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  • February 7, 2024
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Deputy Steven’s Bertrand, Hamlin Elementary

Deputy Bertrand has been the school resource officer at Hamlin for two years and an SRO and Orange County deputy with Orange County Public Schools since 2016.

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  • February 6, 2024
Prairie Lake Elementary teacher honored as Teacher of the Year in OCPS Stellar Awards

Sara Hudson has been a teacher for 11 years and currently is a fifth-grade English Language Arts teacher at Prairie Lake Elementary School.

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  • February 2, 2024
PHOTOS: Tildenville Elementary Science Night

Families joined teachers and Orlando Science Center staff for an evening of fun science experiments.

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  • January 31, 2024
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Clive Washington, Citrus Elementary School

Mr. Washington is the custodian crew leader at Citrus Elementary.

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  • January 31, 2024
Palm Lake students spreading kindness on campus

Kindness Ambassadors at Palm Lake Elementary keep recognition coins on hand to give out when they see students being nice.

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  • January 31, 2024
SunRidge Elementary remembers second-grade teacher

Allisha Douglas was known for her willingness to help anyone in need and went the extra mile for her students at SunRidge Elementary School.

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  • January 29, 2024
TFA celebrates renovation of Natalie Thomas Student Center, Whitaker Auditorium

The First Academy announced the successful completion of the two entities Monday, Jan. 29.

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  • January 25, 2024
OACS principal pens children’s S.T.E.M. book

Pamela Dwyer’s book, “Stemasaurus Has a Dream,” features a young dinosaur who wants to bring an exciting lab program to her school.

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  • January 24, 2024
Horizon High staging “Clue” whodunit

All the familiar characters from the movie and board game will be scrambling to survive and to discover who is the murderer. The show is three nights only: Jan. 31 and Feb. 2 and 3.

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  • January 24, 2024
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Stephen Corneau, Horizon West Middle School

Mr. Corneau is the director of instrumental music at HWMS and teaches multiple skill levels.

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  • January 23, 2024
Horizon West Middle School experiments with pilot potty program

During the 10-day program, students used a website called Smartpass to request to use the restroom.

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  • January 22, 2024
Ocoee High leads 2022-23 OCPS graduation rates

The district's average graduation rate among its 22 traditional high schools is 95.5%.

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  • January 22, 2024
PHOTOS: DSES Dragon Fest

Students at Dillard Street Elementary School had a blast playing together at the outdoor festival.

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  • January 19, 2024
Foundation president delivers State of the Academy address

In addition to Dave Buckles’ address, several student groups performed at the annual Foundation Academy event.

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Lakers celebrate new additions

Windermere Preparatory School hosted two ribbon cuttings Thursday, Jan. 11, to celebrate upgrades to the campus.

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