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- Carroll Students Attend First School Day In 2007
- It's A Three-Peat For Dragon Football Team
- Special Board Meeting Scheduled For January 8
- Fort Worth Symphony Performs Tomorrow
- Save The Date: Parent University
- Plans For 23rd Annual Variety Show Underway
- Durham Elementary Choir Soars At DFW Airport
- Dawson Geography Bee Winners Named
- Constitutional Convention Reconvenes at DMS
- DES Students Begin To Set Sail
- Dragon Celebrations
- With Sympathy
- Posted To The Website...
Carroll Students Attend First School Day In 2007
Classes resumed for CISD students today following Winter Break. Students and teachers eagerly began the new year - while working toward completing their first semester later this month. Semester exams will be held January 16-18; the final day for the first semester is Thursday, January 18.
Don't forget that Monday, January 15 is a student and staff holiday in honor of the memory and birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
It's A Three-Peat For Dragon Football Team
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The billboards along Interstate-35 reminded motorists of the Dragon tradition as many traveled to the Class 5A State Championship games held December 23 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The team clenched its third consecutive State title by defeating Austin Westlake 43-29. This victory makes the fourth championship in five years for the Dragons. The team tops several prestigious polls across the nation, and quarterback Riley Dodge was named the MaxPreps 2006 National Player of the Year. Congratulations to all Dragon players and coaches on a spectacular season!
District celebration plans are pending; details forthcoming.
Special Board Meeting Scheduled For January 8
A special Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 8. The meeting will include a workshop to discuss the options and associated costs surrounding high school scheduling for next year. A complete agenda for this meeting, along with location and start time, will be posted to the district's website later this week.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees is Monday, January 22.
Fort Worth Symphony Performs Tomorrow
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is making its debut performance in Southlake tomorrow, January 4. The FWSO will host a free concert for Southlake residents at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Carroll Senior High School, 1501 W. Southlake Boulevard. Although the performance is complimentary, tickets are required. Tickets are available at Southlake's Bicentennial Community Center, 400 N. White Chapel Boulevard. Call 817-748-8023 for details. The ticket limit is two per person and verification of Southlake residence must be shown.
The FWSO will also perform earlier in the day for Carroll students. A 45-minute performance for juniors and seniors takes place at 11 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. performance for sixth graders. Both will be held in the auditorium of Carroll Senior High School.
Save The Date: Parent University
The third annual Parent University is scheduled for Saturday, February 3 at Dawson Middle School. Since it's inception, this program has been well-attended by Carroll parents who are interested in learning more about a variety of topics, including: technology information, SAT/ACT tests, college application process, discipline strategies and much more. Topic scheduling is currently underway for this year. Parent University proves to be quite useful for parents, as CISD's very own staff members serve as program presenters.
Mark your calendars to attend this informative event. Additional details, along with an outline of available sessions, will be available in the coming weeks.
Plans For 23rd Annual Variety Show Underway
If you can play a musical instrument or like to act, dance or sing - consider sharing your talents at the 23rd Annual Variety Show! This entertaining event will be held February 23-24 at Carroll Senior High School.
Registration forms will be available at all campuses beginning the week of January 8, or visit the link below to print your own. Interested students should submit their registration forms and audition fees to a school office no later than Thursday, January 25. Auditions are scheduled for February 6-7, and rehearsals for the show will be held February 21-22.
23rd Annual Variety Show Registration Form
Durham Elementary Choir Soars At DFW Airport
The Durham Elementary Show Choir took their holiday performance to DFW Airport's International Terminal D December 14. The group, directed by David Platt, entertained passengers as they waited to board international flights to destinations around the globe.
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Dawson Geography Bee Winners Named
The Dawson Middle School Geography Bee was held November 30. Thirty students participated in the Bee out of more than 200 who took the qualifying quiz. DMS Assistant Principal Ryan Wilson served as moderator for the DMS Bee. Dawson teacher Nancy Anthony served as the Geography Bee Coordinator.
Seventh grader Colin Kantor was the first place champion, followed by runner-up Angie Weisgal (7th grade) and Patrick Watson (8th grade) in third place. Congratulations students!
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| Dawson Middle School Geography Bee participants |
Constitutional Convention Reconvenes At DMS
The Constitutional Convention recently came to life for Dawson Middle School eighth graders. The students debated and gave speeches as the Founding Fathers, and each was assigned a role to research and portray. Students were given information about the positions that each leader represented at the Convention, but the eighth graders had to write their own speeches and attempt to persuade the other representatives to change or support their point of view.
The middle schoolers discovered that debate could be frustrating, and that voting doesn't always go their way. However, the Founding Fathers would have been proud of their efforts as the classes of Carolyn Pruitt, Helene Kilianski and Nancy Anthony dressed as their delegate and participated in writing their own Constitutions.
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DES Students Begin To Set Sail
Durham Elementary fourth graders will begin working on their boats January 5 for the upcoming DES Boat Regatta. Groups of students will work each day from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. on their handmade boats as part of a science project that puts students' minds and creativity to the test. This annual event is scheduled to take place Friday, January 26 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the CISD Aquatics Center.
The DES Boat Regatta is coordinated by science teacher Debra Heath.
Congratulations to Durham Elementary School first grade teacher Stephanie Mrozinski. Stephanie earned her Master's Degree in Special Education from the University of North Texas in December.
Our sympathy is expressed to Sandra Sullivan (Durham Elementary) following the death of her father-in-law, Phillip Sullivan, of Presques Isle, Maine.
Carroll Independent School District
Email the Webmaster: jthannum@cisdmail.com