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
Everyone loved our Gary Christmas Parade last year, and we want to do it again! We need help, and need floats! Contact Leigh Ann Daniels, Vanessa Winters, or Brittney Hicks if you would like to participate!
National Honor Society members and the Elementary Lighthouse Team have teamed up to host a Food Drive before Thanksgiving this year. Please bring non-perishable food items to school by Monday, November 13. JH/HS students may drop off items in Mrs. Philley's classroom, and elementary students may bring items to their homeroom teacher's classroom. Great items to bring are boxes or macaroni and cheese, jars of peanut butter, and canned goods. We hope to keep the food items here locally so that we can help the Gary community!
Gary Elementary will once again have Breakfast with Santa this year on Saturday, December 2nd at 9AM! Tickets go fast so be sure to reserve yours soon!
You are invited to our annual Thanksgiving Feast lunch on Wednesday Nov 15 for Pre-K - 2nd and Thursday Nov 16 for 3rd-12th! Check out the flyer for more details!
🎮 Meet our Esports Overwatch star of the week, Aiden Johnson! 🌟 Aiden's clutch plays and backline domination helped secure the W for the team, securing 3rd place in the state rankings. Playoffs are so close, and Aiden's performance is 🔥🙌 Keep up the amazing work, Aiden! 🏆👏 #PlayerOfTheWeek #Esports #Overwatch #GamingChamp #StateRankings #PlayoffsComingUp
Parents, the Elementary will be hosting their first Habit House next Thursday at 6PM! Come learn about the great things our elementary students are doing to become leaders at Gary Elementary! Nachos will be served in the Cafeteria after the meeting!
Parents, there has been an update on the upcoming Elementary Veterans Day program. It will now be held at the Cafeteria, Friday Nov 10 at 9AM! We can't wait to see you there!
Parents; if you or a family member are a Veteran and would like your picture to be on the Elementary Veteran Wall please contact Tricia Cranford at pcranford@garyisd.net with the photo and the following information: Name, Branch of Service, and relation to which student or staff member!
The GHS Spanish 2 class traveled to the Michelson Museum of Art to see their Day of the Dead exhibit. The trip included cultural experiences including seeing a traditional Day of the Dead altar, viewing art in the museum, creating art representing day of the dead symbols and eating Mexican food!
Our next blood drive will be on Wednesday November 15th! Walk ins are welcome but sign ups will be available soon!
Basketball season is almost here! There is currently ad space still available to promote your business all season long! Contact the high school office for more details!
Seniors; Cap and Gown and Casual picture retakes will be tomorrow at the high school commons!
The Gary FFA Leadership Development Teams, trained by Ms. Shadix traveled to the Winona Invitational Contest on Monday, 10/30 to compete against over *40* other schools from across the state in preparation for their District Contest being held on 11/7.
RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
💙Greenhand Skills (Brannan Stevens, Brodey Seals, Hudson Ogg, Bradley Cope, Michael Kennedy)- 2nd
💙Greenhand Creed (Makynze Adams)- 4th
💙Greenhand Creed (McKenzie Coleman)- 5th
💙Agricultural Advocacy (Caitlynn Ayers, Emma Newman, Kinsley Myron, MaKynze Adams)- 5th
💙Public Relations (Nicole Castillo, Jillian Winters, Hannah Yarborough, McKenzie Coleman)- 5th
💙Radio Broadcasting (Braley Weems, Emorie Comer, Caden Young)- 6th
The district FFA contest is made up of 23 schools and our teams have to place in the top 3 next week to advance to area! These contests are one day, one shot contests and we are excited about their dedication and hard work to prepare!
Bi-Distrtict Playoff Info
🏐 : Gary Lady Bobcats 🆚 Beckville Bearcats
📍 : Panola College
🗓️ : Tuesday, October 31st
⏰ : 6:00 pm
🎟️ : $5 adults // $3 students (cash only)
#earniteveryday
Sponsors are needed for the Gary Festival of Lights! Contact Leigh Ann for more details!
Whew, when they say the Gary ISD Costume Contest (and Halloween Week) must be seen to be believed, we are NOT kidding! It really is amazing seeing all of the students and staff from the entire district come together for this fun! We have a ton of photos of the event, and apologize ahead of time if some groups may be missing!
🎮 Gary ISD Esports is dominating the competition! Our Overwatch team is ranked 4th in the state and our Smash Teams are smashing their way to success, ranked 10 and 13 in Texas! With just 3 weeks left in the season, we're on the road to playoffs! 🏆🕹️
This week, we're proud to announce that Jacob Prewitt is our Player of the Week!💪 Let's keep up the fantastic work, gamers - playoffs are within our grasp!🔥 #GaryISDEsports #GamingChamps #EsportsPowerhouse #PlayoffBound #EsportsJourney #PlayerOfTheWeek #GameOn
Pink gave it a good run with over 105 staff members and students dressed out in their Pink best, but Blue blew everyone out of the water with almost 150 staff members and students dressed out! Thank you to everyone that participated in our Color War!
Unfortunately, due to the weather, the Haunted Trail will not open until tomorrow night.