We hope everyone had a great Fall Break and is ready to start our Halloween festivities this week! Our secondary classes will be offering morning sales in the Elementary parking lot starting tomorrow, and our first Red Ribbon dress up day is Barbie vs Ken, we can’t wait to see how everyone dresses up!
Gary ISD Family and Friends,
We understand that pets are an important part of our lives. However, pets can become uneasy when placed in a different environment, thus creating a potential risk. For safety reasons, animals (except for Service Animals), are not allowed on Gary ISD property during school hours and/or school events.
Thank you,
Gary ISD Administration
7th grade art collaborative- up cycled bottles painted and displayed. Inspired by Dale Chihuly style chandeliers.
The car rider line for both elementary and high school is now open again. If you’re picking up at the elementary school, please stay in the outer lane when picking up behind the building. We will walk the students to the outer lane to get into the cars. Thank you for your patience during this time!
Representing Gary ISD in the Ultimate High School Fishing Tournament at Wright Patman; Easton Alford and Shaun Ritter. They finished 19th out of 83 teams. Way to go, Guys!
We are so proud of our September Elementary Students of the Month who work real hard to become great leaders for our community!
Hal-o-grams will be delivered on October 31 this year! Pick up an order form in the elementary or high school front office. Hal-o-grams are $5.00 for a canned drink, a sour candy, a mystery toy, and your choice of one of these fun Hal-o-gram messages that you can view at https://bit.ly/4eX9c1Q
Parents, we apologize for the inconvenience but Williams street, from the playground to the front of the high school, will be closed due to construction today and tomorrow. To accommodate for traffic, high school student drivers and all bus riders will be released at 3:20. Car riders will be released at their normal time. Please refer to the Elementary and High School maps for instructions on how to navigate the road closure!
Parents, just a reminder that Fall Picture Day is tomorrow! You can use the order form passed out to students or go online to purchase your pictures!
Monse Chavez competed at the Heart of Texas Livestock Show with her Wether Doe Goat and came away with RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION OVERALL after winning her class and then Heavy Weight Champion! There were hundreds of goats at this show and being reserve means she was 2nd OVERALL out of every single one of them!
This goat was raised by Monse’s family, T4 Livestock, making this accomplishment extremely meaningful!
GREAT JOB MONSE!
Gary 4-H & Gary FFA members are traveling all over the state and country exhibiting their livestock as the tradition of competition continues! Competition at the state level is extremely difficult and our students are having great success!
Gary 4-H & FFA families, if you have any pictures or information you would like shared for the public, please email those to Jessica Shadix, jshadix@garyisd.net with the information!
Our eSports teams pulled some big wins during week 2!
Our Elementary students this week participated in fun activities in Art class exploring color theory!
Check out this awesome art collaboration done in Mrs. Arwine's art class! Created by Callie Essery, Shawn Brown and Logan Wainwright with the assistance of Sr student aide Miya Morton.
Check out our girls pulling big wins at the Panola County Morris Show Clinic!
Keira Hall earned Grand Champion with Uno, Madelyn Tinkle earned Reserve Grand Champion with Oreo, and Kaydence Baisden earned Grand Champion with Mac!
We are very thankful for our custodian ladies that take care of all our needs throughout the day at GISD!
Elementary parents, we apologize for the inconvenience, but when going through the parent pick up line as you make your way behind the Elementary campus, please stay in the middle lane. Staff members will still walk your child to your vehicle!
Elementary parents, please complete the following survey over last week's Habit House; https://forms.gle/gcYeXxSjvCdGoBzR9
Over the weekend, our journalism and Loblolly students participated at the ETHA Fall Conference in Nacogdoches, where they presented on their chosen East Texas historical pieces!
Mt. Zion Baptist church in Beckville, TX will be leaving early Friday morning to take a trailer and van load of supplies to Asheville, NC. We are in contact with several churches and Chariot of Light Motorcycle Ministry members in that area to coordinate with us when we arrive. If you would like to bring donations to be sent to NC, the Mt. Zion trailer and van will have 2 pick up locations on Thursday, Oct. 3rd:
1. Gary ISD High School parking lot behind the AG shop
3:00-4:00PM
2. Carthage Walmart parking lot from
5:00-8:00PM
3. Also any donations can be dropped off at Pretty Paws in Carthage and she will be delivering them to us on Thursday.
If you need to arrange a different drop off time, or have any questions, please feel free to contact Janie, either at the high school or my cell 903-692-8427, or William Carroll at 903-692-4835. Call or text is fine. Any cash donations will be used towards travel expenses and buying more supplies before we leave.
Help us fill the trailer and van!!
Suggested items are personal hygiene products (feminine products, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, shampoo, etc), bleach, water(bottle and gallons), toilet paper, paper towels, diapers/wipes/formula, Clorox wipes, flashlights and extra batteries, first aid supplies, Can Openers (often they get can foods and have no way to open!), trash bags, Canned foods including "heat and eat" such as soups, potted meats, tuna, and other non perishable food items.
Also, let's not forget the pets! Dog and cat food would be greatly appreciated.
Interested in being a bus driver? Contact Mrs. Ritter today for more details!
