Kudos Corner
Emerald Belles Results
The Emerald Belles competed in the ShowMaker's State Competition at Texas State University in San Marcos this past weekend and came home with the top awards! The Belles were awarded 1st place in all three of their competition dances! They also received Outstanding Choreography,Outstanding Technique, Outstanding Precision, Outstanding Showmanship, Judge's Award, Super Sweepstakes, and Line of Champions. At the conclusion of competition ShowMakers recognized and awarded the Belles for Overall Outstanding Entertainment and Creative Costuming in all three of their dances!
The Emerald Belle Officers competed and received 1st place in jazz and lyrical. They were awarded Judge's Award, Super Sweepstakes, Line of Champions, Outstanding Choreography,Technique, Precision, and Showmanship. West Hardin, Laura Pearson, Kristen Mabry, Alexa Trujillo, and Mary Grace Seaton were named in the Top 14 Solo Finalists. Kristen Mabry won 1st place in the 11/12 grade division and Laura Pearson placed 3rd. Alexa Trujillo won 1st place in the 9/10 grade division and Mary Grace Seaton placed 4th. Kailey Munoz, Quinlan Duncan, Andrea Rivas, and Elise Townsend received 1st place in their quartet. Alexa Trujillo and Andrea Rivas received 3rd place for their duet.
The Emerald Belles are under the direction of Melissa Page and assisted by Kathryn Dobrow.
Tennis Update
Congratulations to our Dragon Tennis Team for winning the Grapevine Tournament this weekend. The Dragons competed against 16 teams across the state and took 1st place with 72 pts while A&M Consolidated was 2nd with 42 pts. Please help congratulate these young men/women on a job well done.
Individual Results
- 1st Place: Austin McCasin/Brittaney McCasin (Mixed A Doubles)
- 1st Place: Mason Eberhart (Boys A Singles)
- 1st Place: Lauren Rutherford/Merideth Hope (Girls B Doubles)
- 2nd Place: John Wooldridge (Boys B Singles)
- 2nd Place: Thomas Woessner/Michael Tran (Boys A Doubles)
- 2nd Place: Melissa Tran (Girls A Singles)
- 3rd place: Kristen Rutherford/Clay Angeli (Mixed B Doubles)
- 4th place: Philip Gardner/Ben Talley (Boys B Doubles)
- 4th place: Nicole Griffeth (Girls B Singles)
VASE (Visual Art Scholastic Event)
This past Saturday, at the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) for Region 11, CSHS had 13 entries compete in this annual art competition. There were over 1400 entries from all over our region. Approximately 100 pieces were selected to advance on to the state level. Our own Victoria Orr had both of her pieces advance on to compete at the state level.
Here are the results for these 13 students:
Division I
- Audrey Del Rosario- 56 pts. Pastel still-life Rating 4
- Otto Gillen- 60 pts. Symbolic Profile Rating 4
- Otto Gillen- 55 pts. Self- Portrait Rating 4
- Victoria Orr- 58 pts. Self-Portrait Rating 4
- Victoria Orr- 60 pts. Pastel still-life Rating 4
- Chris Shin- 54 pts. Self-Portrait Rating 4
- Chris Shin- 58 pts. Pastel still-life Rating 4
- Chelsea Thorn- 56 pts. Self-Portrait Rating 4
Division II
- Makenna Banner- 58 pts. Stipple Portrait Rating 4
- Christine Groh- 52 pts. Painting self-Portrait Rating 4
- Chris Zabransky 55 pts. African Mask Rating 4
Division III
- Erika Schroeder- 60 pts. Pastel still-life Rating 4
Division IV
- Lily Kowalski- 60 pts. Watercolor Painting Rating 4
Advanced to State Level:
- Victoria Orr- Pastel Still-life
- Victoria Orr- Self-Portrait
Carroll Robotics
This past Saturday, UTA hosted the Southwest Regional FTC Robotics Competition! There were 24 teams competing from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Norway! (Yes, Norway!) It was the first time Carroll has participated in this type of competition, and it was made possible with the help of funding from a Carroll Education Foundation grant! Our team has been working hard since before Christmas to design, build, and program a robot to work both autonomously and by remote control, to gather balls and shoot them into various goals. Our team did an amazing job! They ended up as Finalists in the competition! In true Dragon Spirit, we also had the best audience turnout and cheering section, earning Carroll the "Motivation Award"!
Jazz Band To Perform in New York
Our Jazz Band I has been selected as one of 15 finalists at the 2010 Essentially Ellington jazz competition in New York City! The band was a finalist in 2007, and this year's students have been working very hard to achieve this goal again. The competition takes place from May 8th-10th, and the students will perform their program before an all-star panel of judges including the famous Wynton Marsalis. The other 14 high schools are from places ranging from Seattle, to New York, to Florida. The press release, which includes the list of high schools competing can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/ye2g7rz
These are incredible kids who have shown incredible discipline, dedication and diligence. Please congratulate them when you see them!
- Braden Walter
- Alec Brown
- Justin Howe
- Jeff Miltenberger
- Tahlla Taylor
- Drew Allen
- Rebecca Ryskoski
- Stefan Benedetti
- Chris Blackwell
- Taylor White
- Charlotte Thayer
- Pete Thayer
- Zach Nivens
- Jeff Cohen
- Cassie Shankman
- Hunter Hendrickson
- Stephen Falkenberg
- Blake Montgomery
Golf Results
All varsity boys teams played in the 2nd Annual Jim McLean Invitational at Waterchase in Arlington. These young men made a fantastic showing in the event finishing 1st and 4th out of 11 teams. We played 36 holes the first day at Waterchase and 18 holes the second day on a tricky par 3 course.
Carroll Black
- Thomas Birdsey (1st individual) 69-77-58 = 204
- Matt Lorence 75-76-62 = 213
- Peter Mladenovic 77-75-63 = 215
- Matt Isler 79-78-59 = 216
- Blake Pugh 80-76-61 = 217
Carroll Green
- Jeff Litwak 75-78-57 = 210
- Corbin Kasten 74-77-63 = 214
- Matt Gilchrest 80-75-61 = 216
- Vincent Martino 76-80-61 = 217
- Ben Kahanania 83-83-62 = 228
Individual Medalist Play
- Brandon Bailey 85-74-63 = 222
- Thomas King 79-80-64 = 223
- Kenny McAvoy 77-87-64 = 228
- Connor Duffy 84-80-66 = 230
Please congratulate these young men on a job well done!
The Varsity Girls Black golf team competed at the Texas A&M Consolidated Invitational Tournament this past weekend in College Station. They finished 2nd place out of 16 teams. (Top 10 field) They will be competing again this weekend in Houston at the Plantation Course. Please congratulate these girls and wish them luck again this weekend!
- Brianna Murray 82-72 = 154 (3rd place Individually)
- Kailey Glenn 76-81 = 157 (Top 10)
- Lindsey Alexander 84-78 = 162
- Alex Celli 86-82 = 168
- Allison Bock 94-86 = 180
- Victoria Orr - Medalist 92-98 = 190
Winterguard Competition Success
On February 20, the Southlake Carroll Varsity Winterguard participated in the Birdville competition at Thomas Coliseum. The Guard took first place in the Scholastic AA division and was promoted to the Scholastic A division. For the remainder of theseason we will be competing against the top 15 guards in north Texas.
This is a first for any Carroll Guard and we are very proud to be considered a part of such a talented field. The Carroll Cadets also brought home the 1st place trophy. The Cadets are comprised ofstudents in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades throughout the district. If you see any of these girls, please congratulate them. Both groups will be competition this weekend at Aledo High School.
Track Results - Trojan Relays
The boys varsity and junior varsity track teams finished first out of 16 teams at the Trojan Relays. The girls varsity and junior varsity track teams finished second. Congratulations!
Dragon 2009 Yearbook Earns Prestigious Honor
The Dragon 2009 yearbook is in a class all by itself. The yearbook earned special national recognition as it was awarded first place by the American Scholastic Press Association earning 935 of a possible 1,000 points in the critique. About 400 yearbooks were scored in the competition.
Here’s a breakdown of the points awarded:
Content Presentation: 360 of 360 points
Page Design: 200 of 200 points
General Photography: 145 of 175 points
Publication Structure: 190 of 220 points
Creativity: 40 of 45 points.
State Swim/Dive Results
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One of our board members Bernie Ausdenmoore dressed as the Dragon mascot for our swimmers at the state swim meet. |
Our Southlake Carroll Swim/Dive Teams had an amazing weekend at the Texas State 5A Swim/Dive Meet in Austin, Texas. Our Dragon Men finished 2nd and our Dragon Women finished 3rd. It was a tremendous "TEAM" effort by all of our swimmers and diver. There are over 250 HS Swim/Dive Teams in Class 5A in Texas.
Relay finishes were as follows:
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Individual finishes were as follows:
- Bryce Klein freshman 3rd 1 mtr diving 486.30
- Claire Singley senior 5th 200 free 1:50.09 All-American Auto (new school record) PR
- Emily Zapinski freshman 14th 200 free 1:53.23 (best this season, 1:51.68 All-American consideration)
- Connor Nolan junior 2nd 200 IM 1:49.62 All-American Auto (new school record) PR
- Curtis Goss sophomore 12th 200 IM 1:57.05 (best this season, 1:55.78 All-American consideration)
- Cassidy Lapp junior 9th 50 free 23.96 All-American consideration (new school record) PR
- Ian Rea senior 6th 50 free 20.84 All-American Auto (new school record) PR
- Taylor Derevyanik sophomore 12th 100 fly 57.38 All-American consideration (best this season, 57.25)
- Ted Singley sophomore 8th 100 fly 50.45 All-American Auto (new school record) PR
- Ian Rea senior 5th 100 free 45.54 All-American Auto (new school record) PR
- Claire Singley senior 4th 500 free 4:53.40 All-American Auto (season best)
- Connor Nolan junior 2nd 500 free 4:25.97 All-American Auto PR
- Ted Singley sophomore 5th 500 free 4:32.14 All-American Auto PR
- Andrew Goss senior 8th 500 free 4:36.40 All-American consideration PR
- Taylor Derevyanik sophomore 12th 100 back 57.64 All-American consideration (best this season, 57.13 All-American Auto)
- Ryan Walker sophomore 10th 100 back 52.44 All-American consideration PR
- Curtis Goss sophomore 12th 100 back 53.06 (best this season, 52.94)
- Elise Weisert sophomore 6th 100 breast 1:04.40 All-American Auto PR
- Chelsea Dunlap senior 7th 100 breast 1:04.62 All-American Auto (season best)
Congratulations to ALL of our Dragon Swimmers and Divers! What a great season, we are so very proud of you!
State Wrestling Results
Congratulations to the Dragon wrestlers for a strong finish at the UIL State meet in Austin this past weekend. The team sent four wrestlers and finished a surprising 13th overall in the tournament. Texas has one true state tournament that is not broken into classifications which adds to this high finish. Headlining the accomplishments were Sr. Kody Weaver placing 3rd at 285 and Jr. Dominic Cruciani placing 6th at 189. Jr. Dillon Swacker and Sr. Nick Barz finished in the top 12, both winning a match on the first day of competition. These wrestlers could not have accomplished this without their teammates pushing them in practice everyday and supporting them down in Austin. This season has truly been a TEAM effort. Thank you to everyone who has supported the team this year and we look forward to many top 10 and state championship finishes in the coming years.
Harvard Results
With over 400 schools in attendance at the largest high school speech and debate tournament, Carroll placed 9th in the overall sweepstakes awards at Harvard University. In Congressional Debate, 380 students were entered and the top 132 advanced to the semi-final round. All five of our Congressional Debaters advanced: Austin Wood, Scott McWilliams, Arvind Venkataraman, Paul Samuel, and then Taz Sella advanced to the final round of the top 24. In Lincoln-Douglas Debate, which had over 400 entries advanced the top 64 debaters and Patrick Graham advanced by having a 5-1 record. In the Individual events arena, Jessica Nadalin advanced to the top 32 in Humorous Interpretation and the top 64 in Dramatic Interpretation with over 350 entries in each event. Dillon Huff advanced to the top 24 in extemporaneous speaking. This is the last national tournament of the season and are currently preparing for the State Tournament.
College Readiness Award
Carroll Senior High School has received the "2009 College Readiness Award" from the Texas ACT Council. The honor recognizes schools for maintaining or increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and significantly increasing their level of achievement and college readiness. The Texas ACT Council is comprised of secondary and post-secondary educators who advise ACT, Inc. on the utilization of ACT programs and services in Texas schools and colleges. In 2009, nearly 160,000 Texas students took the ACT which was an all-time high and Texas ACT scores have increased substantially over the last five years.
Saturday the Carroll Compsci team competed in the second annual SMU Programming Contest! The contest almost had to be called off because of the snowstorm, but the determined SMU Computer Science and Engineering students and faculty found a way to make it all happen!Approximately 30 teams from 15 different high schools were in attendance. In addition to the contest, students were treated to presentations from the Lyle Engineering School and the Guild Hall Game Design Program, and current project demonstrations from Guild Hall! Former Carroll Computer Science students Ben Klingler, Kyle Hanson, and Tim Scalzo, now students at SMU, were helping to host the competition!
Carroll had two teams competing:
Team 1:Rowdy Howell/Andre Nel/Jim Klopchic
Team 2: Blossom Bologna/Steven Little/Alec Brown
Everyone did well, and we came away with the following awards:
1st place team! (Rowdy/Andre/Jim)
2nd place individual: Rowdy
3rd place (tie): Jim
3rd place (tie): Andre
5th place: Alec
Eleven Carroll Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Carroll Independent School District is proud to announce that 11 Carroll Senior High School students have been named Semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Competition. The students were among 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide who will compete for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $36 milion.
Among those honored are: Alec Brown, Devon Bussell, Alexandra Danner, Ryan Gentry, Dillon Huff, Emily Lang, Sara Lanier, Michael Panek, Amanda Presmyk, William Weaver and Yuefeng Wu.
School officials said more than 1.5 million juniors in about 22,000 high schools entered the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/national Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as the initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state.
Approximately 15,000 Semifinalists are expected to advance to the Finalist level and it is from this group that all National Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
CSHS Principal Announces 40 Commended Students
Carroll Senior High School Principal Michael Rhodes announced today that 40 CSHS students have earned Commended recognition in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. The district announced last week that 11 students were named Semifinalists in the competition.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2010 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
The Commended Students include: Charles Allen, Emily Augustini, Stephen Bay, Winston Berg, Tyler Bravo, Paige Brewin, Hannah Brown, McHaney Carter, Lauren Crowley, Chelsea Dunlap, Tyler Fry, Andrew Glenn, Katherine Golden, Carissa Grisham, Matthew Hartman, Emily Hopkins, Zamin Husain, Michael Keane, Esterh Ma, Matthew Mason, Anna McCormack, Scott McWilliams, Evan Meehan, Andre Nel, Cassandra Pelton, Sirisha Pokala, Jacob Popkin, Ian Rea, Nisha Shah, Andrew Shiminski, Perrx Sook, Jordan Stricklin, Samuel Sturgis, David Taylor, Charlotte Thayer, Lindsey Troop, Michael Venesky, Blake Walter, Lauren Wilcox and Micah Williams.
Carroll Students Earn Black American, Hispanic Merit Honors
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more than 1,600 Black American high school seniors who have been designated Semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program. Carroll Senior High School senior Lauren Casonhua was among those honored. These scholastically talented students now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship Awards, worth some $2.6 million, to be offered next spring.
Approximately 1,300 Semifinalists are expected to fulfill additional requirements and advance to the Finalist level in the 2010 program. All Achievement Scholar awardees will be selected from the Finalist group on the basis of their abilities, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
Also honored from CSHS were seven students selected as 2009-2010 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars. The NHRP was initiated in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. This year’s group consists of nearly 5,000 students selected from a pool of over 200,000 students who took the 2008 PSAT and identified themselves as Hispanic/Latino. Students have achieved a minimum PSAT score their region and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are designated as Scholars.
Hispanic Program Scholars from CSHS include Tyler Bravo, Chase Brooke, Laura Christensen, Hilary Dalton, Andrea Herrera, Celina Mojica, and Andrew Shiminsk.
CSHS Senior Earns National Recognition
Carroll Senior High School senior Kody Weaver has earned a prestigious honor. Weaver is among select students across the country named Outstanding Participants in the National Achievement Scholarship Program being referred to colleges and universities. The 3,100 students scored in the top three percent of more than 16,000 Black Americans who requested consideration in the program. Weaver received a certificate for recognition.
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