Change is Good

Two recipients of the W. Daniel Mills Apprenticeship share how being a part of the program is helping them change for the better. For dual-enrolled Florida Virtual School and Polk State College student Emma Barker and Osceola County School for the Arts student BJ Granville, the W. Daniel Mills Apprenticeship has given them a supportive … Read more

The Power of the Performing Arts

Three new W. Daniel Mills apprentices find healing, inspiration and community in theater. The W. Daniel Mills Apprenticeship Program, through the generosity of the Mills family, has awarded 30 Central Florida high school students paid internships with the Garden Theatre this year. A few student apprentices share what theater means to them. Dealing with Loss … Read more

NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center Names First Female Director

The first female director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center shares the secret to her success. Janet Petro grew up on the Space Coast. In the early ‘60s, her father worked on the Mercury and Gemini space projects. One of five children, she says she didn’t feel like a trailblazer, as she would later … Read more

Windermere Preparatory School Student Awarded First W. Daniel Mills Apprenticeship

Windermere Preparatory School senior Caroline Becker is the first recipient of the W. Daniel Mills Apprenticeship Program at Garden Theatre. She says she is excited to be getting the opportunity to learn from theater professionals and use what she learns during the Garden Theatre’s 2021-22 season.  According to Garden Theatre Education Director Nick Bazo the … Read more

New Apprenticeship Program at the Garden Theatre Honors Daniel Mills

Garden Theatre Associate Artistic Director Roberta Emerson says that the newly created memorial W. Daniel Mills Apprenticeship Program is unique to the Central Florida community because it allows a young person (age 13-22) the opportunity to work alongside professional theater artists and be paid. “It’s not about the money, it’s about equitability,” Emerson says. “Having … Read more

Spotlight On: Dr. Mitchell Supler

While attending University of Florida College of Medicine, (soon-to-be) Dr. Mitchell Supler found he enjoyed studying neuroscience, which is the study of the intersection of the brain and spinal cord. But it wasn’t until after doing a rotation in neurology that he came to understand that neurosurgery was the best avenue for him. As he … Read more

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