Office Gives a Little Chipmunk Song

Sometimes even the font office will provide a little humor for our faculty.  While you watch this please remember we don't do this for a living.

We hope everyone safely enjoys their break and spends time with their families.  We'll see everyone back at CHS after the New Year.

Amazing Robotics

One of our amazing freshman students, Deepak Chandra, took first place in Region 11's TCEA Robotics Contest (Advanced Division - grades 9-12) over the weekend and will be advancing to the state competition in April.  He received a 1st place trophy His previous placements in the TCEA state competition were 2nd place-2008, 1st place-2009, 1st place-2010, ?-2011 . According to those that have worked with Deepak, he is a very talented young man that works his tail off for perfection.

Dragon Tribune Update

We were just notified of the recent update for the Dragon Tribune.

We have a student whose sport is polo that was interviewed for this issue. You can catch up with the latest trend on Facebook.  Read about our teacher at CHS who recently went on a dig. There's an interview with a student who saved her mom's life. A funny story of our foreign exchange student from Finland who went to the state fair and discovered Texans' fascination with all things deep fried.

To see the update go to http://www.dragontribune.com/

Memory Seminar

The Carroll Advanced Placement Booster Club will host a "How to Train Your Memory" seminar presented by Mr. Ron White. Mr. White is the nation's No. 1 memory expert and is a memory and speed reading trainer.  He will discuss how to study efficiently to help get the best possible results in school, work or anything that requires the use of your memory.


The event will take place December 7th at CSHS - S.A.C (Student Activity Center) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Dragon Dive/Swim for the Cure

For the first time, our Swim/Dive team will be swimming and diving to help support breast cancer research by raising money through a “Pink Out” meet. This year we would like to make a difference with fund raising. Each and every one of us has known and/or loved a family member or friend who has battled breast cancer.  Just within our teachers, coaches, and other staff employers, with grace and courage, they are facing this challenge. 

As young men and women athletes, our students would like to invite everyone to attend this meet on December 2, 2010.

Tickets for Regional Final

The Dragons will play Denton Guyer High School next Saturday, December 4, at 2:00 pm at Mansfield ISD's Vernon Newsom Stadium on Hwy 360.
 
Tickets will be sold at CHS Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and at the Dragon Stadium Athletic Office from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  The Dragon Stadium office will also open for ticket sales on Friday from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.
 
Pre-game tickets will be $6.00 for students and $8.00 for adults.  All tickets at Mansfield's stadium the day of the game will be $10.00.  Parking at Mansfield will be $5.00.

Good luck DRAGONS and we look forward to everyone supporting our students Saturday.

Welcome Back from Thanksgiving

After seeing so many fans at Cowboys Stadium last week I'm absolutely positive everyone has returned from a wonderful break.

Please remember as we return we are in the last six weeks for this semester and we encourage everyone to work with our faculty for the most success for our students.

Congratulations Abound at CHS

While we are headed toward a Fall break next week I wanted to point out some amazing accomplishments recently for CHS/CSHS:

Jennifer Cruze was recognized last night as the DFW Werner Schulz award winner for Outstanding High School Chemistry and was recently named the Southwest Werner Schulz winner to be recognized in New Orleans in December.

Mandarin students were recognized as the group award winner for the Cheng & Tsui Superstar Karaoke contest.  Our students were able to beat out several college entries for this award.

Volleyball completed the season with a record number of wins and advanced to the Regional Quarterfinals where they faced a tough Marcus squad in a 5 game battle.

Football is still "Protecting the Tradition" and plays this Saturday at Cowboys Stadium at 2:00 PM.  We hope to see our community turn out for this battle against Colleyville Heritage.

Everyone at CHS is proud of our students and their amazing accomplishments.

Mandarin Finalists

Please watch and vote for our Mandarin students' video on the following site,

http://www.cheng-tsui.com/superstar/index.php?q=node/615

This is amazing work and we're proud of each of these students and their teacher Mrs. Lee.

Academy Graduate to Answer Questions

CHS is very excited about a special visitor who will be at our high school next week. Lt. Kris Loewecke (son of our own Mrs. Loewecke, teacher at CHS) will be at CHS during lunches. Lt. Lowecke is a recent graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and will be available to talk to students who may be interested in learning about the application and admissions process at our nation’s military academies.

Tuesday, November 9 – Lt. Lowecke will be at Carroll High School during each of the three lunch periods. He will be in the cafeteria; we welcome students to visit with Lt. Lowecke during their lunch period.

Lt. Lowecke will bring information about a timeline for the application/admissions process. He has a wealth of knowledge about this process and we truly appreciate his coming!

If you have questions, please contact the Guidance Office at CHS at 817.949.5620.

Engineering Expo 2010

A local school in our area will be hosting this expo on Nov. 7th, this is a FREE event for all students in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and is an opportunity for students to visit with engineering companies and universities to explore education and careers in engineering fields. The list of 40 schools, including MIT, Penn State, Purdue, USC and other schools from all over the country, and of course all the great schools from our region coming to visit students. There are also engineering companies coming to provide the students with insight into careers in engineering.

FOR A MAP & MORE INFORMATION GO TO

http://www.chsengineeringboosters.com/expo.htm

Dragon Tribune Arrives

The first edition of the 2010-2011 Dragon Tribune has been published.  The on-line newspaper can be accessed at: http://www.dragontribune.com/.

The first edition will encompass upcoming construction, car racing, foreign exchange students, and the next series for harry Potter fans to possibly enjoy.  We are proud of all of our participating students and certainly hope they will continue to produce outstanding stories.

Homecoming Game Tickets...Selling Out

As of 5:00 PM on Wednesday night, all student tickets at CSHS and CHS are almost sold out and there are only a few tickets remaining at each campus. In additionk, there are only a handful of tickets left in the Athletic Office as well. 

Once we sell out of tickets at CSH, CHS, and the Athletic Office, we are out of tickets until 6:00pm Friday night (limited numbers). We have a few general admission tickets left online but they will probably be sold by later tonight.

If you want to see the Dragons please purchase tickets ASAP.

Homecoming 2010

CHS and CSHS will be hosting our Homecoming Week 2010 beginning today.  This week will be accompanied by numerous "Super" events.  So all families are aware our activities will include:

Monday- Twin Day, Tuesday- 80's Day, Wednesday- Super Hero Day and Community Pep Rally at Dragon Stadium, Thursday- "Prep" Day and Friday- Dragon Pride Spirit Day, Saturday- Dance at Gaylord Hotel from 8 PM until Midnight.

We certainly will expect our students to abide by all rules in these activities.  Finally we hope our students enjoy the week and maintain Dragon Pride throughout the week.

Session Offered at CHS

There will be a free informational session for parents tomorrow evening, Tuesday, October 5th at 7 pm in room E103 at Carroll High School.  The group will discuss some of the challenges that face today's families as you are "Parenting Through the Process."  In addition, they will also discuss ways parents can help their student successfully navigate college entrance exams.