TAKS Testing 2011

Please remember tomorrow is our first day of 10th grade TAKS testing for Math. 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 11:55 AM on Tuesday. If a 9th grader arrives at their usual reporting time, your child will have the opportunity to study or read in the cafeteria if he/she needs to arrive prior to the 11:55 reporting time. Busses will run on their regular schedule and four hours later for the late arrival.

Good luck to all of our Sophomores on this math TAKS test.

Dragon Soccer...State Champions

Congratulations to our most recent state champion, Dragon soccer. The boys completed the tournament Saturday night in Georgetown defeating Round Rock McNeil 2-0. The boys were amazing and maintained confidence all night. Once again another great reason to be a DRAGON!

2010-2011 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:

Joe Barton, Social Studies Teacher and Coach
Lyndee Hayes, French Teacher and Department Chair
Karen Otto, English Teacher and Department Chair
Kathy Prado, Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair
Donna Rafferty, Social Studies Teacher

The staff had the opportunity to vote for the teacher of their choice earlier this week and identified Mrs. Kathy Prado to represent CHS this year. We would like to congratulate Mrs. Prado 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.

Soccer to State

Congratulations to the Dragon soccer program on the two victories in Midland. I just received notice the Dragons beat Plano 1-0 in overtime. We hope to see everyone at the state tournament next weekend.

Parent Program

CISD Transition Services presentation will help special needs families learn how to develop and communicate the Life Plan. The Seminar has become an invaluable tool to help you provide the best and latest information to your family and teachers on what Families of Special Needs must do to provide themselves and their family member with a secure future.

• The program will provide information for ALL ages of students with special needs
• All families are welcome to attend.

Date: April 7, 2011
Place: Carroll Senior High School
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Please reserve your spot for this educational workshop by calling:
Debbie Rath, Transition Specialist for Carroll ISD. 817-949-8400 work number
Email: Debbie.rath@southlakecarroll.edu to confirm

Dragon Soccer Success

Congratulations to our Dragon Soccer and Lady Dragon Soccer programs on their bi-district playoff victories last night. Both programs faced talented squads and found a way to come out victoriously. The next round playoff games will occur Friday night. The boys will play Mansfield at 6:00 PM at Birdville ISD Stadium. The girls will play later at 8:00 PM at Dragon Stadium against Colleyville Heritage.

Come out and watch our amazing Dragons continue on with their success. All tickets will be $5.00 at the gate.

Talk About It

Please be aware that our campus should have our new updated Talk About It program running for our students this week. This program provides Dragons the opportunity to provide a statement to our Administration, our Counselors, or Officer Smith. Students can access this off our campus website and or use the phone number (662-801-0242) to call at their convenience. This is a wonderful anonymous resource for CHS and we believe this will provide a better link for our students.

Hockey...National Title Runner-Up

Please take a moment to congratulate any of our varsity hockey players on their most recent trip to the US Hockey National Championship.

In the end they played a great tournament and ultimately lost 3 - 0 to New Trier High School from Illinois in the championship game Sunday morning.  These athletes represented the school and the city well. The Southlake Carroll Boys' Varsity Ice Hockey Team is the 2010 - 2011 USA Hockey High School National Championship Runner-Up, finishing the year as the Number 2 Boys' High School Ice Hockey Team in the United States for the season.

Another fantastic finish by our Dragons.

Pre Spring Break 2011 at CHS

Please check out our Carroll High School Facebook page for the most recent photos of our staff this week. Some people take their dressing up to a new level and others couldn't believe another teacher isn't a Disney fan (so they shower her room with Disney galore).

Dragon Band Success

This past Saturday Dragon Band members received 120 1st division solo medals and 116 ensemble medals.  One Hundred and Thirty Six Dragon Band members qualified for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest by receiving the highest ratings at the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest at RL Turner High School in Carrollton.  Twenty seven ensembles advanced to state as well as seventy two solos which had to be on the very difficult non memorized list or had to be performed by memory and received a 1st Division.  These students will be traveling to Austin on May 27th and 28th for the state contest.


Way to go DRAGONS!!!

CISD Technology to be Down

While additional information will be released soon, we would like to remind all students, teachers, and parents CISD technology will be suspended during Spring Break 2011. The purpose for this will be the relocation of services to the stadium data center.

Beginning at 4:00 PM this Friday, the network will be turned off. We will lose our Internet, email, and phone system for this period of time. There will not email storage during this time or notifications of the lost emails. Once the system is turned back on we will let everyone know.

Please understand ths is necessary to lead us to proper usage of our technology needs. If you have any questions please phone Mr. Giamanco at CHS before Friday.

Jazz Band Success

Carroll's Jazz Bands I and II competed at the UTA Jazz Festival on Friday, which was held at the Hereford University Center on the UTA campus. Jazz Band II won first place in the 5A/2nd Band category, and Jazz Band I won first place in the 5A category. Jazz Band I was also awarded the Sweepstakes Trophy for its selection as the outstanding band of the Festival in all divisions.

English Language Arts TAKS

Please remember Tuesday will be our first day of TAKS 2011. All students will be taking their English TAKS test. Our sophomores will be testing in English and our freshmen will be testing in reading. Everyone needs to arrive and be ready to test by 8 AM. Please be sure to plan for extra time getting to school as traffic will be congested. CHS will begin testing once all of our students are on campus and in their testing rooms.

Good luck Dragons!

College Workshop

The CSHS guidance staff will present a session with admission representatives from colleges and universities. They will present valuable information to help students and parents prepare for the college application and admission process.


A Financial Aid seminar will begin the evening, followed by four workshop sessions. Please check the website for more information and to view the universities.

February 24, 2011
5:30-8:30 P.M.
Carroll Sr. High School

CHS Guidance Update

Please mark your calendars for the following events:

Coffee with the Counselors and

Q&A 2011-2012 Course Selection/Registration

Thursday, February 17, 2011 - CHS at 9:00 A.M.

AND

Q&A Session for 2011-2012 Course Selection/Registration

current 8th and current 9th grade parents and/or students

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - CHS at 4:00 P.M.