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.

Dragon Tribune Updated

Earlier today I got the opportunity to read the most up to date Dragon Tribune. I am so excited to see the work by our students each and every month. In this issue, a student writes about experiences at an Eagles concert, another writes about the variety of activities they're exposed to in school, and our students begin the discussion on creating a proper schedule to lead them toward college.

We hope you love the newspaper, please go to: www.dragontribune.com

Your Favorite Teacher

Currently Barnes & Noble is hosting the “My Favorite Teacher” contest. We'd love to see our students participate.

Congratulations

We would like to congratulate our entire swimming and diving programs for a dominate performance at the District 4-5A championships. The Dragons advanced regional qualifiers in 60 out of 64 possibly opportunities. Way to go!

Additionally we'd like to congratulate Justin Leonard on being name the NFHS Texas Cross Country
Coach of the Year. Way to represent Dragon Tradition.

Diving Champions

We'd like to congratulate all of our divers on their work at the district meet. The girls swept all 3 medals and the boys finished 1 & 2. Each of our students qualified for the regional meet.

Great job Dragons and good luck swimmers tomorrow.

Drop-Off Locations

This morning it was brought to our attention some parents have started to wait in the drop-off lanes for an extended period of time. Please remember these are drop and go locations. We certainly want to honor every individuals time and provide them an opportunity to exit quickly. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at CHS.

Are You Riding the Bus?

Please remember on Tuesday, January 22nd anyone who has not paid their 2nd semester bus fees will not be allowed to ride the bus home for that day.

While some students have started to drive we did not want any student not prepared to be transported on January 22, 2013. If you have questions please feel free to contact the CISD transportation at 817-949-8333.

CHS Yearbook Deadline Approaching

Time is quickly running out to order your CHS Yearbook! There are three ways to do this. To order by mail, pick up an order form in the front office. To order by phone, call the Smart Pay Call Center at 1-800-853-1337. But, the easiest and quickest way to order is to go to the Smart Pay website – www.smart-pay.com (make sure to smart “dash” pay “dot” com – the dash is very important). Select Texas, Southlake, and Carroll High School to order your yearbook! A confirmation receipt is sent directly to your email address.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity – there are NO guarantees that extra books will be available after this week, so order NOW! We don’t want any student to be disappointed this spring at distribution. Thank you for your support of the Carroll High School Yearbook Staff. If you need to check to see if you ordered a yearbook, you can call the number above.

Contact Karen Otto if you have any questions. karen.otto@southlakecarroll.edu.

Free Tutoring

Do you have a student that can benefit from free-of-charge, good quality tutoring service that won’t take up your time?  Announcing the launch of the Southlake Carroll Tutors Club (SCTutors).  This is a club of CSHS students offering free-of-charge tutoring services to other students at CHS and CSHS in exchange for community service hours.  Each inquiry student is matched up with a student tutor excellent in the subject the inquiry student needs help.   The schedule is flexible and can be on as-needed basis.   Tutoring is offered in all subject areas, including Mandarin! 

If you know of any student that might benefit from the service or qualify to be a tutor, please spread the word.  For more information, please contact sctutorsclub@gmail.com or visit website.