Do you ever wonder what your teachers do on Early Release days? Today, Elementary teachers met with Chippewa Nature Center educators, then toured the agricultural program barn, the greenhouse, and other outdoor learning spaces.
The Health department will be hosting a vaccine clinic at the Jr/Sr High School Auditorium on October 14th from 1-4 for students and staff. The health department will have either Pfizer or Moderna available with the Omicron variant protection, as well as the Influenza vaccine. They will also be able to update immunizations for school aged children. Please follow these links if you'd like your student to receive services at this upcoming clinic. Elementary Student form: https://5il.co/1il3v Adolescent Student form: https://5il.co/1il3w
Homecoming festivities are coming up this weekend! The community is invited to join us in celebrating our school spirit! This Friday at 5:30 pm, come watch the Homecoming parade and enjoy a Powder Puff football game afterwards at 7 pm! Then, we'll have our Homecoming football game on Saturday morning at 11 am, and our Homecoming dance on Saturday evening from 8 pm - 11 pm. Any questions, please call the high school office at (989) 465-6171.
Now through Nov. 1, Bayer Fund’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities program encourages eligible farmers to enroll for the chance to direct $5,000 donations to local eligible nonprofits, schools or ag programs.
America’s Farmers programs have awarded $65 million to thousands of nonprofits, schools and ag students across rural America since its inception in 2010.
To enroll for a chance to direct a donation, check out @AmericasFarmers website for more info: www.americasfarmers.com or call 1-877-267-3332 toll-free. It only takes a few minutes to potentially make an impact for a rural nonprofit or school in your area.
The theme for the Homecoming dance this year is Dance Through the Decades! It will be on Saturday, October 8th in the Jr/Sr High gym, from 8-11 pm. $5 per person at the door. Have fun, Comets!
Congratulations to Bergen Mowry and Ethan Houghten on completing their Eagle Scout rank! An amazing accomplishment. So proud of you, Comets!
Who's ready for Spirit Week next week? BOTH schools are participating, but with different daily themes. Refer to this schedule to make sure you know what's coming up next. And don't forget -- send your best Spirit Week style pics to pr@colemanschools.net to have them shared to the website! Have fun, Comets!
Some great pictures from Tuesday night's Varsity Volleyball game. Thanks to student Matthew MacPhee for sending them to us!
Check out this list of props the Drama Club is seeking for the upcoming Christmas plays! Contact Mrs. Shumaker if you can donate any of these items or if you know anyone who can. Make sure to pay a visit to the Drama Club page on the website for updates, articles, pictures from past productions, and more! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/drama
Varsity Volleyball celebrating our educators
A little background story to our Comets' win of the Battle for the Tractor trophy last weekend: https://www.thedailynews.cc/articles/battle-for-the-tractor/ . Thanks to our former Comet student teacher (now Vestaburg's head football coach), Cooper Kelley, for the fun idea and for sharing this article with us! Another article on the Comet win here: https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/highschool/article/Comets-erupt-offensively-in-first-win-of-season-17464990.php
6th graders getting new insights to the Culinary Arts program. Thank you Chefs for the visit
The Varsity Football game v Merrill that was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 22nd has now been moved to Friday, October 21st at 7pm. We hope to see you there!
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.
