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Danielle Hendrix
July 21, 2021

OCPS makes masks optional for 2021-22 school year

The Orange County School Board voted 6-1 to revise the district’s face-covering policy for the 2021-22 school year.

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July 21, 2021

Summer School Zone: A fairytale ending in Paris

Budding storyteller Khloe Ehrhard used her love of Paris as inspiration for her latest fantasy.

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Guest Author
July 14, 2021

Summer School Zone: From the diary of a foodie

Windermere Prep student and self-proclaimed foodie Sofia MacMaster shares her dining experiences on her summer vacation to Chicago.

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Danielle Hendrix
July 14, 2021

OCPS votes to make face coverings optional

Wearing face coverings will be a voluntary decision at OCPS schools moving forward.

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July 8, 2021

Summer School Zone: Meet Pink, a Windermere Prep student's inspiration

A budding rock star herself, Windermere Prep fifth-grader Isabella Bakker introduces readers to her favorite celebrity, Pink.

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Guest Author
July 7, 2021

Masked Reader reviews money-making book for teens

Observer student writer Gabe Gomes shares his opinion of "How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000."

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Troy Herring
July 1, 2021

Andrew Leftakis named new Windermere High principal

Leftakis has spent the past 15 years working in OCPS schools, and most recently served as the principal at Maitland Middle School.

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Guest Author
June 30, 2021

Windermere Prep student joins Summer School Zone team

Seventh-grader Lily Parker will be a contributing writer this summer.

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Guest Author
June 30, 2021

Summer School Zone: Top 10 binge-worthy Netflix picks

Windermere Prep student Lily Redman offers her top picks for kicking back with Netflix this summer.

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Guest Author
June 30, 2021

Summer School Zone: A student’s perspective on ‘the COVID year’

This senior at The First Academy reflects on the unusual 2020-21 school year and is optimistic for her last year of high school.

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Guest Author
June 23, 2021

Windermere Prep students win national science competition

The team earned a first-place finish in EarthEcho International’s EchoChallenge.

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Guest Author
June 23, 2021

Summer School Zone: The Masked Reader reviews "Raybearer"

Gabriel Gomes calls the book "an inspiring story about love, abandonment, freedom and justice."

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Danielle Hendrix
June 16, 2021

West Orange-area student writers present Summer School Zone

Nine local students ranging in age from 10 to 17 will be writing stories that are of interest to their peers and the community.

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Danielle Hendrix
June 13, 2021

OCPS replacing school marquees districtwide

The goal of the new, digital marquees is to improve community engagement.

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Danielle Hendrix
June 13, 2021

County to offer COVID-19 vaccine at Gotha Middle, other West Orange schools

The Pfizer vaccine will be given at the school Tuesday, June 15.

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