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Trustees welcome new leaders

Trustees welcome new leaders

Wylie ISD trustees addressed leadership appointments, academic performance, budget planning and tax rate adoption during their Monday, Aug. 18 regular meeting — the first of the 2024-25 school year. Trustees welcomed Craig Needham as the new Executive Director of Fine...

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GISD students attend youth summit

GISD students attend youth summit

Several Garland ISD stu­dents had the opportunity to present ideas on various ways to facilitate student reengage­ment post-COVID-19 during the Congressional Award and Youth Leadership Summit. The event, held from June 14 – 17 at the Gilbreath-Reed Career and...

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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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Wylie East names top two

Wylie East names top two

Taryn Teggatz’s college deci­sion came down to two schools: the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wiscon­sin-Madison. The Wylie East High School valedictorian made her decision on the college last week - she will attend UT’s College of Nat­ural...

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GISD celebrates campus teachers

GISD celebrates campus teachers

Honoring Teachers of the Year is an annual event for Gar­land Independent School Dis­trict. The 72 Garland ISD schools each choose one educator per campus to receive the special Campus Teacher of the Year award. As a result, winners re­ceive district-wide recognition...

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GISD campuses ‘Not Rated’ by TEA

GISD campuses ‘Not Rated’ by TEA

Garland ISD board of trust­ees recognized a Sachse stu­dent and covered the district’s annual academic performance report during the Feb. 23 reg­ular meeting. Director of Research, As­sessment and Accountability Veronica Joyner gave a brief overview of the annual...

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