Leopard Pride News

The April 8th total solar eclipse is extraordinary because the line of “TOTALITY” will be extremely close to Gainesville, TX. The moon will totally cover the sun for a few minutes and more than one million people will be in the DFW area to view it!

Timeline for the Eclipse in Gainesville

Partial Eclipse begins: 12:26pm

Totality begins: 1:46pm

Maximum totality (in Dallas, TX): 1:42pm

Totality ends (in Dallas, TX): 1:44pm

Partial Ends: 3:06pm

We hope you will be able to go outside with your family and feel this unique experience. The sky will get very dark….the temperature will drop… It will be like nighttime or dusk… and you might see some stars! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a total solar eclipse from your own backyard. Enjoy making memories for you and your family on this special day. *Do not look directly at the sun, unless you have solar eclipse glasses.*

Activity ideas for April 8th to celebrate the solar eclipse

• Make a solar eclipse step-by-step craft! You need yellow, white and black paper or crayons/markers to color white paper: https://wonderattheworld.com/solar-eclipse-craft/

• Make oreo cookies to demonstrate the movement of the moon and sun during the solar eclipse - then eat them!!

The 2nd annual Districtwide Art Show was a big success! The GISD art teachers organized the event, which included art entries from all GISD campuses. Staff were invited to enter art as well! Check out facebook.com/GHSleopardarts to see the amazing art and all the student winners!

Delta Kappa Gamma provided "thank you" gifts to our GISD art teachers:

Gainesville High School - Robin Perkins, Gainesville Junior High - Melissa Knight, Gainesville Intermediate - Kelly Stogner, Chalmers Elementary - Janet Johnson, Edison Elementary - Whitney Vogl

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Thank you to everyone who helped make this a huge success and thank you to Spring Creek Nursery-Collinsville for partnering with us for our first annual plant sale!

librarian (n.) keeper of books; giver of answers; original search engine; guardian of knowledge, magical book recommender!

Please join us in wishing all of our wonderful librarians at GISD a wonderful & happy librarian appreciation day!

Our Special Olympic athletes competed at Leopard Stadium on Saturday, March 23rd in the Cooke County VIP's Meet. We had athletes from multiple campuses represent Gainesville in the Meet. The students had a great time competing in track and field events. The highlight of the day was during the dance party at intermission after the track events. Participants came together on the field to enjoy the music and created a large line dance group. Our Special Olympic athletes will travel to Krum for their last meet on Saturday, April 13th.

Happy National Paraprofessional day to all of our outstanding paras at GISD!!

Paraprofessional: (N) The heartfelt hero who dedicates their time & energy each and every day to help & care for students all while using their talents to help students discover their own.

Congratulations to our UIL Academic Team for finishing runner up for the district title on Wednesday at Burkburnett! Up next, Regionals! Check out the results on the GHS facebook page.

The boys track team are district runner-up! Lots of district champs and area qualifiers!

Leopards Area Qualifiers:

Yonas Franklin - 4x1, 100, 200; LJ Cade Searcy - 4x1, 100, 4x2, LJ; Zack Rigsby - 1600, 3200; Brady Burgess - 3200; Mathias White - 110mh, 300mh; Jackson Otts - 110mh, 300mh; 4x4 Anthony Kemp - 110mh; Ladanian White - TJ, 4x2; Riley Barnes - 4x1, 4x2; Arath Smith - 4x2; Jesse Luna - 400, 4x4; Tristan Masias - SP, Disc; Erick Ramirez - 400, 800, 4x4; Oscar Ramirez - 1600; Kyle Munoz - 4x4

Lady Leopards Area Qualifiers: Chloe Tatum - 4x1, 100, 200; Sheila White - 4x1, 400, 200; Jasmyn Jackson - 4x1; Zaryah WIlburn - LJ; Ava Hendricks - 4x1

London Daniels earned THSCA Academic All State Honorable Mention. 92 or Higher GPA for 4 years in High School to qualify!

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 G/T Awareness Week happens the first full week of April every year and was created to increase awareness and encourage support of gifted education in Texas. Through online community discussions and social media posts, parents, educators, and advocates come together to celebrate giftedness.

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Website: www.gainesvilleisd.org
Location: 800 S Morris St, Gainesville, TX, United States
Phone: 940-665-4362
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