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Ocoee is gearing up for its 26th annual Founders’ Day Festival, and this year the lakefront park venue has a new look.

The July in November Heritage Festival will reflect on the Ocoee massacre while celebrating the black community.

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Those heading to downtown Ocoee for Founders’ Day this weekend might notice that the venue looks a little different this year.

As part of the city’s ongoing Lakefront Park improve-

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An upcoming Ocoee event aims to memorialize a figure in history who was killed but will never will be forgotten.

Residents will have a chance to honor the memory of Julius “July” Perry at the July in November Heritage Festival Saturday, Nov. 2, at Bill Breeze

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West Orange High School graduate Mark Allen was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army before getting severely injured in Afghanistan in 2009.

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Master Sgt. Mark C. Allen died from complications of a decade-old brain injury sustained during a mission in Afghanistan.

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riends and family in Winter Garden; Loganville, Georgia; and the U.S. Army are grieving the loss of one of their own. Mark C. Allen died Saturday, Oct. 12 — 10 years after being severely injured during a military mission.

Allen, most recently a resident of

Loganville, grew up in Winter Garden, attending First Baptist Church Winter Garden and graduating in 1991 from West Orange High School, where he was an officer in the ROTC program.

He joined the Army right out of high school and rose through the ranks to master sergeant, devoting more than 20 years of active duty to the military.

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Electric-vehicle drivers can get a charge in Oakland thanks to a Duke Energy Florida pilot program.

Duke installed two charging stations — one at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, and the other at Town Hall, 230 N. Tubb St. The town applied to be included in the program.

Through the Park and Plug program, Duke is providing up to 530 EV charging stations in its Florida service area to “provide the necessary infrastructure network to promote and support the benefits of clean electric transportation.”

Each charging station can charge two vehicles at a time.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 26

FAITH FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Faith Family Community Church, 305 Beulah Road, Winter Garden. Families are invited to a fun autumn celebration with food, games, trunk or treat, a bounce house and chili cookoff. Event is free.

FOUND LIFE FALL FESTIVAL 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Found Life Church, 1001 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

The community is invited to join church members for an evening of games, inflatables, face painting, candy and more.

Event is free. (352) 978-7330.

HALLOWEEN ESCAPE ROOM 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Can your family escape? Join in a Halloween-

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themed escape room full of ghosts, ghouls and maybe even monsters. Registration required by calling (407) 835-7323.

OAKLAND HERITAGE & WILDLIFE FESTIVAL 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Speer Park, 331 N. Tubb St., Oakland. Enjoy the traditional exhibits and new ones at this annual festival. The community celebration also features a silent auction, live musical entertainment, food tents, boat excursions on Lake Apopka and hay ride history tours of Oakland. There’s an “Ask an Archaeologist” booth, where guests can take their collections and get them identified; Tildenville Elementary School’s children’s art display, and the school choruses will perform in the afternoon. Other new booths include Florida Skunk Rescue and Candy’s Cats. There’s a rock-painting station from 10 a.m. to noon and will have a preview of exhibits that will coming to the Arts & Heritage Center at Oakland.

(407) 656-7111.

FINANCING AVAILABLE

OCOEE POLICE DEPARTMENT POKER FUNDRAISER Noon Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Woman’s Club of Ocoee, 4 N. Lakewood Ave. Join the police department for a Texas Hold’em tournament to benefit the OPD’s annual holiday toy drive. Each toy donated will give players 1,000 additional chips.

The $50 suggested donation includes 7,500 starting chips and a catered lunch with two drinks. Prizes will be awarded to the final table. First place will receive a $750 Visa gift card, and second place will get one worth $500. To register, contact Jason Strange at (407) 554-7204 or jstrange@ocoee. org.

WEST ORLANDO BAPTIST FALL FESTIVAL 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at West Orlando Baptist Church, 1006 E. Crown Point Road, Ocoee. This free event includes carnival games, bounce houses, snacks, cake walks, a barbecue chicken dinner and more. The community is invited to attend.

(407) 905-9508.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27

FIFTH ANNUAL HOWL-O-WEEN PET COSTUME CONTEST AND PARADE 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Crooked Can Brewing Company, 426 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Parade starts at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $10, and proceeds benefit A Cause 4 Paws Rescue. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place. For information, visit the Crooked Can Facebook page.

CHURCH OF CHRIST TRUNK OR TREAT 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at West Orange Church of Christ, 1450 Daniels Road, Winter Garden. Children in the community are invited to trick or treat from the trunks of vehicles lining the church property. Free. (407) 656-2770.

SAK IN WINTER GARDEN 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Showcase WG, 12100 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden.

SAK Comedy Lab is bringing its award-winning comedy improv show to Winter Garden. Appropriate for all ages. Tootsie Rolls will be thrown, and audience members can go on stage to improvise scenes, songs

and characters. Tickets are available at sakcomedylab.com.

WINTER GARDEN GOLF CART CLUB TRUNK OR TREAT 6:15 p.m. golf cart arrival; 6:45 p.m., the trick or treaters will begin their hunt at the Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W. Bay St. To secure a spot, cart owners should RSVP on the club’s Facebook page.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

DEATH STANDS READY AT THE DOOR: TOMBSTONE ICONOGRAPHY 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Tombstone iconography and burial practices reflect the attitudes toward death held by early Americans. Learn how religious beliefs and family patterns of a society are reflected in burying customs. (407) 835-7323.

THURSDAY, OCT. 31

HALLOWEENFEST 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, along downtown Plant Street, Winter Garden. Trick or treat with downtown merchants; and enjoy live entertainment and activities. (407) 656-4155.

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Ocoee City Hall project takes step forward City leaders have selected an exterior design concept for the new Ocoee City Hall project.

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Josh Raskopf enjoyed a complex drinking game that required participants to maneuver a cup of beer to their mouths by using a series of pulleys.

Matt Tagliareni, left, made his move during a game of chess against John Kubica, right, in the middle of a packed Oktoberfest crowd.

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Dressed in his best lederhosen and Tyrolean hat, Wes Catlett-Miller was a big hit at Oktoberfest.

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t was a smorgasbord of beer, German food and celebration during the fifth annual Crooked Can Oktoberfest in downtown Winter Garden.

The three-day event — which ran from Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 20 — saw locals and visitors alike cram onto South Central Avenue to take in the German-inspired festivities.

While beer was poured and food was eaten, locals enjoyed a stein-holding contest and polka on Saturday, while Sunday featured the third annual Oktoberfest Wiener Dog Race — put on by A Cause 4 Paws Rescue.

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Little Koa, who participated in the wiener dog race, took a break from playing with other dachshunds.

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Ocoee is getting closer to breaking ground on its new City Hall.

City leaders voted unanimously during the Oct. 15 commission meeting to select an exterior design concept for the new City Hall. The commission selected a concept that uses a combination of brick masonry with precast concrete for the design of the new City Hall’s exterior walls. In addition to selecting the exterior design concept, commissioners voted unanimously to allow City Manager Robert Frank, or his designee, to have approval over the specifics related to the internal floor plan and interior furnishings of the building.

The brick masonry with precast concrete design concept was just one of three different options presented to the commission by HKS Architects, Inc., which is the firm that created the designs.

Each concept was based off of a different method of construction for the building.

“I think the new City Hall facility really presents a tremendous opportunity to make the next statement about the direction and the growth and the vision for Ocoee and its future,” said Nathan Butler of HKS Architects, Inc. “Part of that (opportunity), as we understand it, is this tremendous vision and intent to create a space that supports a wonderful and varied civic life. … At the same time, the staff — everyone we’ve talked to as we worked through this with the city — has really impressed upon us the importance of creating and establishing a really great, exceptional customer experience so that everyone who comes to City Hall — regardless what their purpose for their visit with City Hall or even if it’s their workplace — we want it to be a great environment.”

The first — and least costly — concept involved using a tilt-up concrete design and construction method that is commonly used for the construction of modern warehouse and office buildings.

The second and selected concept used both brick and precast concrete, and was the second least costly. The other concept involved using only precast concrete for the exterior design, and it was the most expensive option.

The second and third options allowed for opportunities to add custom detailing on the concrete portions, and all three of the design concepts included an outdoor civic plaza area at the front of the new City Hall.

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n City leaders voted unanimously to approve the second reading of two ordinances related to a 3.89-acre property located at 815 Clarcona Ocoee Road. The first ordinance was a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment to change the land-use designation of the property from low-density residential to medium-density residential. The second ordinance rezones the property from Orange County R-1 to City of Ocoee PUD (planned unit development). The applicant request the changes in order to develop 26 townhome units on the property. n Mayor Rusty Johnson proclaimed the month of October as Community Planning Month. He also proclaimed the week of Nov. 2 to 9 as the Week of the Family.

with precast to create these elements,” Butler said. “You can put images or words and cast those in so they start to tell a story about (Ocoee).”

Prior to selecting a concept, Commissioner Richard Firstner suggested adding neoclassical elements that the commission liked from a previous design concept to the building’s new design concept.

“I like this footprint a lot better than the previous ones that we’ve looked at,” Firstner said.

“When we looked at those previous renderings that the (previous) architect presented us, I was under the impression that we as a group kind of preferred the neoclassical-type design. … I think what we like was the ledges and the windows that stood out from the rest of the building — those types of elements.”

Butler said that it would be possible to incorporate the elements that Firstner suggested with the design concept the commission chose.

With a design concept chosen, the city and HKS Architects, Inc. will be able to move forward with the specific exterior and interior design of the building itself. The costs associated with the construction of the new City Hall will be presented once those designs are complete. The city has estimated that City Hall relocation project will cost $12 million with $9 million coming from the 2017 General Fund Bond, according to the city website.

Ben Treadway got his face painted like a lion during the fifth annual Crooked Can Oktoberfest.

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Right: Lisa Yann had a blast with her two dachshunds — one of whom brought home first place in the wiener dog race.

The exterior design concept selected by commissioners features brick masonry with precast concrete.

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He also served as a drill sergeant and was a member of the Georgia National Guard.

In 2009, Allen led a team into Afghanistan to search for missing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Allen was shot in the head and left with a traumatic brain injury that rendered him speechless and confined to a wheelchair for the next decade. He died of complications at age 46.

In West Orange County, friends were reeling from the news of Allen’s death.

Maggie Cuddy Guard went to school with Allen and recalled many conversations about his desire to serve his country. In a post on her Facebook page, Guard wrote: “I remember you always telling me that you could not wait to serve your country, and then the day came that I was there at the house when you left for boot camp. I knew you would make a great soldier.”

Guard traveled to Loganville last week for the funeral, as did others, including childhood friend Leslie Suggs Meyers.

Meyers has known Allen since childhood, and both were members of the youth group at First

Baptist Church Winter Garden.

“Mark was always an uplifting, fun person to be around and destined to join the military,” Meyers said. “He always talked about becoming a ranger or paratrooper.”

Earlier this month, Meyers wrote a Facebook post thanking Allen for the positive effect he had on her life.

“Some people will never really know the impact they have on their friends,” Meyers wrote.

“The first person I called post 9/11 about my desire to serve in the Army was Mark C. Allen. A trusted childhood friend, he answered my questions, calmed my fears and was going to look over my contract. Unfortunately, he was injured before that happened.

“At that moment, all I wanted to do was take care of my friend and others like him,” she wrote. “Since then, I have taken care of countless heroes, actively serving or retired.

We have also recruited more than 100 other health care professionals to ensure they get the best medical care possible. One could say that Mark is still influencing greatness and ensuring our country’s success. One person had that big of an impact! Thank you, Mark.”

Five days after she posted her message, Allen was gone.

“I would have wanted to be under his command; I imagine the men under him felt complete confidence in his leadership. Such was his dedication.”

— Will Blaine, Allen’s middle school youth pastor

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Mark Allen was a member of the youth group at First Baptist Church Winter Garden.

Will Blaine was the middle school youth pastor at First Baptist when Allen was a student. He remembered him and his zest for life and his determination, but he also recalled Allen could fill a room with his laughter.

“He was the kind of kid that made you glad you served in the ministry,” Blaine said. “He was enthusiastic and eager to learn. He loved following Christ and knew God had a plan for his life, even as a middle-schooler. I knew — like everyone that knew Mark back then — that he would have a career in the military. It was his calling.

He had the rare conviction early on to know and follow his dream.

“I would have wanted to be under his command; I imagine the men under him felt complete confidence in his leadership,” he said.

“Such was his dedication.”

Blaine said Allen’s friends feared he would get injured in combat because he frequently put himself in harm’s way to protect others.

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ments project, the park area has been revamped over the last year.

Just in time for the Founders’ Day Festival, phase one of the project is nearing completion.

The Lakefront Park project is part of the city’s efforts to revitalize the downtown area, and the project is being conducted in three phases. Ocoee residents and visitors alike will have a chance to see what’s been going on over the last year when they head over to the festival.

The city has removed some existing driveways, walkways and buildings. New restrooms, pedestrian pathways and improvements to both parking and the park grounds have been done as well.

“It’s been a thing that we planned on with the citizens back a couple years ago,” Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson said. “And we’re finally getting to the point where it’s going to be finished here in the next month. It’s pretty much wrapping up right now, except for a couple things we’ll have to go back and do after Founders’ Day. We’ve pretty much got the Lakeshore Center open. We’re in the process of that happening, with state-ofthe-art new stuff. The WithersMaguire House, we planted way more shrubbery and hedges and new trees and all that stuff that fits in with what the old-time picture was like.”

The field and concert area will look and feel different, too. The city completely renovated the park, removing all the weeds, leveling the ground and putting in new, healthy grass. Landscaping, lights and sidewalks all add to the

new-and-improved atmosphere.

Johnson added that for all three phases it was estimated to be a total five-year buildout, and the city is close to halfway through.

“It’s been a year (for the park), and … everybody works around getting through the process,” he said. “We’re finally at the end of the process, thank goodness. We redid down by the lake with the sidewalk on the front down there, with easy access for handicapped up to the Lakeshore Center. ...It’s really looking good.

“They’ll see there’s a lot of difference in the way it’s set up,” Johnson said. “It’s just a different venue in the way it looks and how it’s set up. I think it’s great, myself.

They’re going to be really be surprised when they get here this year and see what’s going down on the lake.”

CELEBRATING OCOEE

In Ocoee, it wouldn’t be the Founders’ Day Festival citizens have come to know and love without the top-notch entertainment — and it’s all free.

The whole weekend is packed full of entertainment, which includes a classic car show, Chick-Fil-A 5K and kids fun run, fishing tournament, marketplace arts and crafts vendors, poker tournament and a fireworks show on Saturday night.

“It’s a great weekend for people to be able to come out, take their kids, walk around the park, walk around the different functions and enjoy being with their family in a beautiful setting down on the lake,” Johnson said.

Perhaps one of the biggest draws, though, is the free concerts from top-notch entertainers. It’s also a

bonus to be able to bring people in from across Orlando to see what is happening in Ocoee.

“We’ve had Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Pat Benatar — we’ve had all those people that came here and people didn’t have to pay,” Johnson said. “If you go to their concerts you’ll pay $300 to $400. You bring people into town that’s never been to Ocoee a lot of times and they see the place, maybe some of them move here. You get them to come in here and see things, what we’re doing and how we’re doing it. We’ve had a lot of them that will come back, call us and say, ‘Hey, we really loved coming to Ocoee.’ That’s what you want to do.”

This year’s lineup, too, has had people buzzing since it was announced. Friday’s performances feature Spayed Koolie, Noel and Ben Haggard and The Cadillac Three. On Saturday, attendees will get to hear from Sam Riggs, Jimmie Allen and LANCO. Then there are two of the biggest names of the weekend — Justin Moore and Chris Young.

Moore has made a name for himself at the top of the country charts for a few years now and just released his fifth studio album, “Late Nights and Longnecks,” this past summer. He is best known for songs such as “Small Town USA,” “Somebody Else Will,” “You Look Like I Need A Drink” and his most recent single, “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home.”

Young boasts 11 No. 1 singles, two Grammy nominations, 12 million singles sold and four Academy of Country Music nominations. He has produced seven studio albums in 12 years and is best known for

The funeral service was held in Snellville, Georgia, Friday, Oct. 18, with military honors. He was interred at Corinth Memorial Gardens, Loganville.

Allen is survived by his wife, Shannon; son, Cody; daughter, Journey; a grandson; his parents, David and Valerie; and two brothers, Joey and Phillip.

The family is requesting memorial donations be made to The Independence Fund (independencefund.org), Folds of Honor (foldsofhonor.org) or Semper Fi Fund (semperfifund.org). An online guest registry has been posted on the funeral home website, stewartfh.com.

“Even in his debilitating injury he was strong and battled the odds,” Blaine said. “Mark will always be an inspiration to me — a man that served his God and his country without second thought of the cost to himself. He is a true hero to so many, and it is an honor to call him friend.”

OCOEE FOUNDERS’ DAY FESTIVAL The 26th annual Ocoee Founders’ Day Festival takes place at and around Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee.

Here is the schedule of events for the weekend: FRIDAY, OCT. 25 5:15 p.m.: Mayoral welcome 5:30 p.m.: Concerts begin SATURDAY, OCT. 26 7:30 a.m.: Chick-Fil-A 5K and kids fun run (McKey Street and Bluford Avenue) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Church tours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Marketplace and craft vendors 10 a.m.: Classic car show (Bluford Avenue) 10 a.m. to noon: Fishing tourney (Starke Lake) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: WithersMaguire House and museum tours 11 a.m.: Ocoee Police Department poker tournament (Woman’s Club of Ocoee, 4 N. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee) 4 p.m.: Concerts begin 9:50 p.m.: Fireworks show

his songs “Hangin’ On,” “Think Of You,” “I’m Comin’ Over” and his most recent single, “Raised On Country.”

“You have to have somebody that brings the people in, no matter what kind of music you play,” Johnson said. “(I love) having citizens and people able to come into town and see what we do in our city and be able to come to a free concert. They can sit with their family, kids or neighbors and watch a top-of-the-line concert. We get to show the city off. I’m proud of it.”

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A.G.’s Market should be open by fourth quarter of 2020.

A new 22,000-square-foot facility for food and retail vendors will be named after historical figure Arthur George Hamlin.

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A new food hall planned for the Hamlin community in Horizon West has a name — and it honors a man from Central Florida’s past.

Boyd Development, the developers behind the ongoing Hamlin project, recently unveiled renderings for A.G.’s Market — a new food hall coming to Hamlin next year.

The 22,000-square-foot building will sit just south of the Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas and is expected to have about 18 different vendors inside from food to retail, said Michael Boyd, sales and leasing associate for Boyd Development.

A.G.’s Market is named after Arthur George Hamlin, an attorney who came to Florida in the 1880s, grew citrus and eventually developed the Hamlin orange, which was grown mainly on the current Hamlin site. The name is a nod to Central Florida’s past, Boyd said.

“He was actually an attorney for guys like Henry DeLand, John Stetson and Henry Flagler — some of the longstanding Central Floridians,” Boyd said.

“We’ve tried to, in certain regards at the project, pay homage to A.G. Hamlin,” he said.

“We thought, ‘Let’s call it A.G.’s Market and I’m sure people will ask the question, what does A.G. stand for?’ From there that’s how people can learn a little bit about it. … It also stands for ‘A Gathering Market,’ so it kind of has two different meanings there.”

According to the official Hamlin Facebook page, the lakefront venue will provide an array of food, drink and retail options, including craft burgers, pizza, a new twist on southern fried chicken, sushi, tacos, barbecue and dessert. Boyd said that the vendors will be a healthy mix of local names and national-scale operators that want to find a spot in A.G.’s Market.

Representatives of Boyd Development have been traveling the country to find ideas and ways to bring something special to Ham-

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THE MAN BEHIND THE MARKET According to “Hamlin Family: A Genealogy of Capt. Giles Hamlin of Middletown, Connecticut, 1654-1900,” Arthur George Hamlin was born in 1855 and was educated at Gouverneur Academy and Colgate Academy in Hamilton, New York before graduating from Madison University in 1879.

After studying law at Gouverneur and at Northampton, Massachusetts, he was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1881. He arrived in DeLand two years later and became the legal adviser for H.A. DeLand Esq. — founders of the town of DeLand. According to the West Volusia Historical Society, Arthur George Hamlin was the first attorney for DeLand. In addition to his legal career, Hamlin also grew oranges and famously developed the Hamlin orange, of which the Hamlin community is named after.

lin, Boyd said. “(Food halls) seem to be a very popular thing — you can come with your friends, your family and everybody can get a different thing to eat and reconvene at a table,” Boyd said. “We’re excited about it.”

A second-floor bar will showcase views of Lake Hancock and Disney’s nightly fireworks, as well.

Visitors also can expect a lakefront backyard with a spacious artificial turf lawn for social gatherings or watching live music.

“It should be pretty unique to Central Florida,” Boyd said.

“You might not know what you want to do on a Friday or Saturday night, but you can at least think, ‘Hey, I can go to A.G.’s Market and there’s something for everybody.’”

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Park in Ocoee — almost a century after the black resident was lynched by a mob during the Ocoee massacre Nov. 3, 1920.

The festival, put on by State Sen. Randolph Bracy in partnership with July in November Inc. and the Bridge the Gap Coalition, aims to celebrate the legacy of Ocoee’s historical black community while taking a moment to reflect on Perry’s death.

Locals can expect art and cultural vendors, a Kwanzaa parade, activities for children, musical entertainment and a special program featuring July Perry descendants Janice Nunn-Nelson, Stephen Nunn and Bridgette Hogan.

According to a monument placed earlier this year in downtown Orlando, a black resident named Mose Norman attempted to vote on Election Day Nov. 3, 1920, but was turned away. After trying a second attempt to vote, Norman was assaulted by armed white men stationed at the polls and chased away. Norman reportedly fled to the home of Perry, a friend and business associate. The angry mob surrounded and burned the home

— Norman was able to escape, but Perry was arrested and thrown in jail after suffering a severe injury.

A lynch mob took Perry from his cell shortly after and hanged him.

That was followed by two days of violence, where a white mob burned 25 black homes, two black churches and a masonic lodge.

The Ocoee massacre resulted in the deaths of between six and more than 30 black residents, and the entire black community was driven out of Ocoee within a year, according to the monument.

The event aims to reflect on the past and recognize how far the community has come, Bracy said.

“I think it’s important that we recognize our history here in Central Florida and, more specifically, Ocoee and we continue to grow as a community,” Bracy said. “Obviously, Ocoee today isn’t what it was — it’s a very diverse community and we celebrate that.”

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As great-grandchildren of Perry, Janice Nunn-Nelson and Stephen Nunn said they’re honored and thankful for the opportunity to pay tribute to his legacy alongside great-great-grandchild Bridgette

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Stephen Nunn said that their mother, Geraldine Nunn, isn’t able to attend the event but is extremely supportive. Coretha Perry Caldwell, their grandmother, was July Perry’s oldest daughter and was present during the violence that day in 1920.

“We’re excited about this opportunity — we believe it’s not with the intent to stir up more racial division, but more so it’s the intent to bring more racial harmony through awareness of things that have taken place,” Stephen Nunn said.

“We feel this is beyond just making a case for July Perry and him being lynched,” he said. “We believe that’s huge, that’s big and we are not going to take light of that, that the story centers around him.

However, we believe this represents all the descendants of Ocoee, as well, but not only the descen-

dants of Ocoee, the descendants of any city, town, state, nation where things have been done with intentional hatred and disdain because of the color and the pigmentation of a person’s skin. For that reason, we are taking the torch and we want to be champions to suggest that it doesn’t have to be that way. … We want to make crystal clear that, for us, this is not a platform for fame or platform to be seen or platform to present ourselves to be celebrities … it really is about passion, it’s about legacy, it’s about history, it’s about people.”

Nunn-Nelson said that the family history continues to push them to speak out.

“I think we have a responsibility to carry this legacy on and to continue to involve people about what took place,” Nunn-Nelson said.

“What happens is sometimes we become comfortable in thinking that everything is good and where it should be and that is so far from the truth. So in order to continue to make progress, continue to open eyes, continue to focus, I believe that it is definitely our responsibility to make sure that people become more aware and do not become complacent and comfort-

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Ocoee resident Julius “July” Perry was lynched by a white mob in 1920.

able and feel like ‘OK, everything is alright,’ because it isn’t.”

The Bridge the Gap Coalition, a local nonprofit that’s helped make the upcoming event possible, looks “to provide innovative solutions and social interventions that eliminate cultural, generational and socioeconomic gaps in marginalized communities.”

Amy Lalanne, co-executive director of development for the coalition, said the event will teach and celebrate the different principles of Kwanzaa, which were exemplified by Perry himself.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY The Winter Garden Times Oct. 24, 1974 In 1974, Messenger, Facebook, Snapchat and texting had yet to be invented for communicating with others. The only way to talk to someone was the old-fashioned telephone.

The phone directory was an important book, especially for businesses who needed to get their phone numbers into the hands of customers. In the Oct. 24, 1974, issue of The Winter Garden Times, Florida Telephone advertised the deadline for submitting changes or additions to listings for the new directory, which was distributed to every home and business in the area.

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Everybody is invited to attend the Democratic rally Saturday night at 8 o’clock in Winter Garden on Main Street near the A.C.L. Railway depot. Prominent speakers will address the assembly and deliver messages of vital interests.

From all reports, canning of food by the women of Winter Garden district was a record breaker the past season. Records at the local ration board office show that approximately 20,000 pounds of sugar was used.

Frederick H. Bekemeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Bekemeyer, is home on a 10day leave prior to leaving for the University of the South in Suwannee, Tennessee, where he will continue classes in the U.S. Navy V-12 program.

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The mission of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is to preserve the heritage and architecture of Winter Garden while creating new cultural experiences. The Foundation also preserves the material culture of West Orange County, using it to educate the area’s youth on the community’s rich history. on Plant Street last evening when the bus hit the bumper of Gene Cappleman’s car that was parked.

The Roper Co-Operative held its regular annual meeting at the offices, and at the conclusion of the meeting, the mem-

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County Commissioner A.D. Mims said the cost for the Avalon Road job was $15,558.06.

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MARY AUDREY ANDREAS FLECKENSTEIN DIED MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 2019.

Mary Audrey Andreas Fleckenstein passed away Monday, Sept.

30, 2019. Audrey was born March 20, 1931, in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania.

She was married to Martin James “Jim” Fleckenstein. They moved to South Florida from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1950s and created a wonderful life. Jim, her husband of more than 44 years, passed earlier in 1995. She was a great homemaker and enjoyed cooking and raising her family.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Andreas.

Audrey is survived in life by her brother, Robert Andreas; and sons,

James Fleckenstein, John Fleckenstein; and daughter, Judy Paulsen, and son-in-law Brian Paulsen; and also her grandchildren, James Rafael Fleckenstein, Brian Paulsen Jr., James Paulsen, Julia Paulsen and Jenna Paulsen. We will miss her and always love her dearly.

A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, for family and close friends.

RICHARD AUSTIN CLOUGHLEY DIED THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 2019.

Richard Austin Cloughley of Merritt Island, Florida, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at the age of 87 years.

Richard was born June 14, 1932, in Tampa, Florida. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to Winter Garden, Florida. There, he graduated from Lakeview High School. He graduated college from CIT (Carnegie Mellon University), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was an Alpha Tau Omega and met the love of his life and wife, Janet Gere.

Richard enrolled in the Air Force Cadets and there during his service was introduced to the computer industry. He spent the next 30-plus years setting up largescale computer systems.

Richard enjoyed fishing and boating on the St. Johns River.

He had a passion for painting and woodworking. He was an avid gardener.

Richard is predeceased by his elder brother, Donald G. Cloughley, and his parents, James and Alpha Cloughley of Winter Garden, Florida.

He leaves behind his wife of 63 years, Janet G. Cloughley, of Merritt Island, Florida; son, Michael G. Cloughley, and his wife, Sarah Oaks-Cloughley, of Radnor, Pennsylvania; daughter, Jeanne

M. Cloughley, and her husband, Michael Hayes, of Edgewater, Maryland; son, John C. Cloughley, of Norristown, Pennsylvania; and daughter, Patricia S. Santos, and her husband, Luiz, of Merritt Island, Florida; his grandchildren, Benjamin C. Hayes, James F. Hayes and Margaret G. Hayes; his nephew, James Eagle Cloughley, and wife, Kim Modesitt Cloughley; niece, Ellen Cloughley Jackson, and her husband, Dr. David (Skokie); and niece, Megan Cloughley Daufeldt, and her husband, Henry.

The family will have a private service to memorialize his life later this year.

Please consider in lieu of flowers, gifts to the Health First Foundation in memory of Richard in thanks for the special care Health First Home Care provided our family. Gifts can be sent to Health First Foundation, 1350 S. Hickory St., Melbourne, FL 32901 or Hfgive.org.

IRA EUGENE “GENE” AKINS DIED FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 2019.

Ira Eugene “Gene” Akins, age 79, of Eustis, Florida, passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Born in Ocoee in 1940, Gene was a lifetime resident of Central Florida and a longtime employee of Walt Disney World.

He supported Nancy in pursuing a doctorate degree in education to help children with learning disabilities. Gene was a gunsmith, a lifetime member of the NRA and a champion trapshooter. Gene enjoyed fishing in Florida’s coastal waters and traveling North America on his motorcycle with beloved friends.

Gene married Nancy Collins Trulock in 1979 and became stepfather to the existing family.

He is survived by his sons, Greg Trulock (Kelly), Scott Trulock (Jamie); daughter, Allison Trulock (Don); grandchildren, Andy, Colin, Gwen Trulock, Corinne and Riley Trulock, Renn Oberdick.

Gene also leaves behind his nieces and nephews, Debi Russ Madden (John), Sandra Russ Jones (Lou), Stefanie Owens, Victoria Holmes Brown (Jim), Michael Holmes (Tracie), Nick Reaves and Tammy Moore.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Ira Newton Akins and Susie Mae Odom Akins; sisters, Bobbie Jo Akins Russ Owens (Kenneth Edwin Russ) and Patricia A. Akins Holmes (James C. Holmes).

A celebration gathering of Gene’s life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, 428 E. Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787.

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KATHRYN “KAY” ECKLES DIED THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 2019.

Kathryn “Kay” Eckles, 101, a marketing representative for National and Pan American Airlines, died Thursday, Oct. 3, in a nursing facility in Washington, D.C. She was born in Ocoee, Florida, and was a graduate of Florida Southern University.

She began her career in 1944 as a flight attendant in Miami and concluded it in 1980 as the first female marketing executive for PanAm at the Pentagon.

After moving to Washington in 1947, Kay became a civic activist as an officer and board member in a number of local organizations. She testified before the D.C. Council and various regulatory agencies, as well as marched for causes in which she believed.

In 2008 she was honored by the D.C. City Council in a Recognition Resolution for “her decades of public advocacy and civic involvement.”

An enthusiastic traveler, Kay took 15 trips around the world, frequently on her own, visiting remote areas of Afghanistan and crossing Russia on the TransSiberian Railroad.

Survivors include niece Carol Kirkland and great niece Kathryn Brogdon.

Private interment will be in the Ocoee Cemetery.

ily, friends, reading and traveling. She impacted the lives of so many, which included all family and friends. She loved you for who you were and always found something good in everyone.

She inspired people to believe in themselves because she believed in them. She quietly connected everyone in good times and bad.

Her attitude towards her life was Carpe Diem! You only live today once, so don’t waste it! This is her wish for everyone!

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ter, Bonnie Rau. You will be sadly missed but will forever be remembered for filling our hearts with joy and love.

Celebration of life will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. (service will begin at 5:30 p.m.) Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Summit Greens Residence Community Center, 1190 Summit Greens Blvd., Clermont, FL 34711.

Please let us know if you will be attending for gate entry and planning purposes.

If sending flowers, please send to Summit Greens address. If you would like to make a donation to the Junebug Foundation on Billie June’s behalf, visit bit. ly/2W1Ea1N. To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit WoodlawnFuneralHomeGotha.com.

Roy Bozeman, Winter Garden, died Sunday, Sept. 29. Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden.

ing at Dupont in Delaware, it was a long drive and long hours for Preston. When he came home from a hard day’s work, he would be greeted by his four excited daughters. They would rush to hug him and yell, “Daddy’s home.”

In 1981, he moved the family to Winter Garden, Florida, and worked for Disney. He retired from the work force at Disney after 23 years. n Preston had many things in life that he loved. He loved his family, church and friends.

He enjoyed eating seafood and gardening. His daughters have kept him well supplied in seafood; crab was his favorite, and

he taught his daughters how to catch a crab.

He grew some unusual things in his gardens. In New Jersey he grew horseradish. In Florida, he liked growing pineapples under his orange trees. Preston was always watering something in his gardens.

Friends and family could catch him outside in the front yard watering the plants, hosing down the driveway and feeding his friends, the squirrels. Sincerely, he will be a sight that is missed when you drive by his home. n Preston was a member of First Baptist Church of Winter Garden for 38 years. He was a deacon and usher and loved taking Sunday school attendance. Church was a major part of his life, and he enjoyed worshipping and socializing with his fellow Christians.

Friend to many, even a hero to one, as he saved a girl from drowning in a riptide many years ago. Preston loved his Lord and Savior and shared that love for Christ with his family.

PRESTON CONAWAY DIED THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 2019.

Preston Conaway was born in Paulsboro, New Jersey, July 24, 1940. He was the husband of Glenda Ailiff for 55 years. They married in December 1963. He has four daughters, born in the state of New Jersey. Cheryl, his oldest, is married to Tom Schumacher, and they have two children, Nadine and Sam. Wendy is married to Randy Steinbeck. She has a daughter, Amber, and they have a daughter, Callie. Amber has two children, Shayla and Saige. Valerie is married to Todd Hunt, and they have two sons, Joseph and Gabriel. Last, Wanda is married to Shaun Morgan, and they have two boys and a girl, Taylor, Holly and Justin. Preston has a total of nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. n While in New Jersey he worked for the Navy, DuPont and Columbia Records. The Navy taught him his trade, where he learned how to be an electrician. When he was work-

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“My wish that each and every one realize the fragility of possessions, of family, of life and vow once more and over and over to cherish each moment, to make the best possible use of each hour to seize the day that will never come again.”

Billie was survived by her children, Rob June, Randy (Jamie) June and Wendy (Aron) Bishman; grandchildren, Joseph (Katie) June, Cameron (Jessica) June, Teron (Cherie) June, Jaylyn (Brian) Moogan, Lauryn June, Colin Bishman and Cooper Bishman; great-grandchildren, Blaze June, Haley Anderson, Alyssa June, Leah June, Ryland June and Ayla June; sisters, Roberta Boice and Debra (Andy) Sciandria; and brother, Timothy (Sue) Graham.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Graham and Ruth Eimer and stepfather Jim Baldwin; husband, Ron June; brother, Nick Graham; and sis-

BILLIE ANN JUNE DIED SUNDAY, OCT. 13, 2019.

Billie Ann June, a.k.a. Grandma Billie, 83, of Clermont, Florida, passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

She was born in Ripley, New York, March 10, 1936.

Billie graduated high school in Westfield, New York. She went on to nursing school and became a registered nurse.

She was married to Ron June in the late ’50s and moved to Orlando, Florida.

Billie worked as a registered nurse at Florida Hospital. She later went on to get her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in administration and became director of surgery at Florida Hospital. She was employed by Florida Hospital for 40 years before retiring in her 60s to enjoy family and friends.

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Arthur J. Sutton, 97, Winter Garden, died Tuesday Oct. 15, 2019.

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Tracy Bernheim waved to students on a Transformers/ alien-themed truck.

The Lakerettes hyped up the crowd of students during the parade.

RED& BLUE CREW W indermere Preparatory School was a spirited spectacle Friday, Oct. 18, as proud students celebrated the end of Homecoming week with a festive parade. Students in the lower school and middle school lined the roads of the campus to watch the celebration put on by upper-school students before heading to the school’s gymnasium for a rowdy pep rally.

At halftime during Friday’s home football game, seniors Andrew Reynolds and Emily Whitt were crowned Homecoming king and queen, capping off the fun-filled week.

Leah Meyer, Taylor Sheridan and Stuart Sheffield rode in a car during the parade and got students excited for an upcoming school production of “The Little Mermaid.”

The Lakerettes showed off an impressive routine at the pep rally.

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Lower-school students were excited for the parade to start.

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Seniors Andrew Reynolds and Emily Whitt had a special memory together as they were named Homecoming king and queen during halftime of Friday’s game.

Right: Sophomores Jack Durst, Ashley Turpin, Carson Marosi and Kini Magpuri rode through the parade in style.

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OAKLAND AVENUE CHARTER Ana-Alicia Myers is the fourth- and fifth-grade math teacher at Oakland Avenue Charter School, and she is a member of the School Leadership Team. She chose to become a teacher because she loved the idea of being able to change the lives of the next generation. She soon discovered it was the children who were changing her life.

What do you love most about your school?

This school has become home to me. It is filled with strong, courageous and creative educators (whom) I look up to. I’m extremely thankful for my students, who give me so much purpose daily. I could not be more grateful for the OACS family.

What is the favorite part of your job?

The most important aspect is the relationship that I have built with my students. I feel so blessed to be able to wake up every morning to spend hours with students, who are going to change the world.

What motivates you and pushes you to do your best?

My students are my biggest motivation. My students are smart, strong and astonishing! They are future teachers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, singers, soldiers, officers who will make a positive influence in this world.

What’s your favorite restaurant and favorite meal?

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my favorite dessert to top it off — Oreo Cheesecake.

Favorite movie and why?

My favorite movie of all time is “The Lion King.” The incredible, steadfast bond between Mufasa and Simba reminds me of my relationship with my mother. I personally don’t know what I would do without her.

What’s your favorite vacation spot and why?

Visiting Jamaica is always extra special and so beautiful.

What’s your favorite book and why?

My favorite book is “The Last Lecture,” by Randy Pausch.

What are some of your can’t-miss TV Shows?

“This is Us” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

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My family is my absolute world.

My parents have been my backbone and my guiding light. As an only child, I would give anything to have a brother and sister. As a result, I consider my cousins, Dijon and Elizabeth, as my siblings. They are the funniest, selfless and my forever best friends. My goddaughter, Noelle, is a very special treasure of my heart. She lights up the world with her infectious laughter and bold personality.

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New books for children from infancy through middle school are being accepted for this annual project. They are distributed to multiple organizations throughout West Orange County. Reading Reindeer was started in West Orange County in 1998. Community support has enabled Reading Reindeer to bring new books to close to 63,500 children.

Through cash donations, this program also provides a new copy of Dr. Seuss’ ABCs to the parents of all babies born at Health Central Hospital throughout the year — approximately 700 births annually. The community is invited to join the effort to improve literacy levels in West Orange County.

Checks payable to Reading Reindeer also can be mailed to the Observer Media Group office at 661 Garden Commerce Parkway, Suite 180, Winter Garden, Florida 34787.

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West Orange High sophomore’s play wins contest Eislinn Gracen’s piece, “Wolf in a Concrete Jungle,” was featured in a table reading during the Be Original Theater Festival.

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Rowen is a senior in high school, and she can’t wait to leave her little town of Ithaca, escape her neurotic father and become a veterinarian. But things get complicated when she tries to navigate the realities of being a werewolf.

Such is the premise of West Orange High School theater student Eislinn Gracen’s play “Wolf in a Concrete Jungle,” recently selected as a winner in the Be Original Theater Festival Contest. The competition was sponsored by New Generation Theatrical and was open to playwrights. Sixteen winners were selected to have their work performed, either as a table reading or a simple staging, in front of an audience at the festival, which was held Oct. 4 through 6 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

At 15, Eislinn is the youngest competition winner. Her play was presented as a table reading twice that weekend.

“It was so surreal,” she said of the experience. “I was just doing this to get feedback because this

was my first play, and they really liked it.”

Eislinn said several groups have reached out to her to further develop the play into a staged reading or workshop.

“My main goal is to get this sucker published,” she said.

“That would be a dream come true, just to spread the message of this show. I feel like it’s really needed.”

She said the wolf is a metaphor for mental health or any other “burden” in one’s life. And she likes the play because it has a strong yet flawed central female character, which she said needs to be more prominent in modern writings.

Eislinn started writing “Concrete Jungle” in the spring during one of her freshman classes.

She rewrote it three times before submitting it into the contest.

“You write something, and people read it out loud, and it makes you cringe,” she said. “I wrote that. … And then you see people in the audience smiling; they like it. … I’m so thankful for the people who came and reacted the way they did.”

A Florida Theatrical Association Award was presented to

Eislinn Gracen received a poster promoting her play, “Wolf in a Concrete Jungle,” which was one of 16 winners in a theater festival contest.

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Eislinn at the conclusion of the program.

With one win under her belt, she’s eager for more. She already has written another play she plans to submit for the District V theater competition. “Gallarium” is a comedy about four pieces of art that live in a museum, two of which — the modernist expressionism work and the older Victorian painting — don’t get along.

“It’s about the relativeness of art and what defines art,” Eislinn said. “That’s my pretentious work; every writer has at least one. I’m trying to do something

different with this one. … I’ve never let anyone read it yet, and no one will until districts. It’s that whole cringey thing.”

Rounding out the characters are a Renaissance statue and a Van Gogh surrealist piece. Eislinn envisions it with a minimal set and performed in an actual art museum with the actors standing behind windows to represent the art.

A THEATRICAL PAST

Eislinn fell in love with musicals at a young age. She can remember car rides with her mother included music from shows such

as “The Pajama Game,” “Hair,” “Hairspray” and “Baby.”

The teen’s current favorites are “The Last Five Years,” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

Not only is Eislinn knowledgeable in the performing arts, but she is skilled at it, too. She is no stranger to the school stage, having attended magnet programs at Howard Middle and Dr. Phillips High schools before transferring to West Orange this year. She has performed with the Orlando Repertory Theater, as well.

Most recently, she took on roles such as fading film diva Jessica Cranshaw in West Orange High’s “Curtains” and Mammy Yokum in the Rep’s summer performances of “Li’l Abner.”

“I’m really into those character roles,” she said.

After high school, Eislinn wants to study theater in college, maybe New York University or Ithaca College. She lately has become interested in skit improv comedy along the lines of “Saturday Night Live.” SNL actresses Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig are her inspirations.

Her ultimate goal, though, is to perform on Broadway.

But, for now, she still has twoand-a-half years of high school and knows she has plenty of time to snag more stage performances and perfect her theatrical craft.

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“The parents are really interested in the course simply because they want to learn and understand English better and also be able to help their children.”

— Chad Ryan

Through Orange County Public Schools’ ESOL program, students whose native language isn’t English are given the resources and opportunities to help them learn.

But for their parents — many of whom might not speak English at all — resources aren’t always as plentiful.

ESOL is the name Florida has given to its program for teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages, according to OCPS. The district’s ESOL program provides students with access to grade-level curriculum and all school services. All teachers are qualified to teach ESOL. And while students enrolled in OCPS schools can reap the benefits of ESOL, there often can be a divide when it comes to their home lives. Parents who aren’t proficient in English might have trouble supporting their children with homework or attending parent/teacher conferences and school functions.

This is where OCPS’ Title III ESOL Parents Tutoring Program comes in. The Multilingual Services Department now is offering English classes for parents of English Language Learners

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the class already is at capacity for this school year and there are “many, many others” on a waiting list should spots open up.

“I have basically helped get it off the ground by working with district personnel to get it set up and running,” Ryan said. “We have two staff members here at HWMS that will serve (as) coordinator and teacher ... The parents are really interested in the course simply because they want to learn and understand English better and also be able to help their children.”

According to OCPS, the Title III grant focuses on supplementary instructional support for ELLs. However, the Title III grant doesn’t just help OCPS students.

The ESOL classes for parents at Horizon West Middle are funded by the same Title III federal grant and are free for ELL parents.

Additionally, the Multilingual Services Department will provide free Rosetta Stone licenses.

OCPS already offers adult ESOL classes for those 16 and older with limited English proficiency at Orange Technical College. In fact, some of these classes take place at other West Orange-area schools, including Bridgewater Middle and Westpointe Elementary.

“The need for this type of adult class is apparent, as we have families moving to Orange County from Brazil, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, just to name a few places,” Ryan said. “I’m looking forward to seeing the progress the adults in the class are going to make.”

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ADULT ESOL CLASSES The adult ESOL classes taking place Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Horizon West Middle School currently are full, but any adult interested in taking ESOL classes can do so through Orange Technical College.

According to OTC’s adult ESOL program application, adults currently can choose to attend evening classes in Lake Nona, at Bridgewater Middle and at Westpointe Elementary. Afternoon classes are available at Goodwill Apopka. To learn more about OTC’s adult ESOL classes and to register, visit bit. ly/2JaQfwq.

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(ELLs) after school at Horizon West Middle School. Classes will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

“Dr. Arlene Peters, Multilingual Services director, reached out to the principal since OCPS did not have any schools in the West Learning Community offering the program, plus HWMS has a high number of ELL students,” said Renée Burke, OCPS manager of media promotions.

Burke added that 13 other OCPS schools, including Chain of Lakes Middle School, also are offering ESOL classes for parents of ELLs. “We looked at historic data of schools that have offered the program last year,” she said. “If they showed at least a 51% retention and at least 60% of parents improved their English languagge proficiency, they were invited to continue.”

Chad Ryan, the ESOL compliance specialist at Horizon West Middle, said that, after meeting with parents, many felt that the need to offer adult ESOL classes was great.

“We held our first Multilingual Parent Learning Counsel meeting on Sept. 26 and the feedback from parents on such topic was definitely one for the need of the class,” Ryan said. “Many schools in OCPS offer an adult ESOL course. We felt the need to offer it for our HWMS community as well. It has been overwhelmingly received.”

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In Foundation Academy’s 3-0 win over Victory Christian to claim the Class 2A, District 6 title, Alina Almonte O’Neill had an absolutely stellar performance as she picked up 31 assists, 17 digs and six kills. Senior Maddy Seip racked up nine kills, 19 digs and three aces, and Kayla Richard added six kills and 16 digs for the Lions in the victory.

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Despite West Orange volleyball seeing its season come to an end in a 3-1 loss to Lake Brantley in the Class 7A, District 3 tournament Wednesday, Oct. 16, there were still bright spots for the Warriors. Freshman Madison Smith finished the night with 14 kills and 11 digs, while junior Tristan Tucci had two serving aces, 25 digs and four assists.

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The Olympia girls golf team dominated the competition in the Class 3A, District 5 tournament at The Legends at Orange Lake (par 72) Wednesday, Oct. 16.

The Titans shot a tournament-best 325 — finishing 19 strokes ahead of second-place Windermere.

Caroline Hwang continued her dominance on the course as she claimed first place with a 71 (1 under par), while teammate Claire Jensen finished fifth with an 81 (9 over par). For the Wolverines, Sarah Loza would lead the way with a 75 (3 over par) — good enough for a third-place finish.

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In Dr. Phillips’ 1,9791,906 win in boys bowling over Lake Nona Tuesday, Oct. 15, Caleb Considine bowled a game-high of 245 for the Panthers in their victory.

The girls bowling team wouldn’t fare as well, as the Panthers fell to Lake Nona 1,869-1,741. In that match, the Panthers were led by Chyanne Huggins, who rolled a game-high of 174.

Cat’s pajamas The Bridgewater Bobcats outshot the Eagles 5-3 in penalty kicks to claim the title and an undefeated season.

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verything came down to this one final moment.

As Bridgewater Middle School’s Samuel Suarez approached the ball, he took a big breath and glanced over at Cole Cunningham, who was in goal for SunRidge Middle School.

After a scoreless overtime period, the Bobcats were up 4-3 in penalty kicks and all Suarez had to

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Mike McGlynn tapped as head coach at West Orange High After holding the label of interim label for the past month, McGlynn now looks to lead the Warriors into the future.

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The West Orange boys bowling team had a solid tri-match with Bishop Moore and Edgewater Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Warriors edged out Bishop Moore 2,173-2,104 in the win, as the Warriors were led by Clintz Vital — who rolled a 209 to help push the Warriors to 12-3 on the season.

do was find the back of the net to hand his team the Orange County Boys Soccer Championship.

“I was so nervous, oh my God,” Suarez said. “Everybody was shooting to the left and was like, ‘Nah, I’m going to shoot it to the right.’ I did it and it worked.”

Suarez planted a hard boot into the ball — sailing it past Cunningham.

The celebration that followed

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Mike McGlynn’s first game without the interim label will be against Ocoee.

The Warriors have found their new head coach.

Since West Orange High School’s game against Evans back on Friday, Sept. 13, Mike McGlynn has been the man in charge, and his work ethic and results didn’t go unnoticed by the administration.

On Monday, Oct. 21, McGlynn was officially announced as the new head coach of the football program — though he had actually found out about the decision the previous week.

“I find out last Thursday — before we go out for senior night — that they were going to take off the interim tag and name me head football coach at West Orange

High School,” said McGlynn, who had previously served as the Warrior’s offensive-line coach. “I’m very excited about the future of West Orange football. I’m very humbled that I was selected to be the next football coach … and I look forward to serving (the) Winter Garden community — not just with our high-school football — but our community in whole from top to bottom.”

McGlynn originally arrived at the school to serve as the offensive-line coach. His experience in SEE MCGLYNN PAGE 18

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Kayla Richard Kayla Richard may be a fresh face at Foundation Academy after transferring in from Orlando Christian Prep, but the senior already has found success on the court for the Lions’ volleyball team. As a starting outside hitter, Richard leads the team in kills (145) and is third in digs (175).

When did you get started in volleyball?

My best friend back in seventh grade — she brought me to her church’s minicamp for volleyball, and that’s when I really loved the sport and then I got into mini-club. Then I got into club — I played for OVA for four years — and then I switched last year to LVA out of Oviedo.

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at) my other schools, and they were so welcoming with me.

This year, we are like a family — we all get along, and we all hang out during school.

What was it about volleyball that kept you interested in the sport?

I just love competition, so I just love being able to get that amazing dig and being challenged by another team to go out and play someone who is better than (us). And just the sport itself — I don’t know, it’s just something that I love to do. I just love the bonds that I get with other girls and meeting other people who I can compare myself to and, in a way, challenge myself.

What is the biggest challenge when it comes to playing with a new team?

A lot of teams in high school play club together, so they already have that chemistry.

When you have so many new girls on the team, it’s hard to trust everyone on the court and know they’re going to be behind me getting that ball in the corner, and so it takes a lot of practice and a lot of communication — it takes a good part of the season for that to happen.

Describe the transition to Foundation.

Each year — since I’ve been to so many schools — I’m used to being the new girl by this stage. But this school, especially, we had summer training, and I just felt the kindness of the people, and they were completely different than (people

What is the best part about playing outside hitter? The hardest part?

My favorite part is the glory after you get that amazing kill down the line or a cut shot.

(It’s) just the glory of that beautiful set coming — you just killing the ball is just amazing. The hardest part is during a rally just getting set — four times in a rally tires you out so much and all the pressure is on you once you get set.

I’d say the pressure is probably the hardest part.

You play libero for you club team. Has that helped you at all with your time playing at outside hitter for Foundation?

Being libero helped me with my passing for outside, because now I can pass and be able to get out in transition to hit — it kind of plays in, but they’re completely different.

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was immediate as Suarez was met by teammate and goalie Weber Nakagawa, before the whole team swarmed him out in front of the Bridgewater faithful who made the trip over to West Orange High School Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Going into Wednesday night’s game, the Bobcats and Eagles had played each other once.

Based on that game, Bridgewater Head Coach Josh Kennedy knew his side was in for a fight.

“We played them first game of the season and we beat them 1-0, so coming into the game you don’t really know what’s going to happen because 1-0 is not that big of a victory,” Kennedy said.

“I think it feels great and I think I’m still processing. The boys are really excited and I’m proud of them — they worked hard and they deserve it.”

Both teams had found their groove as they arrived to the championship game, with Bridgewater looking for that final win to cap off an undefeated season. Meanwhile, SunRidge stood at 8-3.

From the start, the Bobcats looked the most comfortable of the two teams, as they maintained a ton of possession in the Eagles’ side of the field.

Less than five minutes into the game the Bobcats got their first corner of the match, before getting a few solid looks at goal.

Francisco Martinez had the first

good shot at the goal for the Bobcats, though the ball went just wide of the iron.

After that shot things started to even out a bit as the Eagles began to find their footing and a flow in the game — kicking off with a corner at the 11:35 mark before Nakagawa was pressured and forced to make a quality save with 9:43 left in the half to keep the score knotted up at 0-0.

The Eagles would get one last opportunity before the half when Finlay Prain came close to putting SunRidge ahead with five seconds to go in the first half, but the ball sailed a bit on him and flew just left of goal.

The second half would continue the stalemate between the two schools, with both exchanging near chances — the first of which came less than two minutes in when SunRidge’s Daniel Hernandez tried a shot of his own on goal that was promptly stopped.

About nine minutes later, with 9:58 left in regulation, Bridgewater’s Ricardo Davila would have the best chance of the night, as he took the ball deep into the Eagles’ final third — going one-on-one with Cunningham before pushing the ball wide left and crumbling to the ground in disappointment.

The remaining time in regulation passed without much action, and so did the five-minute golden goal overtime period.

All that was left now was penalty kicks, which saw Bridgewater’s Nicolas Mujica step up first.

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football included four years as a starter at guard for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers before being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2008 NFL Draft.

From 2008 to 2015, McGlynn saw time with the Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints.

His time in the NFL was revolutionary in how he approaches football, as McGlynn got the opportunity to play under coaches like Andy Reid, Marvin Lewis and Sean Payton.

“Andy Reid is one of my biggest mentors besides my father,” McGlynn said. “I was able to be around some tremendous leaders of men — Andy Reid being the top for me, and Sean Payton being very renowned in my eyes and a great leader and play caller.”

During his time with some of the league’s most influential coaches, McGlynn had the

chance to really glean information that he saw would be beneficial to a football player.

Of all the things he took away from his time as a professional, it was the simplest thing that has stuck with him throughout the years.

“The biggest thing I learned about my NFL career is what is great communication, and what’s not good communication,” McGlynn said. “Sitting back and watching those great leaders lead, I’ve learned a lot and look to apply those life lessons to our young men at West Orange.”

One of the biggest challenges McGlynn has had to face thus far is the coaching change itself.

Taking over the program midway through the season is tough, and that’s not lost on McGlynn.

Transition is difficult in general, especially when it happens amidst a busy season. There are growing pains that McGlynn won’t shy away from, but there are also opportunities to get

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“Our practices are more uptempo, our transition from our weight room to the field is more efficient and more structured and we are just trying to take advantage of every minute that we have to get better,” McGlynn said. “That’s one thing that is a little bit of a culture thing that we’re going to implement.”

The excitement of being able to take the reins of a program and push it forward is something exciting for both McGlynn and his team.

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“I was mostly thinking about where I wanted the ball to go,” Mujica said. “I didn’t want to miss — if I missed I pretty much knew that the other team would be more confident in their penalties and that really brought me to locate the ball better.”

Mujica would easily sink the first penalty for the Bobcats, before SunRidge’s Jacob Bignon responded in kind. From there Bridgewater’s Caleb Henson would knock in the Bobcats’ second penalty, while SunRidge’s Nicholas Sirois answered to tie it up at 2-2.

SunRidge, despite being the underdog, seemed to be keeping pace with Bridgewater until the third round of penalties came about. Following the Bobcats’ third successful PK by Dominic Vosilla, SunRidge’s Nathan Cullen stepped up to the ball and drilled it right off the post — sending it careening away from goal.

The miss put Bridgewater in perfect position.

Davila would knock in his penalty for Bridgewater, before Prain hit what would be the last penalty for SunRidge. What followed was the game-sealing penalty from Suarez to give the Bobcats the 5-3 victory — capping off a perfect 12-0 season with a title.

“I don’t know if anyone has done that before,” Kennedy said.

“It feels good, but I mean it’s my first year, so I don’t know what anything else feels like.”

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Local schools dominate in tourneys Windermere brought home a district title in volleyball, while Windermere Prep conquered the links.

Nona and No. 8 Dr. Phillips travels to No. 1 Riverview Sarasota. Both games took place Wednesday, Oct. 23, after press time.

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While many eyes are glued to what’s happening on the football field, all of the fall sports are going full bore into postseason mode — which includes district tournaments and regionals.

For some schools there was disappointment abound, but for a handful of others, district titles and playoff spots were clinched over the last week or two.

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Fewer match-ups were bigger — and more anticipated — than the Class 7A, District 5 volleyball final between Windermere and Dr. Phillips Thursday, Oct. 17.

Going into that game, both teams had only faced off once during the regular season — a game that saw the Panthers best the Wolverines in a 3-1 win at Windermere.

To say that loss — one of only two for the Wolverines (25-2) — stung is a bit of an understatement, Wolverines Head Coach Layla West said.

“Losing to DP was a big eye opener for us during the regular season, and it was one of our first losses,” West said. “We knew going into that match playing DP at DP, it was something that not only did we have to prepare for physically, but mentally as well, because DP brings that crowd.”

With Windermere being the No. 1 seed, the Wolverines got to take

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advantage of a new system where they enjoyed a bye in the quarterfinals before going on to beat fifthseeded Cypress Creek 3-0. Meanwhile, the No. 3-seeded Panthers had to knock off No. 6 Tohopekaliga and No. 2 Lake Nona — the latter being a test for the Panthers, who traded jabs with the Lions before winning in the fifth set.

In the championship game, things started off rough for the Panthers as they took a shot to the chin early and fell 25-19 in the first set.

“It was tough for us, but it kind of shook us and kind of put us in that mindset, ‘We don’t want to be here — we don’t want to lose the

next three sets,’” West said. “I’m really impressed with our girls and our performance to make sure that didn’t happen.”

The wakeup call sounded, and the Panthers went on to take the next three sets 25-19, 25-15 and 25-14 to seal up the district title.

Taylor Head once again proved a threat as she recorded 25 kills and 17 digs, while Cassidy Chambers recorded 14 kills and 13 digs. For the Panthers, Olivia Osuna racked up 50 assists, while Alicia Virtue had 15 kills and 24 digs.

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Last season, the Lakers stormed their way to bringing home the 2018 Class 1A boys state title, and this year, Head Coach Kyle McClone is hoping for a repeat after winning the 1A, District 8 title by a whopping 66 shots (team total of 275; 13 under par) Monday, Oct. 14.

“I think the kids had a good game plan on how to play the course and they obviously executed the plan really well,” McClone said. “The golf course was in fantastic shape, so to play on greens that are perfect to where you hit a good putt and you know it’s going into the hole, that’s really exciting for them..”

No one took advantage of the course at The Country Club of Winter Haven more than senior Hiroshi Tai, who shot a scorching 64 (8-under-par) for the Lakers. Meanwhile, teammates Tiago Barni (69), Camden Smith (71) and Kenny Nguyen (71) all finished under par. McClone’s alternate David Wu — whose score didn’t count — shot a 75.

While winning has become a bit of the norm over at Windermere Prep for McClone and his program, this year’s team is different than previous years, McClone

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DISTRICT WINNERS Foundation Academy volleyball — Class 2A, District 6 Olympia girls golf — Class 3A, District 5 The First Academy boys golf — Class 1A, District 7 The First Academy girls golf — Class 1A, District 7 Windermere boys golf — Class 3A, District 5 Windermere Prep girls golf — Class 1A, District 8 NON-DISTRICT WINNERS (PLAYOFF SPOT CLINCHED) Dr. Phillips volleyball — Class 7A, District 5 runner-up Legacy Charter volleyball — at-large bid The First Academy volleyball — Class 3A, District 4 runnerup Windermere girls golf— Class 3A, District 5 runner-up

said. Instead of having a bunch of seniors, this year Tai is the lone 12th grader.

“Over the past years we’ve had two to three seniors on the team and some juniors, but this is probably the youngest group that we have had,” McClone said. “To see them really mature and step up and continue to get better throughout the years has been really fun.”

The next step for Windermere Prep will be a brutal Class 1A, Region 2 tournament at Providence Golf Club against some of the best teams in the state — including powerhouses in The First Academy, Lake Mary Prep and Circle Christian.

“Four out of the top five teams are probably in our area,” McClone said. “We have our work cut out for us.”

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Games are Friday, Oct. 25, unless otherwise noted n JUPITER CHRISTIAN (0-8) AT CFCA (3-5) GAME: Thursday, Oct. 24 After starting the season 0-3, CFCA (3-5) has found its footing lately — going 3-2 with wins against Windermere Prep, Trinity Christian and First Academy-Leesburg. This week, the Eagles will look to keep the winning going as they host a struggling Jupiter Christian (0-8) side that hasn’t won a game all season.

On average, Jupiter Christian has been outscored an average of 13.5 to 33.5. n DR. PHILLIPS (7-2) AT OAK RIDGE (1-7) Dr. Phillips’ senior night couldn’t have gone any better for the Panthers (7-2), as they clinched their 12th consecutive district title with a 47-10 blowout of East Ridge last week. Although the Panthers have a playoff spot sealed, there still is one final regularseason game as they travel to Oak Ridge to take on the Pioneers (1-7). The Pioneers are coming off their first win of the season — a 35-0 blanking of Windermere.

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or the second consecutive week, West Orange was on the wrong end of a tough loss — this time it was a 28-21 defeat at the hands of Lake Brantley Thursday, Oct. 17, in the last seconds of the game.

After being set up inside the 5-yard line thanks to a 23-yard screen pass from Lake Brantley quarterback Noah Hudak to Mason Norwood, Hudak crashed past the Warriors for a 1-yard touchdown with just 7.2 seconds remaining.

An extra point by Robert Soto and an interception on a prayer tossed up by Warriors quarterback Tyler Huff sealed the 28-21 district win for the Patriots (5-3, 2-2). The loss for the Warriors (4-4, 2-2) was the second against a team that runs a unique offense, always a tough task, said Warriors interim head coach Mike McGlynn.

“Obviously when you’re facing a team like (Lake) Brantley that runs that style of offense (triple option), every possession is crucial,” McGlynn said. “Not capitalizing in the red zone — inside the 10-yard line — on our

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first possession was a waste for us, because when you’re playing a team like that, obviously you’d like to get up on them so you can get them out of what they want to do, which is run the ball.”

That first drive for the Warriors ended with a missed field goal from 22 yards out by Riley Boyd, but it didn’t take long before West Orange would find itself back in scoring position.

With 5:36 left in the first quarter, a bad handoff by Hudak was fumbled around before being recovered by the Warriors. Two minutes later, Sinica Sigler rumbled up the middle for a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Warriors the lead. Boyd dinged the ball off the upright, keeping the score at 6-0.

The Patriots got their first and only score of the first half when Travis Lesko found pay dirt on a 4-yard run. A successful PAT handed the Patriots their first

lead of the night at 7-6 with 10:09 left in the half.

Two minutes later, West Orange answered. Sigler ran over defenders on a 41-yard touchdown run. The PAT split the uprights, and the Warriors would take their 13-7 lead into the half.

“Biggest thing is just capitalizing — taking care of our techniques and fundamentals, because in that first half, there were just some glaring things,” McGlynn said. “Coming out of the half, we were looking to get the ball back, and we have a game plan. … Then they do a great job executing an onside kick and momentum is on their side.”

The onside kick to start the second half was the real switch in the game for Lake Brantley, as Lesko reeled off back-to-back scores — a 24-yard run in the third quarter and a 3-yard run in the beginning of the fourth quarter to take a 21-13 lead.

After seeing their offense shut down for most of the second half, the Warriors finally had an answer — thanks in part to multiple defensive pass interference calls against the Patriots.

Huff hit Jaylon Carlies for the 6-yard touchdown before turning around and tossing the ball over to Garrett Valentine for the two-point conversion — tying the game at 21-21 with 3:56 left to go. What followed was a soulcrushing 10-play, 58-yard drive by the Patriots that culminated in the game-sealing touchdown

by Hudak with 7.2 seconds.

The Warriors will now set their eyes on a big rivalry game on Thursday night as they take on Ocoee in “The Shield Game.”

CFCA DOMINATES IN 45-12 WIN OVER FIRST ACADEMY-LEESBURG

It may have rained throughout CFCA’s senior night Friday, Oct. 18, but there were no long faces by game’s end — the Eagles dominated First Academy-Leesburg in a big 45-12 victory.

After a season that started 0-3, the Eagles (3-5) have rebounded nicely in the past five games and almost were perfect in their win over FA-Leesburg (4-4).

“We finally came together and played together as a team,” CFCA head coach Jeremy Campbell said. “On both sides of the ball, guys are finally starting to click a little bit and are starting to play for each other.”

A big part of Friday night’s outcome was thanks largely to a balance of offense and defense for the Eagles, which showed up early.

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n WEST OAKS ACADEMY (2-6) AT FOUNDATION ACADEMY (7-2) Foundation Academy (7-2) goes into its final game of the regular season against West Oaks Academy (2-6) and hopes to finish strong before the playoffs. The potent Lions’ offense — led by quarterback Henry Austad and Danny Stutsman — hopes to exploit a shaky Flame defense that has given up an average of nearly 29 points per game.

Offensively, the Flame have struggled through year; they average fewer than 20 points per game. n SANTA FE CATHOLIC (3-5) AT LEGACY CHARTER (7-1) With last week’s 28-21 win over Cocoa Beach, Legacy Charter (7-1) sealed the No. 1 spot in the FCS North to advance to the 2019 FCS State Championship tourney.

But before they think about the playoffs, the Eagles have one last regular-season game against Santa Fe Catholic (3-5). Although the Hawks are coming off a 21-15 loss at the hands of All Saints’ Academy, in the two games prior, the Hawks dominated — winning by a combined score of 92-9 over Bishop McLaughlin Catholic and Shorecrest Prep.

That offense will be put to the test Friday, as the Hawks have to deal with defenders such as junior Hunter Moyer and senior Matt Cochrane. n WEST ORANGE (4-4) AT OCOEE (3-5) GAME: Thursday, Oct. 24 Both West Orange (4-4) and Ocoee (3-5) have had a rough go of it for most of the season.

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Eagles’ defense forced FA-Leesburg to punt after holding on third down. Then the offense came out firing.

A few plays following a big toss from quarterback Nathan O’Dell to Daveon Reynolds, Wilkerson St. juste stampeded to his first touchdown of the night on a 14-yard run. The PAT gave the Eagles the early 7-0 lead with 8:11 left in the first quarter.

FA-Leesburg responded on the next drive, as quarterback Nick Jackson would hit Bryce Cherry on a 16-yard touchdown pass.

The following PAT was emphatically blocked by a leaping Reynolds to maintain the Eagles’ 7-6 lead with 54 seconds left in the opening quarter.

The back-and-forth scoring continued. The Eagles stormed downfield to the FA-Leesburg 1-yard line — thanks to a run by St. juste — but this time, it was O’Dell who called his number for the 1-yard QB keeper. Although the extra point was partially blocked, it still made it through the uprights to make it 14-6 with 9:52 left in the half.

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ed on a wide-receiver pass from Treavon Cummings to Justin Sombelon for six, before Reynolds snagged a pick on the proceeding two-point conversion attempt. The Eagles’ lead was cut to 14-12, but that would be as close as FA-Leesburg would get. The Eagles went on to shut out FA-Leesburg’s offense for the rest of the game.

“They had those two fluke plays in the first half where it’s busted coverage, but the defense, we tell them all the time, ‘Bend, but don’t break,’ and they definitely did that,” Campbell said.

After St. juste had a 64-yard touchdown run called back for holding with 3:38 left in the half, the Eagles had some trickery of their own to show.

Wide receiver Keenan Milroy took the direct snap before tossing the ball behind the line of scrimmage to O’Dell, who then heaved it around 35 yards downfield to Nyjal Davis. Davis shook off tackles for the 45-yard touchdown as the half expired.

The score and extra point put the Eagles ahead 21-12 going into the break, but Campbell stressed to

his guys that it wasn’t over.

“We made corrections, but before leaving the locker room I tell them, ‘There is nothing less important than the score at halftime,’” Campbell said.

In the third quarter, O’Dell picked up another short-rushing touchdown, while Reynolds grabbed his first touchdown of the night on a 15-yard scamper. Then, in the last quarter of play, Jajuan Preaster hauled in a 12-yard touchdown, before St. juste capped off the night with his second score of the night on a blistering 57-yard touchdown run.

The Eagles hope to keep rolling as they host Jupiter Christian (0-8) Thursday, Oct. 24.

FOUNDATION ACADEMY THRASHES ORANGEWOOD CHRISTIAN, 42-21

The Foundation Academy Lions blew out the Orangewood Christian Rams 42-21 Friday, Oct. 19.

“We started off a little slow, but I expected that,” Lions Head Coach Brad Lord said. “We got banged up last week, and we had three new offensive linemen in there, and they did a great job — we got clicking.”

Henry Austad had a huge day for the Lions (7-2), completing 20 of his 27 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns. Braden Holcomb caught six passes for 132 yards and a touchdown, while Danny Stutsman had five receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown.

The Lions will celebrate senior night Friday, Oct. 25, when they host the West Oaks Academy Flame (2-6), before setting their sights on the playoffs.

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take the edge off a tough season more than a win over a rival, and that’s just what both teams will be looking for in “The Shield Game” Thursday, Oct. 24. Over the last few years, the Warriors have dominated the series, going 4-1 against the Knights since the 2014 season — outscoring Ocoee 228 to 76 in the process. Ocoee’s last win in the series came in 2016, when the Knights squeaked out a 31-29 victory. Pride will be on the line for both teams as they fight for the shield. n OLYMPIA (3-5) AT EAST RIDGE (4-4) The roller-coaster season for Olympia (3-5) continues as the Titans travel to East Ridge (4-4) for a district matchup with the Knights.

The Titans have dropped back-toback games for the second time this season — falling to Dr. Phillips and Boone — while the Knights have had their own struggles, having gone 1-4 after starting the season 3-0. The Knights’ offense is a three-pronged attack consisting of dual-threat quarterback Robbie Sanders (1,106-passing yards, 11 passing touchdowns; 415 rushing yards, 10-rushing touchdowns), receiver Jack Crumblish (369 receiving yards, five touchdowns) and running back Cordell Saunders (592 rushing yards, four touchdowns).

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n AKELYNN’S ANGELS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (1-6) AT TFA (3-4) After a big 38-17 win over rival Windermere Prep last week, The First Academy (3-4) hopes to win its third consecutive game in a matchup against Akelynn’s Angels Christian Academy (1-6).

Since starting the season with six consecutive losses, the Wildcats picked up their first win against Four Corners two weeks ago before going into a bye week. Meanwhile, the Royals are playing some of their best football this season. n BOONE (4-4) AT WINDERMERE (1-6) A tough season gets even tougher as Windermere (1-6) hosts a redhot Boone (4-4), which is currently riding a four-game win streak. A large part of that success has come from the Braves’ offense. That unit is led by sophomore quarterback Casey St. John — who has thrown for more than 1,000 yards this season — and senior running back Christian Roberts and his 900-plus yards on the ground. Although the offense for Boone has been strong, the defense is another story. The Braves give up more than 26 points per game — something that the Wolverines hope to exploit in Friday’s tilt. n BISHOP SNYDER (1-7) AT WINDERMERE PREP (2-6) A 38-17 Homecoming loss to The First Academy was tough for Windermere Prep (2-6), but the Lakers hope to rebound in their seasonfinale matchup against Bishop Snyder (1-7). Through their eight games, the Cardinals have been outscored 10 to 36 and scored more than 20 points once — a 22-14 win over a 2-6 Cedar Creek Christian.

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