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CHS Community Member,
This past week we completed our first full week of instruction on both campuses. As we turn into week #3, we will begin with state testing. The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.) test is replacing FSA and is an assessment both our freshmen and sophomores will be required to take on Tuesday, August 23. If you or your student would like to interact with the online testing platform or review F.A.S.T. reading sample items at home, sample test materials are available at https://flfast.org/families.html. For more information about the F.A.S.T. program, please visit the portal at FLFAST.org.
We have several important events coming up this month and in early September (additional details further below in this issue). If you have a student at Colonial this year, I do hope you will join us for Open House and also participate in our monthly SAC meetings. Community involvement is a major part of our 2022-2023 school plan.
Thank you very much for reading this latest edition of the Colonial Connection and best wishes for a very successful week ahead!
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
Pictured very top: Students arriving in the bus loop early in the new 2022-23 school year.
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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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Principal Reussow and Col. Frazier with some of the CHS Air Force JROTC cadets.
Sports Interest Form
Are you interested in playing a sport for Colonial High School? Click on the attached form and fill out your information to get in contact with our coaches. Tryouts and workouts are quickly approaching, and we want to make sure we can get you plugged in as soon as possible.
Track/Cross Country Practice
Students interested in participating in Track /Cross Country: practice has started. You will meet every day after school at the football stadium at 2:45. Anyone can join, looking to be a part of a state winning team, looking to be on a varsity team, or just looking to get in better shape, all are welcome! In order to participate you must have a completed physical and ECG, as well as have a minimum 2.0 GPA. For information please see or email Coach Whaley or Coach Marrero.
Special Diet Request Form
Diet Order forms are necessary for all students requesting special meal accommodations. Please visit this website to complete a Diet Order Form, if necessary.
PTSA Sign-Ups
The Colonial High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is a volunteer association where parents, educators, students can be active in their schools and communities. Please take a moment to join the Colonial High School PTSA. Click here to join: https://colonialhigh.memberhub.com/store.
Student Parking
Student parking passes are available for $30 on School Pay only, no cash or checks. Passes will be available between lunches A and B in Mr. Stowell’s office. License (not permit), insurance and vehicle registration as well as a signed permit form will all be required. Below a 2.0, Code of Conduct violations and late to school will place a student on probation for their parking privileges which may result in the removal of their ability to park on campus and no refunds will be issued. To register, visit www.tinyurl.com/CHSparking22
Text Yes to 68453:
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How to email your teacher or coach: |
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Meet our Main Campus SROs |
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Officer Lappas and Officer Dishuk, our two SROs on the main campus. |
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• Clothes shall be worn as they are designed. For example, pants secured at the waist, belts buckled, no underwear as outerwear, no underwear exposed.
• Clothing must cover the body from one armpit across to the other armpit and down to approximately mid-thigh (see image to the left). Tops must have straps. Undergarments must not be viewable. Rips, holes, or tears in clothing must be below mid-thigh.
• Headgear shall not be worn on campus during the school day, this includes but not limited to hats, caps, du-rags, bandanas, bonnets, hoods, etc.
• Shoes shall be worn at all times and should be safe for the school environment.
• See-through, revealing, or mesh garments must not be worn without appropriate coverage underneath that meet the minimum requirements of this dress code.
• Gang paraphernalia, garments and/or jewelry, tattoos, or other insignias, which display or suggest sexual, vulgar, drug, alcohol, or tobacco-related wording/graphics or may tend to provoke violence or disruption in school shall not be worn.
• Clothing must not state, imply, or depict hate speech or imagery targeting groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or any other protected class.
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Annual OCPS Consent Forms |
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Student use of Colonial's Health Clinic: |
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In order for students to use the clinic during the school year, parents need to fill out the Health Services Consent Form. Please see the Reference Guide below for details:
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Current qualifying OCPS students are eligible for FREE hotspots with a monthly data allowance through generous partnerships with the T-Mobile EmpowerED and Spring 1 Million projects.
Qualifying students receive a hotspot with 2GB of data monthly and qualifying high school students receive a hotspot with 10GB of data monthly.
To qualify students must:
- be a current OCPS student
- be in an OCPS school that is not a charter school
- not have wireless internet at home wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) at all or not have wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) at home strong enough to have everyone connect their devices at the same time and still be able to complete your homework without websites loading slowly or being kicked offline.
Available hotspots are limited in number and available on a first-come, first serve basis to qualifying students. Fill out the hotspot request using this link:
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Adult English ESOL Classes at Colonial |
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Kyra Bandy Earns National Honor! |
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Kyra Bandy, Colonial FFA student has just been selected as one of 4 national finalists in the FFA Small Animal Production and Care Proficiency Award area. With a national FFA membership of over 735,000 members across the country, being selected as 1 of the 4 finalists is a great honor!
Kyra’s small animal production and care supervised agriculture experience project involves the care, breeding and raising of reptiles including the crested geckos and Hainan cave geckos. Her responsibilities include the feeding, cleaning and upkeep of the appropriate habitats as well as providing proper care for the gecko hatchlings. Some of these duties also include breeding insects to provide proper food to both the hatchling and adult geckos. Through this project, Kyra has been able to learn and expand her knowledge with reptiles, geckos in particular, and this project based learning has opened the doors to potential career opportunities in the future.
Kyra will now travel to the National FFA Convention in October, representing all of Florida, to compete against the other 3 national finalists for the top honor in this award area. She will present her project to a panel of judges and answer questions pertaining to her project. We wish Kyra the best of luck at the national convention!
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Meet some of our newest Grenadiers! |
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Ms. Shauntay Williams, Mathematics Teacher |
College Degree(s)?
Valencia College - Associate in Arts in General Studies; University of Central Florida- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (Cum Laude); University of Central Florida - Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
Fun Facts!
I enjoy spending time with my beautiful family and my hobbies include learning and doing nails, cooking, and listening to music. I am an AlumKNIGHT, so a UCF football game is always in my plans.
Why are you excited to be a Grenadier?
I am excited to be a Grenadier because I am able to give back to our students in two important ways, through academic and social support.
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Ms. Wilma Diaz, ESOL Reading Teacher |
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College Degree(s)?
Valencia College - Associate in Arts in General Studies; University of Central Florida- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (Cum Laude); University of Central Florida - Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
Fun Facts!
I am a Puerto Rican teacher that love to travel, cook and spend time with my family, especially with my 3 grandsons. One of my favorite spots is the beach. I also loves to dance and sing.
Why are you excited to be a Grenadier?
I am excited to be able to assist my ESOL Grenadiers to acquire and/or improve their English language skills and become successful.
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Mr. James Hetherington, 9th Gr. Environmental Science Teacher |
College Degree(s)?
Mount Allison University. Bachelor of Science...Biology/Mathematics Biology/Mathematics
Fun Facts!
My main goal is to have all my students to succeed academically here at Colonial.
Why are you excited to be a Grenadier?
I am returning to Colonial High School after a 5 year absence.I am very happy on my return. It's great be be a Grenadier!
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Mrs. Hannah Kathleen Latigo (goes by Kat Latigo), Environmental Science Teacher |
College Degree(s)?
University of Arkansas at Monticello: Bachelor's of Science in Biology: University of Arkansas at Monticello: Master's of Arts in Teaching
Fun Facts!
I enjoy playing video games with my husband and best friends. I also have recently been able to enjoy, and plan to continue to enjoy, going to Disney attractions with my older sister.
Why are you excited to be a Grenadier?
I am excited because I can already tell the culture of the people I work around is a positive and nurturing one. Everyone here is a great team player and makes me excited to work with them to teach and encourage the students that I have.
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Ms. Penny Reis, Tier 1 Intervention Teacher - Math / Business Education |
College Degree(s)?
Florida International University - Bachelor's in Hospitality Management
Fun Facts!
My focus is to MOTIVATE, INSPIRE AND EDUCATE, Business Education is my passion. I am a certified Real Estate Instructor and Broker. Netpreneur - I consider myself an Entrepreneur via Online Businesses.
Why are you excited to be a Grenadier?
I am super excited to be a Grenadier because I live the Pay it Forward philosophy, "We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give." What is important is leaving this world better because we are here.
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Website & Social Media:
Facebook: Search Colonial High School Athletics
Twitter: @CHS_Grenadiers
Instagram: CHSGrenadiers
Eligibility:
1) Physicals
All student-athletes MUST have a completed physical on AthleticClearance.com prior to participating in any tryouts. The physical process includes an EL2 (physical), EL3 (student and parent signature section), and an ECG. Physicals are valid for one year while only one ECG is needed for the duration of High School Athletics. All of the necessary forms can be found on AthleticClearance.com or the school's athletic website. Please note that the EL2 physical form is different than the school physical and a school physical will not satisfy the requirements for athletics.
2) Grades
All athletes must maintain a cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 or higher to be eligible for athletics. Freshman are exempt from this requirement for the first semester only since they do not have a high school GPA. Cumulative GPA’s are only updated at the conclusion of a semester so an ineligible athlete cannot become eligible until the following semester begins.
Contact Information:
For information on a specific sport, see the reverse side of this form for the head coaches e-mail address. This is the best way to get information on your chosen sport.
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Grenadier Coach Contacts: |
Fall
Winter
Spring
Boys Lacrosse: TBA
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School Advisory Council (SAC) |
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Upcoming ACT / SAT Registration Deadlines |
ACT Testing Dates/Deadlines
Test date: Oct. 22, 2022
Registration deadline: Sept. 16, 2022
Late registration: Sept. 30, 2022
Test date: Dec. 10, 2022
Registration deadline: Nov. 4, 2022
Late registration: Nov. 11, 2022
ACT registration:
SAT Testing Dates/Deadlines
Test date: Oct. 1, 2022
Registration deadline: Sept. 2, 2022
Late registration: Sept. 20, 2022
Test date: Nov. 5, 2022
Registration deadline: Oct. 7, 2022
Late registration: Oct. 25, 2022
SAT registration:
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1) Higher-paying occupations have fewer workers leave each year. The chart shows the median income and the percentage of workers that left each year (shown below is 2021).
Source: USA Facts - Please click on the chart to look up more jobs than the ones shown:
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2) Female pilots by country. This might interest any of female Grenadiers, especially any US Air Force JROTC cadets, who might like to pursue aviation as a career:
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3) Teens already spend over 8 hours per day on their devices outside of school. This article helps to explain why when students are at school we adhere to our cellphone policy to make sure that our Grenadiers are not distracted.
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4) Wisdom to Live By (Week of Aug. 22): |
Bindi Irwin On Self Worth
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
~ Bindi Irwin, naturalist
Andy Puddicombe On Confidence
To know yourself is to be confident. To be confident is to fearlessly express your potential.
~Andy Puddicombe, Headspace co-founder
Keanu Reeves On Awareness
The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.
~ Keanu Reeves, actor
Dalai Lama On Mindset
Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.
~ Dalai Lama, spiritual leader
Desmond Tutu On Cooperation
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
~ Desmond Tutu, theologian
Steve Irwin On Learning
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.
~ Steve Irwin, naturalist
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It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Ms. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, August 21, 2022
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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