Girard Elementary School

10/06/2026

Today, we celebrate the incredible instructional coaches who support, inspire, and empower our district every day. Thank you for being champions for teaching and learning and for helping our educators and students thrive! 💙

We appreciate you today and every day! 🍎👏

10/05/2026

🍂🎃 Fall fun is coming to Dothan Preparatory Academy! Join DPA Saturday, October 31, for a free Fall Festival open to the community! From 3–5 p.m., families can enjoy music, candy, games and more around the track at DPA.

Grab your family and friends! We will see you there! 🐺🍁

10/03/2026

🍂 Happy Fall Break! 🍁

We hope our students, families, and staff enjoy a well-deserved break filled with rest, relaxation, and time together. We’ll see everyone back at school on October 12! 💛🧡

Enjoy the break! 🍎✨

10/03/2026

Happy National Custodian Day to the amazing custodians of Dothan City Schools! 💙🧹

Each day our custodial team work behind the scenes to help make our schools clean, safe, welcoming, and comfortable places to learn and grow. Their hard work, dedication, and attention to detail makes a meaningful difference in our school communities. We are so grateful for the care they put into creating spaces where our students and staff can thrive.

Thank you for all you do to care for Dothan City Schools. We appreciate you today and every day! 💙

10/03/2026

🎉Today was special for these students! After six weeks of learning about what it means to be “PUPS” at Girard, they got to celebrate with a “wolf pup” graduation! Thank you to Mrs Adams, our Behavior Specialist, for working with our students and helping them to learn the skills they will need to be successful in school! 🎉

10/03/2026

We want to say a special thank you to First United Methodist Church of Dothan’s “Bread of Life” program! We are always so thankful for these surprises for our long breaks! Thank you for thinking of our children as you work as a community to fill each of these food bags!

Our student government members did a wonderful job assisting with getting these boxes in the building!

10/02/2026

Didn’t we tell you our kindergarten is on fire for learning right now? 🔥 Counting lessons using strategies from “Math by the Book” = engaging lessons in K classes today!

10/01/2026

October is National Principal’s Month! Ms. Clark is the epitome of exceptional leadership, and our school is so lucky to be led by her. Let’s celebrate her all month long for the excellent work she does for GES!

10/01/2026

Our kindergartners are putting in the work! Centers are going strong, and we are already seeing so much growth after only 9 weeks! So proud of these boys and girls 🥳🎉

10/01/2026