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We originally had our 2023-2024 Open House scheduled for Tuesday, August 29th but due to the pending storm weather, we had to reschedule to a later date. We will now be holding Open House this Tuesday, September 19th:
OPEN HOUSE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
4:30-6:30PM ON
BOTH CAMPUSES
WALK YOUR STUDENT'S CLASSES
AND MEET THE TEACHERS!
PARENTS REPORT 1ST PERIOD
AT 4:30PM
If you have a student at Colonial this year, please make every effort to attend. Your student's teachers and the staff are looking forward to having our families on both campuses, but please remember this is only a once per year opportunity. I do hope you will join us.
For those students taking FSA Algebra 1 or FSA Geometry this week, please get your sleep the night before and eat breakfast the morning of the exam.
Thank you very much for reading.
It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
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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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Grenadier Spotlight
Senior Intern
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Our senior intern, Ms. Cristina Baca, won a gift card from Addition Financial Credit Union. The drawing was held at the OCPS Senior Intern Orientation. Mr. Paul Maldonado, assistant principal, and Ms. Deborah Krieger, art teacher, are pictured above with Ms. Baca.
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Monday, September 18:
- Start with HELLO Week begins
- B.E.S.T Algebra 1 EOC
- B.E.S.T Geometry EOC
- FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retakes - Session 1
Tuesday, September 19:
- FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retakes - Session 2
- Open House - Main Campus & Ninth Grade Center, 4:30-6:30
- Boys Basketball interest meeting immediately after school in the gym (see below)
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After School Tutoring
Wednesday, September 20:
- Girls Volleyball vs Evans (Home) (Varsity Only)
- Multilingual Parent Leadership Committee (Cafeteria)
Thursday, September 21:
Friday, September 22:
- Varsity Football at HOME vs. Cypress Creek
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Tuesdays and Thursdays after school: |
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Ninth Grade Center has its first “Fun Friday” of the school year! Students were able to “Dunk a Dean” to help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! SGA also provided face painting and popcorn, and our culinary students handed out homemade rice crispy treats! Games were out for the students to play and sidewalk chalk to write out inspirational quotes or create a drawing! |
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Thursday, Sept. 14th highlights |
Last Thursday we had our first Senior Night of the year! Students and parents were able to learn about scholarships, community service options, and about post-secondary opportunities! |
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Colonial Academics
Health Science Students
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Visit to Medical Mini University |
This week our Health Science students were able to visit the Medical Mini University at Lake Nona! Check out the video to follow their adventures and hear about their experience!
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In the short video (link above), Lesli Narvaez (CHS Health Science student) shared how amazing it was to speak with a neurosurgeon and learn about all that he went through to in order to get to where he is today. |
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During the Medical Mini Clinic visit, student Angelina Leplatte mentioned that for those students who have not quite developed that "fire" or "passion," being on site like this and meeting with trained professionals can help to ignite it! She added that in particular, hearing from top professionals hailing from all walks in the medical field is a real benefit. |
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Colonial Health Science teacher Jannie Sands explaining that from the standpoint of a high school student, it is critical that they get real medical world exposure and the Medical Mini Clinic with HCA has been a big help to our Grenadiers. |
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Our Health Science students were also able to get involved in 'simulations' which did include the use of mannequins and the practice of CPS. This entire experience at the HSA Medical Mini Clinic was a boost for our students as it is important for them to get that hands-on, applied experience. For when it comes time to graduate, and they are actually certified with their Allied Health Certification, they are ready to work! |
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Colonial High School Hispanic Honor Society club is proud to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – which we call LLS for short. |
LLS is a group that works really hard to help people who get sick with blood cancer get better through a community event called Light The Night.
Here at Colonial High School, we always strive to help others and we’ve set a goal to raise $1,000 to help cure blood cancers and support patients in our community with LLS. We know we can hit that target when we all do our part. Every donation counts!! The Light The Night celebration will be on November 9, 2023, at Lake EOLA Park.
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Thank you to assistant principals Ms. Sweet (picture above) and Mr. Caliari (picture below) for participating in “Dunk an AP Day” to help raise awareness and money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We raised $115 towards our goal and all proceeds will be donated toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. |
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Grenadier Athletics
Weekly Sports Updates
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Nachos, funky colored carpets, oiled up hardwood lanes and for some, bumpers.
This can only describe one place, the battlefield of Boardwalk Bowl! While it’s usually a center of family fun, this time, it was the perfect setting for one of Colonial’s toughest bowling fights of the season.
The boys' and girls' teams came together with one thing on their mind, knocking pins down.
There were formidable foes on the other end: Cypress Creek, Freedom, and Astronaut High School. The girls' team looked to make it a walk in the park, they made a clean sweep 3-0 beating all teams! First year Girls Head Coach Elliott Smith implemented new training regiments and strategies into both squads triggering some impressive success!
The boys' team was also in rare form beating the Freedom Patriots and the Cypress Creek Bears while narrowly losing to the returning state champion Astronaut War Eagles. Believe me, they didn’t get out of Boardwalk unscathed!
Highest scoring bowlers for this bowling competition were 11th grader MJ Arolfo on the boys side and 9th grader Mia Arolfo on the girl's side. Congratulate them on a job well done if you see them on campus!
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The Colonial girls' & boys' swim teams defeated University. The girls' score was 83 to 60 and the boys' score was 75 to 61. All of our Grenadiers had great swims to add to Colonial's success. Come see us next week as we take on Cypress Creek! |
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Boys Basketball Interest Meeting Tuesday: |
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September Library Card Drive |
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Help us win the @oclslibrary School Library Card Drive to get a $250 gift card for our school! Students can sign-up for their own library card using our school’s link: https://www.ocls.info/colonialhighcard
Got your card? September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and Orange County Library System is hosting a School Library Card Drive. They’ve set a community goal of 1,500 new juvenile library card registrations! Students can get their own cards by using our school's unique sign-up link to register online: https://www.ocls.info/colonialhighcard
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FREE online tutoring offered daily starting at 2:00 .m. |
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Hispanic Americans earning college degrees is up sharply:
(This is National Hispanic Heritage Month, 9/15 to 10/15)
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Florida Colleges & Universities: 2023-2024 Information
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Month of September on campus college visits: |
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Upcoming scholarship deadlines: |
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Grenadier footnote: We especially encourage our Class of 2024 seniors to reach out to Ms. Alyssa McNair, College and Career Specialist, in our College and Career Center this school year with any questions about paying for college. As the chart above shows, the use of college loans to pay for college can be very expensive and might limit post college options when it comes to buying a house, purchasing a new car, etc. Ms. McNair can explain all the options available with respect to financial aid. |
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Purchase your OCPS Alumni Network and Orlando City Soccer Club Tailgate tickets!
The first 100 tickets sold will receive an OCPS Alumni Network and Orlando City Soccer Club Commemorative Scarf.
● Scan the QR code in the flier below to purchase your tickets!
● Invite your alumni co-workers, family and friends to join YOU!
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Not an OCPS Alumni Network Member? JOIN TODAY – It’s Free!
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Want to see the latest on bus delays? Check out the link below that you can click each day to see if there are any delays in our area.
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IT'S GREAT TO BE A GRENADIER!
Ms. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, September 17, 2023
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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