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Chief Technology Officer Named
Tanner brings more than 18 years of experience to the district. He most recently served as Manager of Information Technology Services for Skyward, Inc. – a developer of student, finance and human resources administrative software for K-12 school districts. Having served nine years in the United States Air Force as Information Systems Manager, Tanner’s experience also includes IT management work for the Garland Independent School District, Southwest Airlines as well as consulting. “Patrick’s level of experience in the realm of information technology speaks for itself,” said Superintendent Dr. David J. Faltys. “We’re excited to welcome him to the District and believe his expertise will have a great impact on the Carroll ISD community.” Tanner is a graduate of Dallas Christian College, and holds certifications as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Master Certified Network Associate (MCNE), Certified Xiotech Engineer (CXE) and Certified Novell Engineer (CNE). “I couldn’t be more thrilled to join the Carroll Dragon family,” said Tanner. “And, I’m looking forward to working with the CISD team to establish a world class technology environment.” Monday Is Last Day For Election Filing Monday, March 10 is the last day to file for a place on the ballot for individuals interested in running for a three-year term on the Carroll ISD Board of Trustees. Filing will end at 5 p.m. Monday. To date, three incumbents have filed for a place on the May 10 ballot. They include Place 1 Trustee Craig Rothmeier, Place 2 Trustee Bernie Ausdenmoore, and Place 3 Trustee Sue Armstrong. Citizens interested in filing can do so during regular business hours Monday through Friday at the Administration Center, 3051 Dove Road in Grapevine. Filing began February 9. To qualify as a candidate, a person must be a qualified voter, a United States citizen, 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled, never finally convicted of a felony, and never determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court. In addition, an individual seeking election must have been a resident of the state for 12 months and a resident of the district six months prior to the filing deadline. Long Range Facility Planning Committee To Meet Monday Carroll ISD's Long-Range Facility Planning Committee will hold its organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10 in the library of the former Carroll Intermediate School building, 1101 N. Carroll Avenue in Southlake. The committee has been charged to serve in an advisory capacity to the School Board and Administration on a temporary basis regarding the topic of long-range facility planning. The committee is comprised of 41 citizens and employees representing each of the school attendance zones. The group will spend the next several months working to: • Study existing demographic data and future
projections for student enrollment; Spring Break Quickly Approaching All Carroll ISD students and staff members will be on spring break March 17-21. In addition, because the district has not used a bad weather day this year, Monday, March 24 will also be a student and staff holiday. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, March 25. Celebrate Texas Public Schools Week
Carroll ISD is celebrating Texas Public Schools Week March 25-28. Special activities and events are planned to showcase the extraordinary teaching and learning taking place in classrooms daily. The community is invited to attend CISD elementary and intermediate open houses in support and recognition of our public schools. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Tuesday, March 25 Thursday, March 27 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. This year's theme, developed by TSPRA, is Lift Off to Learning. Register Your Little Dragon For Kindergarten Carroll ISD elementary schools have scheduled kindergarten
registration events in an effort to pre-register the Class of 2021.
School officials
mailed a postcard to all residential and commercial taxpayers in an effort
to communicate kindergarten registration procedures. This postcard features
Durham Elementary School kindergarten teacher Tiffany Delbridge. The
postcard was sponsored and paid for by CISD corporate partner, Roxann
Taylor & Associates Realtors. Weather Rearranges Sporting Event Schedules The following is a schedule of athletic events that were rescheduled due to this week's winter weather:
Week Eight True To The Core Nominees Announced
The February 25-29, 2008 Nominees for “Relationships” include: Eubanks Assistant Principal Wins $100 Southwest Airlines Gift Card Congratulations to Cathy Gillum, Assistant Principal at Eubanks Intermediate
School. She’s the latest winner in the True To The Core drawing.
For Cathy's dedication to Relationships, she wins a $100 Southwest Airlines
gift card donated by sponsors of the We Care program. Cathy was nominated
by six of her colleagues during week 5 of the recognition program. CISD Offers Information On New State Fitness Mandate Carroll ISD has received a number of questions regarding Senate Bill 530 - a new state mandate involving a FitnessGram, a fitness test program for students in grades 3-12. The link below provides answers to some of the frequently asked questions surrounding Senate Bill 530. Golf Teams Host Annual Dragon Invitational Save the date for the fifth annual Dragon Invitational Monday, April 28 taking place at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club in Keller. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. followed by the shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $175 per player or $700 per team. Proceeds benefit the Carroll Dragon golf program. There will be four hole-in-one prize opportunities with
the chance to win $10,000 cash, $500 golf shot credit, set of irons (2-PW)
and a seven-day cruise. Flier: 5th Annual Dragon Invitational For more information, or to register for the tournament, contact Kari Litwak at 817-421-6680 or at www.carrolldragons.org/golfaspx. Riley Dodge Named Parade All-American Congratulations to CSHS senior Riley Dodge for being named to Parade's 2008 All-America High School Football Team. Riley was named to the "All-Purpose" division by Parade. Riley will attend the University of North Texas. To read the complete article, visit: www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_02-03-2008/All-America Carroll Schools Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month March has been officially designated as Music In Our Schools Month by the National Association for Music Education. This celebration is meant to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children. Click the following link to view a Inside Carroll feature that highlights Old Union Elementary students at work with music: www.southlakecarroll.edu/insidecarrollmusic/musicinourschools.html Carroll ISD students are taking time out to celebrate the gift of music this month. See below for a list of upcoming musical events taking place in CISD schools: Durham Elementary School Rockenbaugh Elementary School Old Union Elementary School Up, Up And Away: Rockenbaugh Kite Days, Run The Rock It's up, up and away with Rockenbaugh Elementary kite date March 12-14. Students will enjoy some high flying fun during their regular PE classes. Parents and grandparents are invited to join their child for some treasured memories and to lend a helping hand. In addition, RES will host its annual Run the Rock 5K Friday, March 28. Running Club students in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades who have accumulated 25 miles or more this year are eligible to participate. This year, RES has more than 130 participants registered - including students, parents and teachers. The race begins at 11 a.m. Theatre Department Presents One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Carroll Theatre Department's UIL One Act Play public performances of Dale Wasserman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest take place March 12-14. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the CSHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased online at www.dragondrama.net. Tickets may also be purchased in the CSHS Box Office in front of the student activity center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the days of the performances.
Odyssey Of The Mind Participants Reach State Finals Dragon students participated in the regional Odyssey of
the Mind tournament recently. Students from Carroll Elementary, Old Union
Elementary, Rockenbaugh Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Durham Intermediate,
Dawson Middle and Carroll High competed. The first and second place finishers
will be attending the state finals competition April 4 and 5 in Houston. Carroll ISD's Odyssey of the Mind Teams Odyssey of the Mind State Finalists Congratulations to the following teams that will be advancing to the state finals: First Place Division 3 (grades 9-12):
Durham Intermediate Band Breaks 300 Congratulations to the 131 Durham Intermediate School band students who earned 305 gold medals and 11 silver medals at the DIS/CMS Solo and Ensemble Contest held March 1. In addition, judges awarded several soloists as outstanding soloists. Those awards went to: Marilee Yeager-Flute, Emily Kemins-Oboe, Maggie Burks-Oboe, Kara McIntyre-Bassoon, Haley McFadden-Bassoon, Avery Alexander-Clarinet, Colton Ginn-Clarinet, Rachel Vecchio-Clarinet, Michelle Ober-Alto Saxophone, Ryan Adler-Alto Saxophone, Darian Aghili-Trumpet, Vijay Ramesh-Trumpet, Vinay Soni-French Horn, Andrew Jensen-Trombone, Mark Elliott-Trombone, Danielle Brown-Euphonium, Connor Kaiser-Euphonium, Kenny Martin-Tuba, Sarah Westerman-Percussion, Ellie VanAmerongen-Percussion and Adam Bautista-Percussion. There were also three ensembles recognized as outstanding. Those were Katie Simmons, Nicole Bartlett and Rene Santos-Flute Trio, Kelsie Harshaw, Marilee Yeager, Maggie Burks and Haley McFadden-Woodwind Quartet and the Clarinet Class Ensemble. Mr.Gresham, Mrs. Dell and Mr. Johnson are very proud of each student's success. Dragon Students Score At Special Olympics Basketball Competition Several Dragon students competed in the Special Olympics
area basketball competition last weekend in Arlington. The team is coached
by
Marc and Joan McGaffigan. The team put on a quite a show. Congratulations
to all of the winners. Emerald Belles Kick Their Way To A First Place Finish The Emerald Belles finished their last competition this week at Texas State University in San Marcos at the ShowMaker State Competition. The team was awarded first place in all three dances. They competed against schools from the Houston, Austin, and San Antonio areas. The Belles were also named the Line of Champions - reserved for the highest scoring team at the competition. They also received Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Technique, Outstanding Precision, Outstanding Showmanship, Creative Costuming for their jazz and high kick routines, and Judges' Award. The Emerald Belle officers competed in the officer division and were awarded first place in all three of their dances and first in their division. In addition, they received Judges' Award, Outstanding Choreography, Technique, Precision and Showmanship. Carolyn Dawson, Kristen Mabry, Laura Pearson and Megan Shaw competed in the solo category and were named as ShowMaker State Solo Finalists. Megan Shaw placed fifth, Kristin Mabry placed second and Laura Pearson won first and was awarded ShowMaker State Solo Winner. Melissa Page directs the varsity Emerald Belles and Kathryn Dobrow directs the JV Belles. Click the following link to view a feature on the Emerald Belles drill team sponsored by Roxann Taylor & Associates, Realtors: www.southlakecarroll.edu/insidecarrollrtaylor/roxanninterstitial.html CHS Students Compete In Science Fair Carroll High School students represented the Dragons well
at a recent science fair event. Seven sophomore competed in the 57th
year of the event challenging
students
in all areas of science. All seven members of the CISD team came back
with honors. Congratulations to the following students: Dragon Swimmers Win National Academic Awards The Carroll Dragon swim and dive team has qualified for
academic awards from the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association
(NISCA) for the 2007-2008 season.
11 senior swimmers from the Dragon swim team qualified as NISCA Academic All-Americans with cumulative GPAs higher than 93.750. These students athletes include: Caitlin Baran Dragon Students Recognized For Service Fifty-six outstanding, young student leaders from across the state were recognized for serving their schools and communities at Education in Action’s Texas Independence Day Recognition Ceremony and Reception March 2. Dragon students Cassie and Shannon Shankman were recognized. Cassie Shankman Shannon Shankman Each of the student honorees participated in the
Lone Star Leadership Academy, a week-long leadership development program
offered each summer
by Education in Action. As graduates of this program, they were invited
to join Education in Action’s alumni program, the Lone Star Youth
Leadership Council, to receive leadership training during the school
year to support them as they created and led service projects in their
schools/communities. Across the state 56 students, representing 39 school
districts, one charter school and one private school, completed service
projects as members of the Lone Star Youth Leadership Council during
the 2007-2008 school year. Education in Action celebrated these outstanding
young students’ contributions the weekend of Texas Independence
Day in honor of the organization’s mission to empower young Texans
to be informed and active leaders in their communities. Computer Science Team Competes In Programming Contest The Carroll Computer Science team recently competed at HP CodeWars, an annual state-wide programming competition in Houston. Dragon teams placed 12th and 16th out of 80 advanced teams and over 100 novice teams. Congratulations to the following students: Ben Klingler, Louis Peryea, Brock McDonald, Justin Koehmstedt, Aaron Elliott, Tyler McVety, Samir Hegde, Tyler Cwikla and Jim Klopchic.
Congratulations to Rafael Leyva (Maintenance Department) for being accepted into a local university's law school program. Rafael currently attends Everest College and is earning his Associate's degree to become a paralegal. Rafael has been a member of the Dragon team since 2000. The following documents have been recently posted to the Carroll ISD website:
Dragon Travel Hockey Camp Offered This event will be held at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless twice weekly for six weeks beginning in April. The camp will include 90 minutes of ice per day plus 30 minutes of professional dry-land training. Additional information will be posted to the www.dragonshockey.org soon. In the meantime, contact Susan Grawe at 972-259-0680 for details. Office Max Hosting Friends & Family Event Office Max is hosting a friends and family event for two days only - March 7 and 8. See flier below for additional details. Flier: Office Max Friends & Family Event Bob Jones Nature Center Fourth Annual Photography Contest
The Grand Opening of the Bob Jones Nature Center is rapidly approaching! Activities are being planned for the big day - Sunday, April 19. Plan to visit Bob Jones Park and take photos to enter into the Bob Jones Nature Center's Fourth Annual Photo Contest. The contest is open to children, teens and novice photographers and runs through May 15. The contest challenges photographers of all ages and abilities to capture the beauty of the Cross Timbers ecosystem represented at Bob Jones Park. Photography contest winners will be announced Friday, May 30 and a winners' reception will be held at the Nature Center in June. Entry forms are available at the City of Southlake Community Center at Bicentennial Park, the Southlake Public Library and online at www.bjnc.org. For more information contact Cindy Gaither at 817-329-4673.
Texas School Safety Center To Host Poster Contest The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) and the Texas Gang Investigators Association (TGIA) are proud to announce the 8th Annual Anti-Gang Poster Contest. Each year the TxSSC recognizes six middle school and high school students for their efforts, thoughts and ideas on eliminating violence in schools. This contest provides students grades 6th-12th an opportunity to draw, create or paint positive messages against gang violence. This is a wonderful opportunity that gives students the chance to demonstrate their artistic skills and be able to receive up to $500. Flier: Texas School Safety Center Poster Contest Please keep in mind that the deadline for the poster contest is Friday, May 2. In order to be eligible, participants must use the official entry form. For more information about the poster contest and to download additional applications, log on to http://www.cscs.txstate.edu/txssc/txssc-contests.htm or contact June Cerda at 877.304.2727.
Chamber Announces Southlake's Citizen Of The Year Southlake’s Citizen of the Year was announced at the annual Stars of Southlake awards banquet held February 29 and hosted by the Southlake Chamber of Commerce awarded. Local resident and community advocate Laura Hill received the honor. Hill’s accomplishments include serving as a City of Southlake Councilman, founding SPARKS (Students and Parents Against Risks to Kids in Southlake), and co-founding the Southlake Angel Society to name a few. In addition, Hill serves on numerous boards and commissions. Hill, along with her father Wallace Downey, operates Downey Publishing, a Southlake Chamber member business that publishes and distributes phone books to rural parts of Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Hill and Downey founded ART for Education, to give back to these communities, and to date, over $80,000 has been given to schools and students. Rick Kolster of Peak Performance Development, and a friend of Hill’s, said, “There are many people who donate their time to an effort they believe in. There are others that prefer to just ‘write a check.’ Rarely do you find someone who will write the check, and then roll up her sleeves and dive in to help. This is the kind of person Laura Hill is.” Other awards presented include: For additional event photos, please visit www.southlakechamber.com.
Group tickets are available to see the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour coming up April 17-20 at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Come out and see 128 of the world’s best volleyball players, including 2004 Olympic Gold medallists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. Players in this tournament will compete, (and possibly win) in Beijing this Summer. For information on group pricing and fundraising opportunities call 214-261-4713 or E-mail cfariss@texasrangers.com. Groups of 15 or more get half off the general admission ticket price! $10 per person/ per session.
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