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Dragon Jazz Band Headed For New York The Dragon jazz band is jet-setting to New York early Friday morning to compete in the 12th Annual Essentially Ellington competition & festival in New York City. The Dragons were selected earlier this spring to be one of the top 15 bands from across the United States and Canada to compete in this event. For additional details, visit the following link: http://www.jalc.org/about/news/newsflash.asp?releaseID=83. Congratulations and best of luck Dragons! Two Carroll Seniors Earn National Merit Scholarships The second round of 2007 National Merit Scholarship winners were announced May 2. Two Carroll seniors earned awards. Congratulations to Nicole Arockiam and Nathan Presmyk. Both Nicole and Nathan will receive $2,500 scholarships funded by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. College-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners will be announced in the coming weeks. School is in session for Carroll ISD students and staff Friday, May 4. This date was originally a bad weather day for the 2006-2007 school year, but is now a makeup day due to a winter storm in January. For more calendar information, visit the district's "Calendar" link: http://www.southlakecarroll.edu/calendars.htm. Digging For Dragons To Host Jamboree May 5 Don't miss Digging For Dragons' Celebrity Sports Jamboree Saturday, May 5 at Dragon Stadium. Proceeds from this event benefit Carroll ISD. The fun takes place from 3 to 8 p.m. Activities include:
Russell Maryland's Fantasy Football Clinic, Dana's Studio of Dance Hip
Hop Clinic, Dragon's Fire Run, performances from the award-winning
Carroll Dragon Band and much more! The entire family will be entertained
with the Kidz Art Plaza, a petting zoo and tasty concession items. Dragon Staff To Celebrate With End-Of-Year Reception 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 Year, service award winners and retirees. Carroll Trustees meet Monday, May 7 for the next regular School Board meeting. A complete agenda will be posted to the district's website Friday. The open session portion of the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. CISD School Board meetings take place in the auditorium of Johnson Elementary School, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue in Southlake. Calendar Notice: Final Exam Schedules The following is final exam schedules for secondary campuses. For more information, contact your student's campus office. Carroll High School - Final Exam
Schedule Bus leaves at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 7 Bus leaves at 1 p.m. Friday, June 8 Bus leaves at 9:45 a.m. Note: Lunch will not be served at CHS June 6-8 Carroll Senior High School - Final Exam Schedule for Juniors Wednesday, June 6 Bus leaves at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 7 Bus leaves at 1 p.m. Friday, June 8 Bus leaves at 9:45 a.m. Carroll Senior High School - Final Exam Schedule for Seniors Monday, June 4 Tuesday, June 5 Wednesday, June 6 Thursday, June 7 Friday, June 8 Note: Lunch will not be served at
CSHS June 6-8 Football Season Tickets Go On Sale May 8 Season tickets for Dragon football games go on sale to the general public Tuesday, May 8 at 8 a.m. at the Carroll ISD Administration Center, 3051 Dove Road in Grapevine. At this time, one-year seat licenses or three-year personal seat licenses are available for purchase. 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. Durham Campus Evacuated Tuesday Morning Durham Elementary/Intermediate School was briefly evacuated
Tuesday morning. Carroll Principal Honored By University Texas Woman's University's College of Professional Education recently honored Durham Elementary School principal Dr. Betty McIlvain. Dr. McIlvain received an award for outstanding teaching. Criteria for the award includes facilitating the learning process and outcomes, using "best practices" in teaching and demonstrating effective leadership. Dr. McIlvain teaches aspiring school administrators enrolled in TWU Graduate School. Don't Miss Dragon Baseball This Afternoon Come cheer on the Dragon baseball team as they take on Lewisville this afternoon (May 3) in the Class 5A Region I playoff series. Game time is 4 p.m. at home. Go Dragons! Larry Hughes coaches the Dragon baseball team. Note Annual Spring Choir Concert
The Carroll High/Senior High School Choir Department is
proud to announce its upcoming show choir concert Tuesday, May 8
at
7 p.m.
in the CSHS
auditorium, 1501 W. Southlake Boulevard.
Admission is free and open to the general public. The varsity Chorale choir is pictured above and will be one of several groups featured during the concert. Chris Hutchison directs the Carroll choirs. Professional Stunt Coordinator To Visit CMS Professional stunt coordinator Steve Wolf is making a presentation to seventh graders at Carroll Middle School Thursday, May 4 at 9 a.m. Mr. Wolf will be demonstrating stunts and special effects for the students that are geared toward TEKS curriculum. To learn more about Mr. Wolf and the use of science in stunts, visit www.scienceinthemovies.com. CMS is located at 1101 E. Dove Road in Southlake. Old Union Elementary Bricks For Sale Old Union Elementary School's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is selling engraved bricks to enhance the appearance of the OUES picnic area. Personalized bricks are a permanent and meaningful way to honor loved ones, celebrate special accomplishments and to commemorate milestone events. Bricks may also be purchased in memory of special individuals. The cost for one brick is $50 or $125 for three. For an order form, click the link below: Old Union Elementary PTO Brick Sale Tennis Players Set 5A Record For Dragons Four tennis doubles teams recently traveled to Lubbock for Regional competition. All four teams, consisting of Mike Hayes & Joe Nottoli, Andrew Reznick & Jonash Loh, Ashley Halvorson & Stewart Pittman and Lara Landers & Ryan McClanahan, each won first round matches. Mike and Joe, along with Stewart and Ashley, won second round matches, as well. Mike and Joe won their semifinal match to reach the Finals. They lost a very tough match in the Finals round but eventually won their next match to qualify for the State competition! This accomplishment is a first in Class 5A history for the Dragon tennis team. Ashley and Stewart ended up taking fourth place in the mixed double division. The State qualifiers will travel this weekend to Austin to compete in the championship next week. Congratulations and best of luck Dragon athletes! Norm Smith coaches the Dragon tennis team. Twelve Dragon Forensic Students Qualify For Nationals The National Forensic League hosted its annual qualifying
tournament in Austin on April 25-28. The Dragon forensic team
placed first in every event in which the group entered and 12 students
will be attending the National Tournament held June 17-22
in
Wichita,
Kansas! The following is a list of results from the competition: House1: House 2: Duo: USX: IX: Lincoln Douglas Debate: Diane Forbes coaches the Dragon forensic team. Young Artists Earn Recognition For Work Several Carroll ISD students participated in Youth Art
In The Square April 27-29. The following is a list of this year's award
winners.
11th and 12th grades:
Photography 9th through 12th grades:
DES Fourth Graders Crowned National Champions Durham’s fourth graders are the first place team in the nation and are ranked as the only national champions out of 92 teams! The second grade team finished in fifth place out of 31 teams in the United States. The third grade team finished in third place out of over 59 teams. Student trophies were awarded to students scoring in the top 10% of the nation. Several students finished in the top 100 in their grade level out of thousands of participants. Below is a list of results. Second Grade (out of over 1,000 participants):
Fourth Grade (out of over 2,000 participants):
Students Log More than 50,000 Community Service Hours Carroll students from CHS and CSHS have collectively volunteered more than 54,000 hours this year in community service. Of these students, 550 logged more than 40 individual hours this year. The students who volunteered for 40 hours or more were recognized at a May 1 event with certificates and letterman patch order forms. Click the links below to view a list of these students. Community Service Hours - Class of 2007 Community Service Hours - Class of 2008 Community Service Hours - Class of 2009 Community Service Hours - Class of 2010 Durham Fifth Grader Wins 5k Race Durham Intermediate School fifth grader Molly Tucker recently
won the overall women's category at the Lake Grapevine Runners
and
Walkers
Club
5K race,
The Hound Dog Hustle, with a time of 18:05. Dragon Swimmers Preparing For Open Water Competition The Carroll Dragon swim team will be represented this weekend at the Texas High School Open Water Swimming State Championships in Austin. Six boys and six girls will swim 2,000 meters down the Colorado River. This is the first-ever Texas State High School Open Water Championship. This event is hosted by the American Swimming Association, in conjunction with the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. Open Water Swimming is now an event at the Olympics, in USA Swimming and will be added next year to NCAA Swimming. The 12 athletes representing Carroll are: Both the boys' and girls' team goal is to bring home the first-ever Open Water High School State Championship to Carroll. Good luck Dragons! Kevin Murphy coaches the Carroll swim teams. Students Selected For Water Polo Teams
Carroll High School freshmen Andrew Goss and Chelsea Dunlap have been selected to play on 14-member Southwest Zones Male and Female Water Polo teams. These teams are comprised of the best male and female water polo players from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Their teams will compete over Memorial Day weekend against the other 11 zone teams from around the country at the 2007 Men's & Women’s Cadet Zone Championships & National Team Selection Camps. Andrew and Chelsea are both members of the Carroll Varsity Swim and Water Polo teams. They are pictured above with CISD Water Polo coach Stuart Smith. Middle School Swimmers Take First At Meet Over 50 Dragon swimmers and two divers competed over the weekend in the North Zone State Middle School Swim/Dive Championships at the Keller Natatorium. These young athletes are well on their way to a bright future at the high school level with the Carroll Dragon swim team. Swimmers and divers from Carroll Middle School and Dawson Middle School represented the Dragons and came home with many awards. Nineteen teams from across Texas competed for individual and team honors. The following is a list of results: Team results 7th grade boys 8th grade girls 8th grade boys Individual scorers for the Dragon Teams: Top 12 scored in each event
Nicole Stotts 7th 200 free, 7th 50
breast
Kristi Nguyenphu 4th 200 free, 1st
50 back Dawson relays in Top 3 included:
Ted Singley 3rd 200 free, 2nd 100
free
Isla Jacobson 3rd 200 free, 2nd
100 free Carroll Middle School relays in Top 3 included: Congratulations to these middle school swimmers from various club programs who will represent their respective campuses at this year's Annual North Zone State championship. These programs include: GC Divers, North Texas Nadadores, Southlake Stingrays, Timarron Tigersharks and Southridge Lakes. Kevin Murphy coaches the Carroll Dragon swim teams. Carroll Students Celebrate Choir In 80s Attire
Carroll High/Senior High School's annual choir banquet was held April 20. The students celebrated the end of the year with a theme of "Love the 80s." The Student Choir Board recognized 36 graduating seniors (pictured at right) with record albums that included a special senior group photo. The Choir Booster Club awarded Krista McCoy, Heather Neeley and Alexa Bryant with $1,000 college scholarships to pursue degrees in music.
In addition, Taylor Vassios, Cristina Regalado, Cassie Pelton and Emily Avila were awarded scholarship for All State choir camp. DIS Band Earns First Division Trophy Durham Intermediate School's band received a first-division trophy from the judges at the Sandy Lake competition held April 27. All three of the judges gave the DIS band a first-division score, with two of the three giving the group a "1+." Congratulations band members! Billy Gresham directs the DIS band. Congratulations to Wes Hamilton (Dawson Middle), and wife Carrie, following the birth of their new baby daughter Allison (Allie) Hamilton. She was born May 2 weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. The following documents have been posted to the district website recently:
Southlake Kiwanis To Host 3rd Annual Stalcup Awards Banquet The Southlake Kiwanis Club is hosting the 3rd Annual Stalcup "Heart Of A Dragon" Awards Banquet." This event takes place Wednesday, May 16 at Timarron Country Club. Meet and Greet with award nominees is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. The awards presentation will be held from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. The leadership award is presented to a graduating Carroll football payer. The Kiwanis organization sponsors this scholarship in honor of the late Charlie Stalcup who was the Defensive Coach for the Dragons. The pre-registration cost for tickets is $30 for adults and $20 for children under 12. VIP seating is available, as well. Students, parents and Dragon fans of all ages are invited to attend. Seating
is limited, so reserve your ticket or table before May 10. Contact
Stacy Geigenmiller for details at sgeigenmiller@greenscaping.com or
817-577-9299. Children's Charity Event To Benefit Summer Santa Summer Santa is hosting its 10th Annual Yankee Cowboy Miniature Golf & Bowling Tournament Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Zone in Watagua. The public is invited to this event. For additional details, visit the press release below. 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 or click the link below to view a flier. JPS Health Network - Town Hall Flier
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