GISD Signing Day 2012
GISD recognizes student athletes from all seven High Schools as they commit to play sports for different colleges.
View ArticleRowlett Elementary Honor Choir
Each of the 6 Rowlett Elementary Honor Choirs perform in this entertaining video.
View ArticleBullock Elementary student wins $5,000 in math tournament
Ten-year-old Rene Aguilar may still be in elementary school, but he's already preparing for college by earning scholarship money.
View ArticleGarland HS student writes winning essay
Garland High School student Sandy Phong recently won a $2,000 U.S. savings bond and expense-paid trips to Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center with an essay entitled "Using Bugs to Heal."
View ArticleOlympics countdown ? cheer on GISD graduates
The countdown is on to the 2012 Summer Olympics, and two Garland ISD graduates will compete in the Games beginning July 27 in London, England.
View ArticleGarland HS grad named National Merit Scholarship recipient
Thomas Moon, a recent graduate in Garland ISD?s Class of 2012, is one of only 8,100 seniors across the country to be awarded a National Merit Scholarship.
View ArticleStudents encouraged to respect DART safety request
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (DART) has issued an important message regarding GISD student safety near the company's light rail train work in the Rowlett area.
View ArticleBoard Notes: July 24, 2012
The Garland-based production plant of EcoLab was recognized Tuesday night at the Board of Trustees regular meeting in the Harris Hill Administration Building.
View ArticleGISD Fine Arts accomplishments
For the second-consecutive year, Garland ISD's Fine Arts Department has been named a Best Community for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
View ArticleSummer internships lay foundation for students? future careers
North Garland High School students Julio Cortes and Luis Marin are now one step closer to careers in architecture after completing a Next Generation Design Institute (NGDI) internship this summer.
View ArticleHandley Elementary principal goes back to school
Handley Elementary School Principal Loyed Jones was invited to attend Harvard University this summer as part of the Raise Your Hand Texas (RYHT) Leadership Program.
View ArticleStudents visit London via Skype
Several Garland ISD students recently attended a concert in London, England from the comforts of Kimberlin Academy.
View ArticleLCHS softball star walks on to national team
Lakeview Centennial High School graduate Samantha Cobb will help the USA Baseball Women?s National Team go for the gold this weekend as the 2012 IBAF Women?s World Cup gets underway in Canada.
View ArticleFifth grade singers chosen for state choir
Four members of Garland ISD?s Fifth Grade Children?s Chorus were named to the Texas Choral Directors Association Elementary Honor Choir.
View ArticleGarland ISD offers free and reduced-price meal program
Believing that proper nutrition plays an important role in education, Garland ISD will offer free and reduced-price meals to eligible students during the 2012-13 school year.
View ArticleGarland ISD superintendent to retire after 14 years at helm, 37 years in...
After leading Garland ISD through one of the most dynamic periods in its history, Curtis Culwell is retiring in December.
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