Windermere Briefs 07.24.14

+ Music campers share their talent

The Summer Music Camp at First Baptist Church Windermere recently presented “Spend Awhile on the Nile,” under the direction of Mary Ann Vermillion. The campers included: Maria Bance, Phoenix Biehler, Kaitlyn Bonet, Olivia Bowman, Abigail Brannon, Joshua Brannon, Noah Brannon, Sasha Byrne, Mia Byrne, Nicole Clarisey, Adriel Commissiong, Alex Cotter, Chris Cotter, Dianna Cotter, Lydia Denninger, Sofia Dorta-Milanes, Natasha du Toit, Ansley Emond, Jacqueline Flud, Victoria French, Connor Goodwin, Karsyn Goodwin, Daniel Goins, Morgan Gustovich, Serenity Hance, Savannah Hernandez, Laura Hobbs, Maxwell Hurd, Olivia Im, Lauren Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Gabriel Lamoureux, Ava Leonino, Stella Leonino, Azalea Marcum, Elise Morhack, Kennedy Negrete, Alex Nichol, Lizzie Ozim, Lauren Philbin, Emma Grace Porth, Gabriella Porth, Rainer Porth, Briana Quiroz, Tatiana Quiroz, Jazmin Ramos, Lili Rees, Alyssa Shaddeau, Joanna Mei Schafhauser, Lynsey Sims, Petra Spadaccia, Madison Steidley, Lyndsay Thomas, Sanjana Thomas, Simran Thomas, LeeAnn Thuringer, Lauren Toadvine, Chad Vermillion, Kate Vermillion and Mary Ann Vermillion. Not pictured: Jonathan Misir, Vicki Smith and Abby Taggar.

+ Windermere officials promote water safety

The Windermere Town Council on July 8 proclaimed July as ‘Water Safety Awareness Month.’ Mayor Gary Bruhn noted that the risk of drowning is increased by the lack of swimming ability, the lack of barriers to prevent unsupervised water access, the lack of close supervision, failure to wear life jackets and alcohol use. Tina Marie Morgan, left, with the Florida Department of Children and Families, and Windermere resident and water-safety advocate Mary Hayes received a proclamation from Bruhn that recognized water safety awareness.

+ Windermere students complete college

Lauren Ashley Cole, Lindsey Jean Jackson, Katie Joy Sims and Hanna Gabrielle Sundberg, all of Windermere, graduated during the spring 2014 commencement at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.

+ Drogosch, Wood earn academic honors

Brock Drogosch, of Windermere, was named to the spring 2014 semester honor roll at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kan.

Emily Wood, of Windermere, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Loyola University Maryland, in Baltimore.