Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016
Dragon Debate Team Earning Top Performances
The Carroll Dragon Debate team recently competed in the UIL State Congressional Debate Tournament at the University of Texas in Austin.Junior Emma Lin and Dru Patel were both finalists finishing 10th and 12th overall, respectively among all Class 6A state competitors. Read the full story on MySouthlakeNews.com.
Carroll Basketball Friday Includes Coaches vs. Cancer Support Night
The Carroll basketball teams host rival Coppell on Friday at Carroll Senior High School. The Lady Dragons play at 6:30 p.m. and the Dragons start at 8 p.m. Friday's games will help support Coaches vs. Cancer and include "White Out Night" for fans and a T-shirt giveaway. Donations will be accepted during the game as Dragon cheerleaders will pass buckets to collect donations on a Beat The Clock Challenge. During lunch on Friday, basketball team members will collect donations for the event.
Carroll Medical Academy Applications, Essays Due Friday
Eighth and ninth grade CMA online applications and essays are due Friday, Jan. 29 by 4 p.m. Please go to http://tinyurl.com/CMAprocedures for more details on the application process.
CISD Students Selected to Perform at the Confucius Institute’s New Year Celebration
Three Mandarin class students, Chantal Meyer, Elizabeth Jory, and Grace Richmond, were selected to perform at DFW Confucius Institute’s 2016 Chinese New Year Celebration. The students will perform a singing/dancing/Taichi number at UT Dallas’ Clark Center on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 2:30–5 p.m. Admission is free, but advanced reservation is required. Contact Ms. Lee at yushin.lee@southlakecarroll.edu for tickets.
Old Union Elementary PTO announces: "O" What a Night Hits the Marq
Old Union is hosting an upcoming winter charity event. Great food, live music by Dan Quinn, silent and live auctions, restaurant row and much more fun entertainment on Feb. 20 at The Marq. For tickets and more information visit http://ouespto.ejoinme.org/owan.
Dragon Sports News: Swimming, Diving Sweep District Championships
Visit the Dragon sports page on MySouthlakeNews.com and get all the latest news including the swimming and diving district championships. Also read about soccer, basketball and more.
TEDxYouth@Carroll Showcased Variety of Student Speeches
Carroll Senior High School recently hosted TEDxYouth@Carroll and it featured 14 speeches by Dragon students on a vareity of topics.This has become an annual event in Carroll ISD and was organized by Carroll senior Marshall Richardson and Carroll High School teacher Karen Otto. Read more and see photos on MySouthlakeNews.com.
Dragon Cheer Excels at UIL State Competition
Carroll Dragon Cheer competed in the first pilot program for UIL for state cheer competitions over the MLK weekend. With 96 participating schools in the Class 6A Division, Dragon Cheer finished the preliminaries with 2nd place in Band Dance, 4th place in Fight Song, 5th place in Cheer Chant and 2nd place cumulative overall. Dragon Cheer finished 8th in the State Championship finals.
Carroll Student’s Drone Flies High
Carroll High School students from Mr. Nathman’s Digital & Interactive Media class successfully launched and flew a drone they had assembled themselves. The drone demonstration took place on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Carroll High School, but these students had been working on the drone assembly since October. Click here to read more.
School Board Filing Underway for May Election
Filing began Wednesday for three Places on the Carroll Independent School District Board of Trustees. Two seats – Places 6 and 7, held by Matt Kormann and Christopher Archer, respectively – are three-year terms. The Place 1 seat held by Trustee Michele Moore is a one-year unexpired term. The deadline to file for a place on the ballot is Feb. 19. The election is held the first Saturday in May, which is May 7. Read more on MySouthlakeNews.com.
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