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The SLC show choir begins rehearsals for competitive season
December 2, 2022
Arden Berry, Copy Editor
Dragons Study Abroad: Travel this Summer to Europe
December 2, 2022
Sydney Denk, Contributor
Opinion: Students are unhealthily affected by school pressures
November 16, 2022
Pragnya Kaginele, Assistant News Editor
Senior Samantha Ryan makes feature film debut in “Guardians of Time”
November 9, 2022
Aaryana Sharma

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The SLC show choir members rehearse choreography on Dec. 1.

The SLC show choir begins rehearsals for competitive season

Arden Berry, Copy Editor

Dragons Study Abroad: Travel this Summer to Europe

Dragons Study Abroad: Travel this Summer to Europe

Sydney Denk, Contributor

Photo Courtesy of Samantha Ryan

Senior Samantha Ryan makes feature film debut in "Guardians of Time"

Opinion

Opinion: Students are unhealthily affected by school pressures

Opinion: Students are unhealthily affected by school pressures

Pragnya Kaginele, Assistant News Editor • November 16, 2022

Review: House of the Dragon: Excellent show, by itself or as a prequel

Review: 'House of the Dragon': Excellent show, by itself or as a prequel

Sahat Sopirala and Colton Young • October 31, 2022

Review: Taylor Swift, the mastermind behind Midnights

Review: Taylor Swift, the mastermind behind "Midnights"

October 24, 2022

Arts and Entertainment

Eight Great Sitcom Halloween Episodes to Watch This Season

Eight Great Sitcom Halloween Episodes to Watch This Season

Arden Berry, Copy Editor • October 31, 2022

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Sports

Student Spotlight: After hiatus, senior Jon Cox returns to the gridiron

Student Spotlight: After hiatus, senior Jon Cox returns to the gridiron

Sahat Sopirala, News Editor • October 24, 2022

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On Dec. 1, the Carroll Jazz Band had their annual

On Dec. 1, the Carroll Jazz Band had their annual winter concert. The concert began at 6:30 with performances from the Carroll and Dawson Middle School bands. Following those performances, the Carroll Jazz Band, the Jazz Ensemble, and the Jazz Orchestras took the stage. The Carroll Jazz program has had national success and is recognized as one of the top programs in the country.

"I had a lot of fun at the jazz concert, and while I feel there are parts where we could’ve done better, I think we were always able to recover well," Ben Finkelstein (12) said. "It was also really nice seeing the younger bands play so well, and thinking back to when I was in the same spot as them."

📸: M. Brown and B. Davenport

In the Anatomy and Physiology class this week, stu

In the Anatomy and Physiology class this week, students begin dissecting rats. Students were able to learn about the anatomy of vertebrae, and some even gave their rats names like Remy, Roger, and Jamal.

“The dissection was really exciting because we haven't dissected something since eighth grade," Sanjana Senthil (10) said. "We had dissected a frog and only the couple of us who went in person did the dissection then. This felt a lot more like we were applying what we learned in anatomy, so that was exciting."

📸: S.Ramesh

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The Carroll Dragon basketball program started off

The Carroll Dragon basketball program started off the first day back from break by hosting their annual community pep rally. The event included a special guest of the MavsMan pumping up the crowd's energy by doing shows and inclusive games or challenges. Afterward, people had the opportunity to go get a signed poster from both varsity teams.

“This was my first community night as a member of the varsity basketball team and I really enjoyed it," Natalia Jordan (10) said. "I had lots of fun watching the maverick man and the mascot. My favorite part was getting to sign autographs and having fun with both the boy's and girl's varsity team,” Jordan said.

Photos by: M. Alegria

Last week during their sixth game of the season, D

Last week during their sixth game of the season, Dragon varsity hockey went up against the Allen Eagles. It was a close match, however the Dragons pulled through with a win.

“Playing for a school hockey team definitely makes you want to really try your hardest to win,” Tanner Wilson (12) said, “The team plays great.”

📷M. Fradkin

On Friday night, the Carroll Dragons (11-0) played

On Friday night, the Carroll Dragons (11-0) played their second playoff game at San Angelo Stadium against the Frenship Tigers (9-2).

After a long four-hour drive, as well as cold temperatures that included snow, Carroll defeated Frenship 69-14. The halftime performance included the Emerald Belles dancing to "Holiday" by Green Day, and the playoff annual student-designed dance party, "Lids" performed by the band.

"It was a great game, I really enjoy the environment at all the playoff games, but this one, in particular, was a great bonding experience for me and my team," said Emerald Belle Lillian Morgan (11).

The undefeated Dragons will take on McKinney (6-6) in the next round Friday, Nov. 25 at 3:15 p.m. at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington.

📸: M. Brown

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This past weekend, the Carroll Dragon Band travele

This past weekend, the Carroll Dragon Band traveled to Indianapolis for the 2022 Bands of America Grand Nationals Championship. Competing against 99 bands from 21 states, the Dragon Band performed three times, advancing through prelims and semifinals to finals as one of the top 12. Climbing the ranks after each performance, they finished in seventh place with a score of 91.0.

“The Dragon Band was the highest placing band from Texas, the highest placing ‘first time attending’ Grand Nationals band, and earned the highest personal best score for the program ever at any Bands of America event,” Director of Bands Ken Johnson said.

Photos were taken during the band community send-off performance Nov. 5 by A. Davenport.

Veterans Day was observed at both Carroll High Sch

Veterans Day was observed at both Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High today, where assemblies were held to honor military veterans of the US Armed Forces.

"[Serving] was a great experience for me,” CHS assistant principal Steven Silvia said. “It helped me align a lot of things in my life at that age. I come from a line of servicemen so it was my obligation, I felt like at that time, to follow my family's footsteps and it provided me with a lot of maturity."

The assemblies featured video slideshows showcasing family members of CSHS and CHS students who served as well as guest speakers with military experience.

"I think [Veterans Day] is important because we need soldiers to come up and be the next to serve. It’s important for them to value our veterans so they will hopefully serve in the future, because you guys are our future," Captain Shannan Smith said.

Following the assembly, student council’s on both campuses hosted veterans at a luncheon.

Photos by D. Tang, L. Fulkerson, R. Hames, D. Durant, A. Myers

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Computer Science 2 students, Fe Lau (11) and Akael

Computer Science 2 students, Fe Lau (11) and Akaela Espina (12) work on their labs. Computer science allows students to learn the basics of programming and is a great stepping stone for college.

"I'm currently taking computer science because it is what I want to do in college, and because I like the idea of creating software that will be used by many people," Espina said.

📸 L. Gumireddy

On Saturday, the Emerald Belles partnered with Col

On Saturday, the Emerald Belles partnered with Colleyville Heritage High School student council to put on a color run against human trafficking. The money raised benefits Our Rescue, an organization that combats the human trafficking of women and children. The Belles were invited by CHHS to not only participated in the 5K, but they also set up a booth for bracelet making.

“It was really fun because we won’t normally do a color run or something like that, so I think it was just very different for us, and that's what made it so fun," Spencer Massey (11) said. "It was also just really fun getting to meet people from the other school as well.”

Photos by M. Brown

The girls' varsity basketball team had their first

The girls' varsity basketball team had their first game of the season on Friday night against Highland Park. The Lady Dragons fell to the Scots 55-45.

"It was a tough game," center Katah Gunter (10) said. "Obviously, there are things we could have done better but, overall, I think we played well and I’m excited for the rest of the season."

The Lady Dragons will take on Marcus in a non-district game tomorrow in Flower Mound. Their next home game will be Nov. 15 against Colleyville Heritage.

📸: V. Bandaru, P. Kaginele

Earlier this week Art Club met in Mrs. Roanhau's r

Earlier this week Art Club met in Mrs. Roanhau's room at CHS where they selected crocheting as their medium for the session. Each meeting they choose a new medium to explore to help give a brief insight into the whole art world. The group is student run by president Autumn Haack (12), vice President Ellen Mumford (12) and vice president Rosie Chowdhury (12). During this meeting, Chowdhury gave a beginner's class on crocheting, demonstrating types of stitches like chain, single crochet, double crochet, and half-double crochet.

"We all have a lot of fun because it's always a relaxed environment compared to some other clubs, so it's time for us to hang out and do a fun craft together,” Allison Riera (12) said. “It was definitely hard, this was my first time learning to crochet. I needed help, but it was fun seeing it start to come together."

Anyone is welcome to come to the next Art Club meeting on Nov. 16 where they will be rock painting. Check out more information on their insta: slc_art_club

Photos by: M. Alegria

Last night, both the JV Black and JV Green footbal

Last night, both the JV Black and JV Green football teams won their last game of the season against Keller Fossil Ridge with a score of 23-7, and 24-12, respectively.

“My best moment was when I got the tackle screen,” Jackson Crump (11) said. “It was very exciting to see my teammates and my coaches get that excited for me and it was very, very thrilling. It is not common for an offensive lineman to get a pass so it was pretty fun to get that touchdown.”

JV Green was 4-5-1 for the season and JV Black was undefeated.

Photos by: M. Brown

Carroll Senior High student council hosted the yea

Carroll Senior High student council hosted the year's first blood drive on Nov. 2 and collected 160 units for Carter BloodCare. Blood donated goes to patients across Texas facing emergencies every day and it is estimated that the amount donated by CSHS can save up to 600 lives. Seniors choosing to donate twice in the same school year were eligible to receive a red cord for graduation. The next school blood drive will be held in the spring semester.

"I just feel that it's something easy I can do to help people in general, plus it doesn't take much time," David Velasco Herruzo (12) said. "I went through the entire procedure with no problem."

Photos by: M. Alegria, D. Tang

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Christine Le (10) reads her assigned English book,

Christine Le (10) reads her assigned English book, "Fahrenheit 451" during Ms. Wendy Athey's first block at CHS. English II Advanced was assigned the book for their Quarter 2 required reading.

"I like the book because there are many parallels between it and the real world," said Le. "There are many things you can analyze in the book from different perspectives."

Photo by: R. Stovall

On Friday night, the Southlake Carroll Dragons pla

On Friday night, the Southlake Carroll Dragons played their final district home game for the season against Byron Nelson. With challenging weather circumstances and a delayed start due to lightning in the area, the team was still able to defeat Byron Nelson 38-23.

“The game against Byron Nelson was different from the rest with the great energy from Southlake, even in the bad weather,” said Mitchell Paulson (11). “Those factors and the hard work from our team led to a win against Byron and becoming district champions.”

📸: Y. Aldabagh, M. Brown, Y. Vidacak

This morning was the annual Senior Switch pep rall

This morning was the annual Senior Switch pep rally where Belles performed as cheerleaders and cheerleaders as Belles. There were also performances by the Bollywood Dance Club with the assistance of some CSHS teachers.

“While we introduced the idea last year, we’re doing more teacher dances,” Kirti Kanatala (12) said. “We have also started to perform more dances with English songs and popular beats.”

After Encore sang “Daydreaming” by Harry Styles and students competed in a table surfing competition, the pep rally wrapped up with a black light dance from the Belles and the playing of the alma mater by the band.

Tonight the Dragons take on Byron Nelson at home in their final regular season game. Photos by: R. Hames, Y. Vidacak and D. Tang

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