Graduation Information from PTSO
Important Senior Information

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Upperman, Edmunds Earn Top Spots In Class Of '08
State Golf Results
State Track Meet Results
State Champion Literary Criticism Team
Baseball Playoff Schedule
Save The Date: Dragon Classic 2008
"C" Award Winners Announced
Four Lady Dragons Named To All State Team
All-Area Track & Field Teams Named
CSHS Yearbook, Newspaper Top Rated In Nation
State Qualifiers Represent Carroll At Special Olympics
2008-2009 Green Jackets Announced

This year's salutatorian is Caitlin Edmunds. Catlin is the daughter of Renda and Mark Edmunds. She has been named a National Merit Finalist Scholar and earned a National Merit Scholarship for her academic excellence. Caitlin plans to attend Scripps College and will major in Biology and Political Science. She has been a Carroll Dragon since seventh grade.

Seniors will participate in Commencement ceremonies Thursday, June 5. This year's graduation will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Dragon Stadium, 1085 S. Kimball Avenue in Southlake.

• Baccalaureate - Sunday, June 1 at 4 p.m., White's Chapel United Methodist Church
• Graduation Rehearsal - Thursday, June 5 at 9 a.m., Dragon Stadium
• Graduation Ceremony - Thursday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m., Dragon Stadium

Inclement Weather Plan For Graduation

In the event that weather conditions are less than favorable June 5, the ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6.

Should the original ceremony be postponed, the revised graduation schedule will be posted to the District and CSHS websites as well as announced via the District's emergency telephone notification system, Connect-Ed.

• Kalie Presti (81-75) Second Team All State
• Sarah Hurt (80-76) Second Team All State
• Alexa Park (80-78) Honorable Mention All State
• Brynn Donovan (80-84)
• Taylor Slagle (85-81)

The boys' team also competed at State, and earned eighth place. Congratulations to the following Dragon golf athletes:

• Brandon Stuart (74-74) Honorable Mention All State
• Tyler Dunlap (78-77)
• Justin Wileman (77-78)
• Luke Thacker (75-81)
• Brendon Alexander (76-85)

The Dragon golf teams are coached by Matt Glenn, Steve Alexander and Sam Warren.

State Track Meet Results
Dragon senior Colby Lowe brought home two gold medals at last weekend's State track and field championships in Austin. Colby won first place in both the boys' 1600 and 3200-meter races. This is his second consecutive gold medal in the 1600 and his third in the 3200.

Also competing at State were C.J. Brown and Tara Upshaw. C.J. finished fifth in the boys' 1600 and Tara finished sixth in the girls' 1600. Carroll finished sixth in the team standings with 23 points.

Justin Leonard coaches the Dragon track team

Save The Date: Dragon Classic 2008
The 2008 Dragon Classic, Carroll Senior High/Carroll High School's annual PTSO fundraiser, is looking for event sponsors. Dragon Classic is one of the most successful fundraisers on the Carroll ISD calendar. This two-day event will be held Sunday, November 16 and Monday, November 17 and is hosted by the CSHS/CHS PTSO in partnership with the Carroll Athletic Booster Club.

Dragon Classic offers sponsors the chance to take part in an auction dinner on Sunday evening, followed by a golf tournament the next day. Sponsorship packages, ranging from $200 to $10,000, ensure recognition at both events.

Half of the money raised will be used immediately to grant faculty "wish list" items for the current academic year at both campuses, with the other half going to the Booster Club to fund athletic needs for grades seven through 12. In the last two years, $198,000 was raised which directly benefited the academic, fine arts and athletic programs thanks to the generous support of Dragon Classic sponsors and CISD parents.

"The Dragon Classic plays a crucial role in funding our teachers' needs from year to year. Computers, projectors, saltwater tanks and calculators are just a few of the items our PTSO has been able to provide, impacting positively on the educational process at Carroll High School," said CHS Principal Rick Westfall. "The Dragon Classic continues to be an integral cog in the fundraising machine. Thanks Dragon Classic!"

Volunteers are also needed for Dragon Classic. To sign up, or for more information, visit the Dragon Classic website at www.dragonclassic.org or contact Maureen Fallon, malmo@charter.net or Amy Zagar, zagarka@aol.com, Chairmen of this year's event.

"C" Award Winners Announced
The coveted "C" award is presented during each athletic banquet to selected student-athletes from each varsity sport. The students are chosen based on their exhibition of the following characteristics: inspiration, dedication, personal improvement, persistence, discipline, leadership, attitude, sportsmanship, courage and competition.

The following is a list of the "C" award recipients from the fall, winter and athletic sports banquets:

Fall Athletic Banquet - awarded January 28

Volleyball
Allie Sims
Madison Barr

Football
Derek Tomlin

Boys' Cross Country
Colby Lowe

Girls' Cross Country
Jill Pawlowski

Winter Athletic Banquet - awarded April 28

Girls' Soccer
Lani Huntley
Whitney Moran

Boys' Soccer
Bob Miltenberger
Edgardo Padilla

Boys' Wrestling
Robert Prigmore

Girls' Basketball
Kathryn Lonsberry
Regan Soldner

Boys' Basketball
Neil Duval

Boys' Swimming
Will Singley
Drew Mays

Girls' Swimming
Lisa Ginder

Spring Athletic Banquet - awarded May 19

Girls' Golf
Kalie Presti
Sarah Hurt

Boys' Golf
Brendon Alexander
Brandon Stuart

Girls' Tennis
Tara Morgan

Boys' Tennis
Andrew Reznik

Boys' Track
Mike Troop
Colby Lowe

Girls' Track
Courtney Rising

Softball
Kristina Myles
Margaret McAvoy

Baseball
Tanner Toal

The Dragon award is presented annually to the senior boy and girl athlete who best exemplify the qualities expected of a Carroll Dragon. This award does not necessarily indicate the most outstanding athletic ability, but rather is an honor that recognizes the student athlete who, in the opinion of the coaching staff, possesses and exhibits the qualities of leadership, attitude, sportsmanship, desire, scholarship and cooperation. Dragon award recipients must participate in at least two sports and be an active supporter of all others.

The 2007-2008 Dragon award winners are Lauren Hill and Colby Lowe.

Congratulations to all of the Dragon student-athletes and their coaching staff on a wonderful year.

Both C.J. and Colby are members of the Dragon cross country and track teams.

CSHS Yearbook, Newspaper Top Rated In Nation
The American Scholastic Press Association in New York has ranked and rated Carroll Senior High School's Dragon Yearbook along with thousands across the nation. The 2007 student publication received a first place rating with special merit, as well as The Dragon Tribune newspaper

The yearbook award places CSHS among the top 53 in the country and the newspaper award places the Dragons in the top 80 publications across the United States - including universities. A complete list of awards will be posted to www.asan.com/asa.

Linda Rose teaches journalism and serves as the staff sponsor for the CSHS yearbook and newspaper.

State Qualifiers Represent Carroll At Special Olympics
Several Carroll Life Skills students participated as state qualifiers last weekend at UTA Maverick Stadium. All 14 athletes represented CISD in true Dragon fashion in both physical challenges and sportsmanship. Every athlete came home with at least one medal, which is quite an accomplishment at a meet of this size with 3,000 athletes participating from across the state.

Results from the meet are listed below. Congratulations to all athletes.

Kathryn Albertini - 2nd in 4X100 relay, 1st in standing long jump
Lee Gerding - 7th in 50 meter dash, 1st in JAV throw
Nick Kane - 2nd in 50 meter dash, 3rd in softball throw
Michael Mills - 1st in 10 meter wheelchair race, 4th in softball throw
Chase Milyo -- 2nd in 100 meter dash, 2nd in standing long jump
Andreas Nauwelaers- 2nd in 50 meter dash, 2nd in JAV throw
Chris Norman - 1st in 50 meter dash, 3rd in softball throw
Will O'Brien - 4th in 50 meter walk, 3rd in softball throw
Colton Quinn - 2nd in 4X100 relay, 1st in 100 meter dash, 1st in JAV throw
Macy Smith - 1st in 50 meter dash, 3rd in softball throw
Alissa Wlaburg - 1st in 100 meter dash, 3rd in standing long jump
Rebecca Wallace - 7th in 100 meter dash, 2nd in JAV throw
Alicia Wettig - 2nd in 4X100 relay, 4th in standing long jump, and 4th in 100 meter dash
Christa Wicklund - 2nd in 4X100 relay, 1st in 100 meter dash, 2nd in running long jump

2008-2009 Green Jackets Announced
Carroll Senior High School's 2008-2009 Green Jackets have been named. This is a position for which students do not run or compete. A list of juniors with a 95+ average is compiled by the counseling office; it is then given to the faculty, and from there the staff members choose the eight young men and eight young women to represent the school as ambassadors.

CSHS Principal Dr. Daniel Presley refers to these students as "The Best of the Best." The new Green Jackets include: Alexandra Browning, Kristen Carter, Kristen Duckworth, Kellie Flaherty, Alexa Herzog, Anwesha Majumder, Lesley Siu, Sloane Sunstrum, David Ahmuty, Drew Cassetta, Christian Genco, Samir Hegde, Andrew Lacombe, David Lerohl, Scott Lopano and Andrew Shaffer.