November Employees of the Month

At its most recent meeting, the Board of Education honored our November Employees of the Month - gardener/groundskeeper Cris Harkleroad and Lawrence teacher Cathy Choi-Kim. Watch our video to learn more about these outstanding employees.

Student Art Exhibited in Republic of Korea

On October 1-2, 20 pieces of artwork from GGUSD students, grades kindergarten through 12, were displayed at the 2022 Anyang City International Sister City Student Art Exhibition, in Anyang, Republic of Korea. Requested by the Sister City Association of Garden Grove, a local non-profit organization dedicated toward enhancing the relationship between Garden Grove and its sister city, Anyang Republic of Korea, the 20 pieces of artwork are within the exhibition’s theme of memory.

Halloween Spirt Across GGUSD

This past week, schools across GGUSD celebrated Halloween with a variety of events including costume parades, pumpkin decorating contest, trunk or treats and much more!

Parents and School Communities Come Together for

Parent Leadership Academy

This week hundreds of parent leaders from all GGUSD schools attended the district's Parent Leadership Academy to learn about important topics including cyber safety, new parent education programs and Family Resource Centers. Parents joined with school principals and district administrators to gather important information that they will take back to their school communities. Parents enjoyed hearing from Superintendent Gabriela Mafi, Assistant Superintendent Lorena Sanchez as well as Clayton Cranford, one of the nation’s leading law enforcement educators on online safety for children and families. GGUSD is so grateful for the engagement and partnership of our families! #GGUSDPride

Check out our Fall publication of School News for articles highlighting successes and accomplishments from all GGUSD schools. We are so proud of our students and staff for a great start to the 2022-2023 school year.

Bell Band Jams out with Mariner Marching Band

Bell Intermediate School's band played with the Pacifica High School band for the National Athem and fight song at a recent football game. It's great when our schools can join forces. #GGUSDPride

Students Visit Tanaka Farms

GGUSD Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Corrine works closely with students and their parents in the classroom. The group also took their first-ever field trip to the pumpkin patch at Tanaka Farms. What a great way to combine learning and fall fun! #GGUSDPride

Woodbury Students Hit the Books!

Woodbury recently participated in Jumpstart's Read for the Record, the world’s largest shared reading experience in which millions of adults and children read the same book on the same day. This year all classes read Nigel and the Moon, purchased by the amazing Woodbury PTSO for each classroom and the school library. It is a story that shares how pride in where we come from can bring shining confidence. Thank you to members of the Garden Grove Police Department who visited the campus and read to the students. #GGUSDpride

Dia de los Muertos at Russell

Russell Elementary welcomed families to pay respect to their loved ones at the school's beautiful altar for Dia de los Muertos.

GGUSD Outscores the State and County!

Did you know? GGUSD outperformed the county and state on 2022 state test scores for the California SBAC. GGUSD ranks #5 in California for public school districts of 35,000 or more students. We are so proud of our staff and students for their longstanding record of academic excellence! #GGUSDPRIDE

GGUSD Connects Families to Important Resources

DID YOU KNOW? New in 2022-23, GGUSD has five Family Resource Centers (one in each trustee area) to connect families to important assistance in areas like food, health care, housing, mental health counseling and more. Learn more about our Family Resource Centers and get a list of locations at https://ggusd.us/frc