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- CISD Administration Center Closed For Holiday
- Board Hears Demographic Report
- In Other Business, The School Board...
- Trustees Focus On Leadership
- Back To School Information Available
- Class of 2007 Celebrates With Commencement Ceremonies
- Eat Food, Raise Funds For Carroll Dragons
- Carroll ISD Ties For Sixth In Lone Star Cup
- Make Plans To Attend 2007 Dragon Classic Fundraiser
- Carroll Connection Mailed To CISD Taxpayers
- Save The Date: Quest Information Night
- Southlake Library To Feature Student Art
- Four Dragon Band Members Earn Honors
- Forensic Students Excel At Nationals
- EIS Quest Students Host Musical Production
- Eubanks Fifth Graders Reenact Civil War
- Our Newest Baby Dragons
- With Sympathy
- Posted To The Website
- Community News
CISD Administration Center Closed For Holiday
The CISD Administration Center will be closed Wednesday, July 4 through Friday, July 6 in honor of Independence Day. Summer hours for the Administration Center are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Offices are closed on Friday.
Regular office hours resume the week of August 13.
Board Hears Demographic Report
Trustees heard a demographic report from Population Survey Analysts at the June 13 School Board meeting. The report identified areas of growth within the District along with population and enrollment trends. The District's most likely growth scenario calls for 8,811 students in 2011 and as many as 10,098 students in 2016. Consultants say much will depend on residential development north of 1709. The demographic report also revealed capacity issues at a number of CISD elementary and intermediate schools in the coming years. School officials have long predicted the need for a sixth elementary by 2010.
CISD officials have requested an electronic version of the demographic report for public review on the District's website. That document will be forthcoming. Trustees will spend the summer months reviewing and analyzing the information in the demographic report.
In Other Business, The School Board...
- Authorized the Administration to enter into a contract with Swaim Construction Association, Inc. for HVAC system replacement at Carroll Senior High School in the amount of $3,787,895;
- Approved the purchase of servers and related equipment in the amount of $128,291.57 from Dell and EST Group needed in clustering and consolidating district-wide technology network services;
- Approved teacher contract recommendations; and
- Approved an amendment to the District's stipend schedule.
Trustees also met for a special meeting June 25 in the CISD Administration Center to approve personnel recommendations, including new Carroll Middle School Assistant Principal Stephanie Mangels. She joins Matt Miller, who was recently named CMS Principal.
The next regularly scheduled School Board meeting is Monday, July 2. Open session begins at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Johnson Elementary School, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue in Southlake.
Carroll School Board members Craig Rothmeier and John Thane recently joined local Trustees from across the State at the Texas Association of School Boards' (TASB) Summer Leadership Institute held June 14-16 in San Antonio. More than 2,500 new and veteran school leaders received in-depth training on every facet of effective board governance, heard keynote addresses from renowned education experts and picked up valuable ideas from District showcases of programs that work and numerous networking opportunities.
Hot topics explored during the two-and-a-half-day institute included emergency management, student safety on the Internet, K-16 partnerships, school health initiatives, statistical integrity, prekindergarten programs and clear communication on testing and accountability results. Breakout sessions focused on such topics as environmental and facility-related regulations, employer-sponsored child care, bond proceeds management, public engagement through district planning, superintendent/CEO searches, successful after-school programs, improved mathematics and reading achievement, construction budgets, gang violence and education technology trends. Special training sessions were available for new board members, covering basics in teamwork, budget, governance, school law and district planning and accountability.
TASB is a nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local public school districts. Texas School Board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the State. The Districts they represent serve more than 4.5 million students.
Back To School Information Available
A Back to School web page with information for the 2007-2008 school year is now available on the Carroll ISD website. A variety of helpful information is included along with dates for New Student Registration, Meet the Teacher events, Schedule Pick-Up and more.
Continue to visit this link throughout the summer months in preparation for the coming school year.
Class of 2007 Celebrates With Commencement Ceremonies
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| More than 570 Carroll seniors participated in the Class of 2007 commencement ceremonies June 8 at Dragon Stadium in Southlake | |
The Class of 2007 walked the graduation stage June 8. Family and friends filled the stands of Dragon Stadium as more than 570 seniors received their diplomas.
The graduates heard speeches from fellow classmates Valedictorian Nicole Arockiam and Salutatorian Bethany Lacombe- along with Carroll Senior High School principal Dr. Daniel Presley and Superintendent Dr. David Faltys. The Class of 2007 was the first to celebrate graduation outdoors at Dragon Stadium.
Eat Food, Raise Funds For Carroll Dragons
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Eating and education go hand in hand now that Central Market of Southlake has teamed up with Carroll ISD for the Fundraising Foodie Program. This tasty program gives back 5% of each participating shoppers' total purchase to CISD.
Fundraising Foodie cards will be mailed to each Carroll family in July. Cards will also be at your child's campus office in August.
Shoppers must present their Fundraising Foodie card at check out. The donation is good for purchases in all regular departments, including: catering, gift baskets, cooking school, floral, produce, meat market, seafood, wine and beer, specialty foods, healthy living, cheese, deli, bakery, coffee bar, gelato and Chef's Case. Please note that purchases in the Cafe are not eligible at this time.
Central Market will send equal parts of the 5% donation to each CISD school once annually.
Carroll ISD Ties For Sixth In Lone Star Cup
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) recently released the 2007 Lone Star Cup results. CISD tied in the Class 5A division for sixth place with Houston Cypress Fairbanks. Both school districts earned a total of 78 points.
Each year, Texas high schools compete for the coveted Lone Star Cup that honors the best overall athletic and academic programs in the State. UIL awards points to school districts based on team performance in district and state championships for the following selected academic and athletic events: State and Area Marching Band, Volleyball, Team Tennis, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Football, Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving, Boys and Girls Wrestling, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Golf, Boys and Girls Track and Field, One-Act Play, State Academic Meet, Softball and Baseball.
For a complete list of the 2007 Lone Star Cup results, visit www.uil.utexas.edu/media/lonestar_stand.html.
Make Plans To Attend Dragon Classic Fundraiser
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| Carroll staff members with a check from the '06 Dragon Classic fundraiser |
Mark your calendars for the 2007 Dragon Classic fundraiser - Sunday, September 30 through Monday, October 1.
Hosted by the Carroll Senior High and Carroll High School Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO), in partnership with the Carroll Athletic Booster Club, this two-day event offers sponsors the chance to take part in an auction dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday evening, followed by a golf tournament the following day. Sponsorship packages, ranging from $200 to $10,000 ensure recognition at both events.
A portion of the proceeds are immediately used to grant faculty "wish list" items for the current academic year at CHS and CSHS. The other portion is used by the Athletic Booster Club to fund athletics needs for students in grades 7-12. Last year's Dragon Classic sent $110,000 directly to the academic, fine arts and athletic programs thanks to the generous support of event sponsors and CISD parents.
“The Dragon Classic plays a crucial role in funding our teachers’ needs from year to year. Computers, projectors, saltwater tanks and calculators are just a few of the items our PTSO has been able to provide, impacting positively on the educational process at Carroll High School," said CHS Principal Rick Westfall. "The Dragon Classic continues to be an integral cog in the fundraising machine. Thanks Dragon Classic."
For information on available sponsorship packages, please www.dragonclassic.org or contact 2007 Chairman Melanie Metzger at 817-454 3975.
Carroll Connection Mailed To CISD Taxpayers
The June edition of The Carroll Connection newsletter was mailed last week to all residential and commercial taxpayers in Carroll ISD. This newsletter is paid for entirely by proceeds from advertising and sponsorship.
The Carroll Connection is published periodically throughout the school year and targets those individuals in the community who do not regularly visit the district website or subscribe to School eNews Online. To read the June edition, visit the link below.
June 2007 Edition - The Carroll Connection
Save The Date: Quest Information Night
Carroll ISD parents are invited to attend a Quest Program Informational Night Thursday, August 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. This event will be held in the auditorium of Johnson Elementary School, 1301 N. Carroll Avenue in Southlake.
The program will include a general overview of Carroll ISD's K-12 Gifted Program. For more information, visit www.southlakecarroll.edu/giftedprogram.htm.
Southlake Library To Feature Student Art
The Southlake Library is partnering with Carroll ISD art teachers to spotlight the artistic talents of CISD's elementary and secondary students. The Library’s art display features represent works created by students in their school art classes. The current art on display will be available for viewing until July 16. At that time, a new set of art works will be featured.
“We are grateful for the opportunity the Southlake Library has given us to showcase our young students’ art in such a prominent place, ” said Johnson Elementary School Art Teacher Claudia Owen. The Library is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The hours are from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and closed Sunday.
Four Dragon Band Members Earn Honors
Of the approximately 85,000 students who participated in the recent Regional University Interscholastic League's (UIL) music contests and the 22,000 musicians who performed at The Texas State Solo and Ensemble (TSSEC) contest, only 220 students were recognized as TSSEC Outstanding Performers.
Four of these students were fellow Carroll Dragon band members. Congratulations to the following talented students:
Ashley Wang - Flute
David Lerohl - Percussion
Mureji Fatunde - Percussion
Brian Clancy - Saxophone/Clarinet
Ron Behrends directs the Dragon Band.
Forensic Students Excel At Nationals
Twelve Dragon Forensic team members qualified for the National Forensic League’s (NFL) National Tournament, which was held in Wichita, Kansas June 18-22. Only the top two students in the NFL District qualified for the meet, so only 283 of the nations best students participated.
Carroll had more participants than any other school from the state of Texas. The following Dragons competed: seniors David Howe, Andrew Ryder, Samantha Shaw, Whitney Bosworth, Richard Jordan; juniors Ben Gojer, Kevin Comartin, Connor Huff; sophomores: Bryan Campanello, Danielle Smogard, Ryan Bennett; freshman Dillon Huff.
The following is a list of results from the competition:
Samantha Shaw - 4th in the nation
Senate - Congressional Debate
David Howe - 10th in the nation
Dramatic Interpretation
Andrew Ryder - 14th in the nation
Humorous Interpretation
Dillon Huff - Finalist Congressional Debate
Top 24 in the nation
Danielle Smogard - Top 25 in the nation
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Ryan Bennett - Top 30 in the nation
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Kevin Comartin - Top 30 in the nation
Storytelling
Ben Gojer - Top 30 in the nation
Storytelling
Whitney Bosworth - Top 60 in the nation
U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
Diane Forbes coaches the Dragon Forensic team.
EIS Quest Students Host Musical Production
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| Eubanks Intermediate School Quest students recently put on a musical show entitled Americans of the Twentieth Century |
Creativity was a recurring theme for Eubanks Intermediate
fifth graders' recent musical production.
After studying various historical
fiction novels, these talented Quest students
wrapped
up a unit
researching all
of the decades, important events and many influential Americans of
the twentieth century time period - resulting in an awe-inspiring theatrical
production.
Making up close to 150 people, the audience was taken back in time to
see on stage Teddy Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers,
Babe Didrikson and Babe Ruth - along with Georgia O'Keefe, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.,
Rosa Parks, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Graham, Andy Warhol, Walt Disney,
Jackson Pollock, Henry Ford, Cesar Chavez, Rachel Carson, Albert
Einstein, Thomas Edison, and Louis Armstrong. Performing as the hosts
of the
play were Alison VanZandt and Chris Weisberg.
These EIS students demonstrated their wide rang of skills in the areas
of comedy, writing, dancing, art, set designing, set building, choreography,
prop managing, directing and sound tech. Congratulations to these students
on a wonderful production.
Julie McMurrey teaches EIS Quest students.
Eubanks Fifth Grader Reenact Civil War
More than 400 Eubanks Intermediate School fifth graders participated in one large Civil War simulation of Pickett's Charge from the Battle of Gettysburg. The reenactment took place June 5 on the hill in front of the campus.
EIS students spent a week rehearsing and studying Civil War history, in order to bring this piece of history to life. There were wounded soldiers, nurses, doctors, war photographers and journalists. Following the reenactment, the students silently gathered to pay reverence to those men and women who died in the Civil War. Students then respectfully shared their experiences, processing through the simulation. A student who played the role of a doctor shared her frustrations of not having enough supplies or people to help her with the wounded. A war photographer said she stopped taking photos and began helping the wounded because she felt that was the right thing to do. And, a severely wounded soldier shared that he felt lonely and scared lying on the battlefield amidst the wounded as he waited for medical help of which he did not receive. One of the nurses said she had to make choices as to who to treat according to the severity of the injury.
EIS Social Studies teachers Sue Carvey, Jan Holland and Jennifer McCue coordinated this event.
Congratulations to Dana Scott (Carroll Elementary) following the birth of her daughter, Dorothy. She was born June 1 and weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces and was 17 inches long.
And, congratulations to Justin Leonard (Carroll High School) following the birth of his son, Caden James. He was born June 13 and weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long.
Our sympathy is extended to the family of Loyd Terry, former principal of Carroll Middle School from 1973-1986, following his death June 25. Family visitation is Thursday, June 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Donnelly's Funeral Home in Irving. Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 29 at 2 p.m. at Oakview Baptist Church in Irving followed by the burial at Oak Grove Memorial Cemetery in Irving.
The following documents were recently posted to the Carroll ISD website:
Nunez Inks Lacrosse Scholarship
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| Samuel Nunez will play college lacrosse for Tennessee Wesleyan |
Samuel Nunez, Dragon Division I Defenseman and charter member of the Southlake Carroll Lacrosse Association, has signed with Tennessee Wesleyan, to play DII college lacrosse. The scholarship, a minimum of $42,000, will allow Nunez to be a defensive threat as a starter for the first-year team.
Rich Coccaro, assistant Head Coach for the DI Dragons, said Sam was scouted while the Dragons were playing a series of games in Florida this past spring. Sam’s size and quickness were recognized. Tennessee Wesleyan is a 150 year-old liberal arts college in Athens, Tennessee. The team will be led by first-year coach Nathan Young.
Nunez joins teammates and scholarship recipients
Sam Stevenson and Greg Lehane who have signed with Rhode Island, Bryant
College. Lady Dragon
Kelsey Lawler has signed with Endicott College in Maryland.
GRACE Grapevine: Pantry Items Needed
GRACE Grapevine is currently in need of the following pantry items:
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Kool-Aid
Diapers (size- 5 & 6)
Canned Fruit (No Mandarin Oranges)
Oatmeal
Canned Drinks (46 ounces)
Ketchup
For more information, contact Rusty Thigpen, GRACE Director of Pantry Services,
at 817-488-7009 ext. 153 or by E-mail at pantryservices@gracegrapevine.org.
Bob Jones Announces Photography Winners
The Bob Jones Nature Center is proud to announce the winners of the 2006-2007 Photography Contest. A reception to honor all entrants and award the prizes will be held at the Southlake Library on Friday, June 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The entries will remain on display for the public to view until July 15.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Judges Choice - Best of Show - Joe Lopano
Adult First Place - Angela Williams
Adult Second Place – Jay Emery
Adult Third Place – Lynn Keller
Teen First Place – Tommy Westerman
Teen Second Place – Casey Malone
Teen Third Place – Jacob Brisky
Child First Place – Jacob Taylor
Child Second Place – Emma Costa
Child Third Place – James Stewart
The Bob Jones Nature Center would also like to thank
the following sponsors:
Rapid Refill Ink – Doug Vance
Vario Systems – Peter and Julia Ermish
Max Health – Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Bullard
Clariden Ranch – Paul Spain
Pieter Andries Jewelers – Peter and Marilyn Hye
Realty Professionals – Dee Ekstrom
Carolyn Morris – Southlake City Council
Camp Summer Oaks – Rosemary Hutchins
Carroll Independent School District
Email the Webmaster: jthannum@cisdmail.com