Community Bulletin

WPHS senior scholar

Winter Park High School student Alicia Tarver is one of nine Orange County Public Schools seniors named 2013 National Achievement Scholarship winners. Each student will receive $2,500. The students are among 700 outstanding black American high school seniors nationwide who have won this scholarship. The program is financed by grants from 29 corporate organizations and professional associations and by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Got milk?

Did you know that the Academy of Pediatrics recommends pasteurized donor human milk to premature infants when a mother’s own milk cannot be used? Florida Hospital celebrated the opening of the first Milk Depot in Central Florida on May 14. The Florida Hospital Milk Depot will serve as a convenient drop off location for moms who would like to donate breast milk to help other babies, especially at risk preemies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The opening of the Milk Depot is part of Florida Hospital’s continued commitment to providing women and babies with the most comprehensive medical resources available.

Hiring Florida grads

Gov. Rick Scott has issued a challenge to Florida businesses, workforce and education leaders to connect graduating college students to job interviews and employment opportunities as the state’s economy continues to grow. Workforce Florida Inc., the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and regional workforce boards across the state announced the launch of the HireFloridaGrads.com web portal to enhance the job search efforts of work-ready graduates seeking employment in Florida.

Fulbright professor

Rollins College assistant professor of International Business Tonia Warnecke was recently awarded a Fulbright grant to research economic and global development. This fall, she will study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she’ll hold the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in International Development Studies. Earlier this year, Rollins College was named one of the top producers of Fulbright Scholars among master’s institutions across the nation. Since Fulbright began awarding grants in 1951, Rollins has produced 42 scholars.

Rowing to the top

The Winter Park High Crew Team captured their 32nd state title last month in Sarasota. The team celebrated their 50th anniversary last year, and has now captured 32 state titles in 51 years. Now they get to move on to the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Invitational on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Penn., and some boats will then move on to the national competition in June.