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GISD District Wide Art Show!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us, it was the biggest turn out to date!
Special Thanks to our Sponsors!
Gainesville Area Visual Arts (GAVA) for supplying the student awards and allowing us to borrow some of their screens to better display our art.
Cliff Yow, GAVA member for being our District Show Judge.
Rumpy's for donating cookies of the event
GHS Chapter of the National Art Honor Society for setting up and taking down the show, and for working the event so this year we could bring face painting and art and crafts to our community.
Last but not least, GISD Art Teachers, Ms. Borden, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Stogner, Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Perkins for all of their hard work throughout the school year to bring the power of art to our students and their work for the show.
If you see any of our winners on your campus or elsewhere, please make sure to congratulate them. You can also see all of the High School Art that competed, including all VASE artwork in the High School Rotunda! Stop by and see it!
GISD new student registration round up!
Parents of students who will be 3, 4 or 5 years of age before September 1, 2026 are encouraged to register as soon as possible. All 4-year-old students entering Pre-K and 3 and 4-year-old students entering Head Start must meet eligibility requirements as required by Texas law.
Edison and Head Start staff will be available to answer any enrollment eligibility questions, assist with online registration, and to accept enrollment documentation. To expedite registration, families of Kindergarten students are encouraged to complete the online registration prior to the round-up, and to bring supporting documentation to complete the student’s registration. Computers will also be available for online registration if the process is not able to be completed prior to the event. If the family currently has a student in the district, please add a new student to the existing parent portal account. If a parent portal account does not yet exist, go to gainesvilleisd.org/registration and create a new account.
Documentation requirements include: parent identification, child’s social security card, birth certificate, proof of residency, immunization record, and proof of income (to determine Pre-K eligibility).
To learn more about qualifying for Pre-K or Head Start, visit our website: https://www.gainesvilleisd.org/students-families/student-registration
Youth Art Month
March is Youth Art Month across the Nation and in Texas we of course celebrate it BIG! The Texas Art Education Association in partnership with the Bullock Texas State History Museum and the Governor's office, celebrates Youth Art Month with an art competition that features less than 200 art pieces from across the state.
Students selected are invited to Austin for an award ceremony and gallery show at the Bullock Museum. This is an amazing honor and we are proud that GISD had one art piece selected for this show. The beautiful art was created by Sophia Hernandez, who is in Mrs. Stogner's 6th grade art class at Gainesville Intermediate. She was at the event on Sunday, March 29 to receive her medal and certificate with her family and Mrs. Perkins.
Spanish Spelling Bee
Chalmers held the Spanish Spelling Bee on March 19 and we are proud to announce our participants and the winners of the bee!
1st place - Dayami Rios - 2nd grade
2nd place - Angelys Segovia, 4th grade
Congratulations to all of our additional Chalmers participants who earned advancement to the campus bee!
2nd grade: Daniel Puga, Jose Aguilar
3rd grade: Andrei Carreon, Ariana Vasquez, César Alvarado
4th grade: Natalia Zendejas, Jasmine Zuniga
Lisbeth Zendejas, 6th grade, advanced from the Intermediate Spanish Spelling Bee and competed at Region 11. She did an amazing job representing GISD and we are proud of her hard work!
GEF Sold $2,940 in our Spring Plant Sale!
Thank you to everyone who bought plants & supports GEF!! Together we sold 98 plants & raised a grand total of $2,940.
The results are in! Congratulations to the students below for participating in our Spring Plant Sale! You all win a special lunch from GEF!
Our top plant seller for the third year in a row is Maryella Nix! You will be receiving a special prize from GEF for selling the most plants! Great Job, Maryella!
GHS & GJH students win a lunch of choice for them & one friend!
All elementary campuses will get a pizza & popsicle party with their principals!
Nominate at GISD staff member for a High Five Award!
The Leopard High Five program is a way to salute any Gainesville ISD employee who goes above and beyond for our students, staff, and community. Whether you are a parent impressed with a specific interaction with your child, or you are a coworker who thinks the campus secretary doesn't hear often enough about the great job she is doing - you can send a Leopard High Five! Nominations can be made by any staff member, parent, or community member, and any GISD employee is eligible to be nominated for a High Five.
All nominations should include a specific example of how this staff member has gone above and beyond for a student, a peer, or the community and must align with one or more of our GISD core beliefs: Equity, Excellence, Diversity, Innovation, Partnership, Safe and Comfortable Environment.
Stayalert
As a vital partner within our district, we want to take this opportunity to inform you about our district’s participation in the StayALERT School Safety Program. StayALERT is a safe and secure place to confidentially or anonymously report unsafe behaviors, suspicious activities, bullying, acts of violence, harassment, and any other school safety concern. Download the app to quickly make a report. Users may report concerns 24/7/365 via any of the five reporting modes:
1) Call or Text 1-206-406-6485
2) Report Online: www.stayalert.info
3) Send an E-mail: report@stayalert.info
4) Download the app: www.stayalert.info/stayalertapp
In a time when concerns for school and student safety are paramount, we would ask that you be aware of this tool for both your own use and to help bring awareness to the students within our district.
Note: StayALERT is NOT a substitute for reporting an emergency. Please call 911 or your local police, fire or EMS if there is an urgent situation.