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n Dr. Phillips High<br />

Members of Dr. Phillips High’s<br />

2020-21 Interact Club attended<br />

a Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips<br />

SCHOOL NEWS<br />

www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x August 5 — 18, 2021 x 9<br />

compiled by Lauren Salinero<br />

(L. to r.) Rachel<br />

Jost, Niki Mallu,<br />

Ricky Liu,<br />

Mrs. Garner, Zineb<br />

Elmeani and Mia<br />

Wolman of Dr.<br />

Phillips High’s Interact<br />

Club speak to the<br />

Rotary Club of<br />

Dr. Phillips.<br />

times and had been to five different<br />

schools, forcing him to grow up<br />

quickly and make new friends often.<br />

After so many moves, Logan’s mom<br />

decided she didn’t want to uproot<br />

her kids’ lives anymore, which could<br />

have meant separating their family.<br />

Everything changed when Logan’s<br />

math teacher at the time recommended<br />

FLVS. Without online education<br />

at FLVS, Logan believes that his<br />

family would have been separated.<br />

But now, they are closer than ever.<br />

Logan also found confidence in himself<br />

and discovered his passion — forensic<br />

science — which he will be<br />

studying at the University of Central<br />

Florida this fall. He even helped<br />

other students transition to online<br />

learning during the beginning of the<br />

pandemic and helped tutor FLVS students<br />

in math.<br />

meeting to inform Rotary members<br />

about a job-shadowing program<br />

the club was promoting. Club sponsor<br />

Mrs. Garner was joined by<br />

students Zineb Elmeani, Rachel<br />

Jost, Ricky Liu, Niki Mallu and<br />

Mia Wolman.<br />

• Michelle Lea Nye, assistant<br />

principal at Oak Hill Elementary.<br />

• Debra Lynn Turner, assistant<br />

principal at Sunset Park<br />

Elementary.<br />

• Chivas Latrae Coner, assistant<br />

principal at Gotha Middle.<br />

• Amanda Jenkins and Erin<br />

Verhelst-Wagner, assistant principals<br />

at Ocoee High.<br />

Virtual School’s largest graduating<br />

class this past spring. Logan attended<br />

FLVS full-time and graduated with<br />

a 4.0. He grew up in a military family.<br />

By the time he was in fifth grade,<br />

Logan had already moved seven<br />

Orange County Public Schools received<br />

recognition for its innovative<br />

CONTINUED ON PAGE 10<br />

Dr. Phillips High 2020-21 seniors (l. to r.) Jewel Starkey, Alayna Ruggiero, Kaley<br />

Duong, Guytchell Paul and Aaliyah Christian receive Bill Spoone scholarships from the<br />

Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips.<br />

WE THINK BEYOND TRADITIONAL EDUCATION<br />

TO TRANSFORM LEARNING<br />

n Et Al<br />

Orange County Public Schools<br />

officials announced several administrative<br />

personnel changes for the<br />

upcoming school year. Among them<br />

are the following:<br />

• Nybria Sade Avion Johnson,<br />

assistant principal at Dr. Phillips<br />

High.<br />

Windermere resident Logan<br />

Landreth was part of Florida<br />

International Baccalaureate Diploma & Certificate Program<br />

Collaborations with MIT, The Juilliard School, and UNICEF<br />

100% College Acceptance Rate<br />

Differentiated Curriculum for PreK-3 to Grade 12<br />

Award winning Fine Arts programs<br />

Athletic program that offers over 21 different sports<br />

for Grade 6 - Grade 12<br />

SCHEDULE A TOUR TODAY!<br />

(407) 905-7737<br />

info@windermereprep.com<br />

windermereprep.com

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