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Meet the man in the rave cave

Sean O’Neill launched the Facebook group, Winter Garden — Rants, Raves and Reviews, 18 months ago. Story on 13. ARTS+CULTURE

ALL FIRED UP Winter Garden single mom Erin Akers has found her passion — firefighting.

West Orange High thespians dish up a spoonful of sugar.

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appelling down the side of a sevenstory building was easy for Erin Akers because she’s not afraid of heights, but confined-spaces training was a bit of a challenge for the Winter Garden resident, who is working toward becoming a firefighter.

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Two former West Orange Wildcats and West Orange Warrior football players competed in a recent SEC game. Garrett “Juice” Johnson is a wide receiver for the Kentucky Wildcats, and Sean Kelly is a punter for the South Carolina Gamecocks. With them is Eric Poole, who was one of their coaches during their Wildcats years.

HISPANIC HERITAGE Ocoee is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15. The month recognizes the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States. Motorists traveling on Clarke Road will see festive “Ocoee Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month” pole banners dotting the street. Viewers can tune in to Ocoee TV to watch a fourpart series titled “Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation.” The show will air at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on Channel 493, Bright House Networks.

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Erin Akers is nearly finished with her firefighting training, and then she’s hoping to get a position with a local fire department. She and her 6-year-old son, Liam, live in Winter Garden.

Parker Boudreaux chooses Notre Dame — much to the delight of longtime supporters of his school. SEE STORY ON 25

Car-show organizers search for new sponsor The Sept. 19 Cruz-N-Car Show in downtown Winter Garden might have been the last. ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER WINTER GARDEN Droves drove to the large parking lot on West Plant Street for what might have been the last Cruz-N-Car Show, a tradition each third Saturday of the month for about seven years. The longstanding sponsorship of the show from the Winter Garden Merchants Association ended recently, based on cost increases that caused the association to lose money with the show each

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A lack of sponsorship has led to the possible finale of a monthly downtown Winter Garden car show fervently supported among community members.

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RETIRED EDUCATORS 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at College Park United Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. Learn about the Orange County History Center. Anyone who has worked in education is invited to attend. Call (407) 677-0446 for details. “MUSICAL VIBRATIONS” OPENING RECEPTION 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the WGHF History Research and Education Center, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation celebrates music with artworks featuring musical instruments, song titles and colorful abstracts representing musical topics. Exhibition runs until Oct. 31. There is no charge. For information, call (407) 656-3244. MOVIE AT THE LIBRARY 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. The library will show the familyfriendly movie “Monkey Kingdom.” All ages are welcome. For details, call (407) 835-7323.

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

FALL FESTIVAL 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the West Oaks Library, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. Celebrate fall with stories, games and activities featuring apples, pumpkins and autumn leaves. Ages 3 to 5. For details, call (407) 835-7323. LUNCH AND LEARN 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the Jessie Brock Community Center, 310 N. Dillard St., Winter Garden. Bill Rosenfeld, battalion chief for the Winter Garden Fire Department, will demonstrate the use of fire extinguishers at this Active 50+ program of the Winter Garden Recreation Department. His presentation will also include information on electrical vs. grease fires, smoke detectors and home safety tips. Cost is $5 and includes a light lunch. Call (407) 656-4155 for information.

SATURDAY, OCT. 3

ACCESS-LIFE EXPO 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, on Starke Lake in Ocoee. This free event is for individuals and families living with disabilities and includes boat rides, kayaking, fishing, crafts, games, food and animals. Register to participate or volunteer at access-life.org or (252) 455-9926. 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Help the library celebrate 10 years at the present location. The day will include demonstrations, dancing and children’s activities. (407) 8357323. CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden, 125 N. Lakeview Ave. (407) 6561135. COMMUNITY FAMILY DANCE 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation History Research and Education Center, 21 E. Plant St. Families with children ages 6 to 12 are invited to at-

tend and give historic American family dancing a try. No experience is needed. The dance is a free event hosted by Earl and Peggy Everett. RSVP to (407) 656-3244. Children must be accompanied by an adult. CREEPY CREATURES OF THE NIGHT INSECT SAFARI 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail. Entomologist Christy LeDuc will present a Halloween-themed bug lecture called Vampires, Zombies and Other Ghoulish Tales, followed by a nighttime insect safari. Meet in the Education Building classroom. The event is free for ONP members, $5 for others. Register online at oaklandnaturepreserve.org. For details, call (407) 905-0054 or email information@oaklandnaturepreserve.org. MILFRED THE ROOSTER VISIT 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. The famous Oakland rooster and his owner, Maureen Jacobson, will be at a meet-and-greet and book reading to celebrate the library’s 10year anniversary. Milfred books will be available for purchase. For information, call (407) 8357323.

MONDAY, OCT. 5

ARTS TODDLER 11 a.m. Monday, October 5, at the Winter Garden Library, 805 E. Plant St. Paint, paste, glue, stamp and create. Young children will enjoy stories, songs and exploring age-appropriate art experiences. Ages 1-3. Seating is limited. Registration recommended. Call (407) 8357323 for details.

TUESDAY, OCT. 6

DILLARD STREET CHARRETTE PUBLIC MEETING 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Winter Garden Commission Chambers, 300 W. Plant St. Residents and business and property owners are invited to this meeting to hear consultants provide an overview of the Dillard Street redesign project from Plant Street to West Colonial Drive. Attendees can provide feedback on the project, too. For information, call City Hall at (407) 656-4111. FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY — THE TARFLOWER CHAPTER 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Harry P. Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave., Orlando. Amanda Martin, horticulturist and chapter president, will present a program titled, “Bullet-proof Native Plants That Enhance Your Landscape.” Free. (407) 647-5233.

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Perfect scenario West Orange’s pro-growth climate — lots of current projects and plenty of available land — has Property Appraiser Rick Singh calling the future “beyond strong.” MICHAEL ENG

Greater than $1M: 4% $500K to $1M: 7% < $100K: 12%

$250K to $500K: 31%

$100K to $250K: 46%

ZONING OF VACANT LAND Vacant ComRaw Land: mercial: 2,091 6,963 acres acres (4%) (13%)

Agricultural: 18,276 acres (35%)

Vacant Residential: 25,625 acres (48%)

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The top aerial shows Summerport in 2001, and the second was taken this year.

and this is what makes this area potent. “We have a strong community of business leaders,” Singh said. “We have a strong community of entrepreneurs, of government officials who are vested in seeing this area succeed.” Contact Michael Eng at meng@ wotimes.com.

DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

SIZE AND SCOPE 176 square miles 19 miles from north to south 9 miles from east to west 67,000 parcels 4,800 businesses

WEST ORANGE DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 149,000 Households: 57,000 Average Household Income: $86,000

WEST ORANGE OWNERSHIP VS. RENTAL Condominiums: 2,423

WEST ORANGE HOME VALUES

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Town Houses: 4,490

25% of the county’s residential taxes

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Apartments: 8,357

20% of the county’s home value

WEST ORANGE — There was an audible gasp from the audience when Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh flipped between two aerial photos of the Summerport community. The first — from 2001 — depicts the small beginnings of growth in the Horizon West community. Some of the roads are etched into the land, and a few rooftops dot the perimeter. Fast-forward to 2015, and the image — chock full of homes, businesses, schools and, perhaps most importantly, even more land cleared for future growth — supports Singh’s assessment of real estate in West Orange County. “The state of West Orange is beyond strong,” he said. “This area is in overdrive.” Singh’s statement came at his 2015 State of West Orange County Real Estate presentation Sept. 17, at West Orange High School. The event included a panel discussion that featured Singh; Scott T. Boyd, owner and president of Boyd Development Corporation; Mark Hayes, president of Isleworth/ Stockworth Realty and Tavistock Group companies; Tom Moore, district demographer for Orange County Public Schools; Joe Nunziata, co-CEO of FBC Mortgage LLC; and Dr. Niral Patel, founder of Windermere Medical Center. With strong sales figures in 2014 — 1,655 new homes sold (totaling $626 million) and 2,056 re-sales (totaling $938 million) — and another 2,300 new homes already in the pipeline, Singh is confident of West Orange’s continued success. “Orange County, as a whole, saw $3 billion … of new construction,” Singh said. “The lion’s share of that is represented by West Orange County. West Orange and Lake Nona are two of the fastestgrowing areas in Orange County, perhaps the state (and) even the country.” Further comparisons between West Orange and the rest of the county reveal more evidence of this trend. Although West Orange residents constitute only 13% of the Orange County’s population, they are responsible for 25% of its residential-tax base, Singh said. The average income of a West Orange household is $86,000, compared with $47,500 in Orange County. Even more encouraging: Singh reported a sharp decline — 53% — in foreclosures from 2014 (9,443) to 2015 (4,999). “West Orange is a unique area of significant impact,” he said. “There is still plenty of developable vacant land in West Orange,

Vacant Residential: 11,019

18% of the county’s land area

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Residential: 43,156

13% of the county’s population

Owned: 63% Rented: 28% Vacant: 9%

WEST ORANGE FORECLOSURES 2014: 9,443 2015: 4,999

A political void opened with the announcement from Ohio Rep. John Boehner (R) during a Sept. 25 news conference that he will resign from his position as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a representative Oct. 30. Hours later, on the show of conservative radio host Sean Hannity, U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster (R), who represents most of West Orange County within Florida’s 10th District, offered to fill that void, announcing his candidacy to replace Boehner as speaker. “My goal is for the House of Representatives to be based on principle, not on power,” Webster said. “Every member of Congress deserves a seat at the table to be involved in the process. I will continue fighting for this to become a reality in Washington and will be running for speaker of the House.” Webster shared similar thoughts in a paper he published in January. “A pyramid of power in a legislative body always works the same,” he wrote. “A few people at the top of the pyramid make most of the decisions with the bulk of the members at the bottom — unless needed. “A legislative body that is founded on principle pushes down this pyramid of power and spreads out the base so every elected member becomes a player,” Webster wrote. “Power and principle cannot coexist. Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful. Power tends to protect itself merely to maintain its own status and control. Principle gives up power for the sake of the highest good and to create the best public policy.” Webster challenged Boehner for the speaker position earlier this year, gaining several House Republican votes in a losing bid. If Webster does become speaker, his reign could be short, given redistricting he said heavily disfavors him in the latest redraw of U.S. House districts in Florida. He and challenger Val Demings (D), former chief of the Orlando Police Department, have offered contrasting views on judicial rulings in the redistricting process. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.

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“It was nerve-wracking,” she said of the latter training. “I have never enjoyed being in tight spaces, and to be blindfolded with our gear on (was worse). We were on air. You are surrounded by loud noises. People are screaming. They create what you could face in the real world. “It’s something I feared the whole time, but I was able to conquer,” she said. Akers had considered a career in firefighting as far back as high school but never pursued it. She held jobs as a legal assistant and in the retail industry, but none of these positions made her happy. “Nothing I really felt I was contributing to the community with,” she said. Before her father, David, died two years ago, he persuaded her to follow her dream. “He was so encouraging, and I told him I was going to pursue it and not let him down,” Akers said. David Akers was an officer at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and often told stories of helping people. Erin Akers decided she wanted to do that, too. She has several other family members who do police work, including one on a SWAT team. “I initially thought I would like to become a police officer, but (my dad) pushed me toward being a firefighter,” she said. “I guess he didn’t want me to be in so much danger.”

DRIVING DISTANCE Below are several other car shows in the area. CARS AND COFFEE ORLANDO WHEN: 8 to 10 a.m., third Saturday each month WHERE: House Blend Cafe, 10730 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee INFO: facebook.com/CarsAndCoffeeOrlando; (407) 656-7676 FOUNDERS’ DAY CLASSIC CAR SHOW WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 WHERE: McKey Street, downtown Ocoee INFO: OcoeeFoundersFestival. org; (407) 877-7422 ORLANDO CARS AND COFFEE WHEN: 8 to 10 a.m. Oct. 10 WHERE: 1530 Celebration Blvd., Celebration INFO: facebook.com/OrlandoCarsAndCoffee; OrlandoCarsAndCoffee@gmail.com FORD OF CLERMONT OPEN CAR SHOW WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 WHERE: Ford of Clermont, 1101 E. Highway 50 INFO: facebook.com/ events/980216525376265; (352) 394-6161

TRAINING DAYS

Akers took a 250-hour Emergency Medical Technician certification program last year at First Response Training Group in Orlando. The EMT is the entry level of pre-hospital emergency medical provider. The class allowed students to work in conjunction with paramedics, nurses, physicians and others in healthcare and to make hospital rotations with experiences in an emergency department and ambulance. In March, Akers started training at the Firefighting Academy at Lake Technical College’s Institute of Public Safety in Tavares. “We had to practice ladder skills, running up the ladder in our bunker gear,” she said. “It weighs about 75 pounds with

“We were on air. You are surrounded by loud noises. People are screaming. They create what you could face in the real world. It’s something I feared the whole time, but I was able to conquer.” Erin Akers

your air tank on and all of your gear. We’d have to climb the ladder into a second-story window carrying a tool. We had to go down the stairs with the dummy — he weighed about 120 pounds. We had to practice hose drills where we had about a minute to get all of our gear on and deploy our hoses and knock down cones and make forcible entry. We had to have actual fire practice in a fire room, where they lit particle board so we could see (what happens).” A seven-story tower served as the setting for rappelling practice. “We had to go off the roof and down the side of the building,” Akers said. “You never know when you might have to escape out of a window and prepare for the worst.” Akers also practiced extracting victims from a vehicle. FIREFIGHTER MOM

Akers admits the training from March to May was tougher for her because she is older than the typical student in fire college. At 31, she was training alongside people who were, on average, 21 years old; some were just out of high school. Thirty-eight of the 41 who entered the program continued to the end. Just five were female, she said. Akers’ mother, Donna Akers, has been a crucial part of this process. Erin Akers is a single mother to 6-year-old Liam, and her mother has rearranged her work schedule around her grandson’s school schedule so she can watch him while his mom is in training. What does Liam think of his mother becoming a firefighter? “He thinks it’s really cool,” Akers said. “He’s always said he wants to be either Indiana Jones or a firefighter, so I think he’s impressed a little bit.” Having earned her state and national EMT certification and her state fire certification, she’s now submitting applications to fire departments in Central Florida. Two weeks ago, she passed the written exam for a local fire rescue unit and was preparing for the physical test. If all goes as she has planned, she could be a fullfledged firefighter by January.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

Here are just a few sample questions from the written exam firefighters must pass. 1. At 212 degrees Fahrenheit, water expands approximately how many times its original volume? A. 1,700 B. 1,200 C. 1,000 D. 800 2. What is the normal concentration of oxygen in ambient air? A. 19.9% B. 20.9% C. 0.204% D. 0.219%

month, secretary Alauna Friskics said. “At ... the beginning of the summer, the merchants voted to allow the leaders of the car show to take full ownership of the event and gave the leaders three months to find additional funding and keep the show running,” she said. “There was discussion at that meeting that made it clear that the merchants had no intention of ending the car show. “The car show leaders were running a successful show on their own, but on paper, the merchants were the producers of the event,” Friskics said. “We just turned the producing responsibility over to them.” Jennifer Johnston, who coordinated the event as its disc jockey, said costs included purchasing awards for winning cars and DJing fees. Revenue such as proceeds from a 50/50 raffle went to the association, but costs still exceeded it. The sides discussed constraints on the show, association con-

cerns of littering and enforcing the proper parking times for the show, with costs added as certain issues were addressed, Johnston said. “We could have cut costs … but their idea was to charge people who drive cars into Winter Garden, but we always pushed back on that,” she said. But Johnston and Friskics agreed the show contributed to the downtown vibrancy. “We can’t deny what the car show has done for our community,” Friskics said. The show began with a goal to attract more visitors to downtown Winter Garden while Winter Garden Village was preparing to open, Johnston said. “We had talked with (companies) who were behind starting a car show, and we said this would be the best time to start a car show to keep residents at local businesses,” she said. But decreased attendance led to the loss of money and decision to discontinue the sponsorship, she said. Johnston said she has spent

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Until then, she’s working in downtown Winter Garden the at Sacred Olive. Owner Carolyn Hill said she has so much respect for Akers and what she is doing for her family that she is offering a 15% discount to first-responders and members of the military. “I wanted to take my appreciation for what she’s training to do and extend it to all the police officers, first responders and military as a small token for going through so much just to serve the public,” Hill said. “It is a noble job that does not get the merit it deserves.” Contact Amy Quesinberry Rhode at aqrhode@wotimes. com.

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hours searching for a new sponsor for several months, but only a partial sponsorship materialized in time. Since then, the community support via social media, turnout and petitions has caused some local entities to emerge with offers to sponsor, she said. Next week, Johnston will discuss the issue with city officials. “Based on these meetings, we will make a decision as to how we will move forward with the car show and third Saturday of the month events,” City Manager Mike Bollhoefer said. Johnston, who DJs other shows, said Cruz-N-Car might be the best in the state. “There’s a lot of passion about the event, and if there’s any way we can adjust … we could continue the event downtown and not lose the momentum that’s been built over the years,” she said. “It’s really thanks to the merchant sponsors who gave their donations every month. We couldn’t have done it without them.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@wotimes.com.

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UNLICENSED DRINKER STINKER West Colonial Drive and Good Homes Road. Drunken driving. An officer stopped a swerving car at 11:08 p.m., per a tip called in minutes prior. The caller noted the car had stopped through an entire green light 300 feet behind the traffic line, despite the caller honking. It moved slowly during the next cycle, when an officer tried conducting a traffic stop. The suspect car turned left from West Colonial Drive to Good Homes Road, swerving left twice to narrowly avoid driving up onto the sidewalk. The car ultimately stopped

on Honolulu Drive. The driver provided a Mexico ID and was unable to follow the officer’s pen during the eye test. During the walk-and-turn, the suspect walked with each of his feet on an opposite side of the line instead of on it, but he insisted he was standing with one foot in front of the other. For the leg raise, the suspect repeatedly lowered his foot to the ground, eventually keeping it there and saying he could not do it. His breath registered at .242 blood-alcohol content with pungent alcohol odors emanating from him. Checks revealed his license was revoked for habitual traffic offenses as of January 2012. Officers arrested him on drunken driving and driving while license revoked charges. Michael Eng

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CALL STATS OCOEE FIRE

The Ocoee Fire Department (stations 25, 26, 38 and 39) reported 94 calls for assistance from Sept. 3 to 9: Fires: 1 EMS: 49 Vehicle accidents: 6 Hazardous materials/conditions: 5 Public service: 26 False alarms: 6 Other: 1

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The Ocoee Police Department reported 405 calls for service from Sept. 3 to 9: Arrests (adult): 7 Arrests (juvenile): 1 Assault/battery: 6 Burglary (residential and business): 3 Burglary (vehicle): 2 Child abuse: 3 Criminal mischief: 5 Drug violations: 1 DUI: 3 Robbery: 0 Sexual offenses: 1 Thefts: 16 Vehicle accidents: 31 Vehicle thefts: 1 Missing/endangered adult: 1 Missing/runaway juvenile: 2

WINTER GARDEN FIRE

The Winter Garden Fire Department (stations 22, 23 and 24) reported 90 calls for assistance from Sept. 6 to 12: Fires: 2 EMS: 69 Vehicle accidents: 5 Automatic fire alarms: 5 Public assistance: 3 Hazardous conditions: 3 Calls for service: 3

WINTER GARDEN POLICE

The Winter Garden Police Department reported 508 calls for service from Sept. 3 to 9: Arrests (adult): 26 Arrests (juvenile): 1 Assault/battery: 14 Burglary (residential and business): 2 Burglary (vehicle): 2 Child abuse: 0 Criminal mischief: 3 Drug violations: 7 DUI: 5 Robbery: 1 Thefts: 12 Vehicle accidents: 23 Vehicle thefts: 0 Missing/runaway adult: 0 Missing/runaway juvenile: 0Public assistance: 1 Hazardous conditions: 5 Calls for service: 6

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OCPS breaks ground at relief high school A minor alteration to plans arose at the subsequent 60% design meeting. BY ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER

Orange County Public Schools officials and local dignitaries gathered from throughout West Orange for the Sept. 24 groundbreaking at the site of the relief school for West Orange High School. At the approximate address of 5505 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, School Board Chairman Bill Sublette and Member Pam Gould, District 1 Orange County Commissioner S. Scott Boyd and current area students spoke about the milestone. “The high school I am zoned for is very overcrowded,” Dr. Phillips High School student Brian Paulsen said. “And while I probably won’t go to this new school, I’m glad my little brother and little sisters, our friends, neighbors and other kids their age will get to go to this brandnew school, and I’m glad to see this school, the newest addition to our community, become a reality.” Right after the groundbreaking, West Orange Country Club hosted a reception and then a 60% design meeting for the relief school, during which OCPS Associate General Counsel Eileen Fernandez said

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litigation from nearby residents appealing the current plans for the school still remains. With an important timetable, a ruling in favor of OCPS could result in millions of dollars in damages if construction is delayed, Fernandez said. MINOR CHANGE

SchenkelShultz Architecture partner Dave Torbert once more reviewed the plans for the school, with an alteration to the shape and location of its retention pond. The pond previously appeared in an L shape along the eastern and northern edges of the property, but that has been slimmed, with an added pond beyond the outfield fence of the softball field in the southeast corner. This change allowed plans to comply with an ordinance requiring retention ponds to be 75 feet from the neighborhood immediately east, Oxford Moor, Torbert said. Torbert also mentioned gates and security booths would be at the entries, with numerous security cameras on site. TO-DO LIST

The next steps include choosing school colors, naming a principal, redrawing school zones and naming the school.

Gould said rezoning would move up about a year to January, and she has been requesting a hastening of principal selection. The resulting numbers of students in West Orange High School and the relief school are not yet known, and there is a possibility the relief school eventually will exceed its capacity of 2,776 students, she said. Torbert said construction still is scheduled to last until August 2017, mostly in about 19 months between November 2015 and June 2017, which is when staff should be able to move into the building. Gould said the football stadium for the high school — at the Dorman Property on Ficquette Road as part of Deputy Scott Pine Community Park — will be open in time for the fall 2017 athletics season. For now, OCPS and Orange County will each receive 50% of almost all revenues on the park site, she said. She also said a plan was developing to connect all trails from Lake Mabel — between Reams and Winter-Garden Vineland roads — to the West Orange Trail. Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.

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I know what you’re probably thinking: Didn’t they just change the design of the West Orange Times? And you’d be right: Thirteen months ago — Sept. 4, 2014, to be exact — we introduced a new design to the West Orange Times and West Orange Times & Observer. Although that design was new to West Orange, it was familiar to the readers of our company’s other papers since 2005. We loved that design, and it helped our newspapers win state and national recognition for their design. But 10 years is a long time, and even when we were installing that design here last year, we already were working behind the scenes on the look you see today.

We love it, and we hope you do, too. When we decided to freshen up, we turned to the best — Mario Garcia and Mario Garcia Jr. — Tampa residents who are regarded among the world’s foremost newspaper designers (and the architects of our previous design). Lucky for us, they recommended we work with one of Mario Sr.’s proteges, Pegie Stark. Truly, Stark’s aesthetic, enthusiasm and attention to detail are staggering. Make no mistake: Everything — and I mean everything — was considered throughout the yearlong redesign process. I’ve learned more about fonts, colors, balance and grids than I ever imagined. I also discovered that one of my “editor tricks” — i.e. squeezing a font

here or there to save a line — is a big no-no. “Every font is like a piece of art,” she told me. “Every single letter is hand-drawn, and the space between each letter is measured to work perfectly with all the others.” Got it. No more squeezing. And although this design may seem strange in this inaugural edition, know that every change was done with you, the reader, in mind. The design is inspired by Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian, who became famous in the 1920s for “asymmetrical balance” — lines and rectangles and simple, primary colors. You’ve likely never seen a newspaper quite like it, and that’s exactly what we wanted. Why Mondrian? The style’s inherent balance satisfied all the items on our checklist. It gives our pages space to breathe — no longer are we cramming every nook and cranny with copy and photos. You’ll see much more white space — particularly between the stories and the advertisements — which allows both to pop more. Furthermore, our newspaper now only will use three different type faces, chosen for their readability.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU Publisher Dawn Willis can be reached at dwillis@ wotimes.com, and my email address is meng@ wotimes.com.

And about that front page: With our previous iteration, we used it like one would an empty plate at an all-you-can-eat buffet. We’d stuff every millimeter we could with as much content as it would allow. We went for bold, loud, full. In Mondrian design, we’re using it more like a menu — an introduction or an advertisement to all the great content that lies within. But perhaps our favorite part of the design is something you’ll never see — its 25-column grid. Everything — from the headlines and the stories themselves to the photos and ads — is aligned on a grid, giving us method and intent behind the space between each piece of content. Nothing is arbitrary, and we’ll be able to create wildly different looks and feels that all stay rooted and true to Stark’s vision. I’m sure you also will have questions about the biggest

change — the size. Do me a favor. Take this edition and hold it open at eye level. Next, take last week’s edition and do the same. Which is easier to hold? To read? Then, after you finish reading this edition, close it and stick it into your briefcase or laptop bag. See how it fits without an awkward second fold? The reason for the size change is simple: It makes for a better reader experience. After all, that has been at the heart of this entire process. Our goal was to give you a fast, easy, fun way to consume the hyper-local content you’ve come to expect from the West Orange Times & Observer. The front page is friendly, breezy and allows a little windowshopping. Our inside pages — although they look different — serve as our store stocked with news, events and photos. It’s all here. It’s just even more fun to read.

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Co-op forms for solar-energy discount The West Orange Solar Co-op is forming now to save members money on solar-panel installation. CATHERINE SINCLAIR STAFF WRITER

You might have heard concerns that water, phosphorous and forests are depleting quickly in Florida, but there is one resource that we’ll never have to worry about running out: sunshine. To cut energy costs and decrease carbon footprints, families are installing solar panels on their rooftops. There has been a rise in the number of solar-power systems in the South every year in the last decade, including a particularly sharp jump from about 12,700 systems in 2013 to 19,200 in 2014. Around the country, neighbors have joined forces to create solar co-ops. Like the principle of buying in bulk, co-op members get discounted rates on their solar installation. They also share knowledge and the work of finding the best installer. The West Orange Solar Co-op, open to anyone in Orange County who lives west of Interstate 4, is forming now with a cut-off date sometime in February or March 2016 and expects its members to have their solar panels installed by spring. The West Orange Coop will need about 20 or more members to be successful. “We’re coming to the end of the petroleum era, although that still has a way to go,” said Scott Cleary,

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a member of the co-op. “(Solar) is an up-and-coming technology. … It’s the future.” First, the co-op members will have their rooftops individually reviewed for amount of sunlight and potential panel positioning. Then, the members will discuss as a group their priorities in a solar installer: perhaps they will prefer the systems are American-made or that the company is based locally. Then, the co-op members will gather bids from a number of installers and review those bids together. After choosing an installer, each member will get an individualized proposal that reflects the group discount for installation of a solar system at his or her home. This is the first point in the process when the co-op members sign an actual contract. Their contracts are signed individually with the installer, not as a group. A few weeks later, the solar systems will be installed. “It’s easier for the installers because there are more people,” said Joan Cleary, Scott’s wife and the organizer of the West Orange co-op. “It’s a committed group of people who have already gone through the process of making sure that their roofs are compatible with solar. So the installer saves money by not having to waste too much time and doesn’t have to advertise.”

Joan and Scott Cleary will have a solar system installed on their roof next year, similar to another house in their Winter Garden neighborhood.

After the solar panels are installed, the homeowner begins to save money on electric costs. In seven years, the savings will balance out the initial cost of installation, and from there, it’s free energy. Solar installation costs and savings over time depend on each homeowner’s electricity usage and availability of sunny roof space. But by joining the coop, homeowners are expected to save $1,200 to $4,000 or more on installation. Right now, there is an even greater incentive to go solar: a 30% federal tax credit. The credit will expire in December 2016, at which point homeowners must

already have their solar system installed in order to receive the credit. “I always wanted solar panels. I just think it’s great,” Joan Cleary said. “I believe in that stuff — you (plant) native and you go solar and you try to save the environment. … We don’t have kids, but we have nieces and nephews, and we care about their future.” The West Orange Solar Co-op is a branch of Central Florida Solar Advocates. To learn more, go to cfsolaradvocates.org or email Joan Cleary at westorangesolar@ gmail.com. Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.

GET INVOLVED There will be three more meetings for anyone who would like to learn about joining the West Orange Solar Co-op. n 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. ApopkaVineland Road, Orlando (Dr. Phillips), in Room C208 n 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at North Orange Branch Library, 1211 E. Semoran Blvd., Apopka n 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Windermere Branch Library, 503 Main St., Windermere

CHURCH DIRECTORY To advertise in the Church Directory call 407-656-2121or email sfelt@wotimes.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E Plant St., Winter Garden 407-656-2352 Sundays 8:30 am Traditional 9:45 am Bible Study 11:00 am Contemporary Awana - Wednesdays - 6pm Pastor Tim Grosshans www.fbcwg.org 2nd Campus: “FOUNDATION WORSHIP” Sundays 9:45 am - All Ages at Foundation Academy High School 15304 Tilden Road - Winter Garden www.FoundationWorship.com 407.730.1867 STARKE LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH 611 West. Ave., Ocoee Pastor Jeff Pritchard (407) 656-2351 Email: starkelakebaptist@gmail. com

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Celebrating 100+ Winter Garden honors three centenarians for National Older Americans Month. “My mother couldn’t stand anybody not having a place to go for the holidays,” Lienard said. “She’s a very giving person.” Johnston loved to dance and was still dancing at age 100. When Mills was a child, she got up early every morning to get milk from a dairy across the street before walking about two miles to school. Before marrying Calvin Gray Mills and having two children, Helen Mills graduated from nursing school. She worked as a pediatric and clinical nurse for the rest of her career. “I always wanted to be a nurse,” she said. “As a child, that was what I wanted to be.”

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Adela Choquet blew out the candles on her cake.

Helen Mills looked forward to sharing the mayor’s proclamation with her family.

Sept. 9, 1913: Helen Mills was born in Aliceville, Alabama. Sept. 26, 1915: Adela Choquet was born in Santiago, Chile. Dec. 5, 1933: Prohibition ended. June 12, 1934: Irene Johnston married Paul Johnston. 1938: Helen Mills graduated with a nursing degree. Aug. 9, 1940: Helen Mills married Calvin Gray Mills.

“They’ve lived for many years and seen things that many of us probably never will.”

1950s: Adela Choquet immigrated to the United States and married Robert Choquet.

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Mills’ daughter, Laura “Lollie” Karney, died last year but had been well known in the community for her involvement at First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden. There also was a birthday party at Golden Pond Assisted Living last week for Adela Choquet, who turned 100 on Saturday. After the death of her first husband, Choquet, then a travel agent, immigrated to the United States to look for a new career. She became a real-estate agent and married Robert Choquet, a restaurateur. Adela had four children. Adela retired in her 1960s and then became a yoga instructor in The Villages. She continued teaching yoga until she was 97 and did not move to an assistedliving facility until she was 99. She is still quite active. “She’s a very friendly person,” said her son, Alex Bottinelli. “She just enjoys her groups of friends.” Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.

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Jan. 7, 2015: Irene Johnston turned 104. Sept. 9, 2015: Helen Mills turned 102. Sept. 26, 2015: Adela Choquet turned 100.

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here are three women currently living in Winter Garden who are just a few years short of being as old as the incorporated city itself. Irene Johnston, Helen Mills and Adela Choquet come from different origins and backgrounds, but their lives have converged as centenarians. September was National Older Americans Month, and at Health Central Park, there was a birthday party Sept. 22 for Johnston and Mills, in honor of National Centenarians Day. “I can only imagine what they’ve seen in their lives,” said Judy Skilton, who helped organize the party. “They’ve lived for many years and seen things that many of us probably never will.” When Johnston was 10 years old, her mother died, forcing her and her siblings to live at an orphanage. Despite the odds, Johnston graduated from high school. She married Paul Johnston, and they had three daughters. The Johnstons owned a restaurant, bakery and catering business. Their daughter, Paula Lienard, remembers customers from the restaurant sitting at the family’s table every Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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Creating community, one post at a time Sean O’Neill created a Winter Garden Facebook group. He never expected it to get so big.

SEAN O’NEILL’S TOP FIVE RAVES

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1. WINTER GARDEN —RANTS, RAVES, AND REVIEWS MEMBERS. “Sharing their thoughts, experiences, and stories about Winter Garden. We learn from each other. Without the input and time they have donated, we may not have learned about all the wonderful things in Winter Garden.”

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Just 18 months ago, Sean O’Neill was sitting on his couch, bored. And in that moment, he conjured up something in his mind that eventually would sap any down time the Winter Garden resident had. O’Neill is the brains behind the über-popular Facebook group, Winter Garden — Rants, Raves and Reviews. Now bursting with more than 7,000 members, the group has become a regular platform for lively, local discussion. The premise is simple: Group members are invited to add a rave, rant or review about a local business. Self-promotion is a no-no — O’Neill doesn’t allow a business to advertise itself. A 20-year background in restaurant management gives O’Neill a unique perspective with which to curate the content in his group. Moreover, his current job as a locksmith adds to his understanding of quality customer service. “I know what it’s like to run a restaurant — how it can go bad, how it can go good,” O’Neill said. Since its inception, the page has contributed to the success of several local businesses. Winter Garden’s Bates New England Seafood & Subs was the first business that stole the group’s spotlight. “It’s right there next to a Publix, and nobody would even know where (it is),” O’Neill said. “And ever since our page blew them up — you know business-wise — we’ve been throwing them on blast, and they’ve had to hire two new people.” The Ocoee Taco Company opened a store location in April, after eight years of owning a food truck. Co-owner Julia Enamorado mostly had regulars from the food truck come to the store. But then, the raves began. “Little by little, my customers started telling me about the page,”

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2. BATES NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD & SUBS. “Until people started raving about this place, others may never have known. Until this group, I never knew what a lobster roll was. Most delicious sandwich I have tasted in a long time. The owners, Joe and Elaine, are a treat and show the passion they have for New England-style seafood.” 3. OCOEE TACO COMPANY. “Before being introduced to this little slice of taco heaven, my version of a great taco was a soft shell steak taco at Taco Bell. I had no clue ... Mexican-style street food could be so tasty and addicting. The owners who run it, Francisco and Julie, are the nicest people in the world.”

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Sean O’Neill uses his background in restaurant management to relate with the owners of local businesses in Winter Garden.

Enamorado said. “I started seeing new faces. “People really look at reviews,” she said. “They start talking and take pictures of the food.” Now Enamorado turns the group to see what restaurants to try on her day off. Some users complained about the “rants” section of the page, saying the rants hurt local businesses. But O’Neill doesn’t think it’s harmful. “If you don’t know what’s wrong, you’ll never know,” he said. VIRAL MARKETING

O’Neill credits the explosion of the page in part to the effort he puts into it. Every day, he poses a daily question to the members of the group. He believes if people see that question, it draws them into scrolling down the group’s feed, where they can spend a lot more time exploring the posts. “You have no idea how hard it is to post on there every day,” O’Neill said. Occasionally, he will ask a professional to moderate a discus-

sion. From 9 a.m. to noon, he or she will answer any question people have related to their expertise. Both business owners and group users really enjoy that, he said. HARDER THAN IT LOOKS

Despite the page’s beginnings, O’Neill finds himself busy — and he’s usually not sitting bored on the couch. He is one of three administrators on the page, but the other administrators only step in when O’Neill absolutely needs the help. His job as a locksmith is flexible and allows him to glance at his phone and manage the page when necessary. He claims to spend two hours a day on the page, but his wife, one of the page’s other administrators, would disagree. O’Neill must vet posts to see whether they are ads or unrelated to the group. If they are unrelated, he sends the person who posted it over to another group — Winter Garden Community — he created solely for discussion.

“We learn from each other. Some are more spirited than others, but without the input and time they have donated, we may not have learned about all the wonderful things in Winter Garden.”

4. DANIEL’S CHEESESTEAK HOUSE. “Although Harold and his family have been selling cheesesteak sandwiches out of his store for (more than) 20 years here in Winter Garden, he only recently got noticed (because of) our group. He has the most amazing and freshly cooked cheesesteak sandwiches around. He also sells wings. The medium ranch wings are simply amazing.”

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5. GET HOOKED BAIT & TACKLE. “Rodney Hillerich owns and operates this little store. Not only does he sell bait and tackle, he also serves up some mean biscuits and gravy in the morning.”

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“MUSICAL VIBRATIONS” OPENING RECEPTION 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the WGHF History Research and Education Center, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation celebrates music with artworks featuring musical instruments, song titles and colorful abstracts representing musical topics. Exhibition runs until Oct. 31. There is no charge. For information, call (407) 656-3244. “LA CAGE AUX FOLLES” 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 25, at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Tickets are $25 to $33. Discounts for Thursday performances, seniors, students and groups. To purchase, visit gardentheatre.org or the theater box office.

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BETWEEN THE BRUSHES Children are invited to create Jack-O-Lantern Gourds from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Art Room, 709 Main St., Windermere. This is sure to become a family keepsake — each takes on its own personality. Children will use natural gourds grown on a farm in Georgia. Open to children in grades kindergarten and up. Cost is $60. Snack and all supplies included. Reservations required. (407) 909-1869.

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Emma Heistand said Mary Poppins is a dream role for her.

West Orange High School’s production of ‘Mary Poppins’ promises to wow audiences in the most delightful way.

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lthough the theater team at WOHS did not know it when it chose “Mary Poppins,” it was a timely selection for this year’s fall musical: Disney announced Sept. 15 that a sequel to the original movie is in the works. But for now, all the world knows of Mary Poppins and the Banks family is their life in London in 1910, caught between the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

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CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ADULTS 11 a.m. Saturdays, at the Florida Film Academy, 270 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. Led by Jeff Carter & David Haynes, this photography group are given a creative challenge each week designed to improve their photographic and visual storytelling skills. No prior photography experience is required, but you must bring and be able to use your camera. For more, visit flfilmacademy.com/creativephotography-adults.

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ARTIST OPEN STUDIO 10 am. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays at the 127 SoBo Art Center, 127 S. Boyd St., Winter Garden. Bring your own art supplies and work with fellow artists. No instruction provided. Free for members or $10 for guests. For more, visit wgart.org.

A spoonful of sugar SHOWTIMES AND TICKETS Shows will be Thursdays through Sundays, Oct. 1 to 11. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for reserved seating, $12 for general admission or $10 for student general admission. Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Visit wohstheatre.com to purchase tickets in advance. POPPINS PAGE 15

“The show takes place in a time of transition, in the turn of the century,” said sophomore Clarissa Moon, who will be playing Winifred Banks. “You have the older adult characters that are very much stuck in that uptight way … and then you have characters like Mary Poppins and Bert, who have changed views.” At first, Moon’s character is torn between the contrasting influences. But by the end of the show, she becomes a strong woman, much more sure of herself than she was at the start. George Banks, played by senior John Sublette, also grows throughout the show. He starts as

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a strict working man, but learns to love and appreciate his family and having fun. “I’m hoping that I can make that change a stark contrast and by the end, people will almost be in tears that the family has come together,” Sublette said. Junior Emma Heistand will lead the show as Mary Poppins. She started dancing at age 3 and discovered in middle school her passion for singing and acting. She got involved with Shine in the Limelight, a theater production company for youth. That’s where she first met senior Parker Wallace, who will be playing Bert. The two have performed together and individually many times throughout the years, but they have not yet starred as female and male leads together. “Mary Poppins, for me, has been one of my dream roles to play, because of the character herself — the way she’s poised and friendly, but stern,” Heistand said. One thing that all four lead cast members emphasized is that WOHS Theatre acts as a family. For most of the cast and crew, the other students on stage and in the wings are their best friends. “When all of us come together, we get to do something a lot greater than any of us thought we could do by ourselves,” Wallace said. Contact Catherine Sinclair at csinclair@wotimes.com.

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BEHIND THE SCENES A theatrical production is only as strong as its crew. Here are a few of the students you might not see during the show but whose work is essential to the success of every performance:

ZACHARY CROFT, STAGE MANAGER

SKYLAR WOSTAK, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

CHASE STEINER, SET CHIEF

This will be senior Skylar Wostak’s fifth show as technical director at WOHS. He got into theater production as a student at Lakeview Middle School, where a teacher asked him to stay after school to help with a show. “She threw me into being the technical director on my very first show,” Wostak said. “It just carried over to here, and then I worked my way up here.” Wostak’s goal for the audience is to exceed their expectations, so they will see the production as higher quality than a standard highschool performance. He plans to pursue a career related to theater and is considering attending an arts college to help him achieve that goal.

Senior Chase Steiner didn’t have experience in theater until his sophomore year, when a friend (Eric Hubbard, sound chief) persuaded him to help out with lights for a show. He enjoyed it enough to volunteer for the job the next year, but he was instead assigned to sets. But because of the team-oriented atmosphere of WOHS Theatre, Steiner doesn’t restrict himself to sets; he still helps with lights and other tasks when he’s needed. Steiner’s favorite set for “Mary Poppins” in the Banks family’s house. “It’s going to look amazing,” he said. “It’s 8 feet wide and 8 feet deep, but it has these two doors that once you open them up, each door is 8 feet. So it’s going to be 32-foot-wide construction across the whole stage.”

In addition to serving as stage manager, senior Zachary Croft is president of the theater department this year. He has been involved with all aspects of productions at WOHS, including performing, designing, directing and working on sets and lights. Croft said “Mary Poppins” has required a lot of organization because of its length and cast size. “Because this is my first show as president of our department, a lot more responsibility has fallen on my plate, so that with stage management and school has been a balancing act,” Croft said. Since he was a child, Croft has wanted to be on the production side of theater. “Working with a show in a high position is great, because you get to put more input in and sort of make it your project, and seeing it soar in the end is one of the best feelings in the world,” Croft said.

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David Haynes is a photographer and cinematographer who has traveled the world capturing iconic images for organizations such as National Geographic and the BBC. His work can be seen in magazines, newspapers, and book covers. His column appears monthly.

ow-light photography is often where many people find their photographs disappointing. Letting the camera take control with a multitude of exposure modes, scene settings and auto controls, the frustrated photographer finds his or her images too dark with foreground subjects blasted to white by a flash that insists on popping up and “helping!” Despite their feature complexity, cameras really only have three controls for exposure: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. In low light, where you want to record some ambient light rather than try to light the whole world with flash,

you need to let as much light as possible through your lens, slow down the shutter speed and increase the ISO to boost the signal from the sensor. The camera’s exposure meter can be fooled by large areas of dark in the frame — so I prefer to switch to Manual (M) mode and tweak settings as I go, staying in creative control. Using a wide angle or standard kit lens, zoom out as wide as it can go. This means any camera movement from the slow shutter speed won’t have quite the same blurring impact on the image as it would zoomed in. Also, most non-professional zoom lenses allow more light through when zoomed wide —often twice as much. Set the aperture to the lowest f-number possible. Start the shutter speed around 1/60sec and be prepared to lower this to about 1/20sec if your images are too dark. The higher the ISO, the more noisy the image. So always use the lowest ISO possible for quality —but depending on your environment, you may need to raise ISO to 1600 or 3200 to be able to get a decent shot. Because your shutter speeds are so slow, get a good steady grip on the camera — maybe brace yourself against a wall — and always use the eyepiece rather than live view on the screen. Holding the camera to your eye will help keep it steady.

ISO 1600 and 1/60sec allows the ambient light of the sky to balance the lights from inside the cruise ship. LEFT: 1/30sec ISO 1600. This Winter Garden scene comes alive because of the candles. When working at slow shutter speeds —even when holding the camera rock steady — any subject movement will be blurred. The trick is to take multiple shots — one of them will be sharper than the rest.

Some areas are so enormous that trying to light them with flash would take hours and a small army. Slowing the shutter speed here to 1/10sec allows ambient light to do the work — and adds a blend of colors. Sure, it’s not brightly lit, but the result is more atmospheric because of it. Very high ISO results in a very noisy image. Here, lit entirely by a distant house light and candles, ISO6400 was needed. A noisy image? Sure. But worth it.

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Honoring members of the college set, Barbara Borgard and Mildred Strickland entertained with an informal party Wednesday in the lounge of the Florida Power Corporation. In the group were misses Pat Guy, Patti Dickerson, Jean Reddick, Glynn Johnston, Betty Jo Dyar, Jean Howard and Louise Smith. Young men there were Neil Austin, Selby Burch, Bobby Jo Griffith, Albert Walker, Jack Taylor, Hilton Teal, Thurmond Tucker, Jack Ross and Morris Dann.

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John Luff, a Windermere town councilman, became one of the first public officials in Orange County to resign his position to return to the U.S. Armed Forces since the outbreak of the Korean War. His resignation was accepted with keen regret.

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Helen Cappleman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Cappleman of Winter Garden, gave an extremely interesting report to the Winter Garden Rotary Club on her summer visit to Russia.

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West Orange Habitat for Humanity dedicated a home on Fifth Avenue in Ocoee for

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This year marks the 100th birthday of a building constructed at what is now 24-28 S. Main St. The sturdy brick corniced structure, far left, housed South Apopka Supply, a moniker that attested the Winter Garden area once was referred to as South Apopka.

Throughout the years, Earl K. Ewing Real Estate and Insurance set up its offices in the building. It also housed a telephone exchange; a meeting hall; and possibly the Winter Garden Hotel in the 1940s, which might have served as housing for military servicemen.

Across Plant Street stands the Shelby Hotel just beyond the tree; opposite the Shelby is the ACL depot, built in 1906. Across from the brick buildings stand the Bank of Winter Garden and a few shops. Today, you still can faintly see the faded words, “SOUTH APOPKA SUPPLY,” on the brick.

A half-page vertical A&P advertisement from the Oct. 9, 1969, issue of The Winter Garden Times asked, “Rising prices got you down? Save at A&P!” A “valuable coupon” offered 20 cents off three packages of Betty Crocker Layer Cake Mix, normally priced at 43 cents per package. Other sales prices were a large head of crisp fresh lettuce for 25 cents, three Del Monte cans for $1, a two-pound loaf of Velveeta Kraft cheese spread for 99 cents, Campbell’s Tomato Soup for 10 cents and “Super-Right” Fine Quality Heavy Western Beef Chuck Roast for 59 cents per pound (bone in). The store was located at 731 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden.

Valencia College plans to ask state officials for permission to create a bachelor’s degree program in sign-language interpretation. If Valencia receives approval from the state and its accrediting agency, the college plans to begin offering the program in January 2017. The college currently offers an associate’s degree in signlanguage interpretation — with 204 students enrolled as signlanguage interpretation majors and 500 taking sign-language classes. Because there is no bachelor’s degree program available in the Orlando area, students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in signlanguage interpretation must transfer to the University of North Florida in Jacksonville or the University of South Florida in Tampa. There is strong job demand

for sign-language interpreters in the Orlando area. Florida has the nation’s third largest population of people with hearing difficulties at 210,779 — roughly 1.8% of Florida’s population, according to the 2014 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. In 2012, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf began requiring a bachelor’s degree for students who want to take the National Interpreter Certification assessment. And, starting in July 2016, students must have a bachelor’s degree before they can become certified deaf interpreters.

Peck graduates from basic training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Savannah R. Peck graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The intensive, eight-week program included training in military discipline and studies,

Christopher and Jessica Gray and their two sons, Philip “P.J.” and Christopher Jr. The house was sponsored by First Baptist Church Windermere. Sixteen members of the

faculty and staff at West Orange High School who had been at the school since its opening 25 years ago were recognized: Fred Savage, Joe Clenney, Pat Moran, Jerry Daughtry, Bob

physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Peck earned distinction as an honor graduate. She is the daughter of Brandi and Bryan Peck, of Windermere; and granddaughter of Tom and Rena Herndon, of St. Augustine, and Georgina and Larry Kassenbaum, of Gainesville. She is also the niece of Sherry Diedrich and Ginger Laurie, of Jacksonville. Peck graduated in 2009 from West Orange High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2013 from the University of Central Florida.

College kudos Nicole Alers, of Windermere, earned a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Valdosta State University. Alers is one of 522 students who completed the requirements of their respective academic programs during the summer semester at Valdosta State.

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In addition to being recognized on the school news and having a picture in the main office, Ocoee Middle School’s Student of the Month winners will display a yard sign at their house.

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he Rotary Club of Windermere hosted its annual Luau by the Lake Sept. 20, set against the tranquil backdrop of The Pines at Windermere. As guests arrived, they sipped tropical drinks near the lake shore and bid on items in the silent auction. Students from local high schools then served up island-themed dishes for dinner, such as lobster, kabobs and coconut rice. Sala’s South Seas Revue provided entertainment during dinner, such as dances inspired by Hawaii, New Zealand and other island cultures. The dancers also pulled some of the guests up to the stage to try out their moves. The evening concluded with a bonfire and fire dancer performance outside by the lake. — CATHERINE SINCLAIR

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WARRIORS WIN OVA The West Orange Warriors volleyball team won the top bracket at the 2015 Dr. Phillips/ Edgewater Tournament at Orlando Volleyball Academy this weekend, defeating Martin County in the championship match Sept. 26 after losing to the same team earlier in the tournament. West Orange went 3-1 in the two-day event, bouncing back after a loss Sept. 23 against The First Academy. One night earlier, the Warriors (17-3) scored an important district win over rival Apopka. West Orange will travel to take on Olympia Oct. 1, with varsity playing at 7:30 p.m. The Warriors will host powerhouse Boone Oct. 6, and the team’s Senior Night will be Oct. 8 against Lake Minneola.

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Winter Garden resident Parker Boudreaux pulled a school bus to reveal his choice for where he would play his college football.

“It’ll certainly be a proud moment to have the opportunity to go to Notre Dame and watch one of Bishop Moore’s former football players suit up and play for the Irish. That’ll be a pretty proud moment for me and pretty much the whole school.” Head coach MATT HEDRICK

or a number of people, Parker Boudreaux’s commitment to play his college football for Notre Dame is the first step toward a moment that is decades in the making. People such as Matt Hedrick, for instance. Hedrick has been the head coach for the Bishop Moore football team since 2002, but his time on the coaching staff for the Hornets dates back to 1993. With Notre Dame being the nation’s most high-profile Catholic university — in no small part because of its storied football program — and Bishop Moore being the Catholic high school for Central Florida, there is an obvious connection between the two institutions. Many Hornets have gone on and received their college education in South Bend, Indiana; the school’s fight song is the same as that of the Fighting Irish; many associated with the school — including Hedrick — are actually Notre Dame fans. But, prior to Boudreaux’s highprofile recruitment, a Bishop

Boudreaux played quarterback for the Windermere Bobcats.

Moore football player had never been offered an athletic scholarship to play football for the Irish, and no alumnus had ever successfully walked on at the storied school. SEE PAGE 26

West Orange bowlers showing perfect form The undefeated West Orange High School girls varsity bowling team has high hopes for the season. JENNIFER NESSLAR STAFF WRITER

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feated West Orange Warriors girls bowling team (8-0) has one goal in mind: states. Last year’s 14-3 team came in third place at districts, one place shy of their goal. Can they go to states this year? Team captain Madelin Zubricky thinks so. “I think we are highly capable of

doing it, but we have to get there first,” she said. “We have to work to be able to.” The team certainly has put in its share of work already, and it’s reflected in its record so far. This summer, nearly all team members participated in bowling leagues, usually hosted through local bowling alleys. These leagues are independent of the varsity team and have proven to be a big help for the bowlers. West Orange’s top three bowl-

ers, Zubricky, Marina Vorobyeva and Kristyn Burbano, are averaging more than 170 each game, according to head coach Rudy Zubricky, who is also Madelin’s father. In recent years, the team has a legacy of success. In the past six years, the team has posted a 90-6 record, and Madelin thinks the team is destined for another strong season. The key to the team’s success is confidence in each other, she said — an attribute its members have developed since the beginning of the season. SEE PAGE 28

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You recently broke Ocoee High School’s 200-meter freestyle school record. How did that feel? I just swam really fast and I was hoping for the best, and I got it. When I turned around and looked at the clock, there was just a huge smile on my face. How did you prepare to get a time like that? I swim both here and at Southwest (Aquatics), which is a club. And I was training with both. I just knew that I just had to push myself. How did you preparen for this season? I really worked with Southwest over the summer a lot. We had morning and afternoon practices from 6 to 9 in the morning and 3:30 to 5:30 at night. Some of your teammates broke school records, as well. How do you encourage each other to work hard? I told Jason (Wescott) — he broke the 50 free record — and I told him that he could go out there and do it, and he went out there and did it. We just cheer each other on. And Celina (Navarro) — she broke the 50 free record. I knew she could do it too, so I cheered her on. And then Hailey Weidman — she broke the 200 IM record. So we just go out there and cheer them on as best we can and hope for the best.

What are some of your hopes for the season going forward? I’m hoping after the season that our (200-meter freestyle) relay can make it to states. I’m really hoping that. Also, I wanted to break the 100 free record, so I’m kind of training for that. I’m probably like six seconds off of it. I’m trying to prepare for that. Are there any meets that you’re anticipating? I’m really looking forward to the West Orange meet, because they’re like our biggest rival. I’m really hoping that we do good against them. And districts and Metros, because I’ve never been to a meet like that. How long have you been training in swimming? I first started swimming when I was about 10. I started lessons a little bit before that, and I just kept swimming. I’ve been swimming for almost five years now. How has your team improved this season? Two weeks ago, we went against Apopka, and we doubled our score from last year. We’re improving a lot. A lot of our swimmers came here and didn’t even know how to swim. They’ve improved so much. Have you read any good books lately? Last year in middle school I read a really good book, “Chains.” It was a really good book about slavery, and it had a great story behind it. Do you play any other sports besides swimming? I’m thinking about trying out for the water polo team. But I stuck with swimming, because I was in baseball, and I had to quit because of my legs. I’ve had 13 surgeries.

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Boudreaux and the Bishop Moore Hornets are 4-0 this fall and regarded as one of the elite teams in the state in Class 5A.

Boudreaux makes his choice So, when the 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman announced his college decision on July 2 after being courted by as many as 75 schools — doing so by pulling a 16,000-pound school bus several yards to reveal the Notre Dame logo in a video put together by Bleacher Report — people who had long been hoping to see one of their own suit up for the Irish got one step closer to just that. “It’ll certainly be a proud moment to have the opportunity to go to Notre Dame and watch one of Bishop Moore’s former football players suit up and play for the Irish,” Hedrick said. “That’ll be a pretty proud moment for me and pretty much the whole school.” For Boudreaux, a Winter Garden resident who lives just blocks from West Orange High, the decision to go to Notre Dame ended a process that netted him nearly 50,000 followers on Twitter and that was, at times, overwhelming. “It’s really about the academics and life after football,” Boudreaux said. Having the opportunity to choose Notre Dame is something that started with a decision Hedrick made following Boudreaux’s freshman year at Bishop Moore. Boudreaux had played quarterback in youth football for the West Orange Bobcats (then Windermere Bobcats) and, as a 6-foot1, 190-pound freshman, had played tight end and defensive end for the Hornets’ freshman team. As Boudreaux prepared to

“For me, it was his first game (as a lineman). He ran some kid off the field and onto the sidelines. We got a penalty, but I was like, ‘Whoa, we might have something here.’ … I tease coach Hedrick all the time, ‘Man, I couldn’t stand that (decision) but now I love you for making that move.’” JUSTIN BOUDREAUX

move to varsity, Hedrick and the other coaches determined his quick feet, strength and size all were traits that could make him a highly-coveted offensive lineman. Still, the decision was not popular at first — with Boudreaux or his dad, Justin Boudreaux. But as time went on — and offers started coming in — the family was won over. “For me, it was his first game (as a lineman),” Justin Boudreaux said. “He ran some kid off the field and onto the sidelines. We got a penalty, but I was like, ‘Whoa, we

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might have something here.’” The support of Boudreaux’s family, Justin and mom Sarah Boudreaux along with two younger sisters, was essential for him following the move to lineman. Boudreaux started training with elite performance coach Tom Shaw, and Justin Boudreaux jokes that he doesn’t even know how much money he spends a month on protein for his son. For Sarah, seeing her not-solittle boy handle the attention that came with his recruitment was a pleasant surprise. “He’s been really good — he’s been very grounded, and it doesn’t phase him,” she said. Boudreaux still is a part of an undefeated Hornets team that has its sights set on returning to the Class 5A State Semifinals and extracting revenge on American Heritage, which ended Bishop Moore’s season in 2014 with a 20-17 victory. The Hornets (4-0) have been dominant so far and are 1-0 in district play ahead of a district road contest on Friday at South Lake. Although it is still a ways away, he admits to daydreaming about the first time he suits up for Notre Dame and runs out of the tunnel at the program’s storied stadium — tapping the “Play Like A Champion Today” sign as he goes. “It just looks like a great experience,” Parker Boudreaux said with a smile. “I can’t wait for it.” Contact Steven Ryzewski at sryzewski@wotimes.com.

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THE BUZZ: Last year’s playoff loss has left the Warriors with a bad taste in their mouths, and they hope to have their revenge on the Blue Darters’ home field. Home field in the state playoffs could be on the line. SCOUTING REPORT: Apopka has demonstrated in earlier wins this season that it won’t make many mistakes and that it will make opponents pay dearly for their mistakes, so West Orange has to play sound football. The Warriors defense shouldn’t be expected to pitch a shoutout, necessarily, but the improved unit could be the difference if it is successful in keeping the Blue Darters closer to, or under, 20 points, rather than the 39.4 Apopka is averaging. IN OTHER ACTION

HAGERTY (2-2, 1-1 DISTRICT) AT OCOEE (2-2, 1-1 DISTRICT), 7:30 P.M. THE BUZZ: A win or a loss here does not represent anything definitive but at the same time does mean a huge step in either the right or wrong direction for the Knights and Huskies in a wide-open district. SCOUTING REPORT: For the second consecutive week, Ocoee will be tasked with handling one of Central Florida’s best rushers. Last week, it was East Ridge’s Tir-

rek Hooten, and this week, it is Hagerty’s Gabe Diaz. Slow Diaz, and the Knights will be in good shape.

FOUNDATION ACADEMY (1-4, 0-0 DISTRICT) AT CORNERSTONE CHARTER (3-1, 0-0 DISTRICT), 6 P.M. THE BUZZ: Despite starting the season with four consecutive losses — a few against understandably superior competition — Brad Lord’s Lions can feel pretty great if they record a win in their district opener. SCOUTING REPORT: Scoring might be at a premium. It’s not entirely surprising given who Foundation has played that they are averaging only 10 points per game. Interestingly enough, though, is that even with a 3-1 record, Cornerstone is averaging just 18.5 points per contest itself.

MOUNT DORA BIBLE (05) AT LEGACY CHARTER (3-2), 7 P.M. THE BUZZ: After a two-game slide, the Eagles get a golden opportunity to get back in the win column and division race. SCOUTING REPORT: Mount Dora Bible is allowing 46.2 points per game. The Eagles should win this contest as long as they avoid turnovers and doing anything early in the game that will let their opponents’ confidence rise.

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Knights gain confidence in win Momentum from a district win over East Ridge on Sept. 25 could carry Ocoee to success in Class 7A-4. ZAK KERR STAFF WRITER

OCOEE In the first of its three home district games — all consecutive — to close its regularseason home schedule, Ocoee High School built momentum it hopes to carry throughout October with a 28-8 win over East Ridge Sept. 25. After a 21-7 loss Sept. 18 to Edgewater to open district play, the Knights (2-2, 1-1) wanted to focus on finishing drives and minimizing mistakes, and they made progress against East Ridge (3-2, 0-1). “The kids are starting to see what we’ve been preaching since the moment I got hired,” head coach Ben Bullock said. “They’re starting to find out the process, to be more disciplined than other teams, taking advantage of situations, getting turnovers. … They’re starting to believe because they can see it.” Ocoee pounded its wet sod with numerous lengthy rushes, most by Jemerh Cosby and Jamel Hyatt, to finish three drives in the end zone. But defense and special teams have been determinants in the Knights’ district contests. The East Ridge offense, which helped to score 58 points Sept. 18 against The First Academy, failed to score against Ocoee, which allowed no points until East Ridge blocked a punt and returned it for

Running back Jemerh Cosby scored Ocoee’s final two touchdowns to seal victory over East Ridge.

a touchdown with two minutes left in the game. By coincidence, the winning touchdown was linebacker Antonio Vargas’s second-quarter punt block and return — demonstrating how vital those units are to the Knights’ success, anchored by Vargas in the middle. “Antonio was tough,” Bullock said. “We were … blitzing him a lot, trying to take away (East

Ridge running back Tirrek Hooten), who I think is the leading rusher in the area right now. … He was getting beat up and tired, but he’s … going to run through a wall and make sure he does everything he can for us to win.” Against its last three opponents, the Ocoee defense has conceded just 28 points, an average of 9.33 points per game that has elevated team confidence in preparation for another tough rushing attack when Hagerty visits on Oct. 2, Bullock said. “We got to make sure we’re firing on all cylinders, because (the Huskies) are going to be a very disciplined team,” Bullock said. “It’s going to be a little bit different because they run the singlewing … but we’ve been playing tough defense all year.” Although pleased with the win, Bullock stressed discipline and ball security as key improvements. He said Cosby’s fumble at the East Ridge 1-yard line and the punt East Ridge blocked represented crucial moments when Ocoee made mistakes and did not finish drives. “At the end of the (first) half, we had a chance to go up 21-0 and then get the ball back (on kickoff) in the second half,” Bullock said of the fumble. “Especially against better teams … we’ve got to punch those in. That’s where we have to go next as a program. … No matter what the result, we need to push hard all four quarters.” Contact Zak Kerr at zkerr@ wotimes.com.

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STEVEN RYZEWSKI SIDELINE SCENE

So, yeah, you might have noticed some differences this week. Not only have we made the move to a tall tabloid size to match our sister publications throughout Observer Media Group, but also, we’ve adopted the design changes those papers pioneered earlier this year. We’re pretty excited about it. Oh, and then there’s the whole new newspaper thing — today marks the first edition of the Windermere Observer — and I’ve got to be honest: We’re pretty darn excited about that, too. In a nutshell, we’ve split our former coverage area for the West Orange Times & Observer into two newspapers; with the Times & Observer area encompassing Oakland, Winter Garden and Ocoee and the new Windermere paper serving Southwest Orange County — including Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Horizon West, MetroWest and Gotha. We think this will allow us to do our jobs better, and as far as sports are concerned, we hope we’ll be able to give you even

more of the great prep and local sports coverage you’ve come to expect. Instead of one sports section with eight high schools to follow, you will now have two sections with four schools each — and we’re working hard to make sure that translates into more coverage for more sports and even some additional middle-school and youth sports coverage. Of course, if we’re going to be splitting our eight schools into two separate coverage areas, we should probably let you know what’s going where — and I will. But first, I just want to note that all of our great high school sports coverage will be available centrally online at wotimes. com (the two newspapers will share one website), and our current Facebook page (Observer Preps) and Twitter account (@ ObserverPreps) will cover the sports sections for both papers. Now, the split. Most of this is pretty obvious — Dr. Phillips, Windermere Prep and Olympia will, of course, be in the Windermere Observer, while Ocoee, Legacy Charter and West Orange High will be in the West Orange Times & Observer. CFCA and Foundation Academy got a little tricker, though, given their locations relative to the new borders, but we feel good about our decision to include CFCA with the Windermere paper and Foundation with the West Orange Times & Observer. For middle schools, we tentatively have the West Orange Times serving Bridgewater,

Lakeview, SunRidge, Ocoee, Foundation Academy and Legacy Charter, while the Windermere Observer will cover Southwest, Chain of Lakes, Gotha, Windermere Prep, CFCA and Holy Family Catholic. Now, one of the great things about being a part of the Observer Media Group — a small, family-run chain of newspapers — is the flexibility it provides. Although we’ve decided on giving each school’s sports teams a “home paper,” we expect some overlap in the two publications, and we will handle that as best we can, in what will be an evolving process, and we think our central website and free print product model will help with some of this, too. This is a new and exciting direction for us, but we also know there might be a false start or two along the way. That’s OK. If you have any questions or concerns about how our sports coverage is changing, my email address is sryzewski@wotimes. com. Also, this seems as good a time as any to remind any of our readers — whether you’re a parent, a coach, a school administrator or just a fan — that sports story ideas are always welcome to be sent to that same email address. We’re growing, we’re excited and we’re confident the end result will continue to be the best local sports coverage in Central Florida and beyond.

Kristyn Burbano bowls before the Sept. 23 match against Apopka.

Warriors undefeated “We’d lost three seniors (from last season), and everything was just a little new,” she said. “And then, throughout the matches, we’d see certain people really come alive and throw a strike when we needed it, spare when it was big. So we all know that we are all capable.” Marina Vorobyeva said teammates are good about encouraging one another. But the team also has helped her improve her game, both physically and mentally. Although she cheers for her team during the game, when she steps up to bowl, she has learned to block everything around her out. “The mental game is very important,” Vorobyeva said. To qualify for states, Rudy Zubricky said the younger bowlers will need to continue improving. At districts, the team will must perform under pressure. “The bottom line is we’re going to have to beat Circle Christian and Winter Park,” he said.

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AT A GLANCE 2015 RECORD: (as of Sept. 28): 8-0 2015 TEAM: Madelin Zubricky, Marina Vorobyeva, Kristyn Burbano, Jordan Kelley, Myriah Speller, Devyn Le, Kristin Gussewelle, Chelsea Keyes and Grace Spitkulski. FORMER WOHS BOWLERS ON COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS n Amanda McMillan, Class of 2014, Ohio State University n Ashley McMillan, Class of 2014, Ohio State University n Emily Zubricky, Class of 2013, St. Catharine College in Kentucky

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Sunset Lakes home sells for $440,000 MICHAEL ENG EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Sunset Lakes home tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. The home, located at 3494 Sunset Lakes Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $440,000. It features four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,679 square feet of living area.

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MONTVERDE COLINA BAY The home at 16626 Caravaggio Loop, Montverde, sold Sept. 4, for $585,000. Built in 2013, it has five bedrooms, threeand-one-half baths, a pool and 4,048 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $144.52. OAKLAND JOHNS LANDING The home at 315 Largovista Drive, Oakland, sold Sept. 4, for $280,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,412 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $116.09. OCOEE FOREST OAKS The home at 1506 Prairie Lake Blvd., Ocoee, sold Sept. 4, for $144,500. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,340 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $107.84.

The Sunset Lakes home at 13494 Sunset Lakes Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $440,000. It features four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,679 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $164.24.

FORESTBROOKE The home at 3415 Starboard Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 8, for $294,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,662 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $110.44.

OCOEE The manufactured home at 134 Mobile Lane, Ocoee, sold Sept. 10, for $15,000. Built in 1968, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,244 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $12.06.

SHARI ESTATES The home at 2002 Jessica Lea Lane, Ocoee, sold Sept. 9, for $119,900. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,150 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $104.26.

MEADOW RIDGE The home at 2775 Maria Isabel Ave., Ocoee, sold Sept. 4, for $390,000. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,519 square feet. The price per square foot is $154.82.

OCOEE HILLS The home at 503 Apricot Drive, Ocoee, sold Sept. 4, for $120,000. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,501 square feet. The price per square foot is $79.95.

WESMERE The home at 456 Saddell Bay Loop, Ocoee, sold Sept. 4, for $230,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,859 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $123.72.

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three-and-one-half baths and 2,750 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $138.18. KEENE’S POINTE The home at 6215 Foxfield Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 10, for $630,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,782 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $226.46.

The home at 8051 Whitford Court, Windermere, sold Sept. 10, for $610,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,535 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $240.63. The home at 8374 Bowden Way, Windermere, sold Sept. 9, for $470,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,795 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $168.16. LAKE BURDEN SOUTH The town house at 7471 Ripplepointe Way, Windermere, sold Sept. 4, for $275,750. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 1,901 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $145.06. LAKE REAMS TOWNHOMES The town house at 8909 Newmarket Drive, Windermere, sold Sept. 8, for $194,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,311 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $147.98.

MERRICK LANDING The town house at 6375 Blu Knight Lane, Windermere, sold Sept. 4, for $206,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 1,556 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $132.39. WAUSEON RIDGE The home at 11033 Lake Butler Blvd., Windermere, sold Sept. 4, for $350,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,595 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $219.44. WESTOVER RESERVE The home at 2039 Westover Reserve Blvd., Windermere, sold Sept. 4, for $490,000 (REO/bank owned). Built in 2000, it has six bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths and 3,944 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $124.24. WICKHAM PARK The home at 12691 Calderdale Ave., Windermere, sold Sept. 9, for $258,500. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,742 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $148.39. WINDERMERE TRAILS The town house at 8518 Iron Mountain Trail, Windermere, sold Aug. 28, for $242,158. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,676 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $144.49.

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has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,261 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $157.81.

LAKES OF WINDERMERE The home at 12760 Bideford Ave., Windermere, sold Sept. 4, for $300,000 (short sale). Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,889 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $103.84.

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SUMMERLAKE The town house at 15425 Blackbead St., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 4, for $232,990. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, twoand-one-half baths and 1,710 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $136.25. Courtesy photo

The Glynwood home at 331 Duff Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 9, for $435,000. It features four bedrooms, four baths and 3,531 square feet of living area.

Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $225,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,695 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $132.74. GLENVIEW ESTATES The home at 1039 Gleznsprings Ave., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $145,300 (REO/bank owned). Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,543 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $94.17. GLYNWOOD The home at 331 Duff Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 9, for $435,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,531 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $123.19. GROVEHURST The home at 12964 Grovehurst Ave., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 9, for $229,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,710 square feet. The price per square foot is $133.92.

INDEPENDENCE/ SIGNATURE LAKES The home at 15108 Gaulberry Run, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $255,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,073 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $123.01. LAGO VISTA The home at 13414 Lago Vista Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $328,000. Built in 1992, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,847 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $115.21. PARK AVENUE ESTATES The home at 342 Windford Court, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 10, for $142,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,194 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $118.93. STONE CREEK The home at 1730 Sherbourne St., Winter Garden, sold Sept. 4, for $199,000. Built in 2001, it

SUNSET LAKES The home at 13494 Sunset Lakes Circle, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 8, for $440,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,679 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $164.24. WESTFIELD The home at 1024 Shadowmoss Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 4, for $345,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two-andone-half baths and 2,487 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $138.72. WINDWARD CAY The home at 14013 Zephermoor Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 10, for $334,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,833 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $117.90. WINTER GARDEN The home at 9624 Black Bear Lane, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 4, for $410,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,379 square feet of living area. The price per square foot is $172.34.

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