2025 Year in Photos: December

Natalie Naak and her friend Aurora Matthews loved riding on Foundation Academy’s float in the 2025 Winter Garden Christmas Parade.

Eileen and Dave Buckles were among the many supporters to attend Eight Waves’ Home for the Holidays.

Helena, Flavio, Gustavo and Thayna Dicanco were cozy together in their beach chairs at Water Spring Elementary’s Winter Drive-In.

Through the St. Johns Agricultural Cost-Share Program, Southern Hill Farms has added advanced technology to save water and its plants. From left: Taylor Maxwell and David Hill.

Hayden and Hailey Holmes were excited to see what prize they won at a game at Horizon High School’s first Frost Fest.

Horizon West Theater Company members sang ‘O Christmas Tree’ during a rainy Christmas at Hamlin event.

A quartet of West Orange and Southwest Orange students performed with the Macy’s Great American Marching Band on Thanksgiving Day.

Hunter Hyun loved playing in the glow-in-the-dark bubbles with his dad at Light Up Windermere.

Liz Johnson was the recipient of the Friends of Lake Apopka’s 2025 Jim Thomas Environmental Hero Award.

Longtime Disney entertainer Billy Flanigan hosts Christmas tree lots outside Windermere High School, with proceeds benefiting the school’s choir program.

Trey Hildebrant, Sarah Hildebrant, Jude Hildebrant, Bear Hildebrant, Maverick Hildebrant, Melody Rigdon and Tim Rigdon were all smiles at their first Light Up Winter Garden. The Hildebrants just moved to Winter Garden the day before the event.

Winter Garden native and Oakland resident Ward Britt received the Silver Star when he returned home from the Vietnam War.

The West Orange Boys and Girls Club enjoyed a special opportunity to shop for two hours in Walmart during the Orlando Magic and PepsiCo’s Holiday Shopping Spree.

Yumeko LaTrese Motley became the first black to serve on the Oakland Town Commission.