Thanksgiving Luncheons are scheduled for the following dates:
Taft High School - Nov. 19th
Trevino Jr. High - Nov. 20th
Petty Elementary - Nov. 21st

Go to https://taft.hometownticketing.com/embed/all for tickets and attached flyers for more info! Last day for purchasing tickets is Thursday, November 13th!

18 days ago, Manny Lunoff
TISD Thanksgiving Luncheon Schedule 2025 (ENG)
TISD Thanksgiving Luncheon Schedule 2025 (SP)
Happy Education Support Professionals Day! We want to thank our support teams across the district who serve our students and staff on a daily basis! Your work does not go unnoticed and our daily operations could not function without you. We appreciate having you in Taft ISD and support all of our Greyhounds, Whippets & Pups!
1 day ago, Manny Lunoff
Admin Support
Bus Drivers
Child Nutrition
Custodians
Maintenance
Student Support
Happy Education Support Professionals Day

Taft ISD Bond 2024 Update
Excavation has started to set up the footprint for the new high school and pour the foundation for the new building. Work continues at the baseball/softball fields finishing work in the home dugouts.

3 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Drone Shot of THS footprint
Drone shot of HS Excavation
Baseball dugout railing
Softball Home Dugout Restroom
Softball Home Dugout Restroom
Softall Storage Room
Dugout Electrical
Baseball home dugout restroom plumbing
Baseball home dugout restroom plumbing and electrical
Softball Dugout Railing
Pics from last night's bi-district loss to Poth. Great season, Greyhounds! We're proud of you!
6 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Athletic Trainers
Here Come the Greyhounds
Montemayor with tackle
Ortiz looks for running room
Suarez rolls out
Blocking in the trenches
Ortiz slips tackle
Ready to Perform
Drum Major salute
THS Cheer
Community Send Off!! Join us at Greyhound stadium and up Green Avenue to send off Our Taft Greyhounds to Poth HS for their Bi-District Playoff game. Kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
7 days ago, Ida Martinez
community send off
Taft ISD will have a student early release on Friday (11/14). Petty ES will release at 1:30 PM. Trevino JH and Taft HS will release at 2 PM. Buses will run on an early schedule. Parents who pick up children should make appropriate arrangements.
9 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Student Early Release Eng version
Student Early Release Sp version
Taft High School Greyhound Band halftime performance, "Arabian Nights," at George West game
11 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Drum Major
Cornet Player
Football Trumpet Player
Percussion Pit
Drummers
Quad Player
Color Guard
Sabre solo
Flute Solo and Sabre Solo
Precussion Pit
Pics from Friday night's game in George West. Greyhounds lost a hard fought game. New season begins next week with bi-district round in Poth at 7 PM. Go Hounds Go! #TPND
11 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Opening Run Through
Captains of Game
Kickoff Team
Defense Lines up
Jasper Martin-Belk
Lining Up
Bright Moon
Greyhound Gang Tackle
Extra Point is Good
Leal TD
Classes will be in session at all Taft ISD campuses on Monday, Nov. 3rd. Contact your child's campus if you need assistance with transportation to school.
18 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Taft ISD classes in Session on November 3rd
This meeting is for students and parents who are interested in participating/learning Winterguard techniques starting this fall. It is open to students in 8th through 12th grades.
27 days ago, Manny Lunoff
Winterguard Interest Meeting Monday 10-27-25 at 6 PM

Ceremony will be in the fenced parking lot south of the stadium parking lot and event parking will be in front of Greyhound Stadium. Hope you can join us at this historic event!

29 days ago, Manny Lunoff
THS Groundbreaking Ceremony October 30, 2025 9:30 AM
Student Early Release on Fri (10/17): Petty releases students at 12 PM. Trevino JH & Taft HS releases students at 12:30 PM.
about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Early Release on October 17, 2025
For more information about the Food Pantry or to schedule an appointment, you can contact Katy Ballesteros, district social worker, at 361-528-2636 ext. 2239 or at katy.ballesteros@taftisd.net. It is open to all students and families in our Taft community.
about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Food Pantry Appointments
Phone lines are currently down in the entire district. Please use the following numbers for communication with the campuses. Thanks for your patience!
about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Phone Lines Down at All Campuses

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about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Free College Application Week Oct. 13-19
Thanks to all of the young ladies who participated in our Little Cheer Night at the Banquete game on Thursday night! Your spirit was a huge factor in our Greyhounds' win! We appreciate your support for our team! #TPND
about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Little Cheer
Congratulations to the Taft Greyhound Band who earned a 3rd place finish in the 3A/4A division at the Pettus Marching Invitational today! This contest was a gear up for the Region Contest next Saturday in Beeville. Performance time will be shared later this week. Shout Out to our Lunch Ladies who provided breakfast for our band members this morning! We appreciate you! Here are some pics from today's contest. Go Greyhound Band Go!
about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Percussion Pit
Sousaphone player
Trombone and Tuba sections
Flute player
Thank you, Lunch Ladies, for breakfast!
Drum Major leads
Strong Start
Saber solo
Flag toss
French Horns

The City of Taft has issued a boil water notice. All water fountains will be shut off on campuses for the day and other sources of safe drinking water will be provided to students and staff. Secondary students are encourage to bring water in clear bottles. We will continue to monitor the situation and send updates as they are shared.

about 1 month ago, Manny Lunoff
Boil Water Notice 10-9-25
Heads up - Texas’ Free College Application Week is taking place October 13-19, 2025! During this special week, Texas students will be able to apply at no cost via the ApplyTexas application system. Don’t miss out – get your application in by October 19! No application fees. More opportunities. Learn more: https://www.highered.texas.gov/free-college-application-week/. #TXFreeCollegeAppWeek
about 2 months ago, Manny Lunoff
Free College Application Week
Thanks to our friends at Brisket Joe's for their donation of BBQ sandwich meals for our custodians to enjoy a filling lunch! We appreciate your support of our staff as well as all of our community partners who support our district! #TPND
about 2 months ago, Manny Lunoff
Brisket Joe's Donation
Petty Elementary Custodians
Trevino JH Custodians
Taft High School Custodians
Jimmy Ortiz
Alicia Lucio
Lunch Delivery