✏️ It's time for back-to-school shopping! Before you hit the stores, take a moment to review GCISD's dress code for the 2024-2025 school year. Check out this graphic for secondary students to make sure your student is ready for another great year: https://5il.co/2pq6z.
Are you or your company ready to make a difference for first responders, GCISD Employees of the Year and other special groups? Sponsor food for our guests at GCISD’s Friday Night Football! 🏈 Donators will enjoy shout-outs during the game, a jumbotron slide and a special 'Thank You' sign for our guests to see in the press box. Click the link to learn more!
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Only one more week until GCISD’s convocation! We can’t wait to welcome back our staff at this annual event that wouldn’t be possible without the help of one of our gold sponsors, Methodist Southlake Medical Center. Thank you for helping create a motivating event that will kick off another exciting year. #WeAreGCISD
🏈 Today, August 1, sign-ups for Junior Captains are officially open! 🏈
As a Junior Captain, pre-K through fifth grade students can step onto the field to deliver the game ball at a home football game and join the team for the coin toss. The applications are open until August 16, and you will find out if your student was chosen in the random drawing by August 23 in an email. We can’t wait to welcome your student into the big lights on Friday nights.
Apply today: https://forms.gle/wq765zdpchpEPWws7
🚀 Guess what? 🚀
Today is the application launch for the GCISD Communications Internship. If you know a high school student who is interested in photography, videography, content creation or sports broadcasting, encourage them to apply! Learn more: www.gcisd.net/internship.
At last night’s Board Meeting, we celebrated GCISD staff for their contributions to the district. We first honored Heritage Middle School Principal Sheila Shimmick, who was named the 2024-2025 Outstanding Middle School Principal of the Year by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Region 11. Next, we recognized the finance team and GCISD staff who worked together to earn the Texas Comptroller Transparency Stars Award. #WeAreGCISD
Before we welcome our students back, we will host our annual staff Convocation at Chicken N Pickle. This is a time for staff to spend time together as one big family and get inspired for another great year!
Thank you to our Gold Sponsor, Baylor Scott & White Health, for being a community partner in supporting this event! #WeAreGCISD
As we gear up for another great year, we can’t help but reminisce about all the great things our students accomplished in the spring. Check out pages 14 and 15 of the most recent edition of GCISD Insight to see how our students showcased their talents in the spring semester: www.gcisd.net/page/gcisd-insight.
Last year, we reviewed the GCISD Emergency Response Protocol, but did you know that if there is a situation at your child's school, there are multiple ways to ensure you receive notification? To ensure you are informed, GCISD will send you text messages (for those who opted in during enrollment), emails and mobile app notifications, and post updates on district social media pages and websites. Make sure you stay up to date with what is happening in the district by following our social media channels and downloading the GCISD app. #WeAreGCISD
🏈 Exciting News! 🏈
Season tickets are now available to the general public! 🎟️ Don't miss out—get yours before the first home game!
CHHS: https://tinyurl.com/chhs-tickets
GHS: https://tinyurl.com/ghs-tickets
Vincent Gardner, a member of Jazz at Lincoln Center, worked with CHHS students on their jazz improvisation in preparation for the TMEA Region Jazz Auditions. This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to learn from someone who is part of the premier jazz ensemble in the world. #WeAreGCISD 🎵🎶
Leaders from across GCISD prepared for the upcoming school year with a day of learning, fun and fellowship. They created new goals and strategies to present to their respective campuses and departments that all support the district’s strategic plan and priorities. Our staff is excited to move forward “Together for Tomorrow” and we can’t wait for students to return August 14! #WeAreGCISD
The Olympics start tomorrow, and we cannot wait to watch former GCISD students compete!
The Women's Gymnastics Team begins competing on July 28, where 2024 iUniversity Prep graduate Joscelyn Roberson was chosen as an alternate on the team. 2020 iUniversity Prep graduate Austen Smith starts the Women's Skeet competition on August 3.
Learn more about these alumni: www.gcisd.net/article/1672005.
We can’t wait to see our staff come together at our annual GCISD Convocation on August 7.
Help us continue to thank our event sponsors for making Convocation at Chicken N Pickle a big ‘dill.’ Today, we highlight Silver Sponsor Huckabee Architects! Thank you for your support to help make this event happen for our staff! #WeAreGCISD
👋 Help us welcome these GCISD new hires. 👋
Today’s new hire session was another success! Our new staff members learned essential information that will give them a great start to make themselves and their students successful. #WeAreGCISD
🏗️ Check out the giant crane replacing rooftop A/C units at CMS! 🏗️
More than 100 units are being replaced throughout the summer at DES, CTMS, GHS, CMS and CES. In the picture, you can also see the new turf that, in addition to CMS, was installed at GMS and HMS.
These are just some of the many projects happening throughout the summer to ensure our campuses are ready for GCISD students to return on August 14, and we can't wait to see everyone! #WeAreGCISD
Only three more weeks until school is back in session, but who's counting? We are!
In no time, our students and staff will fill our schools with learning. To help our families prepare for the new year, we created a page with useful resources. Get ready for the year by checking it out: www.gcisd.net/back-to-school.
Congratulations to Cross Timbers Middle School student Taryn Jenkins, who recently qualified for the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation State Track & Field Competition in Brownsville, Texas! The team she is a part of, the Gazelles Track Club, will compete in over 28 events at the state level. Good luck, Taryn! #WeAreGCISD
Today, we hosted another New Hire Orientation. Cohort eight was energetic and excited to start working with GCISD students and fellow staff members. Help us welcome these new teachers! #WeAreGCISD
In just a few short weeks, GCISD’s convocation will take place at Chicken N Pickle. Convocation is a time to celebrate the excitement of the new school year as one big family! This event will be at Chicken N Pickle, and it's possible thanks to our community partners who sponsored it.
Thank you to our bronze sponsors, Leasor Crass and the City of Colleyville, for helping make this special day happen. And keep an eye out for additional sponsor shoutouts in the time leading up to the big event. #WeAreGCISD
