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Once per year, we look forward to opening both our main campus and our freshman campus doors to the community for Open House. This special evening is now here: Tuesday, August 29th from 4:30-6:30pm. This is a chance for our families to walk the campus and visit the classrooms while meeting with their students' teachers and members of our support staff and leadership team. This is my primary message for the week as I hope all of our Colonial parents & guardians will take advantage of the opportunity. Please make every effort to join us Tuesday for Open House.
We are closely monitoring the weather system in the gulf and will be providing direct communication to you with any adjustments made that impact school operations. Please prepare ahead, have a great week ahead and thank you for reading.
It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
Pictured very top: Our first home football game of the season this past Friday evening (additional pictures 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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OPEN HOUSE
This Tuesday, August 30th on both campuses!
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Mrs. Pluguez, ESE Paraprofessional with 20 years of service! |
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Congratulations to Mrs. Pluguez who is retiring this week after 20 years of dedicated service to Colonial High School! Mrs. Pluguez has worked as an ESE para with us and the teachers and students are going to miss her so much! They threw a surprise party at lunch for her on Friday. Thank you Mrs. Pluguez, you are one of a kind!!
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Esports Interest Team Meeting
Wednesday, August 31
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Grenadier Sports Season Tickets |
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Our Grenadier sports season tickets are an exceptional value every school year but are especially so now given the inflationary prices we see most everywhere. When it comes to your entertainment dollar, here is a bargain for all sports fans. |
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Colonial hosted our first home game of the season against Windermere on Friday night! It was a beautiful evening and both teams showed amazing sportsmanship and left it all out on the field! It was great to see so many fans and familiar faces cheering on the team! Next week the Grenadiers are on the road at Lake Nona, kickoff at 7pm! Come out and support the team! |
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Grendaier Cheer at our first regular season home game |
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Principal Leader Mrs. Chang, Colonial Principal Mrs. Reussow, and Windermere Principal Mr. Leftakis |
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Miller and Mr. Taylor (teachers) with their family
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Save the Date: Community Meeting
September 28th
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Colonial High School will be undergoing renovations in the near future! There is a 60% Design Meeting for the community on Thursday, September 28th, from 6:00-7:30pm in the main campus media center. We welcome everyone to come out and see the awesome things that will be happening during the re-design |
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Food distribution at Colonial High School (Sept. 16): |
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Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday: |
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Florida's 2023 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday started Saturday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Sept. 8.
During this time, Floridians can purchase everything from generators and carbon monoxide detectors to everyday household items like dish detergent, all free of the state's usual sales tax. Plus, there's no limit on how many items you can buy.
- Portable generator costing $3,000 or less
- Tarp or flexible waterproof sheeting costing $100 or less
- Ground anchor system or tie-down kit costing $100 or less
- Smoke detector costing $70 or less
- Fire extinguisher costing $70 or less
- Carbon monoxide detector costing $70 or less
- Non-electric food storage cooler costing $60 or less
- Portable power bank costing $60 or less
- Gas or diesel fuel tank costing $50 or less
- Portable radio costing $50 or less
- AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, costing $50 or less
- Flashlights, lanterns or candles costing $40 or less
Pet supplies are also tax free.
The tax holiday also include a number of items related to the safe evacuation of household pets. Exempted items include:
- Bags of dry dog food or cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds with a sales price of $100 or less per bag.
- Cans or pouches of wet dog food or cat food with a sales price of $10 or less per can or pouch or the equivalent if sold in a box or case.
- Over-the-counter pet medications with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
- Portable kennels or pet carriers with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
- Manual can openers with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Leashes, collars, and muzzles with a sales price of $20 or less per item.
- Collapsible or travel-sized food bowls or water bowls with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Cat litter weighing 25 or fewer pounds with a sales price of $25 or less per item.
- Cat litter pans with a sales price of $15 or less per item.
- Pet waste disposal bags with a sales price of $15 or less per package.
- Pet pads with a sales price of $20 or less per box or package.
- Hamster or rabbit substrate with a sales price of $15 or less per package.
- Pet beds with a sales price of $40 or less per item.
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IT'S GREAT TO BE A GRENADIER!
Ms. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, August 27, 2023
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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