West Orange High School Alumni
Winter Garden, Florida (FL)
Recent Members
| Adonde Thorne | 1994 |
| Andrea Baker | 1988 |
| Camilla De Pandis | 2023 |
| Gwendolyn Grant | 1997 |
| Jacob Seppala | 2023 |
| Kelly Laudner | 1984 |
| Lee Ho | 2007 |
| Terresia Gilley | 1976 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your West Orange High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Warriors lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Frank Grantham, RM1 USN/RET
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined the Navy shortly after graduating from high school and retired after 20 years service as a disabled vet.. Served aboard the USS O’Bannon (plank owner), USS Simon Lake, USS Donald B Beary, and the USS San Jacinto. Communication Radioman stationed at; Keflavik Iceland, NSGA Edzel Scotland, Master Communication Station Norfolk VA, NAVCOMSTA Norfolk VA. Completed 20 years at USSTRACOM Joint Command Omaha NE. Awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy E Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribons, Navy and Marine Overseas Service Ribbon, Surface Warfare Enlisted Badge, Redphone plaque. Graduated University of Phoenix, BSBM. Last years of service assigned as the COMMNCO at USSTRATCOM Joint Command in NE.
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined the Navy shortly after graduating from high school and retired after 20 years service as a disabled vet.. Served aboard the USS O’Bannon (plank owner), USS Simon Lake, USS Donald B Beary, and the USS San Jacinto. Communication Radioman stationed at; Keflavik Iceland, NSGA Edzel Scotland, Master Communication Station Norfolk VA, NAVCOMSTA Norfolk VA. Completed 20 years at USSTRACOM Joint Command Omaha NE. Awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy E Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribons, Navy and Marine Overseas Service Ribbon, Surface Warfare Enlisted Badge, Redphone plaque. Graduated University of Phoenix, BSBM. Last years of service assigned as the COMMNCO at USSTRATCOM Joint Command in NE.
Ron Thomas
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years
Served 28 years as a US Army Helicopter Pilot. Rated in the UH-1 (Huey), OH-58 Scout, AH-1, Cobra, CH-47 Chinook.
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years
Served 28 years as a US Army Helicopter Pilot. Rated in the UH-1 (Huey), OH-58 Scout, AH-1, Cobra, CH-47 Chinook.
Sam Niederriter
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years
Traveled around the globe building and maintaining computer networks.
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years
Traveled around the globe building and maintaining computer networks.
Steve Fisher
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Took a 31 year world tour and retired back home.
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Took a 31 year world tour and retired back home.
Terri Hoover
Class of 1988
Navy, 10 Years
Served for ten years from 1989-1999. Was stationed on three carriers and did two deployments to the Med and Gulf region. Second deployment included bombing of Iraq under "Operation Desert Fox"
Class of 1988
Navy, 10 Years
Served for ten years from 1989-1999. Was stationed on three carriers and did two deployments to the Med and Gulf region. Second deployment included bombing of Iraq under "Operation Desert Fox"
Alumni Stories
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School News
Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.
Our West Orange High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our West Orange High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Winter Garden are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!