Monday, March 23, 2015

School Board Meeting Tonight
The Carroll ISD School Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the CISD Board Room, located at 2400 North Carroll. Click here to view tonight's agenda. The Carroll Dragon swimming and diving teams will be honored tonight.

Carroll Robotics Team Looking for Sponsors
The Carroll Senior High Robotics Team is looking for sponsors to help them attend the VEX World Championships in Louisville on April 15–18. The largest sponsor will receive naming rights for the robot. The sponsor’s name or logo will be displayed on the robot, which will be participating in matches that will be streamed live and viewed worldwide. Click here to find out more.

CHS/CSHS PTO Accepting Applications for Scholarship
The CHS/CSHS PTO is now accepting scholarship applications for graduating seniors. The application process involves an application, at least two teacher evaluations, transcripts, and a 200-250 word, typed narrative on post graduation goals. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded and announced at the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 19. The deadline to submit an application to the guidance office at CSHS is Monday, April 27. Applications are available in the guidance office. Contact Jenny Welsh, jandjwelsh@verizon.net for questions.

Carroll Soccer Playoff Games Set
The Carroll Lady Dragon and Dragon soccer teams are headed to the state playoffs. The teams will play a Class 6A bi-district doubleheader next Thursday, March 26 at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth. The Lady Dragons face Mansfield at 6 p.m. The Dragons meet South Grand Prairie at 7:45 p.m. Nolan HS is located at 4501 Bridge Street in Fort Worth.

Old Union Night at Dragon Baseball Game
The Dragon baseball team will recognize Old Union Elementary Tuesday at 7 p.m. when they host Coppell in its District 7-6A opener at Dragon Field. OUES students, staff and parents will be recognized. Students wearing a Dragon T-shirt receive free admission. Read more on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Dyslexia Therapists Hosting Pizza Function
CHS and CSHS students in the dyslexia program are invited to attend a pizza and conversation lunch Friday, March 27. Report to the Guidance Office at CSHS and Room B105 at CHS.

Dragon Softball “Teal Out” Game Rescheduled
The Carroll Lady Dragon softball has rescheduled the annual “Teal Out” game for Friday, March 27. The Lady Dragons could not play tonight due to wet conditions. The JV game starts at 5:30 p.m. and the Varsity starts at 7:15 p.m. Both teams play Haltom. The cancer awareness game is in memory of Patti Walter, a team mom during the 2013 season who passed away last month. Help support the fight against the disease and help the Lady Dragons softball team raise money. The players will be raising money to throw a pie at CHS Principal P.J. Giamanco between games. The team will also host a bake sale and Grubbs Infiniti will donate $20 for every test drive.

Apply Now for CREW and Varsity Mascot Tryouts
Applications are being accepted through Friday, April 3 for students interested in being a member of CREW next school year. To be a member of CREW a student must be a senior during the 2015-2016 school year. To try out for Varsity Mascot a student must be a junior or a senior during the 2015-2016 school year. Applications are available at Carroll Senior High School in room 405, Mascot applications are also available in the front office at CSHS, and Carroll High School. Tryouts will be Friday, April 10 at CSHS. Email questions to CREW sponsor Linda Lacava linda.lacava@southlakecaroll.edu.

Carroll Education Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications
Graduating Carroll ISD seniors are eligible to apply for CEF scholarships through April 3rd. Click here to download the application and eligibility requirements.

Bob Jones Nature Center Green Fest March 28 in Town Square
This year's Bob Jones Nature Center Green Fest will be held Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. at Southlake Town Square. Children in kindergarten-6th grade can bring juice pouches to recycle and enter into a raffle for a new iPad. Click here for more Green Fest information.

Dragon Camps: Camp Invention Coming in June
Camp Invention will be held June 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Carroll Middle School. The camp cost is $265. The camp offers many creative appliciations including engaging children in product-based, entrepreneurial thinking through video game design while considering user-friendliness, game-play operation, aesthetic appeal and functionality. Click here to read more about the camp.

Register Your Team for Relay For Life Southake
Teams are forming now, visit http://www.relayforlife.org/southlaketx to register your team or join an existing one. The last day for teams to submit their $50 commitment is Friday, April 24. Relay will be Friday, May 29 at Carroll High School located at 800 White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake. Relay will not be an all-night event this year. Relay For Life Southlake 2015 will be from 6 p.m.- 12 a.m. with entertainment starting at 4:30 p.m. This is the sixth year Carroll ISD, the American Cancer Society and the Southlake Community have come together to raise awareness and funds to fight cancer.

Next SPARK Meeting March 30: Youth Injuries
SPARK will host its rescheduled meeting Monday, March 30 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Carroll High School lecture room. Adults and teens are invited to attend. The meeting will discuss youth injuries, the signs of overuse and what you need to know about concussions.