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I hope everyone enjoyed their Friday away as we head into week #3 of the second quarter. As a reminder, report cards for the first quarter were posted to Skyward last week. If you have not yet reviewed your student's grades and personal goals with them for this nine weeks, please do so as soon as possible.
If you have not looked at the OCPS 2023-2024 calendar, please remember that this year second quarter classes will run later into December with the last day of school being Friday, December 22. I wanted to point this out sooner vs. later so our families can plan ahead.
Thank you for reading about some of our latest events. Have a successful week!
It's Great To Be A Grenadier!
Betzabeth Reussow
Principal
Colonial High School
Pictured very top and just below: GenWow’s annual conference was held last week and Colonial had over 30 female students participate! GenWOW is a girl-centric movement bringing teen girls together to learn, be inspired, and form valuable connections. Generation WOW’s programming helps build future leaders and inspires authentic connection through mentorship and education.
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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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Our Grenadiers at the 2023 GenWow annual conference. |
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2023-2024 Bowling Teams in District Competition: 100% First Year Bowlers
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A big congratulations to our athletes who competed at the district bowling tournament this week! The girls took 5th place - one spot away from qualifying for the championship pool! This was a team of no returners, which means all first year bowlers! The boys fought hard as well, competing against some of the top bowlers in the nation!
Please congratulate the following athletes on going out with winning seasons!!!
- MJ Arolfo
- Kassius Rivera
- Israel Rodriguez
- Lucas Suvak
- Dionsyus Browne
- Logan Martines
- Miguel Gonzalez
- Logan Silva
- Montana Ashe
- Theresa Davilla
- Miah Arolfo
- Jayla Clough
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Congratulations to our winners from the Hispanic Heritage Month door decorating contest!! |
Ninth Grade Campus: Mrs. Martinez |
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Speech and Debate Team
Grenadiers earn multiple awards in heavy competition!
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Two weekends ago, our Grenadiers competed with over 270 other students from around Central Florida at Lake Brantley High School. We brought eight students, and five left with medals!
Please congratulate the following students for attending and/or winning. In attendance we had Israel Vazquez, Inshiraah Rawal, and Nathon Bush, who all competed for the first time. We also had varsity competitors, Shekinah Henriette, Cadarian Russell, Ethan Mills, Elias Ortega, and George LaComb. We brought home the following awards:
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1st place Varsity Congressional Debate- George LaComb
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1st place Varsity Impromptu Speaking- Cadarian Russell
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2nd place Novice Extemporaneous Speaking- Inshiraah Rawal
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3rd place Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking- Shekinah Henriette *not pictured (below)
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3rd place Novice Extemporaneous Debate- Nathon Bush
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Forensic Science 1 with Mr. Venable |
Mr. Venable’s Forensic Science 1 students spent the first marking period sharpening their observation and deduction skills, along with learning the steps in how to process a crime scene. At the start of October, they were given a chance to practice all they had learned by analyzing the scene of a tragic incident related to Halloween visitors from the land of Oz. During this activity, students had to explain the steps in processing the scene, identify critical evidence, document that evidence with photos and sketches, and ultimately create a circumstantial case to identify a person of interest from a list of suspects. |
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Tuesdays and Thursdays after school: |
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FREE online tutoring offered daily starting at 2:00 PM: |
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After school college prep on Tuesdays & Thursdays: |
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Valencia HBCU College Night (Nov. 16): |
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Corrections to the 2024 Best Colleges Rankings (Oct. 27) |
U.S. News & World Report has recalculated the numerical ranks of 213 schools due to a code anomaly. (There are Florida schools on the list which had adjustments made to their 2024 rankings.) |
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Valencia Scholarship (Eligible 9th Grade Students): |
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Superintendent's Weekly Message: Mondays with Maria
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On this week's "Mondays with Maria," Dr. Vazquez introduces a new and fun way for students, employees and parents or guardians to ask her a question. |
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Superintendent's Town Hall Meeting at Colonial next month! |
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IT'S GREAT TO BE A GRENADIER!
Mrs. Reussow, Principal
Colonial High School
Sunday, October 29, 2023
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Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Caliari
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