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Garland Independent School District (GISD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas, United States. [4] Garland ISD extends from the Dallas city limits, northeast to the county line and serves parts of the communities of Garland , Rowlett , and Sachse . [ 5 ]
The district encompasses 53.42 square miles (138.4 km 2) and is located primarily in Dallas County with a smaller portion in Denton County.The school district's boundaries are not the same as municipal boundaries; therefore, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District provides instructional services to children who live in portions of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Addison, Coppell ...
Garland High School is a high school located in Garland, Texas, which serves grades 9-12. It is a part of the Garland Independent School District. The school is a member of the AP program, the IB program, and is known for its football team, the Garland Owls. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]
R. L. Turner High School is a public high school located in Carrollton, Texas, in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. The school serves portions of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and Addison. [2] [3] [4] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]
The Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Mesquite, Texas (incorporating most of Mesquite and portions of Balch Springs, Dallas, Garland, and Seagoville, as well as formerly serving all high school students of Sunnyvale) which follows the standard definition of an independent school district.
Garland is home to the Pace House, [42] which was the original home of John H. Pace and his wife; it was built in the Queen Anne-style architecture. The Pace House was recognized as a historic landmark by the Dallas County Historic Resource Survey of 1982.
[12] [13] Among the notable athletes who are South Garland alumni is Jerry Sanders. [14] The Lady Titans Varsity Volleyball team were in the Playoffs back in 2001–2003 and 2009. The Boys Varsity Basketball team made the playoffs the last 3 years (2017-2019) and advanced to the 2018 UIL State Semi-Finals under Coach Parker. [15]
In 1981 the eighth-grade classes were moved to the newly completed North Carrollton Junior High School (now Dan F. Long Middle School) and an auditorium and second cafeteria were added. Newman Smith's student population grew rapidly [5] in the 1980s and 1990s as new housing developments were built in north area of Carrollton. To relieve the ...