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Today is Crossing Guard Appreciation Day! Rain or shine, they greet our students with a smile and ensure safe passage for our walkers and bikers. Join us in thanking our incredible crossing guards for all they do!

On Thursday, Grapevine Elementary School achieved their schoolwide goal of sharing 100 “Cow-pliments,” or compliments, in one day! This is part of a 100-related event involving cows that occurs in the book the school is reading for One School One Book. For reaching their goal, on Friday the school received a visit from two mini Highland cows, complements of one of the school families.

The Bransford Elementary School Dads Club hosted “Cereal Bowl 2026” on Friday, February 6. This is an annual tradition that creates a fun opportunity for students to share which team they’ll be cheering for in the big game.

This week was the 100th day of school! Our elementary campuses celebrated with fun attire and 100-related lessons. What a fun way to celebrate 100 days of learning.

Today was Dove Elementary School’s 13th Annual Friendship Day. The day is a celebration of friendship and global cultures! Students explore traditions, music, and stories from different countries to learn, connect, and celebrate Dove’s diverse school community.

This month’s Grapevine Young Professionals luncheon featured GCISD Career and Technical Education. The highlight of the presentation was none other than our students! Hailey Warzecha and Marco Paramo Lopez, both seniors at Grapevine High School, shared their path through GCISD CTE, the difference these opportunities have made in their preparations for life beyond high school, and their future goals. What a great way to spread awareness and appreciation during CTE Month!

3rd-5th grade families: CodeWiz afterschool STEM camps offered by GCISD Extended Learning begin next week at Heritage, Bransford, and Colleyville elementary schools. Registration is open to any student in the district. Sign up today at: www.gcisd.net/page/extended-learning.

The application window for Pre-K 3 for the 2026-2027 school year closes Friday, February 6. Apply today at: www.gcisd.net/page/tuition-based-pre-k.

GCISD’s Pre-K 3 program also offers limited open enrollment to:
🏙️ Children of employees of the cities of Grapevine and Colleyville
🍎 Children of GCISD employees
❤️ Grandchildren of GCISD residents
📍 Children who reside within the city boundaries of Grapevine or Colleyville but not within the boundaries of GCISD
Remember, GCISD Pre-K is “Where the Best Begins.”

Middle School Information Night is from 6-7:30 p.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, February 4!
Fifth grade families are invited to meet sixth grade teachers, learn about course offerings and special programs, hear about fine arts and electives and tour the campus! All four GCISD middle schools will host the event at the same time so be sure to attend your home zoned middle school campus:

Colleyville Middle School 📍 1100 Bogart Dr, Colleyville, TX 76034 📍
Cross Timbers Middle School 📍 2301 Pool Rd, Grapevine, TX 76051 📍
Grapevine Middle School 📍 301 Pony Pkwy, Grapevine, TX 76051 📍
Heritage Middle School 📍 5300 Heritage Ave, Colleyville, TX 76034 📍

February is CTE Month! GCISD is so grateful to have one of the best Career and Technical Education programs that prepares students with real-world opportunities, valuable lifetime skills, and college, workforce or military readiness. Stay tuned all month long as we go behind the scenes to spotlight the incredible paths our students are taking to prepare for their futures!

Happy School Counselor Appreciation Week! GCISD is thankful for our counselors who build relationships, foster positive change and empower students to succeed in a supportive environment. Take a moment to share a comment about the tremendous difference that our counselors make!

Reminder: GCISD’s AVID Family Information Session is tonight, February 2. Parents and their incoming 6th-10th grade students can learn how this college readiness elective helps students with tutor-facilitated study groups, collaborative activities and academic success skills. A concurrent session will also be offered in Spanish.

📅 Time/Date: 5:30 p.m., Monday, February 2
📍 Location: GCISD Professional Development and Education Center
🏢 Address: 5800 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX 76034 📍

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Colleyville and Grapevine Rotary for their annual distribution of dictionaries to third graders at GCISD elementary schools. Rotarians visited our schools over the last few weeks to make the presentations.

Alumni Shoutout! You may have seen a familiar face recently on your TVs. Colleyville Heritage High School 2017 graduate Brandon Borick has been competing on Amazon Prime Video’s season two of Beast Games hosted by YouTube personality MrBeast. Borick reached the top 24 of the competition and is in the running for the grand prize of $5,000,000! Congratulations, Brandon!

Attention 3rd-5th grade families: Check out the new two-week CodeWiz STEM Classes that GCISD Extended Learning will be offering in the spring at campuses throughout the district. Limited spots are available so sign up today at: www.gcisd.net/page/extended-learning.

Remember, GCISD Extended Learning is “Where Afterschool Learning Fun Begins!”

Due to the continued impact from the winter weather and the likelihood of roads refreezing overnight, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will be closed again Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

All facilities will be closed and any scheduled practices and activities are canceled.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we monitored this winter storm throughout the week.

Parents and their students entering grades 6-10 are invited to GCISD’s AVID Family Information Session. Learn how this college readiness elective helps students with tutor-facilitated study groups, collaborative activities and academic success skills. A concurrent session will also be offered in Spanish.

📅 Time/Date: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 28
📍 Location: GCISD Professional Development and Education Center
🏢 Address: 5800 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX 76034

🏆Champions Alert 📣Congratulations to Grapevine High School Cheer for winning their fifth consecutive National Cheerleaders Association title in the Game Day Rally division! The team includes members of the drumline, Mustang Guard and Fillies. They also won first place in Intermediate Varsity Crowd Leading small division, for the fourth time, and were named the Herkie High Point Champion of all 18 intermediate divisions. Congratulations as well to Colleyville Heritage High School Cheer for placing 12th in the Game Day Varsity medium division.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will remain closed Tuesday, January 27, 2026, due to continued winter weather conditions, impacting travel across North Texas. All facilities will be closed and any scheduled practices and activities are canceled. While sunshine is forecasted, temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing until Tuesday afternoon.

At this time, we plan to open on a normal schedule Wednesday, January 28, and look forward to seeing our staff and students!

**Please note that this closure does not impact the iUniversity Prep staff or student schedule. Any change to the iUniversity Prep schedule will be communicated directly from the campus leadership.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD will be closed Monday, January 26, 2026, due to inclement weather in the forecast. All facilities will be closed and any scheduled practices and activities are canceled. Please continue to check www.GCISD.net, along with your email, text messages (if you are subscribed), and GCISD social media, for any additional announcements or updates regarding winter weather. Stay warm and safe this weekend!

**Please note that this closure does not impact the iUniversity Prep staff or student schedule. Any change to the iUniversity Prep schedule will be communicated directly from the campus leadership.