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School Update: Sun Blaze Elementary School

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This school year has looked a bit different at Sun Blaze Elementary, yet our Stingrays are flourishing. During the last week of January, Sun Blaze joined many schools across the state of Florida to celebrate literacy week. We kicked off our week as Literacy Superheroes. Students engaged in reading activities that provided opportunities to strengthen our superpower of reading! … [Read more...]

Living Well: Peace in Forgiveness

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Oh my word, this pandemic is lasting for-ev-er! It is like we’re all stuck on ABC’s hit show Survivor – only there isn’t a huge prize at the end. (And I don’t have to eat bugs!) I know that I am not alone when I express that the last 12 months have shown us the best and worst in people. Recently, I had a situation where someone felt the need to be outrightly mean. They … [Read more...]

School Update: NorthLake Park Community School

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Kindergarteners always enjoy their “Gingerbread Man” unit during the holidays. Two students created designs that were “out of this world.” The force was with them! During art class, students created different winter and holidays scenes. This gave them the chance to practice their skills of color, shading, proportion, and perspective. Staff members participated in a … [Read more...]

Living Well: New Year’s Resolutions

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We are such funny creations. Let me sum up the oxymoronic thought process we can often have: We, the “I-need-it-right-now” and “we-have-an-app-for-that” generation, have to wait until Dec. 31 (the very last day of the year) to make resolutions about making positive changes in our life. Or let me put it another way: We see the need to purchase our daily $7 Starbucks venti skinny … [Read more...]

Lake Nona Youth Sports Cheer Takes Nationals

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Lake Nona Youth Sports, home to the Jr. Lions, is the oldest youth sports program of its type in the Lake Nona community. Our football and cheer programs are affiliated with Pop Warner, the largest youth sports organization in the world. The 2020 season was my first year serving as cheer director after having been with the Jr. Lions for the last seven years as team parent and … [Read more...]

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