he Top Ten
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Help the district defend its title
by participating in the It’s Time Texas
Community Challenge .
Visit www.ittcommunitychallenge.com
ster, and then rack up points by posting healthy
selfies, tracking physical activity and more.
With new menu items, Texas-grown produce and seasonal
offerings featured in cafeterias districtwide, it is no
wonder GISD’s Student Nutrition Services
Department is receiving state and national acclaim.
The group took sixth place in the medium-income
school district category and seventh in the large
school district category for the School Meal Rankings
released by CHILDREN AT RISK. SNS also placed third in the
2017 PepsiCo Recipe Contest with a submission of
Frito Loco Chicken Ranch Tacos.
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In Garland ISD, it pays to get good
grades. More than 900
students across the
district’s seven high schools
earned $140,700 this
year as part of the National Math &
Science Initiative College Readiness Program.
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