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Gladiator News
October 2 -October 6, 2023
Hello Garcia Families,
Our students were dissecting eyeballs in science, reading novels in ELA, designing billboards in FCS, and celebrating Hector Garcia Day in history here lately! Our kindness club, crochet club, volleyball team, football team, and our Watch DOGS were in action too! What a great place to come to school!
I saw the note pictured above randomly attached to a door on campus. I think it speaks to the environment and culture of our school. Sometimes we get distracted by other information streams about what goes on in schools; but this is the true evidence. A random note from a random person for a random person to read. Student thoughts can be so simple, yet so powerful at the same time. This struck me when I read this note and I appreciate it's intent. We love our school, our students and our community!
Please drive carefully in our parking lots. We do our best each day to create a safe arrival and departure for students and drivers, but always need your help. Please be courteous to other drivers and follow traffic laws at all times. Officer Gutierrez is at the front area each morning and afternoon, unless we need his assistance inside.
A couple of days ago we celebrated Hector Garcia Day (yes it's a real day!)I wanted to take a moment and thank our wonderful history department for organizing and helping us celebrate Hector Garcia Day. If you don't already know, this is a day they celebrate our namesake's life in Corpus. They celebrate him all over the city. Our teachers made announcements, had lessons in classrooms and produced some outstanding posters with our students. I will get them displayed so you all can see them! Thank you Mrs. Rasco for heading up this day!
Our Watch DOG launch party was a success! Thank you to PTA for supporting such a wonderful program to help keep our students safe!
We are having a pep rally this week! Check out the flyer below for more information!
World Teacher Day is this Thursday! We believe World Teacher Day should be EVERYDAY! Please take a moment on Thursday to send a teacher an email or note of gratitude, send them a gift to make their day!
Please see Nurse Kat's letter concerning hearing and vision screening attached below.
This coming week will be showing the "Run, Hide, Fight" video to our students in class. This will be done in their ELA classes. We have attached a letter addressing the video. We want to continue to educate our students on safety protocols.
Club information is almost ready. This should come out next week. We were just waiting on a few clubs to be formed so we can make sure to have them all listed. We will send to both students and parents next week. We apologize for the delay. Speaking of delays, we have had a small delay in student IDs. We ran out of supplies to make badges, but it came in Friday. We will work with classes who did not receive them just yet and get them out. We thank you for your patience.
We have attached the NISD online tutoring information below for any student who needs online tutoring help in the evenings. And it's a FREE service offered by our district!
We need volunteers for career day! We will be sending out information on how to sign up later in the week via email.
Need a spirit shirt? Check out the flyer below. You can download, print and return to place your order
Please see the information from NISD regarding the law change about vaping below.
Did you know last year, and all or our years, we had the largest PTA in NISD??!! That is one of the qualities that make HGMS so great! Our goal for PTA memberships this year is 1000. I know we can do it! We were so close last year. Did you also know you can sign up your student? Even grandparents can sign up! Please take some time to join our PTA this year, along with your student. We have some special gifts for those who sign up two or more individuals! Each and every penny we raise through PTA goes back to our school. We also offer business sponsorships for our community members. Have you seen those wonderful banners with businesses on them as you come into our school? Those are our PTA business partners and they receive some outstanding perks for partnering with our PTA. We have such a supportive board. We are SO grateful for all they do for our school! Please see the HGMS spirit gear order form and information from PTA below for more details!!.
We've received 648 memberships! We’re halfway to our goal of 1,000. If you’ve signed up, THANK YOU!!! If you haven’t, please do so today so we can end August strong. Your PTA membership does not obligate you to volunteer. It simply says you are on our team and support what we’re doing for our Garcia community. Your $10 dues contribute to the classroom grants and faculty and staff appreciation events…just to name a few! It only takes a few minutes. Go to www.hgmspta.com, click on “Form & Payments”, and then “PTA Membership”. Paper forms are also available in the office. Remember…parents, grandparents, friends and students can be members. For every two memberships purchased, you get a free Garcia cinch bag. This year we will start recognizing our student members every month, so sign them up now so they’re not left out!
We can do this!!!
We ask you to connect with us via social media. All of our information is below:
NISD
Twitter: @NISD
Garcia Middle School
Twitter: @NISDgarcia
Instagram: @nisdgarcia
Facebook:Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School and Hector Garcia Middle School PTA
Principal- Mark Lopez
Twitter: @DrMarkJLopez
Academic Dean- Lori Persyn
Twitter:@LoriPersyn
Associate Principal: Mateo Macias
Twitter:@APMateoMacias
Assistant Principal- Jennifer Christensen
Twitter: @teach_jen
Dr. Hector P. Garcia Middle School
Counseling
Twitter- @HGMSCounseling
Instagram- @garcia_counseling_dept
Featured Staff Member Of The Week
What's Happening At HGMS?
Watch DOG Meeitng!
HGMS AVID
7th Grade Volleyball Game, Go Gladiators!
Important Dates
Sept. 30- Cross Country, Gus Stadium, 8am
Oct. 4- Football Vs. Folks
Oct. 5- Volleyball Vs. Folks
Oct. 6- Pep rally, gym 8am
Oct. 7- Cross Country, Gus Stadium, 8am
Oct. 9-13- Bullying Awareness Week, spirt days for students
Oct. 10- Choir Fall Concert, 6pm
Oct. 11- Football Vs. Rawlinson
Oct. 12- Football Vs. Rawlinson
Oct. 13- Theatre Hollywood Nights, Cafeteria, 6pm
Oct. 14- Cross Country Championships, TBD
Oct. 17- Band fall concert, 6pm
Oct. 18- Unity Day, Wear Orange
Oct. 18- Football Vs. Luna
Oct. 19- Football Vs. Luna
Oct. 23-27- Red Ribbon Week, spirit days for students
Oct. 26- Creepy Cafe, library, 8am
Oct. 28-29- Muertofest at Hemisfair, HGMS art students will have an alter on display
Oct. 27- 6th Grade Dance, 4:30
New Vaping Law Information
NISD Families:
The Texas Legislature recently enacted HB 114 requiring all school districts to implement mandatory disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) placement for students found in possession of, using, selling, giving, or delivering e-cigarettes or vaping devices on school grounds or at a school-related event.
This alternative school placement, required by law, is made regardless of whether the substance being vaped is a controlled substance or not.
We ask that you discuss this new state law with your child(ren).
From the HGMS Nurse!
HGMS Counseling Department
HGMS Library
HGMS PTA
Gladiator Nation!
We are so excited to welcome you back to school! My name is Andi Schmid and I am looking forward to my second year as the HGMS PTA President. We have an amazing PTA Board and we all have big plans for Garcia this year. The purpose of the PTA is to support the faculty, staff, parents, and most especially, our students at Garcia.
In order to be successful, we need the support and involvement of our families, faculty, staff, and community business leaders. I encourage you to become a member of our PTA. Your membership is $10 and dues help support the various programs the PTA sponsors at Garcia (and there is no volunteer requirement!) Membership is encouraged not only for parents, but also for students, grandparents, and community members. You can join by completing the membership form online at www.hgmspta.com. For every two memberships purchased, you'll receive a free Gladiator cinch bag courtesy of our PTA Gold Sponsor Pierson & Saunders Orthodontics.
While you're on our site, take a look at our Spirit Store. We've added several new items this year. You can get a jump start on shopping by purchasing online and picking up your items at Market Day. Avoid the lines and purchase your items by noon on Tuesday (8/15). Your order will be bagged and waiting for you at the PTA table in the lobby by the cafeteria. You can also complete and bring the order form provided below.
Another way to support our school is through PTA Sponsorships. We offer two levels a Gold ($500) and a Silver ($250). Both levels provide significant promotion and exposure to our Garcia community. Sponsorships and donations can be completed on our website - www.hgmspta.com.
We are still in need of a Garcia parent to be our Top Dog for our Watch Dog program. Ms. Rasco has volunteered to be our faculty sponsor for Watch Dogs! So, if you were thinking about volunteering, but weren't sure about taking it on by yourself, you won't be alone. Stop by the Watch Dog table at Market Day to sign up and meet Ms. Rasco.
And finally, I want to introduce our PTA Board. These ladies do so much and are so dedicated to making sure Garcia is the best it can be. If you are interested in getting involved or helping out, you can email us at HectorGarciaPTA@gmail.com. Several of our committees are in need of additional help.
President Andi Schmid
1st VP of Membership Jaime Key
2nd VP of Fundraising Melissa Barber
Secretary Alexis Clanton
Treasurer Jennifer Couch
Parliamentarian Summer Diamond
Communications Bethany Bellizzi
Hospitality Karina Wood & Crystal Pena
Programs Natalie Balderrama
Reflections Allison Smith
Spirit Gear Michelle Chang
Spirit Nights Kristin Acosta
To stay informed about upcoming events throughout the year, be sure to sign up for emails from PTA on our website and follow us on Facebook at Hector Garcia Middle School PTA.
I look forward to seeing you at Market Day and working with you throughout the year.
Thank you!
Andi Schmid
HGMS Calendar Of Events- Click Image For More Detail
Upcoming Events/Announcements
Connect With Dr. Lopez!!
Email: mark.lopez@nisd.net
Website: https://www.nisd.net/garcia
Location: 14900 Kyle Seale Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-397-8400
Twitter: @DrMarkJLopez