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Gladiator News
November 6-November 10, 2023
Hello Garcia Families,
This week was filled with egg drops, theatre practice, dance practice, esports meetings, and career day! A special thank you to ALL our community members who came out to support our students at career day on Friday. It was such a great event organized by our wonderful counseling team! Thank you to Mrs. Minnis, Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Stanley for all your hard work. Thank you to Mrs. Olivarez for the goodies, and to all our staff and students who helped make it such a great event!
Our annual Veteran's Day celebration will be next Friday Nov. 10. We again ask all the Veterans in our community to come to our campus so we can honor your service. See the details below for information. We would love to honor all our HGMS Veterans. Please take a moment fill out our form! See you all on Friday!
Our annual Garcia Day Of Service, organized by our student council, will be on Nov. 11 at Habitat for Humanity. We love to serve with all our students, community, and our staff. See you there! Please email our student council sponsor at veronica-1.martinez@nisd.net for more information. Our next day of service will be at the food bank on Dec. 2.
A HUGE thank you to our HGMS Watch DOGS! They came out on Thursday to assemble 30 + art tables and some office furniture! Thank you to our top dogs Mr. Lowry, and Mr. Gonzalez for organizing our DOGS!
Another annual event is our Dodgeball tournament! This event is held on Nov. 17 and also benefits the Food Bank. Our students come together to form teams to compete against other student teams, PTA teams, Watch DOG teams, and teacher teams! It's so fun and we can't wait to enjoy ourselves while we raise money for a good cause.
We would like to ask your help with something. We love students brining water bottles to school. We are asking for students to make sure they bring bottles with lids that secure tightly and without straws. We are having students spill the entire contents of their water bottles often in our hallways due to unsecured lids and cups with straws. Please make sure your students bring water bottles which close completely. Thank you for your support!
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 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?
HGMS Career Day!
Kindness Club Field Trip!
HGMS Ofrendas
Career Day with Dr. Craft
Kindness Club Field Trip!
Important Dates
Nov. 7- Student holiday
Nov. 9- School Advisory Team meeting 4pm, Library
Nov. 10- Veteran's Day Celebration 9-10:30 am
Nov. 11- Garcia Day of Service
Nov. 12- Color Games begin!
Nov. 15- Girls Basketball Vs. Bernal
Nov. 16- Boys Basketball Vs. Bernal
Nov. 17- Dodgeball Tournament
Nov. 20-24- Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 29- Elective Night (incoming 5th graders only), 5:30 pm
Nov. 29. -Girls Basketball Vs. Briscoe
Nov. 30- Boys Basketball Vs. Briscoe
HGMS Tutoring Schedules (Updated)
HGMS Club List
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).
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