THE GREEN PAGES WEB DIRECTORY - PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THE CARROLL DRAGONS

Posted November 10, 2006

Boys, Girls Cross Country Teams Headed To State

The Dragon Boys' Cross Country team captured the Region I 5A Championship at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock last weekend. The boys were led by Colby Lowe with a time of 15:05.19. Lowe's first place finish and teammate C.J. Brown's second place finish helped the Dragons capture the regional title with a team total of 65 points. The Carroll boys defeated El Paso Socorro and will compete in the Class 5A State meet this Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Other Dragon contributors were Richard Grue who finished 11th Chris Moore who finished 14th, Evan Garner who finished 48th, Robert Ondrasek who finished 55th and Ahmen Toure who finished 173rd.

The Lady Dragons took second place at the UIL Region I Cross Country meet in Lubbock. Carroll was runner-up to Keller despite the fact that Lady Dragon Tara Upshaw won the overall girls' race with a time of 11:17.27. Upshaw won by more than 17 seconds over the second place finisher from Haltom High School. The Lady Dragons took second place with a team total of 59 behind Keller's 51 team effort. Other Lady Dragons competing at the regional tournament were Christina Ferber (12th), Taylor Stephens (15th), Emily Denny (21st), Krystine Brown (23rd), Hannah Brown (43rd) and Jessica Forbes (54th). The girls will also advance to State in Round Rock this weekend.

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School Board Meets Monday

The Carroll ISD School Board meets Monday, November 13 in the auditorium of Johnson Elementary School. Closed session begins at 5 p.m. followed by a 6:30 p.m. open session. A complete agenda has been posted to the CISD website at the link below.

November 13 School Board Meeting Agenda

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Bond Refinance Results In Major Savings For District

CISD Board of Trustees voted last month to authorize the Superintendent and Board President to refinance district bonds up to $30 million. The original estimation of savings was predicted to be $780,000, but the actual sale resulted in a present value savings of $977,000 (or 4.11%). This figure equates to a long-term savings of more than $1.5 million for local taxpayers.

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Upcoming District Advisory Committee Meeting

The District Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday, November 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the library of Dawson Middle School, 400 S. Kimball Avenue. Click the link below to view the complete agenda.

Nov. 14 DAC Agenda

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Miss America 2006 To Visit Middle Schools

Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry is scheduled to visit both Carroll Middle and Dawson Middle the afternoon of Wednesday, November 15. She will speak to students about the dangers of underage drinking and share a personal story about a friend she lost to a tragic underage drunk driving crash.

Miss Berry is a national spokesperson for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and is traveling across the country sharing her passion for intolerance to drunk driving and underage drinking. CMS' assembly begins at 1:30 p.m. and the DMS program will begin at 2:30 p.m. For additional details, contact the Communications & Marketing Department at 817-949-7080.

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Two Carroll Athletes Sign With Universities

Two Carroll seniors signed with universities November 8. Baseball player Chase Reid, son of Ray and Debbie Reid, signed with Vanderbilt University. Volleyball standout Lauren Salisbury, daughter of Scott and Nancy Salisbury, signed with San Diego State University.


Chase Reid and Lauren Salisbury with their
parents at the November 8 signing.

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Roxann Taylor & Associates, Realtors Join The Green Pages

Southlake Realtor Roxann Taylor has joined The Green Pages, the district's online web directory for Proud Supporters of the Carroll Dragons. Roxann is also a platinum-level sponsor for the district's We Care employee appreciation program.

"The Only Name You Need to Know in Real Estate in Southlake" - heard repeatedly from clients as expectations are exceeded. Experience the difference; call Roxann Taylor & Associates, Realtors today! To visit Roxann's new listing in The Green Pages and see the other supporters of Carroll ISD, visit the link below.

The Green Pages - Roxann Taylor & Associates, Realtors

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Save the Date: Senior Events

The following is a list of important events and key dates for the Class of 2007.

Monday, November 27 - Tuesday, November 28 - senior class ring pick-up during lunch.

Thursday, November 30 - Jostens will be at CSHS during lunch to take orders for graduation announcements and caps and gowns. A late fee is charged for orders received after this date.

Saturday, May 19 - Prom will be held at the Hyatt Regency DFW hotel, located inside DFW Airport. Take the Terminal C exit to get to the hotel. Self parking is free (there is a charge for valet parking) and the Airport parking ticket will be validated by the hotel.

Tuesday, May 22 - Senior picnic at Austin Ranch in Grapevine.

Friday, June 8 - Class of 2007 Graduation, Dragon Stadium - 8 p.m. followed by Project Graduation held at Main Event in Grapevine.

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CMS Hosts Fine Arts Night

Carroll Middle School is hosting a Fine Arts Night Tuesday, December 5. I Fratelli's will serve a lasagna dinner followed by performances from band, choir and theatre students. In addition, a silent auction will be held with gift baskets and many fine arts items. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students. For more information, contact CMS at 817-949-5400.

CMS Fine Arts Ticket Order Form

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Reminder: Eat At Joe's Pizza & Pasta November 14

Don't forget to eat at Joe's Pizza & Pasta in Southlake anytime Tuesday, November 14 and you'll be supporting the varsity Dragon debate team! The fundraiser will provide the Dragon Debate team with 15 percent of the sales at Joe's that day.

Come Eat At Joe's Flier

Carroll Staff Members Participate In 3-Day Walk

Four CISD employees recently walked 60 miles as part of the 2006 Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Monica Gatshall, Shannan Fears, Amelia Dye and Jennifer Stueart walked from Texas Stadium to the Fort Worth Stockyards to raise money to support the fight against breast cancer. Donations are still needed. Checks can be made payable to "The 3-Day" and sent to Amelia Dye at CSHS.

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Dragon Forensic Team Snags First Place Sweepstakes

The Dragon Forensic team took first place sweepstakes at the L.D. Bell Classic. Team members received seven additional state qualifications and an outstanding effort was made by all participants. Individual awards went to:

Kevin Comartin & Harrison Atkins - 1st in Duet Acting - state qualified
Andrew Ryder & Paloma Davalos - 3rd in Duet Acting
Jesse Beck - 3rd in Varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate - state qualified
Ryan Bennett - 3rd in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking and 2nd in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Whitney Bosworth - 1st in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - state qualified; 2nd in Impromptu Speaking, 7th in Student Congress
Philip Butler - 3rd in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking - state qualified; 1st in Impromptu Speaking
Kevin Comartin - 3rd in Poetry Interpretation and 4th in Prose Interpretation
Paloma Davalos - 5th in Poetry Interpretation
Ben Gojer - 4th in Humorous Interpretation
David Howe - 5th in Dramatic Interpretation - state qualified; 2nd in Prose Interpretation
Connor Huff - 5th in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - state qualified; 3rd in Impromptu Speaking and Super Congress
Dillon Huff - 1st in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking and Top 16 in Varsity LD Debate
Richard Jordan - 6th in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, 4th in Impromptu Speaking and Super Congress
Andrew Ryder - 1st in Poetry Interpretation, 1st in Dramatic Interpretation, 2nd in Humorous Interpretation
Andrew Horres - 5th in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Kevin Chiu - 3rd in Student Congress and state qualified
Emily Cardin - 8th in Student Congress
Forest Wilkinson - Super Congress

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Dawson Volleyball Team Wins District

Dawson Middle School's seventh grade Black volleyball team went undefeated all season and recently won the Championship title at the District Tournament. This outstanding team is coached by Alissa Hughes. The DMS Green and White teams also finished a great season with a record of 8-1.

Front Row: Mary Alissa Lonsberry, Holly Speelhoffer, Emily
Neid, Murphy White, Kayden Cook; Second Row: Kelci Oriz;
Third Row: Assistant Coach Aimee Tekell, Emily Johansson,
Sutton Sunstrum, Kayla Reinhart, Cassie Okland and Coach
Alissa Hughes.

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Carroll Middle Students Earn Spot in Honor Choir

Five Carroll Middle School choir members were recently named to the Region 24 Honor Choir. Auditions took place November 4. Students were required to sing two solo selections and perform sight-reading.

Congratulations to Mimi Van Amerongen, Lexie Elieson, Erin McCoy, Anna Langr and Angela Allen. Lara Shore directs the CMS choir.

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Carroll Flutist Shines At Music Competition

CHS freshman Ashley Wang recently competed in her flute solos and was awarded the 2007 State and Regional winner in the MTNA (Music Teacher National Association) Junior Woodwind division. This annual event was held at Sam Houston State University November 4-5.

This annual event is hosted by the MTNA as a way to discover talented young musicians. It is highly regarded as the most challenging venue for developing musicians. Each contestant is required to play a minimum of 20 minutes of advanced music with his/her instrument and the performance is judged by college-level music professors. Ashley Wang was the winner of this competition last year as well. She was also named Outstanding Soloist numerous times by Texas Flute Festival and UIL competitions in seventh and eighth grades when she was at Dawson Middle School. She is currently a member of the Carroll Dragon Band.

Ashley will be representing the Southwest region to compete in MTNA Nationals in March 2007 in Toronto, Canada.

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Special Olympic Bowlers Compete In Area Competition

Congratulations to the Special Olympic Bowling team that competed in the Area competition November 3-4 at Don Carter Bowling in Fort Worth. The following bowlers competed and did an outstanding job: Ty Gasmire, Tyler Oehl, Will O'Brien, Marshall Variale, Andrew Gardner, Jimmy Mackowiecki, Chase Milyo, Jessica Polari, Connor Rausch, Macy Smith and Rebecca Wallace. Special thanks to Carla Pack and Kevin O'Brien for their assistance with the competition.

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Durham Elementary Cow Is A Work of Art

Durham Elementary students have been hard at work painting their Southlake Stampede calf, which is sponsored by the Bill Lafavers family, owners of The Feedstore barbecue restaurant. DES chose to name their beautiful bovine "Georgia O'Calf" in honor of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. O'Keefe was chosen because of her determination, creative spirit and success as an artist.

The students voted on their favorite Georgia O’Keefe paintings that would be depicted on the calf. Six paintings were chosen: “Oriental Poppy," "Poppies," “Dark and Lavender Leaf,” “Calla Lilies,” “Lily on Black" and “Ram Skull." It was decided later to paint bluebonnets on Georgia’s legs so it would appear she was standing in a field of Texas bluebonnets!

All of the painting was done by DES third graders during their art classes. Several fourth grade students volunteered to give up recess time to help assist with the touch-up painting and blending. Georgia O'Calf is on display and will eventually be auctioned off at a community event.

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Keep Southlake Beautiful Awards Grant to DES

Keep Southlake Beautiful has awarded Durham Elementary School five $150 Environmental Education Grants this year. The grants include:

* Environmental books promoting care of the environment and using resources wisely. The collection of leveled readers includes four titles with six copies of each title.
* Replacing an arbor in the wildscape.
* Texas bluebonnet seeds that the kindergarten students will broadcast along the roadside. The study of wildflower seeds will be enriched with three leveled nonfiction book sets including Fly Butterfly, Ladybug, and Insects.
* Vegetables, seeds and soil amendments for the first graders to use in the vegetable gardens.
* Wildscape plants for the butterfly and hummingbird gardens that will be planted by the second graders.

Special thanks to Joann Keil and Debra Heath for submitting the winning applications for the grants.

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New Baby Dragons

Congratulations to Matt Colvin (CSHS) on the arrival of his new baby boy Brodie James. Brodie was born November 7 and weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces.

Congratulations also to Bonnie Hewett (Technology Department) and her husband, Justin, on the birth of baby boy Ashton Charles. Ashton was born November 4. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Proud grandmother is Sherrie Defibaugh (CISD PEIMS Coordinator).

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Town Square To Host Holiday Celebration

Kick off holiday celebrations in Southlake Town Square Saturday, November 18 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Join the City of Southlake and Southlake Town Square, Inc. for a night of holiday magic as the lights of Town Square come alive. The whole family can enjoy the activities - including cookie decorating, face painting, crafts, horse-drawn carriage rides and much more.

Southlake Town Square Holiday Celebration

Eat Breakfast With Santa

Santa is coming to Southlake to have breakfast Saturday, December 9. This event takes place from 8 to 9:15 a.m. in the Durham Elementary School cafeteria, 801 Shady Oaks Drive.

Breakfast With Santa Flier

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