Giddings ISD

Water Alert for GISD Students and Staff -- All students & staff in GISD should bring drinking water with them on Monday. Water fountains will not be available due to a "boil water" notice within the City of Giddings.

Curbside Meal Distribution will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Please note the new time: 8:45 to 9:45. The location will still be the GMS Bus Lane.

GHS Athletics Update *** District Powerlifting Meet Cancelled (to be rescheduled) Girls Basketball Playoff vs Jarrell @ Rockdale Tomorrow (Saturday,2/20)@ 11am Girls Soccer Makeup Game vs LaGrange @ Buffalo Stadium Tomorrow (Saturday, 2/20) @11am (contingent on field conditions and officials)

Due to the weather conditions, as well as continued power and water shortages across the county, GISD administration officials have decided to cancel all classes through tomorrow, Friday, February 19th. We expect school to resume on Monday, Feb. 22. TEA has extended their waiver to include the entire week, so GISD will not be required to make up any lost days for this week.

Due to the weather conditions, as well as power and water shortages, GISD administration officials have decided to cancel all classes for Thursday, February 18th. An announcement regarding any delay or cancellation for classes on Friday will be made tomorrow. A 3-day waiver has been issued by the TEA. GISD will not be required to make up the school days missed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. If it becomes necessary to close school on Friday, that day will be made up on Monday, April 5. We hope you are continuing to stay safe and warm!

The GMS Beta Club Induction Ceremony that was scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18 has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a future date.

Due to the extreme cold and hazardous conditions, GISD administration officials have made the decision to cancel all classes for Wednesday, February 17th. An announcement regarding any delay or cancellation for classes on Thursday will be made tomorrow. Be safe and Stay Warm!

After assessing the current weather conditions, GISD administration officials have decided to cancel all classes for Tuesday, February 16th. An announcement regarding any delay or cancellation for classes on Wednesday will be made tomorrow.

Today's Lady Buffs Basketball playoff game scheduled for this morning has been cancelled until further notice.

GISD administration officials are closely monitoring the developing weather situation that may affect classes next week. A decision on any delay or cancellation for Tuesday will be made on Monday. Notification of any delay or cancellation will take place through email, text, social media, and voice calls. Be safe and stay warm.

The GHS Lady Buffs basketball Bi-District playoff game has been rescheduled again due to adverse weather conditions in Cameron. It will now be played in ROCKDALE tomorrow (SATURDAY) at 11am. Previously purchased tickets will be honored.

Tonight's basketball playoff game between the GHS Lady Buffs and Jarrell has been rescheduled for TOMORROW, Friday, Feb. 12 @ 6:30. The game will take place in CAMERON. Tickets purchased for tonight's game will be honored, and there are additional tickets available for purchase. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at: http://bit.ly/LadyBuffsVsJarrell (please print out your ticket)

The GHS Lady Buffs basketball playoff game in Rockdale has been cancelled. Details are being finalized on the rescheduled game and will be made available as soon as possible.

The GMS Lady Buffs were on their way to play the Lady Tigers when their bus experienced brake trouble. The bus came to a stop on the side of the road near the Smithville district bus barn. Smithville employees arranged to have a bus pick up the Lady Buffs and get them to the game, then they repaired the Giddings bus and delivered it to where the teams were playing. Giddings ISD wants to say how grateful we are for our neighbors in Smithville! Thank you for your help! We appreciate you!

Announcement Regarding Curbside Meal Distribution: Due to the weather delay, curbside meal distribution will be postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 12. The time will remain the same: 8:45am to 10:00am. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Hosein, Director of Dining Services, 979.542.2854

After a final check of the road conditions this morning, GISD administration officials have decided to maintain the two-hour delay for the school day. All campuses will be open two hours later than normal. All buses will run 2 hours later.

Weather Alert -- 2 Hour Delay After assessing the current weather conditions, it is out of an abundance of caution that GISD administration officials have decided to delay the start of school by 2 hours tomorrow, Monday, January 11. Although conditions appear to be favorable for the delay, administration officials will continue to monitor the situation throughout the night. Should it become necessary to cancel classes for Monday, the announcement will be made no later than 7am on Monday.

Giddings ISD administrators are closely monitoring the developing weather situation and will make a final decision at 5pm regarding classes on Monday.

NEW LOOK!! -- The GISD & campus websites will have a new look later this morning as the system receives an upgrade. The changes will occur at 10 am today, Thursday, Jan. 7. Although your browser may indicate "privacy warnings" as security certificates are updated, the site should be fully functional. #GoBuffs!

The GMS Girls Basketball games against Smithville tonight have been canceled.