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

Posted March 21, 2007

Dragon Soccer Teams Crowned District Champions

The boys' and girls' Dragon soccer teams are 2007 District Champions! Playoffs begin Tuesday, March 27 at Northwest High School. The Lady Dragons play at 6 p.m. followed by the Dragon boys at 8 p.m.

Greg Ogelsby and Matt Colvin coach the Dragon soccer teams.

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Save The Date: 2007 Kindergarten Roundup

Kindergarten Roundup is just around the corner. Parents with children who will turn five years old on or before September 1, 2007 should note the dates below.

Durham Elementary School
April 24 - 6 to 7 p.m.

Johnson Elementary School
April 26 - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Old Union Elementary School
April 26 - 8:15 to 10 a.m.

Rockenbaugh Elementary School
April 27 - 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Carroll Elementary School
April 30 - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Board Meets Monday

Carroll Trustees will meet Monday, March 26 in the auditorium of Johnson Elementary School, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue in Southlake. The meeting begins with closed session followed by a 6:30 p.m. open session.

A complete meeting agenda will be posted to the district's website at www.southlakecarroll.edu/brdagenda.htm Friday afternoon.

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School Board Election Races Uncontested

Filing for the May Trustee Election ended March 12 with two uncontested races. Incumbent Sherri Williams filed for Place 7 on February 12 and John R. Thane filed for Place 6 on February 26. At Monday night's Board meeting, Trustees will be asked to approve an order canceling the General Election for May 12.

Both Williams and Thane will be sworn in Monday, May 21 - the day originally scheduled for canvassing Election votes.

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Season Ticket Notices Sent

Carroll ISD's season ticket holders were recently notified of the deadlines to secure their seats for the 2007 football season. Some season ticket holders have three-year personal seat licenses that are expiring. These individuals have until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 to renew their seat license and retain their season tickets by paying the appropriate fees. Others who have an unexpired personal seat license must pay for their season tickets by the April 18 deadline, as well.

Any seats that remain unsold after April 18 will be offered to existing ticket holders on a special "trade day" scheduled for Tuesday, May 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. At that time, existing season ticket holders may improve their seating arrangement for the upcoming season by trading their existing seats for more desirable locations.

All seats that remain after May 1 will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, May 8. The public then has the right to purchase a one-year seat license or a three-year personal seat license. The cost of a one-year license is $50 per seat. The cost of a three-year license is $90 per seat. The actual season ticket is an additional $75 per seat.

Questions about 2007 Season Ticket Sales may be directed to Terri Anderson at 817-949-8270.

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Carroll Calendar Reminder

Don't forget, 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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CISD Counselor Selected For Prestigious Award

Carroll ISD Coordinator of Counselors Becci Rollins was recently selected as one of 30 counselors from Texas and Louisiana to attend a conference held at Texas A&M University April 9-10. As an award recipient, Becci will choose one Carroll student to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Texas A&M. Congratulations Becci!

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Southlake Style Magazine Hosts Best Mom And Dad Contest

Southlake Style is looking for the city's very best moms and dads. The magazine is hosting a contest through April 6 asking residents to submit in writing why their mother or father should be recognized as the best parent in Southlake! Entries should be 500 words or less and winning submissions will be printed in the May/June issue of Southlake Style.

Visit the following link to submit your entry today. The deadline is Friday, April 6:
Southlake Style Magazine's Best Mom & Dad Contest or E-mail directly: submissions@southlakestyle.com.

Visit Southlake Style's website at www.southlakestyle.com.

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Testing To Be Conducted For Accelerated Students

Fifth grade students who have been nominated for accelerated math will need to attend testing. This takes place Saturday, April 28 at 9 a.m. in the library of Durham Intermediate School, 801 Shady Oaks in Southlake.

For more information, contact Dr. Rene' Moses, CISD 6-12 Curriculum & Advanced Academics Coordinator, at rmoses@cisdmail.com or by phone at 817-949-7069.

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Dawson, Eubanks Host Blood Drive

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Dawson Middle and Eubanks Intermediate Blood Drive/Marrow Registry Drive. This event is scheduled for Monday, March 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Dawson Middle School, 400 S. Kimball Avenue in Southlake.

To register, visit the following link: DMS/EIS Blood Drive/Marrow Drive or contact Renee Sorgel at 817-421-7475.

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Swing For This Year's Carroll Night At The Ballpark

Don't miss this the 2007 Carroll Night At The Ballpark - Saturday, April 21. Game time is 7:05 p.m. at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Come cheer on the Texas Rangers as they take on the Oakland A's.

All Carroll ISD staff members and those students with perfect attendance as of April 1 will receive complimentary ticket vouchers to attend the game. These vouchers must be redeemed for tickets. Game activities include a fireworks show and special on-field recognition for selected students and staff .

All Carroll family members and friends are eligible for discounted tickets on five levels. And don't forget, the Texas Rangers make a $2 donation to CISD for every advanced ticket purchased. Prices range from $5 to $39. Tickets may be purchased by phone, U.S. mail or fax. Note: A $3 service fee is applied to all phone orders.

Fliers and ticket vouchers will be delivered to campuses in the coming days. For more information, or to view an electronic version of the flier - visit the link below.

2007 Carroll Night At The Ballpark

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Lady Dragon Basketball Camp Information

Girls entering grades fourth through ninth won't want to miss the 2007 Lady Dragon Basketball Camp this summer. Two session are available depending on the student's grade level. The cost for the camp is $80 if pre-registered by mail and $90 for late registration the day of camp. The cost includes a basketball, T-shirt and camp awards.

For a registration form and/or for more information, visit the link below or contact Head Girls' Basketball Coach Niki Gilley at 817-949-5829 or by E-mail at GilleyN@cisdmail.com.

Lady Dragon Basketball Camp Registration Form

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Varsity Colorguard Seeking New Members

The Carroll Varsity Colorguard, which is part of the marching band, adds visual interest to the varsity football halftime shows with the spinning of multi-colored flags, rifles and sabers. In addition, members earn P.E. credit in the fall and Fine Arts credit in the spring for their class.

Students currently enrolled in grades eighth through 11th are eligible to tryout for the Varsity Colorguard team. Those who are interested must attend a four-day clinic prior to tryouts in which the basics of marching and flag work along with a short routine will be taught.

Tryouts clinics are held in the Carroll High School gym from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 2, 5, 9 and 12. Tryouts are Tuesday, April 24. Some prior dance or gymnastics experience is helpful, but not required. A mandatory parent meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 5 at 6:30 in the Carroll High School cafeteria. For more information, contact Pam Randall at RandallP@cisdmail.com.

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Eat At Joe's, Support Dragon Debate Team

Don't miss out on your chance to support the Dragon Varsity Debate Team and eat great food Wednesday, March 28. Visit Joe's Pasta & Pizza in Southlake to dine in or take out and 15% of sales goes to the Dragons.

Joe's is located at Highway 114 and Carroll Avenue.

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Dragon Diving Camp Available To Middle School Students

A diving camp for middle school students will be offered to CISD seventh and eighth graders during the month of April. Students may sign up for class the day of camp. Classes will be held at the CISD Aquatics Center and the first session is Tuesday, April 2 from 5 to 5:45 p.m. The camp will conclude with a diving meet against Keller Middle School students Friday, April 27 at the Keller ISD Natatorium.

The cost for camp is $40. For more information, contact Carolyn Hryorchuck at 817-949-5343 or by E-mail at hryorchc@cisdmail.com.

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Carroll Computer Science Teams Participate At TCEA

Carroll students participated in the Area XI Programming contest March 2. The teams took first and fifth place in the Advanced Division.

Both teams are now qualified to participate in the State contest. Many thanks to volunteer Mary Benedict who assisted with the team judging. To view photos from the contest, visit the link below. Linda Woessner coaches the Carroll Computer Science Team.

www.esc11.net/8239511394321/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=52819

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Eubanks Students Hoop It Up Against Superintendent, Administrators

Eubanks Intermediate students had the chance of a lifetime March 9 to score big points in a game of basketball against EIS faculty, Administrators and CISD Superintendent Dr. David Faltys. According to spectators, Dr. Faltys showed off his impressive basketball skills on the court by contributing to multiple three-pointers.

Dr. David Faltys shoots for three during the EIS faculty/student basketball game held March 9

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Durham Fourth Grader Wins WordMasters Challenge

Durham Elementary School fourth grader Harrison Koh recently won highest honors in this year's WordMasters Challenge - a national language arts competition entered by over 225,000 students annually. The event, consists of three separate meets held at intervals during the school year.

Competing in the difficult Blue Division, Harrison earned a perfect score in the year's second meet - held in February. In the entire country, only 124 fourth graders earned perfect scores. Other DES student who also achieved outstanding results were third graders Cole Benear, Griffin McCombs, Reagan Tichenor and fourth graders Gregory Barlow, Keefe Minahan, James Harvey, Francis McCann and Skye Pekerti. Judy Leddy coached these students for the Challenge.

The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of interesting words and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships. Working to solve the Challenge analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically. The WordMasters Challenge has been administered for the past 20 years by a company based in New Jersey, which is dedicated to inspiring high achievement in American schools. Medals and certificates will be awarded in june to those students who achieve and/or improve the most throughout the course of the year.

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CMS Student Named Texas Geographic Bee Semifinalist

Carroll Middle School eighth grader Jameson "J.D." Montgomery was named Texas Geographic Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society. This means J.D. has qualified to compete in the 2007 Texas State Geographic Bee, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase - making this year his third time to be selected.

Bees were held in schools throughout the state to determine each school's Geographic Bee winner. School -level winners then took a qualifying test, which were submitted to the National geographic Society. One hundred students from Texas have been selected to compete at the state level. Congratulations and good luck J.D.!

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Elementary Science Teachers Learn About Life On The Prairie

Rockenbaugh Elementary science teacher Ginger Jones is shown during the Life on the Prairie workshop

Elementary science teachers Ginger Jones and Youlinda Baxter recently facilitated a motivating science workshop entitled Life on the Prairie. Participants took an imaginary walk through the prairie as they learned about native grasses, plants and animals.

Teachers identified plant parts as they dissected flowers. Second grade and elementary science lab teachers across CISD collaborated as they shared what is being done on each of their own campuses.

 

 

 

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Durham Elementary Science Happenings

Durham Elementary School students from preschool to fourth grade have been hard at work exploring the world of science. Details of their studies are below.

DES preschool students are always ready for something new. They have been busy planting bluebonnet seeds for their unit on growing things. Thanks to Keep Southlake Beautiful for providing the seeds.

Students are also learning about their own growth by graphing how much they weigh and how tall they are. Each student was given a tiger kite whose tail was cut to be as tall as the student.

During their recent studies on travel, the youngsters learned about boat safety. As pictured, they are reminded to always wear life jackets when near water.

 

DES kindergarten students are learning about pond ecosystems. While studying insects, the students were able to identify the parts of an insect, as well as draw and label and look at insects through a microscope.

They are also learning how all animals travel to ponds for drink or food. The students enjoyed listening to Whose Tracks Are These? A Clue Book Of Familiar Forest Animals by Jim Nail. They identified the animals by the clues in the book. In addition, students picked out plaster cast animal tracks made by the animal and they were eager to touch the animal pelts and puppets.

 

DES first graders are ready for spring as they are enjoying and learning about schoolyard habitats. They have been planting seeds in the vegetable garden and identifying a variety of blooms around their school campus. The first graders can even identify Southlake's tree, The Redbud.

In addition, they are learning about the insects they might come across in gardens. The students have worked to make booklets on several different insects commonly found.

 

 

Durham second graders have been learning all about gears. They're finding out all sorts of truths about how gears interlock, work together and make life easier.

The students have even discovered and worked with belts and gears.

 

 

 

 

Using books in Science Lab? Why not?! DES third graders have made booklets on the six types of simple machines from the research they've completed. Following that, they started working with levers.

Several of these young scientists couldn't believe even the lightest student in the class could not be raised by teacher Debra Heath. How can that be? They've been hard at working learning why.

 

 

 

What a shock learning about electricity has been for DES fourth graders. These students have been searching as they try out new ideas with electricity.

They've learned the various things that can be done with a battery, light bulb and wire. These students are also learning that safety comes first when working with electricity.

 

 

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Dragon Congratulations

Congratulations to Kim White (Carroll Senior High School) on her recent engagement and pending marriage.

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With Sympathy

Our sympathy is expressed to Sherry Martin (Carroll Senior High School) following the recent death of her father-in-law.

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Posted To The Website

The following documents were recently posted to the district website.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Metroport Teen Court Awarding Scholarships To Teens

The Metroport Teen Court is awarding multiple scholarships to deserving seniors. Below are scholarship guidelines and details:

Number Given: 2-4
Amount: $375 - $3,000
Type: Merit
Deadline: Thursday, April 5

Eligibility & Requirements:

  • Metroport Teen Court Attorney or Volunteer
  • Minimum of 75 volunteer hours with Metroport Teen Court
  • Senior in High School
  • Attending College in the Fall semester – must provide proof with one of the following:
  • Acceptance letter
  • Registration forms
  • Course schedule

NOTE: If the individual selected to be awarded the scholarship does not attend college within one semester of receipt they must return the scholarship in full to Metroport Teen Court.

Applications may be picked up in the Carroll Senior High School Guidance Office or at the Metroport Teen Court office at 1400 Main Street in Southlake. For more information, call 817-748-8346.

The Circus Is Coming To Town

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.

Bob Jones Nature Center Hosting Discovery Classes

The Bob Jones Nature Center is offering children a series of hands-on activities to learn more about the ecosystem known as the Cross Timbers. The fee is $10 per class and sessions are held on Sundays from 3 to 4:30 p.m. To register, contact Community Services Department at 817-748-8203.

For more information, visit the link below.

Press Release: Bob Jones Nature Center Discovery Classes

 

Education In Action Offers Summer Educational Opportunity

Education in Action offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy programs for outstanding Texas fifth through eighth graders. Participants travel to Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin or Houston/Galveston to develop leadership skills and experience what they are learning in school through visits to significant Texas sites.

Program facilitators are Texas teachers. These week-long residential programs are Monday-Friday and offered throughout the summer. For more information, including an informational video and program application, visit www.educationinaction.org.

 

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