Next up is upcoming grad Hannah Karl, one of our Top 10 students! Everyone wish her a big congratulations! We are so proud of you and your accomplishments. Good luck at CMU, Hannah! #ColemanCometPride
A big congratulations to soon-to-be grad Salutatorian Gabrielle Kroll! We are so proud of you and are so glad that we were a part of your journey from Comet to Chippewa. We know you'll rock it at CMU! #ColemanCometPride
Our next senior shout-out is to upcoming grad and co-valedictorian Alexis Germain! Congratulations on this impressive achievement, we're so proud of you! We know you'll excel at Ferris State University! #ColemanCometPride
Congratulations to soon-to-be grad and co-valedictorian Kierra Allen, the first of our senior shout-outs! We are so proud of your accomplishments and wish you the best of luck at Indiana Wesleyan! #ColemanCometPride
Today is Administrative Assistant Recognition Day and ours are wonderful! Ms. Bressette, Mrs. Sian, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Lovejoy, Mrs. Rhynard, Ms. Rogers, Mrs. Berthume, along with Ms. Litke, who subs for us, are truly the people who keep this machine rolling. Thank you for being rock stars everyday for our kids, families and all of us.
Please drop a small gift or extra kind word to these ladies today!
Even Leo loves the "Home of the Comets!" K-9 Leo and his handler, Officer Thielen of the Midland Police Department, were at the Jr/Sr High last week, and we appreciate them stopping by! Leo first visited us when he was a puppy and full of energy; he's now an older and wiser 6-year-old - and very smart and sweet! Thanks to Officer Thielen and Leo for coming to see us and posing for this picture!
New Agriscience flier alert! This unique program is open to high school students from any Midland County high school, INCLUDING homeschooled students! Contact your school counselor or call Coleman Schools at (989) 465-6171 for more information. Also feel free to check out our agriscience website and our CTE website to see all that we have to offer! We're #growingforthefuture . . . are YOU?
https://www.colemanschools.net/page/agriscience
https://www.colemanschools.net/page/cte-programs
For today's (hopefully) last snowstorm of the year, something to entertain all of you. I hope you all have a wonderful break full of relaxation and fun! See you on Tuesday, April 2nd.
Powerlifting state meet results! Overall it was a very successful day for the girls and full of PR’s. Coach Thomas is very proud!
Ava Gross
Squat: 140
Bench: 90
Deadlift: 230
Total: 460
Ava had a total PR increase of 20lbs. And placed tied for 20th in her weight class.
Kapre Lynch
Squat: 190
Bench: 120
Deadlift: 295
Total: 605
Kapre had a total PR increase of 25lbs. She medaled and placed 8th overall in her weight class.
Great job, ladies!!!
The Legacy Center for Community Success is offering a series of classes just for teens struggling with vaping and nicotine addiction hosted at their office in Midland. If there is a group of 5 teens or more from the school district that are interested in this program, they will be willing to host a class here in Coleman to make it more accessible for us! Sign up using the QR code on the poster or call The Legacy Center at (989) 496-1425.
In case you missed it -- some pics from Monday's Fine Arts Night! #growingforthefuture #ColemanCometPride #academicsartsathleticsagriculture
At the MHSAA division four singles tournament back in February at Sheridan Lanes, Coleman had one boys bowler win his way past the elimination round - Jacob Butters! Jacob won his first match 160 to 118 against Carson City-Crystal and moved up to the final 8 bowlers, winning that match also 150-148 against St Charles. Jacob finished in 4th place and won a medal, which is outstanding in a starting field of 21 bowlers! Awesome job, Jacob!
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.