VOLUME 3 ISSUE 5/ SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Gold & Black pride is all about 'giving back'
This year's homecoming week is Oct. 5-9 and continues with the theme "Gold and Black Give Back!" As in years past, CHS is collecting personal hygiene items not covered by WIC to be donated to local charity groups for distribution in the community. 

"Typically, our CCS students donate enough of these items to last our charities from October until July," said Marsha Hook, one of the faculty organizers of the event. "This year, however, we are challenging the Trojan Nation to donate enough items to last a full year. That means  THREE MORE MONTHS worth of donated personal goods!"

Gold and Black Give Back became a new tradition in 2010 when homecoming organizers decided to take school pride and funnel it to focus on serving the less fortunate in our community instead of spending the money on parade floats that were going to end up in a landfill. The first year more than 13,000 toiletry items were collected to donate to local charitable organizations and each year, the volume has increased significantly. The drive includes participation from all Carrollton students, from pre- kindergartners to seniors in high school. Click the video in the upper right corner to learn a little more about it, and stay tuned for more information on how to donate other homecoming events.

Order your T-shirt
for Homecoming

Celebrate Homecoming 2015 with a customized T-shirt commemorating the event.

T-shirts can be ordered through Wednesday, Sept. 30, with orders turned in to the CHS front office. Cash and debit/credit cards only  will be accepted for payment. 

Click here to print out an order form for your convenience.

New counseling,
career support 
web page launched 

In an effort to make readily available news to help students prepare for graduation and post-secondary plans, the CHS Guidance Counseling Department and Career Center have joined forces to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive one-stop-shop for this information.

To access the site, click here.


SAT Word 
of the Week 

Each week Carrollton High School features an SAT "Word of the Week" to help students build their vocabulary in preparation of the test.

Last week's word was:

plausible
(plaw-zuh-buh l)

As used on the SAT, its meaning is: seemingly valid or acceptable; credible.  Here it is in a sentence:  When you don't have your homework you should really work  hard to come up with a more plausible excuse than "the dog 
ate my homework."

Click the image above to see Leigh Anne's and Vernonica's first elementary school video.
Media interns Turner, Lee
take their skills to CES
Two Carrollton High School media interns have been assigned to CES to capture and record news at the school and share it with the world.

Seniors Veronica Lee, left, and Leigh Anne Turner started their assignment a couple of weeks ago and have already produced a video that has been shared internally at the school and on Facebook. Both students are thrilled to be part of the CES family.

Leigh Anne, who began her academic career at CES many years ago, is excited to be back "home." When the duo had their first meeting with Karen Wild, CES principal, and Kristie Poor, media specialist and intern supervisor, Leigh Anne couldn't believe how much smaller the media center seemed to her compared to her memory as a CES student.

"I remember it being so big," she said, looking around the space. "It looks different now."

Leigh Anne, who wants to be a broadcast journalist someday, appreciates the practical experience she's gaining through the program.

"The opportunities Carrollton has given me have greatly enhanced my high school experience," she said. "As an intern, I get to work with both the staff and students. I always looking forward to filming the students. They make everything more exciting and all the hard work worth it."

Veronica, who plans to attend the University of West Georgia to become an elementary school teacher, says the internship has been a great way to learn about the elementary setting.

"It's been a great experience working with the kids and getting to see what each class is learning," she said.

Ms. Poor, who supervises the students and helps them with assignments, has found the program rewarding as well.

"We are so excited to have Leigh Anne and Veronica with us at CES," she said. "I have been so impressed with their maturity, initiative and diligence with creating the video projects. I believe collaborations such as this between CES and our high school students are a great opportunity to maintain personal connections vertically within our system, which can be difficult to do once students leave the elementary school, while at the same time increasing the students' experience and knowledge of media production."

Jonathan Maples, Leigh Anne and Veronica's mass media teacher at CHS, came up with the idea to collaborate with another school in the system to give his students a wider experience.

"It made it easy logistically since all of our schools are on one campus," he said. "It was just a matter of setting it up and running with it. I'm very proud of their efforts."
This year's motto:

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Abraham Lincoln

PLC CORNER
Dual enrollment gives students head start in high school
Building relationships with the University of West Georgia and West Georgia Technical College has been a mission of the Performance Learning Center (PLC) since it opened its doors four years ago.   Students take advantage of the opportunity to enroll in academic and certificate dual enrollment classes while attending the PLC.  These students are earning both college and high school credits while still enrolled in high school!  

This semester, Logan Brown and Austin Todd are taking academic dual enrollment classes at the University of West Georgia.  Oscar Rodriguez (welding), James Lynch (academic), Aaron Martinez (welding), and Amelia Metzger - not pictured - (criminal justice) are taking dual enrollment classes at West Georgia Technical College.  

Carrollton City Schools endorses the PLC's efforts and ensures that the students are provided transportation to and from the West Georgia Technical College campus throughout the school day.  Congratulations to our students for their focus on their as they pursue this wonderful opportunity!