The next Gary 4-H meeting will be on Monday, December 16th at 6PM in the GISD Cafeteria!
The Elementary is running a Penny Drive all through the rest of this week and next!
We can't wait to see everyone for Pancakes with Santa tomorrow morning at 9AM in the Cafeteria. We ask that all families please enter from the back cafeteria doors!
Parents, check out the flyer for the schedule of when students will be performing at tomorrow's Festival of Lights! The document also has a reminder of what students should wear.
We apologize, but it looks like the weather isn't going to cooperate for the parade this year, but all the rest of the Festival of Lights events will still be going on starting at 9AM!
Thank you to all the families that came to our Literacy Night last night! We all had a wonderful time reading stories and sharing something special with the community!
The weather might be a little gloomy on Saturday, but that's not stopping our Festival of Lights celebration! The venue is just being moved to the HS Gym on Saturday, December 7th from 10am-4pm! Weather permitting, the parade will still happen around 6!
Santa has a new location! Don’t forget Santa pics are tomorrow, Friday 12/6! If you haven’t already, make sure you send your forms and money!
Panola College is offering a Math TSI bootcamp in January for students who need that extra push to prepare for the Math TSI. Registration also includes a free math retest and you can sign up at https://www.jotform.com/PanolaMain/tsi-mathreview-2025
Parents, Bus 9 (Ms. Kelly's) is having to update the route due to construction, and starting today will have to pick up students 15 minutes earlier in the mornings, and will be around 15 minutes later than usual dropping off in the afternoon. We apologize for this inconvenience and will let you know as soon as the construction is done!
There's still time to sign up for Little Dribblers! Forms and payment are due Friday, December 6th!
High School cheerleaders were all the Charlie Brown Christmas characters for the Carthage Christmas Parade last night!
The Penguin Patch store is open all week, and will stay open during Literacy Night on Thursday! It is a wonderful opportunity for students to purchase gifts for friends and family!
Big news for #BobcatEsports! Both our Smash Bros. and Overwatch 2 teams have made it to ROUND 3 of the playoffs! Join us for the livestream:
📅 Today
🕕 4 PM CST: Overwatch 2
🕗 4:30 PM CST: Smash Bros.
Seniors and Senior Parents, the FAFSA is officially open, and early reports are saying it is easier than ever to complete! If you have not done so, now is a great time for you and your parents/guardians to create your FSA ID at studentaid.gov and begin the FAFSA process.
Typically, you will need the following to complete the FAFSA
Social Security Number
Tax returns and records of any financial information disclosed in tax returns, as well as current checking account balances
If applicable to your family; records of investments, businesses, and farms
FSA ID for the student and family members filling out the FAFSA
We plan on hosting a FAFSA night for families that need assistance with the application. I ask that ALL seniors and their parents fill out the following form so we can get a good idea of when to have the event; https://forms.gle/TXvhMnpTj31MqnVD8
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Davis at the HS office!
Exciting day for our Esports seniors! They visited Kilgore College to explore academic opportunities and check out their incredible esports program. College and gaming futures look bright!
Ms. Shadix’ classes are busy in “Santa’s Workshop” preparing for Homecoming festivities! These students are learning skills that can be used for years to come!
Mum and Garter orders have been extended to Friday, December 6th, so you still have plenty of time to get those orders in!
It's a big week at Gary ISD! Don't forget, Thursday is our annual Literacy Night, where families can come in and listen to Christmas stories read by our Elementary teachers! We will have door prizes, hot chocolate, cookies, and decorations so come out December 5th at 5:45pm! Then on Saturday is our epic Festival of Lights from 10am to 3pm, with vendors, food, crafts, Santa, and of course our students and local favorites singing! That evening will also be the Christmas parade, so we hope everyone comes out to enjoy all the happenings!
Tomorrow starts our countdown to Christmas with our favorite holiday shirts! Check out the flyer for more details!
Wishing all of our Bobcat Family a Happy Thanksgiving!
