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

Posted April 27, 2007

Five Students Nominated For Buckley Awards

Carroll Senior High School's production of The Pajama Game has received five nominations for the Betty Buckley Awards. This prestigious awards ceremony will take place Monday, May 21 at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth.

The Dragons received nominations in the following categories:

  • Best Musical
  • Best Orchestra
  • Best Choreography: Woodie Blackburn
  • Best Scenic Design: Paige Hathaway & Amanda Hopkins
  • Best Student Direction: Chris Yoli

Stacie & Roald Martinsen direct the CHS/CSHS Theatre Departments.

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Lady Dragon Golf Team Qualifies For State

The Lady Dragon golf team won first place this week at the Regional competition in Lubbock. The girls are now headed to the State competition. Additional details to come. Congratulations Lady Dragons!

Matt Glenn coaches the Lady Dragon golf team.

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Old Union Elementary Temporarily Evacuated Tuesday

Old Union Elementary was evacuated for approximately 90 minutes Tuesday morning after a student brought an inactive hand grenade to school. From the onset, the device appeared to be hollow, but local law enforcement officials and the Northeast Tarrant County Bomb Squad were brought to the campus to investigate and remove the device while students and staff relocated to a nearby Church. Classes resumed around 9:30 a.m. The district's emergency operations plan was followed and the evacuation was handled quickly and efficiently.

Superintendent Dr. David J. Faltys sent a letter to parents Tuesday afternoon explaining details of the events. To view the electronic version, visit the link below; this letter is also available on the district's Breaking News page.

CISD Safety Letter To Parents - April 24, 2007

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Trustees Adopt New Mission Statement

School Board members adopted a new mission statement for the district during Monday evening's meeting. CISD's new mission is: To provide a caring and creative learning environment that promotes excellence, fosters integrity and encourages each student to reach his or her academic, extracurricular and social potential.

In other business, the School Board:

  • Heard a presentation from the APEX Arts League regarding its vision for a regional arts center;
  • Approved the hiring of Bill Poe who will teach Business and take over as Offensive Coordinator for the varsity football team;
  • Approved a bid package for paint work at Carroll Elementary and Johnson Elementary;
  • Approved a bid package for an additional cafeteria serving line at Johnson Elementary; and
  • Authorized the Administration to enter into a contract with Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc. for air balancing services in the HVAC replacement project at Durham Elementary/Intermediate School.

The next regularly scheduled School Board meeting is Monday, May 7.

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Preliminary TAKS Scores Announced

CISD has received preliminary fifth grade math Texas Assessment of Knowledge & Skills (TAKS) results from the state. In the preliminary report, 98% of Carroll fifth graders passed the math test and 74% reached the Commended Performance rating.

Final TAKS scores will be released in the coming weeks. To view historical test scores, visit the following link: www.southlakecarroll.edu/testingaccountability.htm

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CISD Staff To Wrap Up Year With Rock 'n Roll Reception

 

Dick Clark has nothing on the Carroll ISD employees when it comes to celebrating Rock 'n Roll style! All Dragon staff members are invited to the 2007 End-of-Year Awards Reception Wednesday, May 9. This event will be held from 4 to 6 p .m. in the Student Activity Center of Carroll Senior High School, 1501 W. Southlake Boulevard.

The theme is American Bandstand, so don't forget your poodle skirts and leather jackets as we celebrate and honor Carroll ISD's award-winning staff members. Light refreshments will be served along with door prizes, an awards reception and much more! Come to celebrate with the 2006-2007 Teachers of the Years, service award winners and retirees.

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Calendar Reminder: School Is In Session May 4

School is in session Friday, May 4. This was originally scheduled as a bad weather day, but due to a winter storm in January, students and staff will attend classes May 4. To view the 2006-2007 school calendar, visit the link below.

2006-2007 Carroll ISD School Calendar

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The Green Pages: Featured Business Of The Week

To learn more about becoming a Carroll ISD supporter, or to join The Green Pages - CISD's online business directory - call 817-949-7080. Learn more about this week's featured business by visiting The Green Pages online at www.southlakecarroll.edu/vendorsguide.htm.

United Specialty Advertising LLC
Member of The Green Pages since 2006

United Specialty Advertising is your source for promotional needs and specializes in T-shirt advertising!

Since opening in Azle in 2003, United Specialty has grown its business to contract with dozens of radio stations, schools and police and fire departments/associations. United Specialty partners with Carroll ISD's Communications & Marketing program.

Visit them online at www.usagoshirts.com or call 817-444-7255 today.

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Student Art On Display This Weekend

The work of talented Dragon students will be showcased this weekend as part of Carroll ISD's Reflection of Excellence in Art and Music. This event features the work of fine arts students in kindergarten through eighth grades. This event takes place April 28 and 29 in the Carroll High School cafeteria. Below is a schedule.

Saturday, April 28
Art exhibits open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Music Performances:
9:30 a.m. Old Union Elementary Choir
10:30 a.m. Durham Intermediate Choir
11:30 a.m. Johnson Elementary Choir
1:30 p.m. Carroll Elementary Choir
2:30 p.m. Durham Elementary Choir
3:30 p.m. Rockenbaugh Elementary Choir

Sunday, April 29
Art exhibits open noon to 4 p.m.

In addition, view CISD student artwork during Art in the Square this weekend in Southlake Town Square.

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Dragon Swim Team Tryouts Approaching

The Carroll Dragon swim program is hosting tryouts for the 2007-2008 school year May 9 and 10 from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. at the CISD Aquatics Center. Attendance is only required on one of these days.

For more information, contact Head Swim Coach Kevin Murphy at 817-949-8205 or murphyk@cisdmail.com.

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Mandatory Meeting Scheduled For AP Students

A mandatory meeting has been scheduled for all juniors and seniors who are taking Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. Students may choose from either of the two scheduled dates/times:

  • Tuesday, May 1, 8 to 8:45 a.m. - CSHS Student Activity Center, or
  • Wednesday, May 2, 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. – CSHS Student Activity Center

Students must attend one of these meetings prior to taking the AP exams during the weeks of May 7 - 18. Freshman and sophomore students taking AP exams will complete pre-registration materials during AP classes.

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CSHS Program To Help Students With College Process

Eleventh grade students are invited to attend College Kick-Off - a program intended to help juniors “kick-off” their college search and application process. All Carroll ISD students are welcome to attend this meeting; it is useful for students who want to learn more about what college admissions representatives are looking for as they evaluate applications.

This event takes place Wednesday, May 2 in the Carroll Senior High School auditorium from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The format is a panel discussion, and will include representatives from the following universities:

  • Texas A&M University – College Station
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Texas Christian University
  • Texas Tech University
  • Southern Methodist University
  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • University of North Texas
  • Tarleton State University
  • Baylor University

For more information, contact the CSHS Guidance Office at 817-949-5813.

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Teachers Of The Year Hit One Out Of The Park

Campus Teachers of the Year (from left to right): Carolyn Gibbons, Denise Smith, Dale Puddy, Cindi Arnold, Lisa Greenwood, Kerry Cook, DeAnn Barta, Joan Gibbs, Melissa Meyer, Mandy Stapp and David Platt

Dragon staff members, students, family and friends enjoyed Carroll Night At The Ballpark April 21.

More than 42,000 fans were in attendance as the Texas Rangers took to the mound against the Oakland A's.

CISD's 2006-2007 Campus Teachers of the Year were recognized on the field during pre-game activities (pictured at right).

The night concluded with a win for the Rangers and a stellar fireworks show.

 

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Inclement Weather Plan For Graduation

Although District officials are hoping for beautiful weather as the class of 2007 walks across the stage June 8, an alternate weather plan has been prepared in case of rain on graduation day at Dragon Stadium.

The scheduled time for graduation is Friday, June 8 at 8 p.m. The following is a contingency plan to initiate in the event weather conditions are less than favorable (note - if rain persists, the ceremony will be rescheduled for the subsequent time and date):

  • Saturday, June 9 at 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 9 at 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 10 at 8 p.m.

Should the original ceremony be postponed, the revised graduation schedule will be posted to the district website as well as Carroll Senior High School's website.

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Make Plans To Attend DES Talent Show

Don't miss this year's Durham Elementary School talent show. It's sure to be entertaining for the entire family! The talent show takes place Sunday, June 3 at 6 p.m. Visit the link below for a registration form and to learn additional details about this event.

For more information, E-mail Sandra Morris at jay.sandra@gte.net.

2007 DES Talent Show Registration Form

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Odyssey Of The Mind Teams Headed To World Finals

Carroll ISD will be represented by teams from Carroll High School, Carroll Senior High School and Rockenbaugh Elementary School at the Odyssey Of The Mind 2007 World Finals next month. The competition is May 23-26 in Michigan. Students from around the world will compete using creativity skills and teamwork.

Dragon students have been working hard all year perfecting their solutions to Odyssey Of The Mind problems and competing at the Regional and State levels in order to advance to the World Finals.

The teams are coached by Carroll staff members Sandy Sook, Kate Bullen and Cindy Featherston.

For more information about Odyssey Of The Mind and the 2007 World Finals competition, visit the following links: www.odysseyofthemind.com/wf2007/default.php and www.odysseyofthemind.com.

Rockenbaugh's Odyssey Of The Mind team of Braden Anderson, Sarah Starks, Nikhil Ravi, Mason Greenberg, Emily Brown, Noah Harston and Max Meza pictured with coach Ravi Venugopal

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Carroll Sophomore Earns Congressional Recognition For Art

Carroll High School sophomore Sam Schumacher's artwork recently won third place in the annual Congressional Art competition. Her art will be on display in Congressman Kenny Marchant's office in Washington, D.C. for the next year. Other Dragon participants from CHS were Katie Hitchcock and Lizzy Mountford.

Sam is pictured below with CHS Art Teacher Monica Lapierre-Hayslip and Congressman Kenny Marchant.

 

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Dragon Artists Participate In State Competition

Congratulations to the following students who represented Carroll ISD at the State Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) competition held April 13. The following ratings were given to their previously qualified artwork with IV being the highest:

Cameron Bledsoe - 9th grade- IV
Erin Murphy - 11th grade - IV
Fiorella Ferri - 12th grade - IV

Erin Murphy 11th grade - III
Paige Hathaway - 12th grade - III

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Dragon Athletes Earn District Recognition

Congratulations to the following Dragon athletes who recently earned District 5-5A honors:

Boys Soccer
Most Valuable Player - Edgardo Padilla
Coach of the Year - Greg Oglesby
First Team - Will Aufricht, Rocco Mediate, Bob Miltenberger, Austin Embry
Second Team - Chase Westmoreland, Andrew Melesky, Andrew Mabry

Girls Soccer
Co-Most Valuable Players- Kelsey Allison and Lauri Byrne
Newcomer of the Year - Caitlin Schneider
Coach of the Year - Matt Colvin
First Team - Lexis Learmonth, Lani Huntley, Monica Alvarado, Nikki Crocco and Leslie Shurtleff
Second Team - Ally Hunter, Abbey Golliher, Catie McGowan, Whitney Moran, Alyssa Nelson

Girls Basketball
First Team - Regan Soldner
Second Team - Elizabeth Lerohl, Jazman Patterson

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Winter Sports Celebrated With Banquet

The Carroll Athletic Booster Club held its Winter Sports Athlete Recognition Banquet April 16. Over 430 people were on hand to honor this year’s soccer and basketball players, as well as swimmers, divers and wrestlers.

Athletic Director Ronnie Tipps gave a special thanks to Chauncey Willingham for accepting the role of interim head coach for the boys' basketball team this season. This was one of many roles Coach Willingham has served during his 27 years in CISD. New varsity head basketball coach Jon Youngblood and his family were Introduced and welcomed during the banquet.

Recipients of this year’s ‘C’ awards were announced and applauded. They are listed below.

Basketball - Boys: Calvin Brewer
Basketball - Girls: Elizabeth Lerohl
Soccer - Boys: Will Aufricht
Soccer – Girls: Kelsey Allison & Lauri Byrne
Swimming - Boys: Jeff Hendricks
Swimming - Girls: Kerry Wright
Wrestling - Boys: Robert Prigmore
Wrestling - Girls: Rebecca Mendiola

The Spring Sports Athlete Recognition Banquet honoring basketball, softball, golf, track and tennis athletes will be held Monday, May 21 at 6 p.m. in the Student Activity Center of Carroll Senior High School.

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Winning Adds Up For DIS Team

Durham Intermediate School fifth and sixth grade students participated in the 2006-2007 Academic League's Online Math League Competition. This competition is open to schools throughout the United States. The students complete three, 15-question tests during the school year with problems that vary greatly in difficulty.

The fifth grade team finished in fifth place out of over 90 teams in the United States! The sixth grade team finished in seventh place out of over 50 teams in the United States! Several students finished in the top 100 in their grade level out of thousands of participants:

Sixth grade (out of over 2,000 participants):
Matthew Carson - 6th place
Jared Neeley - 16th place
Kevin Lee - 31st place
Kate Lewis - 74th place
Hope Miller - 74th place
Hannah White - 74th place

Fifth grade (out of over 3,000 participants):
Nyle Hussain - 17th place
Andrew Kanewske - 17th place
Ben Hoppen - 44th place
Adam Floyd - 44th place
Riley Satterfield - 83rd place
Eric Dompka - 83rd place
Kenny Martin - 83rd place
Peyton Nairon - 83rd place
Corinne Lohner - 83rd place
Brittany Tew - 83rd place

For more information and to see the complete results visit www.academicleagues.com

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Middle School Students Competing In Swim Meet

More than 50 students from Carroll and Dawson Middle Schools will be competing in the Middle School North Zone State Swimming & Diving Meet today and tomorrow (April 27-28) at the Keller ISD Natatorium. Many of these Dragons will be future varsity swimmers and divers for Carroll.

Over 400 middle school swimmers and divers from across the state are expected to compete in one of the following four divisions: 7th grade girls, 7th grade boys, 8th grade girls or 8th grade boys.

The diving competition is today (April 27) at 5 p.m. and the swimming competition is Saturday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. Look for results to be published following the meet.

Kevin Murphy coaches the Dragon swim teams.

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Flight Of The Fallen Wins Battle Of The Bands Contest

The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) and the Art Departments of Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School recently hosted an event that celebrated students' artistic creations. SPAM (Spring Portrays Another Memory) took place at Carroll Senior High School.

Aaron Dougherty, Taylor Cockrum, Matt Shuff, Chris Nymeyer, Sean Silagy and Brian Williamson are members of the band Flight Of The Fallen.

Their group won the Battle of the Bands contest that was part of the recent SPAM event.

Flight Of The Fallen combines many genres of music together to bring a new and exciting sound to the Dallas/Fort Worth music scene. They were the only heavy metal band featured in the SPAM competition.

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Carroll Elementary Students Celebrate Earth Day

Carroll Elementary students were seeing green last week as they participated in Earth Day activities They made a recycled sculpture project, collected cans and each class studied environmental lessons. Below is a look at some of their work.

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Campus Science Gardens On Tour

Several CISD science teachers recently spent the day with Dr. Ray Chancellor as he provided a presentation on the Fundamentals of Teaching Ecosystems in Texas. Later that afternoon, teachers Traveled Across Texas - literally - with a Progressive Science Lab/Garden Tour.

Dawson Middle School science teacher David Allison talked about the experimental gardens at DMS. Connie McCammon gave a tour on the CEF Garden at Old Union Elementary School and Ginger Jones provided native plant and animal information with her wildscape tour at Rockenbaugh Elementary School. Carroll Elementary's Denise Smith talked about the pros and cons of ponds and raised beds.

Above, the teachers check out a pond at CES.

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Upcoming Summer Camps

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Our Newest Baby Dragon

Congratulations to Harry Ingalls (Central Administration) following the birth of his granddaughter. Alexis Rose Ingalls was born April 23 and weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long.

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Posted To The Website

The following document has been recently posted to the district website:

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Softball Scholarship Winners Announced

Congratulations to the following local students who were awarded the Southlake Girls Softball Association's (SGSA) scholarships:

  • Melissa Jacobowski, Wake Forest University
  • Megan Warren, University of Texas at Tyler
  • Ashley Lacativo, Texas A&M University
  • Lindsay Tuggey, University of Texas at Austin
  • Erin Drescher, Colorado State University

North Texas Natadores Earn Silver Medal Club Recognition

The North Texas Nadadores (NTN) team was identified this week as a silver medal club in terms of club excellence. With over 2,400 clubs in the nation, NTN is recognized as one of the top 90 USA Swimming Clubs for 2007.

The ranking is based on performance on the senior level (high school age and above) and the age group level, along with club structure and leadership within the local and national swim community. Below is additional information about the program as well as a link to the website.

Club Excellence Program

The USA Swimming Excellence in Club Swimming Program is a voluntary program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to excellence in operation, performance, and for their support of the sport and USA Swimming. This program strives to meet the following objectives:

  • Promote the development of comprehensive age group and senior swimming programs;
  • Provide ways that USA Swimming can better assist, encourage, and motivate our member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of development and performance;
  • Encourage USA Swimming’s most successful clubs and professional coaches to become leaders in the sport through involvement in local and/or national governance.
  • This program’s goal is to embrace leadership and excellence in up to 200 of USA Swimming’s top member clubs. The program provides funding and support to the clubs and recognizes the club development system as integral to achieving excellence.

The point total next to a club's name indicates the total points scored from the FINA Long Course Performance Ratings/IPS "International Point Score" rating system developed by Nick Thiery for Swimnews.com. A club may have met the minimum requirements for participation at the Silver or Bronze level, but their swimmer(s) did not meet the required minimum performance standard in order for a club to score points.

Click the link below to view a list of all qualified teams:
http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=571&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en

Trinity Arts Guild Hosting Open Juried Art Show, Awards Presentation

The Trinity Arts Guild will be accepting artwork from TAG members and non-members Tuesday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Entry categories include Two-Dimensional Art and Three Dimensional Art. Two-Dimensional Art includes Oil/Acrylic on canvas, Acrylic/Watercolor on paper, Mixed Media and Graphics/Pastel. Three Dimensional Art includes Sculpture/Ceramics.

All entries must be original and must have been executed since January 1, 2005. All Open Juried Artwork must be hand delivered to the TAG Gallery. A non refundable entry fee of $20 must accompany entries. Each contestant may enter up to three pieces for this fee in any category. Each additional entry is $5 per category.

The reception and awards presentation will be held Monday, June 4 at 7 p.m. All accepted artwork will be on exhibit form May 22 to June 19. All artwork must be picked up on Tuesday, June 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Awards include: Best of Show, first, second and third place in each category and The People’s Choice Award. A total of over $3,000 will be awarded!

Visitors are welcome! Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit www.trinityartsguild.com or contact The Trinity Arts Guild at 817-283-1422 or 817-838-2409. TAG's mailing address is P.O. Box 671, Bedford, 76095.

Town Hall Meeting To Focus On JPS Health Network’s Future

Precinct Three County Commissioner Gary Fickes encourages Northeast Tarrant County residents to attend a town hall meeting Thursday, May 3 on the future of the JPS Health Network.

JPS is updating its strategic plan and is interested in taking public comment on how tax dollars should be spent on the county hospital system. The town hall meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the North Richland Hills City Council Chambers at 7301 N.E. Loop 820.

For more information, contact Marc Flake, Public Information Officer, at 817-884-2535.

Don't Miss USTA Tennis Summer Camp

All level tennis players from ages 7 to 17 have the opportunity to attend one of two upcoming camps hosted by the United States Tennis Association's (USTA). Click the links below for additional details.

USTA Tennis Summer Camp: June 11-15
USTA Tennis Spring Mini Camp: May 5-6



Hockey Association To Host Spring Camp

The Southlake Carroll Hockey Association is having a spring camp. For more information, click the link below or visit go to www.southlakehockey.com.

2007 Southlake Hockey Spring Camp



Southlake Lacrosse Update

View the link below to read the latest Southlake Lacrosse news.

Lady Dragon Girls Qualify For Playoffs
2007 All Stars List

 

Bob Jones Nature Center Hosts Bird Migration Event

The Bob Jones Nature Center in Southlake is hosting Birds of the Spring Migration Saturday, May 5 at 8 a.m. Bring your binoculars and enjoy the sights and sounds of the birds at the peak of the spring migration. Visit the link below for additional details.

Bob Jones Nature Center Press Release: Birds of the Spring Migration

 

Dragon Youth Football And Cheer Sign Ups

It's time to register your children for Dragon Youth Football and Cheerleading! Please visit the link below for additional information regarding 2007 season registration.

2007 Dragon Youth Football And Cheer Registration

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