For more than a decade, Garland ISD’s Hispanic Community Liaison, Javier Solis, has helped students whose home language is not English complete an important college document—the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Keeping that tradition alive, 200...
The Easter bunny shared hugs and high fives during his recent stop at the Special Ones Easter Egg Hunt held at Garland’s Carter Softball Complex. The event was a big hit filled with fun for everyone. Kristal Davis, founder of the Special Ones Network, organizes this...
Celebrating future cinematographers with a Hollywood-style, red carpet affair, the third-annual Fire Reel Film Festival Awards Gala was held Feb. 19 at Sachse High School. “Each year I am in awe of how great the films are, and this year was no exception,” said...
Nineteen students in the School of Global Business, Language & Leadership magnet program recently enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of two hometown establishments. The Sellers Middle School and Naaman Forest High School students visited Garrett Metal Detectors and...
With a crowd of 135 in attendance, Hope Clinic officially “cut the ribbon” to their new facility in downtown Garland. After raising over $800,000 in a capital campaign, Hope Clinic moved into their new home “debt free”. Garland is taking care of Garland by providing...
Nine Garland ISD students, two administrators and one alumna recently had the opportunity to reciprocate an international exchange hosted by the district two years ago. Thanks to the district’s partnership with the Dallas-Fort Worth Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, the...
Operation Gratitude, a non-profit that sends 100,000 care packages to troops each year, partnered with First Choice Emergency Room to host a spring collection drive. With help from the Garland community, First Choice Emergency Room collected approximately 50,000 care...
Air Force Airman Jacob S. McLeod graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and...
Weather forecasters talked about rain on Saturday all week, but when the city of Garland’s April 11 Heritage Celebration rolled around, the weather was perfect and young and old alike had a great time. One of the main events was the rededication of the 1910 Pullman...
July 19, 2014, 71-year-old Janet Vanderslice was found stabbed to death inside her home at 6206 Lennox Lane. July 22, police released video from a surveillance camera located across the street from Mrs. Vanderslice’s home. Detectives have identified the two people...
June 12 – June 21, Garland Summer Musicals will present the award-winning Broadway and film classic West Side Story, inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Leonard Bernstein’s amazing score is combined with the book by Arthur Laurents and lyrics by...
Showcasing 21st-century STEAM learning, five Garland ISD robotics teams have qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship April 15-18 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. For the first time ever, Sachse High School will represent GISD alongside...