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Pictured at very top:
"Rigor Outside of the Classroom"
CHS art students were chosen to attend Plein Air Appreciation Day hosted by the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens during the Winter Park Paint Out Festival. Student artists learned about the artist, Albin Polasek while they toured the museum. They also learned about Plein Air painting (outdoor painting pioneered by French Impressionist artists) and created their very own plein air painting to take home!
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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 members of the administration at the Prom last Saturday evening.
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Seemingly in the blink of an eye, the month of April has nearly passed and we now turn the page into May. May is a very busy month with respect to our annual testing (calendar just below).
As we enter this testing period, I would like to suggest to our Colonial families an important reminder. Our students and their teachers have worked very hard all year to reach this point. In fact, their hard work reminds me once again of that famous quote by college basketball legend, Coach Bobby Knight:
"The key is not the will to win. Everyone has that. It is
the will to prepare to win that is important."
And that is what our students and teachers have done -
prepare to win. Whether you consider our scores of tutoring sessions, the ongoing benchmarking such as the progress reports we are releasing later today, or just the high quality daily lessons the teachers have delivered all year long - our Grenadiers are ready. There is no need to worry or for stress. However, on evenings before a test, our students should get a good night's rest and awake to a healthy breakfast making sure to arrive at school on time. These actions are still in front of them at this point and that is where we need our parents' help.
As for this issue, you will find several success stories which I am confident the community will enjoy. Have a good Monday morning and always remember . . .
"It Is Great To Be A Grenadier!"
Jose T. Martinez
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* Senior Exams: April 26 - April 30
* Seniors' Last Day: May 15
* Senior Picnic: May 17
* Senior Walk out: May 17
* Cap & Gown: Pick-up in Ms. Dansby's room ($58 plus tax)
* May 3: Senior Digital Device Check-In
* May 10: Senior Breakfast
* May 16: Graduation Practice at the Amway Center, 10:30 am
* May 20: Graduation at the Amway Center, 8:30 am
Senior CFE Bell Schedule:
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April 25, May 16 |
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FSA ELA
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April 2 Writing, May 1-2 Reading
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FSA EOC Algebra 1 / Geometry
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May 8-9 |
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NGSSS Biology, U.S. History
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May 15 Biology, May 16 U.S. History |
| Common Final Exams (CFE) |
April 25 - May 3 (Seniors)
May 16 - 29 |
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Class of 2020: Opportunity Scholarships
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The new @CollegeBoard #OpportunityScholarships program is awarding $5M in #scholarships to the class of 2020.
There is no GPA or family income requirement. Students simply get rewarded for the work they're already doing to apply for college -
opportunity.collegeboard.org
College enrollment has trended steadily upward for the past several decades, and since 2007, the year the recession began, enrollment has hovered above 65%.
The data show the long-term shift toward a knowledge-based economy, in which higher-paying jobs often require education beyond high school, whether a college diploma or trade certificate.
Read The WSJ article
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Saturday, May 4 (Additional support for the Class of 2019)
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Saturday, May 18 (Kick-Off)
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Grenadiers to be recognized at the State level!
Eleven seniors in our program will be recognized at the State FFA Convention for earning the State FFA Degree -
the highest degree a student can receive in the Florida FFA Association.
In order to be eligible, students invested much time in their supervised agriculture experience projects, served in a leadership capacity, provided service for their community, and were involved in numerous educational activities beyond the local level. This is a significant increase for our program! (No students earned this distinction last year and only three the year prior.) The students include:
- Brandon Banks
- Luis Borges
- Carmen Burner
- Kaleb Carrillo
- Jeyleane Diaz
- Nicole Idarraga
- Sophia Jaramillo-Vasconez
- Camile Mason
- Emily May
- Ashton Santos
- Elenna Vias
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THIS COMING FRIDAY!
Union Park Elementary has teamed up with CHS to do a Senior Walk for our graduating students (Class of 2019) that attended Union Park for elementary school.
If you have students that would like to return to their elementary school and proudly display their achievement of graduating high school while being cheered on by current elementary school students, then please share the information below.
All students participating will need to sign up using the link on the poster (
tinyurl.com/UPESseniorwalk) and will be given a permission slip.
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Ms. Torres
SGA celebrated the achievements of the school year with an end of year ceremony. Pictured is Ms. Torres who celebrated her last ceremony as the SGA advisor.
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Administration Professionals Day
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On Wednesday, April 24, we celebrated our dedicated administrative professionals with an after school celebration. Frequently working behind the scenes, these trained professionals show up every day doing their part to make Colonial High School's operations run smoothly. Thank you again for all you do!
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Spirit of Excellence Award
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Miguelange Soto Rito (Class of 2020)
Miguelange Soto Rito (11th grader) was celebrated with our Assistant Principal, Jason Jimenez, at the 2019 Spirit of Excellence award ceremony. The Spirit of Excellence Award recognizes English Language Learners (ELL) who have overcome academic and social barriers to achievement.
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Luis Borges (Class of 2019) finishes in 2nd place Statewide!
The 2019 State Tractor Operations CDE was held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Plant City. Congratulations to all the contestants who competed in this year's event.
We are very thankful for the continued support of Mrs. Pam Walden, Tractor Operations CDE Superintendent, and Mr. Walter Brown of Live Oak for providing the tractor and setting up the course.
 Event results:
* 1st - Sam Mills - Chiefland Sr FFA
* 2nd - Luis Borges - Orlando Colonial Sr. FFA
* 3rd - Jason Branch - Sneads Sr FFA
* 4th - Brenner Bogle - Charlotte Sr FFA
* 5th - Wyatt DeWitt - Durant Sr FFA
* 6th - Austin McGrath - Tavares Sr FFA
* 7th - James Cross - Kathleen Sr FFA
* 8th - Sloan Henderson -Taylor Sr FFA
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Ms. Bernozzi
Intern teacher Ms. Amber Bernozzi signed her letter of intent with Colonial High during Teacher Signing Day.
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Three Grenadiers earn "Ford Driving Dreams" Scholarships!
As part of our senior AVID curriculum, students are taught how to effectively search for scholarships and are given time in class to draft essays and complete applications. Weekly progress checks and scholarship completion are graded assignments. Our Student Services team, including
Ms. Perkins and
Mr. Thompson, often share scholarships and resources with our students that they think are particularly fitting for the AVID students.
This past week, three of our AVID seniors were notified they earned the
Ford Driving Dreams Scholarship, worth $2,000 each! We are so proud of
Shynelis Nieves, MJ Ibrahim, and
Evan Lorenzana for all of their hard work and accomplishments!
In the fall, Shy plans to attend either Franklin and Marshall in Pennsylvania or the University of North Florida. MJ will be attending Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Evan will start at UCF in the summer, where he has been accepted into the LEAD Scholars program!
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Vocational Rehabilitation Acknowledgement Award
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Ms. Mullins
Congratulations to Ms. Deborah Mullins for winning the vocational rehabilitation acknowledgment award! We are so proud of your extraordinary efforts!
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The Lil' Grenadier (staff-to-staff recognition award)
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Tracking the Lil' Grenadier over recent days . . .
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The Lil' Grenadier is BACK ... after a much needed vacation with the "The Other Jones," as he needed to get a lot of rest, and do some major repenting. He needed some good old fashioned "kid" time as he joined a group of students, and our class pet,
Douglas.
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Then he found his way to where he really needed to be . . .
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After repenting, he decided to head back to Colonial and deliver cap and gowns for some good community service forgiveness . . .
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After feeling GREAT again, and ready to move on, the Lil' Grenadier found his way to the KINDEST, SMARTEST, GREATEST basketball coach and teacher that Colonial has ever seen -
Mr. Josh Pavlicek!
Coach Pavlicek is a great roommate and friend. He teaches Cambridge students and leads them to greatness. I really think the Lil' Grenadier could not have found a better home for this week!
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Monday's Motivational Moment!
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THE DEFINITION OF REAL SUCCESS
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children,
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition;
to know that even one life has breathed easier
because you lived.
That is to have succeeded.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Mr. Martinez, Principal
Colonial High School
Monday, April 29, 2019
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