Carrollton City Schools * 106 Trojan Drive * Carrollton, GA 30117 * January 11 , 2019
Michael Mendez, left, and Montana Freeman verify coding used in their award-winning app called CHS Exam Hub.
Team's app CHS Exam Hub wins award
A team of two Carrollton High School students is one of 90 teams selected nationwide as winners in the 2018 Congressional App Challenge, an initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage middle and high school students to learn to code and consider pursuing careers in computer science.

Senior Montana Freeman and junior Michael Mendez created an app called CHS Exam Hub, a tool designed to help high school students study for college entrance exams with a focus on vocabulary. The duo created both iOS and Android versions of the app.

Michael said the informational portion of the app gives students quick access to testing dates and deadlines for the SAT and the ACT. "This part of the coding was relatively easy," he said. "Creating the vocabulary functionality was the harder part."

Michael initially created the app for Android products, but Montana saw the need for Apple devices, too. "A large part of the student body uses iPhones," said Montana. "This way, everyone can use it." Both are available for free on Google Play for the Android and the App Store for the iOS versions. MORE
Kindergarten
registration
time is NOW

Carrollton Elementary School has begun the kindergarten registration process for the 2019-2020 school year. 

Pre-K registration is determined via a lottery process that begins in March. Registration requirements for both are detailed at right.

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: $200 for one child, $350 for two children, and $450 for three or more children if accepted.  DETAILS

A bird's-eye view

RA-LIN, the company charged with the construction of the new Carrollton High School, posted this aerial view of the project earlier this week. The RA-LIN team presented a construction update to the Board of Education at its work session on Thursday. Despite a record-breaking wet year, the third and final phase of the CHS project is on schedule with everything slated to be completed in time for the launch of school in August.
Buffalo Creek Stream Restoration Project

Scott Britton, owner of C.S. Britton Inc., presented a program about the company's unique partnership with Carrollton City Schools to the Rotary Club of Carrollton at its weekly meeting this past Tuesday. Carrollton High School students and CHS science teacher Tim Hawig, all involved in the Buffalo Creek Stream Restoration Project, also attended the meeting. From left are freshmen Marcus Gindrow and Jaydon Hill, junior Ariana Espinoza, science teacher Tim Hawig, Scott Britton, and Rotary President Galen Hobbs.
Fogo Data Centers founder Rick Haney, left, takes a group of educators through the facility on Tom Reeve Drive in Carrollton.
Industry Day tour for educators well attended

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted its Industry Day tour for educators to learn more about the innovative technology and STEM careers available in our own community. The tour included Fogo Data Centers, Tanner Health System's Epic Focus Center, and the University of West Georgia's new biology building. Carrollton City Schools hosted the luncheon for educators from participating school districts - Carrollton City, Carroll County, and Oak Mountain Academy. Representatives from UWG and West Georgia Technical College also attended the bus tour.
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