New Student Orientation

The tardy bell rings at 8:50 AM and we dismiss at 4:15 PM.

Students should plan on arriving before 8:50 AM to give time to pass through security, eat breakfast (if they’d like to eat), and head to their Advisory class.

Phones are to be turned off and placed in backpacks from the moment the student walks through the door until the day ends at 4:15 PM.

If you need to pass along a message to your child, please call the Front Office at (972) 522-7300.

Handheld gaming systems should remain at home and not brought to school.

We recommend that students check their schedule on the evening of Monday, August 12th to take a screenshot of Skyward before arriving at school.

Posters will be hung in the Cafeteria and Gym with the student’s name and Advisory class, which is where they will report first thing every day.

Paper copies of schedules will also be distributed in Advisory on the first day of school.

Staff will be available in the hallways before school and during all passing periods to direct students to where they need to go.

Any type of water bottle is allowed, except for glass.

No, we don’t use the lockers located in the hallways. However, lockers are used in the locker rooms for Athletics, Dance, and PE. Please see additional information in the Athletics, Extracurricular Activities, and Fine Arts section below.

Yes, students may periodically have homework that requires a device, and we will provide options for students who do not have a device at home.

Yes, we have walk-through metal detectors as well as wands if the walk-though metal detectors continue to go off for a student. We do not pat-down students.

For full details, please visit https://www.gpisd.org/backpacks

That stands for “Special Programs” such as CARE LS, CARE SS, and Functional Skills, which refer to our special education units on our campus.

Please reach out to our Assistant Principal, Mr. Herrera, at Rito.Herrera@gpisd.org for details regarding procedures.

Students will have “Reading MTA” on their schedules, which is a class period dedicated to Dyslexia.

Your daughter’s IEP will be shared with all of her teachers to make them aware of her accommodations.

Advanced classes have a more in-depth study of subjects at an accelerated pace.

Breakfast is $1.60 for full pay students and free for reduced pay students.

Yes, breakfast service will still be available after busses arrive.

There are no microwaves available for student use. We have seen parents pack hot lunches in a Thermos-style container for hot food as an alternative to warming up meals.

Yes, we highly recommend that all students who are in either Athletics, PE, Archery, or Dance purchase a combination lock. This will ensure that students’ valuables are locked up securely in the lockers in the locker room.

6th Graders who are in Dance or Archery will have the ability to utilize a locker in the locker room.

Unfortunately, there is no basketball club for 6th Graders.

For regular athletic teams (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Track), UIL regulations only allow for 7th Graders and 8th Graders to participate.

Students will be able to borrow an instrument.

Students will exit the nearest hallway and then return to the exterior Band entrance (Door 22).