Monday, May 16, 2016

Provide Feedback by Taking Carroll ISD Safety Survey - Deadline Wednesday
Carroll ISD has provided a safety survey for all parents and employees to fill out and offer feedback on school safety, security and wellness. Feedback is important as Carroll ISD strives to improve serving our students. Deadline to submit the survey is 5 p.m. Wednesday. All responses are anonymous. If you are a CISD parent or employee and did not receive the survey email, please email julie.thannum@southlakecarroll.edu. Some Verizon accounts have had difficulty receiving the survey emails. Please check email settings and, if needed, send a request for email to be resent.

School Board Meeting Tonight
The Carroll ISD School Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the CISD Administration Center, located at 2400 North Carroll. Tonight's meeting will include the Oath of Office for newly-elected Board members and recognition of the campus Volunteers of the Year. View tonight's agenda here.

Dragon Runner Produces Record-Setting Performance at State
Dragon junior distance runner Reed Brown became a state champion last Friday in record-setting fashion. Brown won the Class 6A gold medal in the 3,200 meters with a record time. Click here to read about Brown and the other Dragon runners competing at the state meet.

CISD Student Selected to US Chinese Bridge Team
Carroll junior Jarred Repice has been chosen to represent the Southern U.S. team at the World Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition in Beijing and Kunming China. Among all the U.S. contestants, only two make the team. World contestants are invited to compete in China in October as a Chinese government’s national guest. Repice is the fourth student from the CISD Chinese program to make U.S. World Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency team in the past five years. For more information about the competition, click here.

Carroll Senior High Senior Awards Tuesday
Carroll Senior High School will celebrate the Seniors of 2016 at the Senior Awards Recognition at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the CSHS auditorium.

Dragon Baseball Eliminated from Postseason
The Carroll Dragon baseball season came to an end last Friday vs. Hebron. The Dragons fell 2-1 in Game 2 of a best-of-three series. Read more about the series on MySouthlakeNews.com.

CHS Teacher Apppointed to State Review Panel
Congratulations to CHS Mandarin Chinese Teacher, Yuhsin Lee, for being appointed to serve on the state review panel for Proclamation 2017. This is one of the most influential advisory positions in Texas education and this appointment reflects Mrs. Lee’s interest, ability, and expertise in the field of Mandarin Chinese. Mrs. Lee will work with other appointees to determine to what extent the instructional materials cover the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as well as documenting any factual errors that might be discovered. 

Summer School Registration Information
Registration has started for Carroll ISD's Summer School sessions. Session I and II registration and tuition must be completed and paid by Friday, June 3. Click here for the registation form and more details.

Audiobooks for Teens All Summer
Fill up your digital library with audiobooks to enjoy throughout the year. From May 5-Aug. 17, http://audiobooksync.com will offer two free young adult audiobooks each week. The mp3 formatted audiobook files work in conjunction with Carroll ISD’s secondary library eBook platform Overdrive. Read more on MySouthakeNews.com.

CMS Theater Presents Alice in Wonderland
CMS Theater is proud to present Alice in Wonderland through May 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the CMS Cafetorium. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at tickettracker.com or at the show entrance. View the show poster here.

DPAC Presents Shrek the Musical
Dawson Performing Arts Company presents Shrek the Musical, May 18-20 at 7 p.m. in the Dawson cafeteria. Reserved $10 and $15 tickets can be purchased at https://ticketracker.com/store/events/1583. The performance on May 18 is $5 for CISD students and teachers with an ID and $5 tickets are available at the door for all performances.