Ask parents why they chose to move to Southlake and most of their replies will credit Carroll ISD. This year marks the first school in the district’s 100th anniversary, which is more than worthy of a celebration.
The Southlake Historical Society will host a special exhibit in the lobby of Town Hall from July 12 to September 6 to honor the school system’s history. They will also host a free ice cream social and reception on July 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Originally named after the Tarrant County Superintendent of Public Instruction (B. Carroll), the district had humble beginnings. Carroll Hill School had three classrooms and taught nine grades. And it still stands at 1055 N. Carroll Avenue with a Texas historical marker out front.
The Town Hall exhibit will look more at the influence this school had on the area as well as the students who gained their educations in Southlake. Visitors will be able to take in drawings representative of classrooms from the ’30s and ’40s as well as pictures from the ’50s. There will also be information about Walnut Grove School, an institution created by local rancher Bob Jones for his grandchildren and neighbors’ children because black and biracial students could not attend Carroll Hill in the ’20s.
Carroll ISD has grown immensely over the past 100 years. And to mark the occasion, the exhibit will also feature a picture of the 2019 graduating class. Guests can visit the exhibit from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday or 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.