Awards & Honors

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FFA student and the cow that won at a stock show
  • Students in Future Farmers of America (FFA) competed at the Tarrant County Junior Livestock Show and Youth Fair where seven students earned Grand Champion, or Reserve Grand Champion.

  • Grapevine High School’s Marching Band was one of the 12 marching bands from Austria, Ireland and North America that were chosen to participate in the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland.

  • GCISD’s Communications Department earned 15 Star Awards, presented by the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) for outstanding education communications and projects.

  • Twelve Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high school science projects advanced to the Texas Science and Engineering Fair.

  • Heritage Middle School eighth grade student Arush Shankar claimed victory at the Area Spelling Bee.

  • Colleyville Middle School, Heritage Middle School and Grapevine High School wind ensembles were named 2025 Medal of Distinction Maestro Award National Winners.

  • 19 members of the Class of 2025 were named National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

  • 104 DECA students advanced to compete at the State Career Development Conference.

  • The Grapevine High School cheer team earned a silver medal in the UIL Spirit State Championships 5A Division 2 category for the second year in a row.

  • Eleven GCISD students were named 2025 All-State Musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA).

  • GCISD earned the 2025 Award of Excellence in Financial Management by the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

  • iUniversity Prep finished as the high school champions and middle school runner-up in the Vanta National Esports Mario Kart League.

  • Grapevine High School's head baseball coach Jimmy Webster was named the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year for Region 6.

  • Colleyville Heritage High School Head Volleyball Coach Josh McKinney was named the National Federation of State High School (NFHS) Association’s 2023 Coach of the Year

  • Grapevine High School junior Piyush Mallick achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT.

  • Grapevine-Colleyville ISD voters approved the school district’s Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election, listed as Proposition A on the ballot.

  • Colleyville Heritage High School, Grapevine High School and iUniversity Prep were named 2023-2024 AP (Advanced Placement) School Honor Roll recipients by the College Board.

  • iUniversity Prep was named #1 in Texas and #2 in America on Niche’s 2025 Best Public Online High Schools ranking.

  • GCISD was named #2 in the Best School Districts in the DFW Area and #4 in Texas on Niche’s 2025 rankings.

  • The Foundation for Music Education recognized eight GCISD fine arts music programs with the 2024 Mark of Excellence and Citation of Excellence awards.

  • 25 students of the Class of 2025 earned the National Merit Commended designation.

  • Colleyville Heritage High School senior Derek Yang and Grapevine High School senior Conor McGall both achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT.

  • Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Collegiate Academy was one of 356 schools recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as the 2024 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools.

  • Colleyville Heritage High School physics and AVID teacher Stephanie Ovalle was named a recipient of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 2024 Community Leader Award.

  • 19 members of the Class of 2025 were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

  • Thirty-seven GCISD students from the Class of 2024 earned the College Board’s Advanced Placement® (AP®) Capstone Diploma.

  • GCISD’s Financial Services was awarded the Certificate of Excellence (COE) in Financial Reporting Award from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International.

  • GCISD’s Financial Services received the top rating of A for Superior Achievement in the state’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.

  • Colleyville Heritage High School Head Golf Coach Ryan Parker was named the 2023-2024 North Texas High School Girls Golf Coach of the Year by the North Texas High School Golf Coaches Association (NTHSGCA).

  • GCISD’s Financial Services has been recognized with the Transparency Stars Award from the Texas Comptroller.

  • Grapevine High School Baseball defeated Lucas Lovejoy High School 6-5 to win the 2024 UIL 5A State Championship.

  • Grapevine High School students Emilia and Sara Gyöergy on their well-deserved victory in the UIL 5A Girls Doubles State Championship.

  • Stephen Hamrick, Colleyville Heritage High’s P.E./health teacher and the school’s head basketball coach, earned the Class 5A Don Coleman Outstanding Coach Award.

  • Grapevine-Colleyville ISD voters approved the school district’s $150,000,000 bond referendum.

  • Collegiate Academy competed at the UIL One-Act Play 3A Region III Championship and took home the title for the first time ever in program history.

  • Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high schools competed at the state DECA competition and nine returned as first place champions.

  • Fourteen GCISD students were named 2024 All-State Musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA).

  • Heritage Middle School was redesignated as an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) National Demonstration School.

  • Grapevine High School junior Conor McGall has achieved a perfect score of 1600 on the SAT.

  • iUniversity Prep was named #1 in Texas and #2 in America on Niche’s 2024 Best Public Online High Schools ranking.

  • 36 students of the Class of 2024 earned the National Merit Commended designation.

  • 14 members of the Class of 2024 were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

  • Ashley Benson, GCISD Elementary Teacher of the Year was named one of the 10 “best of” essay award winners at the Region 11 Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet.

  • The Colleyville Heritage High School Wind and Percussion Ensemble has been selected to perform at the Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.

  • Colleyville Heritage High School and Grapevine High School landed in the Top 25 Standings of the 2023 UIL Lone Star Cup 5A Conference.