Students and families looking for help paying for college are encouraged to register for a Virtual Financial Aid Night provided by Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid team. Participants will be able to gather information on the following financial aid topics: FAFSA application information, Federal financial aid programs, State financial aid programs, and Scholarship searching resources. All sessions are free of charge and open to the public. Visit the MI Student Aid website to register: https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/students-fams/virtual-financial-aid-nights. Also, remember to check the Student Resources page on the Jr/Sr High School website for more after-graduation and college prep resources! https://www.colemanschools.net/o/jr-sr-high-school/page/student-resources
Mark your calendars! Just another reminder that the Homecoming schedule is different this year than normal. Our homecoming parade will be at 5:30 on Friday, October 7th, which will be followed by a Powder Puff football game at 7 pm. Our homecoming football game will be at 11 am on Saturday, October 8th, and our homecoming dance will be at 8pm-11pm on Saturday evening. Be sure to spread the word so no one misses the festivities this year!
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library will be hosting a used book sale on October 22nd and 23rd. Check out the flier for more info!
Some families have received P-EBT cards for their child from the State as part of COVID food relief. One glitch is that it asks for the last 4 digits of your child's social security number. However, when you input that number, it tells you it is incorrect information. What you actually need to do is input "0000" and it should work. We hope this is helpful to you.
Comet Athletics are looking for those who have an interest in working events with various positions at our home games this year. If you have any interest in working gate (taking tickets), scoreboard, being an announcer, working the book for volleyball and basketball, and specifically for volleyball a Libero Tracker, please reach out to Laurie Bell lbell@colemanschools.net or Christian Maloney cmaloney@colemanschools.net. There is compensation for working all of these positions. Whether you work or not, we would love to see you all come out to the events to show your support and Comet Pride. Go Comets!
We hope you enjoy the first Jr/Sr High Comets Lead newsletter! You can find this newsletter on the Daily Announcements page, alongside other information that is updated daily to keep students and families informed! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/daily-announcements
Coming up at 7 pm tomorrow evening: Athletic Boosters meeting at the Jr/Sr High School auditorium! We hope to see you there.
Greater Midland Coleman Family Center has spots in their GSRP classroom as well as some in the 3's class. For GSRP it is free based on poverty level. There are a couple of scholarships available for the 3's classroom. Also, opening later this fall, there will also be a new Head Start classroom. If you're interested in either the scholarship or in Head Start, please fill out an interest form at www.michiganpreschool.org. Please contact Tiffeny Schrank at the Family Center if you have any questions.
Mrs. McCormack will be at the Old Brick Bakery & Coffeehouse and Scoops tomorrow afternoon. All parents and members of the community are invited to stop in to chat about whatever concern, question, compliment, suggestion, etc. that anyone might have. Stay posted as we share out more opportunities like this!
Picture Day tomorrow at the Jr/Sr High. Everyone will get photographed; orders can be placed with the forms that went home with students or online at https://www.geskusphoto.com/fall-pictures using the code on the form. Students who do not have forms prepared in advance can order from the photo packages later.
The 2022 Homecoming Court is announced! Exchange students, Chiara (Key) Cossutta, Marta Gonzalez, and Carla Escribano, will also be formally presented at Homecoming festivities.
Do YOU know about the changes this year to the Homecoming schedule?
Friday, October 7th: Homecoming parade @ 5:30 pm, Powder Puff football game @ 7 pm.
Saturday, October 8th: Homecoming football game @ 11 am, Homecoming dance @ 8pm-11pm.
Please contact the high school office at (989) 465-6171 with any questions!
Congratulations to our medalists at the Clare Cross Country Invitational on August 31st! Kaylee Aultman placed 4th among senior girls with a time of 22:27.0, and Cole Aultman (22:20.30) and Chris Tallman (24:06.40) placed 6th and 8th respectively among senior boys. Logan Dudley placed 5th among sophomore boys with a 20:25.92 time.
Welcome to Mrs. Caitlyn Place! She will serve as a long-term paraprofessional substitute for us this year, providing consistency when other paraprofessionals have to be out for a day. So glad to have you with us!
Please consider donating to the Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network this year to assist them in their annual Community Thanksgiving Food Basket program! Read the attached flier for more information.
Mrs. Mandy Lattimer will join us as our Career-Technical Education (CTE) Facilities/Lab Assistant a couple of hours per day, helping to get the land and forest lab ready, moving equipment, guiding students with projects under the direction of our CTE teachers, receiving supplies and checking in on the programs as needed after hours. Thank you, Mandy!
6th graders putting Habit 6: Synergy into action
Help us welcome our chefs for the brand new Culinary program, Chef Andy Bacigalupo and Chef Matt Fitchett!
Chef Andy Bacigalupo will start the Culinary program full time for the first 2 mos. and then will be available on a limited basis each week through the year to support the program. He has been a member of the American Culinary Federation since 1981, attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York and graduated from Ferris State University with a degree in Education. He has served as the Food and Beverage Director for then Governor of Georgia, Zell Miller and Great Pacific Cruise Line in Seattle, WA, Executive Chef of Chef on the Run Restaurant and Culinary Instructor for two different county-run Culinary programs in Michigan. He has served on the Chefs Move to Schools Task Force with First Lady Michelle Obama, featured on Dr. Oz's NBC show for a low sodium challenge and has been a keynote speaker at the American Culinary Federation National Conference and Delta College as well as being featured in Culinary magazines and receiving several notable awards.
Chef Matt Fitchett who will start with us full-time Sept. 15th as the Chef for "Coleman Culinary at the Depot". Matt most recently has been the Chef De Cuisine at the Midland Country Club and has previously served as the a Chef for the Masters Golf Tournament in 2022, Executive Chef for Horizons Conference Center contracted at Dow Global Headquarters, Joe Muer Seafood, Big Rock Chophouse in Birmingham and Saginaw Club as well as a Chef at Cafe Zinc in the H Hotel. He has over 25 years experience, is a member of the American Culinary Federation with over 13 awards and medals in multiple categories through the American Culinary Federation. He was also a judge for ProStart, guiding the next generation of Chefs.
Welcome to Mrs. Leah Sims, who will be our new part-time Secretarial Aide, assisting in the office at both buildings! Please help her feel welcome.
August 2022 Comet News Newsletter is out now: https://5il.co/1hlaw. Check it out for back-to-school information, letters from our new Dean of Students and our new Athletic Director, important updates, news on district improvements, and to see what some of our awesome Comets have been up to!