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This Monday we officially begin winter break which runs for students through Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Report cards will also be released near the middle of the January. This is our final Colonial Connection for 2022 and includes highlights from the last week of the 2nd quarter and 1st semester. As you will see below, our Grenadiers continued to rack up success stories across the board right through Friday this past week.
Hopefully you can take some quality time during the winter break to connect or reconnect with people important to you. If you are traveling out on the roadways this holiday season, please drive carefully and remember to always buckle up. Thank you for reading this year-end edition and a very happy holiday season to you and your family!
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
Pictured very top: Colonial High School's leadership team at their 2022 holiday celebration.
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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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Curriculum Night (Jan. 12): |
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Newly certified ECG techs! |
Congratulations to Colonial Health Science Students! CHS had a 100% pass rate for the industry certification test.
Highlight: Logan Weaver had the highest score in Colonial's program history with a 442 out of 500. Way to go Logan!
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Special event on the Freshman Campus for academic achievement: |
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Paraprofessional Recognition |
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We are so proud of Ms. Diaz! She was recognized at the last school board meeting for her participation in the Pathways to Teaching program through Rollins College. |
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Curriculum
Supervised Agriculture Experience News
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Grenadier Athletics
Boys Basketball
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Orlando Sentinel news story: |
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Excerpt from the Buddy Collings Orlando Sentinel story:
Veteran coach Gary McDaniel knew what he was getting into when he accepted the Colonial High boys basketball job prior to the 2021-22 school year.
He took over a team coming off a 2-21 season and was tasked with rebuilding a struggling program in the meat grinder that is Orange County’s Metro Conference.
For years, with the exception of a few bright spots, the Grenadiers have been one of the teams that Orlando area powerhouses have chewed up and spit out.
“My goal in the beginning was that by Year 2 we become consistently competitive in this highly competitive city for boys high school basketball,” McDaniel said Monday.
So far, so good.
After getting back onto solid ground with a 12-13 debut season in 2012-13, McDaniel has Colonial 7-0 heading into the holiday break.
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Grenadiers vs. Timber Creek highlights (Win 76-54): |
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That is 6'8" senior Emmanuel Rislin (#5) going for the hoop on the opposite end of the court vs. Timber Creek's Wolves at home this past week. |
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Colonial High senior guard Dominic Sanders (#14, 6'4") is a key player for a Grenadiers team that has won its first seven games. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) |
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Our AVID students took their first college tour to UCF this week. AVID is a college prep support program that prepares students for college eligibility and success. |
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Hyatt Hotels Presentation |
Ms. Anaiss Madera and Ms. Diana Bohn from Hyatt Hotels came to speak to our Hospitality and Tourism students about the industry, Hyatt Hotels, and their careers. |
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Scholarship Opportunities |
Here is an updated list of private scholarships you can apply for! Remember, private scholarships are from companies and organizations that can be used at any school unless otherwise stated. The list below is from Seminole State, but the scholarships are not for Seminole State only.
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The US labor force by educational attainment: |
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Grenadier footnote: A four-year college degree holder has more lifetime earnings than one without. The lifetime earnings of a worker with a high-school diploma is $1.6 million while that of a bachelor’s degree holder is $2.8 million, according to a 2021 report by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University.
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Winter Concert Highlights
Bravo Grenadiers!
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'Tis the Season!
Holiday Season Door Decorating Contest
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1st Place: Ms. Latigo’s 5th period class (above on the left and just below)
2nd Place: Ms. Gilleon’s 5th period class (above right)
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A BIG THANK YOU to The Meatball Stoppe! for catering our winning doors for Colonial’s Ninth Grade Campus Winter Door Decorating Contest |
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Winter Spirit Week Highlights |
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Ugly Sweater Day / Snowed In Day: |
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Santa's Sleigh Day:
(Carry your things in most anything but a bookbag)
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Class Day / Red & Green Day: |
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Superintendent's holiday season message: |
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Severe weather makeup days: |
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It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Ms. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, December 18, 2022
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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