Coleman Chronicle 1724 Manhattan Avenue Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 872-533 Home of the Cobras December 9, 2017 CANNED FOOD DRIVE The Coleman Student Government organized a successful canned food drive to benefit Metropolitan Ministries. Thank you, Coleman families, for all the donations. Pictured here is just a small portion of the food collected! Quick Links Coleman Website Coleman PTSA Website Coleman Family Sponsorship Form PTSA Membership Form Other PTSA Forms Volunteer Link PTSA Board YiYi Johnson President Kim Kizirian 1st VP of Mini-Grants April Neil 2nd VP of Volunteers Monica Chandler 3rd VP of Fundraising Betsy Watler Treasurer Bridgette Summers Recording Secretary Emily Hinsdale Corresponding Secretary Coleman Business Sponsors
King Cobra Sponsors $2,000 Jim Cornwell Gold&Black Sponsors $1,000 DAD'S CLUB PICNIC Thank you, Coleman Dad's Club, for organizing this monthly event for the homerooms with the best attendance. The dads served over 90 kids at the most recent picnic on December 7th!
Spirit Sponsors $500 Jennifer Galloway, P.A. FACULTY HONOR ROLL The first semester Faculty Honor Roll Awards were delivered to some deserving Coleman staff on December 8th. Faculty Honor Roll Chairs Alison Sulker, Jennifer Thompson and Kim Brown
greeted teachers with handwritten messages from Coleman families, sweet treats, and balloons. What a happy coincidence (for photos) that the event fell on Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Faculty Honor Roll Awards will be distributed two more times this school year. If your family has made a donation this year to the Coleman Family and/or Coleman Business Sponsorship Campaign in any amount, you can designate the faculty member(s) you would like to honor with this award - you may send as many notes as you would like, as many times as you would like!
COLEMAN TRACK TEAM Congratulations to the following members of the track team for qualifying for the County Championships: Jack Agliano Aidan Leary Ashton Stringer Ben Salzman Allison Bryant Arli Rubin Madelyn Frye Gia Gholson Mason Phegley Jeremiah Henderson Dylan Bell Catalina Gonzalez Helena Eisert Jasmine Meredith Emily Geiger Zoe DeLeary Thank you to all of our 2017-2018 business sponsors. To be included as a business Coleman sponsor Family please Sponsors return the Corporate Sponsorship Form Family Sponsors
To be included as one of our Family Sponsors please return the Sponsorship Form Hillsborough County School Board County School Board Chair - April Griffin Vice Chair - Lynn Gray Members Susan L. Valdes Sally A. Harris Cindy Stuart Melissa Snively Tamara Shamburger Superintendent of Schools Jeff Eakins www.sdhc.k12.fl.us Coleman Chronicle Submissions Do you have an announcement you'd like posted in the Coleman Chronicle? Click here to email article to Emily Hinsdale PTSA Corresponding Secretary. COLEMAN MUSIC BOOSTERS
Orchestra News The Coleman Orchestra Concert is on Thursday, December 14th, at 6p.m. in the Coleman Gym. Band News Coleman had the second most students make the all-county honor band in the entire count and the most Coleman has seen in years!!! The following students will be representing Coleman in the Hillsborough County All-County Honor Band: Clara Hinsdale - 8th Chair Flute I sabella s Hutchins - 2nd Chair Oboe Mia Alcala - 8th Chair Clarinet Canyon G aines - 4th Chair Bassoon Jack Bricklem yer - 1st Chair Trumpet Hayden Thomas - 2nd Chair Trumpet Jackson Passath - 13th Chair Trumpet G ustavo Forcades-Rodriguez - 5th Chair Tuba Come see the All-County Band performance on January 20th, 4p.m., at Durant High School. Upcoming dates: No morning or afternoon band practice until January Florida Wind Band Concert on Dececember 17th. 4p.m., at the USF School of Music Rehearse-A-Thon, February 24th, 8a.m., Colemant
Thanks for a great Winter Band Concert, Coleman band students! Wonderful performances from Beginning Band, the Percussion Group, Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, and the Jazz Band. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Download the Boxtops App and earn funds for Coleman. It's simple. Follow the directions and choose Coleman Middle School as your home school. Boxtops are automatically assigned. We will continue our BOXTOPS CHALLENGE through December. The top two classes will receive an Ice Pop Party in January. For more information, contact Whitney Horiszny: Horisznyfamily@icloud.com. HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE Friday, December 15th, the PTSA Hospitality Committee will host a Holiday Luncheon for Coleman's Teachers and Staff. Latin cuisine is on this year's menu and will be catered by great friends of Coleman, Piquant. Also, due to the generosity of some Coleman families, the Holiday Give-a-Way Raffle is
back as well! This year's prizes include 2 Sharper Image Wireless Speakers, an Amazon Echo, a set of Beats Solo Headphones, a "Coffee Bar & Entertaining Gift Basket" (donated by the Renaud Family), and the Grand Prize is 5 Club Level Tampa Bay Lightning Tickets for the December 28th game against the Montreal Canadiens (donated by the Sickles Family)! Entry forms will be made available to the teachers and staff on Monday and the drawing will take place at the luncheon. BIRTHDAYS COLEMAN CALENDAR 2017-18 Dec 11 - Early release, 3:15p.m. Dec. 14 - Orchestra Concert, 6p.m., Coleman gym Dec 22nd - End of 2nd grading period Dec 25th to Jan 8th - NO SCHOOL, winter break Jan 8th - NO SCHOOL, non-student day Jan 15th - NO SCHOOL, MLK Jr. Holiday Jan 22nd - Early release, 3:15p.m. Jan 25th - Report cards available online Jan 29th - Early release, 3:15p.m. Click HERE to see the PTSA calendar for the year.