First Week Success

We would love to thank our kids, parents, staff, and community for a great first week of school at CHS. Your efforts have made this week one of the best we've seen in education.

As we begin to enter week 2 you should start to see grades begin to form for your students. Please communicate with our staff at anytime if you have questions. Our belief is we must work as a team for your child's success. Great teamwork will help your child continue to grow every day in Carroll.

Please remember both entering and exiting the campus is a busy event. We have 1425 kids coming and going and some are new drivers. Please be respectful and slow as you drive near campus. In addition, please remember cell phones should not be present while driving. We will be sending out traffic announcements next week as our police will start to wrap up the time they've devoted to our entrance and exits at CHS.

Thank you again for a great first week and have a wonderful long weekend.

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.

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.

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

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.

Community Service...?

Ok with the recent couple days of rain and the sun to come up soon we are going to need some major assistance at CHS in the next 2 weeks.

We would certainly welcome any student who would like to earn some community service hours on campus to come work on our front green space. Our weeds will sprout after this rain and we will need some help. Give us two hours and we'll offer water and fill out a volunteer card for you. Make this campus shine like our kids do every day.

If you're interested you may come to CHS anytime between 7 AM and 4 PM to start Monday through Thursday. For other times email Mr. Giamanco and he'll certainly find a way to meet you up here too. We can provide a bag, point you in the right direction and would appreciate your help.

Upcoming Dates for CHS students

Below please check out some important dates that may impact your CHS student or another CISD student.

Elementary School Supply Sale Hosted- August 10
Sophomore Schedule pick-up- August 16, 9-10:30 AM
Fish Camp- August 16-, 1-3 PM
First Day Back to School- August 26 (We Love This Day)
Curriculum Night- September 9, 6-7:30 PM

Please also remember our Dragon Shop will be open Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

CHS Open All Summer

We have had several calls and wanted to relay to everyone CHS will be open all summer, Monday through Thursday from 7:30 to 5:00 PM, we look forward to assisting each member of our community as they may need.

CHS will be closed on July 4 for a holiday and we will close early on July 9 and July 11 for meetings at 3:00 PM.

Please stop by and we will be excited to help.

Dr. John Woodall SPARK Presentation

Happy summer, if you are in town please join us this Thursday to meet and hear Dr. John Woodall. Dr. Woodall is from Newtown, Connecticut and will lend his perspective to what happened in his own community as well as his world-wide work on trying to get children engaged and connected to prevent future tragedies that seem to have become to much a part of our world. This is an incredible opportunity for our Southlake Community!

We hope to see you this Thursday night, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, on the third floor of Southlake Town Hall.

Game Over Canceled

Carroll High Parents & Staff,

By now you may have heard about the shooting that occurred at Town Square this evening. While we don't have a lot of details, we know that at least one male adult from Southlake died as a result of the tragic events that unfolded. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this terrible time, as well as to our local law enforcement officers who are handling the investigation.

In light of this unprecedented event in our community, Carroll ISD and city officials have made the decision to cancel the Game Over mock car crash event scheduled at Carroll High School tomorrow. CISD and Southlake DPS mutually agree it is not in the best interest of our students to move forward with this emotionally impactful drug and alcohol program at this time. We also do not want to pull city resources away from the handling of this tragic event in our community.

The Game Over program has a powerful message and we hope to perhaps reschedule in the fall. We appreciate the time and effort that has gone in to the organization and planning of Game Over, but we just believe that our students would be better served with a normal routine tomorrow. It's been a difficult year on many fronts and we do not want to add to the anxiousness of students who might have heard about tonight's shooting in Southlake. As always, our amazing school counselors will be available at all CISD campuses should any students need them tomorrow.

Thanks for your understanding as we work to serve the teen students of CISD.

CISD Leadership Team

STEM Video for Introduction

We'd like to thank our CSHS students for creating a wonderful video for our STEM program. Please take a look at the following video our kids have made:

STEM Video for CISD

Athletic Physicals on Horizon

All student athletes must complete a new packet of information for next year online before they will be allowed to participate next year.  This can be done online by clicking on the link below. Once completed it is on file with us.

Sports Participation Packet

Athletes will also need a new Pre-Particpation Physical Exam. They can print a new form by clicking on the link below. It must be dated AFTER MAY 1^st in order to be considered current for NEXT school year.

UIL Pre-Participation Physical Examination

We are holding physicals on Wednesday, May 15^th 5pm-7:30pm and  Saturday, May 18^th   9am- 12:30pm at All Star Orthopaedics. Tickets must be purchased in advance from CISD Athletics Website (letter attached).

Student Survey on Horizon

On May 20th at CSHS and May 28th at CMS, DMS and CHS, students in Carroll ISD will take The Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use. Participation in The Texas School Survey is completely voluntary.  Research design and protocols ensure that participation in The Texas School Survey is completely anonymous. This means no names or other personal identifiers will be collected.  The survey results will provide valuable information to help evaluate the programs and curriculum we currently have in place related to drug and alcohol use by students. 

 Please take a minute to provide your electronic signature by clicking on the link below.  Electronic Signatures will be accepted until May 3, 2013

Click here.

Odyssey of the Mind Success

We would love to congratulate our "Odyssey of the Mind" students on their victory at the state competition. Good luck at the World Competition in May at Michigan State University.

Engineering Program to Begin

CHS/CSHS is in the process of preparing a change to our academic program for 2013-2014. CISD has authorized the start of an Engineering program. Our students can begin the program next year by taking Conceptual Engineering and Technology at CHS. The class will be open to 9th-11th grade students.

If you're interested please see your counselor to change your requests for next year. One simple add/drop will provide you the opportunity to take part in this Project Based Learning Engineering program.

Soccer Regional Change!

The 2013 UIL Region I Soccer Tournament has been officially moved to the Birdville ISD Fine Arts and Athletics Complex.

All game times posted on the online UIL brackets will remain the same. Lady Dragon Soccer will play Hebron at 12:00pm on Friday. Dragon Soccer will play Marcus at 4:00pm on Friday.