VOLUME 3 ISSUE 18/ FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Academic Fair winners announced

Congratulations to the winners of the CJHS Academic Fair, announced Thursday. The top photo features the eighth grade placers and the bottom captures the seventh grade award recipients. Many thanks to the Carrollton Academic Booster Club for supporting the fair and helping with associated costs. "We are extremely proud of the work many of our students have been producing throughout this school year and want to take every opportunity to share that pride with our parents, our teachers, and our community," said Dr. Todd Simpson, principal. "Congratulations to all on a job well done!"

Items needed for
Operation Gratitude

Trojan University's Operation Gratitude is still under way. The following items are needed: socks (not white), pens, travel-size board games, packs of lip balm, individual packs of moist towelettes, crossword and sudoku puzzle books. Items may be dropped off in the donation box located in the front office or in Ms. Driver's classroom through February 26.

Poetry & Prose Night
to offer pure delight

Want to have a good time
And share some rhymes?

Or maybe get extra credit?
Yeah, that's right; I said it.

... then join us for CJHS Poetry & Prose Night on Thursday, Feb. 25, in the media center. It should last from 3:15-4:15, so be sure to have a ride by then and remember to bring a short story or poem you penned.

Hoops for Heart
to be held Feb. 26

Students at CJHS are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease and stroke. On Feb. 26, CJHS will hold its annual Hoops for Heart event to raise money for the American Heart Association. The funds raised support heart and stroke research and educational programs for youth.

Visit Coach Turner's teacher webpage for information about fundraising online .


Kindergarten
registration begins

CES kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year is under way. To set an appointment, please call the registrar's office at 770-832-2726. Non-city resident students may apply, too.  Learn more

 

New safety system
better secures CJHS

A multi-year collaborative process between Carrollton City Schools and the Carrollton Police Department has resulted in another improvement to school safety on campus, according to Mike Sanders, assistant superintendent.

This latest improvement involves Carrollton Junior High School and will offer administrators the ability to immediately take control of all access to the school's exterior entrances.

"We are excited to get to this day," said Sanders. "This is the result of an ongoing, purposeful partnership with Chief Joel Richards and the Carrollton Police Department along with the team at Carroll County Emergency Management. We have hosted tabletop meetings, conducted live shooter drills and really work together to identify gaps in our safety protocols and to close these gaps quickly with the best tools."

The emergency lockdown system, known as THE SHIELD SYSTEM, will allow CJHS administrators to immediately lock every exterior door at the school with the push of a button. The system also contains a feature that, if needed, will place a call to emergency responders.

Principal Dr. Todd Simpson last week took the CJHS School Governance Team on a tour of the school once the system was installed.

"The active shooter drill we held during the fall really brought to light our vulnerabilities," Simpson said. "Our open campus configuration makes it more challenging to ensure a complete school lockdown. This new system greatly improves our ability to be secure."
Five MATHCOUNTS team
members head to state

Congratulations to our four-man MATHCOUNTS team for placing second at the regional competition at the University of West Georgia last Friday. The team included eighth graders Thomas Svegl and Cirel Gourley and seventh graders Dale Drummond and Tate Ivey.

Nine of our team members placed in the top 15 and five students individually qualified for
the state competition at Georgia Tech on March 21. State qualifiers include eighth
grader Eli Nunez and seventh graders Carley Jennings, Dale Drummond, Tate Ivey, and
Adam Olivieri. Great job, Trojans!
Survey to support
school improvement

Carrollton City schools are participating in the Georgia Parent Survey program and need your help. The survey contains only 24 questions. 

All survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for school climate analysis.