Celebrate Garland’s rich history on Saturday, April 11, 2015 as Downtown Garland hosts the second annual Garland Heritage Celebration. The day will feature musical entertainment, a model train exhibit and fun for the entire family. The City of Garland and The Garland...
Last year, the Texas Instruments Foundation generously gifted Garland ISD $1.5 million to implement the National Math and Science Initiative College Readiness Program. This year, the organization is partnering with GISD's Education Foundation to offer Innovations in...
Football, baseball, cheerleading and speed stacking? While the sport of stacking cups may be lesser known than its counterparts, the skills learned lead to their success. And, Hillside Academy for Excellence boasts one of the nation’s largest teams. More than 100...
Rowlett High School Assistant Choir Director Evan Ramos recently won the first-ever Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Composition Contest. He received the title for his original work “O Magnum Mysterium,” a piece written for middle school boys’ choirs. “I was...
Juanito Riveros, age 15, of Rowlett, has been accepted and will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the world’s premier summer arts program for aspiring artists in grades 3-12. Juanito, the son of Manuel and Mary Hellen, will study the Harp Program at the Camp. He is...
First Choice Emergency Room, an Adeptus Health company, is partnering with Operation Gratitude and will be hosting a spring collection drive from March 20-April 4 to support active duty military and veteran communities. The Garland location is at 7050 North Shiloh...
Richland College is launching a new Emergency Medical Technician program, expanding the college’s health profession programs. The first EMT session begins April 14, and each session will last three months. The sessions will be offered twice per semester. Students who...
Ethridge Elementary School physical education teacher Derek Story is beginning to see the truth behind the well-known saying, “Ask and you shall receive.” Last fall, he applied for his second-consecutive Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 grant. This month, Storey received...
Forty-three marketing, finance, hospitality and management students from six high schools represented Garland ISD at the Texas DECA State Career Development Conference Feb. 25-27 in Dallas. “We have some amazing DECA programs across GISD,” said Lakeview Centennial...
Garland ISD honored 70 high school athletes at the district’s annual Signing Day Ceremony Feb. 4 at the Curtis Culwell Center. The seniors have all signed letters of intent to play a variety of sports, from baseball to rugby, at institutions of higher learning. During...
High school soccer playoffs will begin Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27. The schedule for the Garland ISD high school boys’ and girls’ teams that will compete at the bi-district level follows: Boys: Region II Bi-District – Class 6A Sachse Mustangs vs. Belton...
July 15, 1923 – March 6, 2015 Iona Lee Vines, 91, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 in Glen Rose. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Restland Cemetery in Dallas. Iona was born July 15, 1923 in Lawton, OK. She married Herbert Moore Vines on Dec. 7, 1943 in Lawton....