Dragon Tribune 3rd Edition

Just in time for the holidays, students have readied the next launch of The Dragon Tribune newspaper

This issue contains a series of related stories about students dealing with self-image from an unique point-of-view. It’s titled “Perfectly Imperfect.” We have another contribution from our German foreign exchange student who compares students in her high school in Germany to those in Southlake. And we have our first video posted to our Web site, something we couldn’t do when we were producing hard copies. The lyrics of this video were written by a staff member of the newspaper. His idea was to “rap” about the lifestyle of Southlake as his response to Thanksgiving.

But there’s more than these few highlights in this issue and we’ll have our fourth launch ready for you early in January.

Happy New Year and Thank You for supporting the writing of young students.

Please visit: http://www.dragon.tribune.com

Legally Blonde

Please plan on attending one of the most amazing student musicals in CISD. Legally Blonde still has 3 performances left Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The show is wonderful for all members of a family.

Final Exams on Horizon

We have officially posted our final exam schedule for the fall semester. Please remember all exams must be taken during the scheduled time. If you have concerns please see your assistant principal. Late exams will occur once we return from winter break.

Dec. 19th- 5th, 6th, and 8th
Dec. 20th- 1st, 2nd, and 4th
Dec. 21st- 3rd and 7th

Busses will continue to transport between campuses. We will not serve lunch on any of the three exam days.

Playoffs Round 3

Tickets will go on sale at CHS, CSHS, and Dragon Stadium Tuesday morning at 8 AM. We would encourage everyone to plan accordingly to purchase the tickets. Birdville Fine Arts and Athletic Complex is a wonderful location but it will be limited on seating.

In addition, we have been made aware parking will be $5.00 for this game.

We look forward to seeing all of our fans for this game against Trinity.

Dragon Tribune Issue #2 On-line

The Web site is:  www.dragontribune.com

Students in this issue share photos with subscribers of the students from Tring, England,  who attended the Halloween band party.

Our Foreign Exchange Student compares the SAT and ACT with the college entrance exam in her native Germany.

 

An editorial on school’s disciplining students for postings on Twitter and/or Facebook, a news story about Carroll High School hosting VASE regional competition in 2013, concert going etiquette, a student sharing the impact of his mom’s death seven years ago.

 

Another student describes life in the home she shares with her 23 family members.

Volleyball Victory

We'd like to congratulate the Lady Dragon Volleyball team on a sweep of North Crowley last night in Arlington. Good luck to the girls as they travel to face Amarillo Tascosa this Friday in Vernon.

Craft Fair This Weekend

The 20th annual CHS/CSHS PTO Craft Fair is this Saturday and Sunday at CSHS. The fair has over 200 vendors selling a variety of items, and we are excited to welcome hundreds of shoppers throughout the weekend. We'd love to see each of our families attend this event.

All proceeds from the fair benefit our Project Graduation, a drug and alcohol free event designed to provide a fun and safe environment for our seniors to celebrate graduation.

Click here for a link to our craft fair.

 

First Dragon Tribune Posted

We are excited about the first edition of the on-line Dragon Tribune posted earlier today. In this edition you'll find a story about the current court battle over education funding, the victories of two Carroll students in competitions they're passionate about, and a comparison of German and Carroll schools.

We look forward to all CISD community members reading the most recent paper.

If you have questions please contact Linda Rose at: Linda.Rose@southlakecarroll.edu

 

Campus Excellence Committee

As we are now one six weeks into the school year we will begin to have our campus excellence committee meetings next week. I would once again like to invite a couple parents to participate on this committee. We are searching for a Freshmen and Sophomore parent as well as a person from a local business in CISD.

This committee is our site based committee and will do some work on our Campus Improvement Plan, Staff-Development, and student concerns at CHS. We love the work our committee provides and we'd be excited to see any parent participate. This year we will have at least four meetings: 10/10, 12/12, 2/13, and 4/10. The meetings will start at 3:45 daily and we'll be going for one hour.

Please contact Mr. Giamanco @ pj.giamanco@southlakecarroll.edu if you would like to participate.

CEF Change Week

With the Carroll Education Foundation (CEF) fundraiser on the horizon, CHS along with the rest of our CISD schools will be hosting a change week September 24-28, 2012. We certainly look forward to our students and staff participating. Let's see who has a little cowboy/cowgirl deep down inside.

Monday- Western Hat Day

Tuesday- Cowboy Boot Day

Wednesday- Western Shirt Day

Thursday- Big Belt Buckle Day

Friday- Always Dragon Spirit Day

 

The CHS class collecting the most money will receive a Chick Fil A party. In addition, CEF will match all funds collected, up to $500. Let's make a difference through CEF.

Parents Invited To Review "Big Decisions" Health Curriculum

Starting this year, Carroll ISD has updated its school health curriculum at the request of parents to include information on healthy relationships and how to prevent disease and unplanned pregnancy through abstinence and other means. Studies have shown that this type of instruction gives teens the confidence to avoid risky behavior and make good choices. To complement this curriculum, CISD is hosting a parent-only session to offer a preview of the updated health curriculum and answer any questions that parents may have about this curriculum. 

Who: Health parents

What: Discuss human sexuality curriculum “Big Decisions”
Where: CHS Lecture Hall (former art rooms on the northwest side of the building)
When: 6:30 PM, October 2nd, 2012
Teen pregnancy is a problem in Texas. In 2010, our state had the third highest rate of teen pregnancies in the U.S. Sixty-four of 1,000 births are to teenage mothers, higher than the national rate of 43 births to teenagers per 1,000 births nationally. Tarrant County has a teenage birthrate of 56 per 1,000 births, and our zip code does not make our kids immune to these issues.

PSAT, October 17, 2012

Freshmen students taking PSAT exams at Carroll High School must register for exams here by September 28th.

Registrations after that point will incur a $5.00 late fee per tests being available. The last day to register is October 12th.

Carroll High School is will offer families the ability to pay their exam fees through the counseling office.

Please contact Kari Litwak,  if you have any questions .

Curriculum Night

We would like to thank all families for the wonderful time at CHS Curriculum Night on Wednesday. While we certainly regret scheduling on a night where we have other activities going on we did feel confident in the large number of families in attendance.

I can assure you we love the great importance our families place on getting to know our teachers and our curriculum. The support you provide makes this job better for everyone at CHS.

Online Tickets for Subvarsity FB

We’ve opened up the online ticket system for subvarsity football games at Dragon Stadium.  The link for tonight’s game(s) is:

https://www.totalgatesolutions.com/SelectEventTickets.aspx?eventId=29955

 

Tickets will also be sold at the Dragon Stadium home ticket booth beginning at 4:00pm.

DMN Article from CHS

Please take a moment to review the following article Mr. Bybee, CHS GT English teacher, published in the Dallas Morning News. Mr. Bybee is an amazing teacher and sharing his wealth of information with everyone outside of CHS.

DMN Bybee Article

Officer Allen Smith Honored Sunday

Below is a video link which was shared to me from Lead Pastor Clayton Reed, Southlake Baptist Church. Please take a moment to view this and possibly share a positive note with Officer Smith. He is truly one of our students best advocates and a man we love to see at CHS every single day. Another thank you should go out to the members of this organization for honoring a great individual.

Officer Smith Celebration

2012 Jr. Belle Dance Clinic

Join the Varsity Emerald Belles for the 2012 Jr. Belle Dance Clinic in the Carroll Senior High School Gymnasium and perform a routine before the October 18th Freshman football game at Dragon Stadium. The Clinic is open to all girls Kindergarten - 4th grades and includes:

• Three hours dance instruction
• Snack (Chick-Fil-A nuggets, cookies and drink)
• Jr. Belle T-shirt (Jr. Belle will receive on performance night)
• Souvenir Photo Button (Parent will receive on performance night)
• Public Performance at Dragon Stadium (Oct. 18th)

Clinic Attire: Sneakers, shorts and a t-shirt/dance top (Please no high ponytails - the Belle hats will not fit for pictures)

Bring: Water bottle labeled with name

 

$*45.00 when registering on-line by 10/03

Registration available day of clinic for $50.

Traffic Notes

First as we complete week one at CHS I would like to thank our wonderful families for an amazing first week.

Based on our concerns from some parents for traffic concerns we have had Officer Smith post a brief voice thread and map online and would love for you to review this from the link below.

Officer Smith Voice Thread

Early Voting Continues In Carroll ISD

Early voting continues now through September 11 in the Carroll ISD two-cent tax ratification election. Registered voters can cast a ballot during early voting hours at Southlake Town Hall, third floor, 1400 Main Street, Southlake. Voting will take place on both Saturdays, with extended hours on September 8, 10 and 11. The polls will be closed on Sundays and on Labor Day. A complete list of early voting times is available on the district's website under the CarrollBudget.com icon.

Voters will decide whether or not to authorize the Board of Trustees to raise the Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate two pennies per $100 valuation - from $1.04 to $1.06 - which will generate about $1.1 million in local tax revenues to address the 2012-2013 operating deficit. If the election passes, all of the funds generated by the additional two cents would stay in Carroll ISD, and it would mean an increase of about $25 each year for the average homeowner in CISD.  If the election passes, the CISD deficit will be $2.8 million. If it does not pass, the deficit will be $3.9 million. Trustees have been considering a number of options to address the operating deficit. These options include using fund balance to cover the difference, changing scheduling, teaming and/or class sizes, program and/or positions cuts, the sale of land when market conditions are right, a shift of the fiscal year, etc.  Trustees gave a 1.5-cent debt service tax decrease for 2012–2013. Taxpayers will benefit from the debt service tax decrease regardless of the outcome of the September 15 special election. Election day voting will take place Saturday, September 15 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the Art Center of Carroll Senior High School, 1501 W. Southlake Blvd.

Allen Game Tickets

Good Afternoon All,

 

As of 12:45pm today, Dragon Stadium is completely sold out of all tickets.   Allen ISD is also completely sold out of tickets. 

 

CHS and CSHS still have a few hundred adult and general admission tickets.

Curriculum Night Coming Up

Curriculum nights are scheduled at CHS each year during the first few weeks of school. This activity is designed for parents only (no students please). The meeting provides teachers with an important opportunity to visit with parents about grade-level and course curriculum, as well as classroom expectations. While we'd certainly love to sit and talk one on one with each parent we are limited in time. Please schedule those conferences individually with each teacher. We look forward to visiting with our wonderful parents on September 12, 2011 from 6:00 to 7:32 PM.

Please remember we tend to see about 1000 people arrive on a campus with limited parking. If you're concerned with finding a parking spot please arrive early. In addition, some people certainly may try to use DIS for parking, provided they do not have an event being planned.

We hope to see everyone soon.

First Day Morning Traffic

From the campus side I can say traffic was amazing at CHS. Thank you to all parents and students for making this successful. I know getting off of White Chapel was a little difficult and we'll work on this part soon.

Please remember class will start at 8:00 AM and we want our students to have enough time to get to class. Let us know if you have any questions.

West Nile Announcement

The City of Southlake will be holding a special meeting Monday evening, August 27, to discuss the possibility of aerial spraying for mosquitos. This is in response to Denton County’s decision to spray to help prevent the spread of West Nile Virus. A portion of the City of Southlake is in Denton County. To date, Southlake has had six cases of West Nile Virus, all affecting individuals who are elderly or have pre-existing conditions or weakened immune systems. The City has a story posted toMySouthlakeNews.com and is working jointly with Carroll ISD to help educate the public. Remember to spray your children with approved DEET mosquito repellants before they go out to bus stops and/or outdoors. While wearing long sleeves and pants to school may not be practical in August/September, parents are encouraged to protect students during after school activities and from dusk to dawn as necessary. Parents may send non-aerosol sprays or replleant wipes to the nurse’s office with instructions to re-spray students before after-school or outdoor activities. At this point, CISD will not alter outdoor activities or evening eventsbecause risks are minimal if personal protections are in place. The district is treating CISD property with briquettes from the city staff, but the district will not be handing supplies of DEET out to students. We are minimizing standing water where mosquitos might gather and will work cooperatively with the city to wipe down playground equipment should aerial spraying be approved. Secondary students bring repellant from home in their gym bags for evening competitions and outdoor events, but parents are asked not to give the repellant to younger children to spray themselves. This will help protect those students who are asthmatic and could react negatively to extensive sprays in the learning classroom.

Volunteers Needed

CHS parents we are in desperate need for more assistance with handing out schedules on Monday morning at CHS. Please email Mr. Giamanco at pj.giamanco@southlakecarroll.edu to confirm you interest in helping. Currently we have 8 parents and we need 24.

Think about the love of seeing all these wonderful students getting ready for Day 1 at CHS. Now that you've thought about it, you must take part and see it happen.

Allen Game Tickets

Allen pre-game tickets will be sold at Dragon Stadium, Carroll Senior High School, and Carroll High School

 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. 8:00am-3:30pm.
Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm

In addition, Allen ISD will be selling tickets via their online ticketing option, similar to our CISD ticketing choices. Their website is:

 

Allen Online Ticketing Option

Online general admission sales begin on Monday from Allen ISD. Contact Allen ISD for exact opening time for online sales.

See you in Allen for week 0 game 1 Dragon Football.

Football Tickets 2012

This year’s football tickets will be sold at Dragon Stadium, Carroll Senior High School, Carroll High School, Tyler’s Southhlake Town Square and online.

School and Athletic Office for all games

Dragon Stadium Athletic Office, Carroll Senior High School, Carroll High School

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. 8:00am-3:30pm.

Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm

Online for home games

http://www.southlakecarroll.edu/cisd-athletics.aspx (credit cards only)

Ticket Kiosks for home games

Dragon Stadium, Tyler’s Sporting Goods Townsquare (Visa, Master Card only)

On the Sunday prior to a Friday home game, the online ticket system and the ticket kiosks will be opened at 8:00am and will remain open 24 hours a day until the day of the game (Friday) at 4:00pm.

We hope to see everyone at Dragon games this season!

Traffic Change...Please Review

Due to recent construction there will be a few changes to our traffic patterns at CHS. We would certainly like for all parents and students to review the link below from our campus webpage. This will be essential for us to make the transition sooner at CHS.

We certainly believe the changes will produce safer exits for all students and parents at CHS.

Traffic Pattern Review

Schedule Pick Up Reminder

Please remember on sophomore schedule pick up and on fish campus students can only pick up their own schedules.  Students and parents ofent ask if they could pick up/see a schedule of another student, this is certainly a confidentiality issue. In addition, parents may pick up schedules for their own student if their student isn't able to come.

Thank you and see you on the 17th.

Dragon Named Regional Winner

Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program has recognized former Carroll High School Sophomore Tori Pimentel for her outstanding volunteer efforts. The Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program seeks to recognize and reward young volunteers between the ages of 6 and 18 who help better their communities, making them a better place to live. Pimentel won a $50 Kohl’s gift card after being named a Store Winner, and a $1,000 scholarship to be used towards post-secondary education after being named a Regional Winner.

As of today, Pimentel has raised over $24,000 to donate to U.S. Soldiers and their families. Congratulations to Tori for this amazing recognition.

Dragon Fish Camp and Sophomore Schedules 2012

While we are in the middle of construction at CHS we also felt it would be appropriate to begin to embark on the 2012-2013 school year and remind everyone of our start of school events.

Sophomores will begin our process at 10:00 AM, August 17, 2012. CHS will be handing schedules out at 10:00 and will continue doing so until 11:30. We would love to see all of our Dragons back at CHS to distribute these items.

Freshmen students will start Friday, August 17, 2012, in the afternoon at 1:00 PM with a reduced Fish camp. We will hand out schedules and provide tours of CHS. The event will be slightly less this year due to construction, but we do feel we will be able to answer many questions for our students. While we absolutely love our parents, this is student only event. The event is not mandatory but certainly a great way for our students to get used to everything on campus.

If you have questions please feel free to call CHS. SEE YOU in August!

Carroll ISD Online Enrollment

Our CISD online process will begin August 13, 2012!

Online enrollment for returning students for the 2012-2013 school year will be activated Monday August 13, 2012. Parents of returning CISD students will be asked to re-enroll online from August 13 to September 14. Details on how to enroll will be provided as we near this date.

Dragon Football Schedule 2012

We have recently been receiving several calls related to the 2012 Fall Football schedule, as a result, we have chosen to post the following link to access the schedule:

2012 Dragon Football Schedule

We hope everyone's summer is going great and we'll see you in August.

We have been monitoring the state UIL website for the final standings for the 2012 UIL Lone Star Cup…finally it was updated last week to show the Dragons in 1st. 


CONGRATUALTIONS on our district wide commitment to excellence in Academics, Fine Arts and in Athletics. Winning such a prestigious honor reflects all the hard work, leadership and commitment by our students and staff. The UIL confirmed what we already knew …… Dragons Are the Best.


We could not be prouder of a better group of leaders and students. 


Way to Protect the Tradition


5A Lone Star Cup Standings - 2012
Updated 06/15/2012


Standings include:
State and Area Marching Band, Team Tennis, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Track & Field, Academics, One Act Play, Softball, and Baseball

Place  School                                    Points

1.         Southlake Carroll                 100 pts.
2.         Conroe The Woodlands     92.5 pts.
3.         San Antonio Reagan          76 pts.
4.         Austin Westlake                    74 pts.
5.         Lewisville Marcus                 66 pts.
6.         Katy Seven Lakes                64 pts.

Thank you to everyone on our efforts.

Odyssey of the Mind Success

The Odyssey of the Mind World Finals competition was held at Iowa State University from May 23-26, 2012. 2 teams represented CHS/CSHS by competing proudly and at the highest level.  Odyssey of the Mind is a creative, problem-solving competitive program where teams of up to 7 students work together to creatively solve one of five Odyssey problems issued at the start of the school year. The teams present their solutions during tournament competitions, and this year's World finals included 815 teams from 15 countries.

Carroll High School Team, back to back Texas State Champions and second time competitors at World Finals, placed 20th in the Vehicular Problem, Division 3. They are: Ann Dahl and Allison Newman (CHS), Braden Anderson, Christie Ballew, Spencer Lankford, Mackenzie Murphy and Jack Veenker (DMS). Coaches: Megan and Carl Anderson and Shauna Newman

Carroll High School Team, back to back Texas State Champions and 5th time competitors at World Finals, happily placed 2nd in the Technical Problem, Division 3. This is the second time three students of this team have won second place in the technical problem. They are: Jenna Buckley, Nico Scalzo, Emilie Featherston, Nathalie Scherer, Annie Newman and Lindsey Weiss. Coaches: Cynthia Featherston and Micki Scalzo


We are once again so proud of our Dragons and their success.

Dragon Sophomore...Southlake Youth of the Year

After being nominated for Southlake's Youth of the Year, meeting all criteria and having been interviewed by a panel, Tori Pimentel, has been selected and awarded Southlake's Youth of the Year!  This award is for youth that have been nominated by an educator in grades 7-12 in the Southlake Carroll ISD. We are so proud of everything our Dragons have completed this year and especially proud of Tori's "Operation Sweet 16."

Yearbooks are Here!

If you ordered a 2011-2012 CHS yearbook, you can pick it up during lunch this Wed and Thursday in the cafeteria. Check the posted list for your name, get in the appropriate line on the cafeteria stage, and get your yearbook.

We will also sell extra yearbooks for $70 on a first-come, first-served basis.

SPARK Message: Debbie Fresch's Tragic Loss

With the end of the school year approaching, CISD with SPARK is providing this video to help families and students discuss the importance of making wise decisions.

Debbie Fresch lost her son the summer before his junior year in a tragic accident that involved students driving while under the influence of alcohol. We hope that you will view the video; Ms. Fresch shares her perspective and her family’s terrible loss.

We have shown the video to classes at both Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School, so your student may have already seen the video. If he/she missed it, please take this opportunity to watch the video with your student and discuss this issue.

If you have any questions, please call your counselor at Carrol

l High School – 817.949.5620.

Video Link

Mandarin Chinese Success

Chinese class students Neha Jain won 1st place and Drew Korschun won 2nd place in the South U.S. Regional Chinese Bridge Competition.  Competition was held at the Chinese Consulate in Houston this past Sunday, April 22nd.  Competitors, many of whom have lived in China, come from 8 different states.   Competitors make a 2-minute speech on the topic "My China Dream,"  answer 1 random cultural questions, and perform a 3-minute Chinese culture talent act.  First place winner will represent U.S. in the World Chinese Bridge Competition in Beijing this fall;  2nd place winner has the opportunity to compete/observe in the World Chinese Bridge Competition in Beijing.

Success is shown daily in CISD through every avenue possible and for this accomplishment we'd like to than our amazing teacher Yuhsin Lee.

Parade of Champions

Congratulations to all of our Dragon Champions. To see so many amazing students in one location with tons of fans recognizing them provided us all an amazing day.

Thank you to all fans for coming out to support our kids.

Last Round of TAKS for CHS

Please remember next week we will have our last set of days for 10th grade TAKS testing for Math, Science, and Social Studies at CHS.

We have a unique situation on this campus because 9th graders will not do state testing all week. If you have a 9th grader, they can arrive as late as 12:30 PM on Tuesday and Thursday. For Friday 9th graders must be in school by 10:00 AM. If a 9th grader arrives at their usual reporting time, he/she will have the opportunity to study or read in the cafeteria. Busses will run on their regular schedule and four and a half hours later for the late arrival on Tuesday and Thursday.

CHS will maintain a schedule after testing with all four classes meeting during the last two hours with the exception of no shuttle busses running on Tuesday through Thursday. We will not release a student during testing for appointments and encourage all students to be here the rest of the day for all classes. If you have questions please feel free to contact CHS.

Dragon Tribune Posted

We would like to welcome the newest edition of the Dragon Tribune to the internet. This edition has a news story about CSHS Principal Mike Rhodes retiring, a news story outlining the changes in the University of Texas at Austin admission standards, a personal story of a senior whose Spring Break helped her more deeply experience her family’s culture and history of sacrifice as well as student reviews.

We are so proud of each students effort and appreciate everyone's support in reading the edition.

Please go to: http://www.dragontribune.com/

Your User Name is: Dragon Tribune (case sensitive)

Parents Be Prepared

Online registration will begin on August 1, 2012 for the 2012-13 school year. Parents must know their login and password information for Family Access in order to register their student/s for the next school year. If you would like your information for Carroll High School please contact Kari Litwak in our Counseling office.

Thank You

Our administrative staff would like to thank all of our students, parents and employees for your actions during our Tornado Warning on Tuesday. Each of our students efficiently moved to the locations directed and they were polite at the same time. In addition, or parents were very understanding of our need to keep safety a priority and stayed in a proper location inside CHS. Finally thank you teachers for working to get kids situated and being very patient.

While we have items we have identified to help this process move more efficiently in the future we are proud of our work.

2011-2012 Teacher of the Year

The CHS staff nominated individuals to be considered for this honor by writing a brief discription of why each teacher is so deserving of this honor. Based off of these nominations the following teachers were considered:

Danita Barton, ASL Teacher
Dorothy Cassetta, Social Studies Teacher
Jill Clay, Chemistry Teacher
Yuhsin Lee, Mandarin Chinese Teacher
Amy McNay, Special Education Teacher
Karen Otto, English Teacher and Department Chair
Brett Pollock, Social Studies Teacher
Pam Randall, Technology Teacher and Color Guard Director
Michelle Simonson, Special Education Teacher

The staff had the opportunity to vote for the teacher of their choice and identified Mrs. Danita Barton to represent CHS this year. We would like to congratulate Mrs. Barton on this honor and thank her for her dedication to the community and most importantly to all of our students. She pushes for excellence every day and this is our opportunity to provide her acknowledgement for her excellence.

EOC English Days 1 & 2 Over

CHS would like to thank our amazing Freshmen for their great job during this new round of statewide testing. Your work was amazing and your dedication was evident in every room we entered.

Thank you to our parents for getting our Freshmen here on time, I believe in 2 days we had 4 late students. Students...this means you can be here on time everyday with this effort.

Finally thank you to our ELA teachers for your hard work, your dedication toward preparing for the new test was seen by all. Our kids haven't mentioned anything but being prepared.

Dragon Hockey Advances

The Southlake Carroll hockey team advances to the Varsity Silver City Championship after defeating Midlothian in a shootout on March 8. The Dragons meet Keller at 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 21 at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Euless.

Keller draws from four high schools so they have great attendance at every game. We need our fans to show up, wear green, bring noise and support your Dragons! Good luck to all of our students as they show their Dragon fight.

Odyssey of the Mind Champions

We're pleased to inform everyone two teams representing CHS/CSHS have advanced from the regional level and will compete at the State Tournament in Houston on April 14th.

The teams are:

Vehicular Problem, Division III:
1st Place: Ann Dahl and Allison Newman, Braden Anderson, Christie Ballew, Spencer Lankford, Mackenzie Murphy and Jack Veenker(DMS).
Coaches: Megan and Carl Anderson and Shauna Newman

and

Technical Problem, Division III:
1st Place: Jenna Buckley, Nico Scalzo, Emilie Featherston, Nathalie Scherer, Annie Newman and Lyndsey Weiss.
Coaches Cynthia Featherston and Micki Scalzo

TAKS Testing Day 1

Please remember tomorrow is our first day of 10th grade TAKS testing for English Language Arts.

We have a unique situation on this campus because 9th graders do not test tomorrow. If you have a 9th grader, they can arrive as late as 12:30 PM on Wednesday. If a 9th grader arrives at their usual reporting time, he/she will have the opportunity to study or read in the cafeteria. Busses will run on their regular schedule and four and a half hours later for the late arrival.

CHS will maintain a schedule after testing with all four classes meeting during the last two hours with the exception of no shuttle busses running. We will not release a student during testing for appointments and encourage all students to be here the rest of the day for all classes. If you have questions please feel free to contact CHS.

GT Referrals Coming

CHS will be accepting GT referrals until March 23, 2012 with a possible testing date of April 14, 2012, if necessary.  Please review our campus webpage for the form to complete.

Cure for Drew

We were so lucky to have Drew at CHS earlier this week during his treatment. His arrival did come on a day we wore our Cure for Drew t-shirts at CHS. See below and please stop by CHS to pick up a shirt.

UIL State Swimming and Diving Champions

Congratulations to both our girls and boys teams on this amazing accomplishment. Last we heard we also believe our boys scored the top score ever for the championship.

WAY TO GO DRAGONS!

AP Tests...Register Today

Students taking AP exams from Carroll High School must complete online registration for exams by  Sunday, Mar 11, 2012 to avoid the additional $10 late registration fee. For the 2012 AP Exams, the cost is $91.00 per exam. Please be sure to have a credit card or debit card available before beginning registration.

Students must answer all of the questions on the pages in order to complete the exam registration. A confirmation page indicates that the exam registration process has been successfully completed.

Please contact Mrs Lisa Neid, Lisa.Neid@southlakecarroll.edu if you have questions about registration. If you are not sure if you have testing accomodations, please contact your Guidance Counselor.

For additional information please click here.

Dragon Tribune Posted

In this latest launch, let me draw your attention to a wonderful feature story about a CHS sophomore student who just became Miss Teen Southlake 2012. Another student writes about taking her first flying lesson. A student writes about deciding to attend college in Scotland. And there’s a news story forecasting possible changes for next year’s homecoming dance.


Hope you enjoy this latest launch of student work.

Cure for Drew

CHS is proud to work with Drew Ducatelli to sell the Cure for Drew shirts. Please stop by CHS to pick one up. Proceeds will benefit Drew's Relay teams.
Here are some most recent pictures Drew has shared with us. He's courageously fighting a battle and we are excited to help.

No Valentines Deliveries

Please remember we would like to respect the educational environment at CHS and thus we will not be accepting any Valentines Day deliveries. We would certainly ask families and friends to address these items either before school or after school on 2/14.

Thank you and please feel free to call if you have any questions.

The True Facts about College Athletic Recruiting

Everyone wants to give advice and everyone believes they know all the answers! Finally, a program that does just that! It gives the answers in a straightforward, no nonsense, entertaining 60-minute presentation. We have made an investment as a community to provide our student-athletes and parents with information about playing college athletics. If your son or daughter truly has aspirations to play at the next level, this is a "can't miss" event.

Presented by Jack Renkens
Southlake Carroll Senior High School Auditorium
Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Any doubts or reservations about attending? Simply check out the Recruiting Realities website at http://www.recruitingrealities.com/.

Help Honor Drew's Battle

Show your support for Relay for Life and support Carroll High School student, Drew Ducatelli! Drew, a sophomore at CHS, is currently fighting a great battle against cancer. He is undergoing treatment at Cook's Childrens in Ft. Worth and recently designed a T-shirt to sell supporting our Relay for Life Teams.

Order forms are available in the CHS front office and should be placed on our webpage by next Monday. Shirts are $10 with half of the cost going directly back to Drew's Relay teams.

Southlake Youth Art in the Square

We would like to encourage our high school students to partake in a world class event through their artwork showcased in Southlake’s Youth Art in the Square.—Entry Deadline is March 30, 2012.

Sophomores and National Honor Society

Now that mid-year grades are finalized at CHS, the NHS advisor is starting to determine who is eligible for the National Honor Society.  Those eligible students will be sent a congratulatory letter at CHS indicating their eligibility based on scholarship alone.  Candidates will be given the opportunity to submit an information packet demonstrating the remaining criteria for National Honor Society membership, but eligibility does not guarantee membership! 

If a student feels they are eligible and do not receive a letter after distribution, please speak to Ms. Cross.  It is your responsibility to be aware of the deadlines that are posted on the NHS website.  Students who do not turn in their information packets by the deadline will not be eligible to join NHS this year.

Good luck Dragons!

Recruiting Seminar

In lieu of the March 5 Carroll Athletic Booster Club meeting, CISD will once again have Jack Renkins in town for the Recruiting Realities Seminar.

We would like to invite all 7th-12th CISD student-athletes and their parents to attend the seminar. Mr. Renkins does a great job explaining the recruiting process and every individuals role in the process. The entire presentation lasts one hour.

The tentative start time on the seminar is 7:00 PM, if the timeline changes we will provide updated information.

For more data:
http://www.recruitingrealities.com/renkens.html

10th Grade Registration Information

On February 7th the CHS/CSHS Guidance Counselors will be holding a parent information meeting regarding course selection and registration for the 2012-2013 school year. This meeting will be held at the Carroll Senior High Auditorium (1501 W. Southlake Blvd.) at 6:30pm.

We look forward to seeing all families during this event.

9th Grade Parent/Student Registration Meeting

The CHS/CSHS counselors will be hosting a registration meeting for all 9th grade students to begin the registration process for their 10th grade year. The meeting will take place January 25, 2012 at 6:30 PM in the CHS cafeteria. During this meeting the counselors will discuss the upcoming process and a couple of teachers will discuss the impact of AP classes for the students. We look forward to seeing all families as we begin this process.

Special Education PTO

The first official meeting for the new CISD Special Education PTO will be this Thursday in the Carroll Elementary library at 10:30 am.

We look forward to partnering with all families choosing to participate.

Email Concerns

Carroll ISD continues to have trouble with inbound and outbound external emails. Correspondences we are sending outside the district or those that we are trying to receive from someone outside the district are not going through.

We've been notified that it will likely be another 24 hours without external email service while we wait for a part to be delivered and installed. Please plan accordingly.

Dragon Sympathy

We are sad to inform our Dragon community of the death of Aaron Anderson. His sister Kelley, is a sophomore at Carroll High School and a member of our tennis team. Aaron is the son of Eubanks Intermediate School teacher Kim Anderson and Grant Anderson, a former CISD employee who now works at the Region XI Education Service Center. Aaron, a Carroll graduate from the class of 2010, was involved in an automobile accident in Wisconsin where he worked and attended college.

Our trained CISD counseling team will be available to assist employees and students at each campus as needed and for as long as they are needed. We do not have information yet on funeral arrangements, but will share details with our community as it becomes available.

Our sympathy is with the Andersons during this very difficult time. We appreciate your care and support for all those in the Dragon family affected by this tragedy.

Transition College Fair

CISD's sixth college transition fair is scheduled for January 31st, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the CSHS student activities center.  We have a great key note speaker attending from the Office of Disability Accomodations at UNT and a wonderful array of colleges attending.  This is an event that every one of our students, parents, teachers, and counselors don't want to miss. We look forward to seeing all Dragons at the event.