November 5, 2021
#GGUSDPRIDE E-newsletter
The #GGUSDPride E-newsletter features many of the great things happening in GGUSD.  
Send your photos to pio_department@ggusd.us to highlight your school or students in the e-newsletter.
GGUSD Schools Ranked Among Nation's Best
Garden Grove Unified School District elementary and intermediate schools earned high rankings in the inaugural publication of America’s 2022 Best K-8 Schools issued by U.S. News & World Report recently.

All GGUSD elementary and intermediate schools were ranked with 20 elementary schools coming in the top 20% including Allen, Anthony, Barker, Cook, Excelsior, Evans, Faylane, Gilbert, Hazard, Hill, Morningside, Murdy, Paine, Parkview, Patton, Peters, Post, Sunnyside, Stanford, and Warren elementary schools. Allen Elementary was ranked in the top 25 of California elementary schools. Bell, McGarvin, and Jordan intermediate schools were ranked in the top 10% of California middle schools.
GGUSD Honors Community Heroes
At its meeting on November 2, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education honored the Assistance League of Garden Grove and Garden Grove Police Department School Resource Officers with the district's first Community Heroes award. The district thanked the organizations for making a difference in the lives of students! 
Marshall Students Get Creative with Pumpkin Decorating
GGUSD Superintendent Dr. Gabriela Mafi visited Marshall Elementary School for their first annual pumpkin decorating contest. There were over 95 pumpkins entered with prizes handed out for the cutest, most creative, and best overall pumpkin! #GGUSDPride
Hazard Elementary Starts New Tradition for Dia de los Muertos
Thanks to the school's new PTO Board, Hazard Elementary started a special new tradition for Dia de los Muertos to honor their loved ones who have passed.
Send Us Your Suggestions
Communicating with GGUSD is easy. Our Communication Guidelines were created to help families know who to contact when they have questions or concerns. Most questions and concerns are addressed and resolved at the school level. Click here for our Communication webpage to read our Communication Guidelines document with the most up-to-date contact information for parent communication in GGUSD. Additionally, we welcome you to submit suggestions, questions and input to our Online Suggestion Box so that we may better meet your needs and interests. You may choose to leave your phone number for a call back or simply leave your suggestion anonymously. Click here for the Suggestion Box.