This spring, Lake Nona High School (LNHS) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Mrs. Gail Chase, the LNHS theatre director, has been teaching theater for 21 years. She opened the theater curtain in Lake Nona and has been running a very strong program every year since. Throughout the last 10 years, she has empowered her students to not only succeed in her classroom and on … [Read more...]
Buddy the Elf Pancake Breakfast Charity Fundraiser
Next to Santa, Buddy the Elf is one of the most iconic holiday characters. His passion for people and sweets make him incredibly loveable. So, when Lake Nona High School’s Theatre Department announced that they would be doing Elf the Musical, Jr. as their winter show, it made perfect sense that they would honor this beloved, sugar-obsessed, giant-sized imp’s sweet tooth with a … [Read more...]
Doctors and Nurses Saved Child While Ronald McDonald House Saved Parents
Lauren was born in 2011 at Winnie Palmer Hospital and looked to be a healthy baby. The hospital performs pulse ox screening on all of their newborn babies before they are discharged to go home. Lauren failed the screening by one percentage point and was sent for an echocardiogram. The test results confirmed a congenital heart defect known as Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein … [Read more...]
Elf at Lake Nona High School!
This December, Lake Nona High School (LNHS) will be performing Elf the Musical Jr., a musical based on the classic Will Ferrell holiday movie. Rehearsals began on Oct. 10 with both high schoolers and middle schoolers on the cast list. This unique partnership is the brainchild of LNHS theatre director Gail Chase, who has wanted to partner with Lake Nona Middle School and … [Read more...]
A Note From the CEO
September ended on a high note as we helped to welcome Lake Nona’s newest supermarket, Earth Fare, to the community as we celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 29. The community welcomed this new chamber Stakeholder Partner to the area at 6:45 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and there were almost 800 people there. A spokesperson for Earth Fare said it was … [Read more...]