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Carrollton City Schools * 106 Trojan Drive * Carrollton, GA 30117 * March 3,
2017
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An impromptu civics lesson
Georgia's First Lady Sandra Deal visited Carrollton Middle School Friday to read a story to fourth graders in Nicki McGovern's class. She brought several book selections and let the students vote for the one they wanted her to read. Their choice? "Hail to the Chief" by Callista Gingrich, which featured interesting facts about several U.S. presidents. Mrs. Deal pointed out that voting for a choice was the way her husband Nathan Deal became governor.
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Water bill roundup
supports education
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!
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CHS Literary team
gets 2nd at region
Carrollton High School posted a runner-up finish at the state region Literary meet Wednesday, coming in second place behind Rome High School. CHS seniors Logan Johnston and Max Schoenfeld, who both one first place in their categories, will compete at the state meet March 18.
Below is a breakdown of scoring of CHS students.
* Trio - Becca Davis, Anna Lowry and Katie Mancil - 2nd Place
* Girl's Solo - Blair Lipham - 2nd Place
* Boy's Solo - Byron Flores - 2nd Place
* Humorous interpretation - Sophia Miller - 3rd place
* DUO Oral Interpretation - Marley Hobson and Ruthie Reeves - 3rd Place
* Personal Essay - Jackson Newbern - 3rd Place
* Rhetorical Essay - Logan Johnston - 1st Place
* Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Tanner Robinson - 2nd Place
* International Extemporaneous Speaking - Max Schoenfeld - 1st Place
CHS grading
policy
to take affect
for
Class of 2021
After considering input from parents, teachers and others, a proposed grading policy at Carrollton High School will begin next school year for incoming freshmen only, said CHS Principal David Brooks.
Brooks said the current structure will be "grandfathered in" for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.
The 2016-2017 Carrollton High School School Governance Team, composed of parents, teachers and community representatives, in December proposed the change. Following information sessions held last month to discuss the new policy, the decision was reached to implement the new grading structure beginning with the Class of 2021.
"I appreciate everyone's input at our feedback sessions," said Brooks. "It proved invaluable as we went through this process."
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CHS registration
continues for rising
10th, 9th graders
Class registration for the 2017-2018 school year at Carrollton High School is under way. Rising sophomores will receive a listing of class requests to take home on Wednesday, March 8. Rising seniors and juniors already have received this information.
After reviewing a copy of a student's class requests, parents will be asked to sign off for approval. Parents also will have the opportunity to set up a time to meet or speak with the student's counselor.
Parents of current eighth grade students at Carrollton Junior High School who will transition to CHS next year are encouraged to visit the CHS website to download the freshman handbook and eighth grade registration information. Links to both can be found here.
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CHS earns AP honor
school designations
Carrollton High School's STEM initiative and the school's focus on increasing Advanced Placement course offerings and student participation have earned CHS state recognition as an AP STEM School in two categories, the seventh consecutive year the high school has received these honors.
In addition, for the first time, CHS has earned distinction as an AP Humanities School, an achievement category added in 2015. This year 149 schools statewide were honored for having students take a combination of exams in the following AP courses: English-Language Arts, Social Sciences, Fine Arts and World Languages.
The state Department of Education, upon release of the College Board's AP exam performance results for the Class of 2016, recognized Georgia high schools for exceptional performance in several AP categories. MORE
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| Kyu Alegre, a sixth grader at Carrollton Middle School, is pictured with CMS teachers Cindy Lamb, left, and Shannon Mancil who cheered him on at the district bee, held at the DeKalb County Board of Education complex in Stone Mountain. |
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Kyu Alegre places 4th
in district spelling bee
Carrollton Middle School sixth grader Kyu Alegre, who won the Carrollton City Schools system spelling bee earlier this month, placed fourth in the District 4 competition Saturday, the highest placing of a Carrollton City Schools speller in more than a decade.
The District 4 spelling bee represents 184,000 fourth through eighth grade students from Atlanta City, Carroll County, Carrollton City, Decatur City, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Forsyth County and Fulton County school systems.
The Carrollton Association of Educators sponsors the local spelling bee and is coordinated by teacher Leigh Crews. She noted the 2005 Carrollton champion, Ali Low, advanced to state competition that year.
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CJHS VEX Robotics team
2nd in state
The Carrollton Junior High School VEX Robotics team earned a second place finish at state for a stellar performance at the Georgia Middle School State Championship this past Saturday.
Team members who competed were Mallorie Colquitt, Hailey Johnson and Savannah Richie. Although unable to participate at state, Hue Maierhofer also contributed throughout the season. Above, Mallorie Colquitt, left, Savannah Richie and Hailey Johnson show off awards documenting their runner-up finish at state. MORE
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NATIONAL
SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK
MARCH 6-10
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SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
Register for kindergarten
Kindergarten registration for Carrollton Elementary School is under way.
Appointments will be scheduled March 6-9 and March 20-24.
In addition, two off-site registration events on Saturdays will be held as a convenience for parents, thanks to a partnership with the Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department.
One will be held at
Knox Park on
March 18 and the other on March 25 at
the new amphitheater behind the Lavender Center in West Carrollton. Both events will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Also on hand will be community partners for dental/health screenings, food, prizes and entertainment.
"Parents will be able to come to one place and take care of everything they need to register their child for kindergarten,"
said Tabitha Walker, one of the coordinators of the events.
Students who do not live in the Carrollton city limits also are eligible to register. Non-residents go through an application process at registration and are required to pay a tuition fee as follows: only $200 for one child, $350 for two children and $450 for three or more children if accepted. Please complete the non-resident application before attending your appointment.
For further information, contact Carrollton Elementary School at 770-832-2120 or Tina Buchanan, CES registrar, at 770-832-2726.
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Breakfast
honors STARs
Congratulations to CHS STAR Student Josh McLaughlin and his STAR Teacher, Dr. Laura Rader, who were recognized Thursday morning at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce STAR awards breakfast, co-hosted by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators. With them are David Brooks, CHS principal, left, and Dr. Mark Albertus, Carrollton City Schools superintendent. Josh and Dr. Rader will represent our school system at the Region One recognition event March 14 in Rome.
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Literacy Spirit Week
Can you guess what popular young adult classic these Carrollton Junior High School students and teacher are representing? How about S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders." CJHS celebrated Literacy Spirit Week this past week, highlighting Harry Potter, favorite authors, Dr. Seuss and DC/Marvel Comics. In the first photo, from left, are Scarlett Hernandez, teacher Janis Stallings, Marisol Velazquez, Wright Schulenburg, Jennifer Sebilla and Melany Arrieta. In the second photo are Kate Albertus, Andrew Stagliano, Willow Huett, Ethan Eisesloh, Morgan Gay, Annabelle Looper, Hannah McGrew and Hue Maierhofer.
(Photos by CHS intern Landrey Dixon)
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