An estimated crowd of over 10,000 attended the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District’s Second Annual Community Carnival and Pep Rally on Thursday, August 15 at Standridge Stadium.
Carnival
The night started with a carnival with free food, games, prizes and “back to school” goodies for the attendees. Schools and local CFBISD business partners provided the carnival games and free SWAG. The Maintenance Department for the school district cooked over 6,000 hotdogs for carnival-goers.
The night concluded with a community pep rally that honored athletics and fine arts in the school district. Students, faculty, staff and the community, enjoyed entertainment from cheerleaders, drill teams and bands from Creekview, Ranchview, Newman Smith and R.L. Turner High Schools.
CFBISD Superintendent of Schools, Dr. John E. Chapman III, greeted attendees and wished students and parents a great 2019-2020 school year. Bands from each high school played their respective fight songs and school songs as the community cheered them on.
Athletic teams
Football and volleyball teams were in attendance from each high school. Head coaches for the teams addressed the crowd and gave spirited messages to get the fans motivated for the 2019 season.
“The night was a huge success. The support for our high schools was terrific. Attendance was up from last year. After last night, we are very excited about the start of school. We thank all that were involved,” said Jason Wheeler, Marketing Coordinator for CFBISD.
The first regular football game of the season will kick-off at 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 29 at Standridge Stadium as R.L. Turner High School takes on Fort Worth Trimble Tech. All CFBISD volleyball teams have started their seasons.
CFBISD would like to thank the following community partners who provided activities and giveaways for attendees:
- City of Carrollton Fire Department
- Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford
- ER Near Me
- DART
- Chick-fil-A
- Grand Canyon University
- Dallas Rattlers
- CFB Council PTA
- Matthew 6
- Advance Dental
- Dallas Medical Ceter
- Texas Teachers Association
- Camp Gladiator
- Carrollton Public Library
- Ohlig Group Realty
- Smith Baseball
- Neighborhood Credit Union
- CFBISD Educational Foundation
- i9 Sports
- WFAA
View more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.
