This year, in order to meet the changing needs of our community, Gary High School began an alternative graduation program called the Gary Acceleration Program, to give students the opportunity to graduate early.
This new program only just began four weeks ago, and we are proud to announce our first graduate, Martin Bowen!
We want to share a huge congratulations to Martin Bowen, we are excited for your success and can't wait to see what you do next!
The Gary Black Box has its official opening tonight at 6:30PM! The Theater class will offer tours, shirts, and food all free of charge, with the first performance at 7:15! Located at the former Gary First Baptist Church at 2842 FM 999. We hope everyone can come!
**Update** Parents, we apologize for the inconvenience, but due to multiple JH events happening on Monday, September 16th, the class meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 17th at 7PM in the Media Center!
Mrs. Baker and GHS Cheerleader have asked that Mini Cheer Camp forms and money are turned in by the due date on Thursday, September 12. We are needing all the information so shirts can be ordered and in on time!
The next Gary 4-H meeting is September 16th at 6PM in the GISD Cafeteria!
Gary FFA would like to invite you to support our students by purchasing our yearly tshirt! These shirts are for parents, supporters and anyone wanting an awesome shirt!!
Please return the form to the Gary High School by the deadline with payment!
**FFA & Jr. FFA members do not need to order one, they get one by paying their FFA dues!
Come one and come all to the GES Habit House on Thursday, September 26th from 5:30PM to 7:00PM! Nachos and drinks will be provided, but cotton candy and Kona Ice will be available for purchase. Check out all the cool things your students are doing to follow the 7 Habits and growing into amazing leaders!
FFA is the largest youth organization in the world. Students are able to join Gary FFA if they are enrolled in an Agricultural class at the high school level. FFA membership allows students to participate in field trips, contests, showing livestock and much more!
Gary Jr. FFA is open for younger students that are at either: in Gary Junior High OR have an older sibling that is a member of Gary FFA. Jr. FFA members are able to show livestock through Gary Jr. FFA, but are not eligible for contests and other events open to our high school FFA members.
ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF GARY FFA, PLEASE JOIN THE FOLLOWING REMIND GROUP FOR REMINDERS AND INFORMATION:
Text: 81010
This message: @ffeec6h
You can view ALL details associated with Gary FFA at the following website:
https://garyffa.ffanow.org/default.aspx?ID=55172
7th grade girls defeated Beckville to get second place at our volleyball tournament on Saturday!
Our seniors are hard at work at their classes, but they are also working to get started on their futures! Senior parents; students have been notified about the FAFSA, and the timeline for when that opens up. When the FAFSA does open up, we plan to have a FAFSA night again where experts will help parents and students navigate the application for student aid! It is recommended that parents and students go ahead and create their accounts at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch to make the application run smoother when the time comes!
This morning HS cheer helped kids getting out of cars, greeting and promoting our upcoming mini cheer camp!
The Gary High School blood drive is two weeks away! We are scheduled for 09/11/2024 from 09:00 AM to 03:30 PM. Our goal for this blood drive is 20, these donations will be a great help to local patients in need!
Blood drive appointments can be scheduled ahead of time by using this link:
https://donor.lifeshare.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/271760
GHS is hosting a GISD Mini Cheer Camp for Pre-K through 6th grade students at GISD on September 21st from 10am-2pm. Registration costs $40, lunch will be provided along with a Mini Cheer Camp t-shirt! All students that participate will perform at the pep rally on September 27th, and forms should be sent home soon. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Samantha Baker at sbaker@garyisd.net. Forms are due next Thursday!
Join us Monday morning as we spread love to the amazing grandparents in our lives with Donuts for Grands. The campus doors will open at 7:00 am for all of our early risers. Hope to see you there!
Attention Class of 2029; there will be a meeting on Friday, September 6th at 6PM in the HS Media Center. The meeting will cover class representatives, morning sales during Halloween Week, and the Haunted Trail! If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Coach Seals at dseals@garyisd.net
4-H and FFA are not “the same” but are both AMAZING and students can/should do BOTH!!!
💙GARY FFA MEMBERSHIP: open to any student in a high school Ag Class!
💛GARY Jr. FFA MEMBERSHIP: students in JR. HIGH and/or siblings of an FFA Member.
⚠️⚠️All classes and students are getting TONS of information over the next few days about their opportunities!⚠️⚠️
Parents,
Students in Ag Classes will come home with hard copies of info AND it can be found in their google classrooms AND on the Gary FFA Website! Ask them to show you!
Gary 4-H Contact: Jennifer Whitney & Michelle Stutes
Gary FFA Contact: jshadix@garyisd.net or pharvey@garyisd.net
Today's JH Girls Volleyball game at Carlisle has been canceled due to a scheduling issue. Instead, we will have an intrasquad scrimmage beginning at 5PM at the HS Gym, and all parents are invited to attend!
Elementary parents; Students have a new way to show their school spirit at GES with House Party shirts! These shirts are just like the ones teachers wear on House days. If interested, please turn in the order forms at the front Elementary office by September 6th!
We are excited to announce that Student Portal is now available to all students at Gary ISD. With this, students can view their courses, grades, and attendance! Students can create an account by going to the Student Portal link found in 'Student Resources' on our website!
Yesterday the Elementary had their first House Pep Rally! The kids (and the teachers) all joined together to participate in the fun event. The teachers had such a great time with the students, they forgot to take photos! We love seeing the posts from parents showing all the fun the kids had, and would love to see you share them in our comments!
