2025-2026 Awards

• GCISD’s Director of Finance Paula McBride has been named a Rise Award recipient by the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO). The award aims to highlight individuals who are on the rise in the school business community. 

  For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Paula McBride

• GCISD students from Colleyville Heritage High School, Grapevine High School and iUniversity Prep competed at the DECA state competition, bringing home state championships in six events and Gold Level standing in four School-Based Enterprises. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: DECA state competition

• GCISD is proud to announce that 17 members of the Class of 2026 have been named National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: National Merit Scholarship Corporation

• GCISD’s Communications Department was recently recognized with 13 Star Awards, presented by the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) for outstanding education communications and projects. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA)

• Colleyville Heritage High School junior Aiden Tokarski won two individual state swimming titles in the 200 and 500 meter freestyle events, while also breaking two new school records in these events with a time of 1:37.59 in the 200 and 4:26.66 in the 500. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Aiden Tokarski

• Grapevine High School junior Carson Ramsey has earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Carson Ramsey

• Cannon Elementary fourth grader Henry Troeger and Glenhope Elementary third grader Andrew “Hoot” Yarrish were selected as National Math Stars for 2025, an honor earned by a select 270 students nationwide out of more than 12,000 eligible candidates. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: National Math Stars for 2025

• Grapevine High School Cheer team finished as the runner-up in the UIL 5A Division 2 State Spirit Championship. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Grapevine High School Cheer

• Colleyville Heritage High School and Grapevine High School were named 2025 AP Honor Roll Schools by the College Board. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: 2025 AP Honor Roll Schools

• Eleven GCISD students from Colleyville Heritage High School and Grapevine High School were named 2026 All-State Musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: 2026 All-State Musicians

• Grapevine High School speech and communications teacher, First Sergeant Robert Hazlewood, was honored with the 2025 Congressional Veteran Commendation by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: First Sergeant Robert Hazlewood

• Two GCISD seniors have been recognized as 2025 QuestBridge National College Match recipients, earning full four-year scholarships to prestigious universities. Grapevine High School senior Safa Fatima received a full scholarship to attend Yale University, while GCISD Collegiate Academy senior Erick Sanchez Martinez earned a full scholarship to Rice University through the QuestBridge National College Match program. For more information regarding these two students and their achievements, please click the following links: Safa Fatima or Erick Sanchez Martinez

• Grapevine High School head baseball coach, Jimmy Webster, was named the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year for Region 6 for the second straight year. Webster led the Mustangs to a second consecutive state title, becoming the first UIL 5A team to win back-to-back state championships since Fort Bend Elkins High School in the 2002 and 2003 seasons. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Jimmy Webster

• Grapevine High School boys cross country team won the 2025 UIL 5A State Championship, making it their fourth state title in program history. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: 2025 UIL 5A State Championship

• Colleyville Heritage High School Head Football Coach was named the UIL 5A Coach of the Week for Week 9 of the 2025 season by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Jerry Edwards

• Forty two GCISD students from the Class of 2026 earned the National Merit Commended designation. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: National Merit Commended designation

• GCISD was once again named #2 in the Best Districts in the DFW Area and #4 in Texas in the 2026 Niche rankings. The district, which is #1 out of 95 in Best Places to Teach in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, also achieved higher standings in teaching categories compared to last year. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: 2026 Niche rankings

• GCISD is proud to recognize 19 members of the Class of 2026 who have been named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: National Merit Semifinalists

• Nineteen GCISD students from the Class of 2025 earned the College Board’s Advanced Placement® (AP®) Capstone Diploma. This was the seventh year that GCISD students were eligible to receive these honors. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: Capstone Diploma

• Grapevine Middle School was named a 2025-2026 Purple Star Campus, an honor created by the 86th Texas Legislature and awarded by the Texas Education Agency to recognize schools that show their support and commitment to meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and their families. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: 2025-2026 Purple Star Campus

• GCISD achieved the district’s highest number of Advanced Placement Exams, earning a 3 or higher in the past 15 years. For more information regarding this story, please click the following link: 2025-2026 Purple Star Campus