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What began as a simple idea to show a pig at the Lake County

Victoria Barajas School: Tavares High Sport: Weightlifting Age: 18 Class: Senior  State

Bobby Jones Potash School: First Academy Leesburg Sport: Golf  Age: 14 Class: 8th

Leesburg High School’s tennis program may not have the visibility of football or basketball,

Amanda Gaskin doesn’t do rushed medicine. She doesn’t do “wait two weeks for an

2nd Grade   |  Fruitland Park Elementary School For Amanda Hanke, teaching

4th & 5th Grade English/Language Arts | Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School  Grace

AVID  |  Tavares Middle School Rachel Sadlemire knew early on that she

Culinary Arts | Leesburg High School John Bell never set out to

2nd Grade  |  Eustis Elementary School Lorrie Chappell has spent more than

Future Builders / Construction | Wildwood Middle High School Jerry Lipham grew

3rd Grade | Sorrento Elementary School | Lake County Schools Teacher of the

Kindergarten | Fruitland Park Elementary School As a child, Kristy Westfall lined

3rd-5th Grade Art/Visual Arts | The Villages Charter School For Alexandra Boise,

5th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies | The Villages Elementary of Lady

8th Grade Pre-Algebra | South Sumter Middle School | Sumter County Schools Teacher

Kindergarten | Minneola Charter School Karen Krawchuk did not set out with

7th Grade English  | The Villages Charter Middle School For Will Velez

Art and Theater | Eustis High School For Tami Gomez, teaching is

Biology and AP Environmental Science | Mount Dora High School After 43