At a recent JV/Varsity football practice, athletes stopped everything to stand for the National Anthem they overheard playing at the Junior High game nearby! Way to #LEADLikeAComet and show respect, athletes! 🏈 (And thank you to the community member that captured this moment for us!) If you want to share a Comet shout-out for social media, too, all are welcome to share a quick positive story at this link: https://www.colemanschools.net/forms/ccs-quick-story-form Thanks for helping fuel Comet Pride! ☄️
about 10 hours ago, Natalie Kalitta
Our high school runners will be off on Friday to run in the MHSAA Regionals at Shepherd High School. The event time has been adjusted and the Boys will be running at 2:00 pm and the girls will be at 3:00 pm.
Parking for Spectators: They are asking you to take 2nd Street to get to a parking lot, DO NOT park in the lot closest to school as they will still be in session, and DO NOT come down 4th Street.
You will need to use GoFan for tickets or you can use a credit card at the event. $8 per person.
There will also be live stream available on NFHS.
about 17 hours ago, Chad Klopf
Members of the Elementary NEHS attended the YIP Kindness Conference last week at Meridian High School. Students participated in ice breakers, breakout sessions, heard a keynote address, visited youth partnerships from Midland County, and had time to plan activities for the elementary school’s Week of Kindness, coming up on November 9th-13th. #LEADLikeAComet
about 18 hours ago, Natalie Kalitta
Congratulations to Hunter Porter, one of this week's book winners! Way to be a leader! #LEADLikeAComet
1 day ago, Natalie Kalitta
Ms. B’s 5th graders earned extra recess for meeting their attendance goal for September! Way to go, Comets! #LEADLikeAComet
2 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Congrats to those recognized at the October Board of Education meeting! The recognitions made by Board Members are the following:
☄️ To Mrs. Amie Zylman, who helped wrangle 55 students from the drama club to put on an outstanding Haunted School. They were able to bring in 315 community members to see not only the show, but our new facilities. It was an amazing night for everyone. I heard from multiple people that the "littles" felt they had to come because they were personally invited to the show, which convinced some grandparents and parents to get them here. The board also mentioned that Amie was amazing amidst all of the chaos of the evening.
☄️ To Mr. Scott Rodenbo, Mr.Jesse Kalitta and his "lion" (dog), Oscar, Mr. Joshua Sampson, Ms. Allison Klykken, IGNITE team members, and any other staff members who were there that evening whom they didn't recognize (after all, it was a Haunted School, and people were dressed up).
☄️ To Coach Courtney Niederquill and Coach Laken Berthume for getting the junior high girls' basketball team set up and ready to practice as we search for a coach.
2 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
It was Senior Night in Coleman for the Comet Varsity Volleyball Team, and as you can see even Coach was into the theme of "senior" night!
We enjoyed celebrating the volleyball careers of our three seniors: Bailey, Sydney, and Hannah. Along with the celebration of our senior athletes, we got to celebrate a three game sweep of The Baldwin Panthers for the Comet Victory!
One last regular season date on the calendar as the Comets JV & Varsity will travel to Saginaw on Thursday to take on the Cardinals of Michigan Lutheran Seminary.
3 days ago, Chad Klopf
Due to issues out of our control, Baldwin will not have a JV team for tonight's game. We will still be playing the varsity contest with an adjusted start time of 6:00 pm. Senior night will still take place before warm-ups. Thank you for your understand and adjustments on late notice.
4 days ago, Chad Klopf
6th graders learned about the "circle of control" - a productivity framework (and part of Leader in Me!) that helps people better understand what you have power over: your own attitude, mindset, daily habits, boundaries, etc. Knowing this can help manage stress and anxiety by separating what you CAN change from what you cannot. What a cool lesson!
4 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Fall sports are really winding down, but we are not done yet.
Monday night is Senior Night for the Comet Volleyball Team as they take on Baldwin High School with the JV starting at 5:30. The team would love to have a packed house to support all their efforts, and the four years of hard work our seniors have put in on the court.
Our Cross Country Team is at the MHSAA tournament level, as they will be running in the MHSAA Regional at Shepherd on Friday. The Friday night lights will have a different looks as our cross runners will be looking to continue to push for more PRs!
6 days ago, Chad Klopf
Students in Mr. McCormack's Zoology class took advantage of the newly renovated science lab this week to learn dissecting protocol. 🧪 Right now they are focusing on mollusks, a diverse filum. A dissection of the clam is a simple project. Next, they will launch into dissection of squid, the most advanced invertebrate. 🦑
7 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
In Mr. Klopf's Health class this week, freshmen role-played through different situations to practice the use of refusal skills - behavioral strategies and communication techniques used to say "no" to peer pressure, risky behaviors, and unwanted social situations. Lessons like these are essential to empowering our students to set clear boundaries and protect their health and safety!
#LEADLikeAComet
7 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
For National School Bus Safety Week, Mr. Cowell would like to remind all student bus riders of the 4 Keys to a Successful Bus Ride: 🚌 1. Keep your hands and belongings to yourself. 2. Use appropriate language at an appropriate volume. 3. Remian properly seated at all times. 4. Follow all instructions given by the bus driver. Safety is the utmost concern and goal while transporting our students to and from school!
7 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Mrs. Whittington's 6th graders enjoyed some time learning outdoors at Chippewa Nature Center recently! 🍂
8 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Board of Education President, Mrs. Lorie Fox, and Trustee, Mr. Sean Long, recently spent an evening at the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) Delegate Assembly.
Fox is a voting member of the Delegate Assembly, and Long was interested in learning more about it. The Coleman Board members voted to have each of them represent at the assembly this year.
Fox and Long had opportunities to advocate for our district, participate in debate and vote on resolutions that provide direction for MASB directors and legislators. There are 178 districts from 53 counties in Michigan which also provides an opportunity to network with other school board members.
8 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Kya & Ryder did a great job reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Board Meeting on Monday night! Thanks for representing the 1st grade so well! #LEADLikeAComet #ColemanCometPride
8 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Ms. Rachel loves twinning with students! Way to show Comet spirit, you two! ☄️
9 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
Our Food Services team celebrated Apple Crunch Day last week by setting up some displays for Elementary and Jr/Sr High students to sample! 🍎🍏 Apple Crunch Day encourages healthy eating and supports apple growers right here in Michigan. Looks delicious!!
9 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
We celebrated Administrators' Recognition Day last week! We are incredibly fortunate to have some of the most dedicated, intelligent and hard-working administrators around. Not only that, but they are here for the right reasons and genuinely care about their students, staff and Comet families. Please give a shout-out, note of appreciation, thank you or a small gift to these fantastic people: Mrs. Sara Hegel - Business Manager, Mrs. Cindy Araway - Elementary Principal, Mr. Cody Wright - Custodial/Maintenance Director, Mrs. Jen Hess - Jr/Sr High Principal, Mr. Michael Cowell -Transportation Director, Ms. Sharon Nestorak - Food Services Director, Mrs. Amy Klopf - Elementary MTSS Coordinator, Mrs. Marie Zwemmer - Jr/Sr High MTSS Coordinator. To a couple of our people who step in part of their day to different roles than teaching and keep things running smoothly: Mr. Jim Burkhart - Technology Director and Mr. Chad Klopf - Athletic Director. Thank you for all of your time and energy as well!
9 days ago, Natalie Kalitta
First Graders went on a field trip to the Chippewa Nature Center to learn about plant classification. They hiked through trails searching for and learning about different types of plants!
