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Southwest Orange | Neighborhood

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
Original staff members retire from Windermere High School

Lori and Nancy Laurenzana, who have spent a combined 62 years in education, were hired in 2017 to open Windermere High School on Winter Garden-Vineland Road.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Sept. 19, 2024

These are the people and events who made headlines in West Orange County's past.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
Gotha Middle to rock the school

The middle school has been named an Orange County Public Schools Rock Your School host school and will celebrate Sept. 27.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
Gotha Middle Grizzlies to rock the school

The middle school has been named an Orange County Public Schools Rock Your School host school and will celebrate Sept. 27.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 16, 2024
PHOTOS: Water Spring Elementary Grandparents Bingo Night

The multigenerational game event was sponsored by the PTO.

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  • Michael Eng
  • September 16, 2024
PHOTOS: The First Academy Upper School Theatre Department presents “Not a Clue”

There was plenty of murder, mishaps and mayhem as The First Academy’s Upper School Theatre Department presented its fall production, “Not a Clue,” Sept. 12, 13 and 14 at the school’s Black Box Theatre.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 13, 2024
From ‘Ricochet’ to ‘Orange Observer’: 119 years of community news

Observer Media Group continues the newspaper legacy started Sept. 13, 1905.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 11, 2024
Writer pens book about Mickey’s camping adventure

Hamlin resident Ryan March has written a children’s book with illustrator Bret Iwan, and the story takes readers on a trip with the famous mouse and his goofy friend.

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    By
  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 11, 2024
Olympia senior scores perfect 36 on ACT

Jaret Richman keeps himself busy with multiple activities outside of school hours.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 10, 2024
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Amarilis Malave-Acosta, Bay Lake Elementary School

Ms. Malave-Acosta has been the program assistant at Bay Lake Elementary for four years.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 10, 2024
HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Sept. 12, 2024

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 9, 2024
PHOTOS: Fox News host Harris Faulkner speaks at Winter Garden’s First Baptist fundraiser

As part of Winter Garden’s First Baptist’s fundraising conference, the Emmy Award-winning newscaster spoke and told stories from her new book: “Faith Still Moves Mountains.”

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 7, 2024
PHOTOS: 2024 Sunset Park Elementary School Grandparents Night Bingo

Eagle students invited their grown-ups to the Windermere school for a night filled with family fun.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 7, 2024
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Heather Wilson, Sand Lake Elementary School

Heather Wilson is the exceptional student resource teacher for students in first, third and fifth grades at Sand Lake Elementary School.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 6, 2024
Lake Apopka drive closed this weekend

An area near the exit is flooded, and no vehicles are permitted to go through.

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