Schools
GISD Education Foundation rewards staff, recognizes partners
GISD Education Foundation rewards staff, recognizes partners The Garland ISD Education Foundation started the giving season early, surprising dozens of staff members with grants and scholarships Dec. 2-3. The Prize Posse delivered more than $30,000 in grants and...
GISD adopts Salvation Army angels
For more than 20 years, Garland ISD has helped provide holiday gifts to children through the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program. This year, campuses and departments throughout the district provided approximately 1,420 gifts to 229 angels, showing GISD’s dedication to...
GISD board meeting recap: December 8
During their Dec. 8 meeting, the Garland ISD board of trustees received updates on Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), the Montessori program and bond projects. AVID AVID began in 1989 as a college prep program for students who had the potential to do...
GISD food drive huge success
Local food pantries will be able to continue serving needy families this holiday season thanks to the generosity of Garland ISD students and staff. They donated 127,203 items during the Garland Christmas Association’s 2015 canned food drive. For more than 20 years,...
Students design district’s holiday greeting card
Garland ISD recently conducted its annual Fifth-Grade Greeting Card Contest, choosing the district’s holiday stationary for 2015. Fifth graders from every elementary were invited to participate, and campuses chose a winning entry to represent their school. A panel of...
Cybersafety an ongoing focus of GISD
In today’s technological society, teaching children how to stay safe online has become a focus for Garland ISD. The district celebrated its second-annual Cybersafety Week this fall. “Our theme was Stop. Think. Post,” explained Coordinator of Technology Applications...
Special needs students celebrate Christmas
Sachse’s Northplace Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Daughters joined forces to provide a Christmas party for Garland ISD’s special needs students Friday, Dec. 4. The Christmas party, which was started approximately 40 years ago by the Knights of...
Sam Houston MS raises money for cancer support
Thinking pink for breast cancer awareness month, Sam Houston Middle School hosted a fun run to raise money for the Cancer Support Community of North Texas. “We have raised money in previous years but wanted to give students the opportunity to participate in an event...
Run club helps Freeman ES students reach fitness goal
Before the sun fully rises, 15 Freeman Elementary School students begin lacing their shoes in pursuit of a fitness goal and healthy lifestyle. The campus’ new run club can be seen pounding pavement every Tuesday and Thursday morning, along with P.E. teacher Christi...
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