Gary Independent School District

The Elementary Library celebrated National Bread Day with some homemade bread!

🚀 Unleash the tanking beast! 🎮 Huge shoutout to Jesse Goodman for dominating the Overwatch scene and earning Player of the Week honors! 🏆 Securing that 3rd place ranking was no small feat - Jesse's skills are INSANE! Now, with playoffs on the horizon, buckle up for an epic ride as Jesse and the team gear up for victory! 🔥 #OverwatchChamps #JesseGoodman #TankMaster #PlayoffsReady

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Elementary and Junior High students participated in Academic UIL. Our teams worked hard and were able to place in multiple categories! 2nd/3rd Grade Chess Jolie Stephenson - 3rd Place 4th Grade Number Sense Jaxson Hankins - 2nd Place Dakota Adams - 3rd Place Braxton Morris - 5th Place The team as a whole reached 2nd place 4th/5th Grade Chess Carl Davis - 2nd Place Connally Cranford - 5th Place The team of Connally, Carl, and Carley Shafer reached 2nd place 5th Grade Dictionary Skills Luke Baisden - 6th Place The team of Luke Baisden, Kaydence Baisden, and Jesse Clabaugh reached 3rd place 5th Grade Listening Payton Crooms - 5th Place 5th Grade Number Sense The team of Kaydence Baisden, Connally Cranford, and Carley Shafer reached 3rd place 6th Grade Art Claire LaGrone - 4th Place The team reached 2nd place 6th Grade Chess Judson Prewitt - 4th Place The team reached 3rd place 6th Dictionary Skills Joseph Jones - 5th Place The team reached 3rd place. 6th Listening Gracey Copeland - 2nd Place The team reached 1st place 6th Maps, Graphs, and Charts The team reached 3rd place 6th Number Sense Jireh Barahona - 4th Place Kylie Kruebbe - 6th Place The team reached 2nd place 6th Oral Reading Aubrey Hall - 2nd Place 7th Grade Calculator Applications Livia Bridwell - 2nd Place 7th Impromptu Speaking Talon Towner - 5th Place 7th Maps, Graphs and Charts Tyler Ritter - 2nd Place Grayson Brown - 3rd Place 7th Social Studies Eli Porter - 3rd Place Braylon Seals - 4th Place The team reached 1st place 8th Calculator Applications The team reached 2nd place 8th Dictionary Skills Emma Young - 6th Place 8th Number Sense Thomas Philley - 4th Place Levi Solomon - 5th Place The team reached 2nd place 8th Ready Writing Cardimae Howell - 4th Place The students had a blast participating in these events, and we are incredibly proud of all of the students that participated and were willing to represent our school!

HOMECOMING IS 1/12/24!! Ms. Shadix' Floral Design classes will begin the construction of Homecoming Mums and Garters after Thanksgiving break! If you would like to order, please fill out a form (one form per mum/garter) and send the form and payment with your child by 12/1. Forms will be sent home this week. Orders will be processed in the order that they are received, some ribbon and options are limited, so get those orders in quickly!

Tomorrow, our 6th-8th graders will be participating in UIL Academics! We ask that any that are participating to please meet in the high school parking lot at 7AM. Get a good night's rest, and eat a great breakfast so that you will do great tomorrow!

Elementary Parents; We know it's a little early, but December will be here before we know it! Check out our 12 Days of Christmas flyer for our daily themes to celebrate the season, starting December 4th!

Elementary parents; if your child is participating in the UIL contest tomorrow, please make sure they have a good breakfast and be on campus by 7:15AM! We can't wait to see how great they do!

The Gary 4H lamb show team participated in a statewide showmanship clinic, contest and market lamb show this weekend. Not only did the kids learn a lot about how to handle their lambs in the show ring, the parents also learned how to help. It truly is a family project. We are so proud of their hard work, improvements and accomplishment! The results were; Kiera- 4th place Kaydence-4th place Madalyn- 5th place Alyssa - 7th place Colston- 3rd place Connally -3rd place Showmanship contest: top 10 showmen Connally - Reserve Champion Showman Colston- 3rd overall showman Kaydence- 8th overall showman

The next Gary 4H meeting is tonight at 6PM in the Cafeteria!

Applications are now open for parade floats for the Festival of Lights parade on December 2nd! Paper copies are available at the Elementary office if you prefer. We loved the parade last year and hope to get an even better turnout this year!

Last week, our Journalism and Poetry/Prose team participated in the Carthage Bulldog Classic and took home the 2nd place overall trophy for their group! They also brought home individual awards in the following; Poetry and Prose 5th in Prose - James Burgess Copy Editing 2nd - Jessica Walter 3rd - Abigail Monroe Headline Writing 2nd - Abigail Monroe 3rd - Jessica Walter News Writing 1st - Abigail Monroe 2nd - Jessica Walter 4th - Emma Young Feature Writing 1st - Abigail Monroe 2nd - Jessica Walter 4th - Emma Young Editorial Writing 1st - Abigail Monroe 3rd - Emma Young 4th - Jessica Walter

Recently, our 8th graders went on a field trip to the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum!

🏆 2023 District 20-2A All-District selections for Bobcat Volleyball 🏐 ⭐️ Offensive MVP - Makayla Woodfin ⭐️ Setter of the Year - Cheyenne Woodfin 1st Team: Abigail Johnson + Aubrey Kennedy 2nd Team: Aleigha Finley + Katherine Philley Honorable Mention: Ava Maloy Huge shoutout to these girls who received district superlatives and honors, so proud of each of them for being recognized by other coaches in our district!

🥁 TWO YEARS IN A ROW.... every Lady Bobcat EARNED Academic All-District ‼️ Athletes who earn Academic All-District Recognition finished the season in good standing and earned a weighted grade point average of 90 or higher during the first six weeks of the season. 📚 These girls took care of business ON & OFF the court! 🔥

SHOUT OUT to our SENIORS recognized by the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) for Academic All-State Teams! We are so proud of YOU!! 🌟 Makayla Woodfin - 1st Team 🌟 Aubrey Kennedy - 1st Team 🌟 Abigail Johnson - Honorable Mention

🌟 Meet our Player of the Week, Izzy! 🎮🔥 This Smash Bros. Ultimate maestro just came in CLUTCH for Team B, securing our playoff spot with some jaw-dropping plays! 🏆👊 Let's give a round of applause for Izzy's epic skills and dedication! 🎉👏 #SmashBrosUltimate #EsportsChampion #TeamBPlayoffs

Parents, don't forget that next week is our Thanksgiving feast, and it is being split into two days to accommodate all our families! The cafeteria staff ask that you please pre-purchase tickets from either the elementary office or high school office so that they can get a good count of how many will be here for the days!

The Gary Leadership Development Teams, trained by Ms. Shadix traveled to the District LDE Contest on Tuesday, 11/7 to compete against *23* other schools from the Longview District. Teams had to be top *3* in their competitions to advance to the Area Contest on 11/15. RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 💙Greenhand Skills (Brannan Stevens, Brodey Seals, Hudson Ogg, Bradley Cope, Michael Kennedy)- 4th 💙Greenhand Creed (Makynze Adams)- 6th 💙Senior Creed (McKenzie Coleman)- 10th 💙Agricultural Advocacy (Caitlynn Ayers, Emma Newman, Kinsley Myron, MaKynze Adams)- 8th 💙Public Relations (Nicole Castillo, Jillian Winters, Hannah Yarborough, McKenzie Coleman)- 10th 💙Radio Broadcasting (Braley Weems, Emorie Comer, Caden Young)- 6th These contests are one day, one shot contests and we are excited about their dedication and hard work to prepare! Some of these contests required students to memorize five paragraphs and recite them perfectly, some memorize 16 minutes scripts and present an agricultural skill to judges (a how-to), one presents a radio broadcast and are judged on their speaking abilities, and other promote agriculture in various ways. They are NOT easy! Cool facts: 💛10 of these students competing are Freshmen! 💛Only 4 students have competed at these contests before! 💛Some of these students only had two weeks to learn their parts! Great job Gary FFA Members!

Elementary parents, in order to ensure that all students are well rested and able to perform their best for the Veterans Day Program, we have decided to postpone our Habit House to a later date. We hope to see all of you Friday at 9AM in the cafeteria!

The 2nd Blood Drive is right around the corner on November 15th! It will be in front of the High School like usual. From 9-3:30 pm. We NEED all the Donors possible! Here is a sign-up if you want to schedule yourself! You may schedule blood drive appointments here; https://donor.lifeshare.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/256046