A portion of the 2014 bond was allocated to the improvement of security at Garland ISD campuses and Security Director Pat Lamb and Security Coordinator Keith Chapman recently provided a security update to the district’s board of trustees. Some of the enhancements are...
HS football: Aug. 31, Sept. 1
Photos by Roger Mathis, mempics.com and Brad McClendon, bhmimages.com Non-district high school football games started this week with the Naaman Forest Rangers competing against Richardson High School and the South Garland Colonels playing Royse City High School...
Donations drive GRS Giving Place to continue impacting students
Since opening its doors in 2013-14, the district’s GRS Giving Place has helped hundreds of students receive necessities in order to pursue success. Serving the district’s foster care and homeless population, as well as students and families who face hardships, this...
High school football ticket sales begin
The Garland ISD Athletic Department will begin selling 2017 football season tickets Monday, Aug. 14. Tickets will be sold at the Williams Stadium Ticket Office. Regular season football games will be played at Williams Stadium at 510 Stadium Drive or Homer B. Johnson...
Celebrate Teachers of Year
Every day, thousands of Garland ISD teachers encourage, inspire and motivate students to aim for academic success. These dedicated doers work to make a difference in the lives and futures of tomorrow—and their hard work and devotion do not go unnoticed. Toward...
Wells Fargo donates $5,000 to GISD Education Foundation
Wells Fargo & Company has announced a $5,000 donation to the Garland ISD Education Foundation. The GISD Education Foundation is committed to funding priority initiatives of the district to ensure GISD students receive a quality education and are prepared for...
GISD board recognizes student accomplishments
Several students were recognized for extraordinary accomplishments at the Feb. 28 and March 7 Garland ISD Board of Trustees meetings. Two student athletes, Summer Brooks from Garland High School and Leila Atumah from North Garland High School, broke existing...
Former administrator makes unauthorized bond changes, board discusses solutions
Garland ISD Interim Superintendent Deborah Cron called a special workshop of the board of trustees to discuss problems and potential solutions to the over-budget bond program. Board President Linda Griffin called the meeting to order and encouraged board...
GISD board names interim superintendent
With great pleasure, the Garland ISD Board of Trustees unanimously selected Dr. Deborah Cron as Interim Superintendent of Schools during a special called meeting Dec. 27. Cron brings to the position of interim superintendent a knowledge of the heartbeat of the Garland...
Natatorium debate continues
The Sept. 27 and Oct. 10 Garland ISD board of trustees meetings were attended by students and parents who were unhappy with the board’s decision to move construction of the natatorium from the first phase of the bond package to phase 4. They expressed their opinions...
Letter to the editor: GISD natatorium decision
Voters, volunteers, and taxpayers in GISD are shocked that on Tuesday, 9/13, the Garland ISD Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to reject the natatorium that was promised in 2014 as part of the school bond package that passed with over 62% of the vote. After months of...
HS football recap: August 25-26
Photos by: Roger Mathis - www.mempics.com and Brad McClendon - www.bhmimages.com Owls defeat Irving MacArthur HS - The Garland Owls got a 22-14 win over Irving MacArthur High School Thursday, Aug. 25. Josh Thompson scored for the Owls on a 61-yard rush on the first...