Congratulations to our elementary UIL academic participants for their 2nd Place finish at the district meet!!!
Our annual Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe will be open this Thursday and Friday! Elementary students are going home with parent letters and shopping list envelopes today. Please help your child fill these out and send them back on Thursday. We're excited to teach our students about the joy of giving this Christmas Season!!!
Wink JV Girls Tournament Bracket
Wink JV Girls Tournament Bracket
Ira Varsity Tournament Brackets
Ira Varsity Tournament Brackets
A look at this week...
Congratulations to the Lady Cats for winning the Bearkat Classic!!! Also, congratulations to Raina Short who was named MVP of the tournament and Haydn Burge who was named to the All-Tournament Team!
There have been a few changes to the JH and HS basketball schedules. They are highlighted below.
Garden City Tournament Brackets
Good luck Wildcats and Lady Cats!!!
We love parent volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please fill out our background check paperwork located in the front office. This is a quick process that ensures the safety of all of our students. Thanks for all that you do to help!
December Menus
A look at this week...Good luck to all of our District UIL Academic Participants!
A look at this week...Good luck to all of our District UIL Academic Participants!
If you are eating our Thanksgiving meal with us today, elementary will eat at 10:50 and secondary will follow at 12:15. Guest plates are $2 each. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving break! We are thankful for all of our students and parents who help make Grady a great place to go to school!
FCA tomorrow night!!!! Ben Moore will be our guest speaker!
A look at this week...
Come support our Betty! #bettystrong
Congratulations to our PBUWCD Art Contest winners Analia Rodriguez and Bernhart Neufeld!!!
A look at this week...
If you would like to volunteer to help with the book fair next week, please contact Mrs. Wallin (rwallin@gradyisd.esc18.net).
PARENTS: We want to bring to your attention that report cards will no longer be sent home with students. They will be mailed directly to you and do not need to be returned. Please check your mail and let us know if any address changes need to be made. Remember that you can also access your student's grades through parent portal!
Buses will run on pavement only this afternoon!
We will have a great selection of books for all ages next week!!!
We will have Elementary A Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, and Perfect Attendance awards Friday (11/8) at 3:15 in the commons!!
Come join us for Fifth Quarter!
Don’t forget Fancloth orders are due this Friday!
Lady Cats Basketball Shirts
A look at this week
All High School students are invited to R.U.S.H. Punkin Chunkin tomorrow at Circle Six. Come out and enjoy food, fellowship, and some FRUIT SMASHING
Student Council will host our annual Veterans' Day Program. Join us in honoring those who have served!
Mini Cheerleaders will not perform in today's pep rally.
Grady Girls Summer League Basketball is selling drinks! Be sure to place your order by Friday, November 8th!
Exciting things going on in the library!
Reminder: The end of the 2nd 6 weeks is tomorrow (Friday, November 1st). Monday (November 4th) is a teacher workday so there is NO SCHOOL Monday!
Important Calendar Update: TEA changed the testing calendar because of a legislative mandate that state testing could no longer be on Mondays.The May 8 (There is now state testing on the 8th of May) bad weather day is now April 24. So we will now have school on May 8 and not have school on April 24.
FCA is selling Spook-A-Grams for a dollar in the morning. Students can send a note and candy to their friends!
November menus
CANCELLED!!!!! Trunk or Treat is cancelled tonight due to weather! Please spread the word!
The Pep Rally on Friday (11/1) will be in the Auditorium at 3:00.
Support the Senior Class and get a great dinner!
Week at-a-glance
High School Basketball Schedule
Junior High Basketball Schedule
Support our High School Cheerleaders and get your Grady Fancloth!
fancloth.shop/JHAQY
Student Council Fundraiser
Visit www.charlestonwrapstore.com
and use School Code: z-17303 or visit with any member of Stuco
Thursday-JH Football @ Sands 5:30 PM
Friday-Homecoming Pep Rally at 3:00 in the Wildcat
Homecoming coronation at 7:00 PM
HS Football Here vs Sands 7:30 PM
Meal before game provided by Junior class
Join the Junior class for a meal this Friday!!
Trunk or Treat!
Shout out to our “Super Bosses” on Boss Day. We are so thankful for your leadership!
Grady Student Council will have a Country Store at the Fall Festival. They are accepting donations
Congratulations to our High School Cross Country teams at District! The boys' team will be advancing to Regionals as District Champs! Also advancing to Regionals is Yareli Rodriguez, who placed 10th in the girls competition! Way to run Wildcats!
Congratulations to our Junior High Cross Country teams at District! Our boys finished 4th as a team, and Kaelyn Titsworth placed 9th in the girls division!
THURSDAY-JH Pep Rally in the Wildcat at 3:00
JH Football vs. O'Donnell (Here) at 5:30
No JV game
FRIDAY-Pink Out Pep Rally in the Wildcat at 3:00
Varsity Football @ O'Donnell at 7:30
Next week is Red Ribbon Week!
REMINDERS:
Monday-NO SCHOOL
Tuesday-Picture retake day
Please bring your original pictures back if you want a retake.
District Cross County-Good luck Wildcats and Lady Cats!!!
Homecoming week will be the 21-25. Show your Wildcat spirit!
Parents, just a reminder that today is Safety day at Grady! Don't be alarmed if you see SWAT vehicles, fire trucks and police cars on campus. Thank you to all of our law enforcement officers and volunteer firefighters who have helped make this day possible.
Just a reminder for tonight’s game! Thank you for your help with this.
Parents! Please make sure that you are pulling into a parking spot when picking up your children in the afternoon. Waiting in the middle of the parking lot causes some congestion, and we want to make sure we are able to keep all of our students safe. Please feel free to contact the school at 432-459-2445 if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for helping us take care of our students!
Thursday-JH Football here vs Robert Lee 5:30 PM
There is NO JV game this week.
Friday-Safety and Career Day
Varsity Football @ Robert Lee 7:30 PM
No Pep Rally this week
Saturday-HS and JH Cross Country @ Big Spring (schedule attached)
Huge shout out to the Grady ISD Education Foundation on the grants provided to our teachers and students. Today’s grants are funding a home library program, National Honor Society dues, and our Morning Announcement program! Thank you Education Foundation on giving back to our school! Supporting the Foundation truly goes right back to your kids! ❤️
Attention parents of bus riders!!! We are having to combine routes and drivers today, please do not be alarmed if your children are running a late getting home!
There will be no awards tomorrow. We will keep you updated once the date and time are set!
Attention parents:
Student Council is selling Spirit Ribbons for $1 tomorrow. Show your Wildcat Spirit
Don’t forget See You at the Pole TOMORROW morning. Breakfast around 7:30 and a prayer service at 7:45 on the football field.
There will be a pep rally in the wildcat on Thursday at 3:00 PM.
Due to an official shortage:
The varsity football game vs Westbrook will be played here on Thursday September 26 at 7:30 PM.
The JH game will be played at Westbrook on Friday September 27.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is a teacher workday so there is NO SCHOOL.
Wednesday the 25th is See You at the Pole. All students are welcome to join together for a prayer service at 7:45 in the football field.
Tuesday is Leukemia Awareness Day. Wear your Fight for Betty T-Shirt or Orange
Support the Wildcats tomorrow as we Tie Down the Cowboys. The pep rally starts at 3 in the Wildcat.
College Day Tomorrow, September 18th! Wear a shirt supporting your favorite college or university!
The Freshmen are selling Stadium Blankets. The blankets are black with a gold wildcat emblem in the corner. They fold up and secure with Velcro for easy carrying
Thank you to all who supported The School Store last year. These are all boxes of supplies to be distributed to teachers to enrich your child’s education! ❤️
Yearbooks are on sale for $20 each. Let Mrs. Glaze know if you would like one.
Lady Cats Cross Country T-shirt’s are on sale. Order forms and money is due Friday, September 13
Tuesday, September 10, Grady FCA will be hosting an area wide huddle starting at 6:30. All JH and HS students are invited. Bring a dessert to share if you can and spread the word to other schools!
Wear Yellow Tuesday to show your support for Midland and Odessa
Hat Day Tomorrow!!!! Bring a dollar and wear your favorite hat!!!!
The varsity football game vs Southland scheduled for Friday, Sep. 6 has now been rescheduled for Thursday, Sep. 5 and starting at 6:30.
There will be no JV football game next week.
Monday Aug 27-Fall pictures, Sr. Pictures, football and c-country pictures.
Thursday Aug 28-JV Football here vs Highland 7:00 PM
Friday Aug 29-Varsity Football @ Highland 7:30 PM
End of the first 3 weeks
**Note Monday September 2 is a school holiday.
Grady Community:
Due to construction associated with the bond, parking will be limited for events during the 2019-2020 school year. We apologize for any inconvenience this lack of parking may cause. Please refer to the map for parking availability.
Picture Day is MONDAY. Notes and order forms are going home today. All order forms must be returned. Seniors need to be ready to take photos at 8. They will not have time to get ready at school.
Tall City Invitational Schedule
You can order spirit shirts online. You will have to pay tax through the website.
Midland Buses will be running late today! Please do not be concerned when they are not there! Sorry for the inconvenience.
Parents of 7-12 students are invited to an informational meeting on the district drug testing policy. The meeting will be at 5:30 PM in the wildcat gym on the home side on Tuesday, August 20 before meet the wildcats.
Order forms for new Grady T-shirt’s went home today. Orders are due 08/23
Secondary students, join us FCA in the morning in the lobby of the auditorium.
Join us for our first annual Back to School Bash. Contact Coach Cates, Mrs. Peugh, or Mrs. Sims if you have any questions.
Just a reminder! JH and HS Registration is tomorrow, Tuesday August 6th, from 9:00 to 2:30! Please make sure that you are up to date on your shots. You will not be allowed to register without a current shot record! See you tomorrow!
Registration and TSI Testing
All 6th grade-12th grade students will have registration on Tuesday, August 6th at 9:00 am-2:30 pm. Please make sure that you bring updated shot records. You will not be able to register without them. Please call the school if you have questions about that.
TSI Testing for all juniors and seniors will be offered on Monday, August 5th at 9:00 am. It is $5/test. Please call the school if you have any questions regarding the TSI Testing. It is mandatory that you have met the requirements for Dual Credit classes prior to registration if you plan on taking classes through Howard College.
The 2019 cross country schedule is now available and can be found at: https://5il.co/91cr
We would like to congratulate our very own Superintendent, Mr. Leandro Gonzales, Jr. on being named Region 18’s Superintendent of the Year. We are very proud! Congrats Coach G!
The 2019-2020 football schedules have been posted! Please keep in mind that scheduled games may change at the last minute due to available players from either team. http://gradytx.apptegy.us/o/grady-isd/page/athletic-schedules--48
Just a reminder, Mr. Britten and Mrs. Russell’s retirement reception is going on now in the commons area! Stop by and wish them well. They will be missed.
Please pay lunch charges as soon as possible. You may call us at the school if you are not sure how much, if any, is owed on your account.
The Grady Education Foundation is at it again. Wendy Glaze has many hats to wear at Grady ISD, but one of them is yearbook sponsor. Board Members awarded a grant for a new camera and software to help the class with editing and photography. Congratulations! This made for a lot of smiles today and for years to come!
Please make sure and pay your lunch charges as soon as possible. Notes went home 5/14.
Please stop by and help us show Mrs. Russell and Mr. Britten how much we appreciate all that they have done for our school and community.
STUCO is selling raffle tickets for a whole beef (processing fees included). Tickets are $20. Only 175 will be sold.
The high school academic banquet will be Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at the Wildcat Gymnasium beginning at 6:00 pm. Students that will be recognized should of received their invitations with their tickets.
Come help us show some support and send off our state track, tennis and both boys and girls golf tomorrow morning at 9 a.m! #WinCatsWin
Due to the recent death of one of our students, Grady ISD will cancel classes on Friday, May 3rd. The arrangements are as follows:
Visitation/Viewing will be at Stanton Memorial Funeral Home all day tomorrow, Thursday- May 2nd.
Funeral will be at 10:00 am on Friday, May 3rd in Seminole, TX at the Mennonite Evangelical Church.
Graveside will be at 3:00 pm in Stanton, TX at the Evergreen Cemetery.
The district JH tennis tournament (Saturday, May 4th) will be in Big Spring at Comanche Trail Park instead of Borden County.
The Sports Banquet has been moved to May 22 at 6:00 PM.
Our phone lines are not working at this time. We cannot receive or place calls. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will post an update once the issue is resolved.
Attached you will find the district and area track meet schedules for Monday April 15 and Tuesday April 16. This track meet will be held at Frenship ISD both days.
Everyone wear Red and Black tomorrow in celebration of Tech’s victory last night and trip to the championship game! #wreckem
Fight with Betty
Don’t forget: Tomorrow is picture day!
Monday-Spring Pictures
5th grade parent meeting after school or 6:00 PM in Mrs. Short's room
Tuesday-District Golf 2nd round
Thursday-District Tennis @ Seminole
Friday-High School Track Meet @ O'Donnell (schedule attached
End of 5th six weeks
Daddy Daughter Dance grades Prek-5 Old Gym 6:00-8:00 $ per Daddy Daughter and $1 for each additional daughter
Saturday-JH District Track Meet @ Klondike (Schedule Attached)
JR/SR Prom 7-11:30-Hispanic Cultural Center Midland Texas
GRADY PARENTS: reminder that picture day is MONDAY!!
Monday-HS district Golf @ Seminole
JH Track Meet @ Sands (schedule attached)
Tuesday-Bi-District OAP @ Post
Wednesday-High School District UIL @ Borden County
CNA clinicals @ Big Spring
Thursday-JH and HS Cheer Fitting 10:30 AM
TELPAS Testing
Friday-High School Track Meet @ Sands (schedule attached)
More Garage Sale Items
Garage Sale benefitting Betty Wiebe
9-2
Downtown Stanton
Hamburgers and Bake Sale, too
Tuesday-High School Golf @ Midland
Wednesday- Wear your Fight with Betty Shirts!
Thursday-High School Track @ Garden City-Schedule Attached
Friday-High School Tennis @ Sterling city
JH Track @ Garden City-Schedule Attached
Saturday- Benefit Garage Sale! 9-2pm @ Old Haislip Building, downtown Stanton. Hamburger meals will be available. All proceeds will benefit Betty Wiebe!
Sunday- One act play will perform for the public in the auditorium @ 6:00 p.m
The sophomore class is still selling Wildcat Pride decals! They are $10 each.
Tomorrow, Wednesday March 20th, everyone is to wear their “Fight with Betty” t-shirt! If you didn’t get a shirt and want to participate, wear blue or orange! #fightwithbetty
Jr. high and high school track shirts for sale.
Just a reminder that school will release at noon today! Buses will run at that time. Have a great spring break!
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 HS Cheerleaders: Haydn Burge, Greenley Deatherage, Cristina Dyck, Sage McAnally, Raina Short, Sydney Gonzales, Kinley McMorries, Ashlynn Peugh, and Mascot, Kami Adams
Everyone did a great job at Junior High Cheer Tryouts! Congratulations to Elena Jimenez, Tatum North, Selig Burge, Nayce McMorries, Kailynn Peugh, and Raegan Dennis!!
Fight with Betty!
Sands Track Meet schedule
Monday-JH track and HS Golf were cancelled
Tuesday-District OAP @ Sands
Wednesday-Cheer Tryouts 1:30
High School Golf @ Lubbock
Thursday-High School Track Meet @ Sands-Schedule attached
Friday-Noon Release for spring break
Reminder no school next week and time changes Sunday March 10
The golf schedule for the season has changed. Click the link below to see the new schedule.
https://5il.co/6rx5
JH Track-The JH track meet at Sands on Monday, March 4 has been cancelled.
HS Golf-Monday's meet has been cancelled. They will now attend a meet in Big Spring on March 11
Decals for sale!
Wednesday- Elementary Jump for Heart Assembly 2:00 PM
Thursday-OAP @ Sands 9:30 AM
JH Track @ Water Valley-Schedule attached
Friday-High School Tennis @ Sterling City
High School Track @ Water Valley-Schedule attached
Mrs. Cox was the “winner” of our turkey trot competition and got to wish all of our students and faculty a Happy Thanksgiving in style!
There will be a silent auction and bake sale during the JV and Varsity High School basketball games December 4. All proceeds will go to Matthew Snider who is an elementary student here at Grady and is battling Autoimmune encephalitis. If you have any items you would like to donate for the silent auction please bring them to Mrs. Hunt or Mrs. Ivy before Tuesday.
GRADY FOLKS!!!!! Tomorrow is "Matthew T-Shirt Day"....wear your Matthew shirt if you have one! If you don't, wear RED!!! Support Matthew at school and come out to the high school basketball games where the Grady FFA and Student Council are hosting a bake sale and silent auction! All proceeds go to Matthew! Thanks! #prayformatthew
Girls athletics started their fall coca cola product sale this week. Orders will be due Tues. Oct. 23rd. This will allow the girls to be able to sell during homecoming week. Thanks for your support!
Check out this useful information on Thrillshare. http://5il.co/5bi6