Students from 22 Orange County high schools perform in a dress rehearsal of the OCPS production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Cypress Creek High School graduate Adriel Ruiz takes the stage in a dress rehearsal of the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Students perform in a dress rehearsal of the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
University High School student David Arocho talks about performing in the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
University High School Theater Director Alex Mendez, center, adjusts a costume while directing the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Cypress Creek High School graduate Adriel Ruiz, top, and cast perform in a dress rehearsal of the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Edie Mize, right, a freshman at Freedom High School, assists in costume selection from the wardrobe be room during the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Edie Mize, a freshman at Freedom High School, talks about creating the costumes for the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27, and 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
University High School Theater Director Alex Mendez takes the stage while directing the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Cypress Creek High School graduate Adriel Ruiz, top, and cast perform in a dress rehearsal of the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Cypress Creek High School graduate Adriel Ruiz talks about performing in the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Students take a break during a dress rehearsal of the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Cypress Creek High School graduate Adriel Ruiz takes the stage in a dress rehearsal of the Orange County Public Schools production of “In the Heights” at Edgewater High School, Thursday, June 18, 2026. More than 90 high school students from across the district are involved with producing the show as cast, crew, and orchestra. The show runs June 26, 27 & 28. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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