Elementary Parents,
Every year about this time we send out a survey for our families to complete. We would love to know how you think we're doing as stewards of your children. Please help us by sharing your voice.
Thank you!
https://www.leaderinme.com/s/gary-elementary/families
This past weekend two of our Gary 4-H & FFA members traveled to Fort Worth to exhibit their Registered Limousin Breeding heifers. These heifers were raised right here in Gary, TX at the Red Rock Limousin Ranch which is a nationally recognized and respected Limousin Cattle Breeder. This show, much like all Texas Major Livestock Shows, is open to any 4-H or FFA member ages 8-18 that wants to raise and show in these shows from across the state of Texas. So, thousands of students travel competing in them!
Registered heifer projects are often times two year projects where a student obtains the heifer (female bovine that hasn't had a calf yet) when they are 6-8 months old, halter breaks them, works with their hair, they are fed high quality feed rations, and these animals are prepared for a life in a cattle operation by breeding them to high quality show-bulls that will increase their value exponentially.
These two students will show these heifers throughout the spring semester at major livestock shows like San Antonio and Houston along with other students from Gary showing goats, sheep and pigs! Our Gary Show Team is one that is growing and bringing home awesome experiences, scholarship opportunities as well as a prize or two along the way!
Congratulations to Senior Caitlynn Ayers and 3rd Grader Cash Stutes on their successes:
Caitlynn-
Limousin Shoot Out Show: 2nd in Class
Junior Show: 3rd in Class
Cash-
Limousin Shoot Out Show: 3rd in Class
Junior Show: 5th in Class
Senior parents, we’ve had a few students ask so we also wanted to let parents know; While completing the FAFSA is a graduation requirement, unless the family wishes to opt out, tonight’s FAFSA Night is optional! If your senior has already completed their FAFSA, already has a plan to do it with you at home, or just cannot make it tonight that is okay! The application itself has been streamlined from recent years, and easier than ever to complete, but if you ever need help completing it just contact Mr. Davis!
It's scholarship season! Today, seniors received their first scholarship packet and basic instructions for how to fill out applications. The due date for the first scholarship packet is Friday, February 7th! If your senior needs any assistance please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Davis! Also, we are still on for our FAFSA Night tomorrow at 5PM in the Media Center for any seniors that need help filling it out, it is just recommended that your FSA ID is created beforehand.
There has been a schedule change for tonight’s home basketball games against Garrison. There is no JV game tonight and girls Varsity starts at 4pm with Varsity boys next!
The event of the year is happening very soon! Gary Elementary's Daddy-Daughter Dance will be on Saturday, February 22nd from 5PM to 7PM! Girls, grades Pre-K through 6th, are welcome to bring Dad or another Special Male Guest to the disco ball! The event is open to both Gary ISD students and non-Gary ISD students. Check out the flyer for more details!
Parents, there has been a slight schedule change to tomorrow's away Basketball games at Beckville!
The JV boys will play at 5PM in the Junior High gym.
Varsity girls will play at 5:30PM in the High School gym, with Varsity boys following.
We hope everyone can come out and support all of our teams!
This Saturday, everyone is invited to attend the Songs and Sweets event at the Gary Black Box Theater! Come join us for a night of music from three different artists, Mason Powell, Gracie Johnson, and Chase Dawson with Presley West, and enjoy delicious desserts as well as coffee and hot chocolate! Tickets are on sale now for $8, and they are going fast! The tickets can be pre-purchased at https://www.ticketor.com/garyproduction/tickets/songs-sweets-302406?fbclid=IwY2xjawH2MIZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYyK_k5DspB_VvnGpUAmrLRMDWjtYORLIyixKVOM7HkBHNdetMTFB_iiNQ_aem_7DXdm48wABLL0JY7sbBKRg#buy
We are excited to announce that we will host an in-school ACT exam for our high school students on Wednesday, February 26th, open to all 11th and 12th graders, and any 10th grader currently in Algebra II! The ACT exam is a great indicator of college readiness, and can open the doors to college acceptance and scholarships! The cost to register is $30, and registration for students will be open until February 14th. Students can visit with Mr. Davis for additional details.
Seniors and Senior Parents, we will be offering a FAFSA Night for seniors and their parents on Wednesday, January 22nd at 5PM in the Media Center. We will have a guest speaker visit to help anyone with questions about filling the application out. All we ask is that seniors and their parents create their FSA ID at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch at least five days beforehand, and that seniors bring their Chromebooks to the event! Contact Mr. Davis for more details!
It is School Board Appreciation Month, and we are very thankful for our school board members!
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our buses will be running a little late today dropping off students!
Homecoming was great last night! All of our nominees were wonderful, but congratulations to Evan and Karina for being our 'Basketball Sweethearts', Cooper and Katherine for being our Duke and Duchess, and of course Mason and Sophie for being our Homecoming King and Queen! Thank you to Mrs. Arwine for taking these pictures!
If you didn't come to today's Homecoming Pep Rally, then you missed a great one! Congratulations to Cooper Johnson and Katherine Philley for winning the 2nd annual Lip Sync Battle! The Homecoming Court starts tonight at 5pm with our games against Joaquin to follow!
Soccer season is almost upon us! Spring 2025 registration for the Carthage Soccer Association is now open to all students ages 4 and up! Check out the flyer or visit https://carthagesoccer.sportngin.com/register/form/737673465 to sign up today!
The bridge construction that caused a shuffling of our bus routes has been completed! Our busses will go back to their regular rotation beginning tomorrow morning!
Gary families, we know everyone is worried about the upcoming weather, we are closely monitoring the weather and will let everyone know as soon as anything is decided.
Parents, we apologize for the inconvenience but tomorrow night's Junior High Basketball games in Tenaha have been cancelled.
Our friends at the Panola Archery Club have two events coming soon for families in Panola County!
Kid's & Vet's Day
We host a FREE outdoor learning event each year for K-12 kids. We call it Kid's & Vet's Day because we have our local veterans groups come out and be present. The kid's pre-register (registration deadline is Feb 7th) and the event is Feb 22nd. They will be given a tshirt at check in and they are given lunch. The will go through a circuit of 4-5 learning stations (archery, .22s, shotgun, Panola County Wildlife Biologist, and Texas A&M Forestry). The Panola County Sheriff's Dept joins with us for this event and they handle gun safety at the shotgun station. Our kids grew up in the woods hunting, but we started this event 4 years ago for all of those kids who may not have this type of exposure. It is also a good way to teach kids gun safety in a fun safe environment.
3D Outdoor Archery
Our 3D Archery Competitions are open to all age groups and archers with any type of equipment. We have complete families that come out to register and compete. Each archer competes with their own peer group but they are able to shoot the range with their family. It is scored and there are winners for each archer classification. We keep the registration fees as low as possible to encourage families to come out with their kids so they can have this experience together.
Students, we are very excited to see you come tomorrow dressed as your favorite singer! We do ask, please, that students do not come with painted faces or piercings!