Schools
Annual greeting card contest crowns winners
Every year, fifth-graders throughout Garland ISD are invited to participate in a holiday card design contest. It begins at the campus level, with elementary schools determining one entry to represent each school. A panel of judges from central administration then...
Lister ES speaker program motivates students
Lister Elementary School students are discovering a range of professions, thanks to the campus’s new Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) monthly speaker series. “This was our way of exposing students to a variety of careers and educational processes...
Jackson Tech Center students enjoy ‘Oh Whata Night’ fundraiser
Whataburger hosted an “Oh Whata Night” fundraiser Thursday, Dec. 7. All attendees enjoyed a fun evening of activities and the restaurant donated 20 percent of sales to the Jackson Technology Center PTA. Whataburger customers showed their support for the PTA by...
Harmony robotics teams place in tournament
Harmony Science Academy Garland and Harmony School of Business’s robot-bearing students from TigerPower and HSBTigers teams respectively secured fifth place at the VEX IQ Ringmaster Tournament in Garland Saturday, Dec. 2. In the VEX IQ Challenge, students, with...
Jackson MST receives award for commitment to learning
Students at Jackson Technology Center for Math and Science were recently rewarded for taking and dominating an online learning challenge. The campus was named a Dallas Grand Prize winner in the Khan Academy LearnStorm six-week challenge—an honor that came with a...
Eagle Theatre Company receives international invitation
Garland ISD has earned local, state and even national honors for its excellent fine arts programs. But the district is now receiving international attention. Rowlett High School’s Eagle Theatre Company has been invited to perform at the 2018 American High School...
Carver staff named Educators of the Year
Garland ISD boasts exceptional staff all across the district, but two in particular have received special recognition. Wendy Williams and Melody McAllister were named 2017 Educators of the Year by the NAACP Garland Unit. The two not only share this award. They also...
Students unite in support of Giving Place
Garland ISD has long fostered a culture of taking care of one another. That sentiment is best displayed when students take on efforts to help others in need. Several students recently put that thought into practice by organizing drives to support the GRS Giving Place,...
Former GISD administrator receives two-year sentence
Victor Leos, former Garland Independent School District director of Human Resources, will begin a two-year prison sentence Jan. 8, 2018, after pleading guilty in April to abusing the H-1B visa program. Leos will also pay the district more than $300,000 in restitution....
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