VOLUME 3 ISSUE 29 / APRIL 22, 2016
All the hard work pays off

Carrollton High School seniors, from left, Dorothy Szymkiewicz, Samuel Campbell, Rachel Rooks, Khalil Newell, Carleigh Redford and Logan Muse each was awarded a $500 scholarship sponsored by the Carrollton City Schools Academic Booster Club. The presentations were made Thursday night at the 30th annual CHS Academic Awards program at the Joshua Mabry Center for the Arts. At right is Tina Heine of the Academic Booster Club. See more accolades from this special event on Facebook.
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, fines, field trips and other fees online through RevTrak. Also, pay for school meals through EZSchoolPay. It's that easy!

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 

rancorous 
(rang-ker-uh s)

As used on the SAT, its meaning is: hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will. 

Here it is used in a sentence:  Fearing rancorous public opinions, the Senate eventually began hearings for the next Supreme Court Justice.


Sophomores Jackson Newbern, Maria Roman and Madelyn Jack took top honors at state Social Studies Fair.
CHS has top showing
at Social Studies fair
Two groups of CHS students competed in the state Social Studies Fair last weekend at Clayton State University. Both groups did exceptionally well, according to Michael Harvey, Social Studies instructional coordinator.

Maria Roman and Madelyn Jack won Best in Discipline (Political Science) for their project on the Death Penalty. Jackson Newbern won Best in Discipline (Geography) for his project on Quality of Life throughout the United States.

Additionally, Jackson won Best Overall Project in the area of Geography from the Georgia Geographic Alliance.

"I am very proud of the efforts of these students," said Mr. Harvey. "Their hard work and the support of others directly impacted these results."
DAR awards were presented to Samuel Campbell, left, Kurt Hitzeman and Piper Jones.
DAR awards presented
to students, teacher 

Two CHS students and a teacher were recognized at the annual Daughters of the American Revolution Awards ceremony last weekend at the Neva Lomason Memorial Library in Carrollton.

Senior Samuel Campbell received the Outstanding Citizen award, and junior Piper Jones received the Outstanding Student in American History award.

In addition, social studies teacher Kurt Hitzeman was named DAR Teacher of the Year, an award presented following a lengthly and involved application process.

Congratulations to all three on these exceptional honors!
March Students of the Month

Students of the Month for March pose with Dr. Mark Albertus, principal. From left are Shamarius Walker, junior; Parker Duffie, sophomore; Rachael Anderson, junior; Savannah Cook, sophomore; Cristian Gutierrez, senior; Jazza Brooks, freshman; Nathan Leak, freshman; and Anna Piecoro, senior.
This year's motto:

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

Abraham Lincoln