All Region Jazz...WOW!

The Carroll Jazz program had a great day this past weekend! Students from 13 high schools in Region 24 auditioned for a total of 40 spots in the two All-Region jazz bands. After the audition, 18 of the 40 spots will be occupied by Dragons. 

These students have worked very hard all summer to achieve this outstanding accomplishment. Finally, thank you to our outstanding band directors and Mr. Lown for you work with these kids.

S.P.A.R.K.

The new website www.SparkNow.org launched yesterday, instantly becoming an online partner to parents and kids about the pressures of growing up. S.P.A.R.K. has been holding meetings since 2008 to provide education, information and support for the parents and students of our community. Its mission is to spark ideas, share information, identify needs, educate the community, mobilize resources, promote collaboration and advocate for sound public policy in a new commitment to empower our citizens in the battle against underage drinking, drugs, and internet perils.

S.P.A.R.K. meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Check the City of Southlake’s web calendar or www.SparkNow.org for time and location. It is a recognized board of both CISD and the City of Southlake.

Presidential Speech to Students

Students in grades five through 12 will watch the Presidential speech live if they have history or social studies course on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Noon. The district will record it for other history and social studies teachers to use once they attend class.
Parents can opt their children not watch the speech by submitting a written note, the student would have an alternative assignment to complete. In addition, parents may check their children out of school for one to two hours without penalty if they want to watch the speech live together.

Performing and Visual Arts Information

The PVA College Fair will be held on Tuesday, September 28th from 7-9 pm at SMU in the Owen Fine Arts Center. Over 80+ colleges will be in attendance. See the link below for more information and the attached spreadsheet for the list of attending colleges.

http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/pva/Pages/10PDal.aspx

Email Down 9/7/10 and Curriculum Night Wrap Up

Just so everyone is aware our email system and teacher webpages will be knocked off line tonight for service.  If you need to reach a staff member and need additional information please feel free to contact us at school tomorrow.

We'd also like to thank all of our community members for stopping by tonight to visit with our staff members.  Curriculum night is a welcomed experience and we appreciate everyone working with our staff to make this successful.

Nestle Very Best in Youth

Nestle has recently contacted us regarding a parternship to recognize young people who are making a positive difference in lives other than their own.  With the wonderful activities that we see daily at CHS we're hoping several of our students take part in this application process to be named one of the "Very Best in Youth."  The winners will receive several outstanding awards including $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice, and an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles, CA this summer for the awards ceremony.

Any student may complete their online application at http://verybestinyouth.nestleusa.com/ before the November 2, 2010 deadline.

Curriculum Night

We look forward to seeing everyone at CHS tonight from 6 to 7:30 PM for our curriculum night.  Our teachers will be running through a brief schedule with parents to discuss their classes.  Please make sure you get a copy of your child's schedule before you arrive.

In addition, we will have forms ready for parents to complete for our new Family Access/Dragon Access.

Despite the rain we hope to see everyone tonight.

Athletic Success to Start the Year

Congrats to both of the Freshmen Volleyball teams! The A-team played in a JV tournament last weekend and won the whole thing! The B-team played in an A-team tournament and won their Bracket. These girls really are amazing and help spread pride daily from the court.

In addition, we'd like to congratulate our Cross Country program on a wonderful start to their season at the Greenhill relay.  The teams once again showed why they can Protect the Tradition each and every year.

Open House On the Horizon

Curriculum nights are scheduled at CHS yearly 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.  We look forward to visiting with our wonderful parents on September 7, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.

Please remember we tend to see about 1000 people arrive on a campus limited to parking.  If you're worried about this please arrive early.  In addition, DES will also have their curriculum night the same night so that too will eliminate some parking for those that like to walk.

We hope to see everyone soon.

Way to Go

As we begin our day 2 at CHS I wanted to first thank everyone for an amazing Day 1.

It was a pleasure to walk in so many classes and see relationships being built. We look forward to making sure day 2 is even better for everyone.

Thank you to Southlake Baptist Church for bringing in breakfast items for our faculty.  We are truly lucky to share our building with such an amazing group of people.

I'm the luckiest person with the best job imaginable. Good luck today.

Schedules on Day 1

All students should stop by CHS first thing tomorrow to pick up their schedule. Please know we've tried to minimize changes but to eliminate too many students in classes we've had to level some classes and this has changed schedules a bit.

See everyone tomorrow.

Welcome to 2010

Monday will finally bring our kids back to CHS. I can't ask for something so great. While we've been excited to have staff on campus for a week a real day is what our entire family loves. We can't expect anything but greatness and look forward to everyone playing a part.

Welcome back Dragons and stop by the office if you have any questions.

Sophomore Schedule Pick-up

Friday will be another wonderful day at CHS as we welcome our 10th graders back to campus. This event will be a come and go event for all students.

Welcome back DRAGONS.

Dragon Fish Camp

We look forward to seeing all incoming freshmen at CHS today. Our Dragon Fish camp will be a great opportunity to provide our kids a look into the campus, answer questions, and provide a chance for schedules to be picked up.

We look forward to meeting all students today.

Welcome Back to CHS

First we'd like to welcome everyone back to CHS. Yesterday our new staff began their orientation, today our freshmen will return for orientation, tomorrow our sophomores will pick up their schedules and next Monday our entire staff will return.

We look forward to reuniting our family and having a great year.