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The combination of rising inflation and interest rates has made going out to eat and the price of family entertainment a challenge. Please remember that Colonial offers some wonderful options at such values including all of our sports and performing arts programs. For instance, last week's fall chorus concert (above) and this week's theatre production of Dracula. If you have never taken in one of these venues, now is an excellent opportunity. I think you will be extremely impressed with the quality of the students' performances and they all provide the chance for some quality family time out of the house. For your consideration, please remember this week we have our annual "Boot Game" vs. University (away) and Dracula opens Thursday evening. While the Boot Game is away, the varsity football team would sure appreciate the support and Dracula is a classic! |
College, military service, and other post-secondary organizational representatives with their exhibits set up in the courtyard as part of College Week (more highlights below). |
Thank you for reading and please remember that student report cards will be available on Skyward this Monday.
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
Pictured very top: Kudos to our awesome chorus program for a job well done on their concert this week!
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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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Monday, October 24
- Report Card 1 posted to Skyward Family Access
- Boys Golf District Tournament
- Cage the Cougar Week (SGA)
- Report Cards Distributed during 4th Period
Tuesday, October 25
Thursday, October 27
Friday, October 28 (Hurricane Ian Make-up Day) **
Saturday, October 29
Monday, October 31
- HOMECOMING SPIRT WEEK! (Presented by SGA)
Tuesday, November 1
- District Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Wednesday, November 2
Thursday, November 3
- Senior Panoramic Pictures (Gym)
Friday, November 4
- Pep Rally (Presented by SGA)
Saturday, November 5
Monday, November 7
- Town Hall meeting at Colonial
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** Superintendent Vazquez recently presented instructional make-up days due to Hurricane Ian. Instructional minutes already built into the student schedule throughout the year, allowed for the remaining instructional minutes to be made up by having Oct. 28 now scheduled as a normal school day instead of a student holiday/teacher non-work day and adding seven no-early dismissal Wednesdays between Nov. 2022 and May 2023. |
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"Catching the winning behaviors" — Ms. Salmon, Program Coordinator
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“Ms. Salmon brings school spirit everyday. She is hard at work building togetherness and the Colonial culture back to life here on BOTH campuses.” |
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CHS resource team members on the freshman campus had the opportunity to get their CPR certification. Here are some highlights from the training: |
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College in the Courtyard during lunches |
As part of our College Week activities, on Tuesday, students had the opportunity to speak to reps from Polytechnic University, Paul Mitchel, Seminole State College, AdventHealth University, Job Corps, Engelwood Kidz Zone, and the Armed Forces in the courtyard during their lunch! The goal of this event was to help students think and make connections for their post-secondary goals. |
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Earn $500 and $40,000 just by planning for college. Class of 2023: Take the next step to qualify.
How to qualify (practicing for the SAT and for exploring scholarships)
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Free virtual event: College Conversations (Tuesday, Oct. 25): |
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Four times per year, the U.S. Department of Labor releases their quarterly analysis of weekly earnings for the nation's workers. As part of their research, they examine the relationship between median weekly earnings and levels of educational attainment. They just released their findings for the third quarter of 2022 on Tuesday, October 18th. While all the numbers will change over time, the basic pattern has held up over decades even through economic recessions — those with more education take home higher paychecks. The chart below illustrates this from the first quarter of 2000 through the third quarter of 2022 (grey bars are recessions): |
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Median weekly earnings for the 3rd quarter of 2022
- Less than a high school diploma: $692
- High school graduate, no college: $866
- Some college or associate degree: $993
- Bachelor's degree only: $1,452
- Advanced degree: $1,769
- Bachelor's degree and higher (a combined average to include bachelor's, master's, doctorate): $1,556
Source: US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Read full report (see Table 5)
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It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Ms. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, October 23, 2022
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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