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The Apopka Chief Newsletter: March 27 Edition
Sarah Merly
March 27, 2026
Welcome to The Apopka Chief weekly newsletter!
Happy Friday! I’ve been dying for an excuse to share a few of the songs (delightfully) stuck in my head recently—so here’s a list of them :) Feel free to let me know what you think!
“Click Clack Symphony.” by RAYE and Hans Zimmer
“Sharayah” by Amy Grant
“Good Morning Baltimore” from Hairspray
“Betty” by Taylor Swift
“I Only Miss You” by Megan Moroney and Ed Sheeran
“hoax” by Taylor Swift
“American Girls” by Harry Styles
~Sarah Merly, Editorial Assistant and Reporter
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Chief Lovetta Quinn-Henry speaks at the Apopka Golden Eagle Luncheon on Tuesday at Highland Manor. | Photo by Dana O’Connor
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Makayla Bell catches the ball at midfield in between a swarm of Hornets. | Photo by Vinnie Cammarano
Apopka Historical Fact: Road to Clarcona
“In 1886, William Clark of Chester, Connecticut, bought several hundred acres near here and built a sawmill. The area had been inhabited by a few cotton farmers before the Civil War, but after Clark arrived the settlement became known as ‘Clark’s Corner’ or ‘Clarcona.’
“Its Union Congregational Society Church was founded on March 20, 1886, with Rev. Lincoln Harlow as its first pastor. Nearby Horseshoe Lake was a popular place to swim and picnic. Cogswell Grove, planted in the early 1870s by G.M. Kent and later owned by Nathaniel M. Cogswell until 1923, was a well-known grove. In the 1920s, the major business establishment was J.W. Cumbie’s general store. A blacksmith shop was run by Thomas Johansson.
“In about 1950, the black school was merged with Wheatley. A new school was built in 1951 to be an elementary/junior high. In 1955, four more grades were added, and Wheatley became the black school for all twelve grades. Ten years later, it divided into two schools, elementary and junior/senior high. The high school was abolished in 1969, and Wheatley again became solely an elementary school.”
~Apopka Historical Trail by Steve Rajtar