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.

Soccer Clothing Drive

The SOUTHLAKE CARROLL DRAGON SOCCER TEAM and the LADY DRAGON SOCCER TEAM have had a BLESSED year!  They go into their 4th round of PLAYOFFS Tuesday vying for the Regional Quarter Finals.  The Dragons will play on the road in Midland and the Lady Dragons will play at Dragon Stadium at 7pm (let's pack the house)!  BOTH teams took the 2013 DISTRICT 4-5A CHAMPIONSHIP Title, the BI-DISTRICT Title and the AREA Title!!!  The Dragons are 20-4-4 overall and the Lady Dragons are 26-2-0 overall.  

Because these teams are COUNTING THEIR BLESSINGS, they would like to HELP OTHERS count theirs too!  They will be collecting items until the end of April for the NOEL ORPHANAGE, which is the oldest and largest orphanage in Rwanda.    http://www.noelorphanage.com.  Gently used soccer related items, such as old uniform pieces (any sizes), are a big hit with the kids!  The orphanage can also use ANY other clothing in general, including baby clothes.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT of the DRAGON SOCCER PROGRAM!  

You may drop your items at the game on Tuesday.

EOC Begins at CHS

Our EOC testing starts tomorrow. We have greatest belief our DRAGONS will do wonderful. Great work all year = Great Results Now!

EOC on Horizon

Please remember April 1, 2013 through April 4, 2013 are our spring days for EOC testing for English Language Arts 2012-2013. This is a graduate level test for all students as we have discussed throughout the year and we expect our students, with effort, will be successful.

We have a unique situation on this campus because each day half of our students will be reporting to CHS at a delayed time. Freshmen will test on Monday and Tuesday and Sophomores will test on Wednesday and Thursday. If a student arrives at their usual reporting time and they're not testing, he/she will have the opportunity to study or read in the gymnasium. Buses will run on their regular schedule and four and a half hours later for the late arrival.

CHS will maintain a schedule after testing with all four classes meeting during the last 2 hours with the exception of no shuttle buses running to CSHS. We will not release a student during testing for appointments and encourage all students to be here the entire day for all classes and funding purpose.

If you have questions please feel free to contact CHS.

Dragon Tribune #5 Posted

In this most recent launch I recommend you spend a moment tuning into the mind of a senior turning to Ben & Jerry’s for comfort on Valentine’s Day, a story about learning to budget written by a senior providing guidance to next year’s freshmen, an editorial about cursive being eliminated from the curriculum at some elementary schools, or the story about National Charity League.

The Dragon Tribune is amazing and something to read regularly.

Dragon Hockey in the Playoffs

The Varsity Hockey team needs it's noise-making, green-wearing, poster-waving fans Monday night at the first playoff game in their run for the state title.

With a third place finish in the West Division, the Dragon Varsity hockey team will compete in the Gold Playoffs, beginning Monday night at 8:30 at the Dr Pepper Stars Center in Euless ...(1400 S. Pipeline.) The first game pits the Dragons against the Highland Park Scots. At their last meeting, on January 23, the Dragons beat the Scots 5-1.

Should the Dragons win Monday night, they will face West Division leader, Jesuit on Tuesday at 9:00 in McKinney (6993 Stars Way.) The winner of that game will play for the championship on Thursday night (3/7) at 8:15 in Farmer's Branch (12700 N. Stemmons.) Admission to all games is free and we'd love to see our DRAGONS out in full force.

Jazz Cafe this Week

The students of the CHS/CSH Show Choirs will perform in our first annual Jazz Cafe this Thursday! These kids have done some incredible work in preparation for this show. The show includes coffee and dessert and will feature both show choir ensembles accompanied by professional, live musicians. Please come out and support these fine young musicians!

Monday, March 4, 2013 Testing

CSHS will be testing the Junior students in English Language Arts for TAKS testing on Monday, March 4, 2013. As a result of this process our CHS students will not be on a shuttle bus first through third periods of the day.

All students will be reporting to the lecture hall for this day unless alternative circumstances are discussed with the teacher. We will take attendance and this will be used as a study hall for all students reporting to the lecture hall.

Busy Weekend Just Past

First and foremost we would like to congratulate our repeat State Champion swimmers and divers. The boys have just completed their 3rd championship in a row while our girls finished off number 2. Both teams provided a dominating performance and left no doubt the Dragons are #1.

In addition, I would like to congratulate our Emerald Belles on their outstanding showing across the state. The Varsity Belles swept their routines in San Marcos and brought home several division and solo awards. The JV Belles performed well in Frisco and won Best in Class awards as well.

Our Wrestlers finished 4th and 5th at the UIL State Wrestling Championships. We are extremely proud of these young men as the performed admirably in Austin.

In addition, we had numerous students competing in competitions across the nation from Debate to Softball and we are proud of their efforts to represent the Dragon name.

Finally we do remind everyone last Friday was the end of the 6 week grading period. With the many absences we do need to encourage everyone to meet with their teachers to get their assignments completed quickly.

Updated Information

Several individuals have asked us about the most recent information for the fugitive and escapee Alberto Morales. While we'd certainly like to always provided this if possible we do want to direct you to the Southlake DPS Facebook or Twitter page. These two sites are continually updated and to keep our citizens informed. Please continue to use these sites for the most up to date data.

Talent Show

Attention CISD and Southlake Families!  The 29th Annual Variety Show: A Blast from the Past is this Friday and Saturday (2/22 & 2/23) in the CSHS Auditorium at 7pm.  Tickets will be on sale during rehearsals (2/19 & 2/20) in the CSHS auditorium lobby from 6-8pm.  Tickets can also be purchased on the nights of the shows.  Come out and support the Carroll Choir Boosters and the CHS/CSHS Choir Program while enjoying performances from the talented members of our community family.  Performances include an opera singer who has performed in Carnegie Hall, a spectacular ventriloquist act you won't want to miss, a CISD principal with an incredible voice and a fan favorite, the Carroll Green Men.  The Show Choir will kick-off both shows, but each night is a different showcase of Southlake talent!  You don't want to miss this!!!  For more information go to http://dragonchoir.net/varietyshow.html 

Capital Hill Invitation

Senior, Megan Schippmann has been invited to Capital Hill to participate in Congressional Debate, on March 1. The top 8 in the nation have been invited to debate legislation in the House of Representatives and will be judged by legislators and other governmental officials. This is the first time that anyone from Carroll has been invited to participate.

Meetings this Week!

We want to personally invite you to join Carroll ISD for two very important events this week. 

S.P.A.R.K. Town Hall

You are invited to a powerful town hall meeting Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Carroll Senior High School's auditorium. Parents and Students (Grades 7-12) are urged to attend.

S.P.A.R.K. wants to start a conversation in every home. Our children are growing up in a very difficult world where Anxiety and Depression are far too prevalent. 

Learn about TeensTogether: A program where teens have a safe place to come together. 

Questions to be addressed at the meeting include:

• How do parents and children talk to each other about painful subjects?
• How does a parent know when their child is struggling?
• What can your child do if they see a friend in crisis?

Th‑e Grant Halliburton Foundation will present this "Must-See” program. Please go to www.granthalliburton.org for more information.

 Our Schools, Our Voice Celebration Rally

Also, this Thursday evening, February 7 at Grapevine High School, we'd like our Dragons to come out for a community Celebration Rally for Public Schools. The program will feature student performances as well as brief comments from business, educator and parent representatives. Our district is co-hosting this event with the Grapevine-Colleyville and Keller school districts. Purchase a $10 t-shirt at any CISD school and wear it to the rally. You may want to carpool to help with on-site parking. Come see and hear the great things happening in our public schools and get resources for how you can stay informed, stay involved and be an advocate for our kids and our future! The program is from 7-8:30 p.m. in the main gym at Grapevine HS. 

 See you there!

Lucky to be a DRAGON!

As I sit here and watch our Dragon swimmers it amazes me the kids we have. I'm pretty sure I just watched Dragon swimmers take the top 6 spots in one race. These kids could swim varsity on 99% of the teams in the state. It truly makes me realize how lucky I am to work with our kids.