VOLUME 3 ISSUE 17 / JANUARY 15, 2016
Band to perform  in MLK holiday parade

The Carrollton Trojan Band will participate in the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in downtown Carrollton Monday. The parade starts at 11 a.m.

Carrollton City Schools will be closed in observance of the holiday on Monday. CHS students return Tuesday, which will be a "B" day. 

2016-2017 school
calendar proposed

On Jan. 12, the Carrollton Board of Education approved a proposed school calendar for 2016-2017. The tentative approval allows for a month of public review and opportunity for comment before final adoption, expected in February. 

Sadie Hawkins
dance Jan. 30
The annual Sadie Hawkins will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, from 8 to 11 p.m. in the band room. Tickets will be on sale Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the front office. One ticket is $8, two tickets are $10.

SAT Word 
of the Week 

Stoic 
(stoh-ik)

As used on the SAT, its meaning is: indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive. 

Here it is used in a sentence:  In the African plains, wildlife photographers display a stoical ability to endure hours without moving.


CHS ambassadors are, front, from left, Jill Fazio, Holley Dalton and Hannah Brooks. Back row: Thomas Culwell, Leigh Anne Turner, Kirby Criswell, Tim Green, Max Schoenfeld and Anthony Zheng.
CHS students to serve
as SOS ambassadors

Carrollton High School is one of 14 schools in Georgia participating in the Secretary of State's Ambassador Program. The goal of the program is to provide high school students an opportunity to engage as leaders within their school and community.

The nine CHS students serving as ambassadors are Holley Dalton, Leigh Anne Turner, Anthony Zheng, Hannah Brooks, Thomas Culwell, Max Schoenfeld, Kirby Criswell, Jill Fazio and Tim Green. Through this program, they will gain leadership experience by learning about and teaching Georgia civics to their peers, learning about voter registration, and promoting and encouraging other students to register to vote. They will work in a team environment to create a dialogue that gets first-time high school voters educated, excited and engaged about elections.

The Ambassador Program kickoff was held Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the state Capitol where the students were addressed by Secretary of State Brian Kemp and his staff. The students attended workshops on how to be a successful ambassador and the importance of voter registration. The program also included a tour of the Capitol.

Back at CHS, the team of students will work together to educate their peers about voter awareness by planning and participating in various school and civic events throughout the semester. The team already has produced a video shown to fellow students about the importance of voting. View the video.

This year's motto:

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

CHS teachers awarded Carroll EMC 'Bright Ideas' grants
Congratulations to teachers Kasey Austin and Noah Brewer who were awarded Bright Ideas grants this week. Carroll Electrical Membership Corp.'s Bright Ideas grants are funded through the cooperative's Operation Roundup, a program funded by Carroll EMC members who "round up" their electric bills each month. Since 2007, local teachers have received grants totaling nearly $400,000 to enhance the learning of students in Carroll EMC's seven-county service area.
PLC CORNER
Pictured, from left, are Trevor Pilgrim, Aaron Martinez, Madelyn Smith, Alea Phillips, Austin Todd, Hunter Benefield, and James Lynch.  Not pictured are Chanel Johnson, Kimberly Prince, Oscar Rodriguez and Tito Shenker.
'Move On When Ready' a versatile option for PLC students

A point of focus of the Performance Leaning Center is to ensure students at the PLC are not content with just graduating with a high school diploma; therefore, the PLC staff works diligently to ensure students take advantage of the recent educational opportunities now available.

Currently, the PLC has 10 students who are taking advantage of the Move On When Ready legislation by taking dual enrollment courses this semester at West Georgia Technical College: Hunter Benefield (welding); Chanel Johnson (cosmetology); James Lynch (culinary); Aaron Martinez (welding); Alea Phillips (academic core); Trevor Pilgrim (welding); Kimberly Prince (EMT); Oscar Rodriguez (welding); Tito Shenker (HVAC); and Madelyn Smith (academic core). They all are taking courses at West Georgia Technical College.

Another student, Austin Todd, is taking academic core courses at the University of West Georgia. Congratulations to these hard working students who are preparing for college and careers while still in high school!