Sabrina Newton is a lifelong resident of the Rock Lake neighborhood. She was born and raised in Orlando Florida. The home that she lives in now, is the same home that she and her siblings grew up in as a child. Her home was purchased by her parents when she was in elementary school. The house next door to her belongs to her family as well. The home was purchased by her aunt for her grandmother so she could relocate from California to be closer to family. Her parents now live in a new home but she is proud that her family now lives here. Her brother, Gary Newton, and his family live next door in this quiet Rock Lake section. Sabrina is a proud graduate of Hungerford Preparatory school however because the school did not offer extracurricular activities, she marched in the Jones High School band.
Sabrina loves the neighborhood because of the family feel that it has had since she has lived there. To her, the neighborhood has never lost that feeling. Even with people moving out of the neighborhood and others moving in, the thing that stays constant is the “community”. She is proud to know the names of her neighbors on various streets in the neighborhood and she continues to feel safe in her community no matter what.
Sabrina says that she likes the change that she sees happening in the Communities of West Lakes. To her, it feels as if the communities are growing up! She sees the trend of the children of the parents who lived here formerly, buying the homes, moving in, and continuing the legacy of the neighborhood.
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To learn more about the Lake Effect | Faces of West Lakes project or to listen to more stories of the residents of the Communities of West Lakes, visit https://www.westlakespartnership.org/faces-of-west-lakes
