Applications for out-of-district transfers for new and returning students are now open and being accepted for the 2025-2026 school year! Transfer forms can be picked up at the Elementary or High School front offices, and you can view the form under the student registration page on our website; https://www.garyisd.org/page/student-registration
One of our 2025 graduates, Greyson Arwine, was selected at Panola College to attend the 2025 All-Texas Academic Team Medallion Ceremony in San Antonio last Friday! Greyson is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and received this honor for demonstrating academic excellence, leadership, and service while attending Panola College! You can check out their news article about the event at https://www.panola.edu/about/news/2025-panola-college-students-selected-attend-all-texas-academic-team-medallion-ceremony
We want to give a huge shout out to our very own Mr. John! John P. Smith returned to Centenary during the Summer of 2024 to get his bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Smith originally enrolled in Centenary in 1988 and will receive his diploma during Commencement on May 3, 2025. You can check out their article about our resident 'takes care of everything man' at https://www.centenary.edu/news-media/story/unfinished-business-67-year-old-centenary-student-finally-gets-degree-on-may-3/
The Gary Baseball Bi-District games against West Sabine are set for Friday, May 2nd at 8PM and Saturday, May 3rd at 4PM (with a third game if needed that evening)! The games will be held at the Lufkin High School Baseball Complex, and you can pre-purchase your tickets at the following links;
Friday - https://gofan.co/event/3578621?schoolId=TX24577
Saturday - https://gofan.co/event/3571508?schoolId=TX23516
Please note, if you plan to purchase tickets at the gate, they will only accept cards, not cash!
Come on out and support our boys as they start their playoff run!
Coach Reed will be offering a Girls' Basketball Camp for all students entering 2nd-9th on May 27th-29th! Check out the flyer for more details! If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Reed at jreed@garyisd.net
Our Gary HS Baseball team is heading to playoffs, and for a limited time you can purchase a playoff shirt to cheer on our boys! You can purchase the shirts at https://gogandy.com/garyhs-bbpf25 and we plan to distribute them out as soon as they arrive! All orders must be complete by Monday, April 28th at 10AM!
Today, Gary will host Onalaska for a warm-up baseball game that will begin at 5:30PM! While this isn't a district or playoff game, we would love for everyone to come out and cheer our boys on!
District Tennis Results:
Mixed Doubles
1st Place- Cooper Johnson & Cheyenne Woodfin
2nd Place- Brett Flowers & Katherine Philley
Boys Doubles
1st Place-Shaun Ritter & Hudson Ogg
2nd Place- Jayden Winters & Ben Stephens
Girls Doubles
1st Place- Kyleigh Woodfin & Madison Smith
These Athletes will go on to compete at Regionals in Franklin on May 9th & 10th
Other Top Finishers
Boys' Singles
Thomas Philley got 3rd
Jake Von Eiff got 4th
Girls' Singles
Colee Soape got 3rd
Greyson Arwine got 4th
Girls' Doubles
3rd Place- Emma Newman & Sadie Cartwright
Gary had enough High Finishes to also win 1st Place in the Boys & Girls Teams Division!!
Gary’s Rockets class have spent the spring semester designing and building three rockets. From design to implementation, these students have had to collaborate every step of the way to develop a rocket that would pass all safety requirements, and properly take off without any room for error! We are proud of all three teams as all three rockets were successfully launched yesterday in Jacksboro!
Gary OAP is State Bound! This will be the program's 5th time going to state under the direction of Michael Powell and Tina Tate. Our students also earned multiple awards for the night!
June LaGrone earned Best Tech
Daxton Evans earned Honorable Mention
Kobi Roehl earned All-Star Cast
Jesse Gooman earned Top Performer
Let's cheer them on as they prepare for State competition, which will be in Austin on May 13th! They will also host a free public performance of 'Kimberly Akimbo' at the Gary Black Box on Thursday, May 1st!
Congratulations to our Elementary Students of the Month for March! We are proud of all of our leaders!
Tomorrow, our 8th graders will be taking the 8th Math STAAR test. We ask that students please bring their Chromebooks and chargers, and no outside food or drinks, we will provide a snack and water for all students!
You are invited!
All Gary FFA, Gary Jr. FFA Members and their families are invited to attend the annual Gary FFA Awards banquet! We will recognize all members who participated in a variety of events this school year!
We ask that high school students wear their official dress and everyone else wear their Sunday’s best!
Please let Mr. Harvey know if you will attend ASAP so that we can prepare for our meal.
Thank you,
Jessica Shadix & Paul Harvey
Gary FFA Advisors
Gary HS will be hosting a Hitter's Camp June 9th-10th for Girls' Volleyball for students in JH and HS, this includes girls who will start 7th grade next year. Check out the flyer for more details!
Tomorrow, our 5th graders will be taking the Science STAAR test at Elementary and our 7th-9th graders will be taking the 7th Math and Algebra I EOC STAAR exams at Secondary. We hope everyone gets a good night’s rest and is ready to do their best! A snack and water will be provided and Secondary students should bring their Chromebook and charger, and no outside food or drinks!
To go along with their Fairy Tale Unit in ELA, our first graders put on fairy tale puppet plays and songs with their specials teachers and created adorable wooden clothespin fairies and gnomes in art class!
Seniors and parents, save the date; our Senior Night banquet will be held on Monday, May 5th at 6PM in the GISD Cafeteria! All seniors are invited, as we celebrate all things about graduating from Gary High School, including scholarship awards. All seniors are guaranteed one scholarship during the banquet, and our superintendent will be cooking for everyone who attends! Seniors, please RSVP to Miss Brooke in the front office by next Tuesday, April 22!
We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter break! See you all on Tuesday!
Bus Driver Appreciation Day is April 22, but we didn’t want to wait to say THANK YOU! To our amazing bus drivers—thank you for all you do to get our students to and from school safely every day. We appreciate your hard work, patience, and dedication!
March 12 was National Librarian Day, and we want to give a big shoutout to our amazing librarian—Mrs. Cranford! Thank you for all you do to support our students, staff, and school. We appreciate you!
