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Pictured very top:
Colonial's thespian troupe 592 earned multiple awards at the District 5 Thespian Festival last month (story below).
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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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With Dr. Mchale, principal of Cypress Creek HS, at the Lake Eola 5K & Half Marathon (story below)
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In this week's update with only nine school days left in the first semester, we continue to celebrate a number of our student and staff success stories over recent days. I think our school community will be most impressed with the incredible efforts our Grenadiers have put forth over the final school weeks of 2018. This is not just in the classroom, but in serving others as well as performing on a larger stage outside of Orange County.
If you are opening this on Sunday, enjoy what is left of your weekend and thank you for looking over our progress!
It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Jose T. Martinez
Principal
Talented Grenadiers!
Zoila Carrasco (Clarinet), Jason Mayhew (Percussion), Giovanna Palladino (Clarinet), and Tabitha Cruz (Trombone) at the Festival of Winds.
Please remember Grenadiers . . .
If you see or hear something suspicious or unusual, say something right away. Thank you!
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Dec. 15: FFA Annual Yard Sale, 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM (rear parking lot)
Dec. 20: End of the Second Quarter
Dec. 21: Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day (official start of the winter season; winter solstice)
Dec. 24: Start of the Winter Break
Dec. 31: CHS Car Magnet price rises from $5 to $10
Jan. 07: Classes Resume/Start of Third Quarter (Jan. 7 - Mar. 14)
Jan. 18: Second Quarter Report Cards
Colonial's Pals with a Purpose helped to generate some holiday spirit by
decking the halls last week!
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Note: Includes excused and unexcused absences as both represent lost in-class instruction which cannot be recovered. Higher percentages are more favorable.
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From November 15-17, Troupe 592 attended the District 5 Thespian Festival and competed with a One Act Play (
Herschel: Make Yourself Useful, written by our sponsor,
Noelle Monroe) and in individual events. We received 10
Excellents and 7
Superiors. The next step is to choose 7 of the
Superior events to represent our troupe at the State Festival in March. We are so proud of how hard our students worked for these scores!
Excellent ratings:
- Michela Gerratana - Solo Musical
- Hey Big Spender - Large Group Musical
- Stop! - Large Group Musical
- Genesis Lopez, Dontaye Albert, Lorenzo Sosa Lopez - Small Group Musical
- Jessica Dortch - Play Writing
- Paula Sierra - Monologues
- Genesis Rodriguez - Monologues
- Hannah Trent and Madison Riesterer - Duet Acting
- Madison Riesterer - Monologues
- Amadee Medina, Claudia Marrero, Paula Cortes-Weil - Small Group Musical
Superior ratings:
- Valerie Rios - Solo Musical
- Camry Colley - Solo Musical
- Claudia Marrero Cordero - Solo Musical
- Jaycob Jones and Noelle Brown - Duet Musical
- Dontaye Albert and Lennis McIntyre - Duet Acting
- Anthony Rowe, Ceriah Calle, Claudia Alfonso-Alcaide, Lenny Vega - Small Group Acting
- Carlos Beltran and Yadiro Arroyo - Duet Musical
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Over Thanksgiving Break, Key Club actually participated in two community service events!
Key Club volunteered at the Prince of Peace Food Pantry, helping local families pack and unload groceries. Key Club members helped to feed over 300 families and over 1,000 individuals!
Prince of Peace Food Pantry:
Ana Morillo, Alexis Ortize, Shyneilis Nieves, Ruben Maya, Josh Becker, Isabella Montealegre, Telise Torres, Shana Goris, and Abigail Mercado.
Key Club also participated in the Covenant House Candlelight Procession and Vigil to help raise awareness and funds for local homeless youth. Our very own Key Club President, Evan Lorenzana, and Statewide Treasurer, Yohanna Torres, were invited to read the Children's Bill of Rights at the event! To cap off the evening, advisor Ms. Sanders participated in the Sleep Out event. She spent the night outside and raised $905.00 for the cause!
Covenant House:
Evan Lorenzana, Yohanna Torres, Gaby Rodriguez, Shana Goris, Josh Becker, Isabella Montealegre, Maria Leon, and Ariana Bermudez.
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Culinary & Hospitality Competition
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The 8th Annual Orange County Culinary & Hospitality Competition aired on News Channel 13 and featured Colonial High School students. Our culinary arts students made spring roles with coleslaw and beef stir fry with coconut rice!
Colonial took home the following awards:
- Waiters Relay - Colonial 1st Place
- Knife Skills - Colonial 1st Place
- Creative Marketing Campaign - Colonial 2nd Place
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History with Ms. Adams - "The Harkness Circle"
Ms. Adams guides a completely student-led class, which is a research-based method of maximizing student engagement and understanding.
Students participated in a "Harkness Circle." On this day, students compared major world leaders and their strategies for leadership and connected it back to their own lives. One question that was posed was "Who Leads Best?" Each student facing in a circle could comment, clarify, question, quote, etc. about anything related to this topic and then students would answer each other's questions keeping the conversation going while Ms. Adams monitored.
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Colonial's United Nations Security Council
Mr. Reale and Ms. Cooper leading students in CHS' UN Security Council
discussion earlier this month.
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Project Lead The Way - CHS Engineering Students at Mitsubishi Hitachi Factory
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The members of the Orlando Colonial FFA Chapter are hosting their annual Yard Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, December 15th in the rear parking lot outside of the agriculture building.
How can you help?
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Donate! Items large and small, we'd be happy to take them off of your hands! That bag of stuff you've been meaning to bring to Goodwill can help support our students as they attend competitions and leadership conferences. Please bring to building 32 at any time before, during, or after school most days until 5pm.
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Attend! Additional details in the flyer below. Feel free to invite friends and post through social media.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING FFA!
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Grenadiers in the Community
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Colonial came together two weekends ago for the Lake Eola 5k/Half Marathon event in a huge way. Nearly 50 staff and faculty members, including the school's mascot, motivated themselves to be active together and take over the course in a morning run. Principal Martinez contributed to this team building event by purchasing team shirts for everyone involved.
Colonial's pride was highly visible and with the large numbers of Grenadiers in attendance, by the end of the event everyone there knew "It's Great to be a Grenadier!"
Student Services was well-represented at Saturday's race! This team continued the revelry last Monday by participating in #BlingBlingMonday. Thanks again to Mr. Burley for coordinating the efforts! It was a great team building experience for us, and we can't wait for the next one!
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Grenadiers in the Spotlight at FSU!
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2018 Tri-State Band Festival & Conducting Conference, hosted by the Florida State University Music Department
CHS students who participated Christopher Encarnacion (senior, baritone saxophone) and Matthew Iglesias (junior, trombone). Each year, the FSU festival features nationally and internationally renowned guest conductors and FSU music faculty in an intensive schedule of rehearsals, masterclasses, professional clinics, and concerts.
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Important Events and Related Costs
Graduation date: May 20th, 8:30 a.m.
Last day for Seniors: May 15, 2019
Cap and Gowns:
~ Price: $38.00 ($20.00 late fee after January, then total is $58.00)
~ Gown Color: Black with red hood (Top 10% will wear red gowns with black hoods)
~ Ordering: HERFFORLANDO.COM (REGISTER AS A STUDENT FIRST, THEN CHOOSE SCHOOL AND ORDER). Herff Orlando will also be on campus and the dates will be released during the afternoon announcements.
Senior Picnic: May 17th in the senior parking lot football area (10:00 to 1:00 p.m.)
Senior Dues: $20.00 paid to Ms. Jones 27/109
* Note: Senior dues will INCREASE to $25.00 after January 1, 2019. The cost of senior dues includes: diploma covers, senior picnic, and other special senior events during the school year.
Prom: April 27th (Junior class, Ms. Dansby)
Senior Panoramic Picture: Completed
Yearbook: $40.00
Senior Breakfast: Tentative Date of May 10, 2019 at the Rio Pinar Country Club (price is TBD)
Grad Bash Date: April 12, 2019. Tickets will go on sale in February (price is still TBD, but will range between $90.00 to $95.00)
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Colonial Supports Florida's Annual Media Conference
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Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME)
On Wednesday, November 28th, Colonial assisted in the 46th Florida Association for Media in Education's Annual State Conference opening ceremonies. This is the yearly conference for school library media specialists. Our JROTC students, Ailish Almonte, Roger Baker, Janian Gonzalez, and Jorge Hernandez, did a wonderful job presenting the flags. The national anthem was beautifully sung by Paula Cortes Weil.
Our very own Mr. Martinez, who was introduced after Dr. Vazquez's welcome to Orange County, had the pleasure of introducing our Main campus Media Specialist extraordinaire and 2017-2018 FAME president, Andrea Parisi. In his speech, Mr. Martinez stressed the importance of library media specialists and making the Media Center a hub of the school.
Our Colonial representatives certainly showcased to the FAME conference that "It's Great to be a Grenadier!"
Principal Martinez with CHS Media Specialist Parisi at this year's FAME conference
(Nov. 28, 2018)
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