Liz Ramos

1 week ago | orangeobserver.com | Liz Ramos

Some Windermere Preparatory School graduates had fun decorating their graduation caps for the ceremony. While some students focused on a favorite character or superhero, other students decided to put quotes of significance to them or photos of friends and loved ones on their caps.

1 week ago | orangeobserver.com | Liz Ramos

To celebrate its 17th birthday, the Winter Garden Farmers Market is hosting a Birthday Party on the Lawn. The event will feature free birthday activities including kids' games, music with DJ Renee, face painting, snow cones and kids' crafts. Birthday festivities will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 7, on the lawn area adjacent to the downtown pavilion, 104 S. Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden. The birthday activities will be in conjunction with the market, which is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

1 week ago | orangeobserver.com | Liz Ramos

To kick off the summer, the West Orange Branch of the Boys & Girls Club is hosting a teen community event. The free event will include food, a live deejay, interactive inflatables, video games, arts and crafts, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, and a three-point contest. The winners of the of the 3-on-3 basketball tournament and three-point contest will receive Apple AirPods. The teen community event is for ages 13 to 18 and will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at 309 S. West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden.

1 week ago | orangeobserver.com | Liz Ramos

The Winter Garden City Commission unanimously approved the second reading of an ordinance adding two new future land-use categories to the comprehensive plan as well as two ordinances applying those categories to two areas of the Historic East Winter Garden Neighborhood. Planning Director Kelly Carson said the ordinances are a result of the city working closely with residents of the Historic East Winter Garden Neighborhood to bring the community’s vision to life.

1 week ago | orangeobserver.com | Liz Ramos

Sonia Haynes is a curriculum resource teacher and ESOL compliance specialist at Westbrooke Elementary School. As a curriculum resource teacher, Haynes finds resources teachers need to help students learn, and she supports teachers with small groups in classrooms. She also reviews data with teachers and discusses strategies to improve. She provides resources to teachers and bilingual paraprofessionals to assist with ESOL students.