Garcia News
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.
Congratulations to Garcia YMLA faculty
Congratulations to Brittany Rosado, 7th grade Math, being named as Teacher of the Month, and James Brewster, 8th grade Social Studies, named as Teacher of the Year!
February Book Fair update
Gus Garcia YMLA would like to thank everyone who participated in our February 8 book fair. Our school raised more than $1,900 during the evening!