Hector J. Garcia Early College High School

Congratulations to the following Bilingual Scholar students: Carlos Merino Alejandro Villegas Ricardo Mata Damarys Rodriguez Oswaldo Ontiveros #PhoenixPride

Early Release tomorrow for high school is 1:45 pm. Buses will depart from GECHS between 1:45-2 pm.

Please support GECHS Senior Class by joining us at Freddy's tonight from 4-8 p.m. for our Senior Class Spirit Night. Don't forget to mention Garcia Early College at the register! See flyer for more information.

Congratulations to the following students who placed at the Nixon UIL Invitational Meet. Science Karla Madrigal: 1st place, 12th grade: 1st place overall, and Top Chemistry Luis Arriaga: 4th place in 12th grade Number Sense: Enzo Revelo, 4th place - 9th grade Alicia Jimenez, 3rd place - 10th grade Raymundo Alvarado, 4th place - 11th grade Current Events: David Narvaez, 3rd place - Calculators Application: Yesenia Licona, 2nd place - 9th grade Ronnie Castro, 3rd place - 9th grade Alicia Jimenez, 2nd place - 10th grade Literary Criticism Yuliet Parra 1st place NOT PICTURED: Science Marcos Hernández: 3rd place, 10th grade Calculators App: Jacqueline Ciriaco, 4th place, 11th grade Diego Dosal Gomez, 6th place, 9th grade David De La Rosa, 5th place, 11th grade

Don you know Mrs. Sara Villanueva? GECHS Campus Spotlight: Sara Villanueva has worked as an ELAR teacher with LISD for 17 years and is currently the English 1301/1302 dual enrollment support teacher, where she works closely with TAMIU adjuncts. She earned her M.S. in Special Education with a concentration in Reading in December 2020 from Texas A&M International University. Mrs. Villanueva is in the 3rd year of her doctoral studies in curriculum and instruction, focusing on language, diversity, and literacy studies at Texas Tech University. She attributes her accomplishments at work and in her studies to the loving support she has from her husband of 16 years, her son, and her daughter.  #PhoenixPride

Congratulations to Yuliet, Miranda, & Victor for placing 2nd place team for Literary Criticism at the UIL-Alexander Meet. Yuliet took 1st and Miranda took 3rd. 👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉

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Do you know Maria Sepulveda? GECHS Campus Spotlight: Mrs. Maria Sepulveda is a custodian at GECHS. She has been working with LISD for 25 years. Mrs. Sepulveda worked her first three years as a part-time cafeteria staff at Kawas Elem. before becoming a custodian. She has worked at GECHS for most of her 25 years. Mrs. Sepulveda says that being a custodian can be a lot of work, but keeping a clean and safe environment for all students, faculty, and staff is satisfying. Being a custodian also helps her stay active and interact with everyone. #PhoenixPride

GECHS students volunteered at the Memorial Middle School UIL Invitational Meet. #PhoenixPride

Congratulations to the following students that place in UIL Science: 2nd Place Team: Luis Arriaga, Kelsey Castro, Pablo Guzman 12th Grade 1st place, 2nd Place overall: Luis Arriaga 12th Grade 2nd Place, 3rd Place Overall: Kelsey Castro 11th Grade 2nd Place: Pablo Guzman 11th Grade 5th Place Jaden Maldonado Sponsor: Mrs. L. Madriaga

Congratulations to the following students that place in UIL Spelling. 1st place: Mia Cuevas 5th place: Sophia Madrigal 1st place team Mia Cuevas Sophia Madrigal Mykayla Flores Sponsor: Mrs. K. Ramirez

GECHS seniors attended an Early College Fair at Heights Elementary School. They shared their experiences taking dual enrollment courses at TAMIU with the elementary students. Our students provided them with insight into their college majors and future careers. This was a great opportunity to show the elementary students how to start their journey toward educational success. #PhoenixPride

GECHS’s seniors are starting to receive their university acceptance letters. Mía Ramírez was accepted to St. Mary’s University and Joyce Guizar was accepted to University of Houston. We are so proud of their collegiate achievements. #PhoenixPride

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at LISD! LISD welcomed the holiday season with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony along with live performances by school cheerleaders, dance teams, bands, choir, and of course Santa Claus made a special appearance for the children..

Garcia Early College Superintendent Advisory Council had a meeting today. Afterward, the students went to Sanchez-Ochoa, Ligarde, and D.D. Hachar Elementary and read to students. #LISD/PhoenixPride

12 Days of Christmas starting tomorrow! Let's have a holly, jolly time! Wear your favorite Team shirt or jersey tomorrow!!!

The DEADLINE to apply to Hector J. Garcia Early College High School for the academic school year 2024-2025 is approaching. DEADLINE is this Friday, December 1, 2023 by 5:00PM. You can find the application on our school website, https://earlycollege.elisd.org/ or click the link below to fill-out the application. If you need assistance or have questions, please contact the school at 956-273-7700. https://rb.gy/9diwvr

GECHS’s seniors are starting to receive their university acceptance letters. Uriel Ancona was accepted to University of the Incarnate World, Jacob Benavides Accepted to UTSA, and Alexis Fuentes The University of Texas at Dallas acceptance We are so proud of their collegiate achievements. #PhoenixPride

STARN College Fair 11th and 12th grade students visited with representatives from 15 colleges across Texas.  This was a great opportunity for seniors to speak to representatives and submit transcripts and for our juniors to start exploring college opportunities.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at LISD! Join us for the lighting of the LISD Christmas Tree Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the LISD Performing Arts Complex Foyer and Auditorium located at 2400 San Bernardo Ave.