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Gladiator News
January 29-Feburary 2, 2024
Hello Garcia Families,
And just like that, we are ending January. It was a quick month!
This past Saturday our girls battled it out for the district championship games in 7th and 8th grade. They came up short, but we want to congratulate them on a successful season! Thank you to all our coaches and our athletes for all your hard work. This coming week we have the boys participating in their tournament. We are waiting on the details, and will share them once we receive them.
Huge thank you to Mrs. Thornton and the HGMS orchestra. They traveled to Corpus Christi on Friday to perform for the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Legacy Luncheon. They sounded so wonderful!
Our theatre students also performed on Friday. They are gearing up for their competition and we cannot wait for them to excel! Huge thank you to Ms. McFarlane and all her students for all their hard work.
On Tuesday, I had the honor of being recognized at the Board meeting for being awarded the Rhosine Fleming Campus Administrator of the year from the Texas School Counselor Association. Not only was it awesome to be recognized at the meeting, it was wonderful to have my family in attendance also!
We have some great events on the way. We will have Rey Feo visit our campus on Feb. 13! We can't wait to have them again! We have our Garcia Family Fiesta gearing up for March 22.
For those interested in our AVID program, see the updated information below. What a great way to have students prepare for college!
NJHS Announcement:
Hello Gladiator parents. The NJHS invitations have been distributed. Some current NJHS members received an invitation letter; please disregard it. 6th & 7th grade who are not current members given an invitation. Applications are available in the library with an extra recommendation sheet for your Gladiator to cut strips and give to her or his teacher. The day of the information session on the invitation letter is incorrect. The following information is correct-Wed. Feb. 7th 5:30-6:30 pm in the cafeteria. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. On behalf of the NJHS we can't wait to see all our future NJHS members.
Music Mondays are back! This time for students. Each Monday we play music from 8:30-8:40 am while students go to class. Students can now request music they would like to hear on the QR code below.
I am proud that not only was our amazing counseling team recognized by the Texas School Counselor Association for having an outstanding program, but I was also recognized with the winner of the Rhosine Fleming Award for the Campus Administrator of the Year! WHAT. AN. HONOR. Huge thank you to our Counseling department for nominating me for this STATE award. It truly is an honor to represent my family, our community and our school in such a way. Go Gladiators!
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
Important Dates
February 2- Spring pictures
February 2- Boys basketball tournament, TBD
February 5-9- School Counselor's week, see flyer below
February 12-16- Random Acts Of Kindness Week, see flyer below
February 13- Rey Feo visit
February 14- Early release at 12:40pm
February 16- 7th grade dance, 4:30-6:00pm
February 17- Garcia Day of Service, TBD
February 19- Student Holiday
February 23- Bus driver appreciation day
What's Happening at HGMS?
Choir working hard!
Recognized at the Board Meeting
Great job orchestra!
Orchestra performing at the Legacy Luncheon in Corpus
Orchestra performing at the Legacy Luncheon in Corpus
GI Forum
HGMS Tutoring Schedules
HGMS Club List
HGMS Counseling Department
HGMS Library
HGMS PTA
Hello Gladiator Nation!
This time of year, our Garcia family steps up to help our sister schools, Boone Elementary and Jones Middle School. This year they have asked for hoodies and coats, hygiene items and snacks. Next week, PTA, Watch Dogs and NJHS students will be out in the morning during drop off to collect items. Items can also be dropped off in the lobby. In addition, we are always grateful for monetary donations that will be used to purchase additional items to add to our donations. Monetary donations can be made on our website, hgmspta.com, or dropped off in the office in an envelope addressed to PTA.
Gladiator Grant applications have been distributed to our faculty and we're excited to see the fun and imaginative ways our teachers are planning to enhance their classrooms and lessons!
We will also start the process of taking nomination for PTA Board positions. If you have been thinking about getting involved, please complete the form at https://forms.gle/KmKR9jUuVsFtzz1V6. You will be contacted to discuss positions your are interested in and have any of questions answered.
Best Wishes,
HGMS PTA
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