The top photo shows a screenshot of Carrollton High School math teacher Dr. Laura Rader's class working this morning. In the bottom photo, Carrollton Elementary School kindergarten student Maddox Wood meets with his class. | |
Resilient and ready — learning continues despite the storm | |
We are grateful that our area was spared the worst of Hurricane Helene’s impact. To stay prepared, our students participated in an at-home learning school day, completing age-appropriate assignments from home and participating in classes online. The photos above highlight their dedication, ensuring that learning continues, even during inclement weather. | |
Pictured is Carrollton City Schools Director of Nutrition Laura Malmquist (top left) her managers and crew. This team worked diligently to provide nearly 5,900 students with sack breakfasts and lunches to take home yesterday, ensuring they would be fed during today's campus closure due to inclement weather. | |
Thank you, CCS Nutrition! | |
A big thank you to Laura Malmquist, Carrollton City Schools Director of Nutrition, along with her managers and crew, for their hard work in providing sack breakfasts and lunches to nearly 5,900 students for today's at-home learning day. In addition to serving breakfast and lunch at school yesterday, this team worked tirelessly to ensure our students were fed today. |
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Carrollton High School teacher John Ellison works with senior Jesse Sorenson in his SAT prep course.
CHS students outperform nation on SAT
| Carrollton High School students have once again topped the national average in SAT performance while increasing the number of participants in the popular college entrance exam. In addition to this, CHS students outperformed other area schools, leading both in test participation and overall performance. | | | |
Pictured from left are Carrollton Elementary School students Mia Gonzalez and Azaria Walker, working with wooden blocks called KEVA Planks in Joseph Benefield’s class. Benefield received a grant from the Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation last year, which allowed him to purchase the blocks for his students. | |
Golden Giving campaign finishes strong | |
The Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation wrapped up its annual Golden Giving fundraising campaign in late August. Golden Giving is a simple way community members can make a one-time or recurring donation to support the foundation’s program areas which include scholarships, classroom grants, and field trip experiences. The foundation’s current focus is to support more field trips for students who cannot afford to attend. There was a “Gold Out” celebration at the second home football game on Aug. 30 to close out the campaign. A projected $45K was raised from community members through monthly recurring or one-time donations. Currently, more than sixty percent of employees also give each month to support the foundation. Each employee and community member enrolled was entered into a raffle at the Gold Out event. | |
Pictured is Carrollton Middle School student Gus Porter proudly showing off the check slip he filled out during Financial Innovations class this week. | |
Building real-world skills at CMS | Students in the Financial Innovations class at Carrollton Middle School put their skills to the test this week! They practiced essential real-world tasks like recording transactions in check registers, writing checks, and completing deposit slips. Hands-on activities like these prepare them for managing personal finances with confidence and responsibility. | |
Carrollton Upper Elementary School teacher Emily Dial was awarded a grant to help purchase materials to help her students feel more engaged during phonics learning. Pictured are foundation members and school administrators who surprised her this week. Pictured first row from left are CUES Principal Tabitha Walker, Sophia Turcios Talavera, Oakley Moore, RJ Stephens, Emily Dial, Cheyanne Langley, Melina Douthit, and Sherrie Bruce. Pictured back row from left are Liles Johnson, Kisha Pinkard, CCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Albertus, and John Jackson. | CCS Education Foundation awards grants through Instructional Excellence Grant Program | The Carrollton City Schools Education Foundation awarded 61 grants to teachers through the Instructional Excellence Grant program this year, with awards totaling $25,500. The awards were announced in “Publishers Clearinghouse Prize Patrol” style, which included a team of foundation members and school administrators surprising the recipients in their classrooms. Grants were awarded to teachers at Carrollton High School, Carrollton Middle School, Carrollton Upper Elementary and Carrollton Elementary. | |
Get ready to show your Trojan pride — Homecoming is just two weeks away! Join the celebration with this year’s theme, “In Our Trojans Era,” and don’t forget to order your t-shirt by Oct. 3. Click HERE to grab yours. To check out all the exciting Homecoming details, including dress-up days and our Gold & Black Give Back event, click HERE. Let’s make this Homecoming one for the books! | | | | |
