If you didn't come to today's Homecoming Pep Rally, then you missed a great one! Congratulations to Cooper Johnson and Katherine Philley for winning the 2nd annual Lip Sync Battle! The Homecoming Court starts tonight at 5pm with our games against Joaquin to follow!
The bridge construction that caused a shuffling of our bus routes has been completed! Our busses will go back to their regular rotation beginning tomorrow morning!
Soccer season is almost upon us! Spring 2025 registration for the Carthage Soccer Association is now open to all students ages 4 and up! Check out the flyer or visit https://carthagesoccer.sportngin.com/register/form/737673465 to sign up today!
Gary families, we know everyone is worried about the upcoming weather, we are closely monitoring the weather and will let everyone know as soon as anything is decided.
Parents, we apologize for the inconvenience but tomorrow night's Junior High Basketball games in Tenaha have been cancelled.
Our friends at the Panola Archery Club have two events coming soon for families in Panola County!
Kid's & Vet's Day
We host a FREE outdoor learning event each year for K-12 kids. We call it Kid's & Vet's Day because we have our local veterans groups come out and be present. The kid's pre-register (registration deadline is Feb 7th) and the event is Feb 22nd. They will be given a tshirt at check in and they are given lunch. The will go through a circuit of 4-5 learning stations (archery, .22s, shotgun, Panola County Wildlife Biologist, and Texas A&M Forestry). The Panola County Sheriff's Dept joins with us for this event and they handle gun safety at the shotgun station. Our kids grew up in the woods hunting, but we started this event 4 years ago for all of those kids who may not have this type of exposure. It is also a good way to teach kids gun safety in a fun safe environment.
3D Outdoor Archery
Our 3D Archery Competitions are open to all age groups and archers with any type of equipment. We have complete families that come out to register and compete. Each archer competes with their own peer group but they are able to shoot the range with their family. It is scored and there are winners for each archer classification. We keep the registration fees as low as possible to encourage families to come out with their kids so they can have this experience together.
Students, we are very excited to see you come tomorrow dressed as your favorite singer! We do ask, please, that students do not come with painted faces or piercings!
We have two Gary FFA/4-H Members in Oklahoma City this week competing at the Cattleman's Congress Heifer Show with their Registered Lim-Flex Heifers. This show is a national level show and is open to all students in the country that are members of 4-H & FFA from 3rd-12th grades.
Cash Stutes and Caitlynn Ayers will exhibit their heifers today (1/7) and Wednesday (1/8) against competition from across the country. Heifer "classes" are based on the age and breed of the heifer. These cattle are raised here in Gary, Texas and come from one of the top Limousine breeders in Texas, Red Rock Limousine owned by Lee & Julie Osborn. Our students raise, feed, halter-break and train these cattle daily to prepare them for this show and the livestock shows here in Texas throughout the year.
Raising registered show cattle allows breeders and exhibitors to participate in breed shows, maintain detailed pedigree information, see breeding stock at a high price and contribute to the improvement of a specific breed by selecting animals that meet strict quality standards set by their breed associations.
I know both of these students would LOVE for you to watch them!!
TO WATCH:
https://cattlemenscongress.com/watch-live-jan-7-8/
**Look for the Limousine Heifer/Lim Flex Show if you are scrolling through
CLASSES:
1/7- Caitlynn is in class 9, Cash is in class 10
1/8- Caitlynn is in class 12, Cash is in class 13
Students that graduated last May; Just a friendly reminder that you have until Wednesday, January 8th, to submit your official Fall college transcript to Mr. Davis in order to receive your Charles C. Matthews Scholarship! Mr. Davis will also accept digital official transcripts if they are sent through Parchment, and we will have Thank You cards ready for you to fill out when you stop by!
Attention parents of the Class of 2028; just a reminder that there will be a parent meeting on January 6th at 6PM in room 107 to discuss future plans for the concession stand!
Our Christmas break is almost over, but that just means it’s time to celebrate Homecoming! The Homecoming dress up days start on Tuesday with ‘Teachers and Students switch styles’, and will end on Friday with showing off our Bobcat spirit! Everyone is also invited to the Homecoming Pep Rally this Friday at 1PM in the HS gym, we hope to see everyone there!
Tonight’s the night! Our Lady Bobcats will be celebrating our future players during their game at 6PM! All girls from elementary and middle school who plan to play basketball in high school are invited! So come on out and cheer on our teams as they take on Elysian Fields, starting with JV Boys at 5PM!
Attention all Class of 2024 Graduates; To receive your Charles C. Matthews scholarship, you will need to submit your Fall 2024 college transcript to Mr. Davis at the front office by Wednesday, January 8th! We will supply you the thank you card that you must also submit!
Christmas break is still on but don't forget on Friday, January 3rd, the Lady Cat Basketball players will celebrate our future Lady Cats when they play against Elysian Fields, where they will recognize any Elementary or Middle School girls that are looking forward to playing basketball for the Lady Cats in the future! Come support our current, and future, Lady Cats at 6PM on January 3rd!
Gary ISD athletic facilities will be closed to everyone Dec. 22-26, per UIL rule. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
Attention parents of the Class of 2028; there will be a parent meeting on January 6th at 6PM in room 107 to discuss future plans for the concession stand!
Congratulations to our Elementary Students of the Month and our latest Habit Hero!
Christmas may be on all of our minds but Gary ISD's next big celebration will be Homecoming week, January 7th-10th! Check out our Homecoming dress up days from the Gary HS cheerleaders, and be sure to come out loud and proud for our Homecoming Pep-Rally on Friday, January 10th at 1PM for our second Lip Sync Battle competition! That night, we will crown our Homecoming King and Queen, then take on Joaquin starting at 5PM, with Saturday capping off the festivities with our Homecoming dance!
Save the date, on January 3rd we will have a Future Lady Cat event to celebrate all Elementary and Junior High girls that are interested in playing basketball in High School! The game starts at 6PM and we will have a little 'surprise' for all the girls who attend after the game ends! We hope to see all of you future Lady Cats there!
UPDATE: The Varsity girls game is now at 2:45pm in the HS gym!
It’s cheering time! Come support our teams during the last day of the Gary Basketball tournament.
-JV boys - 1:30pm @ Elementary Gym
-Varsity girls - 2:45pm @ HS Gym
-Varsity boys - Championship game - 6:30pm @ HS gym
Let’s end this tournament with the best cheering section! See you tonight!