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Second Harvest Food Bank works to feed families ahead of winter break
Read full article: Second Harvest Food Bank works to feed families ahead of winter breakSecond Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida along with Orange County Public Schools is hoping to feed thousands of families ahead of the school district's winter break.
Florida driver discusses his work helping Second Harvest Food Bank
Read full article: Florida driver discusses his work helping Second Harvest Food BankThere’s no shortage of stories over the last few years about the people who gather and give away food to those in need across Central Florida. But what about the drivers?
Hundreds participate in Orange County Hurricane Expo
Read full article: Hundreds participate in Orange County Hurricane ExpoDozens of vendors including Duke Energy, Home Depot and Orange County Utilities had experts on deck to help hundreds of people lined up for the county's hurricane expo at Evans High School.
Evans High students explore careers in medical field through partnership with Orlando Health
Read full article: Evans High students explore careers in medical field through partnership with Orlando HealthA group of Evans High School students stepped out of the classroom to learn about careers in the medical field. T
‘Staying Alive:’ Orange County students receive CPR hands-only training
Read full article: ‘Staying Alive:’ Orange County students receive CPR hands-only trainingNinth and 11th graders at Evans High School got the chance to get out of the classroom on Thursday and instead of hitting the books, they hit the floor.
‘The look of relief:’ Orange County schools helps families with food distributions ahead of winter break
Read full article: ‘The look of relief:’ Orange County schools helps families with food distributions ahead of winter breakAhead of the fall semester coming to a close across Orange County, more than 3400 families received free healthy food options.
High schools from across nation to compete in Orlando’s Battle of the Bands
Read full article: High schools from across nation to compete in Orlando’s Battle of the BandsThe Florida Blue Florida Classic is this weekend and football fanatics from far and wide have already began to gather across Central Florida for Friday night’s Battle of the Bands.
More than 1,500 people turn out for vaccinations at 3 Orange County high schools
Read full article: More than 1,500 people turn out for vaccinations at 3 Orange County high schoolsMore than 1,500 students and their families along with other members of the community turned out to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at Colonial, Evans and Jones high schools Wednesday and Saturday, according to Orange County Public Schools.
More Orange County high school football games canceled due to COVID-19 cases
Read full article: More Orange County high school football games canceled due to COVID-19 casesORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two local high school football games that were supposed to happen Friday night have been canceled due to positive COVID-19 cases, according to Orange County Public Schools. The affected games are: Freedom High School vs. East River High School and Ocoee High School vs. Celebration High School. The Ocoee game has been canceled due to contact tracing at Celebration, which played against Freedom last week. Games involving Evans High School vs. West Orange High School and Edgewater High vs. Wekiva High have also been canceled earlier this season. Orange County football players are required to get rapid coronavirus testing before games.
14-year-old killed, 15-year-old critically injured in Orange County shooting
Read full article: 14-year-old killed, 15-year-old critically injured in Orange County shootingPINE HILLS, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy was killed and a 15-year-old boy was critically wounded late Monday in an Orange County neighborhood shooting, according to deputies. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Dennis Joshua Atkinson, who attended Evans High School, died in the shooting, which was reported at 11:07 p.m. in the 1600 block of Glendale Road in Pine Hills. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the area and found the teens shot in front of a home. Both victims were taken to a hospital with traumatic wounds, and Atkinson was pronounced dead, according to deputies. Detectives said anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
Coach says health comes first after Evans vs. West Orange game canceled due to COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Coach says health comes first after Evans vs. West Orange game canceled due to COVID-19 casesORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools officials announced Thursday’s game between Evans High School and West Orange High School has been canceled after five positive COVID-19 cases. The district said five positive coronavirus cases resulted in the quarantine of players, coaches, and trainers with Evans High School. “Right now we have been shut down for 14 days, who knows what is going to happen when we come back,” Coach Mitchell said. Eric Schwalbach said his son is a linebacker on West Orange high school’s football team, and that the call to cancel the game was a common-sense move. Ultimately Coach Mitchell said the health of his team is a top priority.