Bear Creek Elementary School

Glenhope Elementary School fourth-grade student Cayden Sirirak emerged as the top speller in the Area Spelling Bee held Thursday, January 26.

From January 24-27, GCISD’s seventh grade students are touring the District’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) center.

Heritage Elementary is participating in the One School One Book challenge. This is a month-long school-wide event that invites families and staff to read a book together, one chapter per night.

On Friday, January 20, cheers could be heard and seen across GCISD as the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation (GCEF) surprised four more Star Grant recipients.

On Friday, January 20 the GCISD Swim & Dive team competed at District 7-5A Swimming & Diving Championships and won 20 out of the 24 events.

From Monday, January 9, through the end of the school year, students from Dove Elementary School are participating in a 1,500 Minute Reading Challenge. Dove staff/employees and the school’s PTA created this challenge to encourage reading and learning at home.

All GCISD elementary and middle schools hosted spelling bees, which were held November-January at the various campuses. First place winners now advance to compete in the Area Bee competition, along with Carroll ISD, which will be held on January 26 at GCISD’s Professional Development Center. Area Bee winners then advance to compete in the Dallas Regional Spelling Bee with the top two winners from that competition earning a spot to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

GCISD’s Colleyville Middle School is once again a Texas School To Watch. The re-designation status was awarded by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform and the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.

Congratulations to the 11 GCISD students who were named to the Texas Music Educators Association’s All-State Ensembles.

Heritage Elementary School custodian Doug Barnes never imagined that a simple act of kindness of greeting students with high fives on a daily basis would garner him any attention. “I’m just giving back what was given to me,” he said. “I just do it to show kindness and build a connection with the kids.”

GCISD will begin the 2023-2024 school year on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. The calendar for the upcoming school year was approved by GCISD’s Board of Trustees at their December 19 meeting.

Manar Elmahi, eighth grade student at Cross Timbers Middle School, received the prestigious Martin D. Jenkins Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.

Congratulations to GHS Head Football Coach Mike Alexander, who is the 2022 recipient of The Landry Award Coach of the Year distinction. Presented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and media stations CBS and TXA21, the distinction honors a Coach of the Year from North Texas who exemplifies the Christian values that defined Cowboys Coach Tom Landry on and off the field.

Their name might be Mission Impossibots, but Cannon Elementary students are proving that anything is possible as they finished in second and eighth places in the FIRST@ Lego League robotics qualifier tournament held Saturday, December 3.

GCISD schools are participating in Hour of Code, an annual event led by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. This year’s Hour of Code week is December 5-11.

Dove Elementary students have a new furry friend – Nigel, a therapy dog who on Friday, December 2, visited the school for his second session and is helping students become more confident with their reading.

iUniversity Prep was among select North Texas schools invited to an exclusive autonomous car race organized by Cisco and Intel

GCISD Fine Arts thanks all of the students for the amazing entries to this year’s Holiday Card Art Contest. Winners for the elementary, middle and high school levels have been selected. In addition to recognition at the December school board meeting, winning designs are printed as holiday cards that are sent on behalf of GCISD’s Board of Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan.

Congratulations to the winners of GCISD’s ClassLink Digital Design Challenge hosted by the Digital Learning and Technology Services Departments. As part of the challenge, middle and high school students were invited to submit digital art based on the district’s values of “Purpose, Innovation and Community.” Winning entries will be displayed as the background on the district’s ClassLink login screen. ClassLink is GCISD’s portal where students and parents login to access the district’s apps.

Tables with college information staffed by university or college representatives are typically expected at high school career fairs. But the career fair held on November 9 at Bridges Accelerated Learning Center offered those college/university connections and much more for students. The event also focused on skills and tips needed to land jobs.

GCISD is proud to share the news that iUniversity Prep teacher Cheri Palmer has been named one of Texas' three science finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Palmer and the other Texas finalists will be recognized by the State Board of Education on Friday, November 18.

The Dads Club at Colleyville Elementary School (CES)has increased the presence of positive role models and provides fun and engaging interactions with students. The club offers an array of involvement opportunities — from “Dads in the Gym” to “Donuts with Grownups” to “High-Five Fridays.”

Colleyville Heritage High School hosts its 9th annual color run to combat human trafficking; many students show up to donate and run for the cause.

Congratulations to all GCISD student athletes who signed commitment letters to play at the collegiate level on National Letter of Intent Day, otherwise known as “Signing Day.”

Since October, there have been daily sightings recently of the legendary Sasquatch creature at Grapevine Elementary School.

The University Interscholastic League (UIL) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has named GHS’ Rick Miller as the 2021 State Coach of the Year for Boys’ Cross Country.

Veterans Day is November 11, and many GCISD campuses are hosting events or participating in special lessons to honor those who served.

Disney actress Mallory James Mahony surprised CMS students as their Blackout Pep Rally host.

Congratulations to Colleyville Middle School’s Band, which has been named a Medal of Distinction Maestro Circle National Winner.

Congratulations to Colleyville Middle School’s Brent Fee, recipient of the Extra Yard for Teachers Award.

At the October 24 Board meeting the GCISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brad Schnautz as the district’s Interim Superintendent of Schools. His duties will begin on January 6, 2023.

On Monday, October 24, elementary and middle school students found one special surprise on one of their school lunch menu items – a mathematics problem.

Grapevine Elementary School has a new book vending machine, thanks to the school's PTA.

A Letter of Thanks from the Family of Dr. James C. Thompson.

Cannon Elementary School’s second annual STEMapalooza day was held on Friday, October 21. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math.

Colleyville Heritage High School (CHHS) and Grapevine High School (GHS) are two of five area schools selected to perform in a mass number with VOCES8, the flagship vocal ensemble of the VOCES8 Foundation, that tours globally to perform an extensive repertoire of a cappella concerts and collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors and soloists.

Congratulations to GCISD’s iUniversity Prep for being named #1 in Niche’s 2023 Best Online High Schools in Texas rankings. In the national rankings, iUniversity Prep ranked #5 in America.

Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro, GCISD’s ASPIRE Academy District Liaison, is being honored by the National Association for Gifted Children as one of three 2022 Gifted Coordinators of the Year.

Did you know that GCISD now offers ClassLink Parent Portal, which is a one-stop shop to access all GCISD parent apps? The portal also features a single sign-on (SSO) eliminating the need for parents to locate the various passwords to login to different applications.

GCISD is excited to announce that O.C. Taylor Elementary has been named a 2021-2023 National PTA School of Excellence. School of Excellence is a recognition program that supports and celebrates partnerships between schools and families to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being for all students.

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has announced that Dr. David Arencibia, principal of Colleyville Middle School, has been named one of three finalists in the country for National Principal of the Year.

We are sad to share with you the news that Dr. Jim Thompson, former Superintendent of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, has passed away.

Dr. Robin Ryan announced he will retire after 38 years in Texas public education. Most recently Dr. Ryan served 13 years as Superintendent of Schools of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.

The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees voted Monday, September 26, 2022, to reduce the tax rate for the fourth consecutive year. The 2022 total tax rate will be $1.1308 per $100 valuation for the 2022-2023 school year, which is 14.43 cents less than the total 2021 tax rate.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is proud to announce that 49 students of the Class of 2023 have earned the National Merit Commended designation.

Join us for our GCISD Parent Tech Academy on October 5 at 6:30 p.m., at the PDEC, 5800 Colleyville Blvd, Colleyville, TX 76034. Let’s “TECHnically” kick off the year together.