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CISD PARENT UNIVERSITY
CLASSES
CISD
is happy to announce our spring 2008
Parent University Seminar series, which offers 23 truly unique, individual
and informative sessions at multiple times. Many of these sessions are being
offered for the first time, and as in the past, all sessions are offered
free of charge to our parents and community members. Some of the sessions being offered are:
1.
District
Testing: What, When & Why
2.
Ensuring
College Readiness
3.
Depression
in Adolescents
4.
Cybersense;
Parenting Online
...and
so many more.
Parent
University will be held on Saturday,
February 2, 2008 at Dawson Middle School from 8:15 AM to 11:45 AM
Pre-registration via our district website is encouraged. Simply click
here to see a list of the classes available and then register
online (click OPEN when prompted). Any questions, please
feel free to contact the Assistant Superintendent's office at
817-949-7053
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Have you ever wished
there was an easier way for shoppers to get from one end of the Town Square to
another? Or across the street to Central Market? Well, now there is!
Beginning Fri, Jan 18, the Southlake Trolley will be in full trial service. The
initial hours will be from noon to 8 pm on Fridays, from 12 noon - 8 pm on
Saturdays, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. To see a complete trolley route
with detailed information, click
here.
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The Southlake Carroll Lady
Dragon Basketball Team will be hosting a "Pink Out" Game on January
25th to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research
Foundation. The JV game begins at 5:00
pm followed by the Varsity at 6:30 pm.
Everyone who is wearing pink will be admitted free into the games
although donations will be taken at the door. There will be giveaways, pink
popcorn and pink M&M's for sale, as well as a number of raffle items, which
will be raffled off during halftime of the Varsity game. During the week prior to the game, pink
T-shirts will be sold during CSHS lunch.
Everyone
knows of someone who is directly affected by this life threatening disease so
come support your Lady Dragons and Breast Cancer Research!
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SPARKS
FORUM
Students and Parents
Against Risks to Kids in Southlake (S.P.A.R.K.S.) is hosting a citywide forum
Tuesday, January 29 at 7 pm in the CSHS
auditorium. Buddy Knight will speak on Sex, Kids and the
Internet. This will be a two-hour, adult-only event. There is no charge to
attend, but there will be a resource book available for $20 to those who are
interested.
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SOUTHLAKE
ROUND-UP
Southlake Carroll Lacrosse
Association will host its inaugural "Southlake Round-Up" Lacrosse tournament January 26-27 at
Old Dragon Stadium (behind CMS). 12 varsity and JV teams from across
Texas and Oklahoma will be competing.
Admission is free and games will run all day. Come out and see the fastest game
on 2 feet and cheer on the Dragon Lacrosse teams! For more information, please
see the "Round-Up" link on the Southlake Lacrosse website. The Varsity Lacrosse team is under the direction of
Head Coach Josh Pico.
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Do you have a bird cage
sitting in the attic from pet of long ago?
Is that old aquarium in the garage just getting in your way? If so, the biology teachers of CHS could use
these items. If you have an old cage or
aquarium that you are no longer using, send an email to Keeley Lowery, loweryk@cisdmail.com. Your donation would be greatly
appreciated!
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Looking
for: Dragon Classic Chair
Each
fall, the PTSO has an annual fundraiser in order to support the needs of the
staff at both the Senior High and High School. This event has been typically
held in October and is a supper with an auction on one evening followed by a
golf event the next day. We are looking for an individual who is willing to
chair next year's event (or perhaps two individuals who are willing to
co-chair).
If
you are up to the challenge, ready to work with a lot of great people and ready
to help raise a lot of money for our schools, please contact Priscilla Danner at
tpd.plus6@verizon.net.
Thanks for considering this
request.
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GUIDANCE OFFICE NEWS
CHS/CSHS COURSE REGISTRATION
for 2008/2009 TIMELINE
Jan 31/Feb
1
- CHS Counselors meet
with current 9th grade students during World
Geography
February
4/5: Registration
Information Sessions for current 11th grade students (during school)
February 5:
Current 8th/9th grade Parent Meeting - CHS Cafe @ 6:30
pm
February
6 - Current 10th/11th grade Parent mtg - CSHS Cafe @ 6:30
pm
February
7/8 - CSHS Counselors meet with current 10th grade students during
World History
February 8 - 13:
Current 9th graders will
register online in the CHS computer labs.
February 18
- 22 - Current 10th graders register online in CSHS computer
labs
February
22 - CHS counselors visit DMS/CMS campuses during lunch for
Q&A
Wk of March
24 - Course
selection/verification sheets are mailed home to all students
April 2- current 8th/9th grade
Parent/Student Q&A Session for Course Registration @ 3:30 p.m. in CHS Cafeteria
April 4 - All students must return
course selection/verification sheets to their campus Guidance Office
June 12 -DEADLINE TO SUBMIT
HONORS/PRE-AP or AP CLASS WAIVERS
Questions?
Contact CHS Guidance Office Secretary Karen Terry (817-949-5620) or at Mrs.
Schwartzstein in the CSHS Guidance
Office (817-949-5813).
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Dear CHS/CSHS Parents -
It's EXAM week! Please make sure your student
gets lots of rest, eats healthy, and hits those books so they have the best
chance at success this week. And while we think of it, don't forget some other
very important testings dates that are on the horizon --TAKS
testing! So please mark your calendars and change any appointments
you may already have for your student on the following days:
March 4th May 1st
April 29th May 2nd
April 30th
More details are forthcoming. Don't forget to check the CHS & CSHS
websites (see LINKS below) periodically for all the latest information, and of
course, keep reading your weekly Dragon Diary!
Lynne
Anderson
CHS/CSHS
Dragon Diary Editor
anderlyn@cisdmail.com
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WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE
Mon, Jan 14
5
pm Boys BBall 10th Marcus @ CHS
6
pm Boys Socc JV @ Drag on Stadium
6:30
pm CISD Board Meeting @ JES
7:30
pm Boys Socc Var @ Dragon Stadium
Tues, Jan 15 4:30 pm Lady
Socc JVII @ Dragon Stad
5
pm Lady BBALL JV @ CHS
5
pm Boys BBall JV @ CHS/CSH
5:30
pm Lady Socc JV @ Dragon Stad
6:30
pm Lady BBALL Var @ CSHS
6:30
pm Boys BBall 9A & 9B @ CHS/CSH
7:30
pm Lady Socc Var @ Dragon Stad
8
pm Lady BBALL 9A @ CHS
8
pm Boys BBall Var @ CHS/CSH
Wed, Jan 16 Final
Exams
Thurs, Jan
17 Final
Exams
6:00
pm Swim/Dive Var @ CISD Aquatics Cntr
6:30
pm Var Wrestling @ Carroll Int. Gym
8 pm V Gold HOCKEY vs. F. Mound @ Euless DPSC
TBA
Boys JVII/JV Tourney @ Keller Central
TBA
Boys Socc Var Tourney @ Garland
Friday, Jan
18 Final
Exams
End
of Six Weeks
5
pm Lady BBALL JV @ Birdville
5
pm Boys BBall 9A @ RHS/Thomas
5
pm Boys BBall JV @ RHS/Thomas
6:30
pm Lady BBALL Var @ Birdville
6:30
pm Lady BBALL 9B @ Birdville
6:30
pm Boys BBall 9B @ RHS/Thomas
6:30
pm Lady Socc JVII @ S Grand Prairie
8
pm Lady BBALL 9A @ Birdville
8
pm Boys BBall Var @ RHS/Thomas
TBA
Boys JVII / JV Tourney @ Keller Central
TBA
Boys Socc Var Tourney @ Garland
Sat,
Jan 19 9 am
Wrestling Tournament @ S.Grand Prairie
9:30
am Boys BBall 10th @ Joshua
10
am Lady Socc JV @ Dragon Stad
12
pm Lady Socc Var @ Dragon
Stad
TBA
Boys JVII / JV Tourney @ Keller Central
TBA
Boys Socc Var Tourney @ Garland
Sun,
Jan 20 2:30 pm - ASTRA Meet @ CSHS
SAC
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EXAMS &
EXEMPTIONS - FYI
It's
finally here - semester EXAM WEEK at CHS/CSHS! We've been publishing the
schedule in the DD for quite some time so we hope you've made sure your student
has no appointments during exams this week. Remember, we cannot
allow students to be dismissed early from campus since classes cannot be
interrupted during exams.
And for those of you with 11th & 12th grade students, we
thought you might like to review the offical CSHS EXAM
EXEMPTION policy. Every student would love the
opportunity to exempt out of their final exam but the ability to do so takes
more than having an 'A' average in a given class. And even though the Exemption
policy might not apply to your student now, check it out so you know what
options are available for your student in the future. As always, if you have
any questions, check out the CHS guidance office webpage (9th/10th
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One Act Play -
Cuckoo's Nest
Carroll
Theatre Department's One Act Play for the 2008 season is One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman. Based on Ken Kesey's bestselling novel of the
same name and later made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Jack
Nicholson, the play explores the injustice of treatment on mentally ill
patients.
If
your student is interested in auditioning for the play, have them fill out an
audition packet (available in the CSHS Theatre Dept) by Monday, January 14, in
order to be considered for an audition time later in the week. Audition schedule as follows:
·
Monday,
Jan 14: 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CSHS Auditorium*
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Tuesday,
Jan 15: 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CSHS Auditorium*
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Friday,
Jan 18: Final callbacks will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CSHS
Auditorium (if needed)*
We
want to encourage everyone to audition - no roles have been pre-cast, nor does a student have to be currently
enrolled in a CSHS theater class in order to audition. For more
details on the play and the type of parts available, check out the following website or contact CSHS Theater
Directors Stacie Martinsen (Martins@cisdmail.com) or Roald Martinsen (MartinR@cisdmail.com)
* not everyone will be called
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Cheerleader
Tryouts - JV & Freshmen
 It's that time of year already! CHS
Cheerleading and Dragon Mascot tryouts are scheduled for mid-March, right before
Spring Break. Click
here for all the details - be sure to note there is a
mandatory PARENTS MEETING on Wednesday, Feb 6th.
The CSHS Varsity Cheerleaders tryouts will also be taking place in the next
couple months - more details soon.
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VARIETY
SHOW!!
Do you or your student
have a talent that you would like to share with the Southlake community?! Then be sure to register for the 24th
Annual Variety Show,to be held at CSHS on Feb 22nd & 23rd! This annual popular event is hosted by the
Carroll Choir Boosters and all proceeds benefit the Carroll CHS/CSHS Choir
Department. All CISD students and
their families are eligible to participate!
For more information and
to register, please visit the choir website, or your can pick up a Variety Show
registration form at any CISD campus. Registration deadline is January 18th so don't
delay!
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Helping
Invisible Children
Invisible
Children is an organization that helps support schools in Uganda, Africa,
and Carroll has adopted the Pabbo Secondary School. Our CHS/CSHS students are
now working towards raising money that will; 1) help the Uganda students gain an
education; 2) pay for clean water. During the week of Jan 28th, students will be
selling Invisible Children T-shirts for $15.00 during lunch or
anytime in RM B111. Or you can order
your shirts directly from Invisible Children sponsor Annie Wilson at WilsonA@cisdmail.com. All proceeds go towards helping the Pabbo
Secondary School. For more information
on this wonderful organization, check out the Invisible Children website. Thank you for your support!
Modeling the Invisible T-shirts are CHS
students Carson Combs and Danielle
Mullings
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KUDOS
KORNER
Pictured clockwise from left: Paige Anderson, Jonathan
Mundlin, Collin Singleton, Price Arnold & Katie Robinson.
Congratulations to the
following students selected to represent Carroll High School at the National Ocean
Science Bowl (a.k.a. Dolphin Challenge)
state meet at Texas A&M on Saturday, February 23,
2008:
Paige Anderson
- 10th Price Arnold -
10th
Jonathan
Mundlin - 10th Katie Robinson -
11th
Collin
Singleton - 9th
The
National Ocean Sciences Bowl is a timed competition for teams of high school
students involving critical thought questions and "rapid memory recall". Question topics cover the biology, physics,
geology and chemistry of the oceans as well as related geography, technology,
history, and current events.
CHS/CSHS
students who were interested in competing in the NOS Bowl have been
meeting weekly after-school with CHS Science Club sponsor Bill
Griffith since early October. The final team of five students were
selected based on their test scores on mock challenges, overall knowledge of the
material and consistent attendance to the weekly 'Dolphin Challenge'
meetings.
If
the CHS team places first at the A&M meet, they will then travel to the
National Finals of the NOS Bowl in Seward, Alaska, on April 25-27th.
Thanks
to all who have participated in this event. New horizons are in the
future! For more information on the
National Ocean Science Bowl, check out their website.
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Good news from the Area Band tryouts last Saturday in
Abilene - - 12 Dragon Band students qualified for the trip to Abilene for the
Area Band tryouts and SIX students received the impressive honor of being named
to the All State
Band (they will join Alex Clark, who previously earned a spot in
the All State Jazz Band). Three others were named First Alternate and several
others were 2nd and 3rd Alternates. Thousands of band students from across the
state try to achieve this ultimate accomplishment, but only two percent of the
students that start the audition process actually qualify to advance to the
state level.
The
seven All-State band students will be traveling to San Antonio in February, for
the final chair placement and then several days of clinics and the final
concerts. Please congratulate these students on their tremendous
accomplishments.
All State
Band
Claudine Lucena -
Bassoon Aaron Messing -
Trumpet
Annie Littleton - Alto
Clarinet Brice
Thomas - Tuba
Emily Seiter
-
Oboe Matt Hill - Bass
Clarinet
Alex Clark
- Trombone
(Jazz)
1st
Alternates
2nd
Alternate
Ann Callahan - Bb
Clarinet Ryan Dickey -
Euphonium
Michael Keane -
Bassoon
Travis Howell - French
Horn
3rd/5th
Alternates
Carla Upperman -
Oboe
Kelly Jones -
Flute
The CHS/CSHS band is under
the direction of Ron Behrends, Jay Bach, & Ken Johnson
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The JV Green Team competed in the
Dragon Classic Ice Hockey Tournament over the holidays and brought home
the Runner Up Trophy! Pictured above with their trophy and coaches, the
JV Green Team combined select players from JV Gold (led by Craig Foddrill) and
JV Silver (led by Brian Wingness). This team won their division and went on to
compete in the semi-final and final games. The combined JV Team roster
included: Patrick Berry, Carson Combs, Brandon Fawks, Ryan Fox, Graham
Horrocks, Matt Molle, Connor Morrow, Brian Olson, Jeff Setian, Matt Shrout, Alex
Stefanko, Matt Stevens, Derek Stewart, Nick Wang, Connor Whitteberry, and
Matthew Zaragoza. Both JV Gold and JV Silver Teams will be playing in
separate hockey tournaments over the Martin Luther King
Weekend.
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