Calling all 8th grade parents; 8th grade graduation will be here before you know it! Please send $15 with your student for caps and tassels before April 14th so we can get them ordered and delivered!
Tuesday, 4/4 the Gary FFA Livestock Judging Career Development Team, trained by Mrs. Shadix, traveled to the Area 6 FFA Contest to compete against over 110 other FFA Chapters in hopes of advancing to the state contest.
This contest is made up of judging classes in species of: beef cattle, swine, sheep and goats, keep/cull classes, a 256 question test and several other portions. It is NOT easy and takes YEARS to learn and perfect.
These students did outstanding for their first Area Contest!! Please congratulate Lane Cartwright, Emma Newman and Caitlynn Ayers for their hard work!
We have one more update for baseball today! Unfortunately, the JV game has been cancelled and the Varsity game has been moved up to 6:00pm! We will continue to provide updates as necessary!
In our District 23-AA tennis tournament last week, six Gary athletes will be advancing to the regional tournament in College Station next week.
Cooper Johnson and Shaun Ritter won first place in boys doubles.
Mason Powell and Makayla Woodfin won first place in mixed doubles.
Corbin Arwine and Aubrey Kennedy won second place in mixed doubles.
Our boys were also team champions!
We can't wait to cheer them on next week as they head to the regional tournament!
Are you awesome? Do you want to join an amazing team? We are hiring! Join the best by submitting your resume to bdavis@garyisd.net
Due to the increased chances of rain later in the week, this week's baseball games with Joaquin have been flipped. Tuesday, we are going to Joaquin, and Thursday will now be the home game! The home game will start at 6:00PM!
Our teachers are getting ready for Bunny Grams! Today is the last day for orders, forms and money can be turned in to the front office!
On Friday, the Pre-K class held their ABC Bootcamp Fashion Show! These little kiddos were ready to show the world how they are ready for Kindergarten by sharing their knowledge of letter and letter sounds!
On Saturday, April 1st, the Gary OAP advanced to the regional level of contest!
It was not without struggle. Hailey Essery was very sick and unable to complete, so June LaGrone moved into her spot and Beka Smith moved into June's spot - this move happened at 4pm, and they performed at 10am the next day. Crazy! It was nerve racking to say the least! June and Beka learned all the lines and movements in a parking lot, and then put on costumes for the first time an hour before they had to perform!
Still, June and Beka did amazing filling the gap Hailey left, so Gary OAP moves on again! We placed second place with a 1,2,3 from the judges.
James Burgess earned a tech award for lights direction!
Katie Thomas and Jesse Dodge earned honorable mention all-star cast!
Miller Powell was named to the all-star cast!
For the third time in a row, Brady Balfanz earned the top performer award!
We are extremely proud of our theatre students, and can't wait for the regional contest at Panola College on April 20th!
Due to the upcoming weather, today's baseball game has been rescheduled for 12PM tomorrow! We hope everyone can come cheer on our team!
📣 Calling all Future Little Bobcats!📣
We will have our Pre-K Registration on April 14, 2023. 🥳 We look forward to seeing each of you then!
On Thursday 3/30, the Gary FFA Horse Judging Team trained by Mrs. Shadix and consisting of team members: Emorie Comer, Abbie Cummings and Braley Weems traveled to the Alvarado Career Development Contest. This contest was open to all FFA programs in the state of Texas and over 500 students competed!
These girls will be ready for the Area Contest on April 11th!
Good luck to our Gary Elementary School Robotics Team competing at the Region 7 Service Center Intermediate Robotics Competition at Henderson Civic Center today.
Parents, this is the last chance to order pictures from February's Daddy/Daughter dance! The link will be available until tomorrow at midnight; https://asaphotographer.pixieset.com/garyisddaddy-daughterdance/
Mrs. Shadix’ Horticulture class has been learning about the environment and things that are detrimental to the eco-systems that surround us. In honor of that, students cleaned up the campus!
Just a reminder that the Elementary are offering both Bunny Grams and pictures with the Easter Bunny next week! Money and forms are due on Monday, April 4th!
On Monday 3/27 Gary FFA and Gary 4-H traveled to the Steven F. Austin State Invitational Career Development Event. This event is open to ALL FFA Chapters and 4-H clubs in the state! There were OVER 400 students in EACH contest!
🧡🖤🧡Teams Competing🧡🖤🧡
🧡FFA Forestry, trained by Mr. Harvey:
Eli Comer, Abigail Johnson, Abby Holmes, Dells Kiper and Kaydence Hammers
🧡4-H Forestry, trained by Mrs. Shadix:
Brodey Seals, Caden Young, Halen Hailey, Jake Stephenson, Emma Young, Connally Cranford, Kalen McBride, Kaydence Baisden, Jackson Whitby, Jaycee Whitby and Grayson Brown
🧡FFA Horse Judging, trained by Mrs. Shadix:
Emorie Comer, Braley Weems and Abbie Cummings
‼️SUPER EXCITING‼️- Emorie was 14th overall score out of 450 students at her FIRST contest!!!
🧡FFA Livestock Judging, trained by Mrs. Shadix: Lane Cartwright, Caitlynn Ayers, Emma Newman, Nicole Castillo and Halyn Tullos.
Some of these students compete on TWO of these teams, depending on the day! They are doing amazing things and are preparing for the district and are contests in hopes of advancing to state!
On Friday, 3/24 the Gary FFA and Gary 4-H Forestry teams traveled to Gilmer to compete in their first contest of the year! Forestry is a “Career Development Event”- these events give students life skills that can be used for years to come! They learn how to measure timber, pace off distances and learn how to identify the hardwood trees and pine trees in East Texas!
This was an “invitational” contest, much like a scrimmage for a sports team. This contest was about learning, tweaking what needs to be learned and getting experience for the “real deal” at District that will happen on 4/12.
Mr. Harvey and Mrs. Shadix are proud of these student’s efforts and hard work!! Some are as young as the 4th grade, competitions against high school students!!
Yesterday, some of our students participated in a UIL District Academic Meet at SFA and competed in Journalism, Prose, and Poetry. They came back with multiple wins, and a few are even advancing to Regionals!
Here are the results:
Poetry
James Burgess - 2nd Place
Prose
Sid Burgess - 1st Place
June LaGrone - 3rd Place
Jesse Goodman - 6th Place
Journalism
Jessica Walter - 1st Place Copy Editing, 8th Place Editorial Writing
Abigail Monroe - 6th Place Copy Editing, 4th Place News Writing, 6th Place Feature Writing
Sophie Hughes - 8th Place Copy Editing, 7th Place Editorial Writing, 2nd Place Headline Writing
Rebekah Smith - 3rd Place News Writing, 3rd Place Feature Writing
Ava Maloy - 6th Place Headline Writing
Congratulations for all of your hard work and effort, we can't wait to see you do awesome things at Regionals!
Picket fences! The Gary HS OAP earned all 1's from the judges at the Bi-District contest! Miller Powell and Brady Balfanz earned top performance awards, Jesse Dodge and Katie Thomas earned all-star cast, Hailey Essery earned honorable mention, and James Burgess earned a tech award. We are proud of our OAP cast, crew, and directors and can't wait for their next contest at Union Grove High School on Saturday, April 1st!
