Garrison ISD

2026-2027 Varsity Football Schedule

Congratulations to Kutter Shriver on being the First Catch in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Calf Scramble. Kutter received a belt buckle and $2,000 scramble certificate. Kutter will return at the end of the month to compete in the super scramble series and a chance to win an additional $10,000 to use towards his 2027 Market Steer project.

Huge shoutout to our Applied Nutrition & Dietetics students for preparing chicken salad sandwich boxes for the hospitality room at our home track meet! 🥪🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

These students planned, prepared, and packaged each box with care to help us serve our coaches and guests well. This was such a valuable hands-on lesson for them — giving them real-world experience in food preparation, portion control, time management, food safety, and presentation, all while serving our community.

Learning goes far beyond the classroom, and today they truly stepped up. So proud of their teamwork, responsibility, and willingness to serve! 👏 🐾

Bulldog Cafe's breakfast and lunch menus for the month of March

Reminder: Our Book Fair starts this week!

The School Calendar for 2026-2027 has been approved. It closely resembles the calendar for 2025-2026.
The school year will kick off on August 12, 2026. We are excited to wrap up this school year and start preparing for the upcoming one!

We will start accepting transfers on March 30, 2026. More details will be shared after Spring Break.

Garrison ISD is hosting a JV Tournament! If you would like to go out and catch a game, this would be a perfect time to do so!

Book Fair! Don't miss out! Garrison ISD: Next week Garrison Elementary is hosting the Spring Book Fair. Tuesday, March 4th, from 5-7pm, families enter ... https://aptg.me/gPVSmR

Please join us in welcoming Coach Kerry Therwhanger and his family to Bulldog Nation! We are excited for him to step into the role of Athletic Director/Head Football Coach and look forward to the leadership he will bring to our students and athletic programs. Coach Therwhanger is 185-83 in 22 years as a head football coach with state championship experience. Coach Therwhanger also spoke about how important the success of other sports are on both the male and female side. Congratulations and welcome!

Garrison ISD is excited to share the news about our newly designated teachers who have been honored by the TEA through the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). The following exceptional educators have significantly influenced the classroom, promoting student success and encouraging meaningful learning every single day.

Elementary Campus - Chelsey Brewer, Lauren Barton, Debra Cramm, Staci Crumbie, Melissa Loftin, Tiffany Shaw, Heather Shriver, & Jennifer Weeks

Middle School Campus: Geneva Brown, Amy English, Julie Cantrell, Shasta Hensen, Darla Lindgren, & Connie Massey

High School Campus - Tiffany Bowden, Molissa McClellan, & Leslie McFadden

Two years into offering TIA, Garrison ISD has 24 TIA designated teachers.

Cabela Brewer has completed the 40 book challenge in 5th grade. This is a huge accomplishment as students are challenged to read 40 books (some challenges are smaller, agreed upon in advance) across a variety of genres in order to help build vocabulary, increase reading stamina (helps us FOCUS for longer periods of time) and enhance comprehension. Cabela has read books from each of the following genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Informational/Non-Fiction, Biography/Autobiography, Poetry, and Realistic Fiction. Cabela’s favorite book she has read this year is “The One and Only Ivan.”

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
~Dr. Seuss

PLAYOFF BASKETBALL!!!!!!!!
GISD will be hosting a girls Bi- District playoff game TONIGHT at Bulldog Gymnasium starting at 7:00. The game will be the San Augustine Lady Wolves taking on the Elysian Field Lady Yellowjackets.

✨ Prom 2026 Announcement ✨

Prom theme - ✨“Meet Me at Midnight”✨ 🌙💫

📅 Date: March 21
📍 Location: Mast Hall

As we begin planning, we invite families who would like to support prom to take a look at our Amazon Wishlist. Any purchases are greatly appreciated and help make this night special for our students.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/28YJWXVD0XUYA?ref_=wl_share

💙 Junior Parents: Since the junior class is hosting prom, we will need parent volunteers to help with preparation and the event itself. Your support makes a huge difference!

📣 If you would like to be added to the Junior Class Prom Facebook Messenger group for updates, reminders, and volunteer opportunities, please comment below or message us to let us know.

Thank you for your continued support—we can’t wait for a magical night! 🌌✨

Winter Break 2026!! Enjoy the long weekend!

So proud of our Garrison FCCLA students for an incredible showing at Regionals in Waco, TX this past Friday! 💙❤️ They competed against schools ranging from 1A–6A, along with campuses dedicated solely to CTE programs — and they represented Garrison with excellence, creativity, and professionalism.

Throughout the year, these students poured their hearts into projects covering powerful and relevant topics like family health and parent/teen relationships (with an Encanto-inspired board), driving safety in school zones, career exploration in marine biology, and student mental health awareness through their Inside Out-themed project, “Inside Your Mind.” We also had three students compete in Job Interview events and two students showcase their talents in Texas Cupcakes, where they designed themed cupcakes and displays while presenting to judges.

Their hard work truly paid off, and we could not be more proud of their dedication and growth this year. 🎉 A HUGE congratulations to Suhani Kumar and Brianna Nolan for advancing to the FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Dallas this April! Please help us celebrate all of our amazing competitors and wish our state qualifiers the best of luck! ⭐👏

Our phone system is currently down. We are experiencing an issue that is impacting outbound calling on the phone system. The network engineers are actively engaged with the carrier’s team to restore service as quickly as possible.

Supt/High School: 936-347-3187
Elem/Middle School 936-347-2840

Elementary - Timber Craig - craigt@garrisonisd.com
MS - Brandy Best - rogersbestb@garrisonisd.com
HS - Gabrielle Chambliss - Chamblissg@garrisonisd.com

Bulldog Cafe's Breakfast & Lunch Menu for the month of February!

Happy National School Counselor Week!

We want to say a Happy National School Counselor Week to Kasey Phillips and Julia Konderla. We appreciate their hard work and commitment to GISD. We are blessed to have them both!

📣 Cheer Tryout Paperwork Reminder 📣 Cheer tryout paperwork is due February 2. Please make sure all forms are turned in to the office secretaries or cheer sponsors by the deadline. Let us know if you have any questions—we’re excited for tryouts! 🎉📣