For the past 10 years, Lake Nona Youth Sports has been providing opportunities for young students in the community to play sports in a safe and fun environment. Formed in 2008 by a group of parents who recognized a need for kids ages five through 14 to learn valuable life skills through playing sports, this registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization is led by an all-volunteer … [Read more...]
Lake Nona Middle School Students Win AAU National Championships
Lake Nona Middle School students Alana Baerga, Kate Satterfield and Chanelle Rahbany recently won the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) National Championship for volleyball in Orlando. They also qualified for the Girls Volleyball Junior Olympics in Detroit and finished in the top eight out of the top 68 teams in the nation. The girls play for OTVA Volleyball Academy (Orlando … [Read more...]
Learning Leadership Through Sports
Sports are a big part of the All-American lifestyle. Families rally for their state team, their alma mater teams, their fantasy teams and their kids’ leagues. Here in Lake Nona, we are blessed to live near the USTA and Sports and Performance District so that a healthy lifestyle involving sports is literally in our backyards. If you have ever committed your child to a sport … [Read more...]
Swimming Upstream
When I was a kid, my summer was consumed by our club swim team. My brother, David, and I no sooner finished swimming lessons than we raced up to the swim team coach to ask if we could try out for the swim team. We made it. Everyone did. But we were overjoyed, nonetheless. We spent every day walking to the pool with our friends at 8:30 a.m. and arriving back home at 12 p.m. … [Read more...]
VillageWalk Resident Isabella Meléndez, 9, Wins U.S. Kids Golf 2018 FL State Championship
Isabella Meléndez of Lake Nona recently won the U.S. Kids Golf 2018 FL State Championship for Girls, ages eight to nine, and is off to compete in the World Championship in August! Check out our Q-and-A with Isabella and her mom, Carolyn, about her accomplishments and everything she hopes for in the future! NHN: What was it like to win the U.S Kids Golf 2018 FL State … [Read more...]
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