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…
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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…
Students return to class at Gulfport High School
School is back in session for students of the Gulfport School District. News 25’s Gabby Cox went to Gulfport High School to get a look at some of the new safety measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Back…
Concerns over Gulfport School District's reopening plan
The Gulfport School District plans to reopen in just under two weeks, giving parents and guardians the option to send their children to school for classroom instruction or to learn online. A number of parents, grandparents, guardians, and community members…
Gulfport School District reopening plans for 2020-2021 school year
There are a variety of reopening plans on the table for the Gulfport School District’s upcoming school year. A contingency plan based on four different models was released to parents. The traditional model opens schools as traditionally as possible adhering…
Gulfport School District 2020 Summer Meals Program
The Gulfport School District has put safety precautions in place to make sure everyone can benefit from the summer meals program this year. Gulfport Central Middle and Gulfport High School will be the two locations this summer from now until…
Gulfport School District offering free summer food service
The Gulfport School District is offering free food service for children 18 and under or 21 and under if disabled. Adult lunches are $3.25. Lunch and breakfast will be available Monday through Friday until June 30th and from July 6th…
Pre-K classes in Gulfport School District begin in August
Four elementary schools in the Gulfport School District are getting ready to welcome toddlers to the classroom! The district is working with MSU’s Head Start Program to allow Gulfport parents and their young kids the opportunity to attend a preschool…
Gulfport Rotary Club gifts dictionaries to third grade students
This morning, Gulfport Rotary Club members paid a visit to Central Elementary with gifts in hand. This visit was to hand out 85 dictionaries to third grade students as part of their volunteer outreach program. After they gave the dictionaries…
Gaston Point Elementary School to close doors
Gaston Point Elementary School in Gulfport will officially be shutting its doors at the end of the school year. The Gulfport School Board voted to close Gaston Point Elementary on Monday night. The school has struggled with the number of…
Gaston Point Elementary forum
More than a hundred residents gathered at the Gaston Point Community Center wanting answers on the future of Gaston Point Elementary School. Questions were on the minds of many as locals piled into the Gaston Point Community Center, looking to…
Potential closing of Gaston Point Elementary
Locals in the Gaston Point area are questioning the motives behind the talks of potentially closing the elementary school. The talks of closing Gaston Point Elementary School have been in the works for five years now with meetings taking place…
New semester starts at Gulfport schools
It’s back to school time for Gulfport students and with the new year comes new goals for many students. Today is the first day of spring semester at Gulfport High School. According to Gulfport High Principal Michael Lindsey, the spring…
iPod donation for perfect attendance at Gulfport School District
Harrah’s Gulf Coast has partnered with United Way to reward some students in the Gulfport School District. The donation included 15 iPod Nanos and 30 iTunes gift cards. These music gadgets will be given to students at both schools in…