ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT We are RAMNATION!

This indicates that for the second straight year the
Lake Mary Athletic Department has had great
success.
As most of RAMNATION knows, May is our main
month for fundraising for the new 2015-2016
school year. This May we have five main
fundraisers that we hope Lake Mary families and
Lake Mary Corporate Sponsors will participate in:
- Friday May 8th - Lincoln Test Drive for
Your School (3pm-7pm) at the Lake Mary
Auditorium $20 goes to the team
or organization of your choice for every 10 minute
Test Drive. Last year we were able to raise over
$8,000 for Lake Mary High School's sports teams!
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
2015 SPRING NEWSLETTER
- Friday May 8th - Red vs Gray Spring
Football Game and Bar-BQ (5:30 - 7:30pm)
We are RAMNATION!
Don T. Reynolds Stadium---$6 gets you a ticket to
watch next year’s football teams team and a BarBQ Dinner! While at the game you can sign up to
be a Lake Mary Athletic Booster Club Member for
2015-2016.
From the Desk of our Athletic Director....
I hope everyone takes great pride, as I do, in reading
this version of the 2015 Spring RAMNATION
Newsletter. You will see another season of
outstanding accomplishments from dedicated Lake
Mary student-athletes, coaches, parents and
Corporate Sponsors. As we entered the 2015
Spring Sports Season, Lake Mary held a 16 point
lead against all the other Seminole County high
schools in the 2014-2015 Seminole Athletic
Conference All-Sports Trophy race.
- Saturday May 9th - 34th Annual Lake
Mary Athletic Booster Club Golf
Tournament - "The Ram Classic"---Come out and
enjoy a round of golf and lunch with over 90 other
golfers while supporting the Lake Mary Athletic
Booster Club. Contact Athletic Director Doug Peters
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or see the information included in this
RAMNATION Newsletter for more information
about playing or being a RAM Corporate Sponsor
for this event.
Booster News!
- Friday May 15th - Seminole Athletic
Conference Spring Football Games - Don T.
Booster Meetings
All are welcome to join our LMHS Booster
Club meetings on the second Tuesday of
each month. Call the Athletic Office for
more information. 407-320-9557
Reynolds Stadium 5:00pm - Lake Brantley High
School vs Winter Springs 7:00pm - Lake Howell vs
Lake Mary
- Saturday May 16th - 8th Annual Lake
Mary 5K Community Run / Walk at 7:30am Don T. Reynolds Stadium- Last year, over 700
participants and over 50 Corporate Sponsors
helped raise over $50,000! We are setting a lofty
goal of over 800 participants for this year’s race.
We are looking for our Corporate Sponsors from
last year to continue their support of Lake Mary
High School by renewing their Corporate
Sponsorships for 2015-2016. We are also looking
for any new RAM Corporate Sponsors. If you are
interested in participating in this year’s 8th Annual
Lake Mary 5K please contact Athletic Director Doug
Peters or see the information in this
RAMNATION Newsletter.
LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB
2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR
EXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT
MARK D’AGOSTINO
CO- VICE-PRESIDENTS
MITZI FLETCHER
KATHY PAOLUCCI
SECRETARY
BONNIE SUMMERS
TREASURER
LISA BRUNS
As you can see there are lot of activities in the
month of May. Please come out and participate in
one, or all of these exciting events. Your
participation supports over 900 dedicated
student-athletes and their coaches, and allows the
Lake Mary Athletic Booster Club to provide first
class athletic facilities for our students and our
student-athletes.
Sign up to be a LMHS Athletic Booster
Member! Enjoy reserved seating at home
football games, year round entry to LMHS
athletic events, reserved parking and so
much more! Find the perfect package for
your family.
For more information please check out the Lake
Mary High School web-site or contact me at
It is not too late to join the LMHS Booster
Club! With your membership, you will help
support all of our student-athletes in their
pursuit of excellence!
[email protected]
(407) 320-9666.
We are RAMNATION!
GO RAMS!!!
Doug Peters
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Please pay close attention to the Media
Advertising addition to the Platinum
RAM Sponsorship for the Ram
Classic Golf Tournament. We are
now including an advertisement in the
official 2015 Lake Mary Football
Media Guide, and we will include the
name of your business or your family's
name to the Lake Mary High School
Sponsors page in each of the RAM
NATION quarterly newsletters that are emailed out during the 2015-16 school
year when purchasing one of these
sponsorships.
The same will be offered for the
GOLD Sponsorship for this year's
Lake Mary 5K Run / Walk.
4x8 Sponsorship Banners
Advertise at Lake Mary’s Don T.
Reynolds Stadium for the 2015-2016
school year!
These Sponsorship Banners surround
the game field at our Stadium.
Please Contact Doug Peters for more information:
Office: 407-320-9666
e-mail: [email protected]
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MAY 8
5:30pm
Ram BBQ
Extravaganza
Friday Night Events
at Lake Mary High School
Attention Parents,
Teachers, and
Students!
featuring our famous
Ramburgers!
6:00pm
Drive for your
School Event!
Red/Gray Football
Game
featuring next year's football
teams, cheerleading squads,
band and marionettes
3:00-7:00
Parks Lincoln will donate $20
to LMHS for each driver
taking a test drive (limit 1
driver per address)
Attention Parents,
Teachers, and
Students!
Remember to support
LMHS on MAY 8!
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Spring Sports
Boys Weightlifting:
News and Spotlights
The Boys weight team has started off to a
fine 2-2 record in a very competitive
district, and finished 4th Place in the
Seminole Athletic Conference.
Fast Pitch Softball:
The varsity fast pitch softball team is
currently 13-9, with only 3 games remaining
in the regular season. The team is currently
seated 3rd in the district, after their win over
Seminole on April 1st. The district
tournament will be held the week of April
13-17 at Coraci Sports Complex in Port
Orange.
Boys Weightlifting has four lifters that have
qualified for our sectional meet in their
respective weight classes: Jalen Burgess,
Zack Sharp, Tyler Blackwell, and Bakorey
Davis.
Boys Lacrosse:
The Boys Lacrosse team wrapped up their
second consecutive Seminole County
Athletic Conference Championship with a
convincing 18-4 win over Lake Brantley.
The Rams finished undefeated in
conference play. The team has been
preparing for the playoffs with games
against several of the top teams in the state
and played number one St. Thomas Aquinas
to a tight game that went down to the last
few minutes of the fourth quarter. Zac
Nash –Defense, Kurt Sisco-Midfield, and
Alex Forehand-Attack have played
impressively as of late leading the team in
to a tough district playoff that starts this
week. The team is currently ranked 8th in
the state out of over 180 teams.
Ally Bahng and Jordan Davis are the 2
seniors who lead the team. Ally is the
starting shortstop and an honor student with
a GPA of 4.5. She has been accepted to
UCLA to study medicine. Jordan is the
starting centerfielder and will be attending
Seminole State on a softball scholarship.
The team is working hard to prepare for the
upcoming district tournament.
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Girls Lacrosse:
Rebecca Halley, Amanda Klein and Danielle
Tarantino will be representing Lake Mary
High School as NCAA college players in the
fall playing for Saint Leo College, Wingate
University and Ave Maria College
respectively.
The 2015 Lake Mary Girl’s Lacrosse program
made great strides this season and
completed the regular season with a record
of 10 – 5. The team averaged 15 goals per
game while giving up only 8 goals per game.
The team finished the regular season
ranked 25th in the state and defeated the 4th
ranked team in the state late in the season.
The future is bright as we look ahead as the
program only graduates 4 seniors in 2015.
Three of our graduating players will
continue their lacrosse careers on a
collegiate level.
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underclassmen Zac Stout, Jake Steel, Jacob
Finegan , and Ethan Goldsmith for years
to come. We are excited for the start of
the playoffs and hope the success we had
during the year will continue as we work
our way to the state series again.
Water Polo
Girls Water Polo:
The girls water polo team has finished
their regular season 18-5, undefeated at
home, in the district, and the conference.
This has led to them being the 1 seed
leading into the district playoff series
starting Monday April 6th. They also
became conference champions for the
second year in a row. The success of this
team is led by seniors Michaela Schulz,
Lauren Olinger, Taylor Geraghty, and
Allison Lo. With their experience and
leadership they have encouraged the
success of underclassmen Angela
Vazquez, Daniela Duarte, Nicole Bucci,
and Natalie Bucci for years to come. We
are excited for the start of the playoffs
and hope the success we had during the
year will continue as we work our way to
the state series.
Track:
Our Lake Mary Rams Boys Track team
took a commanding lead early in the
competition riding strong performances
in the field events and sprinting events to
win the Freshman/Sophomore SAC Meet
for the first time in many years! The team
scored 153 points lead by top scorers
David Shannon scoring 24 points, Andrew
Peterson scoring 22 points and Aaron
Edwards scoring 19 points. With a solid
performance from the distance runners
lead by Devin Boyle and with all of the
relays scoring 4th or better, the rams
made an overwhelming showing to bring
home the gold!
The girls team also did well, taking 4th
out of 7 teams after a long day of
competition scoring 87 points. The top
scorers were Kennedy Reese scoring 26.5
points, Cheyenne St. Lewis 12 scoring
points, Jahuna Jones scoring 9.5 points
and Ysanne Spence also scoring 9.5
points.
Boys Water Polo:
Coming off a fantastic season last year
finishing 7th in the state, the boys water
polo team hoped to continue the success
of last year. So far they have been doing
just that. The boys water polo team has
finished their regular season 14-9,
undefeated at home, in the district, and
the conference. This has led to them
being the 1 seed leading into the district
playoff series starting Monday April 6th.
They also became conference champions
for the second year in a row. The success
of this team is led by seniors Joey Orr,
Alex McGee, Chad Fojo, and Drew Blake.
With their experience and leadership they
have encouraged the success of
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Championship and the district tournament
winning five of seven finals. They will host
Fletcher High for the regional semifinal April
7 at 3:00. Congratulations to Leo Vega,
Roger Schwarzinger, David Gorshein, Quinn
Fishel, Andreas Schwarzinger, and Sam
Langevin.
Tennis
Boys Volleyball:
The Girls Tennis Team completed the
regular season 12-1. They won the Seminole
Athletic Conference Championship for the
second consecutive year and finished
second in the district tournament. They will
play the regional semifinal April 7 against
Buchholz High in Gainesville.
Congratulations to Page Dionne, Mady
Huss, Danielle Conigliaro, Andrea Valencia,
and Sophia Logas.
Our Team is 7-3. winning 2nd place in the St. Cloud
tournament on 4/4/15. The team is lead by Jose
Carrion and Chris Moore (Senior Captains). We are
selling Tee Shirts for $11 and long sleeves for $17
to help our team.
Upcoming events: Senior Night will be on April 23rd
vs. Lake Howell. It will be a great night. Come help
support our Seniors and team.
Louis Reyes
Boys Volleyball Head Coach
The Boys Tennis Team completed the
regular season 13-0. They won the
Seminole Athletic Conference
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this year's MLB player draft. He leads the
team with 6 home runs and plays
outstanding defense. He is fun to watch.
There are only 4 home games left. Come out
and see our future Major Leaguer and the
rest of the Rams finish off their year.
Baseball:
Congratulations to
Coach Tuttle! 600 WINS!
Tryouts for next year's team will be in the
fall. Get your physical at school and listen
for announcements as the 2015-2016 school
year begins.
See you at the ballpark!
Coach Tuttle
With the Lake Mary 8-0 win at Lake
Howell, Rams coach Allen Tuttle is the
sixth coach in the Orlando area history to
win 600 baseball games.
The Rams are 14-5, pushing Tuttle’s career
record to 604-320 in 32 seasons at the
school. Our 14-5 record leads the district.
The district tournament is in Deland starting
on April 20.
ATTENTION
ALL ATHLETES!
If you are planning on
participating in any sport next
year, please attend our
physical night on May 19, 2015
at 6:30pm to get your physical!
Cost is only $20 and it benefits
our LMHS Athletic Training
program.
Seniors, Brendan Rodgers, Brett Brubaker,
Braden Rollins and Brad Nenna are leading
the way.
Coach spotlight: Ed Nuss
Longtime pitching coach for the Rams has
the pitching staff in great shape heading into
the district tournament. His hard work and
dedication has paid off again this year as his
staff has given up less than 3 earned runs a
game.
Player Spotlight: Brendan Rodgers
Brendan, a 4 year starter, is the Rams
shortstop and a possible number one pick in
Get your Physical May 19!
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Winter Sports
Girls Basketball:
News and Summaries
Girls Basketball:
Girls Weightlifting:
The girls JV basketball team had a great season and
finished with a record of 16-1. The team consisted
of freshman Shaniya Jernigan, Alicia Brundidge,
Erica Merthie, Valerie Colomodio, Kennedie Reese,
Nikki Wesley, Sam Baldwin, Maya Engle, Sabrina
Barron, Sophomores Sydney Ackermann, Lauren
Worrell, and Nicole Mattos, and Junior Jasmine
Ferguson. The team was led by their Head Coach
Richard Baez in his 6th year in the program and
Assistant Coach Jeff Lortz, with the program for his
3rd season.
Final record : 3-3. 2nd
at SAC Conference
Meet.
Player Spotlight
(picture attached):
Ellie Grunder is a
Senior and has been
on the team for the
past 4 seasons. She
has shown
tremendous improvement each season and
finished her career this season having placed 3rd at
the Sub-Sectional Meet and qualified for the
Sectional Meet. Ellie has been a huge asset to the
program over the past 4 seasons. She has the
respect of all of her teammates and makes
everyone around her better through her positive
attitude and encouraging words.
The Varsity girls basketball team finished the
season 22-6. The team finished undefeated in
conference play and were named the SAC
Champions. The team also finished undefeated in
district play during the regular season. The Varsity
team made it to the district tournament
championship game but came up short, finishing as
the district runner-up and earning a trip to the
regional playoffs. The season ended in the next
round of play with a loss on the road to Flagler
Palm Coast.
This year's team was led by a wonderful group of
seniors, all of which gave four years to the girls
basketball program. They are Branda Barns,
Manilia Francois, Hailey Miller, Michaela Keyser,
Vernisha Andrews, and Morgan Ackermann.
Andrews leaves Lake Mary as the single season
rebounding record holder as well as the record
holder for rebounds in a single game. Andrews has
signed to play at the next level with Rollins College.
Ackermann leaves Lake Mary as the record holder
in career three pointers made, single season three
pointers, and three pointers made in a single game.
Ackermann has signed to play at the next level with
Gardner Webb University.
Team Info: This season's team had a nice blend of
returning lifters and new girls. Every girl improved
each week and the team had an outstanding
showing at the SAC/Sub-Sectional Meet by placing
2nd place and only having 11 lifters! We sent 6
lifters to the Sectional Meet and had 4 State
Qualifiers. The future is bright as we are returning
some lifters with great potential!
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varsity bench.
Coach Nailling
brings a wealth of
experience to the
program. He has
coached AAU
basketball for
several summers
and is also the head
coach at Milwee
Middle School,
where he teaches
civics. The Rams are
lucky to have a coach the caliber of Coach Nailling
in the program.
Boys Basketball:
Summer Program: The Rams will once again run a
summer basketball program. The program consists
of summer league and team camps for the
returning players, as well as a basketball camp for
youngsters held here at Lake Mary. Tryouts for
incoming 9th graders who wish to participate in the
summer program will be held on the 27th and 28th
of May at 4 pm.
The boys basketball team finished with a record of
11-16 and advanced past the first round of district
tournament play for the fifth consecutive season.
The program is excited to return a core group of
talented youngsters, and is planning a competitive
summer program to help the returners reach their
potential.
Player Spotlight:
Sophomore Brelynd
Gilbert. Brelynd
finished his first year on
varsity averaging 8
points per game and 3
rebounds per game.
His strength and
explosiveness makes
Brelynd difficult to keep
out of the paint. He has
spent this spring
improving his shooting
from long distance as
well as his ball handling. Brelynd will be one of the
better returning juniors in the district next year,
and the coaching staff expects big things from him
next year.
Basketball Camp: This summer will mark the sixth
annual Lake Mary Basketball Camp held here at
Lake Mary High School. This summer the camp
sessions will be divided up based on age and held
in the field house gym.
The ages/dates are as follows:
Boys and girls in grades 6 - 8, June 1 – 4, 9 am to
noon.
Boys and girls in grades 2 - 5, June 8 – 11, 9 am to
noon.
Boys and girls in grades 6 – 8, June 15 – 18, 9 am to
noon.
Camp registration will be available on the school
website. Email [email protected] with
questions.
Coach Spotlight: Grant Nailling. Coach Nailling
returns to Lake Mary this season to guide the JV
team as the JV head coach as well as assist on the
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in Central Florida. Even with a very young
and inexperienced team, we were able to
find much success this season! With only
three seniors graduating this season, the
wrestling team should be able to build on the
successes of this season next year!
Wrestling
Senior Taz Neyrinck finished his senior year
with a 3rd place finish at the State
Tournament. Taz finished his high school
wrestling career with an overall record of
115-26. Taz will be missed greatly next
season!
The Junior Varsity team wrapped up their
season with the JV State Wrestling
Tournament which was held at Osceola
High School. The JV team was led by Jylin
Givens who placed 4th at the tournament!
Many of our JV wrestlers wrestled in tough
matches and almost found the podium.
The Lake Mary
Wrestling team
finished off the
season with a trip
to the FHSAA
State Wrestling
Tournament in
Kissimmee
Florida. Three
wrestlers from
the varsity team
qualified to
wrestle in the
final event for the
State Series for
wrestling. The
team was led by Senior Taz Neyrinck, who
finished his high school wrestling career
with a win by taking 3rd place in the 120
pound weight class. Junior Jeremiah Costen
placed 6th at the in the 113 pound weight
class. Senior Austin Haupert, hampered by
injuries, was able to win a match in his first
appearance at the State Tournament. All
three of these wrestlers worked hard and
made us proud!
The Ladies Varsity wrestling team finished
their season with the Ladies State
Tournament which was held at Liberty High
School. Senior Jordan Davis led the ladies
team by placing second at the state event.
Jordan worked hard all season and was able
to make the finals in a very competitive
weight class!
Wrestling club practice will begin on April
7, 2015. Practices will be held on Tuesday
and Thursday from 6-8pm in the wrestling
room in the back of the field house.
The Varsity team finished with a record of
12-6 after wrestling some of the best teams
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Fall Sports
Swimming
News and Announcements
We are excited to start a new year of swimming
following the great success of last year. We
encourage anyone interested in trying out to email
Paige Derner at [email protected] for
more information.
Make sure to have your completed
physical paperwork on file in the
athletic office prior to tryouts!
Girls Volleyball
Boys Golf
Parent-player interest meeting Tuesday
April 28 6:00-7:00pm.
Tryouts for the Varsity and Junior Varsity
Boys Golf Team will be held during the first
week of class. Students need to listen to the
announcement on the first day of class. In
order to try out, a complete physical must be
on file in the Athletics Office. Physical
forms can be picked up in the Athletics
Office. If anyone has any questions, please
do not hesitate to contact Lou Suarez at 407
493-9600 or email at
[email protected] .
We will be discussing summer schedule and
the 2015 season. Please try to attend if your
daughter is interested in playing volleyball.
Email Coach Donoghue if you have any
questions: [email protected]
All players must have an updated physical
on file with our athletic office in order to
participate in summer gyms, camps &
tryouts.
Slow Pitch Softball
Congratulations and good luck to our
graduating seniors. We will miss you!
The slow pitch softball team will be holding
tryouts on In August. In order to tryout a
completed physical must be on file in the
athletic office. Physical forms can be picked
up in the guidance office throughout the
summer. If you have any questions email
Coach Fisher at
[email protected]
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ATTENTION
ALL FOOTBALL FANS!
How would you like to call the football
plays for the 2 Time, defending Seminole
Athletic Conference and 8A-2 District
Champions? Now is your chance!
Football
Our Football Team will have 2
conditioning days in April (16,17) and
Spring Practice begins April 20.
Remember, Spring practice is a
requirement to play in the Fall.
Our Red/Gray Game is May 8 and our
Spring game is May 15th vs LHHS.
We are having a "Head Coach of the
Week" auction where the winner will
meet with our football staff, attend
film and practice sessions, then call
the plays for the first offensive and
defensive series in our game against
Mainland High School on August 20!
Summer Conditioning begins June 8th
and will be Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Email Coach Perry if you
have not received a calendar:
[email protected]
Bidding starts at $1500 and the proceeds
will go towards the new Track and Turf
Project! All bids are due by July 1, 2015
(We have to order your coaching apparel!)
Please contact Coach Perry if you have any
questions and to place your bid.
[email protected]
Go Rams in 2015!
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May 8, 2015
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eliminating the use of fertilizer and
harmful pesticides each year.
To learn more about this project and the
benefits of athletic turf, please take a
moment to look over the links below:
Sports Turf Injury Research: It may be safer
than natural grass!
http://cropsoil.psu.edu/ssrc/sportsturfscoop/injuries
New Track and Turf Project
Penn State University Center for Sports
Surface Research
The Lake Mary high school Booster Club is
raising money for our new turf field &
rubberized track. This multi-use field and
state of the art track surface will benefit all
the students at Lake Mary High School in
addition to saving our environment.
http://cropsoil.psu.edu/ssrc
Lacrosse: Safer and Smarter Turf
http://www.fieldturf.com/lacrosse-turf/
Who Benefits?
Every student at Lake Mary High School
benefits!
*Band, 3 levels of Football, 4 Lacrosse
teams, 4 Soccer teams and 2 Track teams
will hold events there.
*Wrestling, Basketball, Baseball, Softball,
Swimming, Volleyball, Tennis, and Physical
Education classes will train at the new
athletic complex.
*Our Community Youth Football, Youth
Soccer, Lacrosse Leagues and the Central
Florida Special Olympics will utilize these
elite facilities.
*Our environment benefits by conserving
thousands of gallons of water and
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Thank you to all of our sponsors!
Lake Mary Corporate Sponsors 2014-2015
Diamond Ram Sponsors -(over $2000)
Ability Rehabilitation
Brighthouse Sports Network
BurgerFi
CrossleyShear – Evan Shear
Gators Dockside of Lake Mary
Jewitt Orthopedic
Mastro Subaru
Watson Realty – Rosa Dreifus
Parks Lincoln of Longwood
Percopo Coatings Company
Rudnitsky Law Firm
Senior Medical Supplies
Southeast Stone
The Mortgage Firm
USA Payroll
Lake Mary High School PTSA
Keith Kemp- Xerographic Digital Printing
Platinum Ram Sponsors – ($1000)
4TH Street Bar and Grill
Bagel King of Lake Mary Mike Schmitt*
BeFit Health Studios
Care Spot Express Healthcare
Central Florida Realty Partners – John
Dannel*
Dapore Realty – Chris Dapore*
FBC Mortgage – Rob Nunziata*
Florida Women’s Clinic
Guardian American Realty
Longwood Financial Center
Mech-Tech Institute
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Orlando Neurosurgery – Paul Sawin M.D.
Pools By Bradley
Scott’s Heating and Air Conditioning * -Kristy
Summit Church
U Break I Fix – Lake Mary
Walsworth – Debbie Creasman *
Seal Distribution Inc.
Gitta Sells & Associates
PDQ
Rivera Family Chiropractic- Dr. Omar Rivera
RLH Construction Company
The DiSTI Company- Joe Swinski
*Alumni
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Gold Ram Sponsors – ($800)
Atrium Management Company
Beim Orthodontics
Centra Care – Florida Hospital
Cordoba Orthodontics
D and D Garage Doors
Florida Terrazzo – Gene French
GEICO
Herff Jones
Honey Baked Hams of Sanford
Jason’s Deli
Lakewood at the Crossings
Longhorn Steakhouse – Lake Mary
Walk on Water – Lake Mary
Menchies – Laura Williams
Orlando Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM
Publix of Lake Mary
Karen Arbutine – Re/Max Realty
Rawle Orthodontics
Sophia Parpia Family Dentistry
Sports Authority
UCF Continuing Education
Silver Ram Sponsors – ($200)
Air Flow Designs
AFTS: Functional Speed Training – Lee Igwe
Central Florida Regional Hospital
Mohican’s Lacrosse – Joe Rosser
Ravens – Jon Miller
Seminole State College
Serenades by Sonata
SunRail
Outback Steakhouse
The Hope Team-Laura Hope
Lake Mary Corporate Sponsors 2014-2015
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