Students in Gulfport School District get new badges
Gulfport middle and high school students have a new form of identification. This week, students received a badge that combines the library system, cafeteria system, and the bus…
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Free breakfast and lunch at eight Gulfport schools
Eight Gulfport schools are eligible to receive free healthy breakfast and lunch for the current school year. Those schools are: Anniston Elementary, Bayou View Elementary, Central Elementary, Pass…
School back in session for Gulfport School District students
It’s the first school day for select grades in the Gulfport School District. Despite having a shorter summer than most districts due to their flexible schedule, these…
Gulfport School District preparing to return to class
Schools in the Gulfport School District are preparing to head back to class this week. Parents, teachers, and students were at Gulfport High School this morning, taking care…
Young investors program awards local students
The Gulfport School District celebrated students who completed the Wake Forest Young Investors Program. Students participated in the First Generation Investors, which is a nonprofit organization founded by students at…
Gulfport School District celebrates teachers for National Teacher Appreciation Week
All this week, schools across the country are celebrating National Teacher Appreciation Week. The Gulfport School District and community are spending the week showing their teachers…
Mask mandate implemented for Gulfport schools
The Gulfport School District announced changes to its COVID-19 policy that took effect today. All Gulfport School District employees and students are now required to wear a mask. The Gulfport…
Gulfport School District implements mask mandate
The Gulfport School District has announced changes to its COVID-19 policy. Beginning August 2nd, all Gulfport School District employees and students are required to a wear mask. The Gulfport School District began the new school year last week. Sixth and…
Students in the Gulfport School District head back to school
School is in session for the ten schools in the Gulfport School District. Thursday marked the return of sixth and ninth graders while today was the…
Sixth and ninth graders in the Gulfport School District return to school
Today was the first day of school for sixth and ninth graders in the Gulfport School District. This year, class is starting earlier than…
First day of school for sixth and ninth graders in the Gulfport School District
Today is the first day of school for some students in the Gulfport School District. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf is at Gulfport…
Gulfport schools preparing to head back to class
Schools in the Gulfport School District are preparing to head back to class earlier than usual due to their new flexible schedule. The new schedule will take the…
Bayou View Elementary holds kindergarten camp to help ease kids into school year
With Gulfport School District heading back to class next week, Bayou View Elementary School wanted to help their kindergartens get adjusted to elementary…
Gulfport School District operating on new year-round schedule
For students in the Gulfport School District, they will be heading back to class in July due to a new year-round schedule. While students in other school districts…
Gulfport School District teachers, staff, and administrators get second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Three weeks ago, at Gulfport High School, Singing River Health Systems, and Gulfport School District partnered to administer first dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Today, second dose vaccines went into the arms of teachers, administrators and staff. Many…
Gulfport School District collected peanut butter for the March of Mayors Food Drive
The Gulfport School District collected over two tons of peanut butter for the March of the Mayors Food Drive. Over the last month, Gulfport High School participated in a district wide food drive helping contribute to March…
Gulfport School District adding virtual academy program for 2021-2022 school year
After seeing how some students perform better learning virtually, the Gulfport School District has decided to add a new virtual academy program for the 2021-2022 school year. Virtual school existed way before COVID-19 hit, but has now…
Gulfport School District teachers receive COVID-19 vaccines
Teachers and staff from Gulfport High School and Bayou View Middle School were scheduled to have COVID vaccines on campus at their convenience. Every member from the Gulfport School District is eligible to receive their COVID vaccine.…
Gulfport School District vaccinating teachers
With Mississippi teachers becoming eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, the Gulfport School District distributed vaccines to teachers with the help of their community partners. Gulfport Central Middle School Teacher Haley Whittermore said, “I got…
Gulfport School District partnering with Memorial Hospital and Singing River Health System for COVID-19 vaccines
The Gulfport School District partners with Memorial Hospital Gulfport and with Singing River Heath Systems to vaccinate all interested employees against the COVID -19 virus. Memorial Hospital Gulfport will distribute vaccines for all Gulfport School District Elementary School employees and…
Gulfport School District receives new computers
As digital learning becomes more common for schools, the Gulfport School District is rolling out new pieces of hardware to keep their students and teachers connected. Laptop computers were delivered this afternoon to the school district’s technology…
Gulfport School District will forfeit athletic events with Jackson County School District this Fall
On Tuesday, August 25, Jackson County School District Superintendent Dr. John Strycker received written communication from Gulfport Superintendent Glen East of Gulfport’s decision not to compete against JCSD this fall for health and safety reasons due to Gulfport School District’s…
Gulfport School District installs temperature machines in schools
The Gulfport School District now has customized machines to help check temperatures for staff. The district has partnered with Mississippi-based Howard Industries to install customized machines to check staff temperatures. It will read a person’s body temperature. If the temperature…
100 students sent home for 14-day quarantine after Gulfport High School teacher exhibits COVID-19 symptoms
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport High School has a teacher exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, according to a statement released by the Gulfport School District. The staff member has not tested positive and is going to get testing today. The Gulfport…