Tiger Times

For event details, check the newsletter or our Event Calendar on the GISD website.

• December 1 - Regional Football Championship Playoff Game
• December 2 - GMS Winter Wonderland Dance | $5 Entry at the door (Times vary by grade)
  
• December 4 - GHS One Act Play Auditions for any high school student
  

• December 5 - Jostens will be on campus to accept graduation order forms
  

• December 6 - HOSA Blood Drive at the high school
• December 6 - Items for the GMS Leadership nursing nome collection due at GMS
  
• December 7 - GMS One Act Play Public Performance | $5 Entry
• December 7 - DEAR Night at the elementary. (Drop Everything And Read) 6 PM
  

• December 7 - Middle and High School Photo Make-up Day
• December 8 - GHS NHS Crisis Center Donations due
• December 11 - 1st grade performance of The Littlest Reindeer | 6 PM
  
• December 14 - All Angel gifts are due to the middle school if you adopted one
• December 15 - Toy Drive donations due at the middle school
• December 19 - Christmas Band Concert | 6 PM
  

• December 21 - January 8 - Winter Break
• December 31 - Last day to purchase graduation items from Jostens with the early pricing. Prices will increase after this date.
• January 8 - Professional Development Day for GISD Staff
• January 9 - Students return to school
  

Click here to view the following Board Briefs:

• Board Briefs - November Meeting
  

Visit the GISD Board of Trustees page on our website for more school board information.

** You may now view recorded meetings linked from the Board Notices section of the School Board page on our website.

November 6 Issue

November 29 Issue

Gunter ISD is super excited to introduce you to these students! We honored them at the November School Board meeting for being the awesome Tigers that they are!

Each student was selected by the teachers on their respective campuses for their hard work, compassion, helpful nature, and willingness to go the extra mile to make somebody’s day better. Congratulations to:

Elementary Students

• Carter Arrington

• Marlee Rowlette

Middle School Students

• Neely Cox

• Angie Mendoza

High School Students

• Chloe Johnson

• Colson Woods

Gunter ISD was excited to recognize the following staff members at the School Board Meeting for “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” in the lives of our Tigers. The love and care they show in their profession is second to nobody! The students at each campus are lucky to have these adults as mentors and teachers.

Congratulations to:

• Whitney Keel, Elementary School
• Melanie Putnicki, Middle School
• Amy McGaughey, High School
• Mark Williams, District (Transportation and Maintenance)

We are sad to say that Mr. Williams will be retiring in December, and he will be missed greatly by the staff and the students. Mr. Williams, thank you for the way you cared about every staff member and student in the district. Your smile and kind words were the one thing we all knew we could count on when we stopped to chat with you. You are a light to many people’s darkness, and we know that you absolutely deserve the R&R you are about to jump into!

The Veterans Day program is one of our favorite things to do all year long. Freedom is not free, and we design our program so our students will hear REAL stories of service and sacrifice. Each local Veteran who attends is individually recognized as we state their name, service, service years and a story if they are willing to share. Hearing these stories helps all those in attendance to understand what it takes to live in a country where freedom is fought for. Thank you for your service!

Thank you to Mr. Carruthers for helping us to understand what life is like in the service. The hard times, the good times, the people you meet who become life long friends, and the people who become brothers and sisters are all a portion of what makes up service life.

The Gunter Tiger Band did an outstanding job performing An American Tribute and the Branches of the Armed Forces songs. Audrey McGaughey sang the National Anthem beautifully!

The 3rd grade choir performed "We Honor You" to let the Veterans know just how much we appreciate their service.

Former GHS student, Luke Jennings, ended the ceremony so beautifully with Amazing Grace on the Bag Pipes.

The pictures taken by the district may be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gLBsuUmtwEhvrmXD6

Special thanks Mrs. Charlotte Ruffle for all the work she puts into planning this program and to the following for making this program such a success:

- Floral Arrangements: Miss Loving and Floral Design

- An American Tribute: Gunter High School & Gunter Middle School Bands

- Welcome: Mr. Josh Barton

- Flag Presentation and Pledge: Gunter BSA Troop 3

- National Anthem: Audrey McGaughey

- Call of Service: Mr. Price Ferrell

- Branches of the Armed Forces: Gunter High School & Gunter Middle School Bands

- Guest Speaker: Mr. Todd Carruthers

- We Honor You: Gunter Elementary 3rd Grade

- Bag Pipes Amazing Grace: Mr. Luke Jennings

- Closing Remarks: Mr. Scott Martindale

Thank you to our extraordinary GIFT Board for planning and carrying out such a successful event! Thank you to those who supported the event by your presence, participation, and donations. This event raised over $100,000 for the students and teachers of GISD.

Construction Zone: Fencing has been placed between the middle and high school. Construction on the Gunter Bond 2022 projects is beginning and that area is not accessible to you. For your safety, please DO NOT enter that area.

For bond updates, please visit our Bond Update website at https://www.gisdbondprogress.com/ or follow our progress on Facebook using the hashtag #gunterisdbondprogress

by Lauren Rogers, Child Nutrition Director

What am I thankful for? Well all of the things in my personal life, of course, my dear family and friends, a beautiful home and a job that I LOVE - with a staff that I LOVE. But, to be honest, this Thanksgiving I am truly thankful for the time off. November has been a whirlwind of excitement and hard work by your Child Nutrition staff district wide.

• We have prepared and served over 3,800 breakfasts this month and over 8,000 lunches to our beloved students and staff.
• We were honored to prepare and serve a Veteran’s Day breakfast for over 130 veterans and their family members on November 10th.
• On November 15th we prepared and served a Thanksgiving FEAST for all district personnel, over 900 students and 100 staff members.
• We have been honored to receive a generous donation of $1,200 from the “Do A Little Good Foundation” to cover all outstanding charges on student accounts. What a blessing! We Thank them so very much!
• I also have applied for and received a Local Foods Grant of $85,000, which will give us the ability to work closer with local farmers and ranchers to provide the freshest, locally grown and raised fruits, vegetables, grains and proteins. So, be on the lookout for more local items added to our menus in the near future.

Whew!!! I’m tired just saying it all out loud! With all of this said…. I wouldn’t change a thing! I could not do this wonderful and crazy job without my DEDICATED Staff of Gladis Puebla, Lindsey Burrow, Lisa Watson, Sherry Watson, Brittney Small, Michelle Clemens, Megan Harrington, Cathy Terry and Jenny Henshaw and our dedicated sub Susie Hundermark. This is the "most awesome" staff anyone could ask for; they are truly Super Heroes!

To sum it up... I’m really thankful for everything that makes this department run each and every day! Looking forward to many, many more!

Ask any faculty member or student... "What is the best day in our cafeterias?" The resounding answer will be Thanksgiving Lunch! Each cafeteria serves up the whole meal; turkey, mashed and sweet potatoes, dressing, green beans, a roll, and pumpkin pie. Check out the smiles on all the faces! Thank you to Mrs. Rogers and her team for all the hard work they put into this meal to make it special. Also thank you to the staff who jump in and help them get everything served up on time!

GUNTER ISD FOOD & NUTRITION DEPARTMENT is currently accepting applications for:

2 Full-time positions in the Food & Nutrition Department

The right candidates to will need to possess the following qualifications:

• Great customer service skills
• Positive attitude
• Ability to read/write/communicate in English
• Follow instructions: both written & verbal

Please contact Lauren Rogers, 903-696-1310 OR lrogers@gunterisd.org for an application and interview.

Stay up to date with announcements, news, the calendar, and lunch menus by downloading the app. You can customize to see your child's school! Search for Gunter ISD in your app store.

Yearbook photo retake day for middle and high school students who missed the original photo day will be held on December 7th. GMS retakes will begin at 9 AM and GHS will follow around 10 AM. This includes seniors who missed having senior portraits taken.

Retake Policy from Garner Studio: If you have purchased your photos and are not happy with the results, please return them to the photographer on your school's make-up day. We will re-shoot your photo and replace your prints. If you did not previously purchase your photos, a package purchase is required to re-do your photo. Please see your yearbook advisor for details on dates and ordering packages. We do not "retake" underclassmen photos unless a package has been or is being purchased.

You still have time to support the softball team by purchasing Gunter gear! Click here: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/GAU9tWaxu9

Wrestling is combining efforts with Gunter Tees to sell some Gunter gear! Check it out here and support the team. http://guntertees.com/

Gunter Tiger Band Fundraiser: https://fpfans.com/61cd70

The PTO family does so much for our campuses, and we appreciate every single thing! Here are a few highlights. They can't do this without parent participation. Thank you for volunteering your time and making such wonderful donations to make our teachers feel loved.

GES PTO -Thanks to Taquito Y Mas (Gabe Gonzales) for catering such an awesome lunch spread and to the GES PTO for the small pies (and gift card) for dessert! We certainly felt blessed!

GMS PTO - Thank you to the GMS PTO and all those who donated to the great pie give-away! Every teacher and staff member at the middle school received a whole pie for Thanksgiving! Much appreciated!

GHS PTO - Thank you to the GHS PTO and all the people who donated a pie for each faculty member. This is an incredible gift, and a huge undertaking for the PTO. During the Thanksgiving Pie giveaway, the GHS PTO adopts the Administrators as well so that each employee goes home with a pie for the holidays.

Each campus has a wonderful group of parents who work together to help bring smiles to the teachers and students. Check out their Facebook page or contact information below to join them.

• GHS PTO - Email your name, cell number and email address GHSPTO@mail.com
• GMS PTO - Contact us through our Facebook page @guntermiddleschoolpto
• GES PTO - Contact us through our Facebook page | @gunterelementarypto - Text @gespto1 to 81010 to join

Be sure to check the GES website for more stories and announcements throughout the month: https://www.gunterisd.org/o/ges

• Kona Ice was on campus for a planned Snow Cone fundraiser. Students were able to purchase a snow cone after lunch and proceeds from the sales will come right back to our campus! Thanks to everyone who sent money for your student to participate.
  

Make plans to join us on Thursday, December 7th for some festive family time during this holiday season. Come enjoy a cookie and a cup of hot chocolate while you cast your vote for the best-decorated gingerbread house at GES. Then snuggle in throughout the hallways to listen to stories read by our very own Gunter Elementary teachers.

Congratulations to these students for being selected as the GES Students of the Month!

• Kindergarten: Harper Nelson
• 1st Grade Benjamin Michael
• Bailey Brotherton
• Ty Johnson
• Peyton Reed

• Third grade students in Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Keel’s reading classes spent some time exploring folktales through the mentor text, “Cactus Soup”. Students learned the valuable lesson of pulling together in a time a need and building a community. Students brought in ingredients from home, and together created a delicious pot of cactus soup that we were able to enjoy together. By the look of those bowls, the students loved the soup!
• The 3rd grade honored our local Veterans at the district Veterans Day program with their song, "We Honor You". They also put on an entire production for the Veterans at their campus. Great job, 3rd grade!

• First Grade Tigers Helping Tigers Project was a learning experience from the beginning to the end! It began with student’s hearing the story Maddie’s Fridge in class and ended with our first grade classrooms (through generous donations from GES families) providing meals for our community through the Love Pacs organization. Hands-on learning at its finest!

• The 4th grade Leadership Team decorated the GES Christmas Tree to bring a smile or two to everyone who entered the building during the holiday season.
  

Mrs. Locke's Social Studies classes wrapped up their Native Americans of Texas unit with a choice of projects. The students did an outstanding job on their dioramas, posters, and beadwork. All projects were done in the classroom, so you are looking at projects made by only the students hands!

We had to share a little cuteness overload right before our Thanksgiving Holiday! Our kindergartners dressed the part and had a great feast before they left for Thanksgiving break.

We love celebrating our students! Over Thanksgiving, the Gunter 4H Robotics team competed at the Erath County Robotics Showdown, and both teams placed!! Way to go, Gunter Tigers! You make us so proud!

Purrrfect Programmers - 1st Place

Michael Atyia, Luke Evanicky, Grant Douglass, Seth Rubio

Canine Coders - 3rd Place

Charlotte Egger, David Evanicky, Luke Douglass, Reed Wetzel

Every Friday students can pay $1 to wear their favorite hat to school. All proceeds support local organizations.

WATCH DOGs have been on campus! Thank you to all the dads who are making our kiddos day!

Interested in becoming a WATCH DOG? It’s not too late to join…contact Tanner Smith at 469-371-7766 for more information!

Be sure to check the GMS website for more stories and announcements throughout the month: https://www.gunterisd.org/o/gms

Tis the season for giving, and our GMS students take that to heart. So many organizations are working to put a smile on somebody else's face this season, and we couldn't be more proud of these kids!

The Leadership class has been busy making blankets and gift bags for the Tribute Senior Living Facility in Prosper. Thank you to everyone who donated fleece for the blankets. If you would like to help fill the bags, see the message below.

Did you know 60% of nursing home residents do not get visitors or receive anything for Christmas? Help the GMS Leadership classes spread some joy this holiday season. We are asking for donations for the residents of Tribute Senior Living in Prosper. You can drop off donations at GMS from Wednesday, November 29th-Wednesday, December 6th.

• 5th grade-toothbrushes and travel size toothpaste
• 6th grade-fuzzy socks and microwave popcorn
• 7th grade-combs and Chapstick
• 8th grade-travel size tissue and lotion

** More angels have been added, so please come and get one.

GMS has set up an Angel Tree in the foyer, and YOU are encouraged to come by and choose an angel! Angel selection will be available during school hours. Please come choose one off the tree and help make a child's Christmas so much brighter!

When you come to pick up an Angel ornament, please sign the log next to the tree with your name, number, and the number on the ornament. All gifts should be wrapped and have the Angel number on it. All gifts will need to be turned in to Gunter Middle School by December 14th.

Thank you in advance for helping to make this a successful project for Gunter Middle School.

The Gunter community has been so generous in giving to the patients at Children’s Medical Center during the Christmas season each year and we need your help again this year! We are kicking off the holiday season with a toy drive for Children’s Medical Center! When you are out doing your Christmas shopping, grab an extra toy, game, book, or activity set for a child from newborn-teenager. They are in particular need of stuffed animals this year. Return all new, unwrapped toys to the Christmas tree at Gunter Middle School by Friday, December 15. Thank you for helping to make a child’s holiday season brighter!

Please view the graphic below for suggested toys to purchase.

Please join us for performances on the following dates:

• Friday, Dec. 15th @ 7pm
• Saturday, Dec. 16th @ 2pm
• Saturday, Dec 16th @ 7pm
• Sunday, Dec 17th @ 4pm

Tickets: https://gunterisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?single=0

Saturday, December 2nd

$5 Entry - Pay at the door

Music | Concessions | Dancing

Don't miss out! Make plans to attend during your grade level time!

5th and 6th Grades - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

7th and 8th Grades - 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

• The leadership classes organized a "Card for Soldiers Drive" to spread holiday cheer to soldiers serving overseas. Our campus goal was to collect 300 cards. We collected 1,261 cards! Thank you for helping us to exceed our goal!
• Mrs. Morrison's students performed some lab experiments and learned about balance vs unbalanced.
  

CONGRATULATIONS to these middle school students who have been named the November GMS Tigers of the Month!

• 5th - Avery Hoang
• 6th - Whitleight Wyant
• 7th - Benny Pena
• 8th - Catherine Green

Be sure to check the GHS website for more stories and announcements throughout the month: https://www.gunterisd.org/o/ghs

Your student's PSAT score is now available online if your 9th and/or 11th grade student elected to take the PSAT back in October. Your student can access their score by going to CollegeBoard.org, creating a College Board account, and pulling up the test score menu. Mr. Waggoner will be in the 9th and 11th grade English classes to go over test results. Please reach out to Mr. Waggoner at jwaggoner@gunterisd.org if you have any questions.

Jacob Waggoner

GHS Counselor

903-696-1302
jwaggoner@gunterisd.org

Dear Senior Parents,

The senior class had a meeting with our graduation gear provider, Jostens, on Tuesday to talk about ordering Caps, Gowns, Tassels, and other Graduation Gear. Each student was given a packet and instructions on what to do next. Here are the highlights from that meeting:

1. Jostens will return to campus on 12/5/23 to accept completed order forms. Please try to have orders submitted on this date. If that is not possible, you can still submit orders through 12/31 with the same pricing. Jostens will have the majority of their Class of 2024 merchandise (t-shirts, hoodies, etc...) available on the 5th for students that have selected those items on their order forms.

2. Students can make orders online (https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1078955/Gunter-High-School/) up through 12/31 and maintain the prices that are listed on the order forms. Prices will go up after 12/31.

3. Students can submit the green order form or the white order form. Please review both forms to see what they offer. Make sure you are not ordering items twice.

4. Students that only want to purchase the cap, gown, and tassel, should select item #28 on the individual items section of the white order form. All other package options include an extra item(s) like a keychain or secondary decorative tassel in the purchase price.

You can reach out to Mr. Waggoner or Jostens with any questions.

Jostens

940-382-8948 (Call or Text)

ray.office@jostens.com

Don't forget about the Crisis Center Drive sponsored by the high school NHS students. The drive will take place until December 8th. The Crisis Center helps find housing and then provides people who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault with the basic household needs, and is dedicated to providing a safe haven, crisis intervention and comprehensive support services to victims of family violence and sexual assault.To make these goals a reality, the Crisis Center relies solely on donations from the community to provide a free-of-cost safe haven for victims.

Here at Gunter High School, we have had a long-standing tradition of providing a large load of donations to the crisis center, and we need your help to CONTINUE OUR TRADITION!

There are two ways you can help:

1. Click here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TT4UHQT1RMSA... to see the “wish list” of NEW items they need most. You can purchase it right there on Amazon.

2. Purchase a new item and deliver it to the high school. Students are collecting items in their 3rd period classes.

• Students in Mrs. Nichols' Health Science classes completed their CPR certification. This is such an important thing to teach students!
  
• Outdoor Education began the unit on introduction to angler education today. They learned the basics of bait and tackle. Students learned how to clean ducks as well, but we spared you the pictures of that ;)
  
• Mrs. Loving's floral design students are always busy making arrangements for the events at our campus. They created some beautiful bouquets for senior night!
• Spanish 2 students in Miss Mercado's class learned about Dia de Los Muertos. They learned that it is a day to honor those who have passed, and that an ofrenda can be filled with many items. Their assignment was to choose a loved one, pet or celebrity and fill the page with information about them. They turned out beautifully!
• Mr. Eaton's classes were learning to calculate kinetic & gravitational potential energy by building catapults. It was fun to watch them working with the project, making adjustments, and actually getting the projectile into a bucket! Watch one group working on getting their project to work right here!

This year, Gunter FFA seniors Avery Diers and Grace Fugett had the opportunity to go to National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. We want to thank our sponsors Atomic T-Shirts & Signs, MVP Tax & Financial, North Texas Custom Plumbing, and Hometown Mercantile for helping us make this possible!

District III Results

• Greenhand Creed Speaking - 1st Place & Advancing to Area - Aeris Herman

• Job Interview - 2nd Place & Advancing - Avery Diers

• Ag Issues - 2nd Place & Advancing - Avery Diers, Grace Fugett, Peyton Beavers, Ava McComb, Kyla Gortmaker, & Riley Zey

• Greenhand Quiz Team - 3rd Place -Jacob Endsley, Noah Saindon, Charli Whitney, & Riley Zey

• Radio Broadcasting - 4th Place - Ava McComb, Tatum Myers, & Luke Menser

• Creed Speaking - 6th Place - Kyla Gortmaker

• Senior Quiz - 6th Place - Peyton Beavers, Micah Fisher, Grace Fugett, & Jacob Krupa

Area V Leadership Development Events

• 3rd Place - Greenhand Creed Speaking - Aeris Herman
• 4th Place - Job Interview - Avery Diers
• 5th Place - Agricultural Issues - Grace Fugett, Avery Diers, peyton Beavers, Ava McComb, Kyla Gortmaker, Riley Zey

Texas Thespian Festival - San Antonio

• Audrey McGaughey, Burkleigh Coats, and Ethan Vest all earned Superior ratings for their solo musical performances and have advanced to the National competition to be held next June.
• Christi Grayard was one of only four students chosen to serve on the Texas Honor Crew (out of literally thousands of students!) She was busy behind the scenes making sure things worked on the technical side of everything.

Students participated in workshops covering all aspects of theatre: from hair/makeup design, improv, singing, lighting/sound design, dialect training (several how have a very convincing Irish accent!), sewing/sketching/costuming, acting master classes, and the list goes on and on! The group also had the opportunity to catch some pretty amazing shows: Mean Girls, Mamma Mia, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Midsummer Night’s Dream, She Kills Monsters, and more!

Texas Junior Thespian Festival

Emersyn Lytle, Charli Whitney, Anna Kruzie, Matilda Miller and Rosee Davis, competed with a solo musical number.

Come and watch our Public Performance on 12/7 - 7:30 PM - Tickets $5 at the door. All proceeds will help the theatre department with performance costs.

This production will go to competition at Princeton High School on Saturday, December 9th. You are welcome to attend! Admission to the competition is free.

The 2023/24 High School One-Act Play will be producing "The Bad Seed" by Maxwell Anderson. You might be familiar with the movie remake of the original 1950s movie/book; if not, look it up, it's fascinating! Auditions are open to ANY GHS student in good academic standing. You do not need to be enrolled in a theatre class to participate in One Act Play. Auditions will start the week of December 4th. Students interested should contact Mrs. McGaughey ASAP for more information. No previous experience required!

One Act Play had a successful year last year, advancing to the Area round of competition... just two stops before State. This year we plan to go all the way! Come and play a role in our success. Stop by and talk to Mrs. McGaughey for more information.

One of our favorite projects to highlight! Our bigger Tigers catering to our little Tigers...

Students in Mrs. McGaughey’s MS & HS Tech Theatre classes delivered their handmade Monster Plushies to our GES Pre-K classes on Halloween. This project is the culmination of the costume/sewing unit where students learn to create a design based on a director’s vision. The directors in this case included several Pre-K students who drew a picture of a monster for the tech students to create! The smiles on their faces when the Monster Plushies are handed to them with their drawing are priceless! We also love getting feedback like this from parents:

• "This was such an amazing collaboration! My little one is absolutely in love with her monster, and slept with her last night. I was so impressed with the quality, attention to detail, and how the artist captured the monsters personality. Thank you so much for such a wonderful opportunity."
• "This is such a treat!!!! My son was thrilled that the “high schoolers” (his new idols) made him something! Love the collaboration between the campuses."

• All-Region Auditions - December 1st (Good luck to everyone auditioning!)
  
• Christmas Band Concert - Tuesday, December 19th | 6pm @ GHS Commons
  ~ Featuring the MS and HS Bands
• Fan Pledge fundraiser
  Thank you for your donations so far! We have raised $4,485 from our Fan Pledge fundraiser (just $515 from our goal of $5,000. You only have a week left to help us get there. https://fpfans.com/61cd70
• The MS band will be doing some "caroling" at the middle school cafeteria during all lunches on Tuesday, December 12th. We can't wait!
  

Middle school art students are working on some holiday decorations. There's just something calming about getting your hands dirty and forming some beautiful pieces out of clay!

We have some awesome photographers at our events. Download some awesome pics from Marion Cole (https://flickr.com/photos/marion_cole) and OurGunter https://4cmediagroup.smugmug.com/OurGunter for free. Their pictures are highlighted below!

Coaches will place their 2022-23 Schedule on their sport page of our website. Schedules change due to a variety of factors. All events are placed on the District Calendar located on our GISD website. This is the best place to look for schedule changes during the year.

Schedules:

• Basketball - Girls | Boys
• Wrestling - https://www.gunterisd.org/page/wrestling

• Abby Elmore signed her letter of intent with the University of Florida to run track.
• Brelee Mauldin signed her letter of intent with the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith to play volleyball.
• Cade Dodson for signed his letter of intent with the University of Oklahoma to play baseball.

The following SENIOR student athletes were celebrated on the field for the last home football game. We have enjoyed watching you this season! Each senior was escorted out of the tunnel by their parents or significant person in their life, and they received a rose to carry with them. To end the night, seniors were invited to take a last walk across the football field as a class.

Cross Country
Taylor Latham. Ella Thompson

Band
Paige Yosten, Hailey Foster, Katherine Clemens, Collin Vest

Cheer
Kendall Jolly, Keeli Sweet

Football
Seth Blasingame, Dru Christopher, Paxton Cox, Cade Dodson, Jonah Ferguson, Brooks Griggs-Bell, Brayden Hinton, Carter Layton, Cannon Lemberg, Marshall Magers, Jace Martin, Walker Overman, Alex Puga, Jake Rathbone, Hayden Rippamonti, Julian Valenzuela -- Alijandro, Collin Vest,
Colson Wood, Football Trainers: Lucas Frank, Gavin Dupler, Audrey Frey

Celebrating our seniors in a big way today... The annual blackout senior pep rally was glowing with excitement! GHS Cheerleaders - you planned a great event! Thank you to the band for the sounds of celebration, the senior moms for working so hard to entertain us, all of the students (especially our seniors) who put in extra hours to make this such a great success. The crowd was loud and it was so much fun! Special thanks to Mrs. Kulbeth for bringing her announcing voice back to the Event Center for this special event!

The GMS cheerleaders planned the annual pep rally for the final game of the season, and it was a huge success. The gym was "glowing" with excitement as we watched cheers, dances, stunts, played a few games... who knew it would be so hard to sweep a potato.

Photo: Laci Bracewell

Varsity

11/3 vs Frisco Lenanon Trail 40-25 WIN

11/7 vs Whitesboro 49-25 WIN

11/10 vs Decatur 25-41 LOSS

11/14 vs Anna 37-56 LOSS

11/16-18 Texoma Showcase Tournament

vs L.D. Bell 33-54 LOSS

vs Whitesboro 39-32 WIN

vs North Lamar 35-26 LOSS

vs Sherman 43-39 WIN

11/21 vs Sanger 49-33 WIN

11/28 vs Rice 58-59 LOSS

11/29 vs Kennedale 45-36 WIN

Junior Varsity

11/3 vs Frisco Lenanon Trail 22-20 WIN

11/7 vs Whitesboro 29-20 WIN

11/9 & 11/11 Whitesboro Tournament

- Boles 43-34 WIN

- Coram Deo 56-21 WIN

- Denison 41-35 WIN

11/14 Anna 37-26 WIN

11/20 S&S 41-21 WIN

11/21 Sanger 25-29 LOSS

11/28 vs Rice 45-16 WIN

Middle School

11/6 vs Bells

7B: 26-2 WIN

7A: 28-24 WIN

8A: 56-20 WIN

11/13 vs Sherman

8A: 43-9 W

7A: 25-6 L

8B: 23-20 W

7B: 20-4

11/27 vs Blue Ridge

8B: 26-8 W

7A: 22-19 L

8A: 42-12 W

Photo: Laci Bracewell

Varsity

11/17 vs Sam Rayburn 45-48 LOSS

11/20 vs Lone Oak 58-31 WIN

11/21 vs Tom Bean 72-38 WIN

11/28 vs Pilot Point 36-25 WIN

11/29 vs Aubrey 45-88 LOSS

11/29 vs Springtown 66-64 WIN

JV Blue

11/17 vs Sam Rayburn 47-45 WIN

11/20 vs Lone Oak 33-52 LOSS

11/21 vs Tom Bean 36-31 WIN

11/28 vs Pilot Point 39-35 WIN

JV White

11/20 vs Lone Oak 27-41 LOSS

11/28 vs Pilot Point 27-21 WIN

Middle School

11/13 vs Sanger

7A W 33-27

7B W 18-7

8A W 30-24

8B L 20-26

11/27 vs Blue Ridge

7A W 29-21

7B W 23-7

8A W 50-4

8B W 35-0

On Friday, 11/3, Brody McDonald competed at the STATE Cross country level. We are proud to announce that out of approximately 150 runners, our Gunter Tiger placed 55th! He ran a great time for the course (17:26). Brody, congratulations on this great accomplishment!

LAKE TEXOMA RESULTS - Nov. 11, 2023

Gunter Tiger Bass Fishing Team had a total of 9 teams competing with 6 teams bringing fish to the weigh-in.There were a total of 239 teams competing. Gunter really represented!

• 1st place Logan Hill/Colton Lee
• 18th place Zachary Hales/Brady Bracewell
• 31st place Joe Rathbone/Caleb Hicks
• 32nd place Hayden Rodges/Braeden McDaniel
• 55th place Caseyn Ploch/John Gage
• 64th place Trevor Wright/Kane Bolt

** Photo collage courtesy of OurGunter

VARSITY PLAYOFFS

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

vs Trinity Leadership 75-0

AREA CHAMPIONS

vs City View 83-6

REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL CHAMPIONS

vs Comanche 45-0

** REGIONAL FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - DECEMBER 1 VS JACKSBORO

Final Regular Season Scores:

Varsity vs Blue Ridge

11/1 - Junior Varsity vs Grandview 63-0 WIN

11/1 - JV White vs Lake Worth 77-0 WIN

11/13 Mason and Julianna who placed 2nd in Doubles at the Coppell Turkey Open UTR tournament

UNDEFEATED DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

~ 10/27 Warm up Match vs Sunnyvale 24-26, 22-25, 23-25 Loss

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

- 10/30 vs Prairiland 25-15, 25-7,25-14 WIN

AREA CHAMPIONS

- vs Boyd 25-29, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 15-12

REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL CHAMPIONS

- vs Edgewood 25-15, 25-16, 25-16

REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL CHAMPIONS

- vs White Oak 25-21, 25-11, 25-18

REGIONAL FINAL CHAMPIONS

- vs Ponder 25-15, 25-17, 25-20

STATE SEMI-FINAL CHAMPIONS

- vs Columbus 25-14, 23-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-12

STATE FINALS - Runners Up

- vs Bushland 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25

Post Season Awards

District 11-3A Most Valuable Player: Chloe Johnson

District 11-3A Setter of the Year: Brelee Mauldin

District 11-3A Server of the Year: Madison Smith

1st Team All-District: Makena Fady, Aubrey Burchfield

2nd Team All-District: Berkeley Caple, Ellyat Henry

Honorable Mention All-District: Kinley Johnson, Kylee Keller

Academic All-District: Berkeley Caple, Ellyat, Henry, Riley Rogan, Avery Hale, Chloe Johnson, Kinley Johnson, Madison Smith, Makena Fady

3A Volleyball State Championship All Tournament Team: Chloe Johnson, Brelee Mauldin

From the team...

Gunter Nation, thank you!

Our 2023 season came to an end yesterday on the last possible day. While we hoped for a different outcome, we know that one game doesn’t define the journey this team has been on since day one. We are grateful for the support!

**Photo Strip: OurGunter | Group Photo: Marion Cole

HOSA will be sponsoring a blood drive on December 6th at the High School. Please join us in giving the gift of life! The mobile unit will be in the GHS parking lot from 9 AM til 3 PM.

GHS Junior/Senior Prom

Saturday, April 27, 2024

7:30 - 11:30 PM

Bella Terra, Gunter, TX

Tickets $100 each

Prom Website: https://sites.google.com/faculty.gunterisd.org/ghsprom/home

Ticket Site: https://gunterisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/57?es=66nr1cv71uu5gtsl1b4ptbor53&single=0

Questions: creeves@gunterisd.org

Important: All checks must be made payable to Gunter ISD. You are encouraged to use the memo line to identify the organization or campus. Thank you!

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