Carthage ISD

Our own Battlin' Bulldog Band competes today at the UIL 4A State Military Marching Contest at Baylor University's McLane Stadium in Waco! 🥁🎺🎷🎶 The Bulldogs will perform at 2:15 p.m. and you can watch their performance live, thanks to our friends at KGAS, by visiting easttexastoday.com. GO DAWGS! ❤️🐾

HUGE Bulldog congratulations to Coach Scott Surratt on this career milestone 200th win! 🐾🏈 GO DAWGS!

REMINDER: Monday, October 31 is a faculty & staff professional development day, and there will be no school for students. Enjoy your long weekend, Bulldogs! 🐾

REMINDER: On Monday, October 10, Carthage ISD will be closed for Columbus Day. Enjoy your long weekend, Bulldogs! 🐾

🗓Yesterday, October 2, was National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day! ❤️🐾Carthage ISD is proud of all of the custodians who keep our schools clean and safe for students and staff!❤️🐾 We appreciate everything our custodians do for us to keep our facilities shining! 🌟✨ Be sure and give your campus custodians a BIG #BulldogThankYou when you see them today! 👏

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and our team is dedicated to ensuring that all Bulldogs have a safe and healthy learning environment. At Carthage ISD, we promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion for our students. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~ Maya Angelou #BulldogsAreKind #KindnessMatters #BeKind

Looking for a quality after-school program for your child? 👀 You're in luck! After-school Youth Enrichment Program (AYEP) will begin on Oct. 11. ⭐ Spots are limited, so be sure and register today to get your child signed up! ✍️ https://carthageisd.jotform.com/build/222626987085064

Last night at the Carthage ISD school board meeting, four CHS students were celebrated for their national recognition by the College Board. Kaylee Best (not pictured), Daniel Brown, Todd Register and Zane Schumacher were awarded the National Rural and Small Town Award earlier this month, and we are so proud of their hard work and academic accomplishments! #BulldogPride 👏🎉🐾

Today is National IT Professionals Day, and we are definitely blessed with the best at Carthage ISD! 🤩🐾 If you them on your campus this week, be sure to give them a BIG Bulldog THANK YOU for all they do to keep things running smooth for our #BulldogFamily every day!

REMINDER: Monday, September 19 is a faculty & staff professional development day, and there will be no school for students. Enjoy your long weekend, Bulldogs! 🐾

Do you have a child that could benefit from a FREE mentoring program? 🤝 If so, check out this great program information!

Do you have a young athlete interested in playing volleyball? 🏐 Don't miss out on this great opportunity! ✨ Practice Info Beginning Sept. 14 Wednesdays 5 - 6 P.M. (Sept. 14 practice will be 6-7 p.m.) Carthage High School Gym Game Days Sept. 24 Grades 3 & 4 - 3:30 p.m. Grades 5 & 6 - 4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 & 8 Grades 3 & 4 - 11 a.m. Grades 5 & 6 - 12 p.m. Oct. 11 - Recognition Night prior to CHS varsity match To sign up, drop off completed form and $30 to Carthage High School office, Attn: Dawn Stewart or Alli Capps. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OQk2-sHsZXot6AskxGMjfrw_oezK9J0wlFUMJ-jT3D8/edit For questions or additional information, please contact astewart@carthageisd.org or pcapps@carthageisd.org.

On Friday, our #BulldogFamily wore orange to honor and remember 4-year-old Bristell Andrews. Our continued thoughts and prayers go out to the Andrews and Smith families during this difficult time. 🧡

On September 11, 2001, our country was changed forever. Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who lost their lives that tragic day and send our condolences to their loved ones. #NeverForget 🇺🇸

On Tuesday, September 6, schools across Texas will be wearing maroon to show support as the students and staff of Uvalde CISD return for their first day of school. Carthage ISD encourages our entire Bulldog community to wear maroon tomorrow in support of Uvalde. ❤️ Please keep this community in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow, as well. #UvaldeStrong

Thank you Carthage ISD faculty, staff and students for your hard work and a great start to the school year! 📚✏️ We hope you enjoy your day off! 😎

Superintendent Jarrod Bitter had the privilege of speaking at the Panola County Retired School Employees Association meeting today. He shared a message about his vision and priorities for Carthage ISD, as well as updates about TEA Accountability and recent district improvements.

REMINDER: No school on Monday, Sept. 5. We hope all our Bulldogs have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!

Our own Zane Schumacher was selected as the Longview Orthopaedic STAR Foundation Male Student-Athlete of the Week on Friday, and we are BULLDOG PROUD 🐾 of this young man and his incredible work ethic! 👏 With this honor is a nomination for Student-Athlete of the Year, as well. CONGRATULATIONS, Zane! We are so proud of you! 🎉

📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We sure love this much-needed rain 🌧 today, but it's causing some issues with our phone lines at a few locations. 👇👇👇