OFM_Stars_2_19_Pages 1 / 23 / 19 3 : 15 PM Page 1 OrlandoFamily ? KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES STARS TREATMENT ? Submit your nominees to Brittany @ OrlandoFamilyMagazine.com Each month , Stars features exceptional students , student - athletes , educators and all - around boons to the Greater Orlando area . Star Student Ananya Reddy Vittal Orlando Science School eighth - grader Ananya Reddy Vittal recently won a national essay writing contest hosted by AAA and AmaWaterways . For her winning essay , she was awarded an eight - day educational river cruise through Europe where she’ll learn about different cultures and have the chance to mingle with other students . STAR GIRL SCOUT Anne Schweitzer Anne Schweitzer was named as a Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient for 2019 . In partnership with the American Cancer Society , she started a program in conjunction with the Dr . Phillips Relay for Life that provides support to youth care - Star Students givers . Schweitzer was inspired to start the pro - Lake Highland Preparatory School Thespian Troupe # 2449 gram because she knows firsthand the struggles Lake Highland Preparatory School would like to congratulate the 44 upper - of being a youth caregiver having supported her school students who make up the school’s Thespian Troupe # 2449 . During mother through cancer treatment . the District V Thespian Festival , the Highlanders took home two Best - in - Show performances , 18 Superior and two Excellent commendations , out of 24 individual events . STAR VOLUNTEERS Star DANCERS Special Olympics Florida Volunteers Central Florida Irish Dance Troupe On Saturday , Dec . 8 , hundreds of people “ took the plunge ” into a wave pool At FusionFest , Sarah Costello of Central Florida Irish Dance and troupe mem - at Aquatica , SeaWorld’s Waterpark , for Special Olympics Florida’s 10th bers Adalyn Bradley , 6 , and Addison Bakich , 8 , were awarded $ 1,000 for the Annual Polar Plunge . Teams dressed up in fun costumes to brave the cold best Entertainment Fusion performance — a mashup of Irish step dancing and waters and raised more than $ 125,000 . These funds allow Special Olympics hip - hop . The inaugural festvial was held in Orlando in November with the goal Florida to provide a year of training and competition for the more than of celebrating the diversity of Central Florida . 48,000 athletes . Star Student Star Students Sarah Caron Winter Park High School Students Winter Park High School’s Sarah Caron has been recognized for Winter Park High School is home to the fol - academic achievement and school leadership . Caron serves as lowing super scholars who were accepted student body president , is enrolled in the school’s rigorous IB into college during early decision : Logan Program , volunteers with several local organizations and is an Green , Cameron DeChurch , David Johnston , avid painter . After graduation , she plans to go to college and study medicine . Nikita Suri , Jeremy Neto , Corey King , and Davis Finfrock . Six of these stu - dents were accepted to Duke and one was accepted to Northwestern . Star Students Holy Family Catholic School Star Students Reach Out Committee Holy Family Catholic The Holy Family Catholic School Reach School Students Out Committee in partnership with The students of Holy Family Catholic Charities raised more than Catholic School performed a $ 1,500 for Hurricane Florence victims , number of Christmas programs in addition to collecting a large during the 2018 holiday season . amount of supplies for those affected The fourth and fifth grade students performed a 40 - minute musical entitled by Hurricane Michael . The Reach Out Committee is a group of six students : The Night Shift Before Christmas . Meanwhile , the class of 2019 rehearsed Zach Wolsonvovich , Antonio Adornetto , Madison Lester , Tatum Cempella , countless hours for The Tableau , a reenactment of a living nativity . Francesca Rielly and Annalise Blomberg . 32 ORLANDO FAMILY february 2019 ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM