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LifestylesA taste of the sea inSeminole CountyTJ’s Seafood Shack brings “Seafoodgalore and so much more”toOviedo.

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SportsGame, set, matchfor S.C. programsCounty tennis programs get a boostfrom the United States TennisAssociation.

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By Jessica J. SaggioTHE CHRONICLE

Changes. Ch-ch-changes.The Oviedo Marketplacemay lack a David Bowie,but it is making some bigchanges, including it’sname.

Starting immediately,the Oviedo Marketplace isundergoing a makeover ofsorts that aims to changenot only its appearance,

but also its name. The newname of the OviedoMarketplace will be theOviedo Mall, a change thatthe community alreadyadopted ages ago, said SaraSteffes, marketing managerfor Urban Retail.

Beginning in Novemberof last year, Urban Retailtook over the mall as thethird-party management.

Since then, the group haslaunched efforts to not only

clean up the mall’s appear-ance, but to also change itspresence within the com-munity, starting withrenaming the mall to itsfamiliar nickname.

“It’s been the OviedoMarketplace since the mallwas developed, but withour new managementwe’ve decided to change thename and change the logo,

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FCAT writing scores are in, and they’re thebest scores the county has had to date.

This year, Seminole County PublicSchools students in fourth-, eighth- and 10th-grades geared up for the FCAT writing evalu-ation, only to produce scores unheard ofbefore Seminole County.

There were 936perfect writingscores county-wide andimprovementsacross the board,according to arelease fromSCPS.

“I’m veryproud of ourteachers and ourstudents becausethe state raisedthe pass rate froma score of 3.5 to ascore of 4,”SuperintendentBill Vogel said.“And still, eventhough the stan-dard was raised toa 4.0, our students scored the highest theyhave ever scored, and we are so proud of theirwork and all the effort put in by our teachers.”

On the elementary school level, 35 of 37elementary schools saw increases in the per-cent of students earning greater than a 4.0.Goldsboro Elementary had the highest passrate with 96 percent of their fourth-gradersexceeding the standard. Keeth Elementaryhad the greatest number of level 6s (the high-est possible score) with 21 students achievingthe score.

Middle schools also fared well, achievingtheir highest overall pass rate in FCAT history,according to the release. Eight of 12 middle

Schoolsshine brightwith scoreson FCAT

By Michelle DendyTHE CHRONICLE

On May 10, the Krewe ofLeaders announced theirscholarship recipients at the2011 King and QueenReception at Rolando’sCuban Restaurant inCasselberry.

Two Winter SpringsHigh School seniors,Shamaron Batchelor andPaige Corbin, were eachhonored with the Krewe ofLeaders scholarship of$1,250.

Winning together and

working as a pair isn’t newto these aspiring actresses— dating back to their sev-enth-grade play at IndianTrails Middle School whenthey both played the part ofScheherazade in “Aladdinand his Magical Lamp.”

Both have the lead partsin the “Annie Get YourGun” production at WSHS.Together, they won twosuperiors and an excellentat the state competition.

And even though theyusually compete for thesame part, they are goodfriends and they are glad

they get to share the schol-arship honors.

“It felt awesome to winbecause I wasn’t sure if Iwas going to get [the schol-arship] because I knewPaige was applying,”Batchelor said. “I thought‘there’s no way both of uswould get it ….’ That night Ifound it was both of us get-ting it.”

“It was so exciting,”Corbin said. “It was such abig relief.”

Corbin started drama insixth grade. She decided totake a break to focus on her

freshman year, but thebreak was short-lived.Corbin was back on stageher sophomore year and

since then, has only missedone show.

Friends capture scholarships

Seminole County receivesits best marks ever on test

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■ Please see SCHOLARSHIP | A6

By Stephanie LevittTHE CHRONICLE

What do you get when asoftware engineer and a pro-fessional golfer go into busi-ness together? Pulled pork,baby back ribs and a side ofcole slaw.

Though it seems like theepitome of an unusual equa-tion, Travis Green felt confi-dent leaving his job as a soft-ware engineer and going intobusiness with his cousinClayton Peterson, a formerprofessional golfer. The twochose to re-open the Woody’sBBQ located at 1340 AlafayaTrail in Oviedo, which hadbeen plagued with complaintsand bad reviews until its shut-down in mid-August 2010.

“Before my job was elimi-nated due to outsourcing, I

decided to go into businessfor myself,” said Green. “Iworked in restaurants as ateenager and always enjoyedthe work, so I thought I wouldengage in the restaurant busi-ness.”

Petersonre l o c a te dfrom NorthCarolina toserve asG r e e n ’ sa s s i s t a n tm a n a g e rand right-hand manthroughoutthe process

of re-opening Oviedo’sWoody’s BBQ. One ofPeterson’s hobbies since ageeighteen had been enteringbarbecue and meat-smokingcontests, so opening a restau-rant with a theme of tradition-al hometown southern barbe-cue instantly piqued his inter-est.

Green, on the other hand,thought about his businessendeavor from a softwareengineer’s point-of-view.“Everything is about process,”he said. A first-time restau-rant owner, Green intended tomanage a business that had anestablished name, but would-n’t be easily crumbled by

New name part of total rebranding effort

Ed Ruping | The Chronicle MALL MAKEOVER: The Oviedo Marketplace is undergoing a makeover, whichincludes a change in name; it will now be called the Oviedo Mall.

Marketplace has makeover

■ Please see WOODY’S | A5

Photos by Ed Ruping | The ChronicleBBQ BOY: Kristopher Douglas pulls some freshly cooked chicken out of the oven at the Woody’s BBQ in Oviedo.

Courtesy Krewe of LeadersFRIENDS AND BENEFITS: Paige Corbin and Shamaron Batchelor hold up theirceremonial checks for the scholarships they received.

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‘I’m very proudof our teachersand ourstudentsbecause thestate raised thepass rate from ascore of 3.5 to ascore of 4.’

Bill Vogel, superintendent

THEIR WORDSDELICIOUS,HANDS DOWNWoody’s BBQ reopens with new management

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schools saw an increase inthe percent of studentsearning a 4.0 or above.Indian Trails MiddleSchool had the highest passrate of 94 percent as well as56 perfect level-6 scores.Chiles Middle School alsohad 56 perfect scores, thehighest in the countyalongside Indian Trails.

High schools also sawsuccess with eight of nineschools increasing theirnumber of students earninga 4.0 or greater. LakeHowell and Hagerty hadthe highest pass rate with88 percent of students pass-ing the writing test. Also,Lake Howell had the great-est number of level-6 scoresafter 52 students achievedthe highest score possible.

The number leavesSeminole County rankedNo. 1 in Central Florida.

In the state, the countyranks fourth in grade-four

scores, fourth in grade-eight scores and second ingrade-10 scores.

However, this is not anaccomplishment that canbe achieved without thededication of teachers,Vogel said.

“Seminole County stu-dents continue to performat the highest levels,despite a decreasing budg-et,” Vogel said. “Our teach-ers in Seminole County areabsolutely the best becauseit’s about the commitmentand dedication they haveto our students. I hope thelegislators take noticebecause by whatever stan-dard of accountabilitythat’s measured, SeminoleCounty students performat the top or near the top,and I give all the teachersthe credit.”

Vogel said that prepara-tion for the FCAT writingevaluation is an ongoingeffort. Teachers in allgrades are instructed toincorporate writing into

their curriculum, no mat-ter the subject.

“Writing is a test thatyou can’t just prepare forthe night before; it’s aprocess,” Vogel said. “Ittakes practice, and so it’san important part of ourentire curriculum.Teachers in all subjectshave incorporated writinginto everything they teach,and that’s why when ourstudents take the writingtest, they are confident,they are prepared and theyare successful.”

Katie Johnson, fourth-grade teacher at EastbrookElementary, said mostteachers believe fourthgrade is one of the moredifficult grades to teachbecause of the writing. Shesaid her team of teachersbegan meeting last sum-mer in preparation for thetest and met once a weekto plan writings.

“There are no multiplechoice options come testday. You have a pencil,

some paper and a promptthat you do not read untilthe timer starts,” Johnsonsaid. “We focused on 6 + 1traits, word choice, organi-zation, conventions, sen-tence fluency, and workedto increase our students’vocabulary. First thingevery morning, we beganby modeling great writingto our students. We alsospent hours every weekscoring our student’s writ-ing and giving them feed-back through conferences.”

As this year’s FCATwriting evaluations con-clude and scores arereleased, it only begins theseason of preparation fornext year, Johnson said.

With that, Vogel saysthat as teachers gear up tobrainstorm tactics to tacklenext year’s FCAT, he has936 letters to personallysign to the over-achieving,perfect-score, level-6 stu-dents that have raised thebar for Seminole Countyschools.

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POLICE BLOTTERLouis Winfield Adams, 27, of the 300 block of MacGregor Road, WinterSprings, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May17 and charged with driving under the influence.

Jose Luis Batista, 25, of the 1000 block of Dinero Drive, Winter Springs,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility and chargedwith multiple non-moving traffic violations.

Wilbur Wendall Bazemore, 21, of the 100 block of Riverbridge Circle,Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May17 and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drugequipment.

Mark William Cammack, 26, of the 800 block of Palmetto Street,Oviedo, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May14 and charged with driving under the influence.

Steven Lee Edenfield, 26, of S. Edgemond Avenue, Winter Springs, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 13 andcharged with violation of probation.

Timothy William Edmiston, 30, of the 1600 block of Lake Harney Road,Geneva, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May14 and charged with aggravated battery.

Andrew Henry Field, 21, of the 800 block of Benchwood Court, WinterSprings, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May16 and charged with burglary and larceny.

Briona Celeste Fingar, 28, of the 3300 block of Ritchie Road, Geneva,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 16 andcharged with trespassing.

Aaron Daniel Floyd, 22, of the 5300 block of Tattinger Lane, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 16 andcharged with sexual battery.

Jessica Hope Frazier, 24, of the 400 block of Fontana Circle, Oviedo, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 17 andcharged with drug possession and possession of drug equipment.

John Davis Harman, 63, of the 700 block of Briar Wood Drive, WinterSprings, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May12 and charged with violation of a county ordinance.

Natalee Marie Herb, 24, of the 100 block of Lori Anne Lane, WinterSprings, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May13 and charged with violation of probation.

James Darrell Lynch, 47, of the 1200 block of W. Garon Cove, Geneva,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 14 andcharged with domestic violence.

Dustin James Nelson, 19, of the 300 block of Princeton Drive, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 12 andcharged with a non-moving traffic violation.

Dustin James Nelson, 19, of the 300 block of Princeton Drive, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 12 andcharged with a non-moving traffic violation.

Brenden Allen Newton, 19, of the 2000 block of Electric Lane, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 12 andcharged with failure to appear.

Mark Anthony Oshea, 54, of N. Cortez Avenue, Winter Springs, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 12 andcharged with drug possession and driving under the influence.

James Pappalardo, 47, of the 3700 block of Beacontree Place, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 15 andcharged with battery.

Heriot Clader Prentice, 52, of Sparrow Hawk Cove, Chuluota, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 14 andcharged with battery.

Hillary Lynn Raymond, 26, of the 400 block of Sheoah Boulevard,Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facilityon May 14 and charged with battery.

Adam Cecilhodari Redman, 33, of the 1000 block of Condor Place,Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facilityand charged with a non-moving traffic violation.

Kyle Dustin Rooney, 23, of the 3000 block of River Place Cove, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 14 andcharged with driving under the influence.

Brian Rotroff, 39, of the 300 block of San Rafael Court, Winter Springs,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 12 andcharged with driving under the influence.

Pedro Rubalcava Casas, 37, of the 1300 block of Stone Street, Oviedo,was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility and chargedwith simple assault.

David Richard Ruscitti, 37, of the 900 block of Devon Creek Road,Winter Springs, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional facilityon May 12 and charged with battery.

Amanda Schwander, 37, of the 2700 block of E. Osceola Road,Geneva, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May14 and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drugequipment.

Katy Anne Walton, 29, of Racoon Trail, Geneva, was booked into theJohn E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 14 and charged with a hit andrun and driving under the influence.

Stephen Wilkinson, 27, of N. Fairfax Avenue, Winter Springs, wasbooked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on May 13 andcharged with drug possession and tampering with evidence.

COMMUNITY CALENDAROngoing events

Listen to these Central FloridaMatters audio podcasts at www.cmf-media.org

— Winter Springs Mayor CharlesLacey on the demise of the highlyanticipated SEMATECH project.

— Seminole County CommissionChairman Brenda Carey introducesnew county manager JamesHartmann.

— Winter Park in the 1880s to1930s as heard in the lives of five his-torical figures in their original set-tings on Park Avenue.

— Tina Calderone, SeminoleCounty School Board member, com-ments on the impact of the legisla-ture’s recent cuts to education.

— And on CMF’s “Heard inCentral Florida” web portal, UCF’sDr. Aaron Liberman on the subject ofHealth Care Reform and answers toquestions about Sun Rail fromMetroPlan’s Harold W. Barley andJohn M. Lewis, Jr., from Lynx.

Mother’s Hands Teen MotherSupport Group, a support group forteenage mothers who are pregnantor have children, is held on the firstThursday of every month from 6 –7:45 p.m. in the conference room ofthe East Branch Library, 310Division Street, Oviedo. ContactTricia Poole at 407-529-7142 [email protected] formore information. There is no cost.

The Oviedo City Council regu-larly meets the first and thirdMonday of each month at 6:30 p.m.at City Hall, 400 Alexandria Blvd.The public is encouraged to attend.For more information about theCity Council or other city-spon-sored events, visit www.city-ofoviedo.net.

The City of Winter Springs holdsits regular City Commission meet-ing on the second and fourthMonday of each month beginning at5:15 p.m. The meetings are open tothe public. For more information,visit www.winterspringsfl.org.

The Oviedo Historical Societywill open its doors to the public onthe first Saturday of each month. Ondisplay will be much of Oviedo’srich history, including informationand exhibits on the earliest Oviedosettlers and various landmarksthroughout the city.

The Lawton House, located at200 West Broadway, will be openfrom 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more infor-mation, visit www.oviedoohs.com.

The Vine Outreach Thrift Storewill hold a free lunch and grocerygiveaway to those who need it. TheVine is located at 98 W. Broadway

Street, Oviedo. Lunch will be servedfrom 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the lastSaturday of each month. For moreinformation, please call 407-971-8135.

Seminole State College ofFlorida concludes its 2010-2011 sea-son by showcasing the talents of itsart students during the 42nd annualJuried Student Art Exhibit in theSanford/Lake Mary Campus FineArts Gallery Building G. The exhib-it, which runs through noon on May19, is a group show, featuring ajuried selection of work executedover the past year by Seminole StateFine Arts students. Media includephotography, painting, printmaking,drawing, mixed-media, ceramicsand sculpture. The gallery is openMonday through Thursday from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and also during musicand theatre performances. Allgallery exhibits are free and open tothe public.

Happening this week

Thursday, May 19Midway Elementary School

presents Beauty and the Beast at theMidway Elementary PerformanceHall, 2368 Brisson Ave., Sanford.The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Ticketsare $2 and are available at MidwayElementary.

For more information, call 407-320-5950.

Saturday, May 21The Oviedo Historical Society

will host the second annual MusicFest on the Green from 10 a.m.-2p.m. at the Lawton House, 200 WestBroadway. Bring a blanket or lawnchair and listen to some country,R&B and lite rock. In addition, theHistorical Society will also be bury-ing a 50-year time capsule, with adedication and proclamation byMayor Persampiere. For more infor-mation, visit www.cityofoviedo.net.

Sunday, May 22Orlando Harley-Davidson will

host a pair of “Ride Like a HOGstar”events benefiting Second HarvestFood Bank of Central Florida.

From 11 a.m. to noon, the “Ridelike a HOGstar” bike convoy willtravel on I-4 from DowntownDisney to the Orlando Harley-Davidson I-4 Historic FactoryDealership. Ride registration will befrom 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. inDowntown Disney Parking Lot N,and requires a $20 donation (cashor check) per bike to SecondHarvest Food Bank.

The first 300 bikes will receivetwo free raffle tickets for a chanceto win a 2011 Harley-Davidson RoadKing. All levels of riders welcome.

From noon to 4 p.m., riders and

members of the public will be treat-ed to free entertainment and food,including live music by OrangeAvenue, barbeque and a whole hostof rider-related activities.

Attendance is free and open tothe public. For more information,visit www.HogsAgainstHunger-.com.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 28Join the First Baptist Church for

their 9th Annual Greater Oviedo 5KRun on Saturday, May 28, beginningat 7:30 a.m. with the children’s runto follow. The 5K run will benefitthe FBO Sports Outreach program,which provides scholarships forchildren in the area who are inneed.

For more information, please call407-365-3484, ext. 148, [email protected] or visitwww.fbcoviedo.org/5k.

Friday, June 3The deadline to participate in or

register as a sponsor or volunteerfor the Special Olympics Bowl-a-Thon 2011 is today.

To participate, volunteers mustraise $20 from sponsorships. Lateregistration lasts though June 10.

Volunteers are needed from 2-5:30 p.m. to assist with registration,food handout, monitoring the lanesand the raffle and handing outprizes.

Sponsorship levels range from$100-500 and packages include thecompany name on event T-shirts, arecognition certificate or plaque,the opportunity to volunteer at theBowl-a-Thon and more.

For more information, pleasecontact Ranwa Nin El-khoury [email protected] or 407-929-7254 orvisit the website atwww.SpecialOlympicsSeminoleCounty.org.

Sunday, June 12Special Olympics Seminole

County is hosting the Bowl-a Thon2011 from 3-5 p.m. at AMFAltamonte Lanes, 280 Douglas Ave.There will be two hours of bowling,music, surprise guests, prizes, a cos-tume contest and more. Bowlerswill receive a prize for every strikeas well as a ticket in the raffle draw-ing. This year’s goal is $10,000 forthe athletes.

For more information, pleasecontact Ranwa Nin El-khoury [email protected] or 407-929-7254 orvisit the website atwww.SpecialOlympicsSeminoleCounty.org.

From FCAT | A1

Vogel credits teachers’ dedication

DELAND (AP) —Authorities havecharged a man withfailing to report a deathafter he found a board-er in a room over thegarage.

The Volusia CountySheriff's Office says 55-year-old WilliamHendrix Jr. found thebody about 4 p.m.Monday. He tolddeputies he mowed thegrass and, then pouredbleach over the body tocover the odor ofdecomposition.

According to anarrest report, Hendrixtold deputies he fearedreporting the deathbecause his girlfriend— who owns the home— did not want him totake in boarders.

The girlfriend foundout, and called authori-ties at 12:25 a.m.Tuesday.

Hendrix toldauthorities he took theman in because he wasdown on his luck. Thesheriff's office says foulplay was not suspected.

Man accused of failureto report dead body

| A3May 19-25, 2011 | SeminoleChronicle.com

just to go along withchanging the mall and theatmosphere,” Steffes said.“So we’re going with theobvious — Oviedo Mall.That’s what it was alreadyreferred to, so it fits.”

Since Urban Retailstepped on the scene, themall has undergone a lotof renovations includingthe cleaning up of land-scaping and parking lots,and efforts to fill emptyvacancies in the mall.

Urban Retail would notrelease data on the vacan-cy rates, however, Steffessaid the mall is more occu-pied than it is vacant.

Jim Pridemore, ownerof Ashton Photography inthe Oviedo Mall, said hehas been very pleasedwith the work UrbanRetail has put into themall.

He said before thegroup took over there wasa feeling of uncertaintyand hopelessness amongthe tenants in the mall;now, business has beengood and he’s even seen a30 percent increase in themonth of March alone,and expects similar fig-ures to come back fromApril.

“We saw more positiveeffects in the first 30 daysof Urban Retail being herethan we did the last twoyears with the other man-agement company,”Pridemore said. “Theyfocused on getting theproperty physically in tactand all of those things areso important. As a mer-chant, we can’t think we’regoing to have successgrowing the mall if it does-n’t look good, smell goodand feel good.”

Pridemore also said hewas happy about the namechange, considering mostof the community referredto it this way.

“Merchants have beensaying for years thereshould have been a namechange,” Pridemore said.“People used to think itwas a farmer’s market, andthe name didn’t really tellpeople that there was amall right here off of 417.The Oviedo Marketplacewas just a name that was-n’t understood.”

The mall still faces theburden of a bad reputa-tion, which lingers amongresidents in the area whohave stopped visiting themall altogether.

Elizabeth Smith, a

Seminole County resident,said she stopped going tothe mall in 2010 and hasnever been back.

“It’s out of the [way],very small, has very fewstores and a lot of emptylocations,” she said. “I wasso disappointed the lasttime I went; I haven’t beenback.”

She said she hopes tosee the mall bring in retailstores like UrbanOutfitters, New York &Company and Coach.

On the other hand,Urban Retail is also reach-ing out to the communityin an effort to make a newname for itself.

The mall now hostsevents for the Chamber ofCommerce in the old FYEspace and will also hostthe Rotary Club’s annualfundraiser and a showingof the Pirates of theCaribbean: On StrangerTides on Friday.

Cory Skeates, execu-tive director of theOviedo-Winter SpringsChamber of Commerce,said that he is pleased withthe changes Urban Retailhas made.

“We at the chamberhave been thrilled with allthe positive change UrbanRetail has initiated sincetaking over managementresponsibilities,” Skeatessaid. “From sprucing upthe landscaping and paint-ing all the signage, UrbanRetail has taken it uponitself to begin the processof rehabilitating whatshould be seen as a jewelwithin our business com-munity. They have alsoactively committed to out-reach in the communitythrough faithful atten-dance at chamber func-tions and by encouragingthe chamber and otherlocal groups to host eventswithin the mall itself.”

Still, the mall continuesto face the challenge ofchanging perceptions, atask which Pridemore sayswill take the communitychanging its ways by sup-porting the mall.

“If there’s ever a chancefor the Oviedo Mall tomove forward, we’ve gotthe right team in place todo it,” Pridemore said.“There’s a few compo-nents we still face, though,and that’s [the] challengeof the community step-ping up and making theeffort to support the mall.How are we going toattract these new retailersif we don’t support themerchants we have now?”

From MALL | A1

Oviedo Marketplace tobe called Oviedo Mall

By Amy KD TobikTHE CHRONICLE

When Jackson HeightsMiddle School alumnilearned Robert White, aJackson Heights MiddleSchool gifted programmath teacher, might beforced to retire in the fall,they decided they neededto take a stand.

“I was really upsetbecause he is such anamazing teacher; he did somuch for me and so manyother people,” said SydneyGarick, now a ninth-grad-er at Oviedo High School.“Originally, I thought[retirement] might besomething he wanted andthen I found out he didn’twant to leave.”

Another former Whitestudent, Anya Katsevich,now in 10th grade atOviedo High School, saidshe joined forces withMark Vainshtein (aneighth-grader at JHMS)and sent a petition con-taining more than 100names to the school boardin protest.

Katsevich said she willfight for the teacher whoinspired her.

“[White] always hadtricks to show us andinteresting stories to gowith them,” she said. “Mr.White is the best teacherI’ve ever had. He is a high-quality teacher and is real-

ly enthusiastic about whathe does. Some teachersteach because it’s their job,but Mr. White really putshis soul into it.”

Losing White would bedetrimental to theMathcounts program,Katsevich said, as JacksonHeights has a reputationfor winning at competi-tions.

“Kids joke they arescared of the JacksonHeights team. If Mr. Whiteleaves, I don’t know whatwill happen,” she said.

White has acted asMathcounts coach atJHMS for more than 25years, and his classroom isfilled with hundreds oftrophies.

Along with otheralums, the former stu-dents immediately settheir sights on creating apage on Facebook titled,“Keep Mr. White atJHMS.”

Within hours, JHMSalumni and current stu-dents and parents beganposting comments.

Nearly every personwho made a commentattributed their interest inmath or their current suc-cess in the workplace tothe motivation and dedi-cation shown by White.

Within one week, near-ly 300 people had indicat-ed their support onFacebook and “liked” the

page. According to the

Facebook page, White, whohas been teaching math for39 years, entered theDeferred RetirementOptional Program five yearsago.

DROP gives eligibleemployees the opportunityto retire under the FloridaRetirement Pension Planwhile continuing employ-ment with Florida

Retirement System Pension-covered employers for up to60 months.

According to the FloridaRetirement Pension Planwebsite, some “instructionalpersonnel may be author-ized to continue participa-tion in DROP for up to anadditional 36 months beyondtheir initial 60-month eligi-bility period.” White did notreceive a renewed contract.

JHMS Principal Winston

Bailey said he received sev-eral letters from former stu-dents when news of White’supcoming retirement broke.

“These students are someof our best graduates, and Iwanted to respond to eachone, and I did, but unfortu-nately personnel issues areconfidential and could notbe discussed with them. Itold them that JHMS has along tradition of excellenceand we will continue to pro-

vide the best education forour outstanding students,”Bailey said in an e-mail.

The current budget crisisis affecting all schools, Baileysaid, including JHMS.

“As you know, the con-struction of our new build-ing is on hold. Like all otherschools, there will be otherimpacts including personneland resources,” he said.

Garick said she hopesmore students will have thechance to benefit from hiswisdom.

“By keeping him there, hewill not only help all thesekids coming in, but peoplewill come back to him. Iknow [her current mathteacher] says the kids in highschool do so much betterbecause they had Mr.White,” she said. “I wasalways a good math student,but I never really tried and Ididn’t like it that much. Heintroduced me to math and Irealized it could actually befun. If he has to leave, I thinka lot of people will sufferbecause they will be missinghis great expertise.”

Garick said unless Whitecan find another school tohire him by June 30, he willbe required to retire.

JHMS students rally behind influential teacher

Ed Ruping | The ChronicleTHE WHITE STUFF: Past and present students of Robert White, a math teacher at Jackson Heights Middle School, previewsignage they will carry to the May 24 Seminole County School Board meeting.


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cal issues. The Freon in thewalk-in cooler had to berefreshed. The icemakerhad to be replaced afteronly a month. The gas linesinto the water heater andthe smoker were residentiallines and had to be hard-lined for a commercialproperty in order to meetlegal fire codes.

Green believes that therestaurant’s transformationhas been successful. “Rightnow, it’s just a matter of get-ting us out there,” he said.“We’ve had customerscome in and talk to us andsay that things are 100 per-cent better. They wanted totry us out again because

they heard we were undernew ownership and theywere very happy with whatthey saw.”

Aside from the coreWoody’s BBQ menu, theOviedo location under itsnew management also runsdifferent specials: for exam-ple, a four-ounce pie cup forninety-nine cents, and theMonterey chicken sand-wich, or chicken tenders ona hoagie with barbecuesauce, cheese and bacon.

Green and Peterson planon rolling out a new to-golunch offer, too: a pre-wrapped sandwich com-plete with barbecue sauceand cole slaw on the side for

under four dollars. ServerHarriott recommends thepulled pork sandwich toany first-timer at Woody’sBBQ in Oviedo.

Despite a slower-than-expected opening, Greenand his twenty-person staffharbor hope and pride fortheir restaurant. After men-tioning vacancies in thenearby Publix shoppingcenter, the recently shut-down corner Albertson’s,and the average family’sinability to eat out often dueto economic downturn,Green said, “There’s a lot ofthings that are workingagainst us, but we’re gonnafight and win.”

heavy competition. Woody’s BBQ provid-

ed the entrepreneurialcousins with a concretefoundation, including asix-week Woody’s train-ing program inJacksonville focusing onthe franchise’s methods ofcooking, cleaning andservicing. Green alsobrought in professionalsfrom Woody’s corporatefor a two-week trainingfor his twenty-personstaff.

Despite a focus onproper training and thou-sands of dollars in mar-keting, business hasn’tquite been bucking.Peterson said, “It’s notgoing quite as well as I

thought it would be. Ithought that we would bebusier than we are. Weneed people to know thatwe’re re-opening undernew management andwe’re offering great foodand a clean, good familyrestaurant.”

“The previous ownerwas spending most of histime on catering, which isa good way to augmentthe business, but when noone’s watching the restau-rant itself, things tend tofall down,” said Green.

Expecting a turn-keyoperation after decidingto reopen Oviedo’sWoody’s BBQ with hisown funds, eliminating allfinancing, Green soonrealized that he wouldhave to re-build a strongfoundation for the restau-

rant.Server Jamie Harriott,

who has worked at theOviedo Woody’s BBQ forthe past five years, hasbeen able to watch therestaurant’s renovations.“It was very unorgan-ized,” he said, referring tothe restaurant under oldmanagement. “The foodquality wasn’t the best,and the manager didn’treally care about the busi-ness. Then Travis tookover. He put a lot ofmoney into somethingthat he loved, and hasmade sure that the serversare at their very best qual-ity.”

“Most of the changeshave been mechanical ingetting the restaurant torun properly,” said Green,listing examples of techni-

From WOODY’S | A1

Corporate cousins take over Woody’s BBQ

Ed Ruping | The ChronicleGOING GREEN: Travis Green, one of the new owners of Woody’s, outside of the restaurant in Oviedo.


of the Royal Court,Seminole County JudgeFred Schott and VicePresident of MasseyCommunications LynneGarrow, presented thescholarships to the stu-dents and were honoredthemselves.

Schott was the presi-dent of The Sharing Centerof Seminole County fortwo terms.

He also was on theboard of directors of theMake-A-Wish Foundationand the Florida SymphonyYouth Orchestra and vol-unteered on King Court, aSeminole County programthat redirects students whoare doing poorly followingthe law. Schott also volun-teers his time to teach theConstitution to elementaryschool students.

“He is a wonderful com-munity leader,” said MaryAlice Wilder, president ofKrewe of Leaders. “Hedoes so much for the youthin this county. It’s unbeliev-able.”

“My belief is kids are allborn good,” Schott said.“It’s a hard world out there,a lot harder than when Igrew up. And if I can dosome good and point themin the right direction, that’ssomething I like doing.Luckily, as a judge, I get todo that every day.

“I had no idea that Iwould be king. I think thatthere are lots of people thatdo things in the communi-ty, so I don’t know why Iwas singled out. But I’mhonored to have been cho-sen.”

The Royal Court hasbeen a fun family experi-ence for Garrow. Last year,her daughter was ascepter-bearer and thisyear her son was one of thepages in the royal court.

“It was a neat experi-ence as a community per-son and as a mom,” shesaid.

Garrow is on the boardof directors of Oviedo-

Winter Springs RegionalChamber of Commerce,the Krewe of Leaders andthe Host Committee of theEvening of Valor for JewishFamily Services. She alsovolunteers as a dividendwith Seminole CountyPublic Schools, volunteerswith Junior Achievementand is involved with DaisyScouts.

“Everyone on the courtdoes so much for the com-munity, so I really was sur-prised and I didn’t expectit,” Garrow said. “It’s been alot of fun. It’s a really goodgroup of people from alldifferent organizations andall different areas of thecommunity, so it was niceto come together.”

As part of the King andQueen reception,Batchelor and Corbin eachperformed to show mem-bers their talents.

“We made them singfor their dinner,” Wilderlaughed. “They did a won-derful, wonderful job.Everyone was veryimpressed with their per-formance.”

Jean Bruckert was hon-ored with the Queen’saward and ArnieNussbaum with the King’s

award. Bruckert haslaunched the Krewe ofLeaders website andNussbaum has done all ofthe emcee work for theevents. Garrow also hon-ored Cynthia Sucher as aDuchess for her communi-ty work for the Krewe withUCF.

“These awards go tomembers who have volun-teered their services topromote the Krewe ofLeaders and its program tohonor regional communityleaders and promote ourscholarship program inperforming arts and hospi-tality,” Wilder said.

The Krewe also hon-ored its corporate sponsors— Kelly CanovaPhotography, AAA SouthMotor Club and Insurance,Citizens Bank, OviedoLittle League, Dr. MattHerba, Dr. Eric Janowitzand Cox Radio — withmedallions.

“We decided to makethe Queen and King’sreception an awards night;we had so many membersthat volunteered so muchtime and resources that noone knew about it exceptthe board of directors,”Wilder said.

Wilder said that lastyear the Krewe of Leadersgave away $500 scholar-ships through theChamber. This year, theywere able to more thandouble the scholarshipamount and they hope todo the same next year.

Wilder said that thescholarship focuses oncareers that seem to getoverlooked, despite theimportance of hospitalityand performing arts inCentral Florida.

“This is why we focuson hospitality and per-forming arts. Why shouldwe have our students go toNew York or California?Why not keep them here atUCF or Seminole StateCollege and keep themlocal?” Wilder said. “Wehave the hospitality capitalof the world with theRosen College ofHospitality and we haveUCF’s $63 million artexpansion. We have togrow that.”

The Krewe of Leaders’next event is Sept. 3 at UCFfor the inaugural “Paradeof Champions,” where theKrewe of Leaders will part-ner with UCF and localcities to honor athletes.

Corbin plans to attendValencia CommunityCollege or Seminole StateCollege next year and thenhopes to transfer toUniversity of California, LosAngeles. She plans to double-major in theatre and educa-tion to teach English in for-eign countries.

“My goal is to stay happywith everything that I do,which is going to be difficultbecause life isn’t always per-fect,” Corbin said. “I want tocontinue with theaterbecause it’s what I love to doand hopefully in the future Iwant to open up my own the-ater in London.”

Batchelor has beeninvolved with theatre for aslong as she can remember.

“I’ve always been into the-atre and drama since I was akid,” she said.

Batchelor was in theSunshine Generation,involved with Winter SpringsPerforming Arts and evensang at the White House. Shealso was one of the only two

freshmen in Winter SpringsHigh School to enter into thedrama program as a second-year student.

“There are a lot of thingsI’ve been able to do in my life,and I’ve just been very luckyto do [them],” she said. “Ilove to direct children’s playsand to provide them guid-ance in their search for find-ing themselves in the arts.”

Batchelor plans to attendFlorida State University nextyear and double-major inperforming arts/vocal per-formances and environmen-tal science or environmentalengineering.

To be eligible for thescholarship, students wererequired to have a 3.0 gradepoint average, have complet-ed at least 25 hours of com-munity service, be pursuing afield of study in performingarts or hospitality and residein Oviedo, Winter Springs,Casselberry, Chuluota orGeneva. Students were alsorequired to write a 250-300word essay about how volun-teerism in the communitycould enhance their goals.

The 2011 King and Queen

From SCHOLARSHIP | A1

Krewe aims to keep Central Florida talent local

Photos courtesy Krewe of LeadersTALENT REWARDED: Paige Corbin and Shamaron Batchelor received scholarships to help them continue their passions.

LifestylesMay 19 - 25, 2011


Many have lived in SeminoleCounty for years, but the taste of anauthentic Maryland crabcake or Louisiana po’boywas just a dream in theheart of Florida.

While it may notbe the bayou,Seminole County doeshave a fairy god restau-rant to make seafood dreamscome true. Bippity. Boppity. Tj’sSeafood Shack.

“Seafood is something that I love,but we noticed that it was a missingniche in the market. There was nogood, campy seafood restaurant,” saidTim Shepardson, who co-owns TJ’sSeafood Shack with his sister, MaryStrickland.

Three years ago, Shepardson, with25 years of experience in the restaurantbusiness, decided to settle near hisextended family and moved to Oviedo.

Hoping to con-tinue his

restaura-t e u rro o t s ,he then

b e g a n

urging his sister who, at the time, man-aged a law office, to go into the busi-ness with him.

“That’s how I sold her. I said, ‘Howexciting is managing a law firm?

Come open a restaurantwith me,’” Shepardson

said. “Seafood issomething that welove … so webrought the coastal

seafood shack toCentral Florida.”

Strickland, Shepardson’s

part-ner in

business, isquick to point out

their menu options, whichwere made purposefully to be all-inclu-sive.

“Our motto is, ‘Seafood galore and awhole lot more,’ ” she said, gesturing totheir insignia, which features TJ thedolphin, the restaurant’s mascot, chow-ing down on a hamburger. “We even

sold fifteen hamburg-ers at lunch today.”

All of the food,from the fish to theburgers, is fresh.

TJ’s Seafood Shacknever uses frozen chick-en, but does use high-quality black angus meatand whole protein foods.

In fact, Shepardsonlikes hearing that therestaurant has sold out of

■ Please see TJ’S | A9

FISH FOOD: Co-owner Tim Shepardson and his fish tacos with salsa (left) and server Matt Schwemmer serves food to the Hart family.

Photos by Ed Ruping | The ChronicleSEAFOOD PLATTER: Matt Schwemmer, a server at TJ’s Seafood Shack, takes a tray of food to the dining area.

TJ’s gives Oviedo a taste of the shore

GO FISH!

Sometimes, kids can getso far under your skin thatall you want to do isscream.

That’s the situation Iwas in the other night. Itwas way past bedtime, butinstead of following any ofour bedtime routines, theboys were doing every-thing they could to stall. I’dspent over half an hour justgetting them in their paja-mas, and my temper wasabout to explode.

My standard operatingprocedure in these situa-

tions is to tag out with mywife. I hate tagging out,because it’s pretty muchthe same as giving up. Weboth do it, though, and it

works great. Nothing getsthe boys’ attention like hav-ing the other parent showup.

I growled somethingthreatening at them andleft their room, pulling thedoor closed behind me. Mywife, however, was busywith homework. No helpthere.

After a few deep calm-ing breaths, I decided on anew tactic. I would fightsilly with silly. Putting onmy angry face, I threwopen their door. Both kids

stopped in mid-tussle tolook at me. I strode acrossthe room and grabbed thebiggest boomwhacker wehave.

A boomwhacker is acolorful plastic tube. Theycome in different lengths,and each size makes a dif-ferent note when youwhack it on something.That would be cool just byitself, but they’re also flexi-ble enough to not hurtwhen you get hit by one.The boys and I use themfor sword fights all the

time.The biggest

boomwhacker we have isabout three feet long. Ipointed it at my youngestand jerked my head towardthe door. Eyes wide, hewalked out. I followed andclosed the door behind us.

On the other side, I gavehim a wink and smiled,then smacked my openhand with the boomwhack-er. A giant grin spreadacross his face.

“Ow,” he shouted.I nodded encouragingly

and hit my hand again.“Ow,” he cried again.“Stop!”

We continued the littlefarce for about two min-utes, until my wife showedup to see what was goingon. By that time, my handwas bright red and stingingfrom all the whacks. Thelittle guy was laughing sohard that his eyes werestreaming tears.

I put my angry face onand shoved the door open,

With kids, being silly is a better alternative to screaming

By Patrick MatthewsCONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

DADDY TALES

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The second-graderjoined her school readingprogram a little later thanthe other children.Extremely shy about talkingto new people, the younggirl wasn’t keen on readingaloud, reading mentorKendria Lewis said. But thegirl sat and listened while adedicated high school stu-dent visited her school eachweek and worked one-on-one with her. After a fewmonths and with plenty ofencouragement, the wordson the pages began to comealive … and the young girldiscovered the joy of read-ing.

“By the end of the schoolyear she said, ‘Let me read,let me read,’ ” Lewis said.

For months, Lewis

worked diligently on pro-nunciation and how to usecontext clues, and eventual-ly, Lewis said, the timid RedBug Elementary studentgrew into an enthusiasticreader.

Lewis, a junior at LakeHowell High School, is oneof four local teens from theVolunteer USA’s TeenTrendsetters ReadingMentors program honoredthis month for her outstand-ing volunteer work.

Additional winnersinclude: Rebecca Borchers,Crooms Academy ofInformation Technology;Krissy Stabile, Hagerty HighSchool and Laura Moeder,Winter Springs High School.

The TrendsettersReading Mentors programbegan in Florida nine yearsago and there are about 56high schools currently serv-

ing 60 elementary schoolsacross the state, reaching anestimated 3,500 students. Itis funded by the FloridaLegislature through a grantto the Department ofEducation, and Comcasthelps provide the trainingneeded as well as serves as asponsor of the Excellence inLeadership and ServiceAwards

The goal of the programis to successfully improveelementary school students’reading skills while promot-ing volunteerism and leader-ship of local teens.

Students also receive acollection of Scholasticbooks to add to their homebookshelves to furtherencourage reading.

Tracy Jackson said in anemail that the DividendsSchool Volunteer Programis thrilled to have the volun-

teer reading mentoringprogram as a volunteeropportunity for highschool students.

“Although the TeenTrendsetter mentors assistelementary students withenhancing their readingstrategies, the partnershipbetween the high schooland elementary school isbeneficial to both levels ofstudents in that the pro-gram sharpens their read-ing comprehension andprovides a wonderfullearning experience in apeer-type setting,” Jacksonsaid. “In addition, the stu-dents participate in a com-munity service projectwhich also broadens theirperspective of civicresponsibility.”

Lewis, who has workedas a reading mentor

through her high schoolleadership class since herfreshman year, said shefeels like she has made adifference in the lives ofchildren.

“I have seen animprovement in theirreading. When you firststart, they are not reallycomfortable with you, butonce you form the bondthey feel more comfort-able,” Lewis said.

Forming a friendship isvital to success, Lewissaid.

“A lot of the kids we getare really quiet and don’ttalk much and have notfigured out their placeyet,” Lewis said. “So hav-ing them look up to usthey open up to us and wecan give them advice andhelp them out of theirshells with the one-on-onebond.”

It’s vital, Lewis said,that children master read-ing skills at an early age.

“The younger you startreading the easier it is foryou. Not only that, if youget a passion for it whenyou are young, it is easierwhen you get to middleand high school,” she said.“When you are in middleand high school, you arerequired to read more, andif you have a joy for read-ing it won’t faze you asmuch.”

Lewis said she has beentold the students alwayslook forward to the daythe high schoolers arescheduled to work at theirschool.

“When they hear thementors are coming theysmile, and if we can’tcome, they are disappoint-ed; they enjoy the relation-ships we have formed,”she said.

Lewis said she hopesshe has made an impacton the children she hasworked with over the pastthree years.

High school volunteers inspire young readersFor more information aboutvolunteering as a reading mentor:www.volunteerusafoundation.org

the third time with theirbuffalo mahi sandwichsliders.

The focus at TJ’s is onthe food. “Not the silver-ware,” said StephenMessner, “That’splastic.”

Withoutfancy fin-ery, TJ’sSeafoodS h a c kkeeps itscustomerswith daily spe-cials. Saturday nights aremargarita nights, wherethe tiki hut located outsideof the restaurant is put to

work. “People like the fun,”said Shepardson.

Periodically onSaturdays, TJ’s also hosts afamily oyster roast. “It’skind of a Southern tradi-

tion,” Shepardsonsaid. “Just

take abunch ofoysters,c r a c k’ e m

open, andput ’em on

the grill. It’s alaid-back, low-countrything to do.”

On Mondays, kids eatfree.

“Thursday nights aredollar draft nights,” saidserver Cassie Chesley, atwenty-two-year-oldstudent at the Universityof Central Florida.“We’ve just started getting agood beer collection, so TJ’sis growing as a young peo-ple’s place as well.”

If you want to test TJ’sSeafood Shack’s taste and

ambianceout for yourself, check outtheir menu atwww.tjsseafoodshack.com.


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something.“If you sell out, it

means you’re alwayskeeping it fresh!” hesaid.

From the chowder,an old family recipe, tothe staff, composed ofonly fifteen local col-lege students, to thepicture of Shepardsonand Strickland’s grand-mother from the 1960sthat adorns the wall,TJ’s Seafood Shack hasa goal to exude a fami-ly-friendly atmosphere.

“Our motto is greatfood in a fun environ-ment at affordableprices. I think that’show we’ve managed tocontinue growing inthis down economy,”said Shepardson.

As a self-defined,“very, very old man whois set in his ways,” localprofessor emeritus Dr.Stephen Messnerknows what he likes.

“There’s somethingunusual about thisplace. The food prep isdone with T.L.C.They’re very particularabout what they serve.I sneak in at least oncea week to get a fish tacobefore I go to the gym.”

With that beingsaid, the fish tacos havehelped to make TJ’sSeafood Shack well-known in Oviedo saidShepardson. However,the proof is in theawards. They placedfirst in the Taste ofOviedo’s BestRestaurant contest lastyear and have contin-ued their winningstreak this year byswiping the award for

From TJ’S | A7

then pointed theboomwhacker at myoldest.

The big guy movedin a way I’ve neverseen before. I swear hedidn’t even touch theladder to his bunk bed,just jumped straight upand in. Then he saw hislittle brother and momlaughing. I grinned andtouched theboomwhacker lightly tomy hand.

He rolled his eyesand flopped on hismattress. “Oh man!”

“Gotcha,” I said.“You should have

seen your face,” his lit-tle brother said. “It waslike, ‘waa!’ ” He held uphis hands and made aterrified expression.

“Time for bed,” Isaid, propelling myyoungest into the bot-tom bunk.

“But,” my oldeststarted.

I held up theboomwhacker. “Don’tmake me use this.”

That brought onanother round ofuncontrollable laughter.

My wife shook herhead. “They’re allyours,” she said. “Youwound ’em up. Youcalm ’em down.”

“No problem.” Itossed the boomwhack-er into its bucket, andwe started our bedtimeroutine.

Sure, it might havebeen a little sillier thanusual. The kids had atough time not laugh-ing during prayer, andthey clapped a rhythmduring the bedtimesong, but in the end,they were in bed andfalling asleep.

That’s really all Iwanted in the firstplace.

And I have to admitthat being silly wasmuch more satisfyingthan screaming.

From DADDY TALES | A7

Dad getssilly withhis kids

Ed Ruping | The ChronicleGRILL MASTER: Tim Shepardson, co-owner of TJ’s, works the grill.

Specials keep TJ’s customers coming

OVIEDOBoys’ volleyball

Oviedo (20-8) lost toBishop Moore CatholicSchool, 27-25, 23-25, 25-19,26-28, 15-10, in a first-roundplay-in game, ending itsseason.

Girls’ water poloOviedo beat Kissimmee

Osceola, 20-9, Hagerty, 10-4,Winter Springs, 14-6, andLake Mary, 22-3; lost in theWildcat Invitational, 16-11;defeated Dr. Phillips, 13-0,and Lyman, 9-4; fell to LakeNona, 13-5; beat Seminole,22-2, and then upended LakeBrantley, 10-5, in the districtsemifinals, Hagerty, 16-11, inthe district finals, and LakeNona, 11-9, in a first-roundplay-in game; and then lostto Ransom Everglades, 20-5,in the state quarterfinals,ending its season.

HAGERTYGirls’ water polo

Hagerty beat WinterSprings, 13-11, and LakeBrantley, 18-9; lost to Oviedo,10-4; defeated University, 18-10, Seminole, 16-5, Osceola,17-10, Lyman, 11-4, LakeHowell, 12-3, Lake Mary, 21-11, Kissimmee Gateway, 9-6,Lake Brantley, 11-2, CypressCreek, 10-7, West Orange, 8-4, and Ocoee, 18-10; andthen defeated WinterSprings, 15-14, in the districtsemifinals, and lost toOviedo, 16-11, in the districtfinals, ending its season.

WINTERSPRINGS Girls’ water polo

Winter Springs lost toHagerty, 13-11, Oviedo, 14-6,and Boone, 10-9; beat LakeMary, 15-7, Lake Brantley,12-3, Seminole, 15-7, andLake Howell, 15-3; fell toOlympia, 15-14; defeatedKissimmee Osceola, 9-2; andlost to Hagerty, 15-14, in thedistrict semifinals, ending itsseason.

Fast-pitchsoftball

Winter Springs (27-6) shutout Miami G. HolmesBraddock, 8-0, in the Class 6Astate semifinals and then lostto Palm Beach Gardens, 6-3,in the championship game.

TRINITY PREPFast-pitchsoftball

Trinity Prep (26-6) beatLive Oak Suwannee, 7-2,Palm Coast Matanzas, 8-0,and Lake City Columbia, 9-7;fell to Riverview, 3-1;defeated Palatka, 6-2; lost toNaples Barron Collier, 4-1;and beat Riverview, 7-0(forfeit), The First Academy,15-0, and 17-5, ClearwaterCalvary Christian, 5-0, TheMaster’s Academy, 12-1, LakeHowell, 4-2, and FoundationAcademy, 7-0; and thendefeated The First Academy,14-0, and Pine CastleChristian, 2-1, to win theClass 2A, District 8 title.

The Saints then beatMount Dora Bible, 8-3, in theregional quarterfinals, PineCastle Christian, 3-2, in theregional semifinals andJacksonville Providence, 2-0,in the regional finals.

Trinity Prep then crushedthe Community School ofNaples, 16-0, in the statesemifinals and lost toAmerican Heritage School ofBoca/Delray, 1-0, in the statechampionship game.

LAKE HOWELLBaseball

Lake Howell (23-7) thisweek was scheduled to playDeltona in the regional finals,with the winner earning atrip to the Final Four.

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PONTE VEDRABEACH — Tiger Woodssays he didn’t do any moredamage to his left leg atThe Players Championshipand expects to play the U.S.Open next month.

Woods made it onlynine holes last week at ThePlayers — his shortesttournament ever — whenhe withdrew after nineholes because of what hedescribed as a chain reac-tion of pain from his leftknee to left Achilles andtightening in his calf. Heshot 42 on the front nine.

On his website Monday,Woods said he irritated theknee and Achilles withoutmaking them worse. Hesaid doctors have advisedrest, cold water therapyand soft tissue treatment,which he said he alreadyhad been receiving.

“Aggravating my injuryis very disappointing,”Woods said. “I’ll do what-ever is necessary to play inthe U.S. Open, and I’mhopeful I can be there tocompete.”

The U.S. Open is June16-19 at Congressional, acourse on which Woodswon in 2009 at the AT&TNational.

He did not say how longit would take to recover.

His website said he wasdoubtful to play at theMemorial Tournament,which begins June 2, whilehe tries to strengthen hisleg. It said playing beforethe U.S. Open would be a“week-to-week” decision,although Woods has neverplayed the week before theU.S. Open and has neverplayed the St. Jude Classicin Memphis, Tenn.

Woods reported a mildsprain of the medial collat-eral ligament and a mildstrain of his Achilles fromhitting a shot off the pinestraw under theEisenhower Tree on the17th hole of the Masters inthe third round. He playedthe final round and shot 67.

He said he did not prac-tice until Monday of ThePlayers, and did not playany golf until his practicerounds. Woods looked finethe 9-hole practice roundshe played last week, and

swing coach Sean Foleysaid he was pleasantly sur-prised to see Woods lookas though he had not lostmuch from when he hadlast played in the Masters.

Woods said he hurt him-self on the opening tee shot

at Sawgrass.“The knee acted up, and

then the Achilles followedafter that, and then the calfstarted cramping up,”Woods said after he with-drew. “Everything startedgetting tight, so it’s just a

whole chain reaction.”If he plays at

Congressional, he likelywill have played nine holesof competition between theMasters and the U.S. Open.

Tiger says he’s aiming to be at U.S. Open

YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAMS


In tennis, love hurts, but when itcomes in the form of a $100,000 grant

from the United States TennisAssociation, it’s not so bad for SeminoleCounty.

In a recent effort to get kids ages 10and younger interested in

tennis, the USTA has

launched a nationwide cam-paign to give away $2 millionin grants over the next threeyears to 20 areas across thecountry, including

Seminole County.

The grants will fund a new system ofgameplay known as the QuickStart Systemthat makes the game sized accordingly tothe child. The new system calls for smallercourts, lower nets, smaller racquets, softerballs and a scoring system that’s easier forchildren to understand, according to apress release from the USTA’s representa-tive Marc Sausa.

“What we find in tennis trends is if youlook at the participation numbers, we havevery high retention in ages 11 and over and

very light numbers in the younger agegroups,” said Cindy Harkins, parksupervisor at Red Bug Lake Park. “So

the philosophy now for having the age-appropriate lower nets and smaller rac-quets is they’ll be able to learn the gameearlier, which I think will affect not justSeminole County, but nationwide, our

May 19 - 25, 2011

Sports

Photos courtesy USTA FloridaLEARNING THE GAME: With a grant of $50,000 from the United States Tennis Association and another $50,000 USTA Florida, Seminole County is aiming to find ways to get children into tennis.

County reaps benefits of tennis programs

A strongservice game

THE RIGHT SIZE:A new program will

have size-appropriatenets, courts and

racquets for children.

Chris O'Meara | Associated PressTIGER DROP: Tiger Woods, second from left, and his caddie Steve Williams leave the course after nine holes during the firstround of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, in Ponte Vedra Beach. Woods withdrew after playing nineholes and shooting a 42.

■ Please see TIGER | A11

■ Please see TENNIS | A11


Minutes before thestatement was posted onhis website, Woods saidon Twitter, “Bummedthat my left leg has meon the sidelines, but Iwant, and expect, to be atthe US Open. Will do allI can to get there.”

It would not be thefirst time Woods hasplayed the U.S. Openwith so little competi-tion.

When he won his lastmajor at the 2008 U.S.Open, he had not playeda tournament in twomonths because ofarthroscopic surgery onhis left knee immediatelyafter the Masters.Doctors later discoveredstress fractures in his leftleg. Woods wound up

winning at Torrey Pinesin a 19-hole hole playoff.

From TIGER | A10

Injuries to left leghas status in doubt

Chris O'Meara | Associated Press

TIGER HOP: Tiger Woods bends hisleft knee on the seventh greenduring the first round of ThePlayers Championship. Woodswithdrew from the tournamentafter playing nine holes.

youth’s interest in tennis.”Acknowledging these

trends, the USTA estab-lished the program basedon European tennis tradi-tions that were createdmore than 20 years ago,said Andy McFarland,associate executive direc-tor of the USTA Florida.He said the QuickStartprogram will be a para-digm change for youthtennis programs every-where and will be imme-diately adapted as anational standard.

“We’ve done a prettynot so good job of keepingkids in tennis,” McFarlandsaid. “We’ve either notmade it fun or easy.Traditionally, we’ve had agreat success in introduc-ing the sport, what we’venot done a good job of iskeeping them in the game.The kids get tired orbored or they’re not suc-cessful and they leave.”

The national USTAinvested $50,000 inSeminole County, anamount that was matchedwith another $50,000from USTA Florida forthe county’s commitmentto the game, McFarlandsaid. Because SeminoleCounty has facilities atRed Bug Lake Park,Sanlando Park and SylvanLake Park all with accom-panying tennis programs,the USTA chose thecounty to reap the bene-fits of its hefty invest-ment, he said.

Seminole County wasalso chosen for it’sinvolvement in the schoolsystem, which is exactlywhere the programkicked off.

Representatives fromthe USTA and park sys-tems have been visitingarea schools and hostingassemblies to get kidsinterested in the sport.From there, they invitethe children out to a smallseries of festivals hostedat area parks where theycan learn to play for free.

The festivals also offeropportunities for the chil-dren to sign up for les-sons, summer programsand camps. The next, andlast, festival will beSaturday at Sanlando Parkfrom 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Anychild younger than 10 iswelcome to attendregardless of their schoolaffiliation.

The first festival host-ed 153 children at Red BugLake Park, and thosenumbers are expected togrow at the next event,Harkins said.

Mary Lane, curricu-lum specialist forSeminole County PublicSchools, said the schoolsystem has had a wonder-ful relationship with theUSTA and has had the

opportunity to train morethan 30 teachers to intro-duce tennis to their stu-dents.

She said introducingthe children to the sporton a school level and withthese modificationscould lead them to a life-long hobby.

“The program itself isso unique in that finallywe’re not asking kids 8, 9and 10 years old to play anadult-sized game withadult-sized equipment,”Lane said. “They can besuccessful now; very fewkids before could actuallyeven hit the ball over thenet before. Once you’resuccessful at somethingyou tend to like it andengage it in more often.”

Harkins said the threeparks involved all havetennis programs for allages. Included in thoseprograms is a juniordevelopment camp,which is a weekly mini-camp for $54 for childrenyounger than 10 who areinterested in tennis. Thepark also offers other pro-grams like lessons for $9apiece, four-week pack-ages for $36 and twice-a-week packages for $72.

While emphasizingthe importance of anactive lifestyle, Harkinssaid that tennis is morethan just a sport for theyoung and spry. She saidit’s a social activity thatcan follow a child fortheir entire lives andbuild character and coor-dination.

“Tennis provides achild a wholistic training.It’s good for the motorskills. It’s good for aerobicactivity, eye-hand coordi-nation,” Harkins said. “It’svery good for socializa-tion and as the childlearns and becomes bet-ter, its the one sport theyan go out win or lose theydon’t have a coach thatsays they’re not goodenough. They don’t havea rating, they can prove iton the court. Not to men-tion they have to have theresponsibility to call theirown lines and it teachesthem sportsmanship.

“But this isn’t just asport that you can play ata young age, it’s a sportthey can play their entire

lives. We have people intheir 90s still play tennis.”

To learn more abouttennis programs inSeminole County, visitwww.seminolecountyfl.gov/parksrec or the USTAwebsite at www.USTA.comto find a tennis programnear you.

Children younger than10 are invited by the USTAfor a free one-year juniormembership.

From TENNIS | A10

Grants, programs takeaim at young players

Courtesy USTA FloridaQUITE A RACKET: Seminole County officials hope that new programs gearedtoward children will help tennis flourish locally.

May 19 - 25, 2011

Viewpoints

Nate Beeler | The Washington Examiner

Think twice beforeblaming Big Oil

Reacting to first-quarter profits from themajor oil companies,President BarackObama said, “While ris-ing gas prices mean realpain for our families atthe pump, they alsomean bigger profits foroil companies.”

This statementimplies that oil compa-nies set prices andexploit consumers tofatten their bottom line. Think about itthis way: Did companies such as Exxon-Mobil become less greedy when theprice of gas fell from nearly $4 per gal-lon in 2008 to $2 per gallon in 2009? Ithink not.

So, what really makes up the cost ofgas at the pump?

According to the U.S. Energy Infor-mation Administration, the price of agallon of gas consists of the cost of abarrel of crude oil (68 percent), fol-lowed by refining (13 percent), taxes (12percent), and distribution and market-ing (7 percent). Put differently, oil com-pany profits have little impact on gasprices. In fact, ExxonMobil earned aprofit of 7 cents per gallon in Q1. Com-pare that with the average gasoline taxin the U.S. of 48.1 cents per gallon.

The price of crude oil is determinedby buyers and sellers in the global com-modities market. Crude oil prices haveincreased by 37.3 percent in the pastyear (March 2010 to March 2011). More-over, the declining value of our dollar,supply and demand, and political insta-bility in the Middle East influence theprice of crude oil in the open market.

Unfortunately, crude oil is not alone.If you have looked at the prices at yourlocal supermarket, you will notice thatfood prices are on the rise as well.Increases in the price of crude oil seemmodest when compared to the increas-es in corn (82.7 percent), coffee (81.6percent), wheat (65.8 percent) and sugar(42.7 percent) over the same time peri-od. Where is the political rhetoricregarding the “real pain for families atthe grocery store”?

With all of the atten-tion on “Big Oil” profits,let’s go beyond StageOne and see how prof-itable the oil and gasindustry is comparedwith other industries.

For example, Exxon-Mobil’s Q1 profit of $10.7billion seems excessiveto most people. But thisnumber reflects the sizeof the industry and itrepresents their world-

wide earnings from operations in over100 countries. What the media doesn’treport is the excessive taxes paid byExxonMobil. According to its website,ExxonMobil incurred tax expenses inthe U.S. of $3.1 billion, which exceededtheir U.S. operating earnings of $2.6 bil-lion.

Looking at profit in terms of dollarsis deceptive. A better way to compareindustries is to use profit margin. Theaverage profit margin of the Oil andNatural Gas industry was 5.7 percent for2010. Compare that with the 21-percentprofit margin of the beverage and tobac-co industry, 19.4 percent for pharmaceu-tical industry and 17.3 percent for thecomputer industry. Even the food indus-try had a profit margin of 5.6 percent in2010.

To get back at the oil companies, thepresident called on Congress to endunwarranted taxpayer subsidies to oiland gas companies that cost the govern-ment $4 billion a year. The interestingfact is that the tax breaks in dispute arenot special handouts to the oil industryalone; the tax breaks apply to all indus-tries.

Democrats say that raising taxes by afew billion won’t hurt the oil companies.They’re correct. Raising taxes willreduce the earnings for the millions ofmiddle class Americans who own “BigOil” through public pension funds,mutual funds, IRAs, and other invest-ment vehicles. In fact, only 1.5 percent ofoil and gas industry shares are ownedby corporate management.

“Big Oil” does not pay taxes; con-sumers do.

Nate Beeler | The Washington Examiner

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Oviedo High wrestlingrecovering after sanctions

Kudos to Bobby Lundquist for actingswiftly. I agree with Mr. Thrift that it isterrible that the whole team will sufferfor the improper actions of the adults.My question is..Doesn’t Oviedo highschool have open enrollment?Therefore aren’t all students eligible toattend the school other than Hagerty

students? If such is the case than whywere these wrestlers and volleyballplayers in violation? I’m confused.

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What a shame but how can theAthletic Director claim ignorance to allthat went on? Was that not his job? Yethe still remains as head FootballCoach?? Maybe the football programshould be checked out as well - perhapssomething like 2 years ago when a play-er from Lakeland (who I believe hadbeen suspended or expelled) wasbrought in to play for 1 year? Greatplayer but is that what OHS wants toportray? Hoping for rehaul of allOviedo Sports Programs to get our trueOHS students into the programs!

OHS STUDENT MOMOVIEDO

Lundquist & Allen=GuiltyPlease someone tell me how the kids

knew it was happening yet theNapoleonic complex Lundquist knewnothing? As an alumni of OHS, I feelbad for the community because wehave always held it to a higher standard.Changes must happen for things to getbetter.

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