Daylight saving time begins Sunday + Carrollton debate powerhouse wins 13th state title

March 10, 2023

Spring forward Sunday, March 12

Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 12. Don't forget to set clocks forward an hour!

The Carrollton High School debate team captured its 13th state championship Saturday. Pictured from left are Will Roberson, Mark Zimmer, Lyndsey Oliver (assistant coach), Eden Long, Tee Hawkins, James Houser, Kieran Kelly, Richard Bracknell (head coach), Drew Johnson, Audrey Browning, and Luke Zimmer.

Carrollton debate powerhouse wins 13th state title

Nine Carrollton High School students competed in the Georgia Forensics Coaches Association state competition Saturday and brought home the championship trophy.

CHS debate coach Richard Bracknell said the team had a strong showing in the Public Forum Debate. "Team captain Mark Zimmer was a great source of stability for the team - he is the only senior this year," he said.

Carrollton Upper Elementary School student Taelur Wortham stopped by the National Guard table at the career fair last week. Taelur is pictured with Staff Sergeant Alexis Marroquin.

Career fair at CUES helps prepare students for future

Carrollton Upper Elementary School sixth-grade students had a great experience learning about career opportunities at the career fair last week.

Pictured in the top photo from left are Nia Patel, Ria Aggarwal, and Richard and David Sanchez. Pictured in the bottom photo from left are Maelyn Harden, Nash Newton, Jairo Pioneda Blanco and Jonas Paschal.

CES Math Team students head to national competition

The CES Math Team competed last month. Two groups (pictured above) are headed to the national competition in May after a strong showing at the event. The students will compete against other teams around the country.

Carrollton High School senior E’Layiah Ackles received a QuestBridge Scholarship to attend Davidson College where she plans to major in pre-med. E’Layiah is pictured with her classmate Yolany Pineda in their healthcare science class.

CHS senior receives QuestBridge Scholarship to attend Davidson College

A Carrollton High School senior who has hopes of becoming a pediatric physician has received a full scholarship to Davidson College - a prestigious liberal arts college with an acceptance rate of less than 18 percent. E'Layiah Ackles is a QuestBridge Match Scholarship recipient.

Pictured is Carrollton Junior High School seventh-grader Nand Patel in Ms. Chrissy Loveless' science class.

Have your DNA and eat it too!

Seventh-grade science students are learning about DNA. This week, they made DNA-shaped treats to enjoy!

Pictured from left are Courtney Walker (Carrollton High School Assistant Principal), Anna Warfel (Carroll EMC Member and External Relations Administrator), Eli Jarrett, Audrey Browning, Ryan Sammon (Carroll EMC Community Relations Specialist), and Cole Cook (Carroll EMC Member Service Representative).

Two CHS students chosen as Carroll EMC 2023 Washington Youth Tour delegates

Carroll EMC annually selects local high school students to receive an all-expenses-paid, weeklong educational trip to Washington, D.C., as a participant in the Washington Youth Tour, and this year, two Carrollton High School students were selected. Eli Jarrett and Audrey Browning will join dozens of students from other electric cooperatives in Georgia to represent the state at the annual event which brings more than 1,500 teenagers from across the country to the nation's capital.

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