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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019

Let your heart be light Fill your calendar with some festive fun this holiday season. SEE PAGE 3.

THE MISSING PEACE A recent assessment concluded access to mental health is one of the most critical health issues in Central Florida.

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BABY BACKUP

KEEPING IN TOUCH

Post-partum doula Sarah Quiggle lends a hand.

Bridget Keefe lands community relations job at Orlando Health.

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AT YOUR SERVICE Orlando Health offers programs in Horizon West.

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Olympia High tackles hunger A partnership between St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando and Olympia High ensures that no Titan goes hungry.

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Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Orlando and Olympia High students are teaming up for a hunger-ending cause.

The partnership began this school year and has quickly become embraced by students and volunteers, all of whom are aiming to remove the stigma SEE MARKET PAGE 4

YOUR TOWN MEETINGS SET FOR 2020 RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT

Daniel Benavides played the role of Uncle Drosselmeyer, top and center.

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rlando Ballet took the stage for two special performances of “The Nutcracker Suite” Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Cypress Center for the Arts at Windermere Prep. The performances were followed by Q&A sessions with the audience.

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The 2020 Relay For Life of West Orange County will be held from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Chain of Lakes Middle School.

Meetings are taking place now, and volunteers are invited. The next team meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Dr. Phillips High School, Room 4-111. For more information, visit relayforlife. org/WestOrangeFL. PRSRT STD ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID WINTER GARDEN, FL PERMIT NO. 81

Kate-Lynn Robichaux and Thomas Holdsworth took the stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.

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Anna Ciriano and Andre Gallon performed the “Arabian Variation.”

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Holiday Amaryllis Festival

A Community Event at

Historic Nehrling Gardens www.NehrlingGardens.org Saturday, December 14th, 9 am - 3 pm

2267 Hempel Avenue, Gotha Bring a new toy or nonperishable food item for a local charity and receive a ticket for our prize drawing Pictures on The Porch with Santa & Mrs. Claus 10 am - 2 pm

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Spectacular and rare hybrid amaryllis bulbs as well as blooming amaryllis to purchase for the holidays

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THURSDAY, DEC. 12

WINTER SPECTACULAR 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in Windermere High School’s Performing Arts Center, 5523 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere. Fun for all ages with excerpts from “The Nutcracker,” “Frozen” and “Home Alone.” Enjoy ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and swing, all in less than an hour with a special Rockettes-style finale debuting the Windermere Winderettes. Tickets are on sale now at teachtix.com/whs.

WEST ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED MEETING 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the West Orange Country Club, 3300 West Orange Country Club Drive, Winter Garden.

The group will recognize its NFRW Diamond Achievement Award; and new members, past presidents, renewed members and FFRW founder Greta Weis will be honored. Donations can be made to the Edgewood Children’s Ranch in the form of Christmas food items.

RSVP at rebeccatmellen@gmail. com or (407) 230-5968.

MONDAY, DEC. 9

SATURDAY, DEC. 14

RETIRED EDUCATORS TO MEET 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. The program is a “Holiday Selection of Songs and Music.” presented by students from Brookshire Elementary and Boone High schools. Anyone who has worked in education is invited. Visit ocrea-fl.org or call (407) 843-6909.

CENTRAL FLORIDA RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at the Central Florida Railroad Museum, 101 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden.

Videographer Danny Harmon presents “Coverage of Recent Florida Trains.” (407) 656-0559.

Nature Themed Vendors and Gift Shop Eco Activities for Kids Backhaus German Food and Holiday Treats Live Music, Silent Auctions, and Prize Drawings

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EARLY HEART ATTACK CARE AND HANDS-ONLY CPR 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at Orlando Health Medical Pavilion – Horizon West, 17000 Porter Road, Suite 204, Winter Garden. Join Alisha Stokes from the Orlando Health Heart Institute for a free class to learn about the signs of an impending heart attack and learn how to perform hands-only CPR. Space is limited; reserve a spot at (407) 407-3046.

CUISINE CORNER: BEEF SEVEN WAYS 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Windermere Library, 530 Main St. Feast like it’s the holidays in Vietnam with Ha Roda. Learn about the culture of the country and make spring rolls. (407) 835-7323.

AMARYLLIS FESTIVAL 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Nehrling Gardens, 2267 Hempel Ave., Gotha. Blooming amaryllis and rare hybrid amaryllis bulbs will be for sale, and there will be a silent auction, holiday vendors and eco-themed activities for children.

Photos can be taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. (407) 445-9977.

MONDAY, DEC. 16

LET’S KNIT TINY TREE ORNAMENTS 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 16, at the Southwest Library, 7255 Della Drive, Orlando. Create sweet tiny tree ornaments decorated with stripes, beads and buttons.

Practice garter and stockinette stitch while learning to seam and attach buttons and beads. (407) 835-7323.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 5 WINTER SPECTACULAR

FRIDAY, DEC. 6 FAMILY CHRISTMAS MOVIE NIGHT

SATURDAY, DEC. 7 THE GROVE’S WINTER WONDERLAND

The month of December is packed with holiday events and activities throughout West Orange County.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at The Grove Orlando, 4744 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Orlando. The Grove will transform into a winter wonderland with none other than Santa and Mrs. Claus. The plaza will have snow to play in, stilt-walkers, face painting, train rides and more. Event is free. Check The Grove’s Facebook for more details.

SATURDAY, DEC. 21 WINDERMERE BOAT PARADE

5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, beginning at Bird Island. Residents are encouraged to deck out their boats in holiday cheer for the annual boat parade. Meet at the north side of Bird Island to prepare for the parade. (407) 876-2563.

WINTER GARDEN THURSDAY, DEC. 5 HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE CRAWL

5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at nine boutiques in downtown Winter Garden. Visit each retailer for an entry into the $200 Visa gift card raffle.

Drawing will be at 8:15 p.m. at the gazebo in the plaza. cwgdn.com.

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hether you’re in the mood for lighting festivals, parades and shopping or holiday music, movies and

Santa sightings, December in West Orange County has you covered. Fill your calendar with these holiday events, planned with the entire family in mind. Here’s your chance to keep with your traditions or maybe start some new ones.

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6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, on and around Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden. Lighting is at 6:15.

Join the city as it welcomes the season with live entertainment, vendors, shopping, children’s activities and more. (407) 656-4155.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7 WINTER GARDEN CHRISTMAS PARADE

1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, starting on South Dillard Street, heading north and going west on Plant Street. (407) 656-4111.

SUNDAY, DEC. 22 CHANUKAH GRAND COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at Chabad of South Orlando, 7347 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando. This free festival, held on the first night of Chanukah, will feature music, fun, food, crafts, raffles, a BMX show and a grand Menorah lighting. JewishOrlando. com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 29 GRAND CAR MENORAH PARADE

5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at Chabad of South Orlando, 7347 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando. This parade, held on the eighth night of Chanukah, will begin at Chabad and end with a Menorah-lighting celebration near the Premium Outlets. JewishOrlando.com.

GOTHA SATURDAY, DEC. 14 AMARYLLIS FESTIVAL

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Nehrling Gardens, 2267 Hempel Ave., Gotha. This event will feature rare amaryllis bulbs for sale, as well as blooming amaryllis and other plants for the holidays. There will be nature-themed vendors, food, music, and crafts for the children. Be sure to get a photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus after shopping. info@ nehrlinggardens.org.

METROWEST SATURDAY, DEC. 21 METROWEST WINTERFEST

4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the MetroWest Golf Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road, Orlando. The WinterFest benefits Edgewood Children’s Ranch. For more, visit metrowest community.com.

The Orlando Choral Society will hold its 12th annual winter concert Saturday, Dec. 7.

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It will be a merry evening of holiday songs and singing at the Orlando Choral Society’s upcoming winter concert.

The society’s 12th annual winter concert, called “One World, Many Voices: A Winter Celebration Concert,” will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the West Orange High School auditorium.

“We’re singing, ‘I Saw Three Ships’ — that is a song that I will be conducting,” said J. Christine Le, the assistant artistic director of OCS and the director of choral activities at Olympia High School.

“We’re doing a song called ‘Modimo.’ It’s by Michael Barrett and it’s … a really wonderful, upbeat song that has percussion and

dance moves. It’s just something you don’t really expect at a holiday concert — at a typical holiday concert — and I’m excited to put that one in there because it’s representative of (something) more cultured in the holiday season.”

Le will be conducting the concert with Grammy Award winner Dr. Jeffery Redding, who is the artistic and executive director of OCS and the director of choral activities at West Orange High.

Concert-goers will get to enjoy an array of holiday songs from two OCS choirs: the Garden Choir and Voci del Cuore. Additionally, choir students from West Orange High also will be performing that evening. Many of the songs OCS will be performing at the “One World, Many Voices: A Winter Celebration Concert” will be per-

formed at a future concert later in the month, as well.

“We’re going to combine (choirs) for some mass pieces and sing some really exciting songs that, later, we will add an orchestra to at (our) First United Christmas concert,” Le said. “So much of it is going to be encored at the ‘First United Christmas Concert.’ … That’s going to be at First United Methodist Church in downtown Orlando.”

Each choir group will be singing four to five different songs.

Although all of the songs are representative of the holiday season, the music that concert-goers will hear reflects different musical genres, Le said.

“It’s a wonderful variety (of songs), which is one of the great things about Dr. Redding because

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6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando.

Grab your family, friends and neighbors, take your low-back chairs, pillows and inflatable couches and settle in for a night of yuletide and cheer at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. This festive family event at the church will feature food, fun and an outdoor screening of “The Star.”

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Christmas cheer for all to hear ERIC GUTIERREZ

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019

WINDERMERE 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in Windermere High School’s Performing Arts Center, 5523 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Windermere. Fun for all ages with excerpts from “The Nutcracker,” “Frozen” and “Home Alone!” Enjoy ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and swing, all in less than an hour with a special Rockettes-style finale debuting the Windermere Winderettes. Tickets are on sale now at teachtix.com/whs.

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he picks a such great breadth (of music) that is so representative of multiple genres of music,” Le said.

“People should go to the concert because you’re going to hear holiday music that you recognize, and you’re also going to hear holiday music that’s a little less known.

All of the pieces are fantastic.

All the pieces have great variety.

You’re going to hear a combination of multiple songs, but you’re also going to see a combination of multiple people, which is why it’s so great to be a part of OCS right now. Dr. Redding is so good at building bridges and connecting people from the high school community to the adult community to the professional community, and bringing all of these communities together is something really special.”

IF YOU GO “ONE WORLD, MANY VOICES: A WINTER CELEBRATION CONCERT” WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 WHERE: Auditorium at West Orange High, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden TICKETS: Orlandochoralsociety.org COST: $5 for students, $15 for adults in advance, $20 for adults at the door

Based in Winter Garden, the OCS serves as a musical outlet for hundreds of residents who call Central Florida home, including many West Orange residents. The choir organization holds rehearsals at West Orange High and serves the numerous communities within Central Florida by building bridges through music.

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The Nutcracker Prince, played by Jaysan Stinnett, and the Mouse King, played by Matthew Cunningham, battled on stage.

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Evangeline Merritt played the role of Clara.

The Snow Queen and the Snow King, played by Hitomi Nakamura and Andre Gallon, danced in a beautiful performance.

Market serves Titans in need CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

associated with hunger.

The student-led Titan Market offers healthy food choices at no cost to the students — thanks to Second Harvest and St. Luke’s — and teaches students both leadership and business skills in the process.

Mariam Mengistie, executive director of missions at St. Luke’s, said that the idea is to provide nutritious food and make food accessible for teens at the school through fun and creative ways that involve the students directly.

“How do you make free food accessible to middle and high schoolers in a significant way?”

Mengistie said. “You make it available to all. A staffer from Second Harvest came up with this formula of either a business or faith organization partnering with the school and Second Harvest. … The students are running the marketplace. They’re learning leadership skills, planning, executing, leading and promoting. Everything is done by the students, so it gives them those leadership skill-development opportunities.”

Second Harvest is a nonprofit that collects, stores and distributes donated food to more than 550 feeding partners in six Central

Florida counties. St. Luke’s purchases the food items for Titan Market through Second Harvest, and volunteers from the church also support the Titans in running their marketplace.

“With Second Harvest being a food bank — it’s the largest food bank we have here in Central Florida — they give their food through different means … they can make it available for programs like this at a very, very affordable price,” Mengistie said. “Buying either the nonperishable food items or the fresh produce through Second Harvest really stretches the dollar.

Spending a dollar at Second Harvest is more or less an equivalent of $9 somewhere else.”

Through the Titan Market, students can pick up nonperishable food items — and, on occasion, fresh produce — at no cost and without judgment. The market is open each school day, and students from various campus organizations and sports teams volunteer to run the program daily.

Mengistie said that Second Harvest has a few other schools with such markets, and St. Luke’s and Olympia High volunteers were able to visit those markets to learn how they operated.

The church has supported the school in the past by collecting

food items for students in need for Thanksgiving and over the summer. However, this is an especially rewarding partnership due to the fact that the five-year vision for St. Luke’s includes reducing childhood hunger through an initiative called Restoring Hope.

“St. Luke’s has a vision to reduce family homelessness and childhood hunger,” Mengistie said of the church’s vision. “For this initiative, we intentionally and strategically work with anchor institutions like the public school system. The school reached out to St. Luke’s and they expressed interest in providing the Titan Market for students. It fits really well with St. Luke’s initiative to increase access to nutritious food, so we jumped on the opportunity. It’s been a really worthwhile involvement for us.”

From the very first meeting of putting heads together to envision what the Titan Market might look like to seeing it come to life and watching the students embrace it, Mengistie said, it’s been a rewarding experience. The students bring energy and kindness with their service, and they have taken leadership opportunities in stride as they refine the project they play a large part in.

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The Titan Market is open daily to students at Olympia High and offers access to nonperishable food items. A few times a year, the market also will offer fresh produce.

Although the Titan Market currently operates as a partnership between Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando and Olympia High, the church always is looking for more community partners and volunteers.

To learn more about the Titan Market and how you can play a role in the partnership, email serve@st.lukes.org.

young people taking leadership and ownership and pride in what they’re doing and to see also that they came up with some (recipes) using some of the nonperishable food items,” Mengistie said.

“When you grab a can of beans, for example, right next to it there’s a small card with a recipe on how to make a healthy meal out of that.

“Looking at the student leaders in action as they distribute food to their peers and problem solve on the spot was truly inspiring — and the communcation that was happening from one table to the other — it was amazing to see that come to life,” she said.

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Carolina cravings: Brother Jimmy’s coming to Restaurant Row

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The barbecue restaurant serves North Carolina-style barbecue and is expected to open in early 2020.

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THREE TO TRY Caroline Pulled Pork: Slowsmoked pork shoulder pulled with Brother Jimmy’s Carolina barbecue sauce.

Pulled Chicken: Smoked chicken pulled with Brother Jimmy’s original barbecue sauce.

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Sliced Brisket: Certified Black Angus brisket smoked for up to 14 hours. Guests can choose from either lean or marbled slices.

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ses. So, it’s a little bit different, but still vinegar based. Everything is vinegar-based in North Carolina (barbecue). … We do everything from scratch and we do everything in-house.”

The Brother Jimmy’s restaurant in Dr. Phillips will be the third in the Orlando area, and it will be the first fast-casual variant of Brother Jimmy’s in the area. The restaurant has a full-service location opening in the Pointe Orlando on International Drive and a quick-service location opening up in the food court at one of the Premium Outlet malls.

“Dr. Phillips is one of the prime locations in all of Orlando,” Blitstein said. “The demographic there really seems to enjoy food.

They like going out. They really appreciate cuisine, and that particular location that became available — you don’t see it open up very often.

“We think it’s a great place for us to start with this (fast-casual) concept there,” he said. “It’s right in the middle of everything. …

People eat well there, and I think that they’d really appreciate this real authentic, down-home type of cuisine.”

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Restaurant Row is getting a new spot for some down-home, North Carolina-style cooking.

Brother Jimmy’s BBQ will be bringing its brand of slow-smoked meats to Restaurant Row early next year. It will be located next to the Chipotle at the Marketplace at Dr. Phillips shopping center, 7800 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando.

Dave Blitstein, operating partner of the Brother Jimmy’s Dr. Phillips location, also owns the Brother Jimmy’s BBQ in West Palm Beach and is the operating partner of the restaurants other Orlando locations. He started as the chain’s corporate chef and — although he left it for a number of years — eventually returned.

The first Brother Jimmy’s BBQ opened in 1989 in New York City, and the restaurant now has locations in Maryland, Connecticut, Florida and other parts of New York.

“Brother Jimmy’s was the brainchild of Jimmy Goldman, who graduated from Duke University,” Blitstein said. “I’ve known Jimmy since we were kids, and Jimmy always envisioned opening up a barbecue place. He opened a small location on the upper east side of Manhattan, and it quickly took off.”

The restaurant offers an array of made-from-scratch menu items, such as pulled pork, barbecue ribs, collard greens, cornbread and baked beans. Although pork is typically king when it comes to Carolina barbecue, Brother Jimmy’s also offers slow-smoked brisket.

“Carolina barbecue has two different facets to it,” Blitstein said. “There’s eastern Carolina barbecue, which is more of a vinegar- and red pepper-based barbecue, whereas west coast North Carolina (barbecue) is more like tomato, brown sugar (and) molas-

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Prince Brown running for School Board District 4 The veteran and father of three hopes to become an Orange County School Board member. me being elected — it’s about passing the torch to the next generation, to make sure that my son lives in a community where his neighbors understand what it is to be an American, what it is to be a citizen and what it is to be successful and to truly understand the American dream.”

— Prince Brown

TIM FREED MANAGING EDITOR

One Horizon West resident is counting on his previous experience in the classroom, the military and federal agencies to bring about change in local schools.

Resident Prince Brown is running for Orange County School Board District 4 and hopes to garner the trust and votes of the community in next year’s election.

After serving his country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Public Health Service, Brown now hopes to serve the students of Orange County. He said he decided to run because he strongly believes he’s the most qualified candidate for the seat — and he wants to be a part of the School Board’s important job in the community.

“When I look at the School Board, I feel like the School Board’s activities should be based on making sure that every student is successful,” Brown said.

“Beyond looking at the graduation rates and college acceptance, the School Board should be focused on the success of every student, because as we look at it, these are going to be our future bankers, our future police officers, our future military members, our neighbors.”

This wouldn’t be Brown’s first role related to education. After working as a federal investigator and public health analyst, Brown worked as an administrator for

Orange County Public Schools and also taught as a college professor in the department of biological sciences at Seminole State College.

Brown said one aspect that sets him apart as a candidate is the perspective he has on his district — his wife is an OCPS teacher and his three children all are enrolled at OCPS schools.

“I look at my kids — how are they being guaranteed success?”

Brown said.

“This is not about the elected official — it’s not about me being able to say ‘Oh, that’s the honorable Prince Brown,’” he said.

“It’s not about me being elected — it’s about passing the torch to the next generation, to make sure that my son lives in a community where his neighbors understand what it is to be an American, what it is to be a citizen and what it is to be successful and to truly understand the American dream.”

The Summerlake Groves resident looks to bring a sense of strong leadership to the School Board. One of Brown’s main priorities if elected is fiscal responsibility, preventing wasteful spending so more funding can go back into the classrooms, he said.

According to his campaign website, Brown plans to allocate funding for updated facilities that take into account the rapid growth in Central Florida. He also intends to keep his attention, funding streams and training equally distributed in all district schools.

“I want to bring accountability to the School Board, transparency to the School Board,” Brown said.

The candidate wants to focus on rewarding, attracting and retaining high-performance teachers, as well. That means no more meetings that interrupt planning periods and lunch breaks; providing media and classroom resources to better aid instructional efforts; and providing a fair platform for pay negotiations and fringe benefits.

“When you pay your teachers properly, you’re making sure that you have the best and brightest kids,” Brown said. “It’s not about giving a one-time bonus and saying, ‘Oh, we’re going to make the teachers happy.’ I’ve been in a classroom. I know that it takes a concerted effort between the parents and the teachers to make sure that those students are prepared for what we call the real world.”

Safety at public schools also is a major priority, said Brown, who plans to channel his experience as a combat veteran and his certification by the federal government as an emergency response team coordinator and disaster preparedness advisor.

He intends to work with all lawenforcement agencies to come up with proactive plans related to violence in schools, as well as to seek funding for behavioral health and preventing substance abuse.

“Why aren’t we investing more into the safety and the security of our kids in the schools, but then

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Prince Brown said he wants to bring more accountability and transparency to the School Board.

also the security of their success?” he said.

Experiences in leadership, Brown said, is part of what makes him the best candidate for Orange County School Board District 4.

“We need to get back to true leadership — not the person who can raise the most money, not the person who wakes up in the morning and says, ‘Oh, I think I’ll run for office. That’s a good thing to do because I have nothing else to do,’” Brown said. “Leadership is, ‘Do your job or get out of the way.’ Do what the people put you there to do.”

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West Orange Healthcare District awards two grants The recipients are the Children’s Safety Village of Central Florida and the Winter Garden Art Association.

DANIELLE HENDRIX ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The WOHD is an independent district created in 1949 by the Florida Legislature and governed by a 16-member board appointed by the governor of Florida. Since 2012, the district has awarded more than $180 million in local community grants to enhance residents’ health and wellness. The district also is a founding champion of Healthy West Orange, a grassroots movement started in 2016 to inspire West Orange County to become the nation’s healthiest community.

For more information, visit wohd1949.org.

properly cross the street and what to do in these situations. It’s the hands-on experience they get when they come here that will hopefully help keep them safe.”

Additionally, the WOHD gave a $21,570 grant to the Winter Garden Art Association to cover the cost of art classes for seniors experiencing various stages of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. These classes are designed to engage those affected by such memory loss in a social art activity. It also allows their caregivers an opportunity for respite.

Both grants are part of the organization’s community health care grants program, which offers both simplified and initiative grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations for various needs. The simplified grant program provides funds for those organizations that have a health-related project ready to activate in the district.

Initiative grants fund qualifying nonprofits that have larger goals within a specific area of need identified within the district. Applications are screened

by WOHD staff and then reviewed by its Community Health Benefits Committee, which in turn makes a recommendation to the Board of Trustees.

Swanson said the WOHD chose the CSV and the WGAA to receive grants this fall because of the work they’re doing to ensure the youngest and oldest residents in West Orange have access to safety and health-enrichment programs.

“When we awarded the grant to the Children’s Safety Village, we also awarded a grant at the same week to the Winter Garden Arts Association for arts programing they’re providing the Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers,” Swanson said. “That’s two ends of the spectrum in terms of demographics that we are addressing.

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by Children’s Safety Village of Central Florida and the Winter Garden Art Association.

Last month, the WOHD provided a $15,000 grant to CSV to help the organization cover the cost of providing safety programs.

This particular grant will allow 2,800 children in West Orange to take advantage of instruction in water, fire, gun, internet, biking and pedestrian safety.

“They actually have a childcentered village environment that puts the learner at the center while they’re creating real-life, engaging experiences that prepares them to be a full participant in their own safety,” said WOHD CEO Tracy Swanson. “We are providing that funding to ensure that those in West Orange have the opportunity to go to the safety village and participate in one or more of the many programs they offer. They provide scenarios with hands-on exercises — everything from fire safety, pedestrian safety, 911 poison protection, water, bike and helmet safety.

“It’s all conducted there on their campus, and they have trained

professionals that are doing the training,” Swanson said. “This grant request that they made for us was to fund the students that are in the school system or in the child aftercare program throughout West Orange.”

Brent Moore, executive director at CSV, said children will get to visit the village on field trips.

The organization offers nine safety programs, and children will choose two programs to experience during their trip.

“We wanted to offer something to those children in the west part of Orange County, as well, and this was a perfect fit to get this grant so we can partner with them and their Healthy West Orange initiative to help make kids on the west side of town safer,” Moore said.

“It’s just an ongoing love of trying to teach this community how to be safe, especially our children.”

Statistically, Central Florida leads the country in pedestrian incidents and the state of Florida leads the country in preventable drowning of children up through age 4, Moore said. Those are numbers the CSV wants to change.

“We’re hoping — with the programs we offer here — that we will never be No. 1 in two categories that no one ever wants to be No. 1 in,” Moore said. “We’re hoping from the classes we teach that these children will learn how to

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The home at 7718 Wandering Way, Orlando, 32836, sold Nov. 23, for $729,000. Built in 2019, it has five bedrooms, five baths and 4,357 square feet. The price per square foot is $167.32.

The home at 10055 Covered Moss Drive, Orlando, 32836, sold Nov. 25, for $613,500. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,704 square feet. The price per square foot is $226.89.

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The home at 5820 Masters Blvd., Orlando, 32819, sold Nov. 25, for $580,000. Built in 1988, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,181 square feet. The price per square foot is $182.33.

The home at 8600 Summerville Place, Orlando, 32819, sold Nov. 26, for $715,000. Built in 1992, it has five bedrooms, three-andtwo-half baths and 3,549 square feet. The price per square foot is $201.47.

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The townhouse at 8763 Via Bella Notte, Orlando, 32836, sold Nov. 27, for $400,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,363 square feet. The price per square foot is $169.28.

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The home at 8714 Beckingham Place, Orlando, 32836, sold Nov. 22, for $575,000. Built in 1991, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,132 square feet. The price per square foot is $183.59.

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The home at 8220 Via Vittoria Way, Orlando, 32819, sold Nov. 22, for $775,000. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 3,201 square feet. The price per square foot is $242.11.

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The townhouse at 12305 Via Derna Place, Windermere, sold Nov. 22, for $282,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,891 square feet. The price per square foot is $149.13.

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The home at 7441 Colbury Ave., Windermere, 34786, sold Nov. 25, for $379,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,699 square feet. The price per square foot is $140.42.

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The home at 15460 Sweet Orange Ave., Winter Garden, 34787, sold Nov. 27, for $503,500.

Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,614 square feet. The price per square foot is $192.62.

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The townhouse at 13369 Gorgona Isle Drive, Windermere, 34786, sold Nov. 23, for $318,554.

Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 1,767 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $180.28.

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The home at 15252 Shonan Gold Drive, Winter Garden, 34787, sold Nov. 25, for $564,900. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,894 square feet of living area.

The price per square foot is $195.20.

The home at 14597 Whittridge Drive, Winter Garden, 34787, sold Nov. 25, for $357,500. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,793 square feet. The price per square foot is $128.

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The home at 7555 Purple Finch St., Winter Garden, 34787, sold Nov. 27, for $440,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,620 square feet. The price per square foot is $167.94.

The home at 14528 Spotted Sandpiper Blvd., Winter Garden, 34787, sold Nov. 25, for $385,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three-andone-half baths and 2,792 square feet. The price per square foot is $137.89.

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ESTATES AT WINDERMERE

The home at 2118 Ridgewind Way, Windermere, 34786, sold Nov. 26, for $588,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,883 square feet. The price per square foot is $203.95.

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JOHN HUNTER DIED MONDAY, NOV. 25, 2019.

John Hunter, 78, of Winter Garden, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born Aug. 6, 1941, in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of Frank Thomas Hunter Sr. and Kathryn Hunter.

His is survived by his wife, Andrea; brother, Frank Thomas Jr. (Lucille); children, Steven (Jennifer), Brenda (Gerald) House, Julie and Brian (Lisa); grandchildren, Lindsey, Karlen, Kasey, Hannah, Trey, Madison, Holly and Alexis; and greatgranddaughter, Kali.

John grew up in Thomasville, Georgia, and graduated from Thomasville High School. He relocated to Orlando, Florida, where he met his wife of 54 years, Andrea, and began working for Modern Welding Company as a purchasing agent, where he worked for over 40 years.

He was well respected in the industry and within his company as one of the top purchasing agents in the business. He was a savvy negotiator and formed solid, long-lasting relationships with key suppliers that also carried over into his personal life.

John treasured his family time and enjoyed organizing family reunions and get-togethers with extended family regularly. He was an active member of the Catholic Church. He also enjoyed traveling, especially cruising and visiting tropical destinations in the Carib-

MARGARET LOUISE SWETLAND DIED SATURDAY, NOV. 16, 2019.

Margaret Louise Swetland, 82, of Ocoee, Florida, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Ms. Swetland was born Feb. 1, 1937, in Johnson City, Broome County, New York, to the late Howard and Catherine Swetland.

She lived in Central New York and Northern Pennsylvania prior to moving to Florida. She was involved in the history of Elkland, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding areas.

Ms. Swetland is survived by her children, Katherine P. Heisel, Lawrence H. Woolheater, Pamela L. Barbour and Laurie J. Steiner; sister, Marjorie Bovan; grandchildren, Ja-Neil L. Heisel,

bean. He was a very sociable person and enjoyed making new friends wherever he went. His sense of humor and friendly personality were evident in everything that he did.

He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be sent in John’s name to Matthew’s Hope Ministries, 611 Business Park Blvd., No. 101, Winter Garden, FL 34787; (407) 905-9500 phone; info@matthewshopeministries.org.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 6, 2019, at Resurrection Catholic Church, Winter Garden, with reception and interment immediately to follow.

John’s funeral arrangements are in the caring guidance of Winter Oak Funeral Home and Cremations, 1132 E. Plant St., Winter Garden, FL 34787.

Ami Jo L. Alamo of Apopka, Florida, Lucas D. Batchelor, Richard K. Barbour III, Stephanie A. Huggins and Cassie L. Steiner; great-grandchildren, Samuel Alamo IV, Jason T. Jessop, Chelsea L. Huggins and Gary A. Huggins; and greatgreat grandchild, Keyana L. Huggins.

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When the ladies in West Orange decided that they needed a garden club, she was very involved as a founding member of the Bloom & Grow Garden Society and loved to attend the monthly meetings and enjoyed working at the annual festival.

She also volunteered at the hospital, both the one on Dillard Street, where she ran the griddle (she would say that she was a professional cook), and at Health Central. Her time spanned over 40 years serving the community there in many ways.

Her greatest love was working at the church, from singing in the choir to organizing the Annual Christmas Joy reception and selling poinsettias for the sanctuary at Christmas.

She would stand at the rear of the church with her clipboard to make sure that everyone had the chance to “volunteer.”

She will be missed.

Her service will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Oakland Presbyterian Church, with a time of gathering afterward. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the church.

David Alan Clark, 52, of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. David led a successful life dedicated to the service and care of others.

After graduating from West Orange High School, he went on to attend UCF and then medical school at Nova Southeastern University. Upon graduating from medical school, David joined the United States Army, where he obtained the rank of major and worked as a flight surgeon.

After completing a total of eight years in the service, David opened his own practice, South Alabama Orthopedics and Sports

Medicine, located in Ozark, Alabama, where he cared for patients and fixed their ailments for 12 years.

When he was not seeing patients, David was an avid golfer who loved the sport so much that he purchased a home right on a golf course.

David is survived by his beloved daughter, Caroline Clark; parents, Robert and Grace Clark; brother, Robert J. Clark; niece, Jessica

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She is survived by her husband, David Stanford; her daughter, Leslie Warden (George); son, Steve Stanford (Ginnie); and grandchildren, Michael (Jessica) and Conner Stanford and Lindsay and Derek Warden.

Fran was born May 5, 1927, in Louisville, Kentucky, and came to Winter Garden in 1940 when her father, the Rev. Albert Stulck, became the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden.

After graduating as class valedictorian of Lakeview High School, she attended Florida State College for Women with her best friend Trina (Stanford) Lummus, who introduced her to Dave. They married in 1952 and enjoyed 67 years of marriage.

Fran was active in the community in many ways. She loved music and began performing at the age of 5! She sang in the choir of the Baptist Church and, later, the Oakland Presbyterian Church, where she was a member until her passing. She had a beautiful voice and sang at many weddings!

She and Dave were charter members of the West Orange Country Club, where she enjoyed golf and tennis. She was also an avid bowler with the Winter Garden women’s league.

DAVID ALAN CLARK DIED SATURDAY, NOV. 30, 2019.

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FRANCES S. STANFORD DIED WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 2019.

Mary Victoria “Vickie” Boles, 80, of Ocoee, Florida, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Miss Vickie was born May 18, 1939, in Bowling Green, Florida, to the late Uriah Sterling Hancock and Minnie Ola Hancock.

Miss Vickie was a member of Temple Free Will Baptist Church in Winter

Lightcap and family; and former spouse of 20 years, Kimberly.

Preceding him in death are his grandparents, Grady and Ruth Clark, and Grady and Mary Lee Harrison.

Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 in Florida National Cemetery, 6502 S.W. 102nd Ave., Bushnell. A celebration of life will be held at the Elks Club of Winter Garden (700 Ninth Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787) starting at noon Saturday, Dec. 14. In lieu of flowers, David’s family asks that a charitable contribution be made to an organization of your choice.

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school started this year, with the songs being incorporated into lessons. The students auditioned in mid-September and were chosen in early October.

Students like junior Andres Del Castillo and sophomore Kindahl Hartsock can’t wait to take the stage at Epcot.

“We as a choir really enjoy Candlelight — it’s a great experience for us to get up on stage and really sing in front of other people,” Del Castillo said. “We just really enjoy it — we enjoy the late nights at Disney and feeling like true actors backstage with the Disney company.”

“I think it’s a very good opportunity for us to show ourselves off as a choir,” Hartsock said.

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The Candlelight Processional at Epcot brings the holiday season to life through song with some help from local high schools.

High schools in West and Southwest Orange County will participate in the Candlelight Processional at Epcot throughout the holiday season.

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Disney tradition continues — and high schools in West and Southwest Orange County are bringing it to life.

A dazzling display of singing amidst candles and holiday cheer returns as Epcot hosts its Candlelight Processional from Friday, Nov. 29, through Monday, Dec. 30, at the America Gardens Theatre in the United States area of the World Showcase.

For local high-school chorus programs chosen to join the performance, it’s the culmination of weeks of hard work — staying after school to rehearse and committing holiday songs to memory.

The event presents the story

of Christmas through a celebrity narrator, alongside a choir of 300 singers and 50-piece orchestra.

It’s a spectacle to behold — and a special moment for high schoolers to be a part of.

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Windermere High School has been open for only three years, but this year marks the third in a row that the Wolverines have been chosen to participate in the event’s honor choir — a group of designated singers that anchor the entire choir and provide a balanced range of voices.

Linda Boot, director of choral activities at Windermere High, said that she’s bringing 73 students to participate this year. The students from Windermere High will be performing at 5 p.m. Dec.

9 and 13, as well as 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. Dec. 25.

Boot said she’s proud to see her students get named once again to the honor choir — only about 18 schools were chosen for that seat in the Central Florida area this year, she said.

“We’re really excited to participate,” Boot said. “We’re hoping that we’re starting something that’s going to be a longtime tradition for the Windermere Wolverines.”

That excitement over the event is stronger than ever despite this being Boot’s 30th year participating in the event — she spent 27 years at Apopka High School teaching chorus before helping start Windermere High.

Boot said the students began preparing for the event as soon as

This year’s Candlelight Processional at Epcot is a special one for Ocoee High School — to Chorus Director Samuel Carlton’s knowledge, it’s the first time the school has ever participated in the event.

“I did talk to our principal, Ms. (Laura) Beusse, and she said she believed this is the first time that the school is going,” Carlton said.

“We’re really excited — the kids have worked incredibly hard,” he said. “I think this is one of the most challenging things that they’ve ever attempted for the chorus program. I’m really pleased with the work that they put in and the effort and the time and the dedication for all of the after-school rehearsals, because it’s a lot.”

Starting his second year teaching at Ocoee High School, Carlton knew he wanted to get his Ocoee Knights onto the America Gardens Theatre stage for the holiday event.

Preparation and rehearsals started early in the year as the chorus students rolled up their sleeves and got to work memorizing a setlist of holiday music.

Students stayed after school four days a week for hourlong rehearsals. That was on top of singing much of the music during class for lessons.

It was all worth it, though, as Ocoee High sent its video audition to Disney in mid-September and heard back about a month later that it was chosen. Disney will welcome around 30 Ocoee High School students to the America Gardens Theatre stage to perform at 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. Dec. 3.

“I tell the kids all the time, ‘I can’t want it more than you guys,’ and they wanted it — they showed that they wanted it,” Carlton said.

“I am overwhelmed with how proud I am.”

Sophomore T’Nya Dawson said it’s amazing to see all of the rehearsing and hard work pay off.

“We’re just really happy to go perform for Disney,” Dawson said.

“I think it’s really cool that we can go out with a choir and all sing together. ... At the beginning we didn’t know the music, so you’re kind of down because, ‘Hey I don’t know how to do this or do that’ or “How is this going to sound?’ Then you have the tracks, and when everybody comes together and sings the piece it just sounds so amazing and you feel so accomplished.”

ORANGE COUNTY PARTICIPANTS n Apopka High School n Bishop Moore High School n Boone High School n Central Florida Community Arts n Colonial High School n Cypress Creek High School n Dr. Phillips High School n Edgewater High School n Evans High School n Florida Hospital Church n Forest Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church n Freedom High School (Orange) n Garden Community Choir n Jones High School n Lake Nona High School n Ocoee High School n Olympia High School n Remnant Christian Church n Timber Creek High School n Trinity Preparatory School n University High School (Orange) n Wekiva High School n West Orange High School n Windermere High School n Winter Park High School

IF YOU GO WHEN: Performances are at 5, 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. every night from Friday, Nov. 29, through Monday, Dec. 30.

WHERE: America Gardens Theatre at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort, 200 Epcot Center Drive, Orlando For more information and a list of celebrity narrators, visit bit. ly/34g6Wz0.

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Film academy coming to Windermere Prep Spirit Movie Productions Film Academy is coming to Windermere Preparatory School January 2020. Middle school and high school students can learn about screenwriting, design, directing and building their college resume with the help of Program Director Michelle Brown. The classes run from Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, through Sunday, March 15, at the Cypress Center. Middle school students meet from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, while high school students meet from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Mondays and 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesdays. The program also includes a red carpet film premiere and awards at the end of the school year. To register, visit spiritmovieproductions.com/film-academy.

Foundation to produce Christmas musical Foundation Academy welcomes residents to “Away in a Mango,” this year’s Christmas musical. Performed by the Plant Street campus students, the shows will take place at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, inside the sanctuary at First Baptist Church of Winter Garden, 125 Plant St., Winter Garden.

Admission is free. For more information, contact the Plant Street campus at (407) 656-3677.

Windermere High School student recognized

Amber Wei recently won second place for the Asian American Students Achiever’s Award. The award, given Nov. 16, is granted by the Asian American Heritage Council to award Asian-American students in the Central Florida area for their excellence in academia, community service, preservation of culture and language.

INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK

KYLIE KONSTAND WINDERMERE PREPARATORY SCHOOL At just 8 years old, Windermere Prep third-grader Kylie Konstand has a big heart and propensity for serving others. Kylie recently held her second lemonade stand to raise money for Matthew’s Hope, a faith-based homeless outreach ministry serving West Orange County. This year, Kylie raised $205 in online donations, plus $638 made from her lemonade stand.

What made you want to raise money for Matthew’s Hope?

We visited New York City, and I saw a lot of people living on the sidewalk.

My parents explained that we have people at home without a house or even food, and I wanted to help.

Why did you decide to start a lemonade stand?

Our neighborhood has a big garage sale every summer, and it gets really busy. And everyone likes lemonade.

At first, I thought about shopping for slime supplies, but my mom asked if there was anyone I wanted to help, and I remembered wanting to help someone without a home.

What was your favorite thing about your experience?

The feeling that I was helping someone have a better life.

You’re a student at Windermere Prep. What do you like about your school?

All the teachers are nice, and it’s a good education.

What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?

The nicest thing someone has done for me is spent time with me, playing and helping with my homework.

What is your favorite restaurant and favorite meal?

I like Bar Taco and cheese quesadillas.

Why did you decide to have your friends help you with your lemonade stand?

My friends Julia Barry and Claudia Ramirez helped me, because I only have two hands, and they wanted to help others, too. It can be a little scary, too, trying to stop cars and ask for money by yourself. Of course, my parents were there to help, but it was scary at first and then fun. My friends made it more fun.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you want to go and why?

My favorite vacation is skiing, but I want to go back to New York City to visit more cool places.

What kind of music do you like to listen to, and who is your favorite singer or band?

I like all music, but I like to dance to Kidz Bop. What is your favorite school subject and why?

I love math because I’m good at it.

What was it like giving the money you made to Matthew’s Hope?

What were their reactions?

Mr. Scott (Billue) is very nice and was happy. It felt good to help.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

I would be invisible so I could eat more candy, and fly like Superman to help others.

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Part of that world A riel, Flounder and their undersea friends were center stage at Windermere Preparatory School from Nov. 14 to 16 for the school’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” It was Windermere Prep’s all-school musical, and it was held at the school’s Cypress Center for the Performing Arts.

Between the cast, crew and orchestra, nearly 100 students came together to put on the show.

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Leah Meyer was cast for the role of Ariel.

Sebastian the crab was played by Cole Kucharski.

Olivia Richter played Flounder.

Stuart Sheffield was cast for the role of Prince Eric.

Olivia Oles played the evil sea witch, Ursula.

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Windermere thespians take home state titles Theater students from Windermere High won several awards at the Florida Theatre Conference in November.

The Windermere Wolverines are no strangers to winning theater awards — and they’ve struck again in a recent statewide competition.

Windermere High School’s theater students hit the road from Nov. 13 to 16 to compete in the Florida Theatre Conference at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, where the students competed against more than two dozen schools. Windermere High’s theater department took home the awards for Best Set and Best Play for the one-act play, “The Arkansaw Bear.” Additionally, students Angeline Dimoglou and Ava Madara took home AllStar Cast awards, and Blake Croft was awarded Best Actor in a Male Role. “‘The Arkansaw Bear’ is a story … of a little girl named Tish whose grandfather is dying, and she doesn’t know how to process the impending death of her grandfather,” said Jonathan Jackson, who is one of the theater teacher at WHS. “So she imagines … this magical tree and a star and this dancing bear — the world’s greatest dancing bear — which is sort of a metaphor for her grandfather. …

The dancing bear is escaping the great ringmaster. He’s running

from the great ringmaster, who is sort of a representation of death.

“Through this process, the little girl, Tish, kind of learns about grief, loss and coping,” Jackson later added. “One of the mantras of the story that the bear tells her is: ‘If you’re whistling, you can’t cry.

You can’t cry when you’re whistling.’”

Jackson added that aside from the competition, the Florida Theatre Conference also includes numerous workshops and even offers thespians the opportunity to audition for more than 50 different colleges, universities and conservatories from across the country.

With these wins under their belt, the WHS thespians will move on to represent the entire state of Florida in the Southeastern Theatre Conference this February in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s the second year in a row that the school will be representing Florida.

“What also is exciting is ... this is the second year in a row that we’ve won this Best Play award from this festival, which I think is pretty exciting for a new high school like ours,” Jackson said. “Last year, our one act that we brought — ‘And Then Came Tango’ — won Best Play, and we took that to Knoxville to represent Florida for the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Now

Windermere High thespians took home several awards in the Florida Theatre Conference held Nov. 13 to 16, including the award for Best Play.

we get to do that for the second year in a row.”

Croft is in his senior year at WHS, and he plays the bear in “The Arkansaw Bear.” He’s competed in the SETC since his freshman year and is proud to have been honored with the award for Best Actor in the final year of his high school career.

“I was kind of shocked,” Croft said when he received the award for Best Actor. “This was my fourth and last year at FTC — the Florida Theatre Conference — and the past three years I’ve seen some really amazing peers and students from other high schools win the award, and it kind of seemed untouchable.

Their performances were so good and so clean. To win the same honor felt so nice. (It’s been) four years in the making of just pure excitement and hard work and all that. To be honored with those people felt amazing.”

In addition to the wins at the FTC, the WHS thespians also

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received numerous recognitions for “The Arkansaw Bear” in the Florida Thespians District 5 competition held Nov. 21 to 23. The recognitions they received include the Critic’s Choice One Act Performance, Superior One Act Performance and Superior Technical Performance. All-Star Cast awards went to Madara and Katy Mier, and Caroline Inches received an award for All-Star Crew.

Jacob Tulenson was recognized for Outstanding Lighting Design, and Croft was awarded for Best Actor in a One-Act Play. Additionally, Julia Gustafson and Ashley Leeper won Best in Show for Duet Acting, Sage Croft won Best in Show for Student Directed Scene and Sidney LaCoss won Best in Show for Sound Design. The WHS thespians also will present “The Arkansaw Bear” at the State Thespian Festival in March.

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Gina Solano leads Titans into new era

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After a multi-year stint at Ocoee High, Solano takes over as the head coach of the varsity girls basketball team at Olympia High School.

Windermere Prep boys basketball’s Fanbo Zeng continues his strong start to the season as the sophomore forward put up 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the Lakers’ 69-40 win over Gateway Charter Saturday, Nov. 30. The stat line followed up a 23-point showing by Zeng in a win over Orlando University the day before. Also in the game against Gateway Charter, juniors Elijah Hulsewe and Zavien Williams added 12 and 11 points, respectively.

The win moved the Lakers to a perfect 4-0 on the season.

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When Olympia opened up its search for its next girls basketball coach this past summer, there was one thing that they were specifically looking for: commitment.

Over the last three seasons, the Titans have seen three different coaches come and go, so it makes sense why they would want a long-term hire.

Luckily for Athletic Director Kevin McElveen, the opening caught the eye of Gina Solano, who was looking to make a change in her teaching and coaching life.

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In Dr. Phillips boys basketball’s 69-62 win over Oviedo during the 10th annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge Friday, Nov. 29, Abdoulaye Thiam exploded for 37 points on 10-of-18 shooting — going 8-of-14 from three-point range. Juneau Anicette would add on 11 points and three steals in the Panthers’ first win of the season.

“I felt like it was time for me to make a change — especially at Olympia, because I know the program has been solid for many, many years.”

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It was a tough loss for Olympia boys basketball, as it fell 73-62 to Bartow during the 10th annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge Friday, Nov. 29, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t impressive individual performances.

Julian Fletcher led the Titans with 20 points — on 8-of-14 shooting — and five rebounds. Edgerrin James added on 14 points and picked up four rebounds, while Jackson Dillon had 12 points and three rebounds.

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Despite Foundation Academy’s 75-59 loss at the hands of Trinity Prep Tuesday, Nov. 26, freshman shooting guard Braden Holcomb had a solid night — recording 19 points in the game. Junior small forward Joshneil Orys added on 13 points for the Lions. The loss dropped Foundation to (0-2) on the season.

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In Ocoee boys soccer’s 3-1 loss to Seminole Tuesday, Nov. 26, Josh Sandoval picked up the Knights’ lone goal.

The loss was the second in a row for the Knights after starting the season going 4-0. The Knights will look to rebound in a road game against Montverde Academy Wednesday, Dec. 4, after press time.

— Gina Solano

where Parker, the family’s middle son, plays soccer.

But it’s the War on I-4 where the rivalry heats up. Though if you ask Alec Holland, it’s hard for it to be a rivalry when you consider the history of both programs.

“I think I’m on the better sidelines since I’ve been here — I’ve never lost to USF,” Alec Holland said. “I did not see this coming out of high school because I played soccer and she did gymnastics. I didn’t think she was going to take it to the college level like I did, and then she did and she went to my rival — it’s funny how it worked out.”

Going into the Black Friday matchup, Alec Holland said he believed the Knights would win

“I really enjoyed my years at Ocoee — it was really enjoyable — but sometimes opportunities come up,” Solano said. “I felt like it was time for me to make a change — especially at Olympia, because I know the program has been solid for many, many years.”

Outside of July — a month that’s heavy with AAU ball — Solano has been a constant presence around the gym at Olympia and has put on several practices to get to know the girls on the team — three of whom have already played AAU ball under Solano.

Although it’s early on in the regular season — the Titans have only played two games thus far — Solano has made it clear to the girls that they need to be in the gym when they can make it, and has even shared tips that she once used when she was a player.

Along with a different style of practice, the weight room at the school has gotten a lot more use as of late. While the staying-in-shape aspect of the game is important for the team, these off-season practices are also a good place to build team chemistry, Solano said.

And during those early practices, Solano also got to speak to her new players and share

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Alec and Abigail Holland have found themselves on the opposite ends of the UCF/USF rivalry.

A HOUSE DIVIDED

Siblings Alec and Abigail Holland are family, but when the War on I-4 comes around, they stand as rivals.

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hen Alec Holland took to the field for the final time as a member of the University of Central Florida cheer team, he knew his family would be there to support him.

And there, sitting with his parents, was his sister Abigail — a freshman on the co-ed cheer team at the University of South Florida.

Though she couldn’t participate with her squad — freshmen don’t travel for games — she was there supporting both her Bulls and her brother.

For the Holland family of Winter Garden, this year has become one of playful division in a house divided between UCF, USF and Florida Gulf Coast University —

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by 45, while Abigail Holland said she thought the Bulls had a chance. The Knights wouldn’t win by 45, but they would dominate in a 34-7 victory — pushing UCF to 9-3, while the Bulls dropped to 4-8.

A junior on the Olympia boys soccer team, Christian Lizyness is a goal-scoring machine and leader for head coach Lou Romao’s side.

Through four games this season — all wins — the team co-captain leads the Titans with a whopping 13 goals, while also accounting for two assists.

When — and why — did you first get into soccer?

I’ve been playing soccer since I first moved here from Michigan — when I was about 3. At first I was playing recreational, but after the first two or three months I moved into club. What inspired me was that it was something to do.

My family has been athletic, and my dad played hockey in high school, but it’s kind of hard to play hockey in Florida so we tried something new.

We just decided to try soccer and it worked out.

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always a thrill and an adrenaline rush. Personally I like running — when your team is not doing well and you’re not doing well it’s not a lot of fun, but when you see that you’re moving the ball really well with each other it brings you a lot of joy, because you see all your hard work paying off.

What has been your favorite thing about playing soccer at Olympia?

It’s a little different than club — I feel like here they are a little bit more like family.

With my club (Rush) it’s also a family, because we have been playing together for many years now, but here you go to school with them, you see them throughout the day and then you go play soccer with them later. You’re just more connected to them.

What would you say are the best words of advice you’ve been given about soccer?

What my dad has always said — I think it’s from a movie or a book — but, “Hard work beats talent.”

Is soccer something you’d like to do at the collegiate level?

I’ve thought about this, and definitely. I also take school very seriously — I have good grades — and I’m into engineering and all of the medical fields. I guess I have options, but I’ve been playing (soccer) for so long that if I wasn’t wanting to be in it, I probably would have been done by now.

I feel like it would be really cool to play soccer at the college and professional level, but I’m not 100% sure … if I get offers I’m happy with, I’ll definitely take them.

What is the hardest part about playing soccer?

It’s just keeping yourself healthy. I mean, if you get a slight injury it can build up, so you have to be sure to ice yourself or be sure to put some Icy Hot on you so you can prevent that in the future or heal what you already have injured. I’ve gotten many injuries throughout these last few years — my freshman year I fractured my elbow … and then last year I pulled a muscle in my back and sprained my ankle.

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What’s the most fun aspect of playing soccer?

I love scoring, that’s fun and it’s

Both Alec and Abigail Holland started their cheer careers at West Orange High in their own unique ways.

In the case of Alec Holland, who had played soccer, it was unorthodox — he and a buddy were approached by members of the team looking for guys to compete in competitive cheer.

“There were a couple of girls in high school and they were like, ‘Are you trying to do cheerleading?’ and I was like, ‘What?’”

Alec Holland said with a laugh.

“Then they asked my friend — they would always ask the bigger guys at the school, because you have (to) lift up the girls.

“So we went out there and it was a bunch of my good buddies, and every practice we were just messing around,” he said.

“We just kept doing it and kept doing it, and then the season was fun, and then I actually ended up getting quite good and colleges started talking to me.”

While he joined the sport to hang out with girls on the team, Abigail Holland’s intro was a bit more traditional.

A gymnast for most of her life, Abigail Holland stepped into cheer during her sophomore year when an injury sidelined her from the gym floor. It was then when a cheer friend’s mom told her to give cheer a shot — from there, it was on.

“I just really loved it,” Abigail Holland said. “My senior year I decided I didn’t want to be on a team in college, so I decided to start going to clinics at USF, FSU and all around trying to get better.”

Needless to say, Abigail Holland got better that final year, and then she made it onto the USF all-girls cheer team as a freshman. And it’s been there, on the sidelines during the football season, where she has grown and experienced a lot in only seven games.

The transition from West Orange High to USF was tough — tougher than she had anticipated — but she worked and did everything she could to prepare for the opening game of the season.

“The first game we played Wisconsin, and it was a really hyped-up game and there was projected to be 50,000 people,” Abigail Holland said. “I was really nervous, because we had been

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her background in basketball — including her own experiences as a player watching coaches come and go.

“I explained to them I had the same experience in high school,” Solano said. “I had a different coach every year I played — actually, every year I played basketball, except for my junior college days. I can kind of relate with them a little bit — I know what the feeling is like to have a different coach every year.”

Fortunately for the girls on the Titans girls basketball team, they’re getting a coach who has long-time plans to keep Olympia going strong for the foreseeable future — and who has a long history in the sport itself.

After finishing off her playing career at Rollins College, Solano would take her first dive into coaching as she took on the role of assistant coach at the school before moving on to the high school ranks.

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that spanned across four schools (Jones, Wymore, Lake Brantley and Winter Park), Solano ended up at Ocoee High, where’d she spend the longest span of her career (eight years total).

Her time at Ocoee was one of the most challenging for Solano, as the team managed to win only seven games in her first three seasons as coach.

“It was probably the hardest thing that I ever had to do in my whole life was to stick with it,” Solano said. “It was a lot of work there and it helped me grow a lot as a coach, because sometimes when you’re not talented (that)

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“Then, when we walked out there, there were so many people in the stands,” she said. “The nerves kind of went away and it was just more like excitement.”

Abigail Holland’s early experiences reflect the kind of moments that Alec Holland had as an underclassman, but whether she gets to have the highlights that Alec Holland has had is still up in the air.

Over the last four years, Alec Holland has experienced a “golden era” of football for the Knights — which includes a perfect 13-0 season in 2017 that was capped off by a win in the Peach Bowl over Auburn, and a 12-1 season in 2018.

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“I’m excited to see how far me personally and my team will have come by (nationals),” Abigail Holland said. “I’m excited to work through school and I actually don’t have a major yet, so I’m excited to pick a major and start growing.”

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Trey Moss put up a shot against Leesburg’s Dmani Nettles.

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After taking out Mount Dora 84-37 in their first game of the challenge Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Wolverines (1-1) struggled out of the gate — scoring only 18 points in the first half of the game while Leesburg (1-0) dominated.

The Yellow Jackets, who won back-to-back state titles during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, were largely unstoppable until the Wolverines found their footing in the second half.

Junior point guard Trey Moss began hitting shots in the latter half of the game — scoring 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half — but it wasn’t enough as the Wolverines could never get closer than five points. Junior guard Elliott Yorke would add on 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

The loss dropped Windermere to 1-1 on the season, and the Wolverines looked to bounce back in a matchup with Jones Tuesday, Dec. 3, after press time.

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CFCA caps off challenge with buzzer-beating win A last-second floater by Riley Kugel pushed the Eagles to a 59-58 victory over Ocoee in the Metro vs. Florida Challenge.

Riley Kugel, center, was mobbed by teammates after hitting the game-winning shot.

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own 58-57 to Ocoee with mere seconds to play, everything came down to the last possession for Central Florida Christian Academy.

After being down for the entirety of the second half, the Eagles had — basket by basket — whittled away at the Knights’ lead and put themselves in a position win.

With eight seconds left, firstyear head coach Andrew Gustafson called an isolation play for sophomore point guard Riley Kugel. The hope was to stretch the defense and give his playmaker a chance at the basket — it paid off.

Kugel got the ball from Jajuan Preaster with four seconds left on the clock and drove into the lane before tossing up a floater — which hung in the air for what felt like an eternity — that bounced off the backboard and dropped through the net as time expired. For Kugel, it was the ultimate present to cap off his birthday.

“They went into a zone, so we had to adjust to it … we didn’t really run a play, we just swung it back around until I saw an open space,” said Kugel, who finished the game with 21 points and four assists. “Once I saw an open space, I drove in, saw the gap and hit the floater.

“I usually practice floaters in my spare time … just to get my touches right,” he said.

The scoreboard lit up 59-58 with no time left as Kugel was mobbed by his teammates, celebrating a win in the final game of the 10th annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge held at Apopka High School Saturday, Nov. 30.

The three-day challenge pits 23 teams from the Metro Conference against 23 non-Metro teams in a showcase of some of the best talent in the area.

For CFCA — which is coming off of winning the 2A state title last year — the victory was the second of the season (2-0), and it helped give the non-Metro members the 14-9 advantage. It was the first time that the Metro has ever lost the challenge.

Given that the Eagles lost the core of their lineup to graduation, getting an early win over a talented 7A team in Ocoee (0-1) was huge, Gustafson said.

“We have a really young team and I told them, ‘We run our stuff, they run their stuff’ — basketball is a game of runs,” Gustafson said. “We came out the way we wanted to come out, and with our kids being so young, we want to make sure that we immediately get traction in a game.

What a great win — (Ocoee) are so talented, well coached and those kids have been together a long time, so it was a great win.”

Out of the gate, CFCA dominated on the court, as it jumped out to an early 12-2 lead thanks in part to hot shooting, while sloppy play by Ocoee led to bad shots

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Marcos Martinez (No. 5) drove to the basket against Ocoee’s Kordell Brown.

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Riley Kugel knocked over a defender on his way to the basket.

and turnovers for the Knights.

By the end of the first quarter, however, the Knights would find their footing and cut into the Eagles’ lead.

In the second quarter, Ocoee’s Kordell Brown took over to help the Knights take their first lead of the night with just under three minutes left in the half. Brown would go on to finish with a game-high 23 points and five rebounds.

For the rest of the game, Ocoee led by as many as nine points, but the lead quickly diminished thanks to a hot-shooting Nick Rodriguez, who sank back-toback threes with 4:05 left in the third to cut the Knights’ lead to 40-35.

The back-and-forth continued deep into the fourth quarter, before Kugel hit a huge three with 27.5 seconds left in the game to get to within one point at 58-57. A timely steal seven seconds later by CFCA’s Nicho-

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las Silva — his lone steal of the night — would give the Eagles the ball, which ultimately led to Kugel hitting the game winner as time expired.

This was the fourth year that CFCA has participated in the challenge, and for the Eagles it’s been a good place to showcase what lies ahead for the season.

“It just shows everybody that we are the team to beat — we are actually good,” Kugel said.

“I know coming into the game not a lot of people thought we were going to win, because they were oversizing us and they had length over us. We just came out and fought hard — it means a lot to us.”

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