VOLUME 3 ISSUE 31 / MAY 6, 2016
A new crop of future engineers

The Southwire Engineering Academy, Carrollton High School's partnership with Southwire Company, holds a year-end presentation program where CHS interns share the progress they've made over the past year on real-world Southwire projects. SWEA is wrapping up its fifth year and alumni of the program routinely return for summer internships and so far, one Auburn graduate and SWEA alum is beginning her career as an engineer for Southwire this summer. Check out the photo album of the April 27 event on Facebook.

Grad  handbook 
linked here

Mark your calendars: Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2016 are only three weeks away - Friday, May 20, at 8 p.m. in Grisham Stadium. Seniors and their parents are encouraged to review this  graduation handbook  to be best prepared for this important milestone.

Scholarship listings
wanted for program

CHS wants to recognize all seniors who have been awarded scholarships! If you have been awarded a scholarship, whether or not you will accept it, we would like to include it in the graduation program. Just drop off a copy of the award to Mrs. Ingui in the Career Center.

Online payments
make life easier

With the school year winding down, don't forget you can pay non-resident tuition and other fees online through RevTrak. Also, pay for school meals through EZSchoolPay. But, all FINES must be paid in CASH, including parking tickets.

Trojan Talk issues
linked to archive

Would you like to revisit past editions of Trojan Talk? An online archive has been created and linked to the CHS website, or just go straight to the archive!

Time to register
for kindergarten

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

SAT Word 
of the Week 

auspicious 
(aw-spish- uh s)

As used on the SAT, its meaning is: favorable, promising. 

Here it is used in a sentence:  Because everyone was happy and feeling generous at the  party, it was an auspicious time to ask for charitable  donations .


CCRPI
CHS posts top-tier
performance 
on state measure

A heightened focus on a deeper level of learning during the 2014-15 school year has allowed Carrollton City Schools to set a new system-wide mark in the four-year measures produced by the Georgia Department of Education. The measure, known as College and Career Readiness Performance Index, or CCRPI, is Georgia's statewide accountability system.

Carrollton High School's 84.8 score was an improvement over the prior year's results, led all Carroll County high schools and was well above the state average of 75.8 percent. The Carrollton Middle School report, which reflects grade six, showed a significant move and is now ranked second county-wide. CHS saw an impressive 91 percent increase in the EL/ED/SWD subgroups over the prior year. Fourth and fifth graders in those same subgroups increased 78.4 percent.

"We've worked very hard to close the gaps for all learners and it is paying off," said Dr. Mark Albertus, incoming superintendent of Carrollton City Schools and outgoing principal of CHS. "Gains of 91 percent and 78.4 percent don't happen by chance. The focused intensity of our teachers, parents and students is what has driven these gains. We will continue moving forward to produce even better results."

"The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math curriculum, which is infused in classrooms from PreK to 12th grade, contributed to our students again exceeding state and subgroup categories in science," said Anna Clifton, director of School Improvement/Curriculum and Instruction. "We are also excited to see our students' math achievement given the work our teachers and families have committed to it. At Carrollton City Schools, our students exceeded the state targets for being proficient and distinguished learners, which are the state's recognized top two categories."

CCRPI was implemented in 2012 to replace No Child Left Behind's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measurement, after the U.S. Department of Education granted Georgia's waiver from NCLB. It measures schools and school districts on a 100-point scale based on multiple indicators of performance, helping parents and the public better understand how schools are performing in a more comprehensive manner than the pass/fail system previously in place under AYP.

CHS sophomore Blair Lipham with Ken Rodd of the Albany Kiwanis Club and chair of the State Final Showcase, left, and Pat Tritt, president of the Georgia District Kiwanis Foundation Inc.
Lipham wins state
Kiwanis Showcase

Carrollton High School sophomore Blair Lipham was awarded first place in the Kiwanis Music Showcase Finals, held April 30 in Albany, Ga.

In addition to receiving the prestigious honor, Blair will receive a scholarship of $3,500 paid by the Georgia Kiwanis District Foundation to the university she will attend following graduation.

Blair is active in CHS Performing Arts and will be playing the part of Mrs. Merkle in the spring musical "Bye Bye Birdie" next weekend (see details below). She is the daughter of Luke and Shannon Lipham of Carrollton. 
The photo above may not look like a stage shot of 'Bye Bye Birdie,' but we promise these costumes will come into play during the performance.
'Bye Bye Birdie' musical  May 13-14

Carrollton High School Performing Arts presents "Bye Bye Birdie" Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in the Holcombe Theater of the Mabry Center for the Arts. Directed by Tommy Cox. Musical direction by Julie Lowry. Tickets are $10.

"Bye Bye Birdie" tells the story of Conrad Birdie, a rock-and-roll singer who is about to be inducted into the Army. Before he heads off, one last publicity stunt is planned. Conrad will bid a typical American teen-age girl goodbye with an All-American kiss on The Ed Sullivan show! Come join in the fun as the whole town of Sweet Apple, Ohio, swoons over this heart throb!

Call 770-834-2116 for credit card purchases or more information. Tickets may be also be purchased in the Carrollton High School front office, the performing arts office or at the door the night of the show.

This year's motto:

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

Abraham Lincoln