What is the most important part of the body? Ask a Bullock Elementary School student and they might say their brain. The campus recently received a visit from the Pilot Club of Dallas, who taught students to be Brainminders by using seat belts in the car, wearing...
Schrade Middle School teacher Lauren Craft received a pleasant surprise during a staff meeting in April. The sixth-grade social studies teacher was awarded the Michelle Badough-Metts Memorial Scholarship, a gift that will help her pursue a master’s degree in library...
February 4, 1931 – May 30, 2015 Charles Edward Tawwater, 84, was born February 4, 1931 in El Paso, Texas to Clifford Jesse and Lola (Morrison) Tawwater and went to be with our Lord May 30, 2015. Charles is survived by his son Charles Eugene and wife Cindy Tawwater...
Army Pvt. Kristina Morales has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in...
Army Pvt. Aurora S. Castillo has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice...
Two Garland ISD elementaries recently became repeat National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence title recipients. Routh Roach Elementary School and Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence received 2014 Blue Ribbon awards, making them two and three-time honorees. As two of...
Honoring the district’s top graduates, Garland ISD held its annual Senior Summit Luncheon May 19. The top 10 from each high school, as well as two top seniors from Memorial Pathway Academy, were invited to celebrate with their families and a teacher who most...
Nearly 100 dedicated Garland ISD employees were honored at the annual Retirement Banquet April 30 at the Curtis Culwell Center. Celebrating 4,677 years of service to education, colleagues and family members joined retirees and enjoyed a two-hour farewell filled with...
First Choice ER teams up with North Texas Food Bank Posted May 27, 2015 First Choice Emergency Room, an Adeptus Health company, is teaming up with the North Texas Food Bank to host a summer food drive June 5-14 to fight summer hunger in the area. Historically, the...
A group gathered at the redeveloped Garland Shopping Center at the corner of Miller Road and South Garland Ave. Tuesday, May 26 to commemorate the re-lighting of the iconic 1950s shopping center sign and renewed life of the site. Called the Skillern’s Shopping Center...
We owe our existence to God and God alone. We did not come into being without Him. The cosmos is another word for the universe. It is called the cosmos because it is seen as an intelligible system of order or a well-ordered whole. The universe could not come into...
The final school bell of 2014-15 will soon ring, but that does not mean Garland ISD campuses will be closing their doors. In addition to traditional summer school, several will also offer various camps and enrichment programs. Find a list below, along with...