The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in Belleview, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More
Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.
Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in Belleview, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More
The Premier Commercial Painting Company in Belleview, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses
We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:
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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.
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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.
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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
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Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.
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High School Softball: Previews of regional matchups beginning Wednesday
Patrick Bernadeauhttps://www.pnj.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/05/11/softball-preview-six-pnj-area-teams-ready-regional-playoffs/9699446002/
After almost three months of play on the field, only six Pensacola-area softball teams are still alive.With the regional baseball postseason beginning on Tuesday, the softball state playoffs get underway on Wednesday. Jay, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Northview, Pace and West Florida each remain in the hunt for a magically ride down to Clermont.Of the local contingent, four programs will host games while two others start regionals on the road. West Florida has its regional quarterfinal on Wednesday. The five other teams ...
After almost three months of play on the field, only six Pensacola-area softball teams are still alive.
With the regional baseball postseason beginning on Tuesday, the softball state playoffs get underway on Wednesday. Jay, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Northview, Pace and West Florida each remain in the hunt for a magically ride down to Clermont.
Of the local contingent, four programs will host games while two others start regionals on the road. West Florida has its regional quarterfinal on Wednesday. The five other teams open play on Thursday.
Before the first pitch is thrown to begin the state playoffs, here's a preview of the next two days.
Region 1-6A quarterfinal
No. 8 Lake Howell vs. No. 1 Pace
When: 6 p.m. Thursday
Where: Pace High School
Records: Lake Howell - 14-12; Pace - 22-4
Ranking: Lake Howell (11.569) - 20th in Class 6A, 83rd overall; Pace (17.836) - sixth in Class 6A, 20th overall
Last meeting: N/A
Players to watch: Lake Howell - Chloe Rayner (P/Sr.), Mia Terito (Sr.), Rhianna Hudson (P/1B, Fr.), Julianna Terito (C/INF, Fr.); Pace - Jayden Heavener (P/1B, So.), Shelby McKenzie (3B/P, So.), Riley Forbes (OF/INF, Jr.), Cara Willis (OF, Sr.)
Note: Pace is the area's best hitting squad with a team batting average of .353. Led by Shelby McKenzie (.506, 8 HR, 11 2B, 31 RBIs), the Patriots have gotten a number contributions for several players. Jayden Heavener (.400, 5 HR, 26 RBIs), Riley Forbes (.357, 2 HR, 27 RBI) and Cara Willis (.405, 16 RBIs) have also chipped in at the plate.
With that said, Pace's biggest strength begins and ends with the Heavener's left arm. The sophomore pitcher has put up astonishing performances on a regular basis. Most recently, Heavener notched her eighth no-hitter of the season during the team's 1-0 victory over Niceville in the District 1-6A title game.
The sophomore in the circle likely spells bad news for their regional-quarterfinal opponent. With just two regulars hitting over .300, the Silver Hawks bat .248 as a team.
Region 1-5A quarterfinals
No. 5 Ridgeview vs. No. 4 Gulf Breeze
When: 6 p.m. Thursday
Where: Gulf Breeze High School
Records: Ridgeview - 14-6; Gulf Breeze - 15-11
Ranking: Ridgeview (13.038) - sixth in Class 5A, 65th overall; Gulf Breeze (6.205) - 23rd in Class 5A, 172nd overall
Last meeting: N/A
Players to watch: Ridgeview - Lily Bennett (P, Fr.), Mary Girgis (Jr.), Hannah Crosby (So.), Natalie Foret (OF, Sr.); Gulf Breeze - Kaylee King (3B/SS, Jr.), Olivia Ammon (OF/P, Sr.), Kenna King (OF, So.), Lelia Ammon (P/OF, So.)
Note: Dolphins head coach Chelsea McGehee has often talked about how her team's offense needs to step up and take pressure off the pitchers and defense. Her team did just that during the District 1-5A title game, scoring five early runs en route to a 6-2 win against Milton.
Early runs may be hard to come by against a team that's a decided favorite.
Coming off a 1-0 loss in the District 3-5A title game to Middleburg, Ridgeview has a team ERA of 1.72 and an opponents batting average of .190. The Panthers from the Jacksonville area are led in the circle by Lily Bennett. The freshman has appeared in every game, going 13-4 with a 1.69 ERA and 111 strikeouts.
No. 6 Milton vs. No. 3 Gainesville
When: 7 p.m. (EST) Thursday
Where: Gainesville High School
Records: Milton - 12-8; Gainesville - 12-13
Ranking: Milton (7.257) - 18th in Class 5A, 153rd overall; Gainesville (6.458) - 21st in Class 5A, 166th overall
Last meeting: N/A
Players to watch: Milton - Audrey Luedtke (C, Jr.), Hallie Ueberroth (3B, So.), Laila Manning (SS, Jr.), Kamille Lucas (P/OF, Jr.); Gainesville - Parris Wiggs (Sr.), Jayla Clark (Sr.), Kyra Hornsby (Sr.), Braylin Cook (Fr.)
Note: The Panthers have the longest road trip of all area teams, but face an opponent that has a losing record. Gainesville entered the District 4-5A tournament with a 10-13 mark, but the team captured wins against Belleview and Ocala Vanguard to earn a home game as the No. 3 seed.
This matchup is tailormade for Milton's bats, as the Hurricanes have struggled to quiet opposing batters. With opponents hitting .335, Gainesville has a team ERA of 4.12, which ranks last among the eight teams in this region.
Audrey Luedtke (.478, 5 HR, 13 2B, 33 RBIs) and Hallie Ueberroth (.409, 5 HR, 22 RBIs) are the two players who have done the most damage at the plate for the Panthers. Look for them to do even more.
Region 1-4A quarterfinal
No. 7 Bishop Kenny vs. No. 2 West Florida
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
Where: West Florida High School
Records: Bishop Kenny - 15-9; West Florida - 14-10
Ranking: Bishop Kenny (7.313) - 21st in Class 4A, 151st overall; West Florida (8.630) - 17th in Class 4A, 130th overall
Last meeting: N/A
Players to watch: Bishop Kenny - Caroline Orum (Sr.), Alleana De Leon (Sr.), Kaitlyn Gilmore (So.), Abigail Satkoff (Fr.); West Florida - Sydney Scapin (P, So.), Madelynn Laubach (So.), Brea Holley (So.), Jae Jemmott (OF, Sr.)
Note: Sydney Scapin has done it all for the Jaguars this season. The sophomore is the team's leading hitter (.352), but her biggest impact comes from the circle. Scapin is among the area leaders in ERA (1.13), strikeouts (234) and opponent's batting average (.106).
But if West Florida hopes to advance, its ace has to get help from others. Jacksonville Bishop Kenny doesn't have a pitcher to match Scapin's excellence, but the Crusaders have shown more of an ability to bust out, offensively.
Bishop Kenny has scored seven or more runs in 12 games this season while the Jaguars have only done that six times. In a game where runs may be at a premium, the team that can string together baserunners and hits at any point will be the difference.
Region 1-1A semifinals
No. 4 Northview vs. No. 1 Jay
When: 6 p.m. Thursday
Where: Jay High School
Records: Northview - 13-12; Jay - 18-5
Ranking: Northview (5.792) - 18th in Class 1A, 185th overall; Jay (15.820) - first in Class 1A, 36th overall
Last meeting: May 5, 2022 - Jay 5, Northview 4
Players to watch: Northview - Emma Gilmore (Jr.), Payton Gilchrist (Sr.), Kailyn Watson (Sr.), Kayla Dixon (Sr.); Jay - Alayna Lowery (3B/P, Sr.), Ella Nelson (SS, So.), Caitlyn Gavin (2B, Jr.), Mattie Cochran (P/1B, Sr.)
Note: The Royals have far and away been the area's best team since early April. They have won their last 14 games, eight of which via shutout.
But as the Chiefs nearly proved last week, the momentum that the top seed has may not matter in a one-game playoff. Northview not only snapped Jay's 46-inning scoreless streak, but the Chiefs nearly upset the Royals in the District 1-1A title game.
Jay needed a jaw-dropping, over-the-shoulder catch from sophomore outfielder Brett Watson in the top of the seventh inning to hold off Northview 5-4.
With the two teams on Thursday back at Jay High School, the question is can Northview muster another challenge or will the Royals, the top-ranked team in Class 1A, get back to their dominant form?
Patrick Bernadeau is a sports reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. He can be reached at (850) 503-3828, on Twitter @PatBernadeau or via email at pbernadeau@gannett.com.
Belleview grad and former assistant Brian Lane named Rattlers head football coach
Joel Bronsonhttps://www.ocala.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/03/04/high-school-football-brian-lane-named-belleview-high-head-coach/9374832002/
Special to the Star-BannerBelleview High School has announced the hiring of Brian Lane as its next head football coach.Lane will take over for ...
Special to the Star-Banner
Belleview High School has announced the hiring of Brian Lane as its next head football coach.
Lane will take over for Brady Ackerman, who stepped down last month to pursue other professional endeavors.
A BHS graduate, Lane played for the Rattlers’ final four football team in 2002 under Brent Hall. Belleview won the district championship in a tiebreaker against Vanguard and Forest before moving on to the playoffs. They would fall to eventual state champion Palm Bay, who fielded stars Reggie Nelson, Xavier Carter and Joe Cohen.
After graduation, Lane went on to play one collegiate season at Division II Minnesota-Crookston and another at Mount Union in Ohio.
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Lane, who served this past season as offensive line coach at Manatee High School under former Florida Gators standout Jacquez Green, has more than a decade of coaching experience in Marion County as an assistant coach.
Lane previously served as an assistant at Trinity Catholic under former head coach Joe Sturdivant and current head coach John Brantley. He has also been an assistant at Lake Weir and Belleview.
Belleview athletic director Phillip Small believes Lane’s ties to the school will translate into success.
“We are ecstatic to get Coach Lane back home to Belleview to lead our young men in the football program,” Small said. “It was important for us to find someone who was going to love Belleview High School, our kids, and our community. We believe we have the perfect fit to continue the momentum in our program.”
Small believes Lane will instill high standards for his student-athletes.
“Coach Lane has a vision of setting a high standard for our student-athletes and football program for years to come,” Small said. “Coach Lane bleeds Rattler blue, and he’s a winner.
“We believe great things are in store for our football team.”
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Lane thanked the BHS administration for the opportunity to lead the football program.
“I would like to thank principal Heather Guest and athletic director Phillip Small for trusting in me and providing me with an incredible opportunity,” Lane said.
Lane said he is excited to get started at his alma mater with a productive spring season.
“I am excited to get to work with this group of young men and keep building upon their recent success on and off the gridiron,” Lane said. “We are looking forward to getting to work this spring and playing a fellow Belleview alum, Alex DeLeon, at Eastside High School in the spring game.”
Packed parking lot and full carts: Belleview welcomes its new Publix
Austin L. Millerhttps://www.ocala.com/story/business/2021/09/16/packed-parking-lot-and-full-carts-belleview-welcomes-its-new-publix/8362367002/
BELLEVIEW — Sherry Grills has shopped at Publix in Belleview off and on for 20 years.Grills said sometimes she shops at the Publix in The Villages. But she prefers the Belleview Publix because it's close to her home.On Thursday morning, Grills traded her old Belleview Publix for a new one.Shots ...
BELLEVIEW — Sherry Grills has shopped at Publix in Belleview off and on for 20 years.
Grills said sometimes she shops at the Publix in The Villages. But she prefers the Belleview Publix because it's close to her home.
On Thursday morning, Grills traded her old Belleview Publix for a new one.
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At 7 a.m., the supermarket chain opened a new 48,387-square-foot store at the Belleview Regional Shopping Center, 10301 S. U.S. 441. The new Publix took the spot of the old Kmart.
According to a press release issued by Chris Norberg, Publix's Jacksonville Division community relations manager, the store offers "grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat and fresh produce as well as a full-service bakery, deli and pharmacy."
The release notes the store will be open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The pharmacy is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday. On Saturday, it's open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Grills went to get one item on Thursday but ended up purchasing more. She's pleased with the store's look.
"It's beautiful on the inside and the outside," she said.
The Summerfield resident said she enjoys going to Publix because of the employees' attention to detail and because it always seems to have those hard-to-find products in stock.
"The people there are friendly, really helpful and they always keep things stocked," she said.
Another longtime shopper, Debbie Young, said she visits the Belleview Publix a couple of times a week. To her, the grand opening was like any other time she goes grocery shopping.
"It's like coming to shop like normal," she said as she was walking from the parking lot to the store.
Parking lot at Belleview Publix even had a few traffic jams
The parking lot was filled with vehicles, and there were a few mid-morning traffic jams.
Few shoppers left the store left empty-handed. Some store employees were outside walking around and greeting customers.
"Publix looks forward to continuing our long relationship with the community of Belleview and providing its residents with premier service and quality products they have grown accustom to," according to Norberg.
According to the press release, Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the nation with more than 225,000 associates. It has 1,283 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118, austin.miller@starbanner.com or @almillerosb
Belleview residents now have access to health care like never before
Julia Laudehttps://www.wcjb.com/2021/09/30/belleview-residents-now-have-access-health-care-like-never-before/
To keep up with the latest local news subscribe to our TV20 newsletter HERE and receive news straight to your email every morning.BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) - It’s the first of it’s kind for one north central Florida city.Thursday morning AdventHealth Ocala unveiled it’s newest emergency care facility in Belleview.This is AdventHealth’s second off site emergency room in Marion Count...
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BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) - It’s the first of it’s kind for one north central Florida city.
Thursday morning AdventHealth Ocala unveiled it’s newest emergency care facility in Belleview.
This is AdventHealth’s second off site emergency room in Marion County. The hospital network also operates AdventHealth TimberRidge ER in Ocala.
The full service ER has 12 beds and gives both adult and pediatric patients access to x-ray, ultrasound, CT scans, onsite laboratory services and more.
“We are going to provide the exact same level of care at this facility as we do in our main emergency department and that’s the point of it to be able to provide the highest level of care to the City of Belleview,” Director of Emergency Services, and Chief of Emergency Medicine, at AdventHealth Ocala, Ken Barrick said.
It’s the first of it’s kind for this community, Director of Imaging Services at AdventHealth Ocala, Matthew Grosse said.
“Belleview has never had something like this. Being someone that’s from Belleview, it’s a 100 percent game changer. I basically means that someone to get the same level of care would have to travel outside of city limits,”Grosse said.
AdventHealth officials said that facilities in the West Florida Division are currently caring for roughly 300 COVID-19 patients.
“The hope is to decompress. The hope is to enable patients to get in and not have to wait exorbitant lengths of time to be seen quickly and diagnose accurately. We have to be able to have a safe, an environment where people can come in and have the highest level of care possible,” Barrick added.
A hope for a better, healthier community. This new facility will officially open on Oct. 12.
The ER is located at 6006 SE Abshier Blvd in Belleview, Florida.
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Belleview's Seth Griffin Leaves No Stone Unturned
Luke Hetrickhttps://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2021/12/27/bmoc--belleview-s-seth-griffin-leaves-no-stone-unturned
BELLEVIEW, FLA – Teen TV shows give us a perception of the desired life for a high school kid.On paper, Seth Griffin appears to live that lifestyle. The Belleview High senior's resume is distinguished.“Obviously, as a kid, you’re always thinking, man how can I be the main character of the movie," Seth says? "That’s kind of how I feel sometimes.”While maintaining a weighted 4.91 GPA, Seth is captain of the soccer team. His extracurriculars include FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athlet...
BELLEVIEW, FLA – Teen TV shows give us a perception of the desired life for a high school kid.
On paper, Seth Griffin appears to live that lifestyle. The Belleview High senior's resume is distinguished.
“Obviously, as a kid, you’re always thinking, man how can I be the main character of the movie," Seth says? "That’s kind of how I feel sometimes.”
While maintaining a weighted 4.91 GPA, Seth is captain of the soccer team. His extracurriculars include FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, ACE, and Key Club.
No stranger to the spotlight, he MC's the school's pep rallies and was named 2021 Homecoming King. A busy schedule for the stereotypical popular kid. Seth does not let it weigh him down.
“I always try and mix it up," he says while doing marine biology homework on the weekend. "I hate it being a repetitive day in, day out. So I’ll do something funny or goofy or something fun I can do that day.”
It's no secret Seth loves high school. He's embraced being a Rattler in every way from courses, athletics and supporting other Belleview teams and programs. Popularity does not define Seth Griffin.
“Couldn’t feel my knee. Couldn’t feel my leg," Seth says pointing to his left knee. "Didn’t know what was going on.”
Early in his junior season, Seth tore his ACL.
"My heart dropped to my toes," Seth said. We were all sobbing. It was like man I'm going to be taken away from the sport that had given me so much."
For the next nine months, Seth discovered his true self both physically and mentally.
“I think the biggest thing that I’ve seen is his perseverance," said Seth's father, Scott Griffin, "and his will to get better and make this not be a setback but something he can overcome.”
“For that time I did some poetry," Seth said. "I kind of wrote out my anger so kind of now I look back at it and it was a good experience because I was able to learn so much.”
One year later, Seth is back. He's focused, full of life and leaves others with a message.
“As long as you push hard enough, work hard enough and want it bad enough you’ll always end up getting it.”
Seth is still undecided on college. He is interested in both marine biology and sports management.
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