VOLUME 3 ISSUE 15/ DECEMBER 11, 2015
Photo  courtesy  of John Schafer
A new holiday tradition

We may be experiencing record high temperatures outside, but Thursday night inside the Brenda Sue Holcombe Theater in the Mabry Center for the Arts, it felt just like the holidays - and it even snowed! This festive atmosphere was created by a first-time collaboration between the CHS Performing Arts and Band programs that presented "Celebrate the Season" before a standing-room-only crowd. The success of the production ensures this will become a new Trojan tradition!

Gift-giving with
true Trojan spirit
at our own store
Shopping locally is greatly encouraged during the holiday season, and no place is more local than our own Trojan Nation Store!

The store is always open Tuesdays and Fridays when school is in session, but next Tuesday the store has extended hours. Here are the times you can shop:

Dec. 11, noon to 3 p.m.
Dec. 15, noon to 7 p.m.
Dec. 18, noon to 3 p.m.

Remember, all proceeds from the store, located in the CHS gym lobby, benefit our schools. If you are planning to buy Trojan gear and spirit wear, please support our own!

Prom dues go up
after holiday break

Prom dues are at the low price of $75 through Dec. 18. Dues can be paid online or in cash to Mrs. Brodeur in room 102. When school is back in session, dues will increase to $85.

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. Here's the latest:

Novel 
(nov-uh-l)

As used on the SAT, its meaning is: strikingly new or unusual. 

Here it is used in a sentence:  While Hollywood promises each new blockbuster movie  release will be one-of-a-kind, few are truly novel.


Ensemble featured
at GSBA conference

The 5/4 Ensemble, a member of the Carrollton High School Chamber Music Society, performed on Dec. 3 for attendees of the annual Georgia School Board Association Conference held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Cobb County.

The students were invited by the Georgia Music Educators Association to perform for 30 minutes as a participant of the conference to showcase music education in our state. The ensemble, which consists of Daniel Kuntz on clarinet, Chase Hornsby on alto saxophone, Aquay Backus on alto saxophone, Katahj Copley on tenor saxophone and Khalil Newell on tuba, performed arrangements created by the students. Many school board members stopped to listen, photograph, and video snippets of the performance to share when they return home.

From left are Daniel Kuntz on clarinet, Chase Hornsby on alto saxophone, Aquay Backus on alto saxophone, Katahj Copley on tenor saxophone, Khalil Newell on tuba, and Chris Carr, band director.
Get your own copy
of 'Fight Like a Trojan'

There's just one week left to purchase "Fight Like a Trojan" before the holiday break. Copies are only $30 each.* 

Get yours at the CHS front office, the Trojan Nation Store or at the Squire Shop, which will continue to carry the book after school is out. You also may order online and pick up your copy at the CHS front office early next week.

*Shipping is available anywhere in the continental US for only $10. Orders placed after Dec. 15 will be shipped when school reconvenes in January.

Parent 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. You will be able to complete the survey using your personal computers, smartphones or iPads.

All survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for school climate analysis.
This year's motto:

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

PLC CORNER
Communities in Schools an important PLC partner
The Performance Learning Center is affiliated with Communities In Schools (CIS), a national community organization whose goal is to provide community resources and support empowering students to graduate and to pursue productive futures beyond high school.

The Performance Learning Center supports the CIS beliefs that every student deserves the following basics: a personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn, a marketable skill to use upon graduation, and a chance to give back to peers and the community.

The PLC achieves these goals through firmly executing one of Carrollton City Schools Strategic Priorities, which is specializing in the customization of student learning. If you would like more information about the Carrollton PLC and how we might be able to help you or your child, please call (770) 836-2842.