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August 2018 GALENA PARK SCHOOLS Back-to-School Edition • 7

Marching Band
Festivals

Galena Park ISD will host three marching competitions during the month
th
of October. The 17 Annual GPISD Marching Band Festival will be held on
Saturday, October 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The University Interscholastic
League’s (UIL) Region 33 Marching Contest will be held on Saturday, October
20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The UIL Area F 6A Marching Contest will be
held on Saturday, October 27 beginning at 9:00 a.m.

All events will be held at the GPISD Athletic Stadium.

Admission price for each event is $5 per person.

For more information about the festivals, including bands participating
and performance times, please visit the fine arts webpage
at www.galenaparkisd.com.

Character
Education

Although it is important students receive a good education in
academics, it is equally essential that character education be addressed
as well. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “The function of education is to teach
one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character
- that is the goal of true education.” True education is what students in
Galena Park ISD receive.

Each month, a character trait is presented to the students of GPISD. The
school faculty exemplifies the monthly trait while teachers integrate
character education into lessons. Students should focus on the monthly
trait in their school and home life. The character traits our students and
faculty will focus on this year are:

August/September Citizenship

October Compassion & Tolerance

November Fairness

December Honesty & Integrity

January Perseverance

February Responsibility CHARACTER

March Respect

April Self-Discipline
INTELLIGENCE PLUS CHARACTER
May/June Trustworthiness THAT IS THE GOAL OF TRUE EDUCATION