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Orange County School Board held a workshop earlier this week to review potential rezoning options for three West Orange County-area neighborhoods. The rezoning affects the newly named high schools, Lake Buena Vista and Horizon. Surveys were held for each, and those are now closed.
• Heritage Place and Crystal Creek neighborhoods – These two neighborhoods are currently zoned for Lake Buena Vista High School (80-H-SW-4). The recommendation is to move the 106 high school students to Freedom HS attendance zone. A total of 17 people responded to the survey, with 15 supporting the rezoning and two opposed.
• East side of Independence community – This area is zoned for Horizon High School (113-H-W-4). The recommendation is to move the 207 high school students to Windermere High School attendance zone. The survey breakdown is as follows: 98 supported targeted rezoning and 44 were opposed; 30 were opposed to splitting the community; and 31 were opposed to attending Horizon H