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We remember Winter Garden resident Jimmy Brown was one of the first to arrive at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He’ll never forget the intense heat on his face when the first plane hit. Read his story on Page 3.

Stretching the bottom dollar Second Chance Resource Center is asking for the community’s help in providing diapers for families in need.

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YOUR TOWN UNITED WAY NAMES STITZEL TO 16-17 BOARD

Heart of Florida United Way has elected Tricia Stitzel to its board of directors for the 2016-17 term.

Stitzel, a Windermere resident, is group president of Americas for Tupperware Brands. She has 30 years of management experience.

Stitzel has served in various leadership roles for other major geographic regions across the world, including Europe where she lived and worked for more than 10 years.

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Kendall DeFranco, Elizabeth Karpov, Courtney McHale, Maggie Scott and alternatice Anna Binkley represented Oakland’s Centre for Dance & the Performing Arts at the 2016 United States Inter-regional Championships in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

CDPA’s group choreography, Redemption, won third place overall, and Karpov and McHale placed fourth and third, respectively, in their age groups for their solo pieces. McHale won the overall award for the Pre-Championship for her age group.

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Rough night in West Orange GABBY BAQUERO, MICHAEL ENG AND JENNIFER NESSLAR

West Orange’s Ronnie Drumm has spent his life making music.

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

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 Michael eng

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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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FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

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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.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

ARCHAEOLOGY OPEN LAB 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland. At the Florida Public Ar-

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chaeology Network volunteer lab, learn how artifacts and other archaeological material get processed in the laboratory so archaeologists can use them to learn about the past.

Participants can sort, identify and wash artifacts and other material from real archaeological sites. All ages are welcome to participate or observe, children 12 and under should be accompanied by an adult.

RSVP at kgidusko@flagler.edu.

For information about ONP, call (407) 905-0054.

aks. Limited space is available.

Free for ONP members, $5 for others. Preregistration required at oaklandnaturepreserve.org.

(407) 905-0054.

BLUE HIKE: KAYAK CLEAN-UP TRIP 8:30 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 10, on Lake Apopka with Oakland Nature Preserve President Jim Peterson. Meet at the Tubb Street dock in Oakland and paddle to Newton Park in Winter Garden to collect garbage around the lake. Participants must bring their own canoe or kayak and life jacket; no beginners or inflatable kay-

FALL INTO FUN 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Ages 6 to 12 can enjoy a fall craft and storytime. (407) 835-7323.

CELEBRATE WINNIE THE POOH 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Pooh is celebrating this year, and the library is, too. This interactive show is presented by Actors Reaching Out. Ages 3 to 5.

(407) 835-7323.

FLICK ON THE FIELD: “THE SANDLOT” Gates open at 6 p.m., movie starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

10, at the Winter Garden Little League fields, 420 S. Park Ave. Concessions will be sold, and there will be raffles. Take a chair or blanket. Admission is a can of non-perishable food for Matthew’s Hope homeless ministry.

(407) 877-7113.

LIBRARY & GENEALOGY CENTER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION West Oaks Branch Library & Genealogy Center 15th Anniversary Celebration 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the West Oaks Library & Genealogy Center, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Help celebrate the 15th anniversary of the facility with face-painting, a musical performance by Shannon Rae, drone demonstrations, vendor tables, genealogy events, technology classes and more. (407) 8357323.

MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY: SHANNON RAE 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee.

Seasoned vocalist Shannon Rae will perform adored classics from our past. Hear songs every generation will enjoy.

Rae’s repertoire spans multiple genres and decades. Formore about Shannon, visit shannonraemusic.com.

VIVA FLORIDA 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. A monument with the power to protect, Castillo de San Marcos is a fort you can learn all about with stories, activities and more. Ages 6 to 12. (407) 835-7323.

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 ANNIVERSARY 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, The Church at Oak Level, 10564 Second Ave., Ocoee. Former FDNY firefighter Jimmy Brown will speak. 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.(407) 656-1523.

BINGO 3 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at West Orange Seniors, 1701 Adair St., Ocoee. (407) 5924498 or westorangeseniors. yolasite.com.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 13

ROALD DAHL’S 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Celebrate author Roald Dahl with songs and stories from some of his most popular works. Ages 6 to 12.

Presented by Actors Reaching Out. (407) 835-7323.

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We remember Winter Garden resident Jimmy Brown was one of the initial first responders to report to the World Trade Center’s North Tower after an airplane piloted by terrorist hijackers slammed into the 110-story office building in Lower Manhattan.

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ifteen years later, Jimmy Brown still gets glassyeyed when talking about certain memories as a New York City firefighter on Sept. 11, 2001.

Brown was a “probie” with the New York Fire Department, still seven weeks away from academy graduation, on that day. He was pulling a 24-hour shift, night followed by day, at Station 10 (Engine 10/Ladder 10), located near the base of the World Trade Center’s South Tower in Lower Manhattan. He was fielding incoming calls.

It was just before 9 a.m., shift change, so there were more firefighters than normal at the fire station, known as Tenhouse, when they heard an airplane flying low and straight for the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Brown said he could hear the plane speed up just before it struck the 110-story office building between the 93rd and 96th floors. He saw the fireball and smoke and felt the intense heat from the ground.

Firefighters, even those going off-duty, scurried to put on their bunker gear and respond. The ride on the truck and engine was tight that day.

“Nobody wants to miss a fire,” Brown said. “Nobody wants to miss the big one.”

He said it was difficult to get the rescue vehicles out because civilians were running inside the firehouse to escape the falling concrete, ash and other debris.

Brown was on the engine and still can recall the feeling of driving over bodies as the firstresponders made their way to the fire.

“We were there before anyone else was there,” he said.

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It’s still difficult for him to talk about what he encountered when he entered the North Tower lobby. A firefighter’s first instinct is to help people, and he had to ignore a victim in desperate need of medical attention.

Brown wrote down his memories in the days after 9/11. “(Two) victims inside the foyer were burned over most of their bodies,” he wrote. “The female was still very much alive, as I could hear her gasping for air and gurgling. … In order to get into the lobby area, we had to step over the female victim … and as I did, I felt sick to my stomach.

“All I could think about was trying to resist the natural urge to stop and at least to try to give this woman some measure of comfort,” he said. “I had to keep reminding myself that I didn’t have any EMS equipment with me, and my job was to hump the hose that I had so I could put the fire out.

“Despite all the reminding that I

disoriented Brown might have been hit on the head and grabbed a nearby nurse, who immediately put him in an ambulance bound for Cornell Hospital on the Upper Eastside.

It was there that he was reunited with his wife, Shirley, after calling her from the hospital.

“After lying in a curtained area of the ER for an eternity, listening to loved ones trying to locate their husbands, wives and children, I heard Shirley’s voice,” Brown wrote. “I called out to her. … She ran back and threw her arms around me with what felt like a death grip. I simply broke down because I couldn’t hold it in anymore and broke down in her arms.”

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Jimmy Brown was still in his probationary period with the FDNY when terrorists attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.

“After lying in a curtained area of the ER for an eternity, listening to loved ones trying to locate their husbands, wives and children, I heard Shirley’s voice. I called out to her. … She ran back and threw her arms around me with what felt like a death grip. I simply broke down because I couldn’t hold it in anymore and broke down in her arms.”

— Jimmy Brown

did to myself, stepping over that woman was one of the most difficult and disturbing things that I had ever done in my lifetime.”

He remembers the lobby suddenly full of thousands of employees — many of them injured — making their way out of the burning building and the sight of people jumping out of the high windows.

“You either burn to death or jump to your death,” he said.

One by one, the firefighters started the stairwell ascent, assigned with getting water up to the 93rd floor, but Brown and the random crew he was with turned around at the 23rd floor.

They finally reached the lobby, and as he and other firstresponders and victims ran out of

the building and toward 6 World Trade Center, they looked up, careful to dodge the debris and bodies coming down.

He was standing under the overhang of 6WTC, directing people away from the disaster area, when he heard a deafening rumble and felt a gust of wind.

Instinct told him to turn toward the building and kneel down. The North Tower was collapsing, and debris was starting to bury him.

He remembers the powdery concrete dust burning his lungs.

At some point, Brown started walking, dazed, his mind trying to comprehend the devastation. A probie classmate saw him without his helmet, assumed the

In the days following the terrorist attacks, first-responders were tasked with marking dead bodies with GPS trackers.

“There was no respite from it,” Brown said. “Twenty-four on, 24 off. You were living it, smelling it, tasting it. Even if you went to rest inside the firehouse, you couldn’t because of the alarms and the cranes and the sounds outside.”

Tenhouse lost two firefighters from Engine 10 and three from Ladder 10.

Six men from Brown’s probationary class who were at other stations also died. When his academy graduation was held several months later, six empty seats were draped with purple bunting to remember the lost.

The stress of the horrific experience was leading Brown down a road of personal destruction, so he transferred out of Tenhouse and to Engine 201 near his home.

In 2007, he and his wife moved to Winter Garden. Today, Brown works in the evidence department of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and has spoken to churches and other groups about 9/11 and his newfound faith. He is co-founder and vice president of Wounded Officers Initiative.

Brown accompanied three men to New York City in 2011 to retrieve a four-foot section of a steel beam that was once part of the World Trade Center. In 2015, the city of Winter Garden dedicated a monument featuring the beam in a small park near the Winter Garden Fire Department Administration building on East Cypress Street.

Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.

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Jimmy Brown was one of four men who drove to New York and returned to Winter Garden with a steel beam from the World Trade Center.

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ANNIVERSARY EVENTS 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.

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.

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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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 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

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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.

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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.”

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.”

— Susan Green

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After a flood struck southern parts of Louisiana in early August, some schools in Ocoee organized a supply drive to help Ascension Parish.

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n Binders n Construction paper n Crayons n Dry-erase markers n Erasers n Flash drives n Folders n Glue n Highlighters n Index cards n Notebooks n Pens and pencils n Tape n Timers

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After what American Red Cross reported as the worst natural disaster to strike the U.S. since Hurricane Sandy, schools in Ocoee are doing what they can to help schools that suffered losses in the Aug. 12 Louisiana flood.

Three reading coaches from Ocoee Elementary, Middle and High schools — Cheryl Garner, Barbara Wright and McKinsie Rutherford — teamed up to organize a donation drive from Sept.

6 to 30. They hope the drive will produce a number of boxes they can ship to schools in need.

It started with an email Garner sent Rutherford. Garner told Rutherford about her friend in Louisiana, who said her school had to throw away many school materials and desks because of severe water damage. After a brainstorming session between the three reading coaches, they decided to help some of the schools in Ascension Parish by having each school organize its own supply drive. The idea is that each school will have gradeappropriate boxes they can send to specific classrooms.

“They don’t even have books to read at this point, so we were kind of talking about that and just thinking what can we do because

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St. Amant Middle School had to discard supplies because of water damage.

we have a lot of books lying around that are gently used, so we could kind of send those up their way,” Rutherford said.

Rutherford, who is in charge of Ocoee Middle’s supply drive, hopes she’ll be able to send 100 boxes to St. Amant Middle school.

“I really hope that this helps them get their instruction started and helps the students be successful this year,” she said. “It has to be difficult for those teachers and students to have to go back to school so early after a lot of them have lost everything.”

Pictures of the flood-ravaged schools display big piles of desks, books, wood and other structures that the school is forced to discard. The school session began the week after the flood hit, leaving many students whose homes were damaged by the flood to

attend school without supplies.

“I can’t imagine how it would feel to have nothing to bring to school on your first day of school,” Rutherford said. “I don’t want the kids to feel that. I want them to have their materials so that they can learn instead of worrying about ‘Where am I going to find a pencil’ or ‘Where am I going to find a spiral notebook.’”

Anyone who chooses to donate also can sponsor an art, physical education or music class and send appropriate items for that classroom. Donations can be dropped off at Ocoee Elementary, 400 S. Lakewood Ave.; Ocoee Middle, 300 S. Bluford Ave.; or Ocoee High, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway.

OCOEE INSTALLS FIRST CHARGING STATION The city of Ocoee utilities department has been hard at work with ventures to reduce its carbon footprint.

Its latest effort includes the installation of its first public electric-vehicle charging station at Ocoee City Hall.

The dual port charging station cost the city around $8,000, but if all goes well and the charging station sees frequent use, the city will consider adding more.

Other green initiatives the city has pursued includes the approval of a project to replace old traditional water meters with more advanced smart meters to improve efficiency and water conservation.

It also has purchased an electric vehicle and electric golf carts and is in the preliminary stages of a project to add solar farms to help provide power for utility services, said Laureen Cooper, a customer support coordinator for Ocoee’s utilities department.

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Following FSA ruling, OCPS files appeal Orange County Public Schools officials say the case should have been tried in their home circuit court.

THE LAWSUIT

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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.

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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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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Winter Garden diaper Full-spectrum training bank in need of supplies AMY QUESINBERRY RHODE COMMUNITY EDITOR WINTER GARDEN Juliette Brown knows the value of Second Chance Resource Center, as she has been the recipient of diapers in the past.

Before her 2-year-old daughter was potty-trained, Brown was in constant need of diapers.

Her husband was between jobs, the family budget was tight, and diapers were an expensive purchase. She read about the center in the city of Winter Garden’s monthly newsletter and reached out to Sharon Lyles, president of the nonprofit organization. Lyles provided the necessities to the struggling family.

The Winter Garden agency has needs of its own, too — Lyles never can keep enough diapers, wipes, formula or food stocked on her shelves. The city is hosting a Diaper Drive through September, and everything collected will go to Second Chance to be distributed to Central Florida families.

Lyles started Second Chance in 1997 as a mentoring program for teenage mothers and provided diapers and clothing for the babies. But she was fulfilling a basic need for single mothers about 19 years ago, when she learned that baby formula was available through government subsidy programs but not diapers.

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Officers with the Ocoee Police Department recently completed a two-day course to help them assist people with autism.

GABBY BAQUERO STAFF WRITER

Given the possibility of dealing with delicate situations involving juveniles with autism, Ocoee police officers held a twoday training course in August to learn about autism.

Autism is a general term for a number of disorders characterized by difficulty with communication and social interaction, as well as obsessive interests and repetitive behaviors. According to a 2016 survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 68 American children is identified with autism every year.

These numbers, along with the highly publicized incident that occurred in Miami in mid-July in which police shot a caregiver of an autistic adult, makes OPD’s increased focus on preparing officers to handle such situations even more important.

The course was the idea of Stephanie Cooper, an Ocoee resident and former deputy sheriff of the New Orleans Police Department. The course taught officers how to identify individuals with autism, how to speak to them and where they might go if they are missing.

The department also is build-

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wet and soiled diapers bothered Lyles. A lack of clean diapers also meant mothers couldn’t leave their children in daycare.

She said awareness is key to the success of her organization.

To help the community understand her mission, she is holding an open house at Second Chance Resource Center from 9 to 11 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30.

Her agency also was among 15 selected for inclusion on Central Florida’s Lynx buses, and their logos will be featured on the public transportation for one year.

Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@orangeobserver.com.

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Stephanie Cooper, and her 8-year-old son, David, are helping the Ocoee Police Department learn about juveniles with autism.

ing a database that lists individuals with autism in the Ocoee area.

“The database will help us out a lot going forward,” said officer Scott Jacoby. “It will show us what the person looks like, where they headed last time if they did get lost or other encounters with the police. … We can identify if (they have autism) — that’s the most important thing — where they are in the spectrum and what will calm them down.”

Cooper’s 8-year-old son was diagnosed with autism at 2, which she said gives her unique insight into how valuable such education is for police officers.

“As a mother with a child who has autism, my biggest fear is my child wandering away and not knowing how to ask for help,” Cooper said. “My goal is to make sure all law-enforcement agencies have up-to-date training

on autism. … One in 68 children will be diagnosed this year, so the chances of (them) encountering the police and the police having the tools to handle the situation is vital.”

Cooper is currently in the process of creating her own nonprofit, ALERT Autism, which will provide training for law-enforcement agencies. With the help of her son, she also is constructing 100 autism kits for Ocoee police officers to keep in their cars. The kits will carry items such as chew sticks and squish pads that could help officers calm juveniles.

To accomplish this, Cooper has been purchasing the items herself — at a cost of about $25 per kit. She will be delivering the kits to OPD Friday, Sept. 9.

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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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hen he was 16, Ronnie Drumm won the “Ted Mack Amateur Hour” — an early version of popular television shows such as “America’s Got Talent.”

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 14

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Ronnie Drumm has played with performers like Bob Hope, Wayne Newton, Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny and Lorne Greene.

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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 assistedliving 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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Ronnie Drumm and his Orchestra was a big band orchestra that Drumm led for several years. Right: Ronnie Drumm with Bob Hope.

A LIFE OF MUSIC

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.

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.

A LOVE FOR EDUCATING

Throughout Drumm’s life, he has always 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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Drumm hopes to gain more opportunities to perform at West Orange-area nursing homes and other related venues.

His show is well rounded, consisting of singing and trumpet, featuring pieces from Elvis, Sinatra, classic music and the country genre.

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A new booth debuted at the Winter Garden Farmers Market on a recent Saturday, and it proved to be a popular one, as market-goers were curious about the variety of Winter Garden products assembled on the table.

Andy Crabtree, Will Blaine and Matthew Peacock are the business partners and product designers at A.B. Newton and Co., which sells all things Winter Garden: five T-shirt designs, two handmade wood signs, mugs, stone coasters, wine bottle holders and “I heart WG” stickers with an orange slice in place of the heart.

Crabtree and Blaine, Winter Garden natives, actually started the company two years ago with a few T-shirt designs but didn’t aggressively push their merchandise. They are ready to do it now and have brought aboard Peacock, a transplant from the Philadelphia area who lives in Clermont and is the owner and creative director of the interactive agency Anonymous Creative, located in down-

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“We wanted this opportunity to reintroduce the A.B. Newton name and what it means to the history of Winter Garden,” Crabtree said. “A.B. Newton is considered the ‘Grandfather of Winter Garden.’ He was the first mayor, newspaper publisher, postmaster as well as owner of a general store.

Now that we have one of the most popular farmers markets in the nation, we felt it was the perfect time to have more interaction with customers and sell our products first-hand.”

There is no physical storefront; the owners like the idea of setting up on Saturday mornings and talking to customers face-to-face in the market setting. They can also gather feedback on their products.

They will be at the farmers market twice a month, allowing time to make more items to sell.

The online store will be available this month, and then Winter Garden merchandise can be purchased from anywhere. The old-school designs tie the city’s origins to today.

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great-grandfather, Thomas Mann, once owned Mann & Mills in downtown Winter Garden, and Crabtree’s grandfather, Bob Kerr, was the owner of a marine mechanic shop on Main Street.

“Our designs speak to our history of growing up here in Winter Garden and the surrounding areas,” Crabtree said. “They are purposely vintage and touchable with a modern slant. Residents and visitors love Winter Garden and the sense of community you get when walking down Plant Street. So, we wanted to create something that people would be proud to wear and display.”

All three collaborate equally on the business and creative sides.

One idea is to work with other artists and create more products.

“While we have strong roots in the area, we like to hear what others are doing and how they can contribute to our vision,” Crabtree said.

With the three business partners working on different designs, it won’t be long before they have an abundant collection of authentic and original products to offer.

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You can also mail or drop off the photo: West Orange Times & Observer, 720 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden 34787. Emailed photos should be at least 200 dpi. Include the names of everyone in the photo, where it was taken and a phone number where the editor can reach you.

Call the newspaper office at (407) 656-2121 with questions.

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INTERESTING FINDS RAMBUTAN

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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.

CHINESE OR INDIAN BITTER MELON

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

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ucky us! Central Florida boasts a variety of diverse tastes, unique traditions and cultural backgrounds. For many cultures, it is possible to miss out on the food that “reminds us of home,” because food that is considered traditional might not usually be offered at local supermarkets.

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.

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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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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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f you drive too fast down Hempel Avenue, you will miss the Florida historical marker that reveals the entrance to Nehrling Gardens.

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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MIDDLE/UPPER CLASS FAMILIES

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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FROM THE ARCHIVES Georgiana Clark and James Dudley Hendrix Jr. were married 60 years ago on Aug. 25, 1946, at the Anderson Memorial Methodist Church in Jacksonville. They arrived in Winter Garden that year, where James established himself as a pharmacist. He died in 2000; Georgiana is still with us at 88. Their children are Melodye Hendrix Flanagan, Sheri Hendrix Andrus and Tim Hendrix.

Lakeview High School opened with an enrollment of 304 students. Winter Garden School had 227, and Tildenville had 171.

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The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation preserves the heritage and architecture of West Orange County while creating new cultural experiences.

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30 years ago

Kyle Peterson, of Windermere, is leaving other skiers his age behind in his wake. The sixth-grader at Windermere Elementary took third place in the trick-skis event of the U.S. Waterski National Championship held in West Palm Beach.

25 years ago

20 years ago

Juveniles 17 and younger are restricted from being out in public in two areas in Ocoee from midnight to 6 a.m., according to a youth curfew law passed by the City Commission. The areas are the Pioneer Key mobile home parks and a

location north of Silver Star Road between Bluford Avenue and Ocoee Hills Road.

Eric and Claire Brown opened Downtown Brown’s, a sandwich and ice cream shop, in downtown Winter Garden.

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80 years ago

Camie Ogren, of Windermere, a senior at West Orange High School, competed in the U.S. National Disabled Water Ski Championships in Bridgewater, Michigan, winning gold medals in slalom, trick and jump and received the women’s overall title. She lost a leg to cancer as a young teenager.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY SEPT. 7, 1977 Jimmy Pitchford was in the grocery business for 41 years, starting in 1951 in partnership with his fatherin-law, the late J.S. Reddick.

Pitchford’s original store was on East Plant Street.

With the help of local business leaders like Hoyle Pounds, J.C. “Pappy” Sayers, Charles McMillan and Ed Reeves, a company called Winter Garden Development Corporation was formed in 1960. The businessmen built a store on Plant Street just west of Dillard Street and leased it to Pitchford for his Jimmy’s Thriftway supermarket. He later bought the building.

Pitchford operated Jimmy’s Thriftway for 32 years; for years he advertised in The West Orange Times and even wrote a weekly column called Food For Thought.

10 years ago

Three members of the Winter Garden Police Department will go off duty for the last time Thursday as they begin their retirement: Lt. John D. Gardner, following 30 years of service; Lt. Fred Carpenter, 27 years; and Officer Robert Brown, 16 years.

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Former Winter Garden resident Kaitlyin Youngblood, daughter of Dr. Soraya Holmes-Youngblood, granddaughter of Bennie McRoyHolmes and student of Charles R. Drew, has returned to her home state to attend the University of Florida to major in biology with a focus in pre-medicine. Youngblood plans to pursue a career as a neurosurgeon.

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Jalila Wassem accepted “Red the Cardinal” from fellow digital electives teacher Ricardo Tibercio.

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Every week, the cardinal statue will travel from teacher to teacher.

With 100 teachers at the school, the little bird will be traveling quite a lot. However, it is only a temporary substitute until a bigger trophy is purchased. “(The statue) was sitting on our assistant principal’s desk, and we were looking for something that would work,” Davis said. “And she said, ‘Well, why don’t you go ahead and use this for now until we can get something bigger?’”

The school also has similar programs in place to encourage good behavior from its 1,433 students:

PURE Cardinal, which stands for Positive Universal Response Environment, is a token-based system that aims to reinforce good behavior by awarding students with chips they can cash in. If a student is caught picking up a piece of trash, opening a door for someone else or even being the first to open his or her book, he or she could receive a chip.

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The little ceramic statue may not look like much, but it’s the gesture and meaning behind it that counts. To be eligible to receive the trophy, teachers must exhibit good relationship skills and efficiency in education.

The idea came from a dean, but Davis put it into action with the help of Adam Walton, a training coordinator at Ocoee Middle.

“If I see somebody who is exhibiting good relationship skills with everybody around them — students, teachers, parents — then I (can) recognize them with Cardinal Red, or another teacher (can) recognize them,” Davis said.

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KENNETH “KEN” KELLY, 68, of Windermere, died Aug. 25, 2016. Memorials in honor of Ken may be made to the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden or the Foundation Academy of Winter Garden.

RAMSEY DAVIDSON, 92, of Winter Garden, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Winter Oak Funeral Home & Cremations, Winter Garden.

Dr. Jose Cadavedo and his wife, Dr. Nayda Nuñez, of Integrated Chiropractic in Winter Garden, donated backpacks to students at Iglesia Pentecostal de Oakland, currently in Winter Garden.

“The doctors are always kindhearted to help our kids with supplies and backpacks,” Junior Melendez said. “Seeing their faces is priceless.”

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Two former West Orange Wildcats and West Orange Warrior football players competed in a recent SEC game.

Garrett “Juice” Johnson is a wide receiver for the Kentucky Wildcats, and Sean Kelly is a punter for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

With them is Eric Poole, who was one of their coaches during their Wildcats years.

HISPANIC HERITAGE Ocoee is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15. The month recognizes the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States. Motorists traveling on Clarke Road will see festive “Ocoee Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month” pole banners dotting the street.

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Car-show organizers search for new sponsor The Sept. 19 Cruz-N-Car Show in downtown Winter Garden might have been the last.

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Droves drove to the large parking lot on West Plant Street for what might have been the last Cruz-N-Car Show, a tradition each third Saturday of the month for about seven years.

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Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.

Summer is over, and the Pastfinders Genealogical Society is ready to help residents trace their roots.

Those interested should bring a few facts about his or her family, and society representatives can help begin the process.

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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serving aces for Adriana Jessup through five games

For Stephanie Tibbetts, the new head coach of the girls volleyball team at Foundation Academy, the decision to take the job with the Lions and leave a school she had previously been at for nine years had a lot to do with how the game is prioritized at the school.

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“I had really started building a program (at South Lake) that I was pretty proud of,” Tibbetts said.

“But (I took) the chance to come to a small private school where volleyball is taken a little more seriously.”

So far, that decision has worked out well. Early in the season, the Lions are 4-1 under Tibbetts, who is also serving as an assistant athletic director on campus and a

digital design teacher. A season ago at this point, Foundation was 1-4.

The veteran coach said one of the elements of the smooth transition that has taken place has been her familiarity with some of the girls on the roster through either club volleyball or private lessons. With that buffer, the team has quickly taken to their new coach’s philosophy.

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Lauren Miller, a senior outside hitter at Foundation Academy, was named the inaugural ObserverPreps.com Athlete of the Week last week. Miller has helped lead the Lions to a 4-1 record early in the season.

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Kaleb Sandhu shot an even-par 36 for the West Orange boys golf team (4-0) at Apopka Golf & Tennis Club Aug. 30, helping lead the Warriors to a victory over Lyman and Apopka in a three-team meet.

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Madelin Zubricky rolled a total of 609 for West Orange girls bowling team Aug. 31 en route to a 2,683-1,654 victory for the Warriors (1-0) over Wekiva.

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Ryan Bradley, a 2016 graduate from West Orange High, has committed to play baseball at Oakton College in Illinois.

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WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT? There are a number of differences between owning and using a car and operating a plane — and one of the biggest is maintenance.

According to Braden Garman, whereas someone might wait for a problem to arise with their car before taking action, the opposite is true of maintenance of a plane — after all, no one wants to encounter the equivalent of a flat tire while thousands of feet in the air.

“With airplanes, (the maintenance is) all preventative,” Braden Garman said.

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Braden Garman, a senior center for the West Orange football team, is all smiles alongside one of the planes he has flown while training to earn his pilot’s license at First Landings Aviation in Apopka.

West Orange senior center Braden Garman, a three-year starter for the Warriors, is also closing in on earning his pilot’s license.

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“What do you want to do?”

That was the question posed to West Orange senior center Braden Garman by his father, Robert Garman, back in 2015. Then a junior, the offensive lineman for the Warriors gave the question some thought and decided he wanted to pursue a lifelong interest of his: flying.

Through a family friend, Braden was able to go up in the air with a veteran pilot. He was hooked immediately.

“From that minute on, I knew that I loved it,” Braden said.

Since then, in addition to his role as a student-athlete at West Orange and working a part-time job at Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar at Universal Studios’ CityWalk, Braden has been a student at First Landings Aviation based at the Orlando-Apopka Regional Airport.

He has logged more than 40 hours of flight since he began as a student in December 2015 and has just seven hours left of solo flight time before he takes his “check ride” and can receive his license — in all likelihood before

he walks across the stage for his high-school graduation.

More than a year after asking that fateful question, Robert Garman is more than proud of his son’s work ethic and time management.

“Over the last year, I’ve really seen him mature,” Robert Garman said. “He really has very little downtime. … I’ve been really impressed with the way he has kind of been pulling that stuff together.”

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Winter Garden Little League will host a “Flick on the Field” movie night Sept. 10. The showing of “The Sandlot” will begin at 7 p.m., with guests invited to come as early as 6 p.m. Admission can be covered by the donation of one non-perishable item of food, which will be donated to Matthews Hope.

Former WO receivers shine in college

Two West Orange High wide receiver alumni had strong starts to their seasons at the college level Sept. 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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The defense has gotten off to a strong start this fall.

Why has that been the case?

I think our defense does so well because we work well as a team. … I think people have overlooked us this year, and that makes us want to work harder and push harder to prove them wrong.

You tallied 16 tackles in Week One. Were you in a bit of zone on defense?

Yeah, I think so. We were (defending) in our own red zone a lot, and I wanted to get us out of there. I just wanted to push myself hard and always flow to the ball no matter what.

What was it like to score a touchdown on defense?

I had never scored a touchdown on defense before — it

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Which of your upcoming games are you most looking forward to?

I’m looking forward to the Windermere Prep game. I think it’s our Homecoming Game, and it’s a challenging game. I’m looking forward to working hard to compete with them (the Lakers).

Which teammate on the defense are you the most in sync with?

I think it’s Tomas Perez, the middle linebacker. (He) and I are always calling out the strong side and all the receivers, letting everybody know (what to do). Also Zachary Kelley, our cornerback, (because) he’s also my holder (on kicks) and I practice with him a lot in the offseason.

What are you hoping to study in college?

If I go to college, I want to be a wildlife biologist and study conservation. I do a lot of hunting and fishing, so I’m out in nature a lot.

Do you have any good hunting or fishing stories?

Coach (Jarrett) Wiggers and I caught an alligator that was 12 foot, 10 inches the day after our Homecoming Game in 2015. That was a lot of fun.

What is your favorite pro football team?

My favorite pro team is the Green Bay Packers because we actually know the coach (Mike McCarthy). My mom roomed with his sister in college, so when he came down to Tampa, we were able to go see him and meet him.

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territory as a senior. Braden earned the job as the Warriors’ starting center in the spring of his freshman year (2014) — just ahead of the two best seasons (2014 and 2015) in the program’s history.

Now a senior, Braden is the only member of last year’s offensive line that is left after 18 of West Orange’s 22 starters graduated.

“It’s really different, because now, I’m the guy everybody looks to,” Braden said.

It is not lost on Braden how special his time at West Orange has been — even with at least eight more games to play. The opportunity to play with so many players on the offensive side of the ball who have gone on to play college football — from Dexter Williams to Jalen Julius to Eddie McDoom and so on — has been a unique experience for any high school player.

And then, of course, there are the two blue-chip quarterbacks Braden to whom has been responsible for snapping the ball: Woody Barrett, now a freshman at Auburn University, and Austin Burton, the Warriors’ current starter who is committed to UCLA. “It’s really cool working with guys that are going to big places,” Braden said. “Woody, definitely, he was the hype guy. Austin is more of a lead-by-example guy.”

Braden, himself, hopes to go places, although his dream job as a commercial or cargo pilot

narrows his field of colleges. In Florida, for instance, schools such as Florida Tech and Jacksonville University are among the few colleges with both football and aviation programs.

Even if he were able to earn a scholarship at one of those schools or another like them, the task of studying aviation and playing college football would be no small order.

“I know that if I did that it would be really hard work,” Braden said. “They are both intensive things to do.”

As Braden’s senior season continues along, it will be a special year for both him and his family. Both of Braden’s parents — Robert and Amy Garman — are heavily involved in the West Orange Quarterback Club and have enjoyed their time within the Warrior community.

“It’s exciting, because it’s his senior year, but it’s also kind of a bittersweet thing,” Robert Garman said.

Hopefully for the Garmans, the Warriors — who are 1-1 after two games — can put together another playoff run to extend the season for as long as possible. Although West Orange is fresh off a sound defeat by Winter Park in Week Two, Braden believes the future is still bright for the Warriors.

“It’s just going to take a lot of heart, a lot of effort, and everybody has just got to get on board,” he said.

ORANGE CRATE RIVALRY LOOMS The West Orange Warriors and Dr. Phillips Panthers will take the field in Dr. Phillips this Friday.

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Local brothers take field as college teammates The college football season got rolling this past weekend with a full slate of exciting games — including one game that featured a pair of local brothers who took the field as college teammates for the first time.

Foundation Academy alumni Denzel and Darius Irvin, of Winter Garden, are both members of the Charlotte 49ers’ defense. Each player saw some action when the 49ers took on the No. 19 Louisville Cardinals on the road Sept. 1.

Denzel Irvin, a redshirt sophomore defensive back who saw the field in 11 games in 2015, had three tackles in the opener for the 49ers.

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WEEK TWO RESULTS Scores from Week Two football games played Sept. 2 (home teams on bottom): Legacy Charter 36, Lake Mary Prep 0

Some notes from the Week One action:

Lake Nona 25, Ocoee 22 Winter Park 50, West Orange 14 The First Academy 22, Foundation Academy 7 ObserverPreps. com results: East River 13, Olympia 20

n Gehrig Chambless threw for three touchdowns and ran for another during Legacy’s 36-0 win over Lake Mary Prep Sept. 2.

Apopka 78, Edgewater 0

n Konrie Brown amassed 20 carries for 160 yards and scored all three Ocoee touchdowns on runs of 77, 14 and nine yards Sept. 2 against Lake Nona. n Foundation Academy’s Lester Axon scored the Lions’ sole touchdown Sept. 2 when he picked up a fumble and ran it back for a touchdown early in the third quarter.

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Ocoee High’s Konrie Brown makes his way toward the end zone during the Knights’ loss to Lake Nona Sept. 2.

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n West Orange wide receiver DaShaun Collins finished with five catches for 62 yards during the Warriors’ loss to Winter Park Sept. 2.

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lass half-empty or glass half-full: It’s all a matter of perspective.

On the one hand, after trailing 18-0 to Lake Nona at halftime, Ocoee scored 22 unanswered points on three touchdowns by Konrie Brown to rally to take the lead in the fourth quarter. That fight that coach Ben Bullock’s team showed is certainly a potential foundation moving forward.

On the other hand, the Knights (0-2) let that late lead slip away as Michael McFarlane bowled

into the end zone with seconds remaining to rescue the Lions (2-0).

Here’s hoping Ocoee builds upon the former as it takes a breather during a bye week.

OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION AN ISSUE FOR LIONS

Through two games, Foundation Academy has scored just 10 points, and its offense has yet to score a touchdown (the Lions’ sole touchdown came on a defensive play).

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has just 123.5 yards of offense through two games, though it should be noted one of those losses came against a Class 8A opponent in inter-city rival West Orange (1-1). Still, the lack of passing production is of particular concern as the Lions have just 22 passing yards through eight quarters of play.

A bright spot for the Foundation offense has been senior Jaquane Patterson, whose 109 yards on 22 carries has been good for an average of just under five yards per carry.

Windermere Prep 54, Village School 14 (in Houston, Texas) Evans 34, University 12 Boone 21, Wekiva 28 BYE — CFCA CANCELED: Freedom at South Sumter

Warriors look to rebound in Orange Crate Game WEST ORANGE (1-1) AT DR. PHILLIPS (2-0), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Warriors’ blowout loss to Winter Park was the first game of a brutal three-game stretch, with the Panthers representing part two. West Orange triumphed over Dr. Phillips in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion in 2015, but the Warriors’ thrilling 41-34 win won’t carry much weight when kickoff rolls around on Friday.

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.

LEGACY (2-0) AT JUPITER CHRISTIAN (1-1), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: The Eagles are allowing just three points per game as they travel to take on a team averaging 15 points per game, presenting the Legacy defense with a chance to show what it’s made of with its toughest task yet.

The Eagles’ offense got going after a slow game in Week One, with Gehrig Chambless accounting for four touchdowns in Week Two. Jupiter Christian’s defense pitched a shutout in Week Two.

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The West Orange Warriors and Dr. Phillips Panthers will take the field at Bill Spoone Stadium Sept. 9.

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 outcome 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.

THE FIRST ACADEMY (2-0) AT CFCA (0-1), 7 P.M. SCOUTING REPORT: CFCA will have its work cut out for it 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.

OCOEE (0-2) — BYE SCOUTING REPORT: The Knights will have a week off to shore up some items that shown through during losses to Apopka and Lake Nona. Ocoee returns to action with a home game against Edgewater in Week Four.

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DeLand (1-1) at Apopka (2-0), 7 p.m.

Winter Park (1-1) at Freedom (0-1), 7 p.m.

Wekiva (1-1) at University (0-2), 7 p.m.

Evans (2-0) at Oak Ridge (0-2), 7 p.m.

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they’ve probably had in the past,” Tibbetts said. “They’ve really responded.”

It also does not hurt that Lauren Miller, a standout outside hitter, has returned to the program.

Miller, a senior, transferred to West Orange for the 2015 season after being a part of the Foundation teams that played for state championships in 2012 and 2013.

Miller’s return for her senior year has helped invigorate the program, which had a down year in 2015.

“As a coach, it’s great having

a player (such as Miller) — a goto player that you know you can count on no matter what,” Tibbetts said. “The girls love that she’s back here at Foundation.”

Miller, who has chosen not to play club volleyball anymore and is undecided about whether she wants to play in college, said it has been refreshing to play for the Lions new coach.

“She’s very encouraging, so I definitely enjoy that and she knows the game pretty well,” Miller said.

Along with strong play from other seniors such as Christina Rumbaugh and Adriana Jes-

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Despite that, Tibbetts sees plenty of room for improvement.

“Right now, we’re fortunate that we’ve been the team that has had more talent (in its victories),” Tibbetts said. “Are we playing as a great group of six right now? No — but we have great pieces that will eventually get there.”

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Signature Lakes estate sells for $1.275M

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The home at 14718 Avenue of the Rushes, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 25, for $1.275 million. Built in 2008, it has five bedrooms, five-and-one-half baths, a pool and 5,615 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $227.07.

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The home at 5343 Nectarine Drive, Windermere, sold Aug. 22, for $386,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 3,458 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.63.

The town house at 14447 Bluebird Park Road, Windermere, sold Aug. 19, for $225,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,712 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $131.43.

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The home at 15142 Driftwood Bend St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 22, for $340,990. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,037 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $112.28.

The home at 6236 Point Hancock Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 24, for $295,000. Built in 2012, it has six bedrooms, three baths and 2,654 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $111.15.

The home at 7155 Broomshedge Trail, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $272,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, two baths

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The home at 14522 Old Thicket Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $255,000 (REO/ bank owned). Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,717 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $93.85.

The town house at 7050 Broomshedge Trail, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 22, for $201,900. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,448 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $139.43.

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The home at 7674 Green Mountain Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 25, for $380,760. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,472 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $109.67.

The home at 7955 Rock Dove Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 24, for $275,465. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,982 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $138.98.

The home at 14048 Bridgewater Crossings Blvd., Windermere, sold Aug. 19, for $205,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,490 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $137.58.

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The home at 17520 Deer Isle Circle, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 23, for $575,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,855 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $149.16.

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The home at 508 Macchi Ave., Oakland, sold Aug. 25, for $325,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,425 square feet. The price per square foot is $134.02.

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22, for $420,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths and 4,290 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $97.90.

FOREST OAKS

EAST GARDEN MANOR

The home at 1516 Ison Lane, Ocoee, sold Aug. 24, for $195,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,376 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $141.72.

The home at 406 Hager Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 24, for $167,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,230 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $135.77.

HIGHLANDS

The home at 612 Safeharbour Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 25, for $187,500. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,599 square feet. The price per square foot is $117.26.

MEADOWS

The home at 322 Fort Collins Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 23, for $135,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,225 square feet. The price per square foot is $110.20.

SAWMILL

The home at 6900 Cross Cut Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 23, for $184,219 (auction/REO). Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,732 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $106.36.

TWIN LAKE FOREST

The home at 513 Nicole Blvd., Ocoee, sold Aug. 22, for $145,000. Built in 1982, it has

The home at 461 E. Story Road, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $121,000. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,012 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $119.57.

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three bedrooms, two baths and 1,066 square feet. The price per square foot is $136.02.

half baths, a pool and 3,139 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $101.94.

TWIN LAKES MANOR

WINTER GARDEN

WESMERE

The home at 1198 Maxey Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $78,400. Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, one-andone-half baths and 1,145 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $68.47.

The home at 1245 Russell Drive, Ocoee, sold Aug. 19, for $174,000. Built in 1980, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,812 square feet. The price per square foot is $96.03.

The home at 193 Lansbrook Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 20, for $215,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,860 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $115.59.

WESTYN BAY

The home at 605 Cimarosa Court, Ocoee, sold Aug. 23, for $320,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-

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The home at 631 Bainbridge Loop, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 25, for $266,900. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,032 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $131.35.

CYPRESS RESERVE

The home at 12720 Darlington Terrace, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $480,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,584 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $133.93.

The home at 13677 Killebrew Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug.

The home at 14355 Cedar Hill Drive, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $384,795. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,978 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $129.21.

SOUTHERN PINES

The town house at 1300 Eastern Pecan Place, No. 204, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 24, for $130,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,453 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $89.47.

STONEYBROOK WEST

The home at 1348 Marble Crest Way, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $439,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,244 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $135.33.

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The home at 15114 Spinnaker Cove Lane, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 20, for $418,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,987 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $104.84.

The home at 15048 Spinnaker Cove Lane, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $410,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 3,735 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $109.77.

TANNER

The home at 528 S. Woodland St., Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $121,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,365 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $88.64.

TUSCANY

The home at 1537 Hawkesbury Court, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 25, for $265,600. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,778 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $149.38.

WINTER GARDEN SHORES

The home at 14 Regal Place, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 22, for $315,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,037 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $154.64.

WINTER OAKS

The home at 644 Autumn Oaks Loop, Winter Garden, sold Aug. 19, for $350,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,102 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $112.83.

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