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Current students and alumni had the opportunity for voice over work for Mad Cow Theatre's production of "Fade", which opens at the end of August. The voice overs for the production will be entirely from Colonial, troupe 592! Current students are
Chris Shuman (2nd from left) and
Oscar Murguia (2nd from right).
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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 District 2 school board member Johanna Lopez during Friday evening's home football game. Our Grenadiers came up short by 4 points, but played very competitive football - a well fought game! Go Grenadiers! Next up this Friday - Lake Nona's Lions at HOME!
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As you will see in this week's update, our Grenadiers have real momentum heading into week #3 after a successful start to the new school year.
I do need to remind our families that the OCPS dress code is fully enforced at Colonial! (The dress code is part of the larger
OCPS Student Code of Conduct.) Clothing that is too revealing (showing belly or across the shoulders) is unacceptable on a school campus, and will require a change of clothes. Let's make sure our focus is on learning, and not on having to change clothes. Otherwise, we are seeing excellent student engagement in the classrooms and are truly off to a fine start.
This week I ask a favor. Should you happen to see
Ms. Minnear (Main Campus Teacher of the Year),
Mr. Kisala (9th Grade Center Teacher of the Year),
Mr. Berg (Main Campus Support Person of the Year) or
Ms. Ocasio (9th Grade Center Support Person of the Year) this week, kindly take a moment to congratulate them. What they have earned is a major career achievement and was determined by nominations from their peers. As your new principal I am so proud of their deserved recognitions and have enjoyed getting to know each of these four exemplary Colonial staff members.
This issue should give you some appreciation of our
Grenadier Happenings over recent days. Thank you for looking over this latest update and best wishes for a productive week ahead!
It's Great to be a Grenadier!
Dr. Hector Maestre
Principal
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Colonial Theatre was visited by actors from the Orlando Shakespeare Center. They brought Shakespeare Aloud workshops to our freshmen theatre classes. Students learned strategies and techniques for breaking down the text of Macbeth!
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Rigor in the Classroom: HOPE Class
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During the first day of Coach Markum's HOPE class, students practiced listening and speaking to each other! Note: no cellphones were used during these conversations!
* HOPE: Health Opportunities through Physical Education
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Teacher of the Year: Main Campus
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Rachel Minnear, Exceptional Education
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Teacher of the Year: 9th Grade Center
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Support Person of the Year: Main Campus
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Support Person of the Year: Chip Berg, Maintenance Crew Leader
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Support Person of the Year: 9th Grade Center
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Jeanette Ocasio, Registrar
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Partner in Education Spotlight
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Harper Apartment Homes provided breakfast for our teachers during the first Wednesday back to school!
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Please note the upcoming registration deadline for the October 5th SAT.
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The Orlando Colonial FFA Officer team met this past weekend to learn about themselves, each other, grow as a team, and begin to plan a year of activities for their members. As part of their officer retreat, members toured the Chelonian Institute, a world-renowned research facility studying turtles and tortoises.
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Guidance Counselors provided valuable accommodation information to our teachers and turned this meeting into a fiesta!
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College and Career Center Updates
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To sign up for College and Career Updates, text @chscareer1 to 81010 or click here:
College and University Visits
Students can sign up for events via Eventbrite links. Eventbrite creates a ticket, which students are able to then use as their pass on the day of the visit.
Aug. 28: UCF, 9:30 to 10:30 (Media Center)
Aug. 29: Hofstra University, 10:00 to 11:00 (Career Room)
Aug. 30: FSU, 9:00 to 10:00 (Career Room)
Sept. 10: Rollins College, 10:00 to 11:00 (Career Room)
Sept. 10: Florida Poly, 1 to 2pm (Career Room)
Sept. 17: Stetson, 1pm (Career Room)
Look for information regarding our next FAFSA night on September 26th as we get closer to October 1st.
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Parents Should Know . . .
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