Garcia News

Garcia February Newsletter

Keep up to date with all the latest Gus Garcia YMLA happenings in our February newsletter!

District of Innovation: what this means for Garcia YMLA

Please read the attached letter concerning start and finish times due to AISD's District of Innovation designation.

Happy Harvest Family Night - Tuesday November 14 5-6:30p.m.

Come out and enjoy the evening with your Garcia family! Food, entertainment, raffle drawings, information. Salida y disfruta de la noche con tu familia Garcia. Comida, entretenimiento, dibujos de rifa, informacion.

Early voting underway for the 2017 Bond

A message from our Superintendent, Dr. Paul Cruz. Please take the time to go out and vote. In Austin ISD, we are reinventing the urban school experience.

District of Innovation - school closed Monday September 25

Please remember that Gus Garcia YMLA, along with the other schools in the LBJ Vertical Team will be closed on Monday September 25. Other changes to the LBJ Vertical Team's scheduling are included in the attached letter. If you have any questions, please contact the main office.

Gus Garcia YMLA Hurricane Harvey relief

Thank you all so much for your contribution to our Canned Food and Water Drive!

Welcome, incoming 6th-graders!

We had a great morning welcoming our new brothers to Garcia YMLA on Tuesday August 22!

PTSA Vacancies

Gus Garcia community!  We currently have vacancies on our PTSA for a Parliamentarian and a Vice President of Programs.

2017/18 School Supply List

We're getting ready for another great year at Gus Garcia YMLA - welcome back for 2017/18!  Our first day of classes will be August 21. Students will need to return to school equipped with the following items:

Garcia YMLA school supply list

For the 2016-17 academic year, every student will need the following items:

Principal McGruder honored by Boy Scouts

A special congratulations to Garcia YMLA principal, Sterlin McGruder, for being honored with the Whitney Young Award by Boys Scouts of America. The award was given to Mr. McGruder for his work within the community.

Congratulations to Garcia YMLA's PTSA

We want to congratulate the Garcia YMLA's PTA for earning the President's List Award from the Texas Parent Teacher Association! Thanks to our PTA president, Tihira House and all the PTA board for helping to recruit and engage our YMLA parents and supporting our young men.