Pouring Concrete!

WooHoo! Let the fun begin. See the pictures pouring the foundation (actually grade beams for those that really care). Man that concrete pump was getting after it. We should be seeing some work on the gym side soon.

I'm also including a picture of how happy a band director can really be when his practice rooms are that much closer to completion.

RW

Stay Tuned!

We are getting close to a foundation for the extension of the band hall. Sorry, but it's a guy thing to get giddy over rebar and concrete. Once they start pouring, I'll upload pictures. WooHoo!

Another Award!

Sorry that I have been away from the blog in the past couple of days. Currently I am in Austin with a few of the CHS teachers where we had the honor of accepting the TBEC award. Only 64 high schools in the state of Texas received this honor. This is our second year in a row. You can click on the link to find out more about this award, but it is important to note that the data is based on the past three years performance. This is not a one time shot with some good scores, this is a reflection of the ongoing excellence of CHS. Our teachers are working hard and our students are responding.

As always, thanks for your support.

RW

Construction Update

Some serious work is being done on the band hall. The excavation is in full swing to move toward pouring the foundation soon. I can envision the new practice rooms already.

The classroom and commons addition will begin seeing the same excavation soon. We are currently drying out in the new commons area from that torrential rain storm.

On a totally unrelated topic, it is a beautiful day outside as you can see in the picture. The music just came on in the halls so I have to go mingle with the kids.

Have a great day!

RW

Blogging is Contagious

Hello,

Our school resource officer has started his own blog. He will be able to keep the community informed on the law and order of CHS. Obviously, he will not be sharing specific details on cases, but he can answer questions regarding police matters on school grounds. You can find the link to his blog under my "Valuable Resources" section.

Enjoy!

RW

Visiting Our Campus

CHS Community,

This is the first post that doesn't center around construction. I'm going to ask for your help which in turn will help our teachers.

I have written a brief letter explaining my expectations of parent communication. That letter will be posted on our website soon. I fully expect the CHS faculty to communicate with the parents of Carroll High School and I believe they do a great job. However, I know that there are certain times when phone calls are missed or deadlines are approaching and anxiety increases. Our teachers make a point to meet with parents and take care of the needs of our students, but we need to be respectful of their time. Please make sure you are setting an appointment with our teachers prior to arriving on campus. Setting an appointment involves two way communication and an agreement on a date and time. That time could be during their conference period, before or after school. We don't practice a "drop-in" policy. When teachers come in to school in the morning, they need to have time to get their day started and when unexpected visitors are waiting, it can be very disruptive. Please be respectful of this practice.

I want to thank you for staying involved in your child's education. The teamwork of the parents and the educational community makes Carroll the exemplary district it is today.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the Homecoming game.

Go Dragons!

RW

New Construction Updates

CHS Community,

I'm sure most of you were here for Curriculum Night and saw some of the changes on campus. The outside work has begun even though it just looks like a lot of dirt has been moved around. They are drilling piers for the foundation. For the ladies reading this, you will not be very impressed, but guys will appreciate it. Some of the piers on the 3rd floor addition are 66" wide......25 feet deep...WOW! I will confess that I have caught myself mesmorized by the big machine that digs those holes. I know...toys for boys.

I'll will try to get some pictures uploaded for you when some of the areas progress to a point of interest, but pictures of dirt aren't very exciting.

Stay tuned...

New School Year, New Blog

Hello CHS Community,

For those that were trying to keep up with my construction updates over the summer, I appreciate your support. The server I was using did not like being overrun with pictures, so I'm changing sites...Experiment #2.

I am going to try allowing comments on this blog. The comments will be moderated by yours truly before being posted. Hopefully this will allow for some two way communication of questions or issues. If I get swamped with comments or I determine that the feature isn't useful, I'll address it later.

I'll add more in the days to come.

RW