Thursday, February 12, 2015

Carroll ISD Superintendent Featured in Star-Telegram
Superintendent Dr. David Faltys was featured this week in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and discussed his expectations for the district in 2015. Read the story here.

Relay For Life Southlake Informational Meeting Feb. 18
Join Carroll ISD and the American Cancer Society for an information meeting next Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 6-7 p.m. at the CISD Administration Center to learn more about Relay For Life Southlake. The event returns to Carroll High School on Friday, May 29. This is the sixth year CISD and ACS have teamed up to right cancer. Read more about this year’s event on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Carroll Hosting North Texas Region OM Tourney
Mark your calendars for Creativity on Saturday, Feb. 28 when CISD hosts the North Texas Region Odyssey of the Mind Tournament at Carroll High School from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A record 68 teams from across North Texas will compete, including 23 teams from Carroll. Read more on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Lady Dragon Basketball Teams Gear for Playoffs
The Carroll Lady Dragon basketball team completed an undefeated District 7-6A season with a 61-46 victory against Colleyville Heritage on Tuesday. Read about the Lady Dragons' playoff game and an update on the boys' team on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Family Comedy Night Fundraiser Tickets on Sale
Tickets are still available for Carroll Family Comedy Night on Friday, Feb. 20 from 7-9:00 p.m. The event will feature two professional comedians, Damon Sumner and Dean Lewis from Last Comic Standing, and is appropriate for the whole family! Students are $5 each, adults are $8, and family packs of 4 tickets are $20. Buy online at DragonDebate.com or see the order form here. Tickets will be sold at the door if available; however, discounted family packs will not be sold on event night. Concessions and Dragon Plaid spirit wear will be available for purchase at the show. Sponsored by Dragon Debate.

Carroll Hockey Team Hosting Senior Night Tonight
The Carroll Hockey Association will honor graduating senior Dragon hockey players at its annual Senior Night Thursday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. p.m. at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Farmers Branch, located at 12700 N. Stemmons Freeway. The Dragon senior hockey players and their parents will be recognized on the ice in a pre-game presentation before the varisty game vs. Richardson/Rockwall at 8:15 p.m.

Carroll AP Boosters Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
Graduating Carroll ISD seniors are eligible to apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the AP Booster Club. Complete details include application requirements are available by clicking here. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 27.

Ready for Launch: NASA Party Friday at Carroll ISD Observatory
Eubanks Intermediate School and Dawson Middle School are excited to offer students the opportunity to participate in the first NASA Student Launch Party at Carroll ISD’s Observatory on Friday, Feb. 13 from 6-8 p.m. The purpose of NASA’s Student Launch Party is to promote NASA’s upcoming Multiscale Magnetosphere Mission (MMS), which is set to launch March 12. Read more on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Dragons Go Red Blood Drive Feb. 19
This year, Carroll ISD is teaming up with Carroll Senior High School Student Council for a district wide blood drive. The drive will be Thursday, Feb. 19 at CSHS. Click here to make a reservation online. The Blood Drive is part of Dragons Go Red during the month of February. Additional Dragons Go Red activities include weekly emails from CISD Health Services, and donations to the American Heart Association for the opportunity for staff to wear jeans on Thursdays throughout the month. Read more details on MySouthlakeNews.com.

CSHS Key Club Hosting Golf Fundraiser
The Carroll Senior High School Key Club is hosting a charity golf tournament as it tries to raise $15,000 for the Children's Miracle Network, Southwest Kids and Key Club. The event will be held Saturday, March 28 at Sky Creek Ranch. The cost is $150 per player or $550 per foursome. Raffle contests, hole contests and a banquet will also be part of the event. Sponsors are also being accepted for each hole for $75 by contacting Allison Alonzo at allylovesgolf@gmail.com. Click here to donate or register for the event.

Southlake Basketball Hosting Tryouts Sunday
Southlake Basketball will host boys' and girls' spring/summer team tryouts for grades 5-9 Sunday, Feb. 15 at Carroll Senior High School. Session I will be for grades 5-6 from 2-3:45 p.m. Session II will be for grades 7-8 from 4-5:45 p.m. Session III will be for 9th graders from 6-7:45 p.m. The tryout skills session is free. The season will run from late March through June. Deadline to register is Feb. 14. On-site registration will also be available. Click here to register.