Giddings High School

GHS Boys Cross Country STATE MEET INFORMATION DATE: Friday November 4, 2022 RACE TIME: 4A Boys - 9:00am LOCATION: Old Settlers Park, Round Rock, Texas TICKETS: Spectator Tickets: Tickets will be sold by car. The price paid by car for parking will be considered entry into the event. It is recommended to purchase tickets online in advance. NO CASH transactions will be available. Tickets may be bought on site with credit/debit card ONLY. • $25.00 – Vehicle with up to 2 persons • $40.00 – Vehicle with 2 or more persons • Purchase tickets here - https://uiltexas.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?fbclid=IwAR1xWxD5v8mQnl_K8qIGqLkupIHOlRWTfNW5K5NKcehx4yAbXvLPk2__5LU

GO Lady Buffs!!! Going to the next round in the playoffs! More information on the next game coming soon.

The Lady Buffs Volleyball Team takes on Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy tonight at Sealy High School at 5:30 PM in their Bi-District Playoff game. Please purchase your tickets for tonight's game at the following link. Go Lady Buffs! https://sealyisd.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/206?es=7q5bqjgishir7v5soif9hcai9f&single=0

Seniors, Herff Jones will be here on Wednesday, 11/2 from 11:50 am to 1 pm to take orders for graduation caps and gowns. You can also order online using the following link. Orders must be in by Nov. 18th to guarantee on time delivery. https://www.herffjones.com/schools/highschool/42000088000/

District CHAMPS!!! GO Lady Buffs!!! Our lady Buffs are headed to the playoffs!!

The Lady Buffs take on La Grange at Smithville High School Friday night in their seeding playoff matchup. Tickets for this game can be purchased online. Come out and cheer on the Lady Buffs! https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/812be378-9b75-4926-b77e-c8b1e6fdddb5/events/697165ec-9a43-43db-b188-8dbf5bac2ebd

Congratulations to the boys and girls Cross Country teams! The girls finished their season with a 6th place finish. The boys cross country team finished in 3rd place and will be representing GHS next Friday at the state meet in Round Rock, at Old Settler's Park, way to go Buffs!!

SENIORS Herff Jones will be here tomorrow to meet with all seniors at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria for cap and gown orders. https://www.herffjones.com/schools/highschool/42000088000/

GHS Leo Club members along with their sponsor Brandy Zingelmann, participated in Sight Night on Monday, Oct. 17th. Lillie Pietsch, Kinlee Kays, Faith Zoch, Brooklyn Walther, Kelby Cowen, Sonya Bhakta, Reagan Hinze, Allison Frazier, Emily Butler, Dominic Castandea, Leah Tedford, Sadie Michel, Gavyn Bailey, and Rylan Sailors (below/above) drove, walked, and mingled their way through various subdivisions of the Giddings area in efforts to collect old and used eyeglasses and frames. Thanks to the generosity of our amazing community, these Leo club members collected over 150 pairs of glasses which will be recycled and put to good use for others in the future. Great job Leo members and great job Giddings residents! The Leo Club, along with local Lions Clubs, will continue to collect eyeglass donations for the month of October in honor of vision month. Donations can still be made at the Giddings High School as well as some local businesses.

GISD Superintendent Roger Dees highlights a few items of interest for the Giddings ISD community -- a PDF of this mid-October newsletter is available here: https://5il.co/1je5h

Football Tickets for Friday Nights Game against Smithville can be purchased online. https://shs.smithvilleisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=186698&type=d&pREC_ID=2037973

Cross Country JV Girls & JV Boys are District Champions! Both teams finished with perfect scores. Jaida Rodea wins the girls race & Aiden Tovar is the boys champion. Congratulations Buffs!!

#2 State Ranked Buffaloes are the 2022 District Champions. Congratulations and way to represent Buffalo Nation!!

Cross Country Lady Buffs are 3-Peat District Champions. Congratulations ladies and way to represent Buffalo Nation!

GHS teachers were treated to an ice cream and coke floats today provided by the Giddings Noon Lions Club. Thank you for making our teachers feel appreciated today!

FCCLA visited Weise Farms where they worked to plant a fall garden, collected eggs, ground flour, and made homemade noodles. The students also helped bag and label 400 cookies. Thank you Weise Farms, Becky and Tim, we appreciate your hospitality and for teaching our students about farming!

Congratulations to the Lady Buffs Volleyball team on being named the Austin American-Statesman Team of the Week! Way to make us Buffalo Proud!!

The Lady Buffs Volleyball Pink Out theme has been rescheduled for the match against La Grange on Oct. 21st. This will be the same day as the Pink Out theme for football, as the Buffs will also play against La Grange. Varsity volleyball will start at 5pm, with freshmen & JV to follow. Kickoff for the football game is 7:30 at Buffalo Stadium. Come cheer on your Buffs & Lady Buffs! Wear Pink & Be Loud!

This year the Giddings Welding Team would like to give a very loud shout out to PUMPCO for their continued support and their donation of 6 Dewalt Cordless Grinders to help our students at the welding competitions perform at their highest level. We are sincerely thankful to all those that support the Welding Team each year. In 1st Picture left to right front row - Paige Aguilar, Seth Matejcek, Elias Arreola, Taylor Wells, Austin Schmidt, Kyler Giles, and Clay Schimank Pictured left to right back row - Julian Olivares, Keaton Bradford, John Oldham, and Clay Beisert. In 2nd picture is Elias Arreola who placed 11th in the Level 4 welding event and placed 1st in the cutting event at the Waller County Fair. In the 3rd picture is Clay Beisert working on his project.

The Lady Buffs Varsity Volleyball team defeated La Grange in 4 sets to take the lead in District play. Set scores were 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21. Go Buffs!