Interested in joining an awesome team here at Gary ISD? We have two positions open and we are just waiting for you to apply! Contact the high school principal today!
Our Gary FFA Officers have been busy this summer planning for the upcoming school year.
District Leadership Camp is held each year for the 23 schools in our Longview FFA District. FFA Districts and Areas are based on location and not the size of the school. For example, Gary FFA had 60 FFA Members this past year and Longview FFA (the 6th largest program in the State of Texas), had 694 FFA Members and in all competitions at the district level the two compete against each other.
This camp was a day of learning, building leadership skills, and personal growth for our officers. They attended sessions led by other students, participated in a community service project and had “contests” against the other 23 schools in our district. They WON two of the 6 contests of the day!!
Our officers are ready to lead and serve our chapter for the upcoming year!
We are now accepting transfers for the 2024-2025 school year! If you are interested in transferring to Gary ISD, or need to complete the form as a returning transfer student, check out the link and send the form to our campus principals. https://5il.co/2pwud
We are starting to gear up and prepare for the next school year! If you haven't seen it yet, here is our 2024-2025 Gary ISD calendar!
Parents, Parent Portal will now allow you to see your student's latest STAAR scores for the 2023-2024 school year! After logging in and selecting the student, you should see a button titled 'Texas Assessment' similar to the picture, just press it and it will automatically log you in and show you your student's results!
Gary HS has an opening for a Science teacher! Stipends are available for STAAR-tested subjects! Visit the website and apply today!
Last week, our Junior High Cheerleaders attended summer cheer camp! These girls learned a lot of material they can't wait to use during the school year, and Gracie Hicks, Madison Arnold, and Aleigha Turner earned All American Cheer awards too! Great job JH Bobcat Cheerleaders!
We are excited to share that Peppermint Fence will now offer after school pickup and child care for Gary students for the 2024-2025 school year, for ages PreK-12 years old! If interested, check out the flyer for more details!
Gary High School will host a volleyball camp for incoming 9th-12th students on June 18-19 from 1pm-4pm! The instructor will be the head volleyball coach from Panola, Nicole McCray! The camp will cost $60, but previous fundraiser funds can be applied to the cost if the student participated in the volleyball fundraiser. For more details, please contact Coach Burkhart at rburkhart@garyisd.net
Due to district training, there will be no summer workouts tomorrow!
Junior High home cheer camp is in full swing. Please come out to the Gary High School gym Wednesday, June 12 at 3:30 to watch their performances and all that they have learned this week!
GHS Cheer has a pretty cool Father's Day gift basket and will be selling raffle tickets all this week at the following locations;
Rancho Grande Carthage 6/11 from 5-7
Lake Murvaul Marina 6/13 from 5-6:30
Grind and Grain in Carthage 6/14 from 5-7
and on the square in Carthage by Kimberly's Kreations 6/15 from 11-1
Each ticket is $5, or you can get five for $20!
The drawing will be held on 6/15 at 1PM.
Gary Elementary is hiring! Come join the best at Gary Elementary and apply today!
We hope our students are enjoying their summer, and that they are willing to spend some time throughout their fun schedules also reading stories they enjoy! Reading during the summer helps keep kids' minds sharp, and help prevent learning loss. The Sammy Brown library offers a fun summer reading program that all students can enjoy, and Pizza Hut is offering their Camp BOOK IT! program where kids can get a personal pan pizza each month from June through August for meeting reading goals!
Summer workouts for our student athletes begin Monday, June 3rd! Workouts are from 9am-12pm, Monday through Thursday, and students must have a current Preparticipation Physical Examination on file. Each session will include strength & speed work geared toward athletic performance, as well as sport-specific skill work.
"Let's get to work!"
Want to join a dynamic, close-knit educational team that is dedicated to helping students advance? Look no further than Gary ISD! We have multiple positions available now, check out our website for more details!
Our partners at Panola College have set up some amazing Summer Kids Camp activities this summer! They are always a great time for students of all ages. Check out the flyer and you can register at https://wce.panola.edu/modules/shop/index.html?action=courseBrowse&CatalogID=2344
McKenzie Coleman was Reserve Champion Junior Prepared Speaker at the Longview FFA District Contest on May 7th out of the 23 schools in our district. That morning at 5:45am she set out for the Area Competition in Pittsburg comprised of OVER 100 schools!
FFA Contests are not “broken down” by the size of districts, but location of the school. So HUGE schools compete against small ones. In our FFA Area there are schools with over 800 FFA Members, Gary has 68. 😲
McKenzie was FOURTH in Junior Prepared Speaking this morning!! Only the top two advance to the state contest, but we couldn’t be more PROUD of her accomplishment! TOP FOUR IN AREA IS AMAZING!
On the way home from the contest she asked Ms. Shadix, “do you think we can make it to the playoff baseball game in Nacogdoches to cheer them on?” And OF COURSE that is what they did!!
From FFA competitions to cheering on the Bobcats, this girl puts in 100% effort at all times!!
Congrats McKenzie!
Secondary students; if you haven't completed your checklist and turned in your Chromebook, then please come tomorrow to complete it. We have several students that have not completed their end of the year checklist!
Our seniors may think they are full grown, but they are still our students for one more day! Come celebrate with us as these students walk the stage and graduate tonight at 7PM in the High School gym!
