Monday, April 20, 2015

School Board Meeting Tonight
The Carroll ISD School will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the CISD Board Room, located at 2400 North Carroll. View tonight's agenda here. The Board Meeting video will be available online Tuesday morning here.

Dragons STAAR Testing This Week
This week, Carroll ISD students will continue state testing for the 2014-2015 school year. Testing will run this week and continue into the first week of May. These exams are required by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and administered at the student’s home campus. Read the schedule on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Record Qualifier for CISD Debate
Two members of the Dragon Debate team made district history at the Lone Star District Tournament qualifying tournament. The students will join teammates at the national Tournament of Champions in Kentucky this weekend. Read the full story on MySouthlakeNews.com.

Several Dragons Qualify for 6A Area Meet
The Carroll track and field teams competed last week at Coppell High School in the District 7-6A meet. The Dragons finished first with 182 points and the Lady Dragons finished second with 137 points. Several members of the boys' and girls' teams qualified for the Area Meet in Cedar Hill on April 23. Read the list of area qualifiers on MySouthlakeNews.com.

CISD Student Artwork Featured at Art in the Square This Weekend
The annual Art in the Square event returns to Southlake Town Square April 24- 26 and Carroll ISD student artwork will be among the featured works at event. The K-12 Student Art Show will be inside Town Hall on the second and third floors. Click here for exhibit hours. More information about Art in the Square 2015 can be found on the event’s website.

Durham Hosts Spring Cleaning Donation Drive
The Recycling Club at Durham Intermediate School is teaming up to collect clothing, blankets, sheets, shoes and backpacks for third world countries. To draw attention to the needs of others around the world, Durham hosted a shoeless day earlier this month. The donation drive continues through the end of the month. Click here for more information.

CISD Counseling Hosts Wellness Guest Speaker
Former Carroll ISD counselor Annie Tam, M.Ed., LPC returns on Tuesday, April 28 to speak about Adolescent Wellness. The presentation is hosted by the Carroll ISD Counseling Department and will be held in the Carroll High School Lecture Hall located at 800 White Chapel. The presentation will last approximately one hour and take place twice on Tuesday, April 28th, once at 9 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. Please RSVP to Erin.Smith@SouthlakeCarroll.edu. Students, parents, staff and community members are welcome to attend. Click here for more information.

Thursday Last Day to Order Official Relay For Life Southlake T-Shirt
Carroll ISD announces this year’s “Paint the Town Purple” t-shirt is available for purchase online. A portion of the donation will cover the cost of the shirt; the remaining money will be donated to Relay for Life Southlake. Carroll ISD teachers and staff will be allowed to wear this shirt on Thursdays in May with jeans. Order by April 23 and pick up Tuesday, May 6 at the Administration Building. Click here for more information and to place an order.

Lady Dragons Vying For District Title Tonight
The Carroll Lady Dragon softball team is having an historic season.The Lady Dragons are vying for their first district championship since 2004. Carroll is currently tied for at least a co-championship. Follow the Lady Dragons on Gamechanger here. Carroll is 14-5 overall and 9-0 in District 7-6A. The Lady Dragons, who host Colleyville Heritage at 6 p.m. tonight in a rescheduled game from Friday, need one district victory to win the title outright.

OUES Night Tonight at Dragon Baseball
The Carroll Dragon baseball team will host Old Union Elementary School Night at 7 p.m. tonight at Dragon Field. Students, staff and parents from OUES will be recognized. The game was rescheduled from last Friday. Students wearing a Dragon T-shirt receive free admission. Parents are required to pay the gate fee.

DMS Hosting Fundraiser at Torchy's Tacos Tuesday
Dawson Middle School is hosting a Spirit Night at Torchy's Tacos in Southlake on Tuesday, April 21. Place a dine-in or carry-out order between 5-9 p.m. and mention Dawson. Torchy's will donate 15% to DMS.

Athletic Physical Information for 2015-2016
Physicians, nurses, and physical therapists from All-Star Orthopaedics, as well as other local physicians, will be working together for physicals for CISD athletes. The cost of the physical is $30, with all the proceeds benefiting Carroll ISD Athletics. Click here for more information including the physical dates.

Looking for a Dragon Summer Camp?
Click here to see the latest camp listings for Dragons on MySouthlakeNews.com. Sports and non-sports camps are listed and be sure to bookmark this page as camps are added periodically.