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Sachse seniors mark milestone

Sachse seniors mark milestone

Sachse High School graduates celebrate the conclusion of commencement exercises with the traditional cap toss Wednesday, May 20, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland as they officially close one chapter and prepare for the next. Photo Tina Lopez/The Sachse News By...

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Girl Scout designs Sachse activity book

Girl Scout designs Sachse activity book

Although she does not have a particular love of history, nor is she from Sachse, Girl Scout Lizzie Roethel creat­ed an activity book for the Sachse Historical Society for her Gold Award. The Allen resident said she decided to make the activity book for the historical...

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Garland ISD, community offer summer meal options

Garland ISD, community offer summer meal options

Most students are enjoying their summer break, but a grow­ing number find the summer months challenging because they have lost their opportunity to have regular meals. However, school districts and community groups are working to ensure children do not go hun­gry....

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Council rezones two lots

Council rezones two lots

City council held two public hearings concerning requests to rezone lots and recognized sev­eral members of the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) team during the June 7 regular meet­ing. During the citizens appear­ance portion of the meeting, res­ident Butch Kemper...

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Sachse High School graduates 651

Sachse High School graduates 651

Sachse High School Class of 2021 seniors walked across the stage Tuesday, June 8, to re­ceive their diplomas and start a new chapter in their lives. The commencement cere­mony for the 651 students was held at the Curtis Culwell Cen­ter in Garland and streamed over the...

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87th Texas Legislative session ends

The 87th Texas Legislative session ended May 31 after Tex­as Democrats staged a walkout that dissolved the quorum need­ed for a vote, killing Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integ­rity Protection Act. If passed, the bill would have set uniform early voting hours,...

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GISD student makes district history

GISD student makes district history

Herfurth Elementary School student Ariana Mar­tinez Hueda set a district record by becoming the first Garland ISD student to win the Region 10 Third Grade Spanish Spelling Bee. The nine-year-old won the title after besting competitors from seven North Texas...

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Top two Sachse High students announced

Top two Sachse High students announced

Sachse High School prin­cipal Shea Creel, Superinten­dent Ricardo Lopez and select Garland ISD trustees celebrat­ed the top two students of the Class of 2021 by surprising them at their homes Saturday, June 5. SHS class valedictorian is Mirial Disi and Andy Nguyen is...

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District watching several bills

District watching several bills

The Garland ISD Board of Trustees received a presentation concerning possible legislation that could affect the district, welcomed the newest board member and recognized several schools during the May 25 reg­ular meeting. Newly elected Daphne Stan­ley took her office...

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