Wednesday, May 18, 2016

CSHS Teacher Earns Prestigious Award
Congratulations to Carroll Senior High School teacher John Irish for being named the 2016 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award winner by HumanitiesTexas. This prestigious award recognizes teaching excellence in the humanities fields. Irish teaches AP US History/American Studies.

Durham Intermediate Garden Project Featured in Society Life
Durham Intermediate School's Science Lab garden project, which included harvesting potatoes, is currently featured in Society Life magazine. The feature is located on pages 74-75. Click here to view the electronic copy of the magazine.

Opening Night: 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.

Former Lady Dragon Vying for Team Great Britain Spot
Colorado point guard Kennedy Leonard, a former Lady Dragon, is trying out to represent Team Great Britain. Read the full story about Leonard in MySouthlakeNews.com.

Looking for a Summer Read? Check Out Books on Overdrive
Free eBooks will be available through Overdrive from June 1-30. Click here for more details.

Video Feature: Dragon Quarterback Mason Holmes
The Carroll Dragon football team will wrap up spring football next Thursday with the annual Green-White game at 7:30 p.m. at Dragon Stadium. Click here to watch a video produced by a member of our Carroll ISD intern program featuring starting quarterback Mason Holmes as he discusses the upcoming season.

Southlake Women's Club Annual School Supply Sale in Progress Now
This event is online again for a second year in a row. The Southlake Women’s Club is also offering the opportunity to have the school packs delivered to your home as well as picked up at Carroll High School's Cafeteria. Click here  to order your school supplies now, see participating schools and pick up information/dates.

Record Day: Dragons Win Two Tennis State Championships
The Carroll Dragon tennis program had a historic Tuesday at the UIL State Tennis Championships earning two state titles. Read more details on MySouthlakeNews.com about the match, see video and a Tweet from a former Dragon.

School Closed May 27 and May 30
Carroll ISD schools and offices will be closed Friday, May 27. This is an unused bad weather day built into the school calendar. School will also be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Deadline Friday for Class of 2016 Videoboard Graduation Messages
The Dragon Marketing Department is offering the opportunity to purchase a personalized, 7-second graduation message with photos to appear on the Dragon Stadium videoboard on Friday, June 3, 2016. The cost per message is $50 with proceeds benefiting Carroll ISD's General Fund. Click here for more information and how to order. Deadline is Friday, May 20.

Project Graduation Tickets for Sale
Project Graduation is a Drug and Alcohol free celebration for Graduating Seniors. Seniors will have the chance to spend one last night with their graduating class, enjoy fun times and have a chance to win prizes like TVs, laptops, Apple Watches, Xboxes, jewelry and much more. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on-line at https://www.ticketracker.com/store/events/1551. A price increase will occur on May 27, so get your tickets now.

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.

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.