Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District -

It's School Bus Safety Week! Our first set of safety tips are about walking to the bus stop. Throughout the week, we will continue to share more tips to keep our students safe.

GCISD’s Human Resources visited campuses last week to surprise the first TEAM Award winners of the school year. TEAM stands for Together Everyone Achieves More. The award is to recognize staff who work in nutrition, transportation, facility services, distribution services, technology, Extended Day Program and in the Early Childhood Development program.

Congratulations to:

Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC): Henny Torres
Extended Day Program (EDP): Jaye’Lyn Griffin
Facility Services, Custodial: Cecilia Abreo Lopez
Facility Services, Maintenance:Chris Flores
Nutrition Services: Kellie Davis
Technology Services: Elsa Salazar
Transportation Services: Riad Bendahmane

Don’t miss our Gold Card session at 10 a.m., tomorrow, at the Administration Building. By attending, residents 65 years+ can obtain their Gold Card which grants free admission to GCISD fine arts and athletics (excluding playoffs). Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in.

It's National School Bus Safety Week! Thank you to our GCISD bus drivers for getting students to and from school safely. Throughout the week, we will share safety tips to use when walking to the bus stop and boarding or exiting the bus.

Bransford Elementary School first grader Sauryadeep Silwal and fifth grader Alden Winter were the Junior Captains at Friday Night Lights! Welcoming them to the game was Lyndsey Hill, a board member with the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, which sponsors the program.

Today was Literacy Lunch at all elementary campuses, one of the many fun ways that GCISD’s Nutrition Services connects learning to the cafeteria. Students enjoyed taco pizza inspired by the book “Dragons Love Tacos,” which Superintendent Dr. Brad Schnautz read at Glenhope Elementary. One lucky student from each grade level at elementary schools who enjoyed a lunch plate received a copy of the book, and another was donated to the schools. Taco ‘bout a great day!

Yesterday, the Cross Timbers Middle School community rallied together to show support for Heritage Elementary School teacher Jane Simmons, whose husband is also a teacher at CTMS. Prior to the football game, the CTMS Athletics Booster Club accepted donations and sold “Simmons Strong” bracelets with the proceeds going toward the Simmons family and her cancer treatment.

Our next Gold Card session is at 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 21, at the Administration Building. GCISD residents 65 years+ who attend will receive the card, which grants free admission to district fine arts and athletics (excluding playoffs) events. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in.

Timberline Elementary School’s Toby the Tiger mascot has a sibling! Tracey the Tiger, Toby’s sister, received a huge welcome and cheers from students when she was officially introduced at the school’s pep rally Thursday, October 9.

GCISD Special Services invites elementary through high school families (GCISD & other districts) to Focus Night on Tuesday, October 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the GCISD Professional Development Center (5800 Colleyville Blvd.).
Get valuable information from:
🤝 My Health My Resources of Tarrant County (disability resources)
🏫Tarrant County College Student Accessibility Resources (college accommodations)
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/3IxxZiN

Many GCISD campuses participated in today’s national Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day. This event emphasized safe routes, crossing streets safely, and the importance of looking both ways. Our elementary P.E. classes also teamed up with our police departments who visited schools to talk about being safe on wheels and in crosswalks.

Grapevine High School's homecoming on Friday, October 3, was a huge night! It featured a special pre-game performance by the Fabulous Fillies celebrating their 50th year. During homecoming week, GHS Hall of Fame honorees were also inducted. Congratulations to Distinguished Alumni Honoree John Clinton Yancey, Sr. (Class of '66), and Faculty Honorees Josephine Herman Moore, GCISD’s first nurse, and Mary Calvert Humphrey, former English teacher, cheer coach and extracurricular sponsor, who is now Vice President on the Board of Trustees.

Delivering the game ball and participating in the coin toss at Friday Night Lights were Junior Captains Remington Ervin, Grapevine Elementary School pre-k student, and Kase Pullam, Cannon Elementary School second grader. They were welcomed by Ashley Elmore from the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, which sponsors the program.

Thank you to Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Grapevine for its donation of 40 $25 gift cards to our first year teachers as a celebration for completing their first nine weeks of school. Human Resources is visiting campuses this week to make the deliveries.

Ms. Saum’s second grade class at Bear Creek Elementary earned a well-deserved Pizza Day on Friday, but it wasn’t just a party. It was a learning experience featuring pizza fractions and writing activities, plus great decorations. They were awarded the pizza party for filling their Cub Compliment Chart and also recognized by other teachers for their excellent hallway behavior.

Today is Instructional Coaches Day and also National Coach Day! Whether supporting an athletics team or a teacher, our coaches’ positivity, support and talent help make GCISD a better place. Join us in thanking them for everything they do! #WeAreGCISD

Before you head out to Grapevine High School’s homecoming game tonight, be sure to check the overflow parking options provided by GCISD Athletics: www.gcisd.net/page/athletics

It’s Experience Design Week at Silver Lake Elementary and this year’s theme is “Decades.” Three times a year, the school connects a theme into the standards and curriculum lessons already scheduled for the week. To make it more fun, staff and families decorate the hallways based on the theme. What a great experience!

Thank you to the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce for inviting Superintendent Dr. Brad Schnautz to speak at today’s luncheon about GCISD’s priorities, recent highlights and how GCISD prepares students for their future. Accompanying him was Colleyville Heritage High School senior Landyn Blueitt who shared her student journey and how her GCISD experience has provided her the skills for a bright future. #WeAreGCISD

ICYMI: Check out pictures from Grapevine High School’s homecoming parade yesterday. Fans attending the game Friday are encouraged to visit GCISD Athletics for ticket information, stadium guidelines and parking options: www.gcisd.net/page/athletics.