We will have our Spring and Group pictures on Wednesday, February 12th. You can order them online by following the instructions in the flyer!
Our annual Daddy-Daughter dance is going to be a disco party for the ages! Open to all girls 6th grade and younger. Saturday, February 22nd from 5-7PM and tickets are $25 per couple and can be purchased at the Elementary Office!
Our next Gary 4-H meeting will be held on Monday, February 10th at 6PM in the Gary ISD Cafeteria!
This past week was a busy one for several of our Gary 4-H & FFA Livestock Showmen at the Fort Worth Livestock Show!
Madelyn Tinkle exhibited her first lamb at a Texas Major and did an amazing job!
Presley Rabon exhibited her market goat and placed in the top 20 in Showmanship and 8th in her weight class!
Monse Chavez exhibited her market goat and placed 3rd in her showmanship age group and 8th in her weight class!
Congrats to all of these students!
It's that time of the year for Val-O-Grams! Forms will be sent home with students and can be returned to either school office or Mrs. Baker by February 10th!
Senior parents; please submit Senior Slideshow photos by February 28th! You can drop them off at the front office or send them digitally (preferred) to Mrs. Gresham!
Hey Gary fans-Senior night is TOMORROW evening! We will celebrate our Senior Basketball & Cheer athletes before the girl's basketball game. Come cheer on these amazing young people! JV Boys will start at 5pm, followed by our recognition of Senior Athletes before the Varsity Girls game. Our Varsity Boys will finish the night off after that.
Our concession stand will be serving Chopped Brisket & Fried Rice, along with our normal menu items! Come hungry and support the sophomore class!
This week our Market Lamb Exhibitors are in Fort Worth competition at the first Texas Major Livestock Show of the year. Market lambs provide an excellent project for 4-H and FFA youth to learn about being responsible for animals. Along the way, they learn more about the sheep industry and agriculture in general. The market lamb project teaches how to own and work with lambs; how to take responsibility for lambs’ health, care, and growth; and how to win or lose competitions gracefully.
Colston and Connally Cranford exhibited their Finewool Cross lambs in extremely hard classes (with over 40 lambs competing at times) and did an amazing job! They both qualified for premium money and will exhibit these lambs at future shows!
Placings:
Colston 9th
Connally-12th
Both boys along with Madelyn Tinkle will show again today! We want to wish them good luck on the rest of the show!
Our Senior Pep Rally is this Friday at 1PM in the High School Gym! Come out and celebrate our 2025 graduates with us!
Elementary Parents,
Every year about this time we send out a survey for our families to complete. We would love to know how you think we're doing as stewards of your children. Please help us by sharing your voice.
Thank you!
https://www.leaderinme.com/s/gary-elementary/families
This past weekend two of our Gary 4-H & FFA members traveled to Fort Worth to exhibit their Registered Limousin Breeding heifers. These heifers were raised right here in Gary, TX at the Red Rock Limousin Ranch which is a nationally recognized and respected Limousin Cattle Breeder. This show, much like all Texas Major Livestock Shows, is open to any 4-H or FFA member ages 8-18 that wants to raise and show in these shows from across the state of Texas. So, thousands of students travel competing in them!
Registered heifer projects are often times two year projects where a student obtains the heifer (female bovine that hasn't had a calf yet) when they are 6-8 months old, halter breaks them, works with their hair, they are fed high quality feed rations, and these animals are prepared for a life in a cattle operation by breeding them to high quality show-bulls that will increase their value exponentially.
These two students will show these heifers throughout the spring semester at major livestock shows like San Antonio and Houston along with other students from Gary showing goats, sheep and pigs! Our Gary Show Team is one that is growing and bringing home awesome experiences, scholarship opportunities as well as a prize or two along the way!
Congratulations to Senior Caitlynn Ayers and 3rd Grader Cash Stutes on their successes:
Caitlynn-
Limousin Shoot Out Show: 2nd in Class
Junior Show: 3rd in Class
Cash-
Limousin Shoot Out Show: 3rd in Class
Junior Show: 5th in Class
Senior parents, we’ve had a few students ask so we also wanted to let parents know; While completing the FAFSA is a graduation requirement, unless the family wishes to opt out, tonight’s FAFSA Night is optional! If your senior has already completed their FAFSA, already has a plan to do it with you at home, or just cannot make it tonight that is okay! The application itself has been streamlined from recent years, and easier than ever to complete, but if you ever need help completing it just contact Mr. Davis!
It's scholarship season! Today, seniors received their first scholarship packet and basic instructions for how to fill out applications. The due date for the first scholarship packet is Friday, February 7th! If your senior needs any assistance please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Davis! Also, we are still on for our FAFSA Night tomorrow at 5PM in the Media Center for any seniors that need help filling it out, it is just recommended that your FSA ID is created beforehand.
There has been a schedule change for tonight’s home basketball games against Garrison. There is no JV game tonight and girls Varsity starts at 4pm with Varsity boys next!
The event of the year is happening very soon! Gary Elementary's Daddy-Daughter Dance will be on Saturday, February 22nd from 5PM to 7PM! Girls, grades Pre-K through 6th, are welcome to bring Dad or another Special Male Guest to the disco ball! The event is open to both Gary ISD students and non-Gary ISD students. Check out the flyer for more details!
Parents, there has been a slight schedule change to tomorrow's away Basketball games at Beckville!
The JV boys will play at 5PM in the Junior High gym.
Varsity girls will play at 5:30PM in the High School gym, with Varsity boys following.
We hope everyone can come out and support all of our teams!
This Saturday, everyone is invited to attend the Songs and Sweets event at the Gary Black Box Theater! Come join us for a night of music from three different artists, Mason Powell, Gracie Johnson, and Chase Dawson with Presley West, and enjoy delicious desserts as well as coffee and hot chocolate! Tickets are on sale now for $8, and they are going fast! The tickets can be pre-purchased at https://www.ticketor.com/garyproduction/tickets/songs-sweets-302406?fbclid=IwY2xjawH2MIZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYyK_k5DspB_VvnGpUAmrLRMDWjtYORLIyixKVOM7HkBHNdetMTFB_iiNQ_aem_7DXdm48wABLL0JY7sbBKRg#buy
We are excited to announce that we will host an in-school ACT exam for our high school students on Wednesday, February 26th, open to all 11th and 12th graders, and any 10th grader currently in Algebra II! The ACT exam is a great indicator of college readiness, and can open the doors to college acceptance and scholarships! The cost to register is $30, and registration for students will be open until February 14th. Students can visit with Mr. Davis for additional details.
Seniors and Senior Parents, we will be offering a FAFSA Night for seniors and their parents on Wednesday, January 22nd at 5PM in the Media Center. We will have a guest speaker visit to help anyone with questions about filling the application out. All we ask is that seniors and their parents create their FSA ID at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch at least five days beforehand, and that seniors bring their Chromebooks to the event! Contact Mr. Davis for more details!
It is School Board Appreciation Month, and we are very thankful for our school board members!
