10.20.17 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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Creativity takes courage Nearly 200 artists showcased their work at the 2017 Autumn Art Festival. PAGE 4.

Tim Freed

Café Rio prides itself on fresh ingredients made daily.

Café Rio to add sizzle, spice to Winter Park

Wildcat week

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Melbourne resident Mark Heard drove nearly 150 miles round-trip with his family just to eat lunch at the new Café Rio in Winter Park.

And there’s a delicious reason why, he said.

“It’s authentic Mexican SEE CAFE PAGE 4

YOUR TOWN WANT TO SEE THE NEW LIBRARY? Winter Parkers will have a chance to view the conceptual design of the new Library & Events Center during a special meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center, located at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. Attendees will see the work of architect Sir David Adjaye, learn about his design process and have an opportunity to provide feedback.

Seniors Samuel McCoy and Desiree Dominguez were crowned Homecoming king and queen Friday, Oct. 13.

Willie the Wildcat was on the sidelines during Winter Park’s showdown against University High School.

Winter Park High School took over the town with its 2017 Homecoming festivities last week. Events included a parade through downtown Winter Park, a pep rally and, of course, the traditional Homecoming football game. SEE PAGE 3.

Holiday tree to be retired Winter Park will bid farewell to the holiday tree in Central Park in downtown.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It’s been a part of Winter Park’s holiday festivities for nearly 30 years, but now it’s time for a change.

The 30-foot-tall southern red cedar tree, which has served as

the holiday tree of the city, has become a staple in Central Park in downtown and will be retired with a special ceremony this Saturday, Oct. 21.

The city of Winter Park and the Chamber of Commerce are looking to celebrate the tree and its role in the holiday season as the official holiday tree for the city.

A significant reason for the tree’s retirement comes from SEE A FOND PAGE 4

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SATURDAY, OCT. 21

NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE AT THE WINTER PARK PLAYHOUSE 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Winter Park Playhouse, located at 711 Orange Ave. Suite C, Winter Park. A one-night only special event, witness this Neil Diamond tribute show starring David Jericko and The Crew. Relive some of Neil’s greatest hits including “Sweet Caroline,” “Solitary Man,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Love On The Rocks,” “Brooklyn Roads” and more. Net proceeds from the evening will benefit The Playhouse’s quality musical programming. Cost is $65. For more information, visit (407) 645-0145.

HOLIDAY TREE RETIREMENT PARTY Noon Saturday, Oct. 21, in Central Park, 150 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park. For nearly three decades, Winter Park residents and visitors have celebrated the annual tree-lighting ceremony beneath the warm glow of the stately, 30-foot, southern red cedar tree in Central Park. After 29 years of dedicated service, the time has come to celebrate the retirement of the aging cedar. 2017 marks the start of a new tradition, where a new

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animated, digital tree will fill the southern half of Central Park with festive holiday music and dancing lights, offering a new glow for all to enjoy during the holiday nights.

THURSDAY, OCT. 26

COFFEETALK FEATURING VICE MAYOR PETER WELDON 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Winter Park Welcome Center, 151 W. Lyman Ave., Winter Park. If you have a latte beans to grind or you simply want to espresso your thoughts, CoffeeTalk may be the cup for you.

This free, popular CoffeeTalk series gives the community an opportunity to sit down and talk with the mayor, city commissioners, and city manager over a cup of coffee provided

by Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen. For more information, call (407) 644-8281.

SATURDAY, OCT. 28

HALLOWEEN HOWL 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Rollins College will be celebrating 18 years of Halloween fun with its annual Halloween Howl event. Halloween Howl is a fun and safe daytime event for the entire family to enjoy. Please feel free to extend an invitation to family and friends.

Some of the “spooky” activities include: trick-or-treating on Holt Avenue, haunted houses, arts and crafts activities, carnival games, a costume contest, and food and beverages to enjoy. Friends of all ages also will have the opportunity to tour haunted houses, created by Rollins student organizations.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (407) 646-2203.

MASTERPIECE MOMENTS AT MEAD 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. Performing Arts of Maitland sponsors its fifth annual outdoor concert featuring Dr. Alvaro Gomez and his students of the Winter Park Chamber Music Academy. The Maitland Symphony Orchestra, under direction of Eric Mendez and Dale Burket, will help celebrate Halloween weekend with musical selections of myths, legends and heroes starting at 7:30 p.m.

This concert is free and open to the public. Bring blankets or lawn chairs to picnic and dance in the grass to live music. For more information, call (321) 303-1404 or visit pamaitland. org.

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JOHN DENVER: AN EVENING OF MUSIC & MEMORIES 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at First Congregational Church, 225 S. Interlachen Ave., Winter Park. Join the Rev. Shawn Garvey, senior minister of First Congregational Church and Winter Park’s own John Denver tribute artist for a fun evening of music and stories about one of America’s most beloved entertainers and humanitarians.

For years, Garvey performed John Denver tribute concerts with Denver’s former lead guitar player Steve Weisberg, who played acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel and dobro on seven of Denver’s nine platinum albums from 1973 to 1977. This event is a fundraiser for the continuing life and ministry of Winter Park’s first and oldest house of worship, which also founded Rollins College as well as the Plymouth and Mayflower retirement communities. For more information, all (407) 6472416.

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Winter Park Wildcat cheerleaders stopped for a photo with the Outback Steakhouse mascot.

Wildcats roar with pride

Donovan Nunez rides the back of teammate Donovan Barden during a segment of the pep rally.

Winter Park High School Principal Tim Smith addressed the crowd during this year’s pep rally.

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ildcat pride took over the city of Winter Park as Winter Park High School celebrated its 2017 Homecoming.

Festivities began Oct. 11 with the annual Homecoming Parade down Park Avenue. After the parade, students and faculty gathered for a pep rally at Central Park.

At halftime during Winter Park’s Oct. 13 Homecoming game, the school crowned Samuel McCoy and Desiree Dominguez as its 2017 Homecoming king and queen.

Members of the Wildcats football team rode atop a WPFD fire truck during the parade.

Right: Tyler Hale, Curran Jones, Sophia Ostheim and Luke Adragna represented Winter Park High School’s freshman class during Friday’s Homecoming Cermeony.

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Rollins opens enrollment to students displaced by Maria The Winter Park college has offered help to college students in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean who have been affected by Hurricane Maria.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Since Hurricane Maria tore its way through the Caribbean in September, people from around the country have been looking to help in the relief and recovery process.

Help has come in many shapes and forms, and Rollins College is looking to do what it can to help college students affected by the deadly storm.

Current collegians at Puerto Rican and Caribbean colleges and universities are being offered assistance in the form of a discounted semester at Rollins for the 2018 spring semester in Winter Park.

“We are pleased to be able to

offer this opportunity to Puerto Rican and Caribbean students,” Rollins College President Grant Cornwell said in a statement.

“Our mission dictates that we educate our students for global citizenship and responsible leadership, and what better time to act on that mission than when we can offer assistance to our neighbors suffering from a natural disaster.”

Students that meet eligibility will be able to take in the spring semester at Rollins for a rate of $8,500, a cut from the standard tuition of around $30,000. The $8,500 not only will cover the tuition itself but also costs for room and board. Books and other supplies will not be covered.

Although the discount is for just the spring semester, the students

who enroll in the program are allowed to continue their studies for the 2018-19 semester as long as they have kept a good academic standing. They also will become eligible for financial aid.

The concept of offering lowered tuition to college students in the Caribbean came fairly quickly for the administration at Rollins once officials realized what the islands would be facing.

The conversation held was looking at any means to help out those college students that were in need, so the idea to offer a special semester tuition discount came up, said Vice President for Enrollment Management Faye Tydlaska.

“We know that they are struggling in a lot of ways, and that they have been displaced, and one of

the last things that they should really have on their mind is how are they going to continue their education for the spring semester,” Tydlaska said. “So it was really kind of designed with that thought in mind and also knowing that we have so many students and so many families who are coming to Central Florida – at least temporarily – while the island gets back together.”

Along with the school’s efforts to help victims of Maria, Tydlaska said that it also has been working with current Rollins students who are from the Caribbean, while student organizations and other community groups on campus have been holding drives and fundraisers to offer assistance.

To be eligible for the tuition discount, those applying must be currently enrolled in Puerto Rican or Caribbean college and go through the process of filling out

an application for Rollins, as well as submit college transcripts.

Although there is no set due date to have everything turned in, college officials’ hope is students will get the paperwork in sooner rather than later, Tydlaska said.

The hope is anyone interested in joining Rollins for the spring semester will do so no later than Dec. 15.

“Obviously, we would like students who are considering to apply as early as possible, so we can get them evaluated and that we can work with them to where there is enough time for them to be kind of comfortably settled on our campus in the spring,” Tydlaska said. “But we understand that some students may not know what they’re going to do for that spring semester until late November, early December, so we will be as flexible as we can with those students.”

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A fond farewell

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years of wear and tear from both weather and human interaction. Furthermore, the recent hurricane did not help, said Marketing & Communications Director Katherine Keller.

“It’s been kind of deteriorating, and the city knew that they were going to have to find a replacement for it,” Keller said.

“After Irma came through, you could really see the damage on the tree. They decided it would be a good idea to let it go in a respectable way, and while we search for the new tree, get something a little bit festive so that people can still enjoy the holidays.”

The tree has had long run as the centerpiece of the city’s holiday celebrations since it was donated by former WFTV anchor Bob Opsahl in the late 1980s. It became part of Winter Park’s Christmas tradition with its first lighting ceremony in 1989.

Mayor Steve Leary, Opsahl and others will share their memories and give short talks on the holiday tree — with the highlight being the placing of a plaque commemorating the tree. A photographer also will be there to take photos of anyone who would like to take a photo with the tree.

Although the ceremony will give locals a chance to reminisce about the long-standing tree, it actually will not be going away for the time being. Currently, the plan is to keep the tree up in its spot in Central Park for the public to enjoy until the city deems it completely unsafe, Keller said.

In its stead, the city will install a temporary modern digital tree that will be put up some time just after Thanksgiving — just in time for the annual Christmas tree lighting Dec. 1.

“It will be 30 feet tall and 14 feet wide, (with) 5,000 LED RGB lights sequenced to holiday music,” said Clarissa Howard, communications director for the city of Winter Park.

The digital tree will be a fun and much more interactive way for Winter Parkers to enjoy the holidays, though it’s not planned to be a permanent solution to take the place of the current and real holiday tree.

The idea for the digital tree came during the current search for a live tree. Officials recognized the importance of having an actual tree the community could gather around during the holiday season.

“We understand how important that heritage factor is on having a real Christmas tree — we want it to look beautiful and stand on its own, and that’s why they are really taking the time and effort to find the perfect one,” Keller said. “I know it took them time to find the one donated by Bob Opsahl, so they just want to make sure that it stands in comparison.”

IF YOU GO TREE RETIREMENT CEREMONY WHEN: Noon Saturday, Oct. 21 WHERE: Central Park, 150 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park

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London-raised artist Kate Carney displayed one of her favorite oil paintings, The Music of My Mind’s Eye. The painting is her interpretation of what the sound of music looks like, with the colorful background representing harmony and different beats and the woman representing the melody.

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housands filled Central Park for the 44th annual Winter Park Autumn Art Festival held Oct. 14 to 15, in downtown Winter Park.

Throughout the weekend event, 185 artists throughout Florida showcased their passion for various art crafts.

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Hong Kong-raised Bryan Yung, of Palm Cove, has been painting for 45 years. He specializes in Asian-inspired paintings portraying scenery from different regions in China, Mongolia and the Himalayas.

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Artist Jeffery Matter has been working with wood since he was 6. On display were sculptures and wall clocks created using the remains of the Senator Tree – once known for being the biggest and oldest bald cypress tree in the world.

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food,” he said. “You see the ladies in there making the tortillas on the turntable,” he said.

Heard dined at Cafe Rio many times while living in California and heard there was a location in Florida via Facebook.

“I saw the address North Orlando and thought, ‘Oh, there must be some street in California called Orlando,’” he said. “I looked, and it said Winter Park. I told (my wife) ‘This is Florida. We’re going.’ We planned to make a whole day of it to come here for lunch.”

The Mexican grill celebrated its grand opening at 1040 N. Orlando Ave. in Winter Park Wednesday, Oct. 4. The location is the Utah chain’s first in the Southeast.

Café Rio Florida Market Area Coach Xavier Villarroel said there are many hungry patrons traveling from as far as Jacksonville and Tampa to grab a bite at Rio. Lines

for the restaurant go out the door and snake all the way out to the parking lot.

The main reason? It’s the freshness, Villarroel said.

“This is 100% fresh,” he said.

“This is probably the only concept in America that is offering actually 100% fresh, made from scratch.

Our food doesn’t have any preservatives. We don’t have freezers.

We don’t have microwaves.”

Café Rio makes all of their tortillas fresh on-site, rolling the dough and laying them on a spinning comal behind a glass window for customers to see. All the salsas and various ingredients are made from scratch every day.

Customers can taste the difference, Villarroel said. Menu highlights include the sweet pork burrito, the guacamole, the queso and the various salads with steak and chicken, Villarroel said.

The first location opened in 2004 in St. Geroge, Utah. Since

then, the chain has grown to 40 restaurants in Utah alone. About seven years ago, the concept spread to the East Coast, arriving in Virginia and Maryland.

The Winter Park area made perfect sense for the restaurant’s first location in the Southeast. It offers the right combination of traffic, population and ongoing growth, Villarroel said.

“The CEO loves this city,” he said. “Every time he comes to Orlando, he stays here. He’s always looking for opportunities. The traffic on Orlando Avenue is very busy. Lee Road is coming from I-4, which is the busiest highway in Orlando. … I think it was a smart decision.”

Villarroel said Café Rio will continue to grow in Central Florida. A Kissimmee location and a Lake Nona location are planned for 2018.

“I think the people deserve our goodness,” Villarroel said.

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Navy Birthday Ball Chair Lisa Coe, former NAWCTSD Commanding Officer Capt. Wes Naylor, Dr. Betsy Townsend, Central Florida Navy League Vice President and retired Commander Chris Townsend, Lt. Col. Mike Motko and Amy Motko had a great time at the VIP reception.

he Central Florida Navy League and community members helped ring in the U.S. Navy’s 242nd birthday Oct. 14 with an elegant evening at the Rosen Shingle Creek.

The Navy Birthday Ball celebrates the heritage of the Navy and aims to provide a positive influence toward pride and professionalism in the naval service.

A cocktail reception kicked off the evening, followed by a variety of toasts, a POW/MIA ceremony, dinner and dancing. Additionally, astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Capt. Sunita Williams was the guest speaker, and local U.S. Naval Sea Cadets were awarded with challenge coins before the ball began.

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The Plant City High School Raiders cheerleaders walked visitors to the Champions Gala.

Visitors waited to get their photo taken at the end of the red carpet.

Brad Gilmour, Jeanne Teter, Jim Payne and Florida Special Olympics board member Joe Dzaluk talked before the presentation began.

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By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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Ashley Bowles and Alex Patton mingled with other guests at the fundraiser.

Puzzle One Clue: I equals P

Meredith McDonough and Special Olympics Florida President Sherry Wheelock had a great time.

ala-goers walked arm in arm with cheerleaders down the red carpet during Special Olympics Florida’s Champions Gala Saturday, Oct. 14.

Held at the Four Seasons Resort at Walt Disney World, the fundraiser recognized the athletes, coaches and unified partners who contribute to the state competitions for children with disabilities.

The money raised from the event will benefit Special Olympics competitions.

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Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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‘VERDI REQUIEM’

Oct. 21 and 22. The “Verdi Requiem” magically combines the drama of opera and the sonorities of the symphony with virtuosic vocal solos. In 1873, Verdi went into such deep mourning for a friend that he could not attend the funeral.

Instead, the composer created the Requiem, which had its first performance one year after his friend’s death. From the antiphonal trumpets and the crashing bass drum to the angelic call of three flutes and the breathtaking Dies Irae, Verdi created one of the world’s most thrilling musical compositions. To experience this work by the Bach Festival Chorale in the Knowles Chapel at Rollins College is … glorious. And to acknowledge the performers (the choir) as our neighbors who volunteer their

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‘ERIC PLAYS HAYDN’

7 p.m. Oct. 23. One of the ways in which Orlando has been graced with an arts scene that places our performers on a world stage is the decision by the board of the Orlando Philharmonic to name Eric Jacobsen as the orchestra’s new maestro. In this presentation, the orchestra’s music director and world-renowned cellist Jacobsen takes the stage as a soloist, performing the virtuosic second concerto of Haydn. This special performance is enhanced as flutist Colleen Blagov offers one of the first performances of the much-in-demand composer Judd Greenstein’s “Flute Concerto.” The concert concludes with Edward Elgar’s hauntingly beautiful “Enigma Variations” at the Plaza Live in East Orlando. Call (407) 770-0071 or visit orlandophil.org.

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Josh Garrick, a West Orange resident, is a fine-art photographer, writer and curator. He holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia University.

He was the first non-Greek artist in history to exhibit in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece. In Orlando, Mayor Buddy Dyer named June 27 as “Josh Garrick Day” in perpetuity.

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time to this cultural offering makes it all the more special.

Call (407) 646-2182 or visit BachFestivalFlorida.org.

‘POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL’

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Oct. 23 to Nov. 19. The Orlando Repertory Theatre, under the inspired direction of Jeff Revels, has raised the quality bar for children’s theater from costumes and sets to casting and direction.

In this new musical, inspired by civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges, “Polkadots” follows Lily Polkadot as she moves to the “Squares Only” town of Rockaway. As the first Polkadot to attend the all-Square school, Lily faces the seemingly impossible task of gaining

Orlando Ballet Company will perform ‘Swan Lake’ from Oct. 27 to 29.

acceptance from her peers.

From bullying to segregated drinking fountains, Lily’s quest seems hopeless, until a Square boy’s curiosity blooms into friendship. A perfect introduction to the idea of diversity for young people, this new musical will be performed at the Orlando Repertory Theater.

Call (407) 896-7365 or visit OrlandoRep.com.

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SANTANA’S ‘TRANSMOGRIFY TOUR’

7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Amway Center. “Transmogrify” means to transform in a magical or surprising way, and that certainly describes Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer and guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana, who turns 70 in July. During his 50-year career, he has “transmogrified” from being the only performer at Woodstock with-

out an album to a multi-platinum, Grammy-winning artist whose 1999 hit, “Smooth,” became one of the hits of the decade. Merging artistic credibility, staying power and pop success, his ground-breaking Afro-Latin-blues-rock fusion eclipses musical genres and generational, cultural and geographical boundaries for audiences who “feel the love” in his concerts and send it right back to this living legend. Call (407) 440-7900 or visit amwaycenter.com.

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‘SWAN LAKE’

Oct. 27 to 29. When a ballet company announces ‘Swan Lake’ as part of their season, it is an announcement to the world that says, “We’ve put in the work — and we’re ready for the big time!” There is no bigger “Big Time” in the

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dance world than what shows up on-stage for “Swan Lake.”

Set to Tchaikovsky’s brilliant musical score, performed live by the Orlando Philharmonic, Swan Lake is the world’s most celebrated ballet. To watch the way in which Director Robert Hill has built the Orlando Ballet Company into what Mayor Dyer has called “world class” allows us to highly recommend these three performances based on the consistently impressive dancing from the Orlando Ballet last season. This tale of a princess-turned-intoa-swan promises to be among the “must-see” performances of the year at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Order your tickets by calling 844-513-2014 or visiting drphillipscenter.org.

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Ian Stone is having the time of his life as the starting quarterback for Orangewood Christian School.

aside with some bad news.

“Some miscommunication between Apopka and Orangewood happened, and I couldn’t play at Apopka while attending here, so I dropped lacrosse completely,” Stone said. “After my junior year, I had no intention of playing football again. I was going to play lacrosse and commit that summer. It was a shot to the heart.

Lacrosse was my thing and it got taken away from me.”

With lacrosse out of the picture for the foreseeable future, Stone leaned on football. He always

wanted to play quarterback, but through most of high school, he was considered too small and lacking the arm strength. He held the position of backup quarterback his sophomore and junior year but hardly saw any playing time in the position. He was typically positioned as a free safety and wide receiver instead, as well as a running back in his freshman year.

Toward the end of his junior year, Stone learned he would become the new starting quarterback the following season.

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“It’s like returning home,” Stone said. “That’s what I grew up being. I was always in the role somehow. Even when I was a receiver, they’d have a double pass, and I’d catch the ball and throw it down field.”

Stone went to work with his football coaches and hit the weight room in December. He put on 35 pounds of muscle before the season started and built up his throwing arm, increasing his max throwing distance from 30 yards to about 50 yards.

His hard work has paid off with a storybook season so far. One door had closed for Stone, but another one opened.

“God definitely had a plan for me there,” Stone said, adding that his coaches helped him every step of the way.

Regardless of how he found his way to the starting quarterback position, Stone hopes he can help his team move toward its ultimate goal: a state championship. He’s been a student at Orangewood since third grade and wants to leave a legacy in his final year.

“The football atmosphere here has completely changed,” Stone said. “We can make school history. That’s what I’m looking for.”

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nder bright lights and waves of light rain, the Trinity Prep Saints and First Academy Royals put on an offensive onslaught of video game proportions Oct. 13.

After taking a 21-14 lead midway through the second quarter and forcing the Saints’ offense to punt the ball, the Royals came right back with a one-yard touchdown run from Rolous Frazier and a two-point conversion to boost the lead to 29-14.

From there, the Royals held on to their double-digit lead for most of the night, despite the Saints best effort to rally late in the fourth.

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They say that when one door closes, another one opens. That certainly rings true for Orangewood Christian School quarterback Ian Stone.

The senior has exceeded expectations for the Rams’ football squad, leading his team to a 5-2 record — clinching a playoff berth in the process.

In Monday’s game, Stone and the Rams crushed Central Florida Christian Academy 60-0 to secure second place in the standings. Stone rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two and even caught a touchdown pass.

The 17-year-old has picked up 20 rushing and throwing touchdowns in seven games.

“That’s definitely a school record,” head coach Bill Gierke said.

“If we didn’t have him, I don’t

know where we’d be,” defensive coordinator and quarterback coach Jeff Gierke said. “We have some good players, but I don’t know if we’d be in this position.

That’s all him. He put in the work to be that good.”

It’s been an unconventional journey for Stone to the starting quarterback position. For starters, he hadn’t played quarterback in a live game since he was in Pop Warner.

The Orangewood senior grew up playing both football and lacrosse, but despite playing football since the second grade, Stone’s first love was lacrosse.

He started playing for the Apopka Lacrosse Club in fifth grade before playing at Apopka High School — his zoned public school — during his high-school years, earning the title of captain on the team and looking to get recruited.

A week before the first lacrosse game this year, a coach pulled him

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