Week of February 4

Celebrate Excellence 

FFA competition is under way.  The kids
competed at the Ft. Worth heifer show.
Skylar Dawson won 4th with her Red Angus

Campuses will begin benchmark testing this month for tested areas that take the STAAR in April.  On these tests, students will be assessed on all skills in their grade level.  The purpose of these benchmarks is critical in determining what instruction students will need over the next 6 weeks and what interventions students will need to be fully prepared to reach their +10 goals.  As shared in last week's post, a +10 goal is achieved when a student increases 10 points from their performance on last year's STAAR test.  Please join us in encouraging your students to give their absolute best on every test they take this spring.

Texas Legislature Information
The Texas Legislature convenes every 2 years, and the legislature is currently in session. I will be sharing information on items that will impact Carthage ISD as it becomes available.  There are two priorities that I will be advocating for with our representatives.

1. The first priority that is very important to Carthage ISD is increasing state funding by reducing the amount of recapture that is sent back to Austin each year.



The 100th Day of school has come and gone.
Thank you Primary for sharing pictures of the fun day.

2. The second priority is to reduce the amount of high stakes state testing (STAAR) placed on Texas public schools and place an emphasis on meaningful accountability.

If you would like to contact our state representatives and senators, please CLICK HERE to get their email, mailing address, or phone contact information.

Upcoming Events

• Fri, Feb 1 - BB at Jasper

  

  The CHS Boys Golf Team started out their
  year by winning 1st place at their first
  invitational tournament.

• Fri, Feb 1 - Lions Club Show at 7:30 p.m. at PAC
• Sat, Feb 2 - UIL Academics at Livingston
• Mon, Feb 4 - Softball vs Gladewater
• Tue, Feb 5 - HS BB vs Huntington
• Tue, Feb 5 - Baseball vs Calvary Baptist
• Tue, Feb 5 - HS Soccer at Waskom
• Tue, Feb 5 - Spring Pictures
• Thu, Feb 7 - JH Girls BB vs Huntington
• Thu, Feb 7 - JH Boys BB at Huntington
• Thu, Feb 7 - Powerlifting at Hallsville
• Thu, Feb 7 - JV Soccer at Tatum
• Fri, Feb 8 - Career Day at Libby Elementary
• Fri, Feb 8 - Band UIL Solo & Ensemble at SFA
• Fri, Feb 8 - Softball at Diboll
• Fri, Feb 8 - F Baseball at Henderson
• Sat, Feb 9 - Band UIL Solo & Ensemble at SFA
• Sat, Feb 9 - UIL Academics at Fairfield
• Sat, Feb 9 - Baseball Alumni Game
• Mon, Feb 11 - Board Meeting at 6:30
• Fri, Feb 15 - Staff Development Day (STUDENT HOLIDAY)

Click Links below to each School Calendar

Carthage HS Calendar
Carthage JH Calendar
Baker-Koonce Calendar
Libby Elementary Calendar
Carthage Primary Calendar

Your Input Matters
If you have a question, suggestion, or comment, please leave a comment below. Comments are not published immediately. Please do not leave negative comments about individual people. If you have a negative comment, please email the principal, superintendent or call 903-693-3806.