Thirteen Garland ISD students are among the area’s newest authors. These budding bestsellers from Kimberlin and Austin Academies for Excellence won the 2020 I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids contest. Every year, students across the globe enter their...
GISD students win literary contest, become published authors
Many may not be aware, but Garland ISD is home to several celebrities. Last spring, fourth, fifth and sixth-graders from Kimberlin and Austin Academies for Excellence entered literary works in the I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids contest. This national...
Four campuses among best in DFW, five among best in state
Four Garland ISD high school campuses were selected as some of North Texas’ top campuses. Garland, North Garland, Rowlett and Sachse high schools placed within ranking-based website Niche’s 100 Best Public High Schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Niche used...
Austin Academy, GHS teachers partner to help students
Taking the leap from middle to high school, seven Austin Academy for Excellence graduates joined forces with former and future teachers during a recent competition. Austin theater director Aaron Gallagher and Garland High School speech and debate coach Lory Stewart...
SHS robotics team to compete at worlds
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...
Austin Academy jazz musicians perform at national conference
Twenty-three Austin Academy for Excellence students were recently invited to showcase their skills at a national music education conference. The Austin Jazz Ensemble performed at the 2015 Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference in San Diego Jan. 8. “We are proud of...