscreen TVs … (and) WiFi throughout the campus,” Rauch said. “The buildings are much more energy efficient now.”

The classroom building will

have 77 classrooms, 16 science labs, three art labs, two business labs and collaborative learning spaces and also will feature teacher planning rooms and administrative offices, said Lynn Lefebvre of SchenkelShultz.

Security features at the school include a full security system and cameras for the whole school, a two-way emergency radio system, a voice evacuation fire alarm system, a permanent generator, fencing around the school, a secure courtyard design, card reader entrance controls and a single, secure entry point during school hours. Additionally, the school’s gymnasium will act as a shelter in times of emergencies, such as hurricanes.

In terms of athletic amenities, the school will have a football stadium/track with a field house, dance room, weight room, practice fields, baseball and softball fields, concession stands, tennis courts and outdoor basketball courts. The school also will have a greenhouse and shade house.

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Summerlake residents share dreams for park Shade trees, a running path and basketball courts are all on the residents’ wish list for the new Summerlake Park.

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Orange County is looking to Summerlake residents for design ideas for a new neighborhood park.

At a community meeting Thursday, Aug. 15, at Windermere High School, Summerlake residents were ready to contribute design ideas to what soon will be a new park in their neighborhood.

Summerlake Park will be located at the intersection of Porter Road and Wood Sage Drive and will be built in conjunction with a new elementary school. Both are planned for a 2021 opening date.

More than 30 Summerlake residents made it out to the new Windermere High School Performing Arts Center to submit their preferences at the meeting led by Orange County Parks and Recreation staff members Matt Suedmeyer, manager, and Greg Wenrick, a landscape architect.

Residents expressed a desire for several different amenities, from a running path and shade trees to open space and a basketball court and a picnic pavilion.

Mandy Pike is a mother whose family moved to Summerlake four years ago. She has three children under the age of 8.

“I love Independence’s park,

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The new park will be built in tandem with an elementary school.

and we go there often, so I would like something like that,” Pike said.

She said one feature she would definitely like to see is a basketball court.

“In our neighborhood, you cannot have a basketball hoop in front of your home,” Pike said.

“It’s just part of our HOA, and so it (would be) nice to have extra space for the kids to play basketball. I just want a place where the

community can gather.”

Other residents expressed concerns about adding a basketball court, believing the court could attract people from outside the neighborhood. Several suggested a couple half courts instead.

About $1.2 million is set aside for the park with $200,000 going toward design and $1 million for construction. The neighborhood park will be a sunrise/sunset neighborhood park only open

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during daylight hours, according to Suedmeyer. He said the county will not be building bathrooms or on-site parking and it will not be staffed.

This is partially due to the lack of staff and partially because bathrooms usually cost around $500,000 to build, which is easily half of the entire budget, he said.

Summerlake already has three parks — one of which is a dog park — in the neighborhood through the HOA, which have play areas for younger children and open, grassy spaces.

Summerlake HOA president Rob Taylor said he was looking forward to working with Orange County on another park for the community. Taylor has lived in the area for almost six years and said he was excited for the county to build the park and would like to see another play area for children.

“For me personally, I have a 2-and-a-half-year-old, so I think (I would like) a toddler play area and then maybe something he can grow into and play in the years to come,” Taylor said.

Summerlake HOA Vice President Sandy Hansen said he believes residents would enjoy a few benches facing Walt Disney World to watch the nightly fireworks. This was an idea a few residents voiced during the meeting, expressing a desire for some

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park benches or a grassy knoll to sit on at night.

“Probably every night you’ll find half a dozen or more people out there standing, watching the fireworks.”

While some people wanted to explore amenities the neighborhood did not already have, Hansen said the neighborhood was big enough that he could see people wanting another dog park or something else that already is around since there are approximately 1,445 units in Summerlake.

“That’s why there’s more than one playground in the community right now,” Hansen said.

For residents who were not able to attend the meeting, there is a survey online available at surveymonkey.com/r/SummerlakePark. So far, Suedmeyer said the Parks and Recreation Department has already received more than 320 completed surveys.

“Please know that this is just the very beginning of the process and at the end of the day we’ll have a park built that the majority of you will be very, very happy with,” Suedmeyer said at the meeting.

The next community meeting regarding Summerlake Park will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at Windermere High School.

“In our neighborhood you cannot have a basketball hoop in front of your home. It’s just part of our HOA, and so it (would be) nice to have extra space for the kids to play basketball. I just want a place where the community can gather.”

— Mandy Pike

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Cheers! American Social Bar & Kitchen opens on Restaurant Row The Dr. Phillips location is the South Florida-based company’s first in Orlando and fourth overall.

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A new, high-energy sports bar concept has made its new home on Restaurant Row. American Social Bar & Kitchen — located at 7335 W. Sand Lake Road, Suite 101, Orlando — opened its doors Aug. 8. The upscale sports bar and restaurant offers American comfort food in a casual-dining atmosphere. From the bar, customers can unwind with a handcrafted signature cocktail or choose from an extensive list of craft beers. Lunch, dinner and happy-hour specials are available daily, and brunch will be offered Saturdays and Sundays.

“We have $5 burgers on Monday,” said Adam Perhosky, American Social’s director of marketing and events. “On Thursday, we have ‘Cocktail Therapy,’ which is basically our play on lady’s night.

It includes $3 Ketel (One) Botanicals. And then on Saturdays and Sundays, we have our bottomless drink specials — bottomless mimosas (and) bloody marys. We do … brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.”

The award-winning restaurant will feature an extensive lineup of primetime sporting events and also offers an exciting late-night experience. Guests can watch various games from the 27 TVs throughout the space. At night, American Social will feature live music, live entertainment or DJs.

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American Social Bar & Kitchen is an upscale sports bar that also doubles as a late-night lounge.

“On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, we transform from a restaurant into a high-energy bar and lounge vibe,” Perhosky said.

“We (also) have DJs and other entertainment. (We’ll) have live acts come in on Tuesday nights, on Thursday nights, on Friday nights and on Saturday nights. During Saturday and Sunday brunch, we’ll have DJs and entertainment (as well).”

American Social Orlando is the fourth location for the South Florida-based sports bar and restaurant concept and the first in the Orlando area. The 8,500-squarefoot, 281-seat restaurant features an expansive outdoor patio with

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Lake Down development raises compatibility, environmental concerns A proposed development project might be coming to a property along Lake Down.

A proposed development could bring up to a dozen new homes to an 18-acre property along Lake Down, but current plans propose fitting those homes on three to four acres of land.

County leaders held a community meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Chain of Lakes Middle School regarding the rezoning of an 18.16-acre property from Country Estate District (RC-E) and Country Estate Cluster District (R-CEC) to Planned Development (PD).

The property is located on 9508 Windy Ridge Road, which is near Gotha and the town of Windermere. About 5 acres of the property are located in Lake Down, and the remaining 13 acres are upland and developable.

Applicant Jim Hall of Hall Development Services represented the property owner at the meeting. He said the original plans called for

developing up to 14 homes on the property because they originally thought there were 14 upland acres on the property, but a later study revealed there are 13 upland acres.

“Your basic development right in the state of Florida is not zoning … it’s this thing called (the) ‘future land-use (designation),’” Hall said.

“For this property and every one on this side of Lake Down — north of Lake Down — (the future land-use designation) is called rural settlement, and it allows one house per one dry acre.”

The property’s future land-use designation of rural settlement 1/1 allows for up to 13 homes on the property because of the 13 upland acres of land on it. However, only up to 12 new homes would be built — if the rezoning request and develop site plans are approved — on the property, because a 50,000-square-foot home already exists on it. Additionally, the existing home would retain nine to 10 acres of the overall property —

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meaning the 12 new homes would be built on three to four acres of the property, Hall said.

“There will be no lakefront lots,” Hall said. “There will be no lake access to the new homes. The existing house will keep its dock and its boat … (but) the new houses aren’t lakefront.”

Hall added that the proposed new homes would have central water and individual septic tanks.

He also said the homes would be premium, high-priced homes.

Current plans for the development propose building the homes on lots that are 50 feet wide and 6,000 square feet in area. The new homes are proposed to be built on the eastern portion of the property. Additionally, waivers from the Orange County Code to reduce the required amount of open space, recreation space and setbacks are being requested, as well as a waiver to increase the impervious surface area.

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Educator spends week at Space Camp AMY QUESINBERRY COMMUNITY EDITOR

For one Foundation Academy teacher, summer vacation meant the opportunity to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

Lori Waters, biology and environmental science teacher finally realized a dream of hers when she participated in the Space Academy for Educators at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

“I’ve wanted to attend Space Camp since I was in fourth grade,” Waters said.

“I vividly recall the Challenger disaster in 1986 and take my inspiration from Christa McAuliffe, the educator who died on that mission.”

During her camp adventure, Waters collaborated with 16 other educators from around the United States, as well as one from Australia and one from Japan.

She participated in myriad activities, including team-building projects, water-survival training, astronaut and mission control training with simulated missions to Mars and the moon, and a variety of STEM activities for the classroom. She launched rockets, learned about electronics and “developed ablative shields and landers for eggs-stronauts,” she said.

“The one-sixth gravity chair simulated what it feels like to walk on the moon, and, of course, spinning in the astronaut training multi-axis chair, which is unique to space camp in Huntsville, was a must-do,” Waters said.

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Lori Waters attended Space Camp this summer and returned with ideas and lessons for her biology and environmental science students.

KATHERINE JOHNSON, THE FIRST ACADEMY

Before becoming a full-time mom, Katherine Johnson spent years building her organizational and time-management skills as a financial adviser and corporate trainer. Johnson’s background made her a natural fit for the role of parent association president. Not only has she spent time in the corporate world, but also she has had time as a stay-at-home mom. This duality helps her to easily connect with families, whether they’re working corporately or staying at home with their kids.

What do you love most about your school?

The First Academy community feels like a family. When we moved to Orlando four years ago, we wanted to find a school that aligned with our family values. The school not only cared about the education of our children, (it also) cared about the well-being of the whole child. The First Academy welcomed us with open arms, and we quickly felt like we had a family. I value the partnership that The First Academy fosters between home and school. The teachers and administrators pour the Gospel into our children each day.

The school helps my husband and I to shepherd our children’s hearts.

What’s your favorite part of your role?

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ter Houston in 2018. She also attended the SPACE Conference for Educators at the Kennedy Space Center last month through a scholarship from the Florida Space Grant Consortium.

“I am teaching the Mars generation,” she said. “These students will be the astronauts, engineers, scientists, project managers and politicians (who) will lead to human exploration of Mars and beyond. Plus, the rocket launches and current missions provided a tremendous hook to help connect scientific content with real-world application.

Science becomes real and exciting.”

What made you want to take on this role?

I’ve always had a passion for serving, and I also found it was a great way to meet other families when we first moved here. I wanted to be a part of building the community that my children are involved in.

What motivates you?

I’m motivated by making a difference and contributing to something that blesses others and impacts their lives now and in the future. I hope that the work of the Parent Association will not only bless our current students but also will help future generations of The First Academy students.

What’s the nicest thing a student, parent or faculty member has said to you or done for you?

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volunteer in the classroom. The thank yous and hugs of appreciation from my children’s classmates always warm my heart.

How excited are you for the new school year?

We are all very excited for the new school year. While summer is a fun and special time, our family enjoys getting back into the rhythm of school routines. Our school year theme this year is “Stronger Together,” based on the verse 1 Corinthians 12:12, 26 — “There are many parts, but one body. … When one part suffers, we all suffer; when one part rejoices, we all rejoice.” I am excited for this theme, because I believe when parents are involved, it strengthens the school community.

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Principal Myrlene Kimble enjoyed the event with her grandson, Tre.

Above: Anna Kate, 5, beat the evening heat with an icecold popsicle.

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One local middle school is starting its new school year on the right foot with the help of a generous gift.

Four first-year teachers at Gotha Middle School — Kelly Sanchez, Katherine Gray, Wendy Derrick and Henok Amare — were the recipients of a donation Wednesday, Aug. 14, totaling $1,000, or $250 per teacher.

The monetary gift, given by donor Dottie Wynn, will go toward school supplies and other classroom necessities to help create the best learning environment possible, Gotha Middle School Principal Monica Emery said.

“Some of our teachers are going to purchase flat-out supplies so they have a never-ending supply of pencils and notebooks and things like that for some of our kids who maybe aren’t able to purchase those throughout the school year,” she said. “With (the teachers) being brand-new, they don’t have a lot to make their classroom look warm and welcoming, and so some for them wanted to use some of that money to do that too.”

The teachers couldn’t be more thankful for the d o n o r ’s

generosity, Emery said.

“It was someone local who worked with the OCPS foundation to donate a large sum of money to schools who have kids who may have economic needs,” Emery said.

“We were pretty excited about it. The hard part for us was identifying only four teachers — we have over 60 teachers. We actually this year have four first-year teachers — this is their very first year teaching — so we chose those four.”

Other schools that received the $1,000 donation included Frangus, MetroWest and Westpointe elementaries, Emery said.

“It’s incredibly generous — we can’t afford to buy all of our teachers all of the things they need to make their classroom a welcoming environment,” Emery said.

“For a brand-new teacher to have 250 extra dollars — that’s a pretty cool thing.”

The donation ties in to an important message that’s being passed along to students, Emery said.

“One of the things that we were focusing on last year and actually this year is just how important it is to be nice,” Emery said. “I don’t know this person. I don’t know if this person has a connection to the school. To have somebody just completely out of the blue want to help some of our teachers help kids … there’s not many things that are nicer than that.”

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Since March, its members have served in Burundi and Kenya, both in Africa; and in the Central American countries of Guatemala and, most recently, Nicaragua.

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The team assisted in a baby rescue center, His Cherished Ones, and the Springs of Hope Kenya orphanage, and they shared in schools “about the hope we have in Jesus Christ,” Ray Lloyd said.

“Each year, every team member takes 100 pounds of supplies and gifts to our ministry partners: baby diapers, clothes for ages 0 through 18, children’s shoes, financial gifts, hygiene kits and school supplies,” Ray Lloyd said. “This has given us an opportunity to share the love of Christ through hand delivering these gifts and donations. The most valuable thing we are able to share is love and time that we have with these people.”

The Lloyd family considers it an honor to return to the same place each year to support the missionaries, Jim and Trena Mroczko and Molly Mitchell-Waits, serving in this area.

“After five years of going, many people in our group get off the airplane and recognize the place and people that have become family, so returning each year continues to build relationships,” Ashley Lloyd said. “The welcomes and openness of the Kenyan people shows how much love changes people and their lives.”

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“Most importantly, we shared the love of Christ through singing, handcrafted crosses, bracelets in Spanish that said ‘God is Love’ and a 4-by-6 card with John 3:16 in Spanish on one side and English on the other,” Kathy Marlow said.

“People need to be reminded if they’ve not heard it of God dying on the cross for our sins. And you can’t get to Heaven by just being a good person.”

This is the Marlows’ third trip to Nicaragua, and they already have their 2020 mission trip planned.

“People need to hear about God’s love, and no person should be left behind in hearing the good news of Christ,” Kathy Marlow said. “And shame on us if we can go and share the good news and don’t go as God wants us to.”

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“The most significant part of our trip was partnering with the staff at the malnutrition center to help improve the health and quality of life of children from struggling families in the area that are being served by the staff, interns, doctors, etc. — all while showing the love of God to each child,” Renee Ennis said.

The couple led a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 2018 and plan to lead a trip to Costa Rica next year.

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Robby. She was the daughter of Albert and Evelyn Hopper (deceased). She loved small animals, especially her Maltese, Milo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to your local SPCA or the American Heart Association in Edith’s memory.

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JoAnn met and married her loving husband, Harvey, and they moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She continued to sing and take voice lessons while she turned her attention to raising her three

children. Her creativity changed directions when she learned to decorate cakes and eventually started her own business creating custom-made wedding cakes.

JoAnn was a kind and caring person who loved God, loved her family, doted on her grandchildren and adored her cats!

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Nancy was born in Bunnell, Florida, on Dec. 2, 1946.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Lorraine Wilson, and the love of her life, Tom Walters.

She is survived by two siblings, Arthur Jr., of Flagler Beach, and Peggy Bryant (Bill), of Palm Coast. She has two daughters, Elisabeth Gadd (Jim), of Oviedo, and Lori (Jim), of Orlando; and a stepson, Philip Murray (Susan), of Orange Park.

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She returned to her family homestead in Flagler Beach in 2014 and lived there until shortly before her passing.

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With the arrival of the football season, teams throughout the area participated in their annual preseason Kickoff Classic games.

Windermere Prep fell 7-6 to St. Stephen’s Thursday, Aug. 15. Here are the scores from Friday, Aug. 16: Dr. Phillips 7, Edgewater 41; Olympia 14, Timber Creek 28; The First Academy 7, Tampa Cambridge 36; Windermere 25, Titusville 14.

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Logan Jerrells finished in second with a score of 66. Cooper Tate (68), Caden Burr (70), Louis Giovacchini (71) and Juan Echeverri (73) followed suit with solid outings. On the girl’s side, the Wolverines finished sixth overall, and were led by freshman Sara Loza (79).

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Marika Virthe and Alexis Distasio will be among a core group of returners making a splash with the Panthers’ volleyball team.

Pride of DP With a roster full of upperclassmen, this year’s Dr. Phillips volleyball team looks to go big under first-year head coach Emily Loftus.

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ime flies — just ask Emily Loftus.

After taking over the Dr. Phillips volleyball program this summer, Loftus has been working relentlessly to prepare herself and her team for the 2019 season.

Over the past few months she has gone over everything — who’s

coming back, the general state of the program and so on — but even then it doesn’t feel like enough time.

“This summer flew by — it’s almost like I wish we had more time, because every team wants more time to prepare,” said Loftus with a laugh. “Every team wants that extra hour — that extra day — to prepare. If you’re a perfectionist like me, then you really just want to take the time to make sure that

everything is smoothed out.”

The time to prepare has evaporated in front of her eyes, and now the games are afoot, as the Panthers start the regular season Thursday, Aug. 22, against Apopka.

While she’d like more time, there’s an excitement in her voice when she talks about the season at hand, and she’s not the only one who is ready to go. It may have felt SEE PANTHERS PAGE 16

Pat Hollern takes over as Windermere Prep AD The school’s new athletic director is looking to build on the department’s previous successes.

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Windermere Prep student Patricio Font once again proved he belongs among the world’s best water skiers as he took home gold in the men’s tricks event at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Aug. 11.

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Pat Hollern already has made himself at home at his new school.

The Windermere Prep athletic department is now under new management this year, as former Oxbridge Academy Athletic Director Pat Hollern takes the reins.

Now don’t worry, former AD Jacob Doss is still at the school serving as the head coach of the

football team — a position that he loves and will now have a chance to focus on 100%.

It was a decision made over the summer, when Doss realized that juggling his duties as an AD, coach and father to a newborn was too much. Plus, nowadays, most schools now have an AD who SEE HOLLERN PAGE 16

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like a fast summer for Loftus, but for athletes such as senior middle blocker Marika Virthe, it’s felt like an eternity.

“I’m really happy that it has finally come around,” Virthe said. “We’ve been waiting for this all summer, and we’ve been working hard at open gym and before school started, so we are all pretty excited.”

And the Panthers have a lot to be excited for, especially considering the experience and talent that’s returning to the court for Dr. Phillips.

There was the loss of captain middle blocker and right setter Mallory Porcher — who is now playing at North Carolina A&T — but outside of that the Panthers remain largely intact from last season.

Made up of the likes of Virthe, junior outside hitter Alexis Distasio, juniors Olivia Osuna and Kaley Landis, Loftus’ core of strong players will offer the much needed prowess that will help her tremendously in her first year. Even with the talent coming back, Loftus will admit that there’s still things to tweak.

A senior leader on the Olympia football team, Bryant Casteel is a key member on the defensive side of the ball. Going into his fourth year of varsity football, Casteel’s nose for the ball will come in handy for head coach Travis Gabriel as the Titans ready for the new season.

When did you first get into football?

I started when I was maybe 5 — my whole family plays football. It started on my daddy’s side, and then to my mom’s side, and I watched my cousins — that made me want to play even more.

THE BASICS SCHOOL: Olympia YEAR: Senior SPORT: Football POSITION: Safety YEARS ON VARSITY: Four

What’s your favorite part about playing football?

Playing with my team, playing with my boys, hitting people and being physical — all of that.

week’s regular season kickoff against West Orange High?

It feels great. I don’t like to rush games, because I’m a senior and stuff, but it feels great. I want to see what my boys are going to bring to the table and give them (West Orange High) a run for their money.

What’s the hardest — and best — part about playing at safety?

It’s not that hard, but I’d probably say covering the slots in the post. And my favorite is coming down the hill and catching picks, and I love blitzes. I had five sacks last year against Freedom.

This is your final season at Olympia, how are you feeling about that?

It sunk in this Friday. Some part of me feels down, and some parts are ready for the next level. I don’t really want to leave my boys — it’s tough.

When you’re out on the field, what is your mental approach to a play?

Reading my keys, using my techniques that my coaches taught me and breaking down open field tackles and that type of stuff. I use my surroundings — I watch behind myself.

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serves in only that role — a smart move, Hollern said.

“In today’s market of youth sports, an athletic department needs to be there for all of its teams,” Hollern said. “It can’t just be there for some and let others feel alone, and I think that is one of our biggest goals — to make sure every team feels the connection that we are there working for them, we are working with them.”

Hollern has only been on the job now since July 1, but he’s already picking things up left and right.

Luckily, Hollern said, the Windermere Prep community has been helping him prepare for his new role.

“It’s been great,” Hollern said.

“The people in the community are fantastic and it’s definitely a joy to go to work each day and see all the smiling faces of kids, and the teachers and the administration all sort of pushing in the same direction. It’s definitely been energizing to me, that’s for sure.”

A major part of Hollern’s job has been establishing policies and just figuring out how the school operates as a whole.

Every athletic department

What happens after you graduate?

I want to go play college football, and pursue my dreams — no matter if it’s D1, D2, D3.

That’s all I want to do.

When you get spare time, what do you enjoy doing?

I like to work out, go out and see movies — I just like chilling. I help my mom out, because she is pregnant right now. I clean around the house, I work on football — I still work off the field — and my grades I keep up to date.

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sure, and that can be challenging to work with sometimes, but at the same time can you come up with any more motivation? It’s what pushes me the most.

“Being a part of a DP program — any DP sport — you already have that,” she said. “Then when you put kids on my team — like the kids that I have who are D1 commits — then you are really looking at a lot of pressure and the girls can feel the pressure too, but it’s what drives the competition. Our underlying theme this whole year is to compete.”

Consider the added pressure of meeting expectations as fuel to the fire that helps push this year’s volleyball team. Or at least, that seems to be the case for Loftus and the players themselves.

And meeting those expectations head on has helped develop the girls over the span of their careers at Dr. Phillips, and it’s also led to the team becoming a more cohesive unit.

“I think we’re more serious this year, and we are more of a team — we are more gelled together and everyone has a good connection with each other,” Distasio said.

“I think everyone is working a lot harder.”

Hollern fitting in at WP

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

“Titan training waits on no man” — that’s what we say here.

Before a game, how do you get yourself ready?

With music — Chief Keef, 9lokkNine and stuff like that.

“We see the core — we have it — it’s just fine tuning certain parts that we really need to focus on, and I’m ready to get into the nitty gritty,” Loftus said. “I’m ready to really get in there and really see what kind of changes we can make and what adjustments we can make. I’m just like the girls — I’m as hungry as ever and I’m so ready to compete that it’s not even funny.”

Learning the strengths and weaknesses of the girls and the team as a whole is just one of the hurdles that Loftus has to face, but fewer may be bigger than dealing with the expectations for the program itself.

Over the last decade, the Panthers have become known as consistent winners on the court, and the expectations are to not only to compete, but to win big. Like last year, the Panthers are expected to win 20 games a season and take home district crowns — both of which Dr. Phillips did last season during its 2018 campaign.

“We have such high expectations that I do not plan on doing anything less than those expectations, and that’s pressure,” Loftus said. “That is 100% pres-

What is your favorite postgame meal?

Wings and pizza and a good old Dr. Pepper. I could probably have it every day — that’s my favorite food.

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should have a specific culture that matches the school, he said.

And each school has its own identity, meaning just because one thing works at one school, doesn’t mean it will work at another.

During his previous six years at Oxbridge Academy — a private, independent high school in West Palm Beach — Hollern saw the athletic program dominate in just about every sport.

The school saw state titles and runner-up finishes across girls basketball, football, girls soccer and so on, but there were challenges.

The programs at the school were winning, but something felt off about the culture that had been established there. The desire to develop a department’s culture would end up being one of the big things that drew Hollern’s attention to Windermere Prep.

“What I looked at when I was contacted about Windermere Prep was that opportunity to build an athletic department from the ground up,” Hollern said. “Jacob and those guys did a fantastic job, but I want to see how we can go from sixth grade and seventh grade — within our own system — and develop a culture where you have everybody

who are tuned into what we are doing and how we want to do it.”

As Hollern helps the department further establish its own identity, he also has plans to grow athletics in newer and better ways — adding his own personal touch here and there.

Social media outlets like Twitter will play a bigger role in sharing information about games and athletic programs, and will allow Hollern to make the department more accessible to the community. Hollern has plans to do more live tweeting of games, while doing pre-and-postgame stats — giving fans a more in-depth look at how players and teams faired.

Another fun addition is that of a Hudl Focus camera that was bought and will be placed in the gym so the department can livestream basketball and volleyball games.

All of these new steps, along with building a culture, are ultimately being done for one huge goal — to build an athletic department that supports everyone.

“For me personally, it is building those relationships and showing that we care,” Hollern said. “… We are going to be there for players and coaches alike — through the good and the bad.”

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The Wolverines overcame an early two-touchdown deficit to defeat Titusville 25-14 in its Kickoff Classic at Deputy Scott Pine Community Park. Jordan Dozier had a pair of second-half touchdown runs, while Stone Rivers added the go-ahead touchdown run late in the third quarter and the

Above: Windermere cheerleaders held up a banner prior to the introduction of the football team.

Right: Jordan Dozier fought off defenders on a run.

Windermere defense held the Terriers off the scoreboard for the game’s final 35 minutes.

Windermere returns home to Scott Pine Community Park this Friday, Aug. 23, to begin the regular season. The Wolverines, who this year make the jump to Class 8A from 7A in the Florida High School Athletic Association, face Cypress Creek in Week 1 for the third consecutive season with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

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