Gary FFA is attending the Texas FFA Convention!
The Texas FFA Association is one of fifty-two state associations of the National FFA Organization. It was the 34th state organization to be chartered, in 1929. As of the 2016–2017 year, it has held the largest membership enrollment of all states. It also has the largest number of chapters in the organization.
Each year a city in Texas hosts the Texas State FFA Convention and its members where countless sessions, workshops, awards and ceremonies are held for ALL student members of the Texas FFA. This year Texas has 169,333 student members of the organization and over 12,000 will be in attendance at convention!
Our members attending this year are;
Eli Comer - Rodeo Participant
McCade Reaves - Rodeo Participant
Braley Weems - Rodeo Participant and FFA Officer
Emorie Comer - Rodeo Participant and FFA Officer
Della Kiper - FFA Officer
Caitlynn Ayers - FFA Officer
Lane Cartwright - FFA Officer
We hope they have a great time, and you are welcome to view some of their sessions and rodeo events at the Texas FFA website; https://convention.texasffa.org/
The winner of the Cornhole boards for the Cheer fundraiser is Leanne Seals! We would also like to thank everyone who helped our High School and Junior High cheerleaders make it to cheer camp!
🏐 Bobcat Volleyball Summer Camp 2023 🐾
Scan the QR code or use the link below to get registered. All campers that register & pay by July 10th will be guaranteed a camp t-shirt.
Registration at the door is still available, but a shirt is not guaranteed.
https://forms.gle/uzTymUgHHwiWFZFS6
Do you have a passion for teaching in the Special Education classroom, but dislike all the paperwork? Then we have a position for you! We are hiring for a District Special Education teacher! Paperwork for students will be handled by others in the Special Education department! Please check out our website for more details.
Gary FFA Officers Caitlynn Ayers, Lane Cartwright, Braley Weems, and Emorie Comer attended the Longview District Leadership Camp on 6/20 at Hallsville High School. The Longview District is made up of 23 schools that compete and attend FFA Events together.
This camp was a day of learning, leadership training, team building and fun! Over 100 other FFA Members attended this event and we are excited to bring back the lessons learned to the Gary FFA Chapter!
We are aware that our phones are not working, and unfortunately we do not have an ETA for when they will work again. For the time being, if you have any questions you can reach us via Messenger or through the contact us page on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience!
For the upcoming school year, we are excited to announce that Gary ISD will now offer online registration for returning, and new in-district students! You can check out the details on our website; https://www.garyisd.org/page/student-registration
Please note, new out-of-district students will need to download and print the Application for New Student Transfer form or pick one up at their campus office.
We will still offer paper registration forms to parents upon request, and if you have any questions about the online form please contact your campus office!
We apologize for the late post but we had such a great time during our Basketball Camp at the start of summer break! We are definitely going to have some great players on our team in the future!
Summer is in full swing and we hope everyone is enjoying their time! We will see students back on August 10th!
Our Basketball Camp starts tomorrow at the high school gym for those that signed up! There will also be a concession stand opened for kids to purchase snacks and drinks for each day of the camp.
Today is the last day to sign up for our Gary Summer Basketball Camp! Forms and payment are due at the school front offices by this afternoon!
Today, our Seniors and Kindergartners participated in the Senior Walk throughout our Elementary and High School campuses! Tonight, we celebrate with the Kindergarten and Eighth Grade graduations, starting at 6PM, and tomorrow we finish our celebrations with the Senior graduation, starting at 7PM.
Come join us as we cheer on these students who are completing major milestones in their lives!
From Elementary to the end of High School! Many of our seniors have been here since the very beginning of their school careers. Come join us for graduation on Friday, May 19th at 7PM in the High School gym!
Calling all Alumni! Now that the Spring semester is done, be sure to submit your official transcript to the high school front office before the end of this week! All alumni, even if they have received their Charles Matthews Scholarship before, are allowed to apply by brining their official, signed, transcript that shows their Spring coursework. If you completed at least 12 hours and earned a grade of a B or higher in each class, you will be fully eligible!
Elementary parents, we have once again teamed up with School Tool Box to help with gathering school supplies for the next school year! Want to save yourself the hassle of tracking down every item and have all of their materials ready to go when they come to school? Then check out the link and order your package today!
We are getting ever closer to the end of the school year! Our librarian, Mrs. Cranford, is asking that all library books be turned in by tomorrow.
Just a reminder that our coaches are hosting a Basketball Camp, May 31-June 2nd from 9AM to 11AM! Camp fee is $25, and comes with a shirt! If you are interested, please have the forms turned in as soon as possible!
Mrs. Cranford took our Million Word Club on a field trip Friday. We are all super proud of these kids for reading 1,000,000 words this year! We are missing a few because we had to reschedule due to weather, but they still made it to celebrate!
1st stop was Books -A-Million where each of them received brand new books.
Lunch at Chick-Fil-A! Who can resist an Andy’s Frozen Custard ending
Then a quick stop at the park to play.
Thank you Mrs. Clabaugh for driving! They had a blast! Thank you Mrs. Cranford for taking these kids out to celebrate their great accomplishment!
It's almost the end of the school year! Next week, students at the JH/HS will be participating in their Spring Semester Exam Projects!
All Junior High students must be present for all exam days! For high school students that are exempt, they do not have to be present for the scheduled exam. Students who are here will follow the semester exam schedule!
Let's finish strong!
School will resume at our regularly scheduled time tomorrow. We understand that some roads may be closed. If you cannot safely come to school, please stay home and remain safe!