Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville school briefs

Carroll cancels Board of Trustee elections

Southlake Carroll will not have elections for its open board of trustee seats.

The Board of Trustees canceled its May 9 election after only one person filed for each of the two open positions.

“The reason that there are unopposed candidates in a school district such as ours is because the satisfaction of our community with the function of not just the board but primarily the administration,” trustee Read Ballew said.

Incumbent Ballew filed for Place 4 and Danny Gilpin filed for Place 5. Both will begin their terms May 18.

Not having an election saves the district $12,000.

Robotics Team needs sponsors for tournament

The Carroll Senior High School Robotics Team is looking for sponsors so they can attend a world championship.

The team plans to attend the VEX World Championships from April 15-18 in Louisville, Ky.

Sponsorship tiers include a $250 family level that includes a public thank you, a $500 bronze level featuring recognition in a team notebook and flyers, $1,000 silver level that includes recognition on social media and the team’s banner, a $1,500 gold level featuring a name and logo on the team’s T-shirts and naming right potential.

Team will allow the largest sponsor to name the robot and have their name or logo branded on the competition robot. Those interested can send an email to Linda.Woessner@southlakecarroll.edu

Carroll sends record-breaking 19 Odyssey of the Mind teams to state

Nineteen teams from Carroll will compete in the state Odyssey of the Mind tournament.

The teams will compete on April 11 in Houston. The number is a record for the district. The top four teams for each problem and division advanced from the recent regional tournament.

The district’s students will compete at the state level in Vehicular Problem 1 Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3; Technical Problem 2, Division 2; Technical Problem 1, Division 3; Classics Problem 1 Division 1, Division 2; Structure Problem 1, Division 1; Drama Problem 1 Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3.

Carroll hires facilities director

Carroll ISD hired Bob Carabajal as its facilities director.

His experience includes time as a Corporate Director of Healthcare Services for Jani-King, Facilities Management Director at Denton Regional Medical Center and more. Carabajal’s resume highlights more than 22 years in the facility services industry.

“Mr. Carabajal comes to Carroll ISD with a servant leader attitude, wealth of building service knowledge and passion for customer service,” Matt Miller, assistant superintendent for administrative services said.

Carabajal replaces Chauncey Willingham, who retired in December.

—Dustin Dangli

Burleson wins local YEA! Program contest

Jewel Burleson, a freshman at iUniversity Prep, was named the winner of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy competition on March 17. Burleson, CEO of Custom Dance Jewels, will represent Grapevine at the 2015 Saunders Scholars Bright Ideas National Scholarship Competition Western Regional in Phoenix, Arizona, May 14-15.

Fourteen businesses from the Grapevine Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA! Program) presented their business plans for the chance at start-up capital at the Investors Panel Event at the Palace Theatre.

Burleson designs and sews creative pointe shoe bags for dancers. Burleson has been taking ballet since the age of three. She decided to launch this business when her mother made her a pointe shoe bag for her 13th birthday. After Burleson began using the bag, all of her friends from dance wanted one, and the business launched from there.

Brochure art contest winners named

Colleyville Heritage High School freshman Livian Green, Cross Timbers Middle School eighth-grader Ruth Schlenker and Colleyville Elementary School second-grader Keeley Hogan created artwork that was selected to be featured in the 2015 Summer Enrichment brochure.

The recent announcement came as a surprise to the students as school and district staff flooded each student’s classroom to share the good news.

GCISD Kindness Day celebrated district-wide

On Wednesday, campuses across the district celebrated GCISD Kindness Day.

While the district celebrates random acts of kindness in its schools year-round, this was a special day designated to bring attention to the positive impact even a small act of kindness can make and also to help gear up for the district-wide Rachel’s Challenge Rally on April 18.

In celebration of GCISD Kindness Day, students and staff across the district were encouraged to wear a Rachel’s Challenge shirt as a reminder to spread kindness throughout the day.

—Marty Sabota

This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 9:01 AM with the headline "Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville school briefs."