Leopard Pride News

We are excited to announce that tickets & table sponsorships for the 2026 Shining Stars Banquet are now available! Come celebrate GHS Top 10% graduates & their distinguished educator!

Purchase tickets & tables here!

GISD student performances are 3-6 pm followed by live music from Fuerza Joven from 6-9pm. Thank you to the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this community event! In addition, a variety of local groups will be set up throughout the Farmers Market. It will be a fun day!

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and come enjoy a beautiful night featuring our Intermediate, Junior High, and High School bands!

• 6th Grade Beginning Band
• JH Concert Band
• JH Symphonic Band
• JH Honors Band
• HS Symphonic Band

This will be an outdoor experience, weather permitting, and students will perform in front of the JH auditorium while spectators listen from the lawn. Due to the nature of the event, the entire parking lot in front of the junior high/south of the auditorium will be blocked off. All event parking will be on the WEST SIDE of the junior high in the gym/football field parking lots.

Students of the Month

The GISD Coin of Excellence is awarded to students who have advanced to the State level in their respective competition. In the Fall, Coins of Excellence were presented to the Boys Cross. This semester, Coins of Excellence were presented to the following:

HOSA: Sadie Larraga, Julianna Rivera, Reese Dunn, Lily Allen

Band: William Drew, Miranda Eudy, Autumn Farr-Overstreet, Andres Costilla, Jazmin Huerta, Logan Davis, Phoenix Kemp, Gerardo Torres, Karson Tressler, Jarek Marin, Abel Aguilera, Destiny Cordona, Rithika Chitoor

VASE: Amiah Padron

Choir: Catherine Rodriguez, Tyler White

Theatre: Lilian "Raine" Michel

Thank you to all who joined us as we celebrated our amazing volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon! We are thrilled to honor our outstanding campus volunteers of the year as well as our district volunteer of the year:

District: Christa Call

Head Start: Cindy Yuidico

Edison: Jennifer Cox

Chalmers: Leslie Stark

GIS: Samantha Whitchurch

GJH: Luz Landeros

GHS: Nicole Dempsey

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

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.

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• GIS @gainesvilleintermediate
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• Edison @gisdedison
• Head Start @gainesvilleheadstart

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