🚨 NEW STATE LAW: Starting this school year, all student cell phones & personal devices must be off & out of sight during the school day per House Bill 1481. This supports a learning-focused environment 📚📵 🔗 Full policy: bit.ly/PhoneFreeCarth…

All NEW & RETURNING students must complete online registration in Parent Portal! 💻📚 Do this before the first day of school! Need help or internet access? Call your campus 📞 👉 portals07.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/l… #BackToSchool #CarthageISD

🎉 Carthage ISD kicked off the year w/ a pep rally-style Convocation! Shoutout to the Band, Cheer, & Belles for the spirit, and congrats to Shannon Royce on 25 years of service! Speakers: Coach Watson, Rep. Moran (video), Mr. Bitter, & Dr. Donald. #GoDawgs 🐾❤️🤍 #CarthageISD

❗️Attention Ag Welding & Ag Wood Shop Students❗️ PPE is REQUIRED by Mon, Aug 18. 👩‍🏭 Ag Welding (Ms. Jolene) – List given last year & again on Day 1. 🪵 Ag Wood Shop (Mr. Riley) – List given on Day 1. #CarthageISD #CTE #GoDawgs #BulldogPride #CarthageHS

🌅 Class of 2026, it’s your time! Join us for Senior Sunrise on Tue, Aug 12 at 6:40 AM at Bulldog Stadium. Celebrate your last first day of high school with your fellow seniors as we watch the sun rise on an unforgettable year! 🐾 #SeniorSunrise #ClassOf2026 #BulldogPride #CHS

🎟️ Lady Dawgs Volleyball is in action tonight at Lufkin! 🐾 Get your tickets online here: gofan.co/event/4019768?… #GoDawgs #LadyDawgs #CarthageVolleyball

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Dawgs on the run! Carthage XC gave it their all at the Lufkin Hudson meet tonight, setting the tone for a strong season ahead. Huge thanks to Coach McFall & our runners for embracing the grind. 💪🐾 #GoDawgs #CarthageXC #BulldogPride #RunLikeADawg #RunLikeALadyDawg

🏐 The Lady Dawgs are moving on! After a solid pool play performance, Carthage Volleyball advances to bracket play in the Tyler Tournament. They’ll be back on the court today at 1:30 PM. Full recap coming at the end of the tournament. Go Lady Dawgs! ❤️🤍🐾 #GoLadyDawgs #ForTheC

🏐 Lady Dawgs finish the Tyler Tournament 4-4 after battling tough competition! 💪 Every serve made us better, every set taught us more. Next up: HOME vs Hallsville on Tues, Aug 19 @ 6:45 PM. Pack the Dawg House! ❤️🤍🐾 #GoDawgs #LadyDawgsVolleyball #ForTheC

🏐 HOME OPENER 🐾 Lady Dawgs vs Hallsville – Tuesday, Aug 19! 📅 JV White 4:30 | JV Red 5:45 | Varsity 6:45 Pack the stands. Bring the noise. Let’s back our Dawgs as they grind through the early season! ❤️🤍 #GoDawgs #LadyDawgsVolleyball #ForTheC

🎉 Bulldog Family, you’re invited! 🐾 Join us this Thursday, Aug. 21 at CHS: 🕠 Title I Parent Meeting – 5:30 🐶 Meet the Bulldogs – 6:00 🏫 Open House – 6:30 Let’s kick off the year with Bulldog Pride! ❤️🤍 #BetterAsABulldog #GoDawgs

📸 Time to strike a pose, Bulldogs!😎✨ 👨‍🎓 Seniors: Tues, Aug 26 (called out by last name) 📚 9th–11th: Wed, Aug 27 (in English classes) Bring the smiles, channel those retro vibes, and let’s make these pics unforgettable! 🎶📼 #BetterAsABulldog #PictureDay

⏰‼️ TIME CHANGE ‼️⏰ Lady Dawgs Volleyball @ Neches tonight! 📍 Neches HS 🗓️ Tues, Aug 26 ⏰ JVR – 5:00 PM | Varsity – 6:00 PM Let’s pack the gym & be loud for our girls! ❤️🤍 #GoDawgs #LadyDawgsVolleyball #BetterAsABulldog

📚✨ Civic learning in action! Mrs. Parker’s Govt. class attended the Panola Co. Commissioners Court, toured the courthouse with Judge McLane, & met each dept. to see how they serve our community. Future leaders at work! 👏🇺🇸 #CarthageBulldogs #LearningInAction

🔬🍫Chemistry never tasted so sweet! Coach McFall’s students cracked Grandma’s fudge recipe using unit conversions! Turning tricky measurements into tasty creations. Hands-on. Delicious. Bulldog learning in action.❤️ #LearningInAction #SweetScience #BetterAsABulldog #WeAreCHS

🎉✏️ Geometry in Action! 📐✨ Mrs. Foster’s students brought points, lines & planes to life—moving, creating, and learning on a floor-sized graph. Hands-on math = unforgettable learning! ❤️🤍 #BetterAsABulldog #BulldogLearning #CHSMathMagic #WeAreCHS

🧬📖 Anatomy in Action! Mrs. Hadwin’s A&P students hit the floor—literally—to map out the body’s regional terms. Using life-sized diagrams, they modeled anatomical vocab in motion, making learning hands-on, memorable, and fun! ❤️🤍 #BetterAsABulldog #BulldogLearning #WeAreCHS

🏗️🐷 Gumdrops + toothpicks = hands-on learning! Mrs. Hammett’s Human Growth & Development class crushed the “Three Little Pigs” challenge while wrapping up Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. 👏 #WeAreCHS #BetterAsABulldog

REMINDER: Carthage ISD students will be out of school on Monday, Sept. 22, for a staff development day. We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and comes back refreshed and ready to learn! 🐾

🐾👏 Proud of Caroline Cooke for repping CHS at the 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit! She spoke on the panel “Trending Now: Social Media Marketing & AI for Small Business,” sharing fresh ideas as part of the City of Carthage Main Street Program Youth Advisory Council.