021623_Business Corner _DIGITAL EDITION

12 x February 16 — March 1, 2023 x www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com
Panther Lake Elementary honors its December Principal Award winners.
Q Dr. Phillips High
(L. to r.) Analise Lzquierdo, Emily Bagnolati-
Camargo, Ayanna Lisa Rodriquez Santiago,
Demi Markland and Maggie Martell from Dr. Phillips
High’s Visual and Performing Arts magnet program sing
for members of The Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips.
Q Et Al
CareerSource Central Florida,
Florida’s second largest regional
workforce board, announced the
opening of applications for its interactive
and engaging Summer
Youth Program. The program allows
high school students (ages 15-19) to
explore career paths, obtain specialized
career training, and gain work
experience with local businesses
in Central Florida.
It also offers three tracks
dedicated to exploring participants’
interests and helping
them understand their
options early in their career
journeys: explore track, engage
track and experience
track. All participating students
have a chance to earn
a minimum of $1,200 while
exploring, engaging and
gaining job experience for
the future. Young adults who
reside in Orange, Osceola,
Seminole, Lake and Sumter
counties are encouraged to
apply at careersourcecen
tralflorida.com/summer-youth.
Windermere resident and
Windermere Preparatory
School student Kaylan Patel
recently published his first book,
Kobe’s World Adventure, the first
in a planned series of seven books.
The state-level geography bee winner
(2019 and 2020) plans for
each book to cover a different continent.
Kaylan visited Hungerford
Elementary and donated his book
to students who were studying U.S.
geography. His book will also be included
in A Gift for Teaching boxes
for fourth grade teachers.
The West Orange Foundation
is accepting applications for
The Danniel J. Petro Foundation
Scholarships, its annual scholarship
opportunity for area students.
The scholarship fund, administered
by West Orange Chamber of
Commerce, was established to
make it possible for eligible students
from local high schools to further
their education at Valencia College,
Orange Technical College or the
University of Central Florida. The foundation
is able to fund the scholarships
through the contributions of the Petro
Family Foundation and Duke Energy.
In order to qualify, eligible senior students
must live in one of the following
communities: Dr. Phillips, Gotha,
Horizon West, Lake Avalon,
MetroWest, Oakland, Ocoee,
Orlo Vista, Pine Hills, Windermere
or Winter Garden; attend a high
school in one of those service areas;
have a current GPA of 2.75 (weighted
or unweighted); and apply to attend
Valencia College, the University of
Central Florida, or Orange Technical
College. Applications can be found
online at wochamber.com/west-or
ange-foundation/#Danniel%20J.%
20Petro%20Scholarship. Once completed,
email applications to Artena
Greene at agreene@wochamber.
com by April 7, 2023, or mail to
WOCC, Attn: DJP Scholarship, 12184
W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, FL
34787. If mailing, applications must
be received by April 7, 2023, to be
considered.
In recognition of World Heart
Day, Orange County Public Schools
partnered with the American Heart
Association to provide a countywide
hands-only CPR training event, during
which more than 33,000 students
were taught. The life-saving
instruction was led by the Orlando
Fire Department, Orange County
Fire Rescue, Ocoee Fire Department,
Apopka Fire Department, Winter
Garden Fire Rescue, and Winter
Park Fire Rescue. Participating students
actively trained in the process
of providing the hands-only form
of CPR. This includes checking for
vitals; assessing the ABC’s (airway,
breathing, circulation); and performing
chest compressions until relieved
by medical professionals. The knowledge
students gained will not only
benefit the OCPS family but the entire
community.
Applications are open for four
$1,200 scholarships from the Florida
Supervisors of Elections Association.
Applicants must be registered Florida
voters who have lived in the state for
at least the preceding two years; be
either a political science, public administration,
business administration
or journalism/mass communication
major; be at least a junior in college;
be enrolled or accepted as a full-time
student in a senior college or university
in Florida; and have a C average
or above for the previous year. The
deadline to apply for a scholarship
is March 10, 2023, and applications
are available online at www.
ocfelections.gov/2023scholarship or
can be picked up from the Orange
County Supervisor of Elections office.
Completed forms must be submitted
to the elections office of the county
in which the applicant is registered
to vote. Each county will select one
finalist to send to the FSE Scholarship
Committee for consideration. For more
information, call 407-836-8683.
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