Carrollton City Schools * 106 Trojan Drive * Carrollton, GA 30117 * Jan. 20 , 2017
CHS Principal David Brooks and grant winner Valerie Moss pose with students and Carroll EMC Foundation and Member Services representatives.


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!

CMS to host Family
Night at Kroger 

Carrollton Middle School will host Family Night at Kroger on Monday, Jan. 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. CMS and the school system's School Nutrition department are partnering to learn about healthy eating habits and  math. There will also be prize giveaways to participants. 

WGTC, Tanner offer
tour, expo visits
to CHS students 

Carrollton High School students interested in seeing what West Georgia Technical College is all about are invited to sign up for a field trip in the Career Center or Guidance Office. The students will travel to WGTC campus the morning of Thursday, Jan. 26, for a quick tour and demonstration of offered programs. This opportunity is open to students interested in dual-enrollment or attendance after graduation.

Also, Tanner Health System will host a Career Expo on Monday, Jan. 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. CHS students are invited to learn about clinical and non-clinical career opportunities they are hiring. Students need to bring a resume. Sign up in the Career Center. The deadline to sign up is Monday, Jan. 23.

CHS band has
meat for sale

The Carrollton High School band booster organization has extra meat available for sale that was left over from its annual All-In-One fundraiser. 

Smoked turkey breast - $30
Cajun turkey - $30
Peppered bacon - $20
Spiral honey-glazed ham-$35
Pork sausage patties - $20

Email barbara.dothard@carrolltoncity
schools.net or phone 770-834-0550 to order. Items will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Please take this
parent survey

It's time to take the Georgia Department of Education parent survey, used to determine a school's climate rating as part of the state's school accountability measure process.   
CES music teachers Cheryl Miller, left, and Devonne Cooper pose with a Carroll EMC photo prop. They received a grant that will incorporate art and music into STEM activities, otherwise known as STEAM.
Carroll EMC awards
grants to teachers

Several Carrollton City Schools teachers were awarded Bright Ideas grants from the Carroll EMC Foundation this week, exciting teachers and their students, too.

This year's presentations included awards to more than 70 teachers at 39 schools in Carroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding and Polk counties. The total amount awarded this year was $68,500.

Six teachers at CES were awarded funding to implement their grant ideas ranging from STEM to dramatic play. At CHS,  three teachers were awarded funds and one each at CMS and CJHS.

The CES grant winners are Devonne Cooper, Cheryl Miller, Annette Perkins, Joseph Benefield, Liz Duncan and Amy Ware. Mary Miller at  CMS and Stephanie Bone at CJHS were awarded grants and Noah Brewer, Valerie Moss and Robby Blakemore were the CHS grant recipients.
 
Bright Ideas grants are funded through the donations of Carroll EMC members who participate in the Cooperative's Operation Round Up program. Since 2007, local teachers have received grants totaling nearly $460,000.

From left, Christian Williamson, Lainey Driver, Taylor Berry and Ryan Schumann made the final cut for All-State Band and will perform at the Classic Center in Athens March 2-4.
Four CHS students
make All-State Band

Following the second round of auditions held this past weekend, four student musicians will represent Carrollton High School in the prestigious All-State Band to be held March 2-4 at the Classic Center in Athens.

A record 12 CHS band members were included in the 2,000 musicians statewide invited to the second round of auditions. The four who made the All-State roster are Taylor Berry, principal trombone; Lainey Driver, trumpet; Ryan Schumann, trumpet; and Christian Williamson, trombone. The auditions were held Jan. 14 at Houston County High School.

"I an excited for our band program to continue excelling and humbled by the hard work that our students dedicate to their art daily," said Chris Carr, CHS band director. "I hope that all who committed to the process even before the first round auditions knows that I am thankful for their personal efforts and leadership in making our program fantastic."

The other students who qualified for the second round, a feat in itself, are Brianna Colquitt, Cindy Denaris, Maggi Hines, Kayland Johnson, Jordan Mullenix, Kelley Ozier, Kendall Ozier and Thomas Svegl.

The All-State Band program is sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association.
PLC CORNER
PLC offers credit acceleration opportunities
Congratulations to the Performance Learning Center's students Alex Brewer and Karen Gearhart for being selected as students of the month for November/December.

Alex and Karen entered the PLC to take advantage of the opportunity to accelerate their acquisition of credits by earning more than the typical four credits per semester. In pursuit of their goals, they remained focused and made strategic use of their time. They committed to working hard at school as well as carving out countless hours beyond their school day to make their dreams a reality.

In addition to accelerating course completion, Alex has aspirations to enlist in the U.S. Army and has been preparing to take the Armed Forces test (ASVAB) in January. As for Karen, at the end of the fall 2016-17 semester, she had earned 27 of the 28 credits required by Carrollton City Schools to graduate. This semester she is attending the University of West Georgia though the Move On When Ready program (MOWR), earning both her final high school credit and college credit simultaneously.
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