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Pictured very top:
Grenadiers Sam and Mikaela, and other members of the Superintendent's Student Council, were recognized at the March 14 School Board meeting.
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Main Campus:
6100 Oleander Drive
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 482-6300
Freshman Campus:
7775 Valencia Collage Lane
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 249-6369
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 This week is our spring break with classes resuming as usual on Monday, March 27. This date will also be the start of the 4th quarter which includes the heaviest portion of our annual exams. Therefore, I hope all of our Grenadiers will have a well earned spring break holiday and be prepared for a successful start on March 27.
I hope you enjoy this latest issue as our next publication will not run for two weeks. As always, thank you for your readership and ongoing support. Have a terrific week and please enjoy this wonderful spring weather!
Jose T. Martinez
Principal
Colonial High School
Note:
If you no longer attend or have a student attending CHS and do not want to read our weekly updates, you may opt out at the very top of this issue. However, if you do so, your email will be permanently removed from the system as a security step. We hope you will continue.
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Mar. 20: First Day of Spring (Vernal Equinox, 6:28 AM)
Mar. 20-22: Spring Break Boot Camp
Mar. 20-24: Spring Break
Mar. 24: CFHLA Scholarship Application Due
Mar. 27: Classes Resume, Start of 4th Quarter
Mar. 27: Author Visit (Suzanne Young, story below)
Mar. 29: No Early Release
March 20: Nearly Equal Daylight
During the equinox, nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness are experienced throughout the world.
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For the month of February, 2017 (Main Campus)
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Sophomore
Venus Bautista
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Junior
Taylor Hoffman
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Senior
Linda Ngo
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February's Students of the Month holding their recognition certificates. Congratulations Grenadiers!
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Attention AP Students: AP Mock Exams are right around the corner.
Please click on the attachment just below for details and the full exam schedule. Thank you.
* If you plan to attend one or more of the AP Mock Exams, please inform your AP teacher and they will provide you with a Google Link to complete.
** If you have any questions, please call Mr. Burley at (407) 482-6300 x6022422.
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2017 Central Florida Students Hospitality Scholarships
* 30 awarded annually
* Must be a student in a Central Florida Hospitality Program
* Projected graduation date must be after 2017
* Application is due March 24, 2017
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University of North Florida (Jacksonville) visit to CHS . . .
This past Thursday, CHS Juniors attended a presentation by the University of North Florida. Check with our guidance department to see what colleges are coming next so that you can sign up.
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Author will visit on the day classes resume after spring break . . .
New York Times best selling author, Suzanne Young, will be here on Monday, March 27 to visit with our students. She wrote "The Program" series, of which Book 1 was the winner of last year's Florida Teens Read Award.
Students interested in meeting the author of The Program series and attending her sessions should complete the Google Survey ASAP in order to be given a permission slip.
https://goo.gl/forms/RynUozG50RF1QDaC2
OCPS Digital Media Specialists meet at Colonial
This past Thursday we were proud to host the OCPS Digital Media Specialist meeting at CHS (above with Principal Martinez on the far right). A special thank you to Ms. Parisi and Ms. Havrilesko for making our media centers on both campuses the hub of our school!
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Two Saturdays ago, our freshman campus hosted a rummage sale to benefit our Colonial High School Band. Thank you to Mr. Chapkin, our band students, and all the parents who came out to support the 2016-2017 band program!
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Snapshots of student engagement from across the main campus . . .
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Mr. Bhimsen's math class working on their clinometer (measures angles of slope, depression, elevation) trigonometry STEM project
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Students engaged in small group teacher-led instruction and hands-on activities in math class. We know that strong math skills open up so many doors for students and at CHS we believe every student can be successful in math!
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BPA State Competition
Our Cyber Security students won 5 medals at the BPA State Competition! We are ready to
cheer them on as they move on to nationals!
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2017 Battle of the Books Team
Our battle of the Books team led by Ms. Parisi and Ms. Havrilesko, are seen here getting ready to compete at last week's competition. We are proud of you! Team members: Maria Mills, Ailaina Grasle, Alexandrea Purdy, Gabriel Reyes Perez (male - back row),and Natalia Morales
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Robotics Team: Team Banana
Did you know that Colonial High School is the only traditional public high school in OCPS with a Robotics team? Last week our robotics team competed against teams around the world in the FIRST Robotics Competition at UCF. We are so proud of all the hard work our students and sponsors put in. A special thank you to our Robotics sponsors, Ms. Eastman and Ms. Andrews.
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Special Student Recognition
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Paula Cortes
Congratulations to Paula Cortes (Class of 2020) for your selection to, and participation in, the 2017 National ACDA Jr. High/MS Honor Choir. We are so proud of you!
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Boys Volleyball
Colonial High School's boys varsity volleyball team after their 3-0 victory over
Lake Highland Preparatory School
Softball and Baseball Teams
Softball and baseball were both in action this past week. Baseball defeated Jones High School in back to back victories on Wednesday and Thursday night. Softball fought hard, but fell short to Oviedo on Thursday night. If you have not been out to a game yet, come out and support our spring sports teams. Go Grenadiers!
Tennis Court Renovations
We are happy to announce that our tennis courts are in the process of being redone and
that the new courts will be ready for use very soon.
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