Granger School Weekly Newsletter
September 25-29, 2017
Monday the 25th: Secondary Open House - 7th thru 12th Grades 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fall Pictures Friday, Sept. 29th Pre-K-11th Grade
The week of Sept. 29th only, cheerleaders will sell Homecoming ribbons for $2.00.
Quick Reminders - Planning Ahead
2017-18 Yearbook
Back to School Special.
Yearbooks are $35 until September 29th, then the price will increase to $40.
https://sites.google.com/granger.txed.net/msguerra/yearbook
Senior College Fair Thurs. Sept. 28 1:00-3:30 at Taylor High School
Granger National Night Out is Tues. Oct. 3 at 6:00pm at Granger City Park
Granger ISD students in grades 7-12 will participate in the CU4Reality Fair on Friday, October 6th.
Fall Fest sponsored by Student Council Oct. 28th. Details pending.
Book Fair the week of Nov. 13-17, 2017 in the library
Prom will be Saturday, March 3, 2018
Homecoming Festivities
Homecoming Date: Friday, September 29,2017
Playing against Wortham Bulldogs
Dress Up Days:
Monday - Meme Monday
Tuesday - Tacky Tourist Tuesday
Wednesday - Walt Disney Wednesday
Thursday - Throwback Thursday
Friday - Spirit Day
***REMEMBER: Stay in dress code and no weapon props!**
Parade
Thurs. Sept. 28th
LINE UP: 6:00 between field house and the gym
Time: 6:40-8:00
Homecoming Banners. Let's go Lions!
Pictured: Our Seniors in 2012
Let the pie sales begin!
Raising Fundraiser Awareness
Granger Elementary Fall Fundraiser: Deep Dish Pie
Starting Monday, Sept. 25th.
Pre-Paid fundriaser
Order Forms/Money due Tues. Oct. 10th
Senior Class Kona Ice Sales are 10/3, 11/7, 3/6, 4/3. All of these are the first Tuesdays. Time: 3:00-5:00
Cheerleaders are selling spirit ribbons, temporary spirit tattoos, Lion Pride buttons, Thunder sticks, pom poms.
Band is selling chocolate bars for $1.00.
Freshmen will sell the Battle of HWY 95 t-shirts for the Bartlett game on Oct. 27th. Sales should start the first week of October.
Granger Cross Country Shirts extended sale: $12 - $1 for XX sizes. Now due Fri. Sept. 29 to elementary office or Coach Samaniego. Make checks payable to Granger Cross Country.
For the furry friends...
Self Help Segment
Informative link: https://sleep.org/articles/get-sleep-schedule/
Schedules
Renaissance Testing Dates (Reading & Math Progress Monitoring)
2nd Nine Week 10/23/2017 -11/10/2017
3rd Nine Weeks 01/08/2018 - 01/26/2018
4th Nine Weeks 03/05/2018- 03/30/2018
End of Year 04/23/2018 - 05/11/2018
UIL
Friday, December 1st Holland
Wednesday, December 6th Granger
All 3rd grade events will be held in Holland
Sports Schedules
Volleyball
Sept. 26 @ Buckholts 5:00 V
Sept. 30 @ Thorndale 1:00 F, JV, V
Oct. 3 @Home vs Holland 5:00 F, JV, V
Oct. 6 @Mumford 4:00 F, JV, V
Oct. 10 @ Home vs Thrall (Parent Night) 5:00 F, JV, V
Oct. 14 @Milano 1:00 JV, V
Oct. 17 @ Bartlett 5:00 F, JV, V
Oct. 21@Home vs Buckholts (Senior Day) 1:00 V
JV Football
Sept. 28 OPEN
Oct. 5 BYE
Oct. 12 Somerville 7:00 Away
Oct. 19 Milano 7:00 Home
Oct. 26 Bremond 6:00 Away
Nov. 2 Burton 7:00 Away
Nov. 9 Snook 7:00 Home
HS Football
Sept. 29 Wortham 7:30 Home (Homecoming)
Oct. 6 BYE
Oct. 13 Somerville 7:30 Home
Oct. 20 Milano 7:30 Away
Oct. 27 Bartlett 7:30 Home
Nov. 3 Burton 7:30 Home
Nov. 10 Snook 7:30 Away
Cross Country
Sept. 30 @ Cameron 8:00 am
TBD DISTRICT 2:00 pm
Cross Country News
Our cross country team traveled to Roger today and we came home with a couple of medals. Mikayla Skrhak took home 14th to bring in a medal in the girls varsity division. We also had a new runner David Juarez this was his first meet and he placed 7th in the Junior varsity division. All of the runners have been working very hard to bring down their total time and their hard work is paying off. So proud of our Lion runners!!
Varsity girls division with a total of 44 runners.
Mikayla Skrhak 14-14:04
Delia Aleman 37-16:43
Page Pearson 42-17:06
Varsity boys division with a total of 58 runners.
Jacob Welch 27-19:28
Zach Cabello 28-19:44
Oneismo Rodriguez 55-25:42
Junior varsity boys division with a total of 19 runners.
David Juarez 7-21:17
Junior high girls division with a total of 158!!
Elizabeth Martinez 104-17:42
Ja’Kayla Reese 123-18.37
Gabriella Ramirez 141-20:17
Submitted by Coach Carol Samaniego
Granger ISD
Email: dgriffis@granger.txed.net
Website: grangerisd.net
Location: 300 North Colorado, Granger, TX, United States
Phone: 512-859-2173
Facebook: facebook.com/grangerisd
Twitter: @Granger_Lions