Grand Prairie ISD

Take a Veteran to School Day was created to honor veterans and build community partnerships while bringing history to life for students.

A&M-Commerce will work with EIF students from middle school through graduation to create a program that prepares and motivates students to go to college.

The plans, which earlier met with contentious debate, passed with little fanfare.

Voters overwhelmingly approved the street repairs sales tax, and five incumbents were re-elected.

It is not at all clear that board members were made aware of the possibility of fraud, etc. before raising their superintendent's salary.

Alishia Givens received the opportunity to shadow professionals and explore broadcasting opportunities for her future.

Facilities Director Kit Mason told the crowd that Houston Elementary has outlived its useful life as a school.

Bebe Bingham, Mike Skinner and Paul Martinez have all filed for re-election to the school board.

Tony Shotwell and Rick Sala now join Ron Jensen in running for re-election this May.

Seems like kind of a low bar to hurdle, but whatevs.

The annual GPISD Teacher of the Year reception brought together teachers from around the district to be recognized for their work.

Preliminary reports suggest that a group of children started a small fire in a third-grade classroom by breaking a window and throwing a smoke bomb into the school.

In a crazy turn of events, the principals became students.

Despite its name, the program actually involves drunk driving and not teen pregnancy.

Among other things, it was an education of just how disparate the different communities and school districts in DFW are.

Yeah, other North Texas schools were honored too, but Grand Prairie won four awards. Grand Prairie has officially kicked litter's butt.

Dozie Njeako, 15, died during a junior varsity football game Sept. 6 between Mansfield and Grand Prairie.