Carrollton City Schools * 106 Trojan Drive * Carrollton, GA 30117 * Dec. 2, 2016

Learning about other cultures

Thursday night hundreds enjoyed parent night at Carrollton Elementary School. The theme? Holiday celebrations around the world. Parents, students and teachers enjoyed great fellowship and learned a few things! See more photos on Facebook.


Rounding up
benefits schools

If you are a City of Carrollton water customer, don't forget about the Water Bill Roundup. 

The program rounds up your water bill to the next dollar with proceeds going directly to the Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation to support educational initiatives for all of our schools. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Carrollton ranks
high in statewide
education review

Carrollton City Schools already boasts a high state ranking based on information gathered by Niche.com, a website that helps families discover the schools and neighborhoods that are right for them. And as of today, our district ranks #14 in the entire state, not bad when you consider there are 181 districts in Georgia!

Niche.com's 2017 Best School Districts ranking is based on detailed analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.

But did you know your opinion factors into the ranking, too? That's where you can help us push Carrollton City Schools even higher in the ranking by writing your own positive review of the school system.

CJHS students 
of Month recognized

Congratulations to the following CJHS Students of the Month:

7A-Cole Loveless 
      Jataya Carr
8A-Aiden Coleman 
     Hailey Johnson
7B-Zantavious Graham
     Hannah Shelnutt
8B-Jack Cox
     Melany Arrieta
7C-Myles Dortch
     Jacqueline Quintero
8C-Parker Willis
      Joselyn Rodriguez
CHS, CJHS school
announcements links

Be sure to check the daily announcements posted at Carrolllton High School and Carrollton Junior High on their websites. 

Read archived issues
of the Trojan Times

Afraid you may have missed something? This eNewsletter is archived online for easy access. Enjoy!

Carrollton Board of Education members accepted an award Friday at the Georgia School Boards Association/Georgia School Superintendents Association annual conference recognizing their efforts to serve our community as a GSBA Exemplary Board. From left are David Godwin, Chairman James C. Pope, Katie Williams, Jason Mount and Michael Rothschild. Not pictured is another board member, Greg Dothard.
BOE recognized
for exemplary efforts

The Carrollton Board of Education, for the second year, has been recognized by the Georgia School Boards Association as an Exemplary Board.

The board has been at the forefront of earning this prestigious designation since the GSBA began the process several years ago and was one of the first 36 school districts in the state to earn Exemplary status last year.

The board had previously earned Quality Board and Distinguished Board status in the inaugural years each of those designations being available.

A board must complete nine areas of requirement to be considered for the Exemplary Board designation. One of these includes earning continuing education credits via classes and training. Carrollton BOE members have exceeded this training requirement while achieving high marks in the other required areas. As you can see, our BOE is ALL IN!

PLC NEWS
Phillips making strides
toward nursing career
Alea Phillips, a senior at the Performance Learning Center, joined the Trojan Nation during the 2015-2016 school year, transferring from LaGrange High School. When Alea entered CHS she was deficient in credits and even though she had experienced some academic struggles, she always knew she wanted to earn more than a high school diploma.

During her first semester at the PLC she demonstrated her academic abilities and made plans to prepare for a career by taking the required test to attend West Georgia Technical College. Her dream is to someday have a career in healthcare. She is currently earning a CNA certificate as a dual-enrolled student at WGTC while simultaneously taking degree level courses. Since entering the PLC as a junior, each semester she has participated in dual enrollment including the summer semesters. Plans were recently finalized for her Spring 2017 enrollment at WGTC.

The PLC staff is extremely proud of Alea's determined spirit. Because of her perseverance, she is on track to graduate high school Spring 2017 and well on the path to a promising healthcare career as a nurse.
'Streamlining' the IB curriculum

CHS's International Baccalaureate biology students began collecting data Friday morning in the first steps to help local environmental firm CS Britton Inc. develop a plan to restore Buffalo Creek to a clean and natural state.   This project is a continuation of a year-long relationship with the company. According to Tim Hawig, IB biology instructor, CHS is the only high school in the world that is working to develop a curriculum/pathway in stream restoration. The IB students will be developing real-world skills as they are guided by Scott Britton, president of the company. The data they collect will be analyzed, in-part, as they work to write their IB-required internal assessment essays. 
Watch the band in CHOA Christmas Parade

Carrollton High School Band Director Chris Carr said he is "very excited" about the band's participation in the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas Parade this Saturday. The parade is the largest Christmas parade in the Southeast. The parade will be shown on  WSB-TV at beginning at 10:30 a.m. Pictured above is the band last year in the staging area.

CJHS thanks
crossing guards

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle Team at Carrollton Junior High School recently hosted a breakfast for the Carrollton Police Department crossing guards who serve the school district. In addition to great food and fellowship, the students gave the crossing guards a few gifts. Thanks to CJHS FCA Huddle leader Ellie Turner and the FCA students at CJHS for their leadership and service!  
Programs complement Smithsonian exhibit's run
Now that the Smithsonian exhibit "Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America" is on display at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center through Dec. 31, several complementing programs will be offered to encourage participation beyond viewing the show.

The City of Carrollton, in partnership with Carrollton City Schools and in cooperation with Georgia Humanities, is hosting the traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program. The exhibit opened Nov. 19 following a pep rally at The AMP, a vintage homecoming parade through downtown and a reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Tanner Health System's Get Healthy Live Well initiative has hopped on board to provide special programs on three Wednesdays during the exhibit's run. The first, held this past Wednesday and titled "Homerun Healthy Snacks," offered samples of healthy alternatives for easy snacking. Pictured are Gina Brandenburg of Tanner and Olivia Russell, who attended the session.

Also at the cultural arts center this Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. will be a program titled "Women and Sports," featuring local female athletes and coaches who will discuss the opportunities sports have provided women since the implementation of Title IX. This program will be held in the cultural arts center choral room.

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