GPHSGophers

💙 to Chicken N Pickle - Grand Prairie for hosting our Grand Prairie High School teachers and staff as we celebrate the kickoff of the 2026–2027 school year! Thank you for your incredible hospitality and for helping us start the year with great food, fun, and fellowship. Here's to an amazing year ahead!

to our Grand Prairie Early College High School Gophers! 💙

Congratulations on being recognized as an **Early College High School Designated with Distinction** by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Educate Texas for the 2025–2026 school year!

This prestigious honor recognizes Early College High Schools that demonstrate exceptional performance and outstanding student outcomes in college readiness, academic success, and postsecondary achievement.

This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our scholars, families, teachers, staff, Dallas College partners, and community stakeholders who work together every day to help students succeed. We are incredibly proud of our GP ECHS Gophers for setting the standard for excellence and showing what a **Winning Culture** looks like in action.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 💙

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Melissa Zarazua, Counselor at GPHSGophers, is the latest Grand Prairie ISD staff member to receive their doctorate. She earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Texas Tech University. Dr. Zarazua, congratulations on a job well done! GPISD is excited to celebrate this exceptional accomplishment with you.

💙 What an incredible turnout for our GP ECHS Summer Bridge and Parent Orientation!

The energy in the room was amazing as we welcomed our newest ECHS Gophers and their families. From meeting classmates and staff to learning about the opportunities, expectations, and support systems that make GP Early College High School such a special experience, it was a great way to kick off this exciting journey.

A huge thank you to all of the students and families who took time out of their summer to join us. Your enthusiasm, questions, and commitment to success were inspiring to see.

We can't wait to watch this group grow, achieve, and make their mark as ECHS Gophers. The future is bright, and this is just the beginning! 💙

💙🚔 to our GPHS Police Explorers! 🚔💙

Please join us in congratulating GPHS Police Explorers
👏 Danniel Quinones
👏 Melquiades "Izzy" Irizarry
👏 Belen Gomez
👏 Gabby John
on their outstanding performance at the **Allen Police Explorers Midnight Madness Competition**.

Unlike most student competitions, Midnight Madness is an overnight event designed to simulate the challenges of a real law enforcement patrol shift. Throughout the night, students respond to realistic scenarios that test their communication, critical thinking, teamwork, professionalism, and ability to perform under pressure.

Their hard work earned them placements in **5 different events**:
🥇 1st Place – Crime Scene Investigation
🥇 1st Place – Disturbance
🥉 3rd Place – Stolen Vehicle/Pursuit
🥉 3rd Place – 911 Hang-Up
🥉 3rd Place – Robbery in Progress

What makes this achievement even more impressive is that most of the team was new to competition. They embraced every challenge, learned from every scenario, and represented Grand Prairie High School with determination, professionalism, and BIG BLUE Gopher pride.

We are incredibly proud of these students and all they accomplished!

👏 Help us congratulate Danniel, Izzy, Belen, and Gabby in the comments below!

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Today we're celebrating the incredible students who help bring the voice of Grand Prairie High School to life!

First, we'd like to congratulate and thank our graduating GPHS Announcement Team seniors:

🎓 David Ventura
🎓 Stephanie Andrade
🎓 Christopher Hernandez-Tellez

Thank you for your leadership, professionalism, creativity, and dedication to keeping the GPHS community informed throughout your time on the GPHS Announcement Team. We are proud of all you've accomplished and can't wait to see what your futures hold!

As one chapter ends, another begins. Please help us welcome the newest members of the GPHS Announcement Team for the 2026-2027 school year:

🎤 Aubrey Sanchez
🎤 Julian Guel
🎤 Oluwateniolami "Teni" Odunoluwa

They will join returning team members:

🎤 Colton Ziegler
🎤 Rayelinn Garcia
🎤 Torria Sykes

Together, this talented group will serve as the voices of GPHS, delivering daily announcements, highlighting student achievements, promoting campus events, and helping keep our Gopher community connected throughout the school year.

In addition to their announcement team roles, these students will play an important part in creating content for GPHS social media platforms, you will see their faces helping share the stories, successes, and experiences that make our school special while keeping students, staff, and families informed and engaged.

Congratulations to our graduates, welcome to our newest team members, and here's to another amazing year of informing, inspiring, and representing GPHS!

Once a Gopher, Always a Gopher!

Please join us in congratulating recent GPHS graduate **Sarah Mink** on an incredible achievement!

After serving as **Captain of the GPHS Geepettes**, Sarah recently auditioned for the **UTA Maverick Dancers** and earned a spot on the team! 🎉💙🧡

This fall, Sarah will attend **The University of Texas at Arlington**, where she plans to major in **Education** and minor in **Dance** while continuing her passion for performance as a member of the .

Throughout her time at GPHS, Sarah demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication, school spirit, and a commitment to excellence both on and off the dance floor. Her hard work and determination have opened the door to an exciting new chapter, and we couldn't be more proud.

Congratulations, Sarah! We know you'll represent GPHS with the same pride, passion, and excellence that made you such an outstanding leader as a Geepette.

💙 Once a Gopher, always a Gopher! 💙

WE DID IT, Gophers! 🏆

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who signed up for a BJ's Wholesale Club membership using the GPHS discount code!

Because of your support, Grand Prairie High School sold the MOST memberships in the district and won the membership drive competition, earning a $1,000 donation for our campus!

Representatives from BJ's Wholesale Club stopped by to present us with our check, and we couldn't be more grateful for this partnership and opportunity.

This $1,000 will help support our students and staff, and it wouldn't have been possible without our amazing GPHS families, alumni, staff, and community members who chose to support our school.

Thank you to BJ's Wholesale Club for investing in local schools and giving our community a fun way to give back. And thank YOU, Gopher Nation, for once again showing what happens when we come together for a common goal.

We don't just participate—we compete, support one another, and WIN!