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This past week was our first regular five-day school week and by this point our Grenadiers are pretty well settled in. Rigorous instruction is taking place in the classrooms and we have been reviewing the policies and procedures of Colonial High School all along. With respect to policies and procedures, we do need all of our parents to complete the required annual Parent Consent Forms this week if not done already. Chief among these is the emergency contact form. The forms may be found through the OCPS Parent Portal and this short tutorial video can also help.
This coming Saturday we will be hosting an excellent OCPS Parent Academy titled "A Guide to a Successful School Year" on our main campus. If you have never attended one of these Parent Academy sessions and have a student enrolled at OCPS, they are extremely well done and this one is perfectly time at the front-end of a new school year. As it will be conducted at our high school, this is an excellent opportunity not to be missed. I hope our community will take advantage of it.
Have a good week and thank you for reading about some of our latest Grenadier happenings.
It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
Pictured very top: Grenadier cheerleaders perform during our varsity football's pre-season game away vs. Lyman Friday evening (additional highlights below).
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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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Leydializ Aviles, student in the Colonial Animal Sciences Dept. |
Our SAE officer Leydializ Aviles was selected for the Fall 2023 Have You HERD student program! We are excited for her to be a student in the Animal Sciences department and step into the life of a UF student. She will have an individual itinerary based on her interests within Animal Science. Leydiliz was selected through a statewide application process and we couldn’t be prouder that her hard work as an Animal Science student and FFA member have opened this opportunity! |
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Mrs. DeRoo, Media Specialist |
Congratulations to Mrs. DeRoo, our Media Specialist who was awarded her 10-year pin this summer for her dedication to OCPS!! We are so grateful for all you do! |
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Principal's Council
Currently seeking student members for 2023-2024
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Parent Academy at Colonial next Saturday!
"A Guide to a Successful School Year"
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Rigor in the Classrooms
Our faculty & students got off to a fast start for 2023-2024 . . .
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Mr. Taylor’s US History class began learning about the causes of the Civil War this past week. |
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Mrs. Jones is guiding her Algebra students through the process of solving linear equations. |
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Mrs. Richardson uses Kahoot to help students understand the different types of careers there are waiting for them when they graduate high school!
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Support for our Grenadier staff at the beginning of 2023-2024! |
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Thank you to WaWa for providing delicious treats for our staff this week!! |
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A big thank you to the High School Office for dropping by on the first day of school and providing administration with Gideon’s Bakehouse cookies!! They were incredible!! |
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Softball Interest Meeting this Tuesday: |
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Fall Baseball Interest Meetings (Aug. 21 & Aug. 22): |
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Shoutout to the varsity football team for a hard fought game against Lyman on Friday night! It was wonderful to be back under the Friday Night Lights and we look forward to a great season this year! Thank you to our band, cheerleaders, athletics trainers, and fans for coming out to support them! This week we have our home opener against Windermere at 7PM, so come out and support Colonial as we take on the Wolverines! |
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Student Attendance
Important reminders
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Save the Date: Community Meeting
September 28th
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Colonial High School will be undergoing renovations in the near future! There is a 60% Design Meeting for the community on Thursday, September 28th, from 6:00-7:30pm in the main campus media center. We welcome everyone to come out and see the awesome things that will be happening during the re-design. Principal Mrs. Reussow and Assistant Principal Dr. Boyer met with the architectural team and staff from OCPS who are working on the project. |
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Featured: Catherine Sullivan, Michael Gallo, Joseph Toth, Mrs. Reussow, Dr. Boyer, Maher Chatila, Lynn Lefebrve, Dr. Austin, and Mo Arthur. |
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Weekly Superintendent's Message
"Mondays with Maria"
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This week Superintendent Vazquez talks with Jamie Holmes about about the new student cell phone policy and how it came about. |
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Monday's Motivational Moment! |
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Colin Powell's Leadership & Life Lessons for our Grenadiers |
Colin Powell (1937-2021) was a four-star general, the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and secretary of state. He left behind an important legacy of leadership that both students and adults can learn from. Powell had a reputation for being a problem-solver. |
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Powell's 13 Rules Of Leadership
1. It ain’t as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
2. Get mad, then get over it.
3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
4. It can be done!
5. Be careful what you choose.
6. Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
7. You can’t make someone else’s choices.
8. Check small things.
9. Share credit.
10. Remain calm. Be kind.
11. Have a vision. Be demanding.
12. Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Source: Colin Powell’s 2012 memoir, It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership
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IT'S GREAT TO BE A GRENADIER!
Ms. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, August 20, 2023
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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