Counseling Blog Up and Running

I'm excited to announce the new Counseling Blog that is up and running now. You may find this by clicking on the following link.

CHS/CSHS Counseling Blog

The site will provide a registration FAQ and up to date information for parents regarding items our counselors find interesting. We are excited to welcome our counselors to this area and look forward to sharing their information.

2014 Teacher of the Year

We would like to congratulate Mrs. Jennifer Wunderlich on the honor of being named the CHS Teacher of the Year 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.

The additional teachers nominated for CHS Teacher of the Year are:

Diane Bean, Special Education Teacher

Keri Brooke, Spanish Teacher
Shane Bybee, English Teacher
Dorothy Cassetta, Social Studies Teacher
Brett Pollock, Social Studies Teacher
Rhea Voelkle, Science Co-Teacher

Thank you to each of these teachers for striving to be excellent every day at CHS.

STEM Course Information Meetings

There will be two information meetings for parents and students regarding our new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) courses that will be offered beginning with the 2014-15 school year.  The same information will be shared at both meetings.

The meeting dates/times/locations are:

Tuesday, March 4 – 6:00 p.m. – Carroll High School Library***

Tuesday, March 18 – 6:00 p.m. – Carroll High School Library

Alice Fitzgerald, our STEM Director, and Linda Woessner, our Computer Science and Robotics Director, will present information regarding the new courses that will be offered and will answer questions.

If you have any questions about these meetings, please contact the Carroll High School Guidance Office at 817.949.5620.

***The March 4^th STEM Information Meeting will be held prior to the 6:30 p.m. 8^th grade Parent Information Meeting that will be held in the Carroll High School Cafeteria.  Additionally, Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Woessner will be available after the 6:30 p.m. 8^th grade Parent Information Meeting, in the cafeteria.

2 Hour Delayed Schedule

Several have asked about our schedule today...

1st Block: 10:00 to 11:00
2nd Block: 11:15 to 12:15
3rd Block: 12:30 to 2:00 (We will have 2 lunch periods)
4th Block: 2:15 to 3:21

Be safe and see you soon!

Dragon Tribune Updated

There’s a host of New Year’s Resolutions from high school students to sample, a very interesting story about problems expected to be faced by Millenials, a poll asking students to take to determine their feelings about the government, the economy, morality, technology and the environment...follow up in the next addition.

There’s a story about BMW and Audi competing to be the first to market driverless cars, another on important nutritional information for teens and a list of upcoming concerts for students in 2014.  

 

The Web site is:  www.dragontribune.com and we hope you enjoy.

2014 Samsung Contest Winner

We would like to say congratulations to Alice FitzGerald and our STEM program on being named the 2014 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Texas state winner.

Alice's efforts will bring CHS/CSHS $20,000 in STEM technology and help to continue to build our new program in CISD. We'd also like to wish her good luck in the National Competition this spring!

Unity Project

We look forward to seeing our students begin to give each other a better connection to positively impact CISD.

AP® District Honor Roll

Commissioner of Education Michael Williams today noted that 14 Texas school districts are among 477 in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on its 4th Annual AP^® District Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes districts for increasing access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.

The 13 districts and one charter school in Texas that have earned this national distinction are:

§  Carroll Independent School District (Southlake, TX)

§  Coppell Independent School District
§  Eagle Pass Independent School District
§  Frisco Independent School District
§  IDEA Public Schools
§  Irving Independent School District
§  Katy Independent School District
§  Lake Travis Independent School District
§  Mesquite Independent School District
§  Pasadena Independent School District
§  Plano Independent School District
§  Point Isabel Independent School District
§  Sharyland Independent School District (Mission, TX)
§  Southwest Independent School District (San Antonio, TX)

“Students in school districts across Texas are tackling rigorous Advanced Placement courses and succeeding,” said Commissioner Williams. “This opportunity to prepare for post secondary success in high school pays great dividends in our education system today and for our state’s economic future.”

In 2013, more than 3,300 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement and/or consideration in the admission process, with many colleges and universities in the United States offering credit in one or more subjects for qualifying AP scores.

Data from 2013 show that among African-American, Hispanic and Native American students with a high degree of readiness for AP, only about half of students are participating because their schools do not always offer the AP course for which they have potential. Trevor Packer, the College Board’s senior vice president of AP and Instruction, notes that these 14 Texas districts are committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds.

“We applaud the extraordinary efforts of the devoted teachers and administrators in these districts who are offering more students the opportunity to engage in rigorous college-level course work,” said Packer. “These outcomes are a powerful testament to educators’ belief that a more diverse population of students is ready for the sort of rigor that will prepare them for success in college.”

Inclusion on the 4th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2011 to 2013, for the following criteria. Districts must:

§  Increase participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts;
§  Increase or maintain the percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and;
§  Improve performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2013 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2011, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.

Overall, Texas ranked 13th in nation in the percentage of 2012 graduates participating in AP. Over the last decade, AP participation and success in Texas have increased steadily.

 

To view the complete listing of school districts named to the College Board’s 4th Annual AP^® District Honor Roll, visit www.collegeboard.org.

A Community Hero

We were excited two days ago to be informed one of our young ladies, Destiny Rose, was being recognized on KRLD as a "Community Hero." While our mums may go gigantic at homecoming some of our students certainly recognize this is an opportunity to help others in our community.

Please take a moment to read her story and listen to the recognition from the website.
KRLD Community Hero

End of 1st Six Weeks

As we begin our second six weeks we wanted to remind all families report cards will be digital this year. Please login to "Family Access" on Friday to see official 1st six weeks grades. If you need assistance please contact our guidance office at CHS for help from Kari Litwak. While we certainly believe digital is the best method we will remind all families if you want a hard copy the guidance office can also process this request.

Our students did a masterful job this first grading period and we are excited to have such a dedicated group of Dragons at CHS.

First SPARK Meeting

First Day of School

On Monday when our students report to start 2013-2014 school year please follow these procedures to start your day:

1. If a student KNOWS that he/she is in a 1st block class that meets at CSHS (i.e., a sophomore in basketball) the student should go to that class even though the class is not at CHS. This will include athletes and drill team students, etc.

2. Coaches/directors, etc., will allow 1st block students to leave early enough after 1st block so that they can get to CHS in time to get their official schedule (on pink paper) from the gym at CHS.

3. For students who receive their official new colored schedule at CHS and learn that their first block class is officially at the other school (i.e., freshman who are taking French I 1st block at CSHS), the student will remain at CHS for 1st block - students will report to the cafeteria area unless a parent wants to transport them to CSHS.

4. Teachers, will use new colored schedules as official schedules for students on the first and second day of school.

Good luck Dragons as we approach 2013-2014 school year and call if you have questions.

Fish Camp and Sophomore Schedule Pick Up

Carroll High School is hosting a Fish Camp on August 16, 2013 from 1 PM to 3 PM to make the transition to Carroll High School successful. Orientation on August 16 takes place at Carroll High School in our gym and cafeteria.

We will welcome our students in a pep rally at 1 PM in the gym and share a variety of student videos with the students while introducing several staff members who can be of assistance. After our assembly we will allow our students to get their schedules and tour the campus. In addition, several of our student clubs will be out to share information about joining.

Finally we will provide schedules to our returning sophomore students from 9 AM to 10:30 AM also on August 16.

These events are for students only and we look forward to seeing all of our Dragon students at CHS.

New JV Emerald Belle Director

Carroll High School is excited to announce our new JV Emerald Belle director, Jessica Aillon. Ms. Aillon comes to us from Pearland, Texas. She is a former Texas State Strutter and an assistant to the director at TSU. In addition, she has worked for Showmakers of America and been the direct choreographer for numerous competition routines across Texas.

We are excited to welcome Ms. Aillon to Carroll ISD and look forward to her work with all of our girls.

Dragon Football Tickets 2013

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

https://www.totalgatesolutions.com/SportingEventTicketCalendar.aspx?schoolId=158

PRE-GAME SALES
Dragon Stadium Athletic Office:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, August 27, 28, 29, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday, August 30, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
CSHS and CHS

• CSHS and CHS will utilize and electronic kiosk to sell tickets all week for home games in the security entrance while the school is open
• The campuses will also sell tickets in the schools' front office from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM  on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
• For the two Thursday, varsity, away games, tickets at CSHS and CHS will be sold on Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the game only
• The secretaries will be able to accept cash and checks for tickets
• All credit cards will need to run through the ticke kiosk for home game

Online general admission sales begin on Sunday, August 25, at 8:00 AM
https://www.totalgatesolutions.com/SportingEventTicketCalendar.aspx?schoolId=158

*Pre-game General Admission, Adult- $6.00
*Pre-game General Admission, Student- $4.00
*Pre-game Bench Reserved- $8.00* ONLY SOLD AT Dragon Stadium, online, or at one of the ticket kiosks at CHS/CSHS
GAME NIGHT SALES
*All Game-night General Admission- $8.00.
*All Game-night Reserved- $10.00
On game night, the Dragon Stadium ticket booths will open at 6:00pm