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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

We remember John Napolitano, father of Rescue 2’s John Napolitano, will be the keynote speaker at Windermere’s 9/11 service. PAGE 3

ONE ROUGH NIGHT

YOUR TOWN DPHS STUDENT CHOSEN FOR UF SCIENCE WEEK Dr. Phillips High School student William Lewis was among 22 high-school students in Florida who were chosen to spend a week at the University of Florida participating in the inaugural Florida Youth Institute.

The program is sponsored by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the World Food Prize Foundation.

Students explored issues relating to agriculture, natural resources and food security. The aim is to connect students to academic programs that will prepare them for careers in agricultural and natural resource sciences.

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The fire destroyed nearly everything in the home.

Some Windermere and Horizon West residents awoke to downed trees, debris and other destruction following a strong band of storms from Hurricane Hermine.

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Dr. Phillips family loses home to fire A family of six lost nearly all its belongings in a fire.

But, its members haven’t lost hope they’ll recover and find a new home.

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Ronnie Drumm has enjoyed a life in music.

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It was a lifetime of possessions.

And it was all gone — almost in an instant.

“It happened so fast,” Jennifer Flores said of the experience of watching her home be consumed by flames. “You sit there and watch it, and you feel so hopeless because there’s nothing you can do but watch it fall apart. … It was like a movie, but you’d never sit back and SEE FIRE PAGE 6

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CAREGIVING MATTERS WORKSHOPS Check-in starts at 9:30 a.m., presentation is 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 9, at Serenades West Orange, 720 Roper Road, Winter Garden. The three-part series is being held in partnership with the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Senior Resource Alliance.

This month’s program is “How to Communicate When Logic Doesn’t Work,” and it provides to caregivers and family members an overview of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease with specific emphasis on communication and behavior issues.

Admission is free.

Register with Cindi Spurgeon of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, (407) 843-1910, Ext. 301.

EDIBLE CRAFTS 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. This is a three-part series for ages 6 to 13. (407) 835-7323.

FALL FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Celebrate fall with stories, games and activities featuring apples, pumpkins and autumn leaves.

Ages 3-5. (407) 835-7323.

LIVE MUSIC: THE DOWN BROTHERS 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Dexter’s of Windermere, 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere. (407) 258-7028.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

LIVE MUSIC: MARCUS GULLEN 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Dexter’s of Windermere, 4757 The Grove Drive, Windermere.

(407) 258-7028.

MARK ALAN MAGIC 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Watch Mark Alan amaze and amuse with magical fun. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

ROSEN EVENT CENTER FILM FESTIVAL Sept. 10 to 11 at Rosen JCC, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. This inaugural festival will feature themed movies, food and family fun. (407) 3875330.

YOGA ON THE LAWN 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, on the silo lawn of the Crooked Can Brewery at Plant Street Market, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

Grab your yoga mat and some friends for a relaxing Saturday morning. (407) 395-9520.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11

9/11 CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the 9/11 Memorial behind Town Hall, 520 Main St. Joining Mayor Gary Bruhn will be other elected officials, Boy Scouts from local troops, musical performances by members of the First Baptist Church of Windermere and many families who lost loved ones on that day.

MONDAY, SEPT. 12

ARTSY TODDLER 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

Children ages 1 to 3 can enjoy stories, songs and exploring age-appropriate art experiences.

(407) 835-7323.

monthly group. For more, call (407) 749-0333.

RIBBON CUTTING: INSPIRED LIVING AT WINDERMERE 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Inspired Living at Windermere, 1060 Tomyn Blvd., Ocoee. Sarah Easterly, (407) 961-7400.

ROSEN JCC POKER LEAGUE 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at the Rosen JCC, 11184 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Orlando. This Texas Hold ’Em-style league includes five weeks of tournament play. The top scorers then advance to the final table for a chance to win prizes.

Ages 21 and older. Lori Levine, (407) 387-2740.

ROTARY CLUB OF WINDERMERE Meets at 6:54 a.m. Tuesdays at Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St., Windermere. For more, visit windermererotary. org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 13

METROWEST EXCLUSIVE LEADS GROUP 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Keke’s Breakfast Cafe, 2433 S. Hiawassee Road, Suite 130, Orlando. The Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce hosts this

TERTULIA CUATRO GATOS: SPANISH BOOK CLUB 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Join this Spanishlanguage book club to discuss literature, art, music and more.

All are welcome. (407) 8357323.

TREE HOUSE ADVENTURES 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando.

High adventure and interactive activities based on the popular Magic Tree House series. Ages 6 to 9. For more, call (407) 8357323.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

We remember JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER

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n the late hours of Sept. 11, 2001, John Napolitano arrived at the World Trade Center, a scene of utter destruction and chaos.

Fires still burned around the scene of the fallen towers, and smoke and dust surrounded him.

The heat and smoke at times felt unbearable. Most heart-wrenching of all was the shrill sound of alarms that echoed across the site. The alarms were attached to each firefighter, and if the firefighter was trapped or stopped moving, the alarm would sound.

“They are piercing alarms,” Napolitano said. “I knew what they were, and I could hear them.”

Napolitano was accompanied by his friend Lenny Crisci. The friends each were searching for someone close to them. Crisci was searching for his brother, John Crisci, a lieutenant with the Haz-Mat 1 unit. Napolitano searched for his son, who shared his name, John Napolitano. The younger Napolitano was part of the Fire Department of the City of New York’s Rescue 2 unit and the Lakeland Fire Department.

The elder Napolitano wanted to get a message to his son. If his son was alive, he wanted him to know his dad was there looking for him.

And if he was looking down from heaven, Napolitano wanted his son to know that he loved him.

He saw a wall covered in ash near a triage site. If his son was rescued, Napolitano knew they would bring him to the site, and he would see the message from his father.

He drew these words in the ash: “Rescue 2. John Napolitano.

I’m here and I love you. Dad.”

John Napolitano, the father of Rescue 2’s John Napolitano, will be the keynote speaker at Windermere’s candlelight service.

John Napolitano wrote this note in the ash to his son, a firefighter who died while responding to the attacks on the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

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Above: The elder John Napolitano wears a Rescue 2 hat in his son’s memory.

A SON TO BE PROUD OF

From a young age, John Napolitano seemed to be a bright boy with a big future. His kindergarten teacher showed up at their Brooklyn apartment with books far too complicated for the typical kindergarten student.

“He can read,” she told John and Joann Napolitano, his parents.

As he grew, his success continued. His SAT scores came back remarkably high, and his father figured he would have his pick of colleges.

He still managed to have fun.

The family bought a house on Long Island, and his friends knew the Napolitano house was always open to them. They spent countless hours playing in the woods behind his home At 16, he started out as a junior volunteer in the Lakeland Fire Department. When he began testing to become a firefighter, his father asked him what he was doing and why he didn’t talk about college.

“He was focused toward helping people,” Napolitano said.

His father suggested he attend college while waiting to get an offer to be a firefighter. But his son didn’t want to take someone else’s place in a field he wasn’t going into. If he was to advance his education, he would do it along the lines of fire service.

“Perhaps I can help other firemen become better firemen,” he told his father.

In 1991, he got the call to join

Left: John Napolitano with his wife, Anne, and daughters Elizabeth and Emma Rose.

FDNY, which he accepted, while still volunteering his time at the Lakeland Fire Department. He held every rank available to him, becoming Lakeland’s youngest fire chief and becoming a fire commissioner.

He married his high-school sweetheart, Anne. Together, they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Emma Rose.

While working with the Lakeland Fire Department, he rescued a cat, which he gave to his wife, a cat-lover. They named the cat Ember. A few years later, he rescued a dog — which he wanted to keep, but the family wasn’t thrilled about. The new dog, Smokey, terrorized Ember at first.

Because Anne knew her husband would do anything for her, she allowed the dog to stay.

If anything happens to me, I know that the dog will protect you, Anne’s husband told her.

It was only a few weeks before Sept. 11, 2001.

NO CLOSURE

The elder Napolitano wrote his message to his son in several places at the site of the World Trade Center. For weeks, he returned every day to search for his son.

John Crisci’s body was recovered, as were those of many of the younger Napolitano’s friends.

But there was no closure for the Napolitanos. Like many people killed in the attacks, Napolitano’s body was never found.

For his parents, it was hard to stay in the house in which their son grew up. Eventually they joined their daughter in Florida.

They reside in Palm Beach County but own property in MetroWest.

They travel back to New York when they can. At first, Napolitano thought it would be hard to be away from the firehouses his son served at. But in Florida, he found an instant connection.

“When I stepped foot in the first firehouse, I felt like I was home,” he said. “The connection is countrywide.”

The family helps each other through the grief, but it is still hard. The parents find the Windermere Memorial provides solitude, one of the few places where they can visit together.

Napolitano’s youngest daughter recently had a baby, and among the joy of her birth, the pain is still real.

“The only way she’s going to know her wonderful uncle is through photographs,” Napolitano said. “She’ll never know the true him.”

Napolitano’s message to his son, written 15 years ago, was widely shared. A New York Post reporter wrote about him writing the message, and since then, the 9/11 Memorial Museum has featured the photograph in its archives.

His daughters have grown up as well. Elizabeth is preparing to graduate college, and Emma Rose, following in her father’s footsteps, is a volunteer firefighter with the Lakeland Fire Department.

In the time since 2001, Ember and Smokey have joined Napolitano up in heaven. But his legacy lives on.

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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ANNIVERSARY EVENTS WINDERMERE 9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE The town of Windermere will hold its annual 9/11 Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the site of the 9/11 Memorial behind Town Hall, 520 Main St. Joining Mayor Gary Bruhn will be other elected officials, local Boy Scouts, musical performances by members of the First Baptist Church of Windermere and families who lost loved one on that day.

The keynote speaker will be John Napolitano, who lost his son, John, on 9/11.

“I can think of no better way to honor the innocent people who lost their lives that day than a memorial service at dusk before a piece of the World Trade Center that is now an everlasting memorial in their memory,” Bruhn said. “We have many families who lost loved ones that day who will join us, and we want to mark this 15th year after the tragedy with a very special event different than the others we have had. We are going to make this a moving event, and also an uplifting experience of hope and healing.”

Windermere is home to a black granite memorial that displays a 680-pound piece of steel from the debris of the World Trade Center.

For information, contact Bruhn at (407) 876-1732 or windermeremayor@yahoo. com.

FORMER FDNY FIREFIGHTER JIMMY BROWN Former FDNY firefighter Jimmy Brown is speaking at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept, 11, at The Church at Oak Level, 10564 Second Ave., Ocoee. The former atheist, who was on duty at Station 10 on Sept. 11, 2001, will share his experience and how he came to know God. Doors open at 10 a.m.; seating is limited.

For information, call (407) 656-1523.

CENTRAL FLORIDA BALLET The Central Florida Ballet will commemorate the 15th anniversary attack on the World Trade Center with a performance of “9/11 An American Moment.” It will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Northland, A Church Distributed, 2828 S. Bay St., No. 1, Eustis.

Tickets are $20 standard viewing area, $30 prime viewing area or $50 VIP. Tickets can be purchased online at centralfloridaballet. com or by calling (407) 849-9948.

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Tornadoes strike West Orange Storms from Hurricane Hermine caused damage in Keene’s Pointe, Hamlin and Stoneybrook West.

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A tornado that touched down in the Hamlin community claimed several trees, as well as this fence.

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Residents in the Hamlin community in Horizon West, Stoneybrook West in Winter Garden and Keene’s Pointe near Windermere awoke Sept. 2 to downed trees, damaged fences, debris and other destruction following a particularly strong band of storms from Hurricane Hermine.

The entire West Orange area was under a tornado warning for more than an hour Sept. 1 as the band moved north through the area.

Although most of the community was spared from destruction, Hamlin, Keene’s Pointe and Stoneybrook West all suffered damage. Residents reported tornadoes in those communities.

Hamlin resident Matt Beach heard the tornado before he realized what was happening. Beach said he’s lived in Florida almost his whole life, so he’s experienced quite a few hurricanes, but this was the first time he lived through a tornado. Beach, his wife and two daughters rushed to the storage closet under their stairs until it passed. His kids were terrified, and his wife was concerned.

“It was just before 9 p.m.,” Beach said. “My wife and I were upstairs in our house, and we heard what could only be described as a freight train bearing down on the house. … It must have come right over the house because it uprooted some trees right here.”

He estimates the tornado only took two to three minutes to pass.

He didn’t even see the tornado alert until after the tornado passed because his phone was charging.

“It all happened so fast,” Beach said. “I didn’t actually realize it was an actual tornado. I thought maybe it was hail or a really strong rain band from the hurricane. It didn’t cross my mind at all.”

Beach’s own house did not sustain any serious damage. However, most of the houses in his neighborhood, The Cove at Hamlin, are missing roof tiles and shingles.

Some homes had broken windows, and at least one home had solar panels ripped off the roof, he said.

He is grateful his family is safe and there wasn’t too much damage.

“As far as tornadoes go, this one feels like the best-case scenario,” Beach said.

Crews from Orange County already were working on removing downed trees this morning near The Cove at Hamlin.

In Keene’s Pointe, residents say a tornado likely started near the 18th hole of the golf course, snapping trees along the golf course and downing large oaks trees on Greatwater Drive. The tornado

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continued to the 17th hole where it also caused damage to the nearby Valhalla Way. “Greatwater looks like a war zone,” said Meg Sweeney, a Keene’s Pointe resident who was spared from the worst of the damage.

A trampoline flew 25 feet across a backyard. Oak trees barricaded the road and lay in piles on the golf course. A few roofs received minor damage.

Keene’s Pointe residents took part on a group text, informing each other of what was happening as they hid in bathrooms and closets and underneath staircases.

Julie Lenoci, who lives on Greatwater Drive, said her entire family received alerts of a tornado warning at about 8:36 p.m. She turned on the television and saw that the meteorologists were talking about her neighborhood.

“You think the hurricane is so far away that it’s not going to happen to you,” she said.

As a Midwest native, Lenoci didn’t feel much panic over the storm. She didn’t hear much wind from the storm as she was used to. But her concern rose when she opened the back door, heard whistling noises and saw her gray patio chair hovering above the ground.

But then it was over. The tornado had passed by the front of the house, and Lenoci was in the back.

Neighbors began calling. The large oak tree in her front yard had fallen across the street, as well as other oak trees in neighbor’s yards. But by 10 the next morning, crews already had cleared the tree from the street.

Susan Green, who lives on Greatwater Drive near the 17th hole, was home alone when she got the warning. She put her cat and puppy in an interior room of the house and continued with her

evening. The Disney fireworks went off at 9 p.m., as usual.

Things changed quickly.

The rain came down — hard.

Green heard debris hitting her windows. Then she heard a rumble that sounded like thunder, but it didn’t let up and grew louder.

She retreated to the safe room with her pets. Within moments, it was over.

She found patio chairs and umbrellas in the bushes, while other furniture was in the pool.

Trees in her backyard, which lines the golf course, had fallen.

Her pine trees were completely stripped.

“It was so quick,” Green said.

“I was shocked to see the amount of damage that took place, how quickly and ferocious it was based on the timeline.”

Resident Mark Lepow also reported damage to his community, Stoneybrook West, via Facebook.

“We had way more than just trees down — as in several large pool enclosures demolished, a car under a fallen tree and open roof damage, among other issues,” he said. “Almost certain from how the damage looked and twisted that is was rotational and not straight line winds.”

Officials from Winter Garden Little League also have reported damage — including a downed tree and damage to a dugout roof — at the league fields.

The band passed over the town of Windermere, but Mayor Gary Bruhn said the area was spared from significant damage.

“We were very fortunate,” he said. “We got about four inches of rain in 17 minutes. Fortunately, no reports of downed trees, but sometimes, it takes days. The force was west of us.”

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Keene’s Pointe resident awoke to damage in their community, as well.

“It was so quick.

I was shocked to see the amount of damage that took place, how quickly and ferocious it was based on the timeline.”

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Relief high school stadium delayed The first athletes to play for the West Orange relief high school will do so without a home field.

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST Parents of the future students of the West Orange relief high school were dismayed to learn the school’s stadium is not scheduled to be completed until Jan. 5, 2018 — more than four months after the school opens its doors in August 2017.

The stadium will be located in Jonathan Scott Pine Park, a piece of property owned by Orange County, which is about one mile south of the school on Ficquette Road.

Building the stadium off-site was part of an agreement between Orange County School Board and Orange County following lawsuits over the site of the relief high school.

The School Board and the county agreed to equally split the stadium’s $7 million cost, according to District 1 County Commissioner Scott Boyd.

When parents learned last week the stadium would open more than four months after the school did, they immediately called for an emergency meeting.

“We need to be more proactive than reactive,” said Jane Dunkelberger, a parent involved in Horizon West schools, following the meeting. “I can’t speak for everyone, but can we escalate construction time so we don’t have a delay?”

At the meeting, District 4 School Board member Pam Gould emphasized how the school had been accelerated by 2017 to accommodate families.

“Our first priority is getting that building up and making it a great educational experience,” she said.

“That is priority No. 1 for Orange County Public Schools.”

The timelines for the school have accelerated based on the need for the school.

“The original agreement between OCPS and the county was to have the stadium open by the August timeframe of 2018,” Boyd said. “That was the agreement. OCPS wanted to advance the school to 2017, which obviously puts a crunch of a year off of the original two years. So now we’re doing it within a year.”

Originally, the field was not intended to open until after the first two games of the school year, Gould said.

“I think the hold-up is, it’s basically down to staff discussion along the cost of the field, the responsibility of the 50-50 split of any overages, and where there’s overages,” Boyd said. “For the site plan itself, were there any wetland litigation issues, we’d be paying for that. … I think it’s down to a somewhat minimal cost, and I think it needs to be pushed. That’s why I want to have this come back to my board.”

Boyd agreed to try to bring the

ALTERNATIVES Alternatives have yet to be determined, but here are some options OCPS and the County are proposing if the field cannot open during the first football season:

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Construction is well underway on the West Orange relief high school.

issue back of the County Commission for the Sept. 13 meeting, to discuss the timeline and whether turf or grass should be used at the stadium.

Several parents at the meeting wanted to know if it would be possible to bring the stadium back on the relief high school’s campus.

Others expressed concern for the safety of the stadium in the event of a quick-moving thunderstorm.

The stadium will have about 204 parking spaces, with other fields on the property becoming available for use as overflow parking.

Parents are concerned that this is not enough in case the venue needs to be evacuated in a thunderstorm.

“We need to think more about the what-ifs,” Dunkelberger said.

Boyd said property around the stadium could be purchased for additional parking near the stadium if there was a need.

“I really hope that they work it out for the sake of the children in our community and find a way to have home games and the home-team experience,” said Judy Paulsen, a parent who will have a freshman attending the relief high school when it opens. “My focus is on the children. They’ve been slighted enough; please don’t slight them again.”

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

n Have all away games until the stadium is completed. This is an alternative the district is trying to avoid. n Hold home games on-campus temporarily. The relief high school has several practice fields on campus, such as a track and football field, but sporting events cannot happen after dark because of no lighting on the field. n Host home games at other schools. Neighboring schools, such as West Orange High School, could host the school’s home games if there was a need.

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House lost in fire CONTINUED FROM 1

think that would be your life or a story you would tell of yourself.”

On the evening of Aug. 26, Flores, her husband and her father watched as firefighters did all they could to extinguish the burning blaze that devoured their home.

Their home, located in Hidden Beach in Dr. Phillips, was a rental, but like most homes, it held all of their belongings. Most of the six-member family’s possessions went up in flames or are simply unsalvageable because of smoke and water damage.

“Whatever we had on our backs that Friday night is what we walked out with,” Flores said.

In Flores’s case, it was the pajamas she wore before she and her husband left to go pick up the youngest of her three sons at a football game at Dr. Phillips High School.

Ten minutes after leaving, they got a call from Flores’ dad, who was home alone. He had just taken some medication before going to bed but was soon awakened by the family dog, Remi. He assumed Remi needed to go outside. It was then that he noticed all the smoke in the house and saw the fusebox in the garage was on fire.

“I’m just so happy that nobody was home except for my dad and that my dog literally pushed down his door to get his attention and let him know that something was not right,” Flores said. “She definitely took care of my dad that night (instead of) panicking and finding a corner to hide. … I’m so grateful she was

smart enough and knew how to react to that.”

She considers Remi, a 4-yearold rescue dog, a hero for alerting her father in the nick of time.

The firefighters who responded also were able to save some other pets, such as a bearded dragon and turtle, but it was too late for the firefighters to save her father’s parakeets because the fire spread too quickly.

“What bothers me the most — it’s not the TVs or the boys’ gaming systems — it’s pictures,” she said. “All those things I saved over the years that I’m never going to get back — that’s what hurts me the most.”

For the time being, Flores, her husband, youngest son and Remi are all living in her sister’s home, while her father and two other sons are in a hotel.

“We’re just hoping and praying that eventually we’ll be able to get our family back together and restart our lives,” Flores said.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

HOW TO HELP Flores’ sister, Emma Cruz, set up a Gofundme page to ask for donations aimed toward helping her sister’s family financially recuperate and get a new home. So far, $4,795 has been raised out of their $7,000 goal.

To help, visit gofundme. com/baseballfamily.

Community, church unite to assist Venezuelan immigrants Three Venezuelan families recently moved to West Orange with nothing but their suitcases.

Now, the community is stepping up to help them.

DANIELLE HENDRIX STAFF WRITER HORIZON WEST Thanks to a post on social media, three West Orange families who emigrated from Venezuela a few weeks ago are well on their way to building their new lives.

Lakes of Windermere resident Pattie Steib posted on Aug. 13 about a church mission aiming to help the families, who moved from Venezuela to the West Orange area with nothing and are seeking political asylum, any type of refuge from the upheaval in their home country. The families were sleeping on the floor. One of them, a young couple, is expecting their first child.

“The situation (in Venezuela) is so bad you’re getting mugged on the street just for food,” said Windermere resident Margarita Medina, a neighbor who has been helping one of the families.

“There’s very little food, and people will kill or mug for it. It’s been a journey for them. They’re so grateful to the people who have helped them and happy to be in an environment where it’s safe for their kids.”

Following Steib’s post on the social-media website NextDoor, a couple of community members and members of Iglesia Jesucris-

to in Winter Garden had donated some items to one of the families.

Since then, the community has stepped up to donate many pieces of furniture, household items, clothes and more.

“If you could have seen this man when a church member brought him to pick them up … he was so thrilled and so grateful,” Steib’s post about one of the men’s reactions read. “There were tears in his eyes (and ours).”

Medina, a pet sitter in the area, helped the Steibs collect items for the families and offered her garage as a drop-off and pickup zone. A neighbor visited one of the families and made a list of everything they would need.

“They came with nothing, whatever is in their suitcases,” Medina said. “Everybody has been donating stuff, and anything they (the families) don’t keep or need they’re just giving it to the church, because the church has other families they’re helping.”

Shanny Rios, a Horizon West resident, saw the post and immediately knew she had to help. Part of a blended family with six kids, Rios had many items for both the adults and kids in need to help them with their transition.

“One of my best friends growing up moved back to Venezuela 10 years ago and (is) unable to

HOW TO HELP Although there have been many donations already, furniture, household goods, kitchenware and more still are needed. Additionally, two women in two of the families are pregnant with baby girls and are in need of baby clothes, supplies, diapers and more.

For more information about what is needed and to drop off donations, contact the church: Iglesia Jesucristo, 1136 E. Plant St., Winter Garden; (407) 453-4797.

come back to the States due to the political situation there, and so it was a no-brainer to help this family,” she said. “It broke my heart to hear they were sleeping on the floor. I had to give them beds.”

Rios was able to donate a fullsize daybed with mattresses, two complete twin beds with mattresses, a desk, dresser, dining table, toys, clothing, shoes, lamps and housewares. She also got to meet one family and plans to meet the other sometime this week.

“These things were just stuff for me but a beginning of a new life for them,” she said. “The families were so grateful and appreciative. It felt really good to help them.”

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Following FSA ruling, OCPS files appeal GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER

Three days after a judge ruled state education leaders acted unlawfully when they refused to promote to the fourth grade 14 students who refused to answer questions on the Florida Standards Assessment, Orange County Public Schools has appealed that decision.

OCPS’ appeal argues that the case should not have been tried in Tallahassee but rather in its home circuit court. OCPS is one of six districts involved in the suit; state education leaders and the Hernando County School District also have filed appeals.

Although OCPS and Florida Department of Education officials declined to comment because the case is pending litigation, representatives of the Opt Out Orlando — a parent-led organization that opposes state-mandated testing — said they expected the appeal. “(It’s) disappointing but not surprising,” said Sandy Stenoff, one of the three co-founders of Opt Out Orlando.

Stenoff believes the FSA test, which plays a role in teacher and school evaluations, forces teachers to adopt narrow class curricula that focus too heavily on test preparation — a situation that she and other parents involved in the movement say detracts from students’ learning.

THE LAWSUIT

Florida Circuit Court Judge Karen Gievers’ Aug. 26 ruling stems from a lawsuit involving 14 third-grade students in six different Florida school districts. The suit challenged parts of Florida’s third-grade retention law, which districts interpreted as grounds not to promote the students who did not take the FSA third-grade language arts exam.

During the FSA test, the 14 students broke the seal on their exams, signed their names but did not answer any questions. Attorneys representing the students said these actions satisfied the obligatory participation in FSA tests.

Given the lack of a detailed definition of “participation” in Florida statutes, the parents requested their children be given zeroes for the test and granted the option of a teacher-compiled portfolio assessment, (a collection of a student’s work throughout the school year that demonstrates reading proficiency), as proof that their third-grade children were ready for fourth grade.

However, the school districts, with support from the FLDOE, refused to give the students an FSA score and did not budge on their decision.

Giever’s 52-page ruling on the injunctive relief resulted in a partial victory for the Opt-Out Movement. The ruling ultimately

ordered the FLDOE to stop “disseminating misinformation that there is no portfolio option available when children do not score level 2” on the test. Additionally, it ordered Pam Stewart, the Florida Commissioner of Education, as well as the State Board of Education to tell county school boards they must offer students who “minimally participate” in the FSA test the portfolio option.

Gievers acknowledged that minimal participation does satisfy the students’ statutory obligation to participate.

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Karen Castor Dentel, who holds a doctoral degree in education, was a teacher for 25 years and is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives. She is upset by the county school boards’ refusal to accept the judge’s ruling, especially because their prior excuses cited bureaucratic procedures.

“The school boards have said their hands are tied for so long,” Castor Dentel said. “(They’ve been) saying they can’t do anything because it’s just the law.

Well, here they have their answer, and they can take this result, this

judgment, and run with it. … They can make these decisions — their hands are not tied, and if they are using the appeal on a technicality, it’s really disheartening. It’s like, what else? What else do we have to do to make them fight for our kids?”

Castor Dentel started teaching before the first state-mandated Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test was implemented in 1998. Both she and Stenoff say the FSA is used more as a weapon to punish kids, as opposed to a diagnostic tool that can help improve teaching methods. Castor Dentel believes the stressinducing tests are also unfair to students because every year the tests change and what counts as a passing score is an ever-moving target determined by the FLDOE. “It was such a pleasure to teach then, and kids enjoyed coming to school,” Castor Dentel said of the time before mandated testing.

“The classrooms were not micromanaged like they are now. …

Now, every year the tests become more important to the folks in Tallahassee, and it’s become more of a weapon. It wasn’t a diagnostic tool, they weren’t really using

it to see what kids know because teachers don’t even get the scores back.”

Castor Dentel misses teaching, she said, but with academic instruction being so focused on test preparation, she finds it wiser to steer clear of the classroom. She also disapproves of the third-grade retention policy the plaintiff parents have been fighting against, suspecting it to be a tactic used by the FLDOE to benefit their own self-interests.

“Kids develop at different rates and there’s nothing magical about third grade,” Castor Dentel said. “Mandatory retention has been used as a method to raise the fourth-grade MAP score, (the average score of students in a particular grade), because they can artificially raise those scores if you hold kids back from fourth grade who didn’t score as well.

And it makes the fourth grade national test look a lot better. So it’s a game, it’s using our kids as political pawns, and I hope that this lawsuit exposes that.”

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

“The classrooms were not micromanaged like they are now. … Now, every year the tests become more important to the folks in Tallahassee, and it’s become more of a weapon. It wasn’t a diagnostic tool, they weren’t really using it to see what kids know because teachers don’t even get the scores back.”

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Origin: This fruit grows on a tree and is native to Mexico and Central America.

YELLOW NAME Rambutan is a fruit that slightly resembles a beautiful sea urchin.

It’s similar in taste to a lychee fruit.

Preparation: The fruit sits in the middle of the rind which needs to be broken open to reveal the sweet fruit and can be enjoyed cold or at room temperature.

Origin: This variety is a product of Guatemala but is also native to South East Asia and other tropical climates all over the world.

Yellow Name (pronounced nah-may) is in the root family along with a common latin dish known as Yuca (pronounced as you-cuh).

Preparation: Peel the skin and then cut it into pieces and boil. Serve warm with a pinch of salt. Like yuca, you can freeze this root.

Origin: This root is native to the Caribbean specifically, Dominica.

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But that isn’t the case at Bravo Supermarket located on Dillard Street in Winter Garden. When you step into Bravo’s colorful produce section, you immediately

spot uncommon types of fruits and vegetables.

Bravo Manager Luis Angel guided the Journalism X Team through some of the exciting delicacies found all around the world — right in our backyard!

Bravo Supermarket takes pride in its customer service and hopes to give shoppers the best experience possible. You, too, can be a world traveler and food connoisseur without leaving Winter Garden’s city limits.

Next time you stop into Bravo’s don’t hesitate to ask questions about anything that might seem unfamiliar. There’s always something new to learn and try.

A quenepa looks like a miniature lime. This small fruit’s flavor is a mixture of mango and lemon.

Preparation: As you take off the shell, a large seed is found inside. You eat the meat around the seed. It can be served cold or at room temperature.

Origin: This fruit is native to the Caribbean, South America and Central America.

MAMEY

Mamey is a very sweet fruit that looks similar to a coconut or melon. The insides are a pinkishorange.

Preparation: Peel the rough skin, cut it and remove the pits. This melon tastes great in shakes or cut up into pieces and enjoyed with

The outer skin is rough but is also similar in shape to (and tastes like) a cucumber. According to Angel, this vegetable is known to lower sugar levels in diabetics. The Chinese bitter melon is less bitter in flavor than the Indian bitter melon.

Preparation: You can serve it in a salad. It’s recommended that you take out the pits, boil the bitter melon to help reduce the bitter flavor, cut it up and serve cold in a salad. You can also stir fry it with other veggies after it’s been boiled.

Origin: Indian bitter melon originated in India but is now grown in tropical climates around the world. Indian bitter melon was brought to China in the 14th century, and the new variety was named Chinese Bitter Melon.

It’s time to spy

BY TESSA BEST, 12; ROBERTO VARGAS, 11; OLIVIA MITCHELL, 11; AND NICOLE CROW, 11

Have you ever dreamed of being a spy? If you have, then you’re in luck! Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to become an honorary spy!

1. EQUIP YOUR GEAR. Want to catch your brother or sister using your stuff or sneaking into your bedroom? Surveillance Plus located on Dillard Street in Winter Garden carries some fun, high-tech spy gear to catch your sibling red-handed. This collection includes a pen, watch, sunglasses and a happy-face pin, all of which have hidden cameras.

Figure out how you’re going to use your equipment and what you’re going to use it for to make it an official “spy mission.”

FUN FACT: The No. 1 reason why people purchase small cameras and spy equipment at Surveillance Plus is to catch their neighbor’s dogs “doing things” on their lawns.

2. SET UP YOUR GADGETS IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS. Maybe you want to catch the person who ate the last piece of pie.

Put your hidden camera on the counter and point it toward the fridge and start “rolling!”

3. REVIEW THE FOOTAGE TO CATCH THE CULPRIT. Voila! You have completed your mission. Whether it was successful or not, you now have the resources to become a spy at any point in time!

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Dinosaurs among us: Myths vs. facts

BY SHELBY BECK AND TATUM CEMPELLA

Central Florida boasts an array of opportunities to get up close and personal with animals we may only ever get to see in a zoo or nature preserve. The Journalism X team recently experienced Orlando’s Gatorland to learn more about the American alligator.

There are many misconceptions about the American alligator, and at the moment, gators don’t have the best “press” following a fatal attack at a local theme park.

Are these creatures cuddly and safe? No, and although being wary around alligators is important, especially in the water, it is also just as important to realize their beauty and to know the facts, rather than trusting the myths.

ALLIGATORS ARE TODAY’S LIVING DINOSAURS. The basic Crocodylia body form (both alligators and crocodile have this body type) has been around for more than 180 million years.

ALLIGATORS DO NOT LIVE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. Alligators generally live 35 to 50 years in the wild and 60 to 80 years in captivity, according to Discovery Kids.

BLIND AS A BAT OR 20/20 VISION? Gators actually have two sets of eyelids. The outer lids are skin like and close from top to bottom like human eyes. Their inner lids are clear to protect the gator’s eyes and assist with underwater vision. These lids close back to front.

ALLIGATORS ARE NEITHER HUNTERS OR GATHERERS. Some fear that alligators are vicious creatures that attack any chance they get. Their diet includes fish, turtles, birds, small mammals and sometimes deer. But alligators are neither hunters or gatherers. In fact, they like to wait for their meal to pass by them and when they time is right, they will lunge at incredible speed. If it’s hungry, an alligator will eat anything that moves, so it’s important to be alert if hanging out near lakes, ponds, rivers and irrigation canals.

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Inside the ‘secret garden’ WHO IS DR. NEHRLING?

BY TESSA BEST, 12; OLIVIA MITCHELL, 11; ROBERTO VARGAS, 11; AND NICOLE CROW, 11

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This “secret garden” is a beautiful place teeming with life nestled in the heart of Gotha.

Insects and animals can be heard throughout the gardens. From cicadas hissing to bees buzzing, the place sparkles with wildlife.

Almost like time travel, the Journalism X team experienced snippets of life through the eyes of the man behind the beauty, Dr. Henry Nehrling.

Dr. Nehrling, a plant-lover, teacher and writer, was also an ornithologist and horticulturist, creating his paradise in Florida in the early 20th century. An ornithologist focuses on all characteristics of birds including their songs, appearance and flight patterns.

According to the dedicated team who work hard preserving what Nehrling started, Nehrling’s passion stemmed from his childhood fascination with birds and developed into a lifelong career and appreciation for tropical and sub-tropical plants. Originally from the midwest, the climate experienced in Florida later inspired him to move his family to Central Florida.

In the years before he moved to Florida, Nehrling came down each winter to cultivate his gardens located in Gotha. In 1902, Nehrling moved his family to Central Florida.

The gardens became Florida’s first experimental horticulture station, where Dr. Nehrling experimented on more than 3,000 plants for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These plants became an integral part of Central Florida’s ecosystem. Nehrling’s wish was to protect Florida and its natural wildlife, and today, the nonprofit society is working hard to sustain the six acres that remain.

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Peering through the trees, a white two-story home where Dr. Nehrling lived out the latter part of his years, is suddenly visible. This home is one of the few standing homes dating back to the 1880s in Central Florida.

Nehrling’s library boasts a stunning collection of books, some written by Nehrling himself.

The land the home sits on used to boast 40 acres of plants and wildlife, but over the years, the property has been divided because of construction and development.

The six acres also feature a beautiful green house, a view of Lake Nally and trails throughout the gardens, which are all available for photographers and nature enthusiasts to visit during special events or by appointment.

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The staff and volunteers offer a wealth of knowledge regarding the history of the property and the assortment of wildlife and plants in the gardens today.

Learning about artifacts found on the property offers an exciting snapshot of items used nearly 100 years ago. The gardens are a great educational stop for homeschool students, school field trips and nature enthusiasts. Volunteering is ideal for high-school students who may be seeking community service hours.

ON THE JOB

Blasts from the past

BY TESSA BEST, 12; ROBERTO VARGAS, 11; OLIVIA MITCHELL, 11; AND NICOLE CROW, 11

For this edition of “On the Job,” the Journalism X team is featuring some jobs from the past.

Journalism X traveled to the outskirts of Osceola County to learn more about their local Pioneer Village. The Pioneer Village is almost like hopping into a time machine and seeing what life was like in the 1880s in Central Florida. The historic homes are preserved today for the public to see and re-creations of school houses, a train depot, church and general store are currently under construction for future guests to experience.

From the Florida Cracker to the Seminole Indians, the one thing our early settlers and natives had in common was survival.

The stunning complex highlights different lifestyles, occupations and what lives were really like for the upper and lower classes during the late 1800s.

they could. Jobs weren’t always easy, and both men and women took on as much as they could to provide for their families.

WHO WAS THE FLORIDA CRACKER?

According to the Seminole Indian’s official website, semtribe. com, the Seminole Indians resided in South East United States, specifically Florida. In the 1800s however, because of wars and illnesses, there were only a few Seminoles left. These Seminoles lived off the land, relied heavily on trade, along with hunting, fishing and trapping. Seminoles reached a tough point in their lives when pollution started impacting their food source.

The frontier Seminole economy fell, and it gave the Florida Indians the threat of extinction.

Congress finally gave notice, they set aside more than 80,000 acres of land for the tribe.

Florida Crackers were cowmen and farmers who owned or worked with cattle and were more than capable of surviving during the time period as they were known to be very self sufficient. They had larger families who assisted with the farm and additional labor. The women would cook, clean, tend to their personal gardens, make their own clothes as men would traditionally buy clothes from the General Store. Their homes were small, and family members would sleep on the floor and, if necessary, on the outside porch. Having a lack of resources required families to reuse items as often as

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The wealthier families at the time had occupations such as citrus growing and investing and generally owned a larger house that consisted of a separated kitchen, outhouse, stable and buggy house. These families sometimes owned their own citrus packing houses. They came to Florida specifically for the beauty and bounty, as well as the climate.

How people earned a living nearly 100 years ago is extremely different from the way we work and live in the present days.

If you plan to step back into the past and visit the pioneer village be sure to pack sunscreen and water and opt for the guided tour.

Sources: Osceola County Historical Society’s Pioneer Village and semtribe.com

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Sounding the Drumm At 82 years old, Horizon West resident Ronnie Drumm, a lifelong musician, has no plans of quitting.

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Throughout his life, he studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, led his own big band, was the musical conductor for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, played trumpet for an SEE DRUMM PAGE 18

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Drumm first played trumpet when he was a 6-year-old growing up in Massachusetts.

By the time he was 13, he was playing at gigs each new year.

He was a busy 16-year-old, traveling to New York to audition for the “Ted Mack Amateur Hour,” graduating from high school and attending the New England Conservatory of Music.

Ronnie Drumm performed with many celebrities, including Bob Hope.

Following music school, he played in bands for a while until he started his own big band — conducting musicians such as Bob Hope, Wayne Newton, Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny and Lorne Greene. During the 1970s, he was featured on TV specials — Miss World USA and a Ringling Brothers TV special.

Drumm stuck with the field through adversity. After practicing hard for the Miss World USA special, the show ran into trouble. The day of the show, protestors showed up to picket the arena. One of the performers with whom Drumm was working was unable to cross the picket line. The performers were forced to scramble and fill in all the gaps.

“But it was very interesting,” Drumm said. “In fact, I’ve been thinking lately, I wonder if I contacted ABC, if I could get a tape of that show.”

In 1975, Drumm joined the circus — becoming the musical conductor for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Although he was passionate about the music he performed, it wasn’t any easy job. The circus traveled often and was more dangerous than people realized, with Drumm often making difficult decisions.

He saw two people die after falling from their mechanic safety devices — one during a live performance in Fresno, California.

To divert the children’s attention from the injured woman, Drumm called for the next entertainment and music.

The local newspaper criticized him for being “coldhearted,” but Drumm called them to say he had done it to protect the kids.

enjoyed educating people, and he got to take some of his students around the world.

In the 1970s, he started a youth band of 55 children that was invited to tour Japan for three weeks. There, they played for the major television shows in Japan and recorded an album.

Although those days have passed, Drumm still keeps in touch with his students, many of whom now have grandchildren of their own. One of his students, who now lives in California, still calls every week for a trumpet lesson over the phone.

“I’m very sincere about what I do,” Drumm said. “I’m very diligent. I’ve been very fortunate to have played music all my life and to have helped so many kids and hear from them all the time like I do through the internet now; it’s so fulfilling.”

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episode of “The Simpsons” and started a youth band that toured Japan.

But for Drumm, now 82 and a resident of Horizon West, nothing compares to playing for residents of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.

“Emotionally for me, I get more satisfaction playing for these people,” he said. “I can go in a room, and no matter where they are, once you start this music, on some level, it consumes these people. They’ll be sitting there and tapping their foot, and then they’ll start mouthing the words to some of the old songs. That is when you know, as far as I’m concerned, that you’re really doing something good for those people.”

Last October, the love of his life, Beverly, spent her last days in a nursing home.

Drumm spent every day by her side, and while he was there, he performed a concert for the residents.

After his wife died, Drumm moved to Horizon West to be close to his son, who works for Disney.

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THE SEASON SEPT. 9 TO OCT. 2

JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER

It’s a season of wishes at The Garden Theatre.

The theater announced the lineup of performances for the 201617 season, which runs from September 2016 through May 2017.

The season features six full-length theatrical presentations, as well as weekend events such as music and dance concerts. The season will also include movies and holiday offerings.

The theme of wishes runs throughout the season.

“I’m calling this a season of wishes because everything that we have selected has somebody, or a group of people, wishing for something,” said Robert Winn Anderson, consulting artistic director at The Garden Theatre.

“We say, ‘Wishes can come true,’ but also, ‘Be careful what you wish for.’ We thought it was appropriate that we go that direction, because the last two words of the entire season next year in ‘Into the Woods’ will be, ‘I wish.’”

The season begins with the story of “Bonnie & Clyde,” two lovers whose wishes combined into something dangerous. It leads into “The Glass Menagerie,” where the

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Preston Ellis plays Clyde Barrow and ​Tay Anderson plays Bonnie Parker in “Bonnie and Clyde.”

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mother of a dysfunctional family yearns for happiness, and those wishes lead her to try to find a man for her daughter, a situation that ends up poorly for the family.

During the holiday season, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” portrays the well-loved Charlie Brown, who wishes to find the true meaning of Christmas.

Next is “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” where the students participating in the

spelling bee wish to be recognized for who they are.

“The Destiny of Desire” portrays characters wishing to know their destiny. The season concludes with “Into the Woods,” where the characters wish for a happy ending.

“The Destiny of Desire” is not yet published, but Anderson contacted the playwright Karen Zacarías, who allowed the theater to be one of the first to produce it.

Unlike previous seasons, no one play is larger than another.

“I really think they all have their own weight this year,” said Anderson. “Even Charlie Brown, which has such a strong following to it, that I think that it’s as important as the rest of them. I can look back at other seasons and (say), ‘That’s the big show’… but I really feel it’s an evenly weighted season, and there’s something for everyone.”

Contact Jennifer Nesslar at jnesslar@orangeobserver.com.

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Open help sessions will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays,Sept. 15, 22, 29; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 13, 20 and 27. The society will host a class on basic research forms at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21.

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Area volleyball off to strong start Teams from Windermere Prep, Olympia and Dr. Phillips all have looked impressive early in the 2016 season.

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It has been an impressive start to the varsity volleyball season in Southwest Orange this fall, as Windermere Prep, Olympia and Dr. Phillips have each shown promise early in the 2016 season.

After a breakout season in 2015 in which the Lakers made the state playoffs for the first time, Windermere Prep has raced out to a 2-0 start, not including a preseason victory against CFCA. Of those, the Lakers’ 3-2 victory Aug. 31 against Lake Minneola — a

public-school program competing in Class 8A and a playoff team in 2015 — stands out as a milestone for the program. After falling behind by two sets early in the match, Windermere Prep stormed back to win three straight sets and score the upset against the Hawks (1-2). Riley Nowicki tallied 16 kills and five aces, and Peyton Warp had 37 assists for the Lakers.

Now, the Lakers, who hosted Forest Lake Academy Sept. 7, will

prepare for the Lake Highland Prep Showcase Sept. 9.

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A young team that won 21 matches in 2015, the Titans have returned the majority of their starters and are off to a 2-1 start — with the lone loss coming to Seminole County powerhouse Oviedo in five sets Aug. 25.

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONS Gregg Frederick and his sons, Lucas and Marcus, recently won several trophies at the 2016 Florida State BMX Championship.

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The Olympia boys swimming and diving team placed first, and the girls team placed second last weekend at the Wildcat Relays in Winter Park.

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Dr. Phillips girls swimming and diving team scored a 186-107 victory over visiting Boone Aug. 31. Three Panthers earned victories in more than one individual event: senior Maddie Magrino (200 free and 500 free), junior Roseleen Olivares (100 fly and 200 IM) and sophomore Kayla Smith (100 free and 100 back).

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3. Garrett Johnson, a junior for Kentucky, had two touchdowns for the Wildcats in a 44-35 loss to Southern Miss. Eddie McDoom, a true freshman for Michigan, had two receptions and two carries for a combined 49 yards for the Wolverines in a 63-3 rout of Hawaii.

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Windermere residents Marcus, left, Gregg and Lucas Frederick have made BMX a family passion.

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER WINDERMERE The cyclists line up, pressing their bike’s front wheel against the starting gate and firmly gripping their handlebars waiting for the start of the race.

Inches away from their competitors, they breathe in tune with their thoughts — quick and nervous.

Finally, after seconds that feel like minutes, the air horns blast, and the

gate retracts into ground. With about only 45 seconds per race, the BMX riders need intense focus and explosive power to win.

Those 45 seconds of speed — as they navigate turns and jumps to get to the finish line — are responsible for some great memories for Gregg Frederick and two of his sons.

Frederick, of Windermere, has been riding BMX since 1982, when he got his first taste of the thrill during a drag race in New Jersey. Two of his

sons, Lucas, 12, and Marcus, 11, also have been bitten by the BMX bug and savor the adrenaline that comes from competing in races. Both boys started riding at age 2 and have been doing it ever since.

On Aug. 21, the trio placed impressively for their age groups in the 2016 Florida State BMX Championship held at West Palm Beach. It was the first time they had all committed to CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

Olympia alum recognized Lorissa King, a freshman for the Wofford University volleyball team and Olympia High alumna, was named to the AllTournament Team at the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Appalachian State this past weekend.

King, a setter from Windermere, had 93 assists in two matches Sept. 3 to pair with 27 digs.

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Gregg Frederick won first place in the 41- 45 age group, Lucas won first for the 12-year-olds age group, and Marcus came in fourth for the 11-year-olds age group.

The two boys, who attend Montverde Academy, and their father, who owns a business consulting firm named G3 Development Group, practice every week for four to six hours and also train at a local crossfit gym. Marcus and Lucas each have competed in about 25 races so far, but that hasn’t stopped their father from watching each of their races with unblinking eyes.

“It’s an interesting dynamic, because I love doing it, and I’m

O’Neel Occenat The Olympia boys crosscountry team is off to a strong start this season after placing first in the DeLand Invitational Aug. 27 and second in the West Orange Warrior Jamboree Aug. 20. Sophomore O’Neel Occenat has led the way for the Titans, placing fifth at the West Orange meet and ninth at the DeLand meet to help Olympia pile up the points necessary to succeed.

How optimistic is the team as the season shifts into gear?

As a team, we feel like we’re doing great this year. We’re off to a strong start. … It’s like a family. We try to put our best out there and leave it all on the course.

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Your brother, Tyson Occenat, was another strong cross-country runner during his time at Olympia. What role did he have in you taking up the sport?

When I was in seventh grade, he started training me a little here and there. I was planning to do football, but once I started doing cross country, I fell in love with it, and I thank my brother today because he really helped me with that.

Marcus Frederick placed fourth in the state in his age group.

What’s a class in school you really enjoy?

I can honestly say I love my marketing class. I like how they sell — I love anything that has to do with business. I want to go into that when I get into college. …

We’re selling cross-country cards right now, and I’m the second best seller on the team right now.

Before that, Olympia started the season with clean sweeps of Edgewater and Lake Minneola.

Johnna Shamley has exhibited strong play early in the season, with a combined 33 kills and 27 digs in the games against Oviedo and Lake Minneola, as has Morgan Given, who tallied 12 digs and four kills in the opener against Edgewater.

The Titans can improve to 4-1 this week, with a game after press time Sept. 7 against Wekiva and a game the next night, Sept. 8, against Oak Ridge. Both contests are on the road.

After that, Olympia kicks off district play next week with games against rivals Freedom (home game, Sept. 13) and Dr. Phillips (road game, Sept. 15).

What is a place you really would like to visit?

I want to go to Hawaii.

Everything about Hawaii I just love — everybody looks so relaxed; they just look like they have a good time.

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comfortable in my riding, but when I watch them I understand how nervous my parents were watching me,” Gregg Frederick said. “In all the racing I’ve done over the years, I’ve never been as nervous as I am watching them race.”

The boys’ mother, Daniela Frederick, feels the same, recognizing the danger inherent in BMX races because of the inevitable crashes.

“Its very nerve-wrecking,” Daniela said. “Because it’s not if you’re going to have a crash, it’s when. … I don’t think people realize the incredible risks these cyclists take. It’s crazy how fast they go down those starting hills and how close they are.”

As is typical for boys their age, both Lucas and Marcus thrive on speed — a trait they get from their father — but they haven’t

escaped without some scrapes and bruises.

Marcus once had a handlebar jammed into his rib area and had a bike pedal gash his shin open.

Lucas once landed on his face.

With 35 years of riding, Gregg Frederick has had more injuries then he count, but he listed the major ones including the time when he knocked a couple of his teeth out, broke an arm, some fingers and his nose.

Regardless of past injuries, Lucas and Marcus have no trouble entertaining occupational ideas that would undoubtedly also require speed: jet pilot and astronaut.

Of course, this is only after they’ve competed in the Olympics.

Contact Gabby Baquero at gbaquero@orangeobserver.com.

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WEEK TWO RESULTS Scores from Week Two football games played Sept. 2 (home teams on bottom): East River 13, Olympia 20 Lake Mary 7, Dr. Phillips 41 Windermere Prep 54, Village School 14 (in Houston, Texas) Winter Park 50, West Orange 14 The First Academy 22, Foundation Academy 7 ObserverPreps. com results: Legacy Charter 36, Lake Mary Prep 0 Lake Nona 25, Ocoee 22 Apopka 78, Edgewater 0 Evans 34, University 12 Boone 21, Wekiva 28 BYE — CFCA CANCELED — Freedom at South Sumter

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Olympia earned its first win of the season Sept. 2 against East River.

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f all the things that pleased second-year Olympia coach Kyle Hayes from his team’s come-from-behind victory over East River Sept. 2, the resiliency his players showed after going down a score in the fourth quarter was at the top of the list.

“Our kids fight to the end — they could have easily went into the tank when we were down,” Hayes said.

Some of the big plays that followed East River’s go-ahead touchdown midway through the fourth also were encouraging signs for the Titans (1-1). There was the long touchdown pass from Joe Milton to Jordan Underwood on a broken play to bring Olympia within a point of the Falcons; the ensuing two-point conversion trick play where backup quarterback Jake Clarkson came in to throw a jump ball pass to the 6-foot-7 Milton to put the Titans ahead; or any number of big stops from the Olympia defense, led by brothers James and Josh Green.

Either way, the end result was a 20-13 victory in a bounce-back effort after a disappointing showing in Week One. “Those plays definitely changed the game — that’s what football is all about,” Hayes said. “When you get two teams that are battling out. … At the end, you’ve got to pull something out of your hat.”

FORCED TURNOVERS A CATALYST FOR PANTHERS’ BLOWOUT

The offensive totals for Dr. Phillips against Lake Mary — 154 on just 23 plays —really don’t tell the story of how dominant the Panthers were in a 41-7 victory at Bill Spoone Stadium Sept. 2.

Fortunately, the defensive numbers do.

CHALK TALK Some notes from the Week two action: n Olympia defensive back Josh Green returned a fumble for a touchdown for the Titans’ first points against East River Sept. 2. n Titans quarterback Joe Milton threw for one touchdown, ran for another and was on the receiving end of a pivotal two-point conversion pass during Olympia’s 20-13 victory over East River. n Junior defensive back Tanner Ingle ran a punt return back for a touchdown and also returned an interception to the end zone as part of Dr. Phillips’ 41-7 victory over Lake Mary. n Senior running back D.J. Charles scored twice for the Panthers Sept. 2. n A whopping seven different players from Windermere Prep scored touchdowns for the Lakers during their blowout victory against Houston’s The Village School. Will Seelman led all players with two touchdown receptions.

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Panthers eye 3-0 start ahead of Ol’ Orange Crate game WEST ORANGE (1-1) AT DR. PHILLIPS (2-0), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: After losing a 41-34 thriller in 2015, the first game in the renewal of the Ol’ Orange Crate Rivalry, the Panthers will be eager to get revenge on their home field at Bill Spoone Stadium. A tremendous atmosphere is to be expected, as the dual-grandstands at Dr. Phillips’ stadium may be full for this high-profile contest.

On paper, Dr. Phillips’ strengths should play right into the Warriors’ weaknesses. The Panthers have several speedy skill players that could run wild against a defense that has exhibited spotty tackling. The Dr. Phillips defense has a strong pass rush that could also do well against an inexperienced offensive line for West Orange.

The Warriors also will have to be on their game on special teams: The Panthers have three kick returns for touchdowns already this season.

On the other hand, the 50-14 thumping at the hands of the Wildcats Sept. 2 could serve as a wake-up call for the Warriors just in time to get them mentally prepared for the tall task the Panthers will present.

WINDERMERE PREP (2-0) AT ORANGEWOOD CHRISTIAN (0-1), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: Windermere Prep would seem to be the heavy-favorite against Orangewood, having scored 109 points through its first two games. Sophomore quarterback transfer Kai Patterson seems to be settling in nicely to the Lakes offense, having tossed two touchdowns and ran for another against The Village School in Houston.

Meanwhile, Windermere Prep’s defense is allowing just 10.5 points per game.

COLONIAL (0-2) AT OLYMPIA (1-1), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Titans took a big step forward on defense against East River in Week Two and will now prepare to host a Grenadiers offense that was shutout by Jones in Week Two. Meanwhile, Olympia’s offense — which struggled in the preseason and in Week One — began to find its rhythm in the second half of the Sept. 2 game against the Falcons and will face a Colonial defense that has allowed 74 points in eight quarters. Keep an eye on emerging playmaker Chris Sipp, a wide receiver for the Titans.

THE FIRST ACADEMY (2-0) AT CFCA (0-1), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: CFCA will have its work cut out on offense against a Royals’ defense that has not allowed a touchdown yet this season.

Meanwhile, the Eagles’ own defense has been led by the strong play of Macena Gay, a sophomore who registered 10 tackles (eight solo) in Week One against Orlando Christian Prep.

Dr. Phillips (2-0) forced four consecutive turnovers in the second and third quarters and scored touchdowns on two interceptions and a punt return to key a rout of the visiting Rams. Junior Tanner Ingle tied a program record with two returns for touchdowns, a 55-yard interception and a 44-yard punt return, while junior Braxton Clark set a new school record with a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.

FOUNDATION ACADEMY (0-2) AT CARROLLWOOD DAY (1-1), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Lions got shut out when they hosted the Patriots in 2015, and if they hope to avoid a similar fate this time around, their offense will have to establish some rhythm early in Friday’s contest. The Lions are averaging just 22 passing yards per game to pair with 101.5 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, a trio of sophomore quarterbacks for Carrollwood day — led by Raymond Woodie — are averaging a combined 134.5 passing yards per game.

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