Carrollton City Schools * 106 Trojan Drive * Carrollton, GA 30117 * March 9,  2017
Ready to take to the skies - virtually 

Carrollton High School senior and Air Force JROTC cadet Mikel Watson has committed to enlist in the U.S. Air Force following graduation this May. Mikel plans to train to become a sensor operator of remote-piloted aircraft - many know them as drones. He leaves on the Fourth of July to head to San Antonio, Texas, to begin training. Pictured with Mikel, from left, are Maj. Sylvester Hendrix, head JROTC instructor; Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Strickland, recruiter; Teresa Watson, Mikel's mother; Paul Fitz-Simons, CHS assistant principal and CTAE director; and Master Sgt. Marvin Cox, JROTC instructor.



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!

  
CJHS selling Vidalia
onions as fundraiser

Carrollton Junior High School is selling Vidalia onions to raise money for the school.

The price for a 10-pound bag is $15. W orried you might not use the onions before they go bad?  Keep them cool, dry and separated. Here are some great storage tips:
* Store them in the refrigerator, wrapped separately in a paper towel. 
* Store them in the legs of clean, sheer pantyhose. Tie a knot between each onion and cut above the knot when you want one. Hang in a cool, dry, well ventilated area. 
* On elevated racks or screens, not touching, and in a cool place.

Call 770-832-6535 to learn more or order online. 


Cheerleading info
meeting March 14

Anyone interested in trying out for a Carrollton High School Cheerleading squad for 2017-2018 season should attend a pre-tryout parent/athlete meeting on Tuesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room in the Whitley Morris Field House.


CMS book fair
held next week

Carrollton Middle School will host the Scholastic "Happy Camper Book Fair" next week, March 13-17. Volunteers are still needed. If you can help, please sign up.

Use this calendar
to plan for next year

With the school year quickly winding down, it is time to start planning for next year. Below is a copy of the 2017-2018 school calendar adopted by the Carrollton Board of Education in February.

Note early release dates and some other information awaits confirmation and will be added to the calendar when this information is finalized.

Click here or on the calendar below to view a print-friendly version.
Free concert at Mabry 
Center  to feature CHS,
Statesboro ensembles
 
A free concert produced by the renowned Statesboro Youth Chorale to be held this weekend will feature not only performers from the program's high school age ensembles, but members of Carrollton High School's own Show Choir.

The concert will be held this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mabry Center for the Arts on the Carrollton High School campus.

The collaboration was made possible thanks to an inquiry by Tim Chapman, superintendent of the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, who formerly worked with the Statesboro program when he was the director of the Averitt Center for the Arts in Statesboro. Chapman contacted Carrollton High School to see if it would host the free concert and join in the performance.

"Collaborating artists across the state is the perfect way to share talents, ideas, and resources," said Chapman. "I am thrilled that Carrollton High School is willing to host the Averitt Center for the Arts Youth Chorale Show Choir. It will be a treat!"

"We are looking forward to spending the day with the Statesboro Youth Chorale," said Tommy Cox, director of the Carrollton High School Performing Arts program. "Any time we can expose our students to a master class setting like this, we are expanding their overall experience for the better. I anticipate a great day of fun, networking and showing off our excellent show choir. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students and a great night of entertainment for our community."

CHS students learn from Fed Reserve adviser
Carrollton High School was one of several area high schools that attended the University of West Georgia's annual Fed Day. Hosted by Kim Holder, director of the UWG Center for Economic Education, the three students representing CHS were Vivian Brownson, Austin Johnson, and Maria Roman. The guest speaker was Will Lambe, author of Small Towns, Big Ideas: Case Studies in Small Town Community Economic Development.  He specializes in community development finance as the senior Community and Economic Development adviser for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

PERFORMANCE LEARNING CENTER
PLC interns serve CJHS, CMS media centers
Three Performance Learning Center students serve as media specialist interns for Carrollton City Schools. In the photo at left, senior Michael Sudduth and junior Kyla McCoy are interns at Carrollton Junior High School. Teiah North, right, a junior, interns at Carrollton Middle School. These real-world work opportunities greatly enhance the PLC experience. Congratulations to all three for taking the initiative!
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