Alexa Heavey, 12, holds the nutcracker prop while dancing at a dress rehearsal at the Center Lake Park Ampitheater. Heavey will play the role of Clara in the University Performing Arts Centre’s production of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 2.

Videographer Daniel Botton sets up lights and cameras for the video portion of the photoshoot on Friday. The video will be used to promote the magazine and bring the print magazine to life.

Dancers prepare for the annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Nov. 28. The dancers will take the stage for their annual performance on Dec 2. At 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. despite losing city funding.

Victoria Trautwein, 17, rehearses in her role as the Sugarplum Fairy. Trautwein has been a part of “The Nutcracker” production since 2018 and was the first to play Clara.

Makeup artist Katherine Polgar touches up makeup on model Christian Ulysse at a photoshoot for Strike Magazine Orlando on Friday.

Tinkerbell sits atop her flower on the Peter Pan float during the Festival of Fantasy parade at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Saturday.

Workers at the Starbucks in Oviedo — located at 305 E. Mitchell Hammock Road — had been working to become unionized since they sent a letter of intent in March to Starbucks Workers United. They have become the first Starbucks to be unionized in the Orlando area. On Sept 6, Labor Day, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members gathered for a sip-in to support baristas.

Sleeping Beauty reacts to a young guest wearing the same outfit as her during the Festival of Fantasy parade at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Saturday.

Members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), Sierra Beeson (left) and Jane Hopper (right), joined members of the Democratic Socialists of America to show their solidarity for the unionization of the Oviedo Starbucks by branding pins, pinning letters of support and encouraging other customers to tip their baristas.

Cheerleaders practiced stunts before the 100th-anniversary football game against Timber Creek on Sept. 23. Oviedo High School officially opened 100 years ago on October 9, 1922 as the “Oviedo School”.

Photographer Riley Karekos captures model Christian Ulysse mid-jump at a photoshoot for Strike Magazine Orlando on Friday.

OHS Alumni Xander Lee marched among the Oviedo Marching Lions. Lee said that he kept playing his instrument in college.

Oviedo Marching Lions play their instruments during the school's 100th anniversary celebration on Sept. 23.

Isaiah Stringer shows enthusiasm on the field as the fans cheer for the Oviedo Marching Lions' performance. “It makes me feel so excited that through the new and old generations, music is still appreciated,” Stringer said.

Members of the Oviedo Marching Lions drum line share a smile during their schools centennial celebration on Sept 23.Members of the Oviedo Marching Lions drum line share a smile during their schools centennial celebration on Sept 23.

Oviedo High School Color Guard’s Katherine Franco spins her flag during the Oviedo High School’s 100th-anniversary football game halftime performance. This performance from the color guard and the marching band was special to this celebration.

Aidan Kolozs (middle) and 18 other alumni marched alongside the current Oviedo Marching Lions at the Oviedo High School centennial celebration on Sept 23. The alumni wore “Oviedo Marching Lions Alumni” shirts while the band wore traditional uniforms on Sept 23.

The Oviedo High School Lions ran out onto the field as generations of current and former students and staff cheered them on from the stands on Sept 23.

When the Lions scored a touchdown, the band roared with cheers before playing the “fight song” and showing their support for their school’s football team. Oviedo won the game against Timber Creek 28-7.

An alumna from the Oviedo High School class of 1991 joined the color guard in the halftime performance and in the stands to cheer for the football team alongside the Oviedo Marching Lions. At the event on Sept 23., the alumni in the band and color guard spanned 30 years.

On the final day of the summer camp held at Rosen College of Hospitality Management to immerse students with disabilities into the hospitality industry, students gather for a graduation ceremony. Dr. Fevzi Okumus, a Rosen professor, presented students with certificates of completion of the camp, which ran from June 20-24.

Chef Jennifer Hostetter lectures in the exploring wines of the world class in the Anheuser-Busch Beer & Wine Lab. She had desserts paired with sweet wines for the lesson.

Associate professor Robin Back (left) moderated the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series, asking Harris Rosen (middle left), President Alexander Cartwright (middle right) and Dean Youcheng Wang (right) questions about partnership in hospitality on April 5.

Students who preregistered for Rosen College's Disney Day check in to the front desk before meeting with recruiters from Disney casting, professional internships, and the Disney College Program.

The president of the Rosen Pineapple Theatre Club, senior entertainment management major Blake Deuell, watches rehearsals of "Drowsy Chaperone", the club's first ever musical.

UCF President Alexander Cartwright speaks about his pride in the UCF community and his hopes for the future at the UCF Downtown dedication ceremony on Feb. 10.

Harris Rosen speaks with Knightro and President Alexander Cartwright (center) before the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series on April 5. Rosen is the benefactor and namesake of Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

Alice spins around alongside of the Mad Hatter during the Festival of Fantasy parade at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Saturday. Guests cheered as Alice waved and interacted with them.

WTFV Channel 9 interviews Walt Disney ambassador Ali Manion. Manion represents all of the cast members at Disney World at various speaking engagements as a public spokesperson.

Students "splash" in the bubble pit at the first-ever "Bubble Splash" event at UCF Downtown. "Bubble Splash" was created as a play on the annual Spirit Splash event on main campus.

Students attending Rosen College's Disney Day ask questions to Disney representatives about job and internship opportunities.

A UCF graduate shows off the duck she caught at Spirit Splash. Many class of 2020 grads were present on campus for a make-up commencement ceremony and attended Spirit Splash afterward.

Students hold their shoes in the air during a rainy but celebratory Spirit Splash.

A Golden Monarch perches itself outside of the Nicholson School of Communication and Media.

As Spirit Splash returns in full form, a student wearing a duck costume shows off the duck they caught.

Dr. Youcheng Wang (second from left), dean of Rosen College of Hospitality Management, accepts a Polaris Star Award at Rosen on Jan. 29.