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Gilmer Independent School District

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Homecoming Week and Pep Rally Day

Posted Date: 09/21/26 (09:17 AM)


Hello BJH Families,

It's Homecoming Week, and we will have a pep rally on Thursday, September 24th!  

Students may wear mums or garters on Thursday and/or Friday. If you are sending your student homecoming gifts, please keep in mind that balloons are not allowed on the bus for safety purposes. 


Pep Rally Procedures

  • This week, the pep rally will begin at 3:15 pm! Parents may enter the gym at 3:05 pm. 
  • Please do not arrive or enter the gym until the designated time.
  • Please sit in the MIDDLE section of the HOME side bleachers.
  • Please do not enter the main building or any classrooms after the pep rally.
  • If you are not coming to the pep rally, but only coming to pick up your child from school at the end of the day, please do not enter through the gate until 3:30 pm as usual.
  • Your student may leave with you after the pep rally. You will NOT need to sign them out. 
  • There may be buses lined up for dismissal after the pep rally, please do not pass our buses while students are loading. You may wait and leave when our buses begin to move, or you may find a different, safe way to exit. With either option, please watch for our students follow all bus laws and be safe. 
  • Families who are not attending the pep rally will be lined up in the car rider line to pick up their children after school. Please be courteous and patient when trying to leave after the pep rally. 
  • Please remember that the pep rally is for the students.