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

Posted March 1, 2007

CISD Celebrates Texas Public Schools Week March 5-9

Students in the Carroll Independent School District will join thousands of children across the state of Texas in observance of Texas Public Schools Week March 5-9. Texas Public Schools Week was established in 1950 by the Masonic Lodges of Texas to recognize contributions made by the state’s free system of education. The Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) has promoted Texas Public Schools Week for more than 20 years. Each year, the event has grown and it continues to be a meaningful way to showcase the many educational opportunities given to the millions of students attending Texas public schools.

During Texas Public Schools Week, special activities and events are planned statewide to showcase the extraordinary teaching and learning taking place in classrooms daily. TSPRA developed the theme One Texas. One Vision. All Children. to be used during Texas Public Schools Week. The theme perfectly exemplifies Texas' mission to provide all students with the highest quality instruction to help them become well-rounded, successful citizens.

The public is invited to attend Carroll ISD elementary and intermediate open houses during Texas Public Schools Week. A complete schedule is provided below.

Tuesday, March 6
Carroll Elementary: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Durham Elementary: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Johnson Elementary: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Old Union Elementary: 5 to 6 p.m.
Rockenbaugh Elementary: 6 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 8
Durham Intermediate: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Eubanks Intermediate: 5th grade- 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; 6th grade- 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

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Carroll High Cleared in State Testing Review

Carroll school officials were notified in writing by the Texas Education Agency that Carroll High School has been cleared in the state’s investigation of the 2005 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test administration.

In a letter from Texas Commissioner Shirley J. Neeley, CHS staff members were thanked and commended for their patience as the process unfolded. Carroll High provided “sufficiently detailed and explanatory information to conclude that it is unlikely that testing irregularities were the cause of the anomalies identified,” Dr. Neeley wrote.

Four Carroll schools were among more than 600 that received TEA letters last fall about results on the Spring 2005 TAKS administration. The district was “red-flagged” for unusual gains in math at Carroll High School and science at Carroll Senior High School. Eubanks Intermediate was also flagged for unusual gains and multiple marks and erasures on the reading test, while Durham Intermediate was flagged for multiple marks and erasures on the reading test. Eubanks, Durham and CSHS were all cleared by TEA in December.

Central office administrators met with campus principals to review testing procedures, but found no evidence or signs of problems with the test administration. The district responded to TEA’s request in writing back in October. TEA confirmed at that time that the identification of “testing irregularities” was not necessarily an indication of cheating or wrongdoing. An Audit Protocol Review was conducted and cleared CHS from further investigation.

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Second Candidate Files For May Trustee Election

 On February 26, John R. Thane filed in Place 6 on the May Trustee ballot. He joins incumbent Sherri Williams who filed for Place 7 on February 12. As of this publishing, neither candidate faces opposition.

Filing will continue until March 12 for the Place 6 and 7 seats on the Carroll School Board. Both seats are for three-year terms. Interested citizens may file for a place on the ballot during regular business hours Monday through Friday at the CISD Administration Center, 3051 Dove Road in Grapevine. Early voting will take place April 30 through May 8 at any Tarrant County polling place. The May election is being held jointly with Tarrant County and the City of Southlake. Election day voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at five different polling locations depending on each voter’s residency.

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Board Meets Monday

Carroll Trustees meet Monday, March 5 in the auditorium of Johnson Elementary School, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue in Southlake. Open session begins at 6:30 p.m. A complete agenda will be posted to the district's website Friday afternoon.

The next regularly scheduled School Board meeting is slated for Monday, March 26.

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Carroll Calendar Notices

Spring Break for Carroll ISD students and staff is March 12-16. All school campuses and offices will be closed during that week.

Also, keep in mind that Friday, April 6 currently remains a student/staff holiday. Due to an inclement winter storm in January, school will be in session Friday, May 4 to make up for one bad weather day.

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Capital One, Spine Team Texas Join We Care

Carroll ISD's We Care program is pleased to welcome Capital One and Spine Team Texas as platinum-level sponsors.

Established in 1995, Capital One became a Fortune 500 company in less than a decade. This diverse company has developed into a global financial services provider with operation in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Capital One continues to add innovative offerings to its current product line. Capital One's Southlake branch is located at 1110 E. Southlake Boulevard and open daily for business.

Spine Team Texas is a new regional spine center of excellence that specializes in back and neck problems. The Spine Team Texas team is able to care for a variety of issues ranging from simple back or neck strains all the way to the most complex spine surgery. The company name reveals its dedication to patients by working together as a team to provide the best outcomes for clients. Spine Team Texas' Southlake office is located at 1545 E. Southlake Boulevard, Suite 100.

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Basketball Team's Season Ends Against Lewisville

Congratulations to the Boys' Dragon Basketball team and coaching staff on a great year. The team's 2006-2007 season ended in the bi-district round of the Class 5A playoffs against Lewisville. The match-up took place February 21 in Irving. The Dragons fell to the Farmers 78-68.

Chauncey Willingham served as the Boys' Head Dragon Basketball coach.

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Save The Date: Carroll Night At The Ballpark

Don't miss this year's grand slam event....the 2007 Carroll Night At The Ballpark. Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 21; game time is 7:05 p.m. All CISD staff members and students with perfect attendance will receive a complimentary ticket to watch the Texas Rangers take on the Oakland A's.

Activities include pre-game events, fifth inning special recognition and a fireworks show. All CISD students, family and friends are invited to attend. The district receives a $2 donation for every pre-purchased ticket. More details to come.

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AP Exam Registration Underway

Students may register to take Advanced Placement exams through Friday, March 9. The cost per exam is $61. Registration takes place during lunch at Carroll Senior High School in the library and in the Guidance Office of Carroll High School.

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JES Administrator Takes On Leadership Role In State Organization

Johnson Elementary School Assistant Principal Mary Johnston has been named the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association's (TEPSA) District 11 President for 2007-2008.

Johnston currently serves on the TEPSA Standing Committee for Membership, Marketing and Public Relations. She was also the TEPSA District 11 Assistant Principal of the Year for 2003. Congratulations Mary!

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Dragon Swim Camp Offered To Middle School Students

Carroll ISD seventh and eighth grade students are invited to attend Dragon Middle School Swim Camp. Sessions are held at the CISD Aquatics Center and are offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. March 26 - April 26. The camp concludes with the Middle School Swim Meet Saturday, April 28 held at the Keller Natatorium.

Dragon Head Coach Kevin Murphy and Assistant Coach Byron Coyle will instruct. The cost of the camp is $40 per athlete. Checks should be made payable to Carroll ISD Aquatics. Required equipment includes: goggles, swim suit and towel. For more information visit the link below or contact Kevin Murphy at 817-949-8205 or murphyk@cisdmail.com.

Dragon Middle School Swim Camp

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Eat Wings, Support CSHS Student Council

Come support Carroll Senior High School's Student Council by eating at Wingstop in Southlake on Tuesdays in March. Ten percent of sales earned throughout the day on March 6, 20 and 27 will be donated by Wingstop to fund the upcoming Pine High/Carroll retreat. This event will reunite Carroll students with Louisiana students from Pine High School who were helped by the Dragons during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Bring family and friends to Wingstop and dine in or carry out. Wingstop is located at 2125 W. Southlake Boulevard at the corner of Davis and 1709. For more information, contact CSHS Student Council Sponsor Lora Benedetti at benedel@cisdmail.com. Wingstop is also a silver-level sponsor in CISD's We Care program.

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Odyssey Of The Mind Competition Takes Place Saturday

The North Texas Odyssey Of The Mind Regional Tournament will be held at Carroll High School Saturday, March 3 from 8:40 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Carroll teams from first graders to seniors will be competing against other schools. The Dragons will be represented by 10 outstanding teams.

Students who are interested in joining Odyssey Of The Mind next year are encouraged to attend and watch the fun. CHS is located at 800 White Chapel Boulevard.

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Special Education Department Hosting College, Career Fair

Carroll ISD' Special Education Department is hosting a College & Career Night Tuesday, March 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Carroll Senior High School. Guest speaker will be Dianne P. Hengst, Psy.D., Director/Assistant Dean of Students, Office for Students with Disabilities at the University of Texas at Arlington.

This program is designed to help students with disabilities transition from high school to college. Topics will include: college choices, application process, career opportunities, department of disabilities services and transition needs when pursuing post-secondary education. The program format will include the guest speaker, panel discussion and representatives at individual tables. All Carroll ISD parents and students are welcome to attend.

Representatives from the following universities' department of disabilities and/or admissions will be in attendance:

University Of Texas at Arlington
University Of North Texas
Texas Woman’s University
Tarrant County College District
Tarrant County College, Continuing Education and Economic Development
Texas State Technical Colleges’College Living Experience- Austin
Eastern New Mexico University: Special Services
Division of Rehabilitation Services (DARS)

For additional information, contact CISD staff members Debbie Rath, Robin Kuntz or Corolla Dillard at 817-949-8400 or Becci Rollins at 817-949-5813. For reservations, please E-mail: rathd@cisdmail.com.

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Carroll Jazz Band Selected To Compete In New York

The Carroll High/Senior High School Jazz Band 1 has been selected to the Essentially Ellington Competition, which is hosted by Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center. Audition music was sent to 900 bands across the United States and Canada, however, only 88 finished the entire recording process.

The Dragons were selected to be in the top 15 of these bands and have been invited to compete at the Lincoln Center in New York. For details about this event, visit the following link: www.jalc.org/about/news/newsflash.asp?releaseID=83. Congratulations Dragon Jazz Band members!

In addition, the Carroll Jazz Bands recently competed in the University of Texas at Arlington's Jazz Festival. Jazz Band 2 brought home a first place classification win with outstanding musician awards going to Braden Walter, Brooks Brown and Ryan Dickey. Jazz Band 1 also won a classification first place as well as the sweepstakes award for the best overall band. Brian Clancy, Kurtis Muller and Kenny Fuller received outstanding musician awards and Brian also received the best overall musician of the day. Jazz Band 1 will be the featured group at next year's awards ceremony.

Joshua Fox directs the Carroll Jazz Bands.

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Dragon Wrestler Takes Silver At State

Dragon wrestler Robert Prigmore recently competed in the UIL State Wrestling competition and took second place. He finished behind Coppell's Spencer Covey. Prigmore competed in the 189-pound weight class. Dragon wrestler Stephen McPeek participated in the consolation bracket and came in sixth place.

Congratulations wrestlers! Brock Gray coaches the Carroll Dragon wrestling team.

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Durham Elementary Students Develop Green Thumbs

Durham Elementary's Garden Club members are all about "Keeping Southlake Beautiful," and thanks to a recent Wildscape grant from Keep Southlake Beautiful - they are doing just that. Three DES students are pictured below recently working to find snug homes for the cold plants during the winter season.

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Students Bring Home Awards From French Competition

Carroll students participated in the Fête Française contest held February 17 at Creekwood High School in Carrollton. This was a first for the Dragons. This contest is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French for French language students in North Central Texas.

Nicky Arockiam and Ian Drakeford represented Carroll Senior High School, and both placed in the competition. Nicky took home three awards in Level 5, the highest level. She earned the following awards: first in Composition, second in Memorized Poetry and third in Grammar. Ian placed second in Memorized Prose for third-year students. According to French teacher Liz Tyler, placing in any category is a major accomplishment and requires hours and hours of practice outside of class. Congratulations Dragons!

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Girls' Singing Group Featured In National Magazine

Carroll Middle School student Sydney Capello and her singing group, Girls4Life, will be featured in the April/May issue of GIRLS LIFE magazine.

Girls4Life formed a few years ago to put a face to the families of those battling cancer. Sydney, who is an 8th grader this year, lost her mom to cancer when when she was just three years old.

Look for the magazine on newsstands March 15.

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Mark McLemore Scores With Eubanks Students

Former Major League Baseball player Mark McLemore recently visited Eubanks Intermediate School sixth graders. As part of the Eubanks' Black History Month celebration activities, McLemore discussed the barriers he's faced throughout his life. He compared several of his struggles to those of his hero, Jackie Robinson.

In addition, fifth and sixth graders heard from African American Microbiologist Breggette Rideau and New England Patriot NFL player Ray Mickens last week.

These guests were part of a series of Black History Month speakers at EIS during the month of February.

In addition, EIS held a Dream In Color poetry contest. Students were asked to use Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous I Have A Dream speech as a springboard to write about their dreams for a better world. The following is a list of the poetry contest winners:

Sixth grade:
3rd place-Laurel Qunito
2nd place-Lauren Lunden
1st place-Mary Kate Nawalaniec
Grand Prize- Kumail Haider

Fifth grade:
3rd place- Hallie Skansi
2nd place-Courtland Keith
1st place-Sarah Carron
Grand Prize-Kori Ortiz

These poems will be on display in the front hallway of Eubanks.

Mark McLemore is pictured with Eubanks Intermediate Assistant Principal Cathy Gillum and EIS students

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JV Emerald Belles Dance In Regional Competition

The JV Emerald Belles Drill Team competed February 10 in the MA Dance Regional Competition. The team brought home the following awards:

Super Sweepstakes
Choreography awards for - Jazz, Lyrical and Pom
Perfect score from judges on lyrical choreography
Technique
Best in Class
Winners Circle - making the Belles one of the top scoring teams at the contest

In addition, the Belles competed February 17 in the Crowd Pleasers Regional Dance Competition and were awarded the following:

Sweepstakes
Gold Sweepstakes
1st place Jazz
1st place Lyrical
1st runner up Pom
1st runner up over all

Kim Cardwell directs the JV Emerald Belles.

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OUES Raises $10K For American Heart Association

Old Union Elementary School recently raised over $10,000 for the American Heart Association through the campus fundraiser - Jump Rope For Heart. These proceeds go toward the fight against heart disease. Congratulations OUES!

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With Sympathy

Our sympathy is expressed to Kelly White (former Carroll Elementary teacher) following the death of her infant daughter, Delaney, February 17. Services were held February 21 at Bluebonnet Hills.

And, to Kathy Prado (Carroll High) following the recent death of her father, Bob Jordan. He resided in Hallsville, Texas.

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Our Newest Baby Dragons

Congratulations to Ashley Day (Dawson Middle), and her husband MIchael, on the birth of baby girl Kelson Emery. Kelson was born February 18 and weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.

And to Sherri Meadows (Durham Elementary/Intermediate) on the birth of her baby girl Sydney Elle. Sydney was born February 22 weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.

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Posted To The Website

The following documents have been recently posted to the district's website:

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Local Softball Association Offering Scholarships

The Southlake Girls Softball Association (SGSA) is proud to offer a new scholarship program for college-bound students attending college. The SGSA Board recently voted to award five $1,000 scholarships this year.

Hard copies of the application are available at Carroll Senior High School, 1501 W. Southlake Boulevard. The deadline to submit completed applications is Sunday, April 1.

SGSA is a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide girls with the opportunity to grow physically, mentally and emotionally while playing recreational and competitive softball. For details and to review scholarship requirements and criteria, visit the link below:

SGSA Scholarship Application

 

Southlake Women's Club To Award Scholarships To Carroll Students

The Southlake Women’s Club Foundation has plans to award $15,000 in scholarships to graduating Carroll seniors. Applications are available in the Carroll Senior High School Guidance office. Completed paperwork must be submitted by Friday, March 30.

 

Circus Tickets Available Through Kiwanis Club Members

The Kelly Miller Circus is coming to Southlake March 26-27. The Kiwanis Club of Southlake is sponsoring this event; tickets may be purchased from Southlake Kiwanis members, including the following Carroll ISD Administrators:

Dr. Derek Citty, Chief Personnel Officer: dcitty@cisdmail.com or 817-949-8210
Harry Ingalls, Assistant Superintendent For Operations: ingallsh@cisdmail.com or 817-949-8260
Dr. David Faltys, Superintendent of Schools : faltysd@cisdmail.com or 817-949-8216

Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Circus show times are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. and the event takes place in Southlake on the southwest corner of White Chapel Road and Highway 114.

 

U.S. Army Jazz Concert Coming To Southlake

Don't miss a free concert by the internationally acclaimed United States Army Jazz Ambassadors. This event takes place Wednesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Carroll Senior High School, 1501 W. Southlake Boulevard. The concert will also feature the Carroll Senior High School Jazz Band 1.

Tickets are available at Bicentennial Park or by E-mailing terri.messing@apexartsleague.org. See flier below for additional details.

U.S. Army Ambassadors Jazz Concert flier

This event is presented by Carroll ISD, the City of Southlake and APEX Arts League.

 

Carroll Graduate Named To Collegiate Water Polo Team

2005 Carroll graduate Adam Neid was recently named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches' 2007 All American Academic team and the 2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team.

Neid, a sophomore at Iona College, is also on the Dean's list of scholars.

2005 Carroll graduate Adam Neid

 

Birdville Historical Society To Host Upcoming Meeting

For details regarding the March 6 meeting of the Birdville Historical Society, visit the link below. For additional details, contact Betty Porter at 817-834-1239.

Birdville Historical Society Press Release

 

Southlake Lacrosse Updates

The following are updates on recent Southlake Lacrosse games.
The Southlake Lacrosse Youth Girls team recently competed against Episcopal School of Dallas

 

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