September is National Honey Month and the library celebrated by inviting Panola County Agriculture Extension Agent, Mr. Lee Dudley to give a presentation on honeybees. The students participated in various activities such as labeling the parts of a bee, observing a beekeeping suit, and learning the bee waggle.
Mrs. Bryant's 1st grade class learned how to tie their shoes. Way to go!
September 19 was IT Appreciation Day. GISD is blessed to have a great IT guy. Thank you, Mark Baisden, for that you do to keep our schools running!
Parents, please check out the following image that covers an important student drop-off and pickup safety concern!
Yesterday, many of our FFA students visited SFA's Agricultural Department, as well as their school farm!
Yesterday, the Elementary had their first House Pep Rally for the year! All of the students had a wonderful time joining with their house, and working together to become great leaders!
Unfortunately, due to illness, tonight's JV volleyball game has been cancelled. Our Varsity team is still playing at Overton tonight at 6PM, so come out and cheer them on!
A couple announcements; Tonight's volleyball game at New Diana has been changed to 4:30PM, with just Varsity playing. The rescheduled JH baseball game will be today at 5PM at the Gary baseball field!
Here's an eSports update from Mr. Baisden!
The next 4H meeting will be September 18th at 6PM in the cafeteria! Come join us!
Thank you to everyone that joined us to celebrate Grandparents' Day with our Donuts with Grown Ups event!
Tonight is the last night for Elementary parents to pre-purchase Kona sno-cones online! JH and HS students will be able to purchase as well, but it will be cash only!
Gary FFA held their 2nd chapter meeting of the year on Tuesday, 9/12 during CAT. Students participated in opening ceremonies, talked about Official FFA Dress, were given a field trip opportunity and then played games while eating pizza!
Gary FFA is excited about their growth this year! Last year membership was 38 students, this year we have 58 members so far! 10/1 is the last day to join Gary FFA!
FFA Events Coming Up:
9/20- SFA Field trip
9/26- County Steer Validation
9/29- Wildlife Contest
10/3- Next FFA Meeting
10/4- Wildlife Contest
10/6- Pig Buying trip
10/12- Wildlife Contest
10/17- LDE Contest (Longview)
10/18- Pig Buying Trip
10/19- Wildlife Contest
10/30-LDE Contest (Winona)
This Thursday, we will celebrate Grandparents' Day in the morning with our Donuts with Grown Ups!
Tomorrow's volleyball game has been rescheduled and will now be at home! Come cheer our girls on, games start at 5PM!
Gary FFA is selling FFA T-Shirts! If you would like to support our program by purchasing a t-shirt, please get your order forms and payments into the front office of the high school by Friday, 9/15!
9th grade parents, save the date! We will have a parent meeting September 18th in Ms. Shadix's room at 6PM. Please join us as we go over the plan for morning sales during Halloween week, as well as details on the cake walk!
Next Friday, September 15th, Kona Ice will be selling sno-cones to students after lunch! Proceeds will support our UIL program, and you can even pre-purchase online! Check out the picture for more details. JH/HS students may purchase during their lunch, but it will be cash only for those grades.
Parents, we are excited to announce that Parent Portal will now allow you to see your student's latest STAAR scores! After logging in and selecting the student, you should see a button titled 'Texas Assessment' similar to the picture, just press it and it will automatically log you in and show you your student's results! This will only be available to students 4th grade and up who have taken at least one STAAR assessment.
11th Grade Parents; we will have a class meeting on Thursday, September 14th at 6PM in the Media Center. This is an important class meeting, as we will discuss the upcoming Halloween carnival and begin preparations on prom!