Thank you, Deputy Hodges!
Ms. Lovejoy's 1st grade had the best classroom attendance for the month of January! Each student received a little bag with special Valentine treats!
It's tax season. Make sure you consider these Tax Credits:
Child Tax Credit (CTC): The CTC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $2,000 for each child who qualifies you for the credit. To qualify, the child must be a U.S. citizen under age 17; have a Social Security number; be claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer's tax return; and more. Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents? For more information please see: Child Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
Other Dependent Credit (ODC): The ODC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $500 for each eligible dependent. The person is claimed as a dependent on your return; the person can’t be used by you to claim the CTC or Additional CTC; the person was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. Again, use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents?
Note: The credit amount for family’s CTC or ODC may be reduced if their modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $400,000 for married filing jointly filing status or $200,000 for all other filing statuses.
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): One refundable tax credit for moderate- and low-income families is the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS estimates there are millions of workers who qualify but don't claim the EITC - missing out on thousands of dollars every year. The EITC is as much as $3,995 when claiming one child, $6,604 when claiming two children, and $7,430 when claiming three or more children. Use the EITC Assistant to learn if you're eligible for the tax credit. For more detailed information see: Publication 596, Earned Income Credit.
Note: Adjusted gross income limits are used to qualify families for EITC.
Child and Dependent Care Credit: Taxpayers who paid someone to care for their child, spouse or dependent so they can work, be a full-time student or look for work may be able to reduce their tax by claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The total expenses that you may use to calculate the credit may not be more than $3,000 (for one qualifying individual) or $6,000 (for two or more qualifying individuals). Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool: Am I Eligible to Claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit? For more information please see: Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses or Topic no. 602, Child and dependent care credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov).
Jr/Sr High staff and students would like to thank the Gladwin/Beaverton/Coleman Hockey Co-Op team for their generous donation of personal care items from their recent hygiene drive! Our students will certainly benefit from your generosity!
Back when we had snow, 45 students from the SPARKS and IGNITE after school group traveled to Snow Snake for some winter fun.
Culinary students recently had the opportunity to showcase their program to a group of potential future culinary students. They provided a variety of breakfast options, created a number of edible garnishes, and hosted a whipped cream relay!
Thank you to Midland Area Community Foundation and Clare-Gladwin RESD 21st Century Ignite for the opportunity to update some of the furniture in the Jr./Sr. High School Media Center. The furniture allows for flexible, comfortable seating, matching students' learning styles, sizes, and needs. It's already well-used and greatly appreciated.
Hello everyone! Here's the link to the new February 2024 Comet News: https://5il.co/2e9x8 . Every newsletter is posted on our school website under Parent/Student Resources > Comet News > Comet News Newsletters. Keep an eye out for the physical copy you should receive in your mailbox before the end of the month, as long as you live within Coleman School District!
Welcome to Stacey Williamson, who will serve students in our School Based Health Center. Stacey is a Family Nurse Practitioner working through Mid Michigan Health. We are excited to welcome her and the School Based Health Clinic to Coleman! Please help her feel at home.
Here's a little more about how she'll be serving our students.
https://www.secondwavemedia.com/midland/features/mymichiganhealth-colemanhealthcenter.aspx
Our local Area Rep for our Foreign Exchange Students, Deb Finney, put together a quick cupcake gathering for a mini-send off to our semester student Bianca!
They provided her with lots of positive vibes for her travel back to Italy! Forever a Comet! 💙🖤
Read about how Coleman and other area schools are working to meet guidelines for early childhood and post-secondary education: https://www.secondwavemedia.com/midland/features/pre-k-cte-mileap-education.aspx
Girls' Basketball games are on for tonight with the temps warming later today. Practices will be voluntary for today- please check with your coach/ advisor.
Coleman Schools are closed today, Friday, Jan. 26th, 2024, due to icy backroad conditions. Information will be posted around noon regarding any afternoon and evening events.
Congrats to Comet alum Kaylee Aultman for making the Dean's list in her first semester of college! She's not only getting awesome grades while being a student athlete, but also while taking 21 credits this semester! Keep up the great work, Kaylee!
Woo-hoo! Another couple of Comet alumni, Savanah Doke and Amber Nehrig, making the Dean's list in their first semester of college! Amazing job, ladies, congrats!! We're so proud of your hard work.
Coleman Schools is on a 2-hour delay for Thursday, Jan. 25th, 2024.
You may know our JV Baseball Coach & 7th/8th grade girls' Basketball Coach, Tyler Germain . . . but did you know that he is now the new President of the CMU Sports Management Association? This along with his other coaching job as Bay City John Glenn Football JV Offensive Coordinator makes for some big strides toward his goals! Congrats, Tyler!!
The Boys' Bowling team brought home some points on the 22 with a Baker match win and some Peterson match points for a total of 7 points! Big credit goes out to the team's dedication to learning and growing each time we bowl. Last but certainly not least, Jacob Butters bowled a 222; his best completion score to-date! Then followed this accomplishment up with an impressive 192! This is outstanding scoring for high school competition! Great job, keep working hard and Go Comets!! - Coach David Brown
Coleman Schools is on a 2-hour delay today, Wednesday, Jan. 24th, 2024 due to thick fog and ice in some areas. We'll see you at 10 am when it's lighter outside!
UPDATE Tuesday, 1.23.2024
SPARKS/IGNITE will now be CANCELLED for this evening.
All games and practices for this evening are cancelled as well.