Glasscock County ISD

Bearkat Families - Join the flood relief effort alongside our FFA.

Glasscock County FFA had a great week at State FFA Convention as 25 members took on Ft. Worth with 15,000 members from across the state! Here are the highlights! We watched Walton Marshall lead convention and end his term as a state officer! He provided an inspiring retiring address and brought energy to sessions! Students attended leadership workshops! Tatum Braden participated as the Area 2 1st VP 14 students earned their Lonestar Degrees (The highest honor an FFA member can earn in Texas) Kyler Dieringer served as a courtesy corps member Levi Easterling received a $20,000 HLSR scholarship and $1,000 from Justin Boots Students voted on constitutional amendments Students attended multiple sessions and met members from around the state This brings an exciting year to a close and we are so excited for the year to come! We can’t thank everyone enough for all your support of our program!

Join our team! It's a great day to be a Bearkat!

We’re all excited to have students participating in the state FFA convention this week. You can follow at the link below! We will have several students receiving their Lonestar degree in the Lonestar Degree session at 11:30 a.m. today! It's a great day to be a Bearkat! https://convention.texasffa.org/Sessions

Help us welcome Ja'Laun Cypert back to the Bearkat team!

Happy July! You can view this month’s newsletter below. https://secure.smore.com/n/zjx3ud

Help us welcome Coach Bozeman to the Garden! It's a great day to be a Bearkat!

Holley Stiles, Region 1 FCCLA Vice President of Achievement and Landry Dieringer, Region 1 FCCLA Vice President of Correspondence attended Texas FCCLA Summer Leadership Camp with Advisor Ashley Gunkel. During the camp the 2025-2026 Texas FCCLA theme "Roar and Explore" was selected and Holley and Landry worked with their committee groups to plan Region and State conference, participated in workshops on leadership, team building, public speaking, and technology while building relationships with other FCCLA student leaders from around the state! It was a busy week but they shined in every challenge and are so excited for what the upcoming FCCLA year holds!

Bearkat Families: You can easily access your child’s 2025 STAAR 3-8 and EOC results. Log in to your parent portal, and you’ll be able to see their results and find targeted support materials to help your child with just a few clicks.

Texas Brinkley was selected to play in the 6 Man Coaches Association All-Star Game in Wichita Falls. Yesterday he helped the West team defeat the East and was selected as the Offensive MVP. Texas also received a $1400 Scholarship for his hard work off the court, as well. We are so very proud of this Bearkat & the example he has set for all of Garden City!

Glasscock County FFA members have had an awesome week as we received great news and 4 students participated in leadership camp! 🏆Earlier this week we received news that our chapter earned honors through the Texas FFA Golden Cup as the top 1A school in the state, state runner up two teacher program, and a top 10 chapter across all classes! A huge accomplishment with over 1,000 chapters in the state!🏆 🔴During the week, Ivy, Emily, Helen, and Tatum spent time at the Area 2 FFA leadership camp! Tatum helped lead the camp as Area 1st VP, Helen and Ivy worked within their district officer capacity, and Emily bettered herself through participation in workshops. We were also happy to have Walton Marshall at camp to help lead and present workshops in his role as a Texas FFA State Officer!🔴 🥇Helen and Ivy earned two of the top 10 camper awards out of over 300 campers!🥇 We are super proud of our student’s continued hard work!

Tennis camp was a hit! The future is bright for the Bearkats! It's a great day to be a Bearkat!

Our Bearkats enjoyed golf camp with Coach Fryar this week! It's a great day to be a Bearkat!

REMINDER! ALL GCISD Buildings will be NO ENTRY or USE on Thursday, June 19 from 8:00am till 5:00pm. This includes the complex, gyms, and ag shop!

Please help us welcome our new Girls’ Assistant Coach and Secondary Teacher, Kyle Johnson, to the Bearkat family! We’re excited to have him join our team and bring his passion and experience to Garden City!

We are thrilled to announce that Clayton Fryar has been named the new Athletic Director for Glasscock County ISD. Coach Fryar, who has been a dedicated member of our faculty and coaching staff, brings a wealth of experience, as well as a deep commitment to the development of our student-athletes. Please join us in welcoming Coach Fryar to this new role as he leads our Bearkats with passion, integrity, and a focus on excellence both on and off the field. We look forward to the continued success of our athletic programs under his leadership.

Congrats to the Bearkats for making the Super Elite Tennis Team, by the THSCA! #GCPride

Lilly Yanez and Mrs. Gunkel attended SkillsUSA summer leadership conference last week in Hunt, TX where Lilly was inducted as District 2 Historian! They participated in training including team building, public speaking, time management, etiquette, parliamentary procedure, and planning chapter meetings and district events. Lilly earned her SkillsUSA Texas Stateman – the highest honor a member can achieve in SkillsUSA Texas through rigorous study and practice. Earning her Stateman also qualifies her to participate in the Washington Leadership Institute event held in Washington D.C. in the fall! It was a week of hard work and fun and outstanding personal growth! Lilly represents GCISD very well as a leader in the state!

Earlier this week, Levi Easterling participated in the final stages of the Texas FFA scholarship interviews. We learned the results yesterday and Levi earned a $20,000 scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo! This is a reflection of the dedication, hard work, and commitment Levi has shown in FFA and the classroom over the last 4 years. We couldn’t be prouder of him! Let’s congratulate Levi!