Danny Russell, Garland Owls’ head football coach and 1984 GHS graduate put it this way: “Everybody sees that this team is doing things around here that haven’t been done for a while. And it’s not just that they are winning, it’s also the way they’re winning that gives...
Linh-Thuy Trinh, Good Sam volunteer
Linh-Thuy Trinh is a graduating senior at Garland High School. She has been part of Garland High School’s International Baccalaureate Program and the Good Samaritans of Garland team. Linh's academic dedication has allowed her to receive a full-ride scholarship to the...
Teacher from GHS is first from district to be adopted during appreciation week
Garland High School teacher Aime Dugger was honored to be the first Garland ISD teacher adopted from the Adopt a Teacher Facebook group during Teacher Appreciation Week. She enjoyed participating and invited all her GISD teacher friends as soon as she joined. ...
GISD high school basketball recap: Friday, Jan. 3
High school basketball teams, both boys and girls, district games began last week. Results of the Friday, Jan. 3 games are below: Boys North Garland Raiders 59 – Naaman Forest Rangers 55 High scorers Raiders – Jarquise Parker – 24 points Rangers – David...
GHS teacher wins summer fellowship
Melissa Kime, a teacher at Garland High School, has been awarded a prestigious summer fellowship by the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio. The center is a highly regarded nonprofit provider of educational programs and resources for U.S. history and...
Altrusa awards scholarship
Altrusa International of Garland was proud to award the Altrusa Scholarship for 2019 to D’Yonne West, a 2019 graduate of Garland High School. She plans to attend Prairie View A&M where she will major in chemistry and a minor in biology. West and her mother,...
GHS Youth & Government delegation raises funds, gets out in community
My name is Kaley Niette and I am a junior and a student in the full IB program. As president of Garland High School's Youth and Government delegation, I am writing to let readers of ‘The Garland Texan’ know about our fundraising campaign as well as our increased...
GHS senior named Miss Cambodia International Texas
Home to a diverse student body, Garland ISD boasts award-winning academics, athletes, artists, musicians and more. And Garland High School is also home to the 2018-19 Miss Cambodia International Texas. Senior Morakoth Chev was recently recognized by the district’s...
GHS student attends trumpet camp at NSU
Northwestern State University Associate Professor of Trumpet Galindo Rodriguez worked with a group of high school trumpet players during the university’s annual Honors Wind Ensemble Music Camp. Those taking part were, front from left, Allison Jenkins of...
GHS snagging wins, records
The 2017-18 school year is just one month in, but Garland High School is already in competition mode. The Owls started preparing for a victorious year during the 2017 Texas Tech Summer Math/Science Camp competition. The GHS Number Sense Team dominated the...
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...
GHS students breakfast with Dallas Cowboy
Breakfast is believed to be the most important meal of the day, and Garland ISD wants to make sure its students start their mornings off right. The district, in partnership with Dairy Max and Fuel Up To Play 60, recently challenged all high school students to eat...