Schools
GISD in top five H-E-B Outstanding School Districts
The Garland Independent School District is pleased to announce that GISD has been honored as one of the top five Outstanding School Districts in Texas by H-E-B's Excellence in Education Awards program. Since 2002, H-E-B has recognized and supported exceptional public...
Brother surprises Freeman ES student
Nico Torres, a third grader at Garland ISD's Freeman Elementary, had an unexpected visit at school. With the help of his mom, teacher and campus principal, Nico's brother, who's in the U.S. Army, got to surprise him at school and tell him he'll be home for Christmas!...
GISD announces 2022 holiday card winners
For over 30 years, the artwork of Garland ISD students has helped ring in the holiday season. Our annual Holiday Card Contest is made possible through partnerships with campuses across the district. And this year, Fine Arts also opened the competition to our secondary...
SHS teacher awarded TFLA Teacher of the Year
Garland ISD recently announced that Kristina Sedberry, Sachse High School American Sign Language teacher, won Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas from the Texas Foreign Language Association. American Sign Language is a natural language that serves as the...
Centerville ES students receive special gift
On Friday, Dec. 9, 75 students from Garland ISD’s Centerville Elementary School went to the Puma Outlet Store where they were gifted a brand-new pair of PUMA shoes for Christmas! The Puma Store is located at the Allen Premium Outlet Mall. This is the second year in a...
NGHS senior wins big at pep rally
Salam El-Wakil, a senior at North Garland High School, had the surprise of her life when College Board awarded her a $40,000 college scholarship at the school's Friday pep rally There is pep, and then there is PEP! Salam El-Wakil, a Senior at North Garland High...
GISD students published in national publication
Five Garland ISD students selected by iWrite Non Profit Organization to have their works published in national publication. C.S. Lewis said, "You can make anything by writing." That quote is powerful because it conveys how writing allows our students to be creative....
RHS assistant principal, SRO assaulted
A press release distributed by the Rowlett Police Department Thursday, Nov. 17, stated that a suspended student had been on the Rowlett High School campus, 4700 President George Bush Turnpike that day around 11:15 a.m. The release explained that a female assistant...
Rowlett HS students arrested
The Garland ISD released the following statement Friday, Oct. 28 after an incident involving three Rowlett High School students and a weapon. “School administrators received a report of a student having a weapon on campus. As a precaution, the campus was immediately...
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