Bluegrass
Education
WISD trustees address leadership

WISD trustees address leadership

The Wylie ISD Board of Trustees held three meetings over the past week—two special called meetings and one regular meeting—to address leadership changes and recognize student achievements. During a special called meeting Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, trustees named...

read more
Bluegrass
District extends free doctor visits to all students

District extends free doctor visits to all students

Garland Independent School District students now have ac­cess to free virtual doctor visits thanks to a partnership with Ha­zel Health. The service has been expand­ed to all GISD campuses since piloting the program at Wallace Ethridge Elementary School, E.D. Bussey...

read more
Sachse High announces Homecoming Court

Sachse High announces Homecoming Court

Sachse High School an­nounced the Homecoming court for each grade Wednes­day Nov. 12. Freshman Lady nominees were Alexa Bejarano, Camry Bryant, Rachel Coleman and Kamerun Gilson. The nom­inees for Lord were Gavin Mason, Allen Mims, Cooper Reed and Tyler Rice. The 2020...

read more
Campus rethinks student discipline

Campus rethinks student discipline

Hudson Middle School is transforming the way students are disciplined after discov­ering traditional In-School Suspension (ISS) settings did little to change their behavior. The former ISS room at the campus has been turned into a wellness room allowing stu­dents to...

read more
TRE fails; district plans budget adjustments

TRE fails; district plans budget adjustments

Garland Independent School District will have to make budget adjustments after a Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (TRE) failed when presented to voters. Voters cast 53,886 votes (51.62%) against and 50,494 (48.38%) for the proposed TRE. Despite the fact it would have...

read more
Subscribe Love
GISD expands pre-K programs

GISD expands pre-K programs

Garland Independent School District has expanded its pre-K offering to include full and half day options at 27 campuses as well as two pre-Kindergarten centers. This will be the first time GISD has offered full-day pre-K and eligibility requirements have been waived...

read more
GISD antibullying initiatives include Find Five Friday

GISD antibullying initiatives include Find Five Friday

A new initiative called Find Five Friday is chal­lenging students and staff to reach out to five people they haven’t spoken to in a while or don’t know during the first Friday of every month. Find Five Friday is one of several Garland Independent School District...

read more
SHS National Merit Scholar semifinalist

SHS National Merit Scholar semifinalist

A Sachse student is among the 16,000 Nation Merit Schol­arship semifinalist and one of 10 in Garland Independent School District. Miral Disi, an 18-year old se­nior, is the only semifinalist at Sachse High School. Disi was born in Dallas, raised in Sachse but...

read more
Diabetes program goes virtual

Diabetes program goes virtual

Garland Independent School District and the American Diabetes Association have partnered to help students understand the impact of diabetes. The program, called Project Power, was developed two years ago and was originally a summer program. However, the COVID-19...

read more
Subscribe Love