Spanish 2 students studied Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), earlier this month! It is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd annually in Mexico. Students researched the celebration in the weeks leading up to it and created an ofrenda in the high school showcase. An ofrenda is an offering/altar prepared to honor and celebrate the lives of those loved ones who have passed on. It often includes water, salt, pan de muerto, marigolds, candles, and things our loved ones enjoyed during their lives. It is believed that Día de Muertos is the one night per year that our loved ones can come back to visit (like in the movie Coco!). Thanks for all the hard work you put into this project, Comets!
High School Art Class recently finished their Elements of Art projects! Students explored the seven elements (line, shape, color, form and value) where they picked one cohesive image that was divided into seven sections to illustrate the seven elements. Students now understand that the elements of art are the basic components that artists use to create visual compositions. Now our high school students understand how to analyze and appreciate art by identifying and describing how artists use these elements to express themselves through different techniques and stylization. Here's just a few of the students' projects. So beautiful and interesting to look at!
On Monday, the NHS group helped the VFW put up the flags for Veterans Day. After they installed the flags, the VFW members fed them a breakfast of pancakes, sausage and eggs. Then many of the men shared stories with us of their time in the military.
Recently, the Culinary students participated in a "boot camp" to learn about how Prostart and SkillsUSA run in a competition form, and what different types of stations could be encountered. They had six stations in total with them being Management, knife skills, cake decorating, plate setting, sauces, and cooler setup. They all went through every station within 45 minute intervals to represent the school and their abilities. Most of them were group-based to help them coordinate the station to accomplish their goals within each station. How cool! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/culinary-arts-program
The Ag Program recently got a nice shout-out from a Midland High student's parent!
"Hi, Just wanted to say thank you for supporting the Ag program! My daughter attended the national FFA convention last week and got to meet with all 3 colleges she was considering for Ag Business. It is VERY cool that she can attend her home school - Midland High- and still do the things she is interested in with the Ag program. Your Ag teachers are amazing and really great at what they do. Thanks!!"
This unique program is open to all Midland County 10th - 12th graders, including homeschool students! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/agriscience
Last week, Chef Jacob Moore invited Mr. Dave Urlaub, President of the State SkillsUSA, and Chef Andy Bacigalupo to Culinary at the Depot. They discussed how SkillsUSA works including leadership building, Culinary Arts certifications, competitions both State and National, and presentation/public speaking skills. SkillsUSA is an in-class curriculum that allows students to build skills before graduation with the potential to become a national champion. If you are familiar with Ag, think FFA but for Culinary Arts. Coleman Culinary students, including students from Bullock Creek, Coleman, Dow High, Meridian and Midland High are being immersed in the SkillsUSA and ProStart curriculums, so watch out to see what they accomplish! https://www.colemanschools.net/page/culinary-arts-program #LEADLikeAComet #ColemanCometPride
The band performed their annual Halloween concert (sorry, a little late in sharing!) for the elementary students, complete with iconic tunes such as: "Ghostbusters," "Scary Had A Little Lamb," and "Revenge of the Dust Bunnies." Drum Major Kapre Lynch even took a turn conducting! #LEADLikeAComet
Check out the Senior Cookout at Mrs. Shumaker's! Julia and Acim, our foreign exchange students, had never roasted marshmallows before so we introduced them to this American tradition. Mr. Burkhart came and played music for the kids. We also had hamburgers/hot dogs on the grill and some great desserts.
JR/SR HIGH ONLY: Picture Retake Day is TOMORROW, Tuesday, 11/5 - don't miss it! Picture Retake Day for ELEMENTARY: Wednesday 11/6. Don't forget to order your pictures online: https://www.geskusphoto.com/
Culinary students working hard making donuts and fried pickles. Yum! 🍩🥒
Check out the Don't Be Scared To Be You! event by Reach Out. Reach Out is a student organization that works to advocate for positive student mental health. Every month we have a theme that the group plans an event around. This month's theme was growing self-confidence! During lunch, students wrote something about themselves that made them confident on paper ghosts (in exchange for candy). The ghosts are pinned up on the bulletin board in the high school cafeteria and will be there until the end of November in case anyone wants to look! #LEADLikeAComet
What's black and white with red bow ties? Mrs. Tallman & Mrs. Zylman! Don't they make fabulous penguins?
C is for Costumes! 8th grade Comets Olivia Hegel and Kyleigh Baker look cozy in their Elmo & Cookie Monster ensembles!
Happy Halloween from the science department! It's Bill (Francis) Nye the Science Guy! We love to see our staff participating in all the fun! 🧑🔬
Some juniors showed off their Halloween costumes today! We have: Donnie Husted as Snail Shaman, Josie Balliet as the 'Red Death', and Gage Miller as a Flamingo. Tell us in the comments which student YOU think is dressed the scariest!
Some highlights from the Halloween Choir concert last night! Great job Comets, you killed it!
ATTENTION PARENTS! Picture Retake Day for both buildings is NEXT WEEK - don't miss it! ELEMENTARY: Wednesday 11/6. JR/SR HIGH: Tuesday 11/5. Don't forget to order your pictures online: https://www.geskusphoto.com/
Mrs. Shumaker's Seminar class did a community outreach project of raking leaves for a Coleman couple on Tuesday. Nice job, Comets! #LEADLikeAComet
Earlier this month, our sophomores took the annual 10th grade trip to MICareerQuest; a hands-on career fair event! It's jam-packed with reps from local businesses from all types of high-demand industries. This is a great opportunity for our students to explore different career paths as they begin planning for life after graduation. For more post-grad help and information, check out our Student Resources page: https://www.colemanschools.net/o/jr-sr-high-school/page/student-resources #GrowingForTheFuture
Some pictures of our NHS ceremony earlier this month! Congratulations, new initiates! We're so proud of your accomplishments. #GrowingForTheFuture #ColemanCometPride
