8th graders and parents, you are invited to attend our annual Freshman Orientation meeting on Tuesday, February 24th at 5PM in the GISD Cafeteria. We will go over all things high school including graduation requirements, programs, endorsements, and dual credit! Students will also be able to fill out their form choosing their courses for next year at this time. We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to our latest Habit Hero, Kodi, for always thinking win-win in the classroom. Kodi helps her class by keeping track of water bottles so nobody has to lose class time picking them up later, and she does all of this without being asked!
Tomorrow is our first home Baseball scrimmage game against East Texas Home School at 5:30PM and our Class of 2029 has released their concessions menu, we hope to see you there!
Yesterday, Mr. Cranford from the Gary Masonic Lodge met with the 1st graders to talk about dental hygiene and provide toothbrush kits to the students!
We had a great time at our Senior Pep Rally! Thank you to all the family members and friends that came out to celebrate our seniors, and we hope to see everyone tonight for our games!
We are still taking Val-o-gram orders! For $5, the Val-o-gram has a drink, lollipop, sunglasses, fruit roll up, slime and a balloon! Orders can be dropped off at the Elementary or High School offices.
For tonight's games our concession stand will be offering root beer floats for $4 until the ice cream runs out!
Congratulations to our January Elementary Students of the Month! We love all the great things our students are doing both in and out of class!
Let's cheer for our latest Habit Hero, Levi! Levi took initiative to support a teacher with a spill before it got everywhere and caused problems!
There's still time to order a little Valentine's treat with our Val-o-grams! Order forms are due on Tuesday, February 10th and can be dropped off at the Elementary or HS offices.
Kindergarten has officially kicked off the 100 Sight Word Club for reading and the Counting and Writing to 100 Club for math. Students will work toward these goals in increments of 25, building strong foundations step by step. Each time a student reaches a milestone, we’ll recognize them with a shoutout.
Students who know the First 25 Fry Sight Words:
Shank Henigan, Evelyn Feltman, and Sutton Anderson (absent)
Students who can already Count to 100:
Kasen Bergeron, Wyatt Bynum, Evelyn Feltman, Shank Henigan, Adelynn Metcalf, Sutton Anderson, Jennings Arnold, Clint Clark, Kathryn Corely, William Davidson, Westin Decote, Roper James, Connor Johnson, Ella Smith, Parker Thomas, Carrington Woodfin
Students Who Completed Zearn:
We also want to give a special shoutout to a kindergarten student who has Finished all the Kindergarten Math Zearn Lessons and Started First Grade lessons: Kasen Bergeron
Students who know the First 25 Fry Sight Words:
Shank Henigan, Evelyn Feltman, and Sutton Anderson (absent)
Students who can already Count to 100:
Kasen Bergeron, Wyatt Bynum, Evelyn Feltman, Shank Henigan, Adelynn Metcalf, Sutton Anderson, Jennings Arnold, Clint Clark, Kathryn Corely, William Davidson, Westin Decote, Roper James, Connor Johnson, Ella Smith, Parker Thomas, Carrington Woodfin
Students Who Completed Zearn:
We also want to give a special shoutout to a kindergarten student who has Finished all the Kindergarten Math Zearn Lessons and Started First Grade lessons: Kasen Bergeron
This Tuesday we are going to celebrate our seniors! Everyone is invited to our Senior Pep Rally Tuesday, February 10th at 1PM in the high school gym, and be sure to come out that night as our basketball teams take on Joaquin with JV starting at 5PM!
The Keith Carr Memorial Scholarship Foundation provides support for Gary seniors every year by awarding scholarships from funds generously donated and created during their Crawfish Boil. This year's event will be held on Saturday, March 28th at the Lake Murvaul Marina starting at 11AM!
Please join us in congratulating Kristen Philley, our National Board Certified Math Teacher!
National Board Certification is one of the highest honors in the education profession, recognizing educators who demonstrate deep content knowledge, exceptional teaching practices, and an unwavering commitment to student success. This achievement reflects countless hours of dedication, reflection, and a true passion for helping students grow.
We are incredibly fortunate to have Mrs. Philley inspiring and strengthening our students each day through excellence in mathematics education. Congratulations on this outstanding accomplishment!
Seniors, please have your scholarship packets ready to turn in tomorrow by the end of the school day! Contact Mr. Davis if you need any help, and the second packet will be given out on Monday.
Congratulations to our latest Habit Hero, Zien Long! He put first things first and synergized by taking care of other students' trays while they were away from the table so everyone could leave on time!
Tomorrow is our Spring Picture Day! We will take Spring individual pictures, class pictures, and group pictures! If you would like to order, you can check out the details on the flyers!
There is a slight schedule change to our upcoming Baseball season! The scrimmage game against East Texas Home School on Friday, February 13th has been moved to Thursday, February 12th, with the game starting at 5:30!
This year's val-o-grams orders are now open for students and families! For $5, each one will contain a drink, lollipop, fruit roll up, slime and a Valentine balloon! Forms can be turned in to the Elementary or HS offices by February 10th!
Our JH Basketball boys will be playing their makeup game at Waskom next Monday, February 9th at 5:30PM!