Water Spring Elementary students open with Orlando Magic

The students stood with the Orlando Magic’s players during the opening of the game.

By Megan Bruinsma
| 9:08 p.m. March 6, 2026

Observer School Zone

Water Spring Elementary students enjoyed a moment some basketball fans dream for.

The students stood alongside the Orlando Magic’s players during the team’s game against the Mavericks Thursday, March 5. The Magic welcomed the Healthy West Orange’s run club students on the court for the National Anthem.

Healthy West Orange wrote it is proud of the program and thanked its partners American Heart Association for helping make the experience possible.

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Megan Bruinsma

Megan Bruinsma is a staff writer for the Observer. She recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University and discovered her passion for journalism there. In her free time, she loves watching sports, exploring outdoors and baking.