2012 UIL 5A Lone Star Cup Champions

Congratulations Southlake Carroll on winning the 2012 UIL 5A Lone Star Cup. This recognition affirms the school wide commitment to excellence in academics, fine arts and in athletics. Winning this prestigious honor reflects the hard work, leadership and commitment by our students and staff. The UIL confirmed what we already knew about our students and staff .... You ALL are the best ! We could not be prouder of a better group of leaders and students who continue to amaze us with their commitment to excellence.

Protect the Tradition

The 5A Lone Star Cup Standings - 2012, as updated for the final time on 6-15-12 which include State and Area Marching Band, Team Tennis, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Track and Field, Academics, One Act Play, Softball and Baseball.

1. Southlake Carroll 100 pts, 2. Conroe The Woodlands 92.5 pts, 3. San Antonio Reagan 76 pts, 44,

4. Austin Westlake 74 pts, 5. Lewisville Marcus 66 pts, 6. Katy Seven Lakes 64 pts

UIL Lone Star Cup Rules and Standings: http://www.uiltexas.org/lone-star-cup/rules http://www.uiltexas.org/lone-star-cup



Baseball Team Rolls to Victory

This past weekend our Dragon Varsity baseball team won their Regional Semi-Finals match against El Paso Montwood in dramatic fashion. We lost our first game in the best of three game series by a score of 2-1. Our team came back on Saturday to win back to back games by a score of 5-1 and 5-2. Our team continues to amaze their opponents and fans as they find a way to win and refuse to quit.

The Dragons will take on Arlington Martin for the Regional Championship and for the opportunity to advance to state on Wednesday at 7:30 PM at TCU. All three games will be played at TCU at 7:30 PM, with games to be played on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. We look forward to seeing each of you as you come out and support your dragons.

Another State Champion

We are so proud of Arvind Venkataraman who just competed at the University Interscholastic League Academic State Meet in Austin this past week. He won the 2012 UIL State title in Persuasive Speaking. His winning speech was on "Does Iran continue to possess a military threat to Israel".

Honor Graduates

Class of 2012


Graduation truly is one of the highlights of our school year. As we conclude the year we have the opportunity to recognize our students for their hard work and who graduate with honors. At this time we are proud to announce our top honor graduates for the Class of 2012. The Salutatorian for the Class of 2012 is Greeshma Rajeev-Kumar who will be attending Yale and our Valedictorian is Patrick Liu who will be attending Harvard in the fall. 


Graduation exercises will be held at 7:30 PM at Dragon Stadium on June 1st. 

Dragons of 2012

Congratulations to our students on a successful spring. Our campus is so proud of our students for their efforts and accomplishments that have led to great success. We would like to recognize the follow students.

Congratulations:

7-AAAAA District UIL Academic Champions. Carroll students won the district academic title by beating out all our member teams. This is the first time we have won this championship in over 8 years.

Kayla Reinhart was named to the 4A-5A North All Star Team in basketball.

State Champions National Forensic League Arvind Venkataraman in Public Forum Debate and Azhar Hussain in Congressional Debate.

7-AAAAA Boys Dragon Golf Champion

State Qualifier in UIL Academics; Betsy Helm in Literary Criticism, Drew Korsham in Social Studies, Arvind Venkataraman in Persuasive Speaking.

7-AAAAA Varsity Tennis District Champions: the team qualified 9 students to regionals and two double teams to the state tennis tournament. Kelley Anderson and Austin McCasin placed 3rd in State in mixed doubles and Collin Alexander and John Wooldridge were eliminated in the preliminary round. 

Track: State Champion Courtney Kreighauser in the 1600 meter with a times of 4:53.43, Trevor Gilley 6th Place in the 1600 meter with a time of 4:12.30 and Felice Johnson who placed 7th at state in the 3200 meter with a time of 11:04.47

State Odyssey of the Mind State Champions for the 5th Time: Congratualtions to Jenna Buckley, Nico Scalzo, Emilie Featherston, Nathalie Scherer, Annie Newman and Lindsey Weiss and Coach Cynthia Featherston and Micki Scalzo. Additional recognition goes out to for being awarded the 2012 Texas State Odyssey of the Mind Scholarships: Emilie Featherston 11 years in OMers and Lindsey Weiss 4 years in Omers.

Our amazing yearbook staff continue to produce amazing collections of our school year. They were recognized with the prestigious First Place Award with Special Merit by the American Scholastic Press.

The End of the Year

With the end of the year drawing near, most would agree it is getting here quicker than we imagined. Its seems as if it were yesterday our seniors entered the Senior High wide eyed, excited, fearful and for the most part overwhelmed. Through the past two years they have been a part of amazing successes and have left huge footprints for future Dragons to try to measure up to. As we started this year, there was the normal rush of excitement that their senior year was finally here. As a casual observer I noticed as the dreaded Senioritis disease swept over some, crept in for others and now with their upcoming prom, baccalaureate, award ceremony and graduation I see the emotional and mental shift occurring. The realization that soon WE will be leaving the senior high and readying ourselves for the next chapter of life, opportunities to live, lead and to continue to make a difference. Have we made mistakes? Of course, but graduations are about starting to chart our new course for the future.


As I join you in graduating from High School, I wish you God's Blessing, Protection and Happiness. Continue to Leave Things Better than you found them.  A braggart cares more about who gets credit. Your Legacy and Tradition has made a difference in our school and community. Take time to remember and to thank those who stood by you, encouraged you and loved you throughout your race.  

PROTECT THE TRADITION !

Emerald Belles are Impressive

This past weekend our Emerald Belles competed in the American Dance Company Contest sponsored by American Airlines. Our Belles won the contest and earned the right to perform at the Dallas Maverick halftime versus the Utah Jazz on Saturday, March 3rd which the Mav's won 102-96 . The attached youtube video highlights of our Emerald Belles Kicks Routine performance which reinforces how awesome they are. Congratulations to the best directors in the State of Texas, Melissa Page and Kathryn Dobrow and our 86 girls who are state champions as earned at the San Marcos Showmakers Drill Team Competition. Congratulations on a job well done !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-He8ZQxKZA&feature=youtu.be

Protect the Tradition

This past weekend as my wife and I attended the State Swimming and Diving Meet at the University of Texas we had time to reflect on the current school year and the past 31 years that we have been in education. Our student's in Carroll achieve unprecedented success in the classroom, on the field, in the pool and in every venue they enter. As my wife and I talked, we both expressed how blessed we felt to have been given the opportunity to become a part of the Dragon Family. Tradition and Protecting the Tradition is something we believe in and promote in Southlake. As the principal, I take great pride in protecting and extending the tradition of success. I believe our community, faculty and students feel the inertia of continuing the tradition of success likewise. I know our success could not occur without the support of a wonderful community, staff and school for which we are fortunate to enjoy. I would like to thank you for supporting our school, staff and students.

On a personal note, at the conclusion of the school year my wife and I will be retiring after 31 years of serving students to become Pop and Dot, being a grandparent is a wonderful thing. Your kids have touched our lives more than you will ever know. I would like to thank our students, staff and community for allowing me the opportunity to serve as the senior high principal for the past three years. I would like to thank my wife for being patient, supporting, encouraging and overlooking of my annoyances for the past 31 years as we have partnered as educators, parents and husband and wife.

"Protect the Tradition and remember our children and family are our lasting legacy"

Mike Rhodes

Teri and I supporting our Dragons

Here are a few pictures of what Teri and I are looking forward to being our legacy.

Dot and Rylee

Rett, Jacy and Grandbaby #2 Kason

State Champions

 What an amazing weekend our kids had at the State Swimming and Diving Meet. The Men and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams set state records for the most points earned by a school. The Men won state earning 286 points, followed by San Antonio Churchill 158 points and Conroe College Park with 144 points. The Women won state by earning 275.5 points followed by the San Antonio Reagan 208.5 points and The Woodlands 195 points. Full Throttle Success !

State Champions

State Swim Meet Results:
I would like to congratulate our Boys and Girls swimming and diving teams on a phenomenal season and an amazing state swim meet. This past weekend our swimmers competed in Austin at the UIL State Swim meet and came away as The State 5A Boy's and Girl's STATE CHAMPIONS. Along the way we saw record and gutty performances in girls diving to the individual and relay races. Words cannot describe how puffed with pride our fans, parents and Dragon Supporters were as we saw the score board announce STATE CHAMPIONS. Congratulations to Coach Murphy, the State Boys Swim Coach of the Year, Carolyn Hryorchuk, Lynne Gorman and all our MIGHTY DRAGON SWIMMERS.

Congratulations

2012 Men's Texas 5A Swim/Dive Team Champions.


 2012 Women's Texas 5A Swim/Dive Team Champions.



Wrestling Team Places in State:
Our Wrestling team also competed this weekend in Austin at the State Wrestling Meet. Congratulations go out to Cody Lindberg who placed 4th in State in the 195lb division and Matt Swoyer who placed 6th in State in the 170lb division. Congratulations to Coach Hathaway.