GHS is hosting a GISD Mini Cheer Camp for Pre-K through 6th grade students at GISD on September 21st from 10am-2pm. Registration costs $40, lunch will be provided along with a Mini Cheer Camp t-shirt! All students that participate will perform at the pep rally on September 27th, and forms should be sent home soon. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Samantha Baker at sbaker@garyisd.net. Forms are due next Thursday!
Attention Class of 2029; there will be a meeting on Friday, September 6th at 6PM in the HS Media Center. The meeting will cover class representatives, morning sales during Halloween Week, and the Haunted Trail! If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Coach Seals at dseals@garyisd.net
4-H and FFA are not “the same” but are both AMAZING and students can/should do BOTH!!!
💙GARY FFA MEMBERSHIP: open to any student in a high school Ag Class!
💛GARY Jr. FFA MEMBERSHIP: students in JR. HIGH and/or siblings of an FFA Member.
⚠️⚠️All classes and students are getting TONS of information over the next few days about their opportunities!⚠️⚠️
Parents,
Students in Ag Classes will come home with hard copies of info AND it can be found in their google classrooms AND on the Gary FFA Website! Ask them to show you!
Gary 4-H Contact: Jennifer Whitney & Michelle Stutes
Gary FFA Contact: jshadix@garyisd.net or pharvey@garyisd.net
Today's JH Girls Volleyball game at Carlisle has been canceled due to a scheduling issue. Instead, we will have an intrasquad scrimmage beginning at 5PM at the HS Gym, and all parents are invited to attend!
Elementary parents; Students have a new way to show their school spirit at GES with House Party shirts! These shirts are just like the ones teachers wear on House days. If interested, please turn in the order forms at the front Elementary office by September 6th!
We are excited to announce that Student Portal is now available to all students at Gary ISD. With this, students can view their courses, grades, and attendance! Students can create an account by going to the Student Portal link found in 'Student Resources' on our website!
Yesterday the Elementary had their first House Pep Rally! The kids (and the teachers) all joined together to participate in the fun event. The teachers had such a great time with the students, they forgot to take photos! We love seeing the posts from parents showing all the fun the kids had, and would love to see you share them in our comments!
Our students in the 5th and 6th grade Pre-Theater class had their first day of performing in pairs with their skeleton scenes yesterday. We can't wait to see them on a big stage soon!
The Gary Bobcat Classic volleyball tournament starts tomorrow at 8AM! Come cheer our girls on as they start the tournament against Big Sandy!
One of the first major scholarships of the year is now open and ready for our seniors to participate in! The Coca-Cola Schlolars Foundation scholarship initial application is due September 30th. If students want to participate in this scholarship they can view a brief explanation video at https://youtu.be/sC8PkEKWLKU?si=45Q0tMYT4xrxfE8M and apply at https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/
Our academic calendar has been updated for this school year. We had to change our Winter Break to be on the first week of March, and not the last week of February to match the Panola County Jr. Livestock Show dates!
It is “Bobcat Classic Volleyball Tournament” time! The Sophomore class will have these items available Thursday-Saturday in the HS Concession stand!
School is now fully in swing at Gary High School, with students working hard in their classes and in their school activities. Thank you Enterprise Baptist Church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Adult Probation Services, and Junior and Pam Woodfin for your continuous support of our students! We know they will put these supplies to good use!
Wednesday, the Elementary will have their first House Party! Students are encouraged to wear their house colors that day, and parents are welcome to attend! If you aren’t sure what your child’s color is, please send a message to their teacher!
Parents of Junior High and High School students; This year, we ask that students do not hang out in the commons area after school to wait on home games to start. They either need to leave campus, or be with an adult after-school sponsor during that time!
Attention JH Volleyball girls; on Thursday please bring your shoes and practice clothes, practice will be in the HS gym after school until 5pm!
Elementary parents, Gary Elementary will be having a Back to School Parade this Wednesday, August 14th starting 8:30AM! Check out the flyer for the parade route!
Monday is a big day for Gary ISD! Elementary begins their Meet the Teacher program, with PreK starting at 8AM, and the High School has their Registration and Schedule event starting at 9AM. We can't wait to see everyone!
Parents, please check out an important message from our Superintendent about changes in administering prescription and over-the-counter medications at Gary ISD ⬇️
Elementary Parents; Next week's Meet the Teacher will start in the cafeteria with a short presentation to explain expectations of the year followed by Q&A session and ending in the classroom to drop-off school supplies. Monday will be PreK at 8:00, Kinder at 9:00, 1st at 10:00, and 2nd at 11:00. Tuesday will be 3rd at 8:00, 4th at 9:00, 5th at 10:00, and 6th at 11:00. We hope to see you there!
