Schools
GHS speech, debate students excel
The Garland High School speech and debate team had a successful run during the Texas Forensics Association State Tournament March 4-8 in El Paso. In fact, the group did so well, they made campus history. Led by nine-year speech and debate coach Lory Stewart, the...
GISD Education Foundation holds Texas Rangers first pitch auction
There is still time for baseball aficionados to vie for the chance to fulfill a popular bucket list item. Garland ISD's Education Foundation is auctioning the ceremonial first pitch before the Texas Rangers face the Los Angeles Angels April 13 at Globe Life Park in...
CTE students to compete in state SkillsUSA
After besting their competition at regionals, nearly 100 Garland ISD students are on their way to compete in the state round of the SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference, March 26-28 in Corpus Christi. Fourteen Audio Video Production Magnet students from...
CTE students to auction, exhibit, sell fruits of labor
For more than 70 years, Garland ISD and the community have come together to celebrate Career & Technical Education at the Livestock & Plant Show and Sale, as well as the CTE Exhibit. This gathering allows the public to purchase homegrown goods and peruse...
Television crew surprises Walnut Glen Academy teacher
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence teacher Andrea Hardgrave received the surprise of a lifetime last month. Television personality Paige McCoy Smith interrupted her fifth-grade class with a camera crew in tow. “We are so excited because you have won the Teacher of the...
NGHS students learn tools of television trade
When NBC reporter Eric King visited North Garland High School in February, he did not come to cover a story. Instead, he came to impart tools of the trade. King taught students proper interview techniques in preparation for a class project. “We are researching...
GISD students named Dell Scholar semifinalists
Fourteen Garland ISD AVID students are vying for a chance to receive $20,000, a laptop and ongoing educational support. The high school students were recently named Dell Scholar semifinalists due to their academic rigor, ambition and perseverance. “This is great news...
Alera Budd named Jupiter Chevrolet’s Teacher of the Month
Jupiter Chevrolet’s Teacher of the Month SUV can be seen in front of Daugherty Elementary School this month. First-grade teacher Alera Budd received the honors March 6. This is so exciting. I am just thrilled,” she said after being lured outside by Principal Deborah...
GISD launches STEAM education initiative
Garland ISD is joining hundreds of school districts nationwide by implementing the innovative educational framework known as STEAM, which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Championed by educators, public officials and researchers...
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