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Thanks to a partnership with
Scholastic, the GISD Summer
Reading Program provided
approximately 9,700 free
books to every student in early
childhood programs, Pre-K,
kindergarten and first grade. The books were
distributed in three languages: English, Spanish
and Vietnamese, in hopes of helping students
develop strong literacy skills and a love of
reading.
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Garland ISD’s staff of achievers continues to shine
by gaining local, regional and national honors.
Superintendent Ricardo López led the way by winning the
Spirit of Sachse Award, while Trina Cunningham snagged
the Computer Science Association of Dallas’ Educator
of the Year title. Additionally, Francis Luna received the
2019 Excellence in Nursing Award from D Magazine, and Anna Smith was
named a Rising Star by Food Service Director Magazine.
Congratulations to GISD’s 2019 Dell Scholars: Adriana
Martin Del Campo, Zeidy Flores, Tony Huynh, Melissa
Jimenez, Ty Lankford, Everett Monsivais, Cierra Potts,
Marlen Rodriguez, Paola Sanchez-Quintero and Denise
Tovar. These seniors joined an elite group of college-bound
students who will each receive $20,000, a laptop and
ongoing educational support.
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Students at the Gilbreath-Reed
Career and Technical Center
were challenged to customize
two standard Harley-Davidson
models for the Battle of the
Kings 2019 build competition.
The students were the only high
school team competing against more than 200
dealers from around the world.
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