In case you missed it -- some pics from Monday's Fine Arts Night! #growingforthefuture #ColemanCometPride #academicsartsathleticsagriculture
Three students from Coleman Junior-Senior High were named local winners in the 55th annual America & Me Essay Contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. The three eighth grade students, who earned the first, second, and third place awards for their school, are Kendall Allen, first, Parker Klopf, second, and Sara Husted, third. All three
students received an award certificate for their achievement.
As the school’s first place winner, Kendall’s name will also be engraved on a plaque for
permanent display at the school. In addition, her essay will advance to the state level of
competition. Those winners will be announced later in the spring.
Several thousand eighth grade students from over 200 Michigan schools participated in the 2023-2024 America & Me Essay Contest. The topic of the contest was “My Personal Michigan Hero.” Started in 1968 and open to all Michigan eighth grade students, the contest encourages Michigan youth to explore the greatness of America and its people. As the sponsor of the contest, Farm Bureau Insurance has earned eleven national awards. Congratulations to these students for their excellence in writing!
Photo attached: (left to right)
Parker Klopf, Kendall Allen, Sara Husted
Have you noticed a few new faces around here? We'd like to officially welcome new staff members Chef Jacob Moore and Mrs. Rachel Hamina to our district!
Chef Jacob Moore is our new Culinary instructor! He started working alongside Chef Andy, who was subbing in the position for us this school year. Chef Jacob is going to be a great asset with our students. He has immediately begun building relationships with them, has a strong knowledge of how to teach different people using different strategies, and has jumped in full force learning about the program and is excited to continue building it. We're excited to have him on board! Chef Andy will still be a part of our team, coming in from time to time to provide some of his expertise and support what Chef Jacob has planned. Please help Chef Jacob feel welcome!
Mrs. Rachel Hamina started in our Student Support Specialist (formerly Counselor) role back in February. Mrs. Hamina has worked with college students in the area of course selection and competency, spent time in an academy working with students with IEPs and 504 plans, and has been serving in her most recent role as an MCAN Advisor in Bullock Creek (same position as Mr. Zink does for us). Can't wait for you to meet her!
The new senior newsletter for March is now available on the Student Resources page, along with a TON of other super helpful information like available college scholarships, upcoming college open houses, lists of local universities, and more! Check it out!
https://www.colemanschools.net/o/jr-sr-high-school/page/student-resources
Girls' Bowling Update: On Saturday, February 17, the Coleman Girls' Bowling Team competed in the MSAC conference singles tournament at Sheridan Lanes. Kapre Lynch bowled amazingly and finished 1st in the event! After the 3-game qualifying round, she was seeded 3rd for the elimination bracket. In the first round of single elimination, Kapre beat a St. Charles girl by 3 points, and then the next round beat a Breckenridge girl by 2 pins, then won the championship match by 6 pins over a Carson City girl. During the day, she bowled high games of 192, 154, and 150. Two other Comet girls made it to the elimination bracket. Charisma Gingerich bowled high games of 148 and 133 and was seeded 10th, while Amelia Schwartz was seeded 15th. Fantastic job, ladies!!! #ColemanCometPride #growingforthefuture
THIS is what Coleman's Early/Middle College program prepares its students for! Congratulations Comet alum Grace Araway. This is #ColemanCometPride #ColemanCometAlum https://svsu.meritpages.com/stories/Mt-Pleasant-resident-named-to-SVSU-President-s-List-for-fall-2023-semester/126663869
If you're interested in free college courses to earn your full Associates degree before graduating high school and continue your learning beyond, visit our Enrollment page to get started at Coleman Jr/Sr High! https://www.colemanschools.net/o/coleman-cs/page/enrollment
Each week, Coleman staff members recognize each other for going above and beyond for colleagues, students or the District in some way. We also know we have a lot of students who do the same. Mr. Brown, Science/Coding teacher shared this recent "Shout-Out" about one of his students, Sara Husted.
"This may be unconventional for a shout-out but I had a new student start today 8 weeks into 8th grade coding. I knew they were coming today and was trying to plan well to get them up to speed.
"While we were trying to decide the new student's seat, Sara Husted offered to have the student sit next to her and her seat partner. Before I knew it, Sara was advocating for the student and came to me asking for Google classroom login, and to send her the invite for the coding online classroom and was showing the student how to do some things with coding.
"I am proud to see our Comets lead like this and I hope there is a way that we can recognize her for stepping up and helping a new student transition to our school. Whether that be a shout out or not, I would like you to be aware of this student being a great citizen without anyone requesting it. I am proud of the compassion, understanding and maturity that was on full display. I just wanted to recognize Sara Husted for this." ~ David Brown, Teacher
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.
Coleman Schools is on a 2-hour delay for Thursday, Jan. 25th, 2024.
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.
Jacob Butters has his bowling stance down pat! He bowled a 180 with four strikes in a row first practice and game back after winter break, the great news is this isn’t even his personal best game yet. Way to go Jacob, keep up the good work! Go Comets! #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Coming up next Wednesday . . . the GMCA open house!
This post recently shared on the AskMidland Facebook page turned out to be praising one of our Comets, Asher Hayes! What an awesome compliment! We are so proud of your leadership skills and the impact it's making on the community!
Any other Comet shout-outs to share? Send them to pr@colemanschools.net!
#ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
EXAM WEEK UPDATE: Tuesday 1/16 at the Jr/Sr High will be exam review day. Wednesday and Thursday will be exams in all classes and students will follow their normal class schedule. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Erika Rice, Coleman Alumni, is now a Recruiter/Staffing Representative at Spherion Staffing & Recruiting in Midland. We're proud of her accomplishments and the fact that she now shares back to our Coleman students by providing staff information about scholarships available to them through Spherion and the "Excellence in Leadership" Scholarship. Thank you to Erika for thinking of our Coleman students. If a Coleman graduating senior has an interest in this scholarship, please contact your school counselor in the office.
What are other Coleman graduates doing now? Feel free to share at pr@colemanschools.net for us to review and possibly post. #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Congrats to Comet Junior Kapre Lynch for making the President’s List at Delta College, alongside participating in high school academics and athletics. Great job, Kapre! #ColemanComets #growingforthefuture
Given that the Jr/Sr High staff and students did not have enough time this week to prepare for exams, we are changing up the format of next week a bit. Please see our new schedule below:
Monday, 1/15: Students will be given an extra day of review in all of their classes.
Tuesday, 1/16-Thursday, 1/17: Students will be given exams in their classes. Teachers will be communicating on Monday to students and their parents what day(s) they are giving the exam in their classes. Families should expect emails from the teachers letting you know when to be prepared for the exam in each of their classes.
