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When  looking  back  at  the
                                                                          Junior High,  one becomes aware
                                                                          of  the  many  changes  Carrollton
                                                                          has undergone.  For example,  the
                                                                          seventh  and  eighth  graders  are
                                                                          now free of the hassle of having to
                                                                          share the Barat Building with the
                                                                          high school, and have more space
                                                                          to  shine in  their new coral man­
                                                                          sion.
                                                                            Besides  taking  their  required
                                                                          courses in school, the Junior High
                                                                          students  are  also  involved  in
                                                                          many  other  activities.  These
                                                                          include Sea Camp for the seventh
                                                                          graders,  the  Junior  High  dance,
                                                                          eighth  grade  beach  day,  their
                                                                          play,  “The  Little  Mermaid”,  and
                                                                          the  most  important  of  all  the
                                                                          eighth  grade  graduation  into  the
                                                                          high school.
                                                                            The  Junior  High  is  a  time  to
                                                                          grow and explore oneself through
                                                                          the  various  activities  in  junior
                                                                          high students participate in, they
                                                                          are  able  to  learn  important
                                                                          lessons  in  life,  which  they  will
                                                                          implement into their forming per­
                                                                          sonalities.
                                                                            Although there have been some
                                                                          changes  for  the junior  high  stu­
                                                                          dents  within  the  past  six  years,
                                                                          the tradition still remains,  teach­
                                                                          ing the girls to grow academically,
                                                                          spiritually,  morally,  and  socially.
                                                                         The  Junior  High  experience  will
                                                                          prepare the students for the chal­
                                                                          lenges  they will  face  in  the  high
                                                                          school.
                                                                         As  we  near the new millennium.
                                                                         Junior  High  students  still  share
                                                                          the sense of unity felt in the early
                                                                          1990’s.




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