We are excited to share that Peppermint Fence will now offer after school pickup and child care for Gary students for the 2024-2025 school year, for ages PreK-12 years old! If interested, check out the flyer for more details!
Gary High School will host a volleyball camp for incoming 9th-12th students on June 18-19 from 1pm-4pm! The instructor will be the head volleyball coach from Panola, Nicole McCray! The camp will cost $60, but previous fundraiser funds can be applied to the cost if the student participated in the volleyball fundraiser. For more details, please contact Coach Burkhart at rburkhart@garyisd.net
Due to district training, there will be no summer workouts tomorrow!
Junior High home cheer camp is in full swing. Please come out to the Gary High School gym Wednesday, June 12 at 3:30 to watch their performances and all that they have learned this week!
GHS Cheer has a pretty cool Father's Day gift basket and will be selling raffle tickets all this week at the following locations;
Rancho Grande Carthage 6/11 from 5-7
Lake Murvaul Marina 6/13 from 5-6:30
Grind and Grain in Carthage 6/14 from 5-7
and on the square in Carthage by Kimberly's Kreations 6/15 from 11-1
Each ticket is $5, or you can get five for $20!
The drawing will be held on 6/15 at 1PM.
Gary Elementary is hiring! Come join the best at Gary Elementary and apply today!
We hope our students are enjoying their summer, and that they are willing to spend some time throughout their fun schedules also reading stories they enjoy! Reading during the summer helps keep kids' minds sharp, and help prevent learning loss. The Sammy Brown library offers a fun summer reading program that all students can enjoy, and Pizza Hut is offering their Camp BOOK IT! program where kids can get a personal pan pizza each month from June through August for meeting reading goals!
Summer workouts for our student athletes begin Monday, June 3rd! Workouts are from 9am-12pm, Monday through Thursday, and students must have a current Preparticipation Physical Examination on file. Each session will include strength & speed work geared toward athletic performance, as well as sport-specific skill work.
"Let's get to work!"
Want to join a dynamic, close-knit educational team that is dedicated to helping students advance? Look no further than Gary ISD! We have multiple positions available now, check out our website for more details!
Our partners at Panola College have set up some amazing Summer Kids Camp activities this summer! They are always a great time for students of all ages. Check out the flyer and you can register at https://wce.panola.edu/modules/shop/index.html?action=courseBrowse&CatalogID=2344
McKenzie Coleman was Reserve Champion Junior Prepared Speaker at the Longview FFA District Contest on May 7th out of the 23 schools in our district. That morning at 5:45am she set out for the Area Competition in Pittsburg comprised of OVER 100 schools!
FFA Contests are not “broken down” by the size of districts, but location of the school. So HUGE schools compete against small ones. In our FFA Area there are schools with over 800 FFA Members, Gary has 68. 😲
McKenzie was FOURTH in Junior Prepared Speaking this morning!! Only the top two advance to the state contest, but we couldn’t be more PROUD of her accomplishment! TOP FOUR IN AREA IS AMAZING!
On the way home from the contest she asked Ms. Shadix, “do you think we can make it to the playoff baseball game in Nacogdoches to cheer them on?” And OF COURSE that is what they did!!
From FFA competitions to cheering on the Bobcats, this girl puts in 100% effort at all times!!
Congrats McKenzie!
Secondary students; if you haven't completed your checklist and turned in your Chromebook, then please come tomorrow to complete it. We have several students that have not completed their end of the year checklist!
One of our future 9th graders, Colee Joe Soape has been having an amazing run this year and has made it to state in rodeo events for Poles, Team Roping, Breakaway, Ribbon Roping, and Girls' Goat Tying! The state finals are held May 26th to June 1st, and we hope Colee can keep her streak going!
Our seniors may think they are full grown, but they are still our students for one more day! Come celebrate with us as these students walk the stage and graduate tonight at 7PM in the High School gym!
Last night we had the privilege of watching our Kindergarteners and 8th Graders transition to the next phase of their school careers! We love these students so much and can’t wait to see how they continue to grow and become great leaders in our community!
Fifth and sixth grade student lighthouse members had a wonderful and meaningful time serving yesterday at the Highway 80 Rescue Mission in Longview. We were given a tour of their facilities, served lunch, cleaned up, and shared some very special moments with the staff and guests. Big thanks for our 2nd grade students for their generous clothing by donations!
We just wrapped up our 2nd year at the Region 7 Robotics Competition, and coaches Mr. Mark, Mrs. Brittney, and Mr. Isaac couldn't be prouder of their teams! Massive shoutout to our incredible students, parents, and administrators for making it all happen. 🤖 #ProudCoach #Region7 #RoboticsCompetition
This year at the Elementary, students were encouraged to read and take AR tests to reach 1,000,000 words, and we had a few that reached that goal! To celebrate the milestone of 250,000 words read, Mrs. Cranford held a bubble party. To celebrate the milestone of 500,000 words read, she took the readers to a Nerf battle at Legacy. To our special students that reached 1,000,000 words read, they got to go on a trip to Books a Million and eat lunch out in Longview! Congratulations to all of our readers that participated in these challenges this year!
Last night's Senior Night was one for the books! The class may be small, but we know these seniors will do big and great things! Congratulations to all of the scholarship and honors recipients, can't wait to see every one of these students walk the stage for graduation on Friday!
Congratulations to our May Elementary Students of the Month!
