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Promoting excellence and innovation in teaching and learning for all students in Orange Grove ISD.

11/03/2026

🔥🐷 HEY PITMASTERS… IT’S TIME TO GET SIGNED UP! 🐷🔥

Think you’ve got what it takes to bring home the GRAND CHAMPION title?! 🏆

The Smokin’ for Scholars BBQ Cook-Off is calling your name, and we’re ready to see some smoke rolling, briskets slicing, and trophies heading home! 💨🥩

🏆 IBCA SANCTIONED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP COOK-OFF

🔥 Bone Chaser Points Event

💰 $7,000 TOTAL PAYOUT!

🥩 Brisket

🍗 Chicken

🍖 Pork Spare Ribs

💵 $300 TEAM ENTRY FEE

✅ Electricity & Water Included!

🏆 Cash payouts for 1st–10th place in ALL THREE meat categories!

👑 Grand Champion & Reserve Grand Champion awards!

And let’s not forget… this isn’t just another cook-off!

Every team that fires up their pit is helping the Orange Grove ISD Education Foundation continue investing in our students, teachers, and classrooms! 🧡🖤

🔥 GOOD BBQ. GREAT COMPETITION. EVEN BETTER CAUSE. 🔥

📣 DON’T WAIT!! GET THOSE TEAMS REGISTERED TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

Select pay cash to pay day of!

👉 www.ogisdef.org/smokin-for-scholars

Already signed up? Drop your team name in the comments so we know who’s coming! 👇

Know a pitmaster who thinks their brisket can’t be beat? TAG THEM! 😏🥩

Let’s pack the pits, fill the air with smoke, and raise some serious money for education!

10/27/2026

🔥 WE’RE FIRED UP & LOOKING FOR SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS! 🔥

Our Smokin’ for Scholars Cookoff, benefiting the Orange Grove ISD Education Foundation, is gearing up, and we need YOUR help making our silent auction a huge success! 🧡🖤

We are currently seeking businesses and individuals who would be willing to donate items, experiences, or services to our silent auction!

💥 NEED SOME IDEAS? 💥

🎣 Outdoor Adventures: Guided fishing trips, hunting trips, fishing gear, outdoor experiences, or weekend getaways.

🔥 BBQ & Backyard Fun: BBQ pits, smokers, grills, fire pits, outdoor furniture, or grilling accessories.

🧊 Coolers & Outdoor Gear: Ice chests, YETI products, tumblers, camping equipment, or tailgating packages.

🏖️ Experiences: Vacation rentals, beach house stays, concert tickets, sporting event tickets, or family entertainment packages.

🛍️ Local Business Favorites: Gift baskets, restaurant gift cards, boutique items, spa packages, or donated services.

🎁 Get Creative! Tools, electronics, custom-made items, themed baskets, or anything else people would love to bid on!

⭐ HERE’S THE BEST PART! ⭐

The monetary value of your donated auction item will count toward our sponsorship levels! That means your business can receive sponsorship recognition based on the value of your donation, just as you would with a monetary sponsorship!

Every item donated helps us raise funds that go right back into supporting innovative educational opportunities, classroom grants, and the incredible students and staff of OGISD!

Whether you’re a local business, an outdoor enthusiast, or simply someone who wants to give back, we’d love to have your support!

📩 Interested in donating? Send us a message, and we’ll be happy to coordinate with you!

🔥 Great BBQ. Great Community. An Even Greater Cause. 🔥

10/09/2026

We would like to wish Dr. Hesseltine continued success as he takes on his next chapter of leadership in education as the Executive Director of ESC Region 2.

Without Dr. Hesseltine’s unwavering support, open-mindedness, and steadfast commitment to the students and staff of OGISD, the Education Foundation may have remained just a dream. His leadership, encouragement, and willingness to support new ideas have been instrumental in making our vision a reality.

We are incredibly grateful for his belief in our mission and the lasting impact he has made on our Foundation. We wish him all the best as he continues to lead, inspire, and make a difference in education across our region!

10/08/2026

📣HAVE YOU HEARD? 📣

Because of generous donors to the Education Foundation as well as the fundraising efforts of the Elementary with the Boosterthons, the playground has been funded and construction will begin soon!

09/21/2026

🔥 SMOKIN’ FOR SCHOLARS IS BACK! 🔥

This isn’t just a BBQ cook-off, it’s the Orange Grove ISD Education Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year and the support we receive directly impacts what we’re able to give back to our district.

In just two years, we’ve awarded over $90,000 in Innovative Grants to help our teachers bring new ideas, resources, and opportunities to our students. Your support also helps us fund teacher recognition and improvements throughout our district. 🧡🖤

Now we need our community, neighbors and local businesses to help us keep it going!

Sponsorship opportunities range from $250-$5,000, and every sponsorship helps us continue investing in the students, teachers, and schools that make Orange Grove so special all while getting some great perks.

🔥 Help us make this year’s Smokin’ for Scholars our biggest yet! Tag your favorite local businesses, business owners, friends & family below 👇 and share this post! You never know who might want to help us invest in our students, teachers and district.

Visit OGISDEF.org and scroll to Smokin’ For Scholars to become a sponsor.

Support our schools. Fuel their future while showing off your BBQ skills. 🐾🔥

09/18/2026

🐾🧡🖤🏈 IT’S HOCO DAWGS!!! 🐾🧡🖤🏈

Share your family’s spirited looks below! Can’t wait to see everyone cheering on the football team, cheerleaders and band tonight!

09/17/2026

🔥 SMOKIN’ FOR SCHOLARS IS BACK! 🔥

The 3rd Annual Smokin’ for Scholars BBQ Cookoff is coming December 4–5, 2026, and we’re bringing some BIG payouts and prizes this year! 🏆

💰 $7,000 TOTAL EVENT CASH PAYOUT
🎁 PLUS $3,000 IN PRIZES
🏆 Cash payout 1st–10th in EACH meat category
🎁 Every walk 1st–15th will receive something to walk away with
🥇 $500 Grand Champion + Custom Short Rib Drum Smoker
🥈 $300 Reserve Champion + Custom Short Rib Drum Smoker

🪙 IBCA Sanctioned- State Championship
🦴 Bone Chaser event

💵 $300 Entry: includes team entry, RV spot plus electric & water

💰 50/50 JACKPOTS: Beans • Dessert • Ribeye Steak
🎯 Friday Night Dart Tournament — $300 payout!

📍 Wilderness Lakes RV Resort — Lake Corpus Christi
📅 December 4–5, 2026

Registration is OPEN! Scan the QR code on the flyer or head to OGISDEF.org to get your team signed up.

Every entry helps the Orange Grove ISD Education Foundation continue investing directly into our students, teachers, and schools. 🧡🖤

Tag your cookoff crew, share this post, and we’ll see y’all at the pits! 🔥

Interested in sponsoring or have questions about our event?
📞 Contact Brittney Crow at 361-813-1672 or [email protected]

09/14/2026

🍁🍂Huge shoutout to Shelby Phillips and Nolly May Jones for their hard work on our float for the Orange Grove ISD Homecoming Parade. We are also thankful to Salt Lick Feed Store, LLC for their donation of hay to make our float so festive that we won BEST COMMUNITY ENTRY! 🍂🍁

09/08/2026

Become an Annual Legacy Partner!

Supporting Orange Grove ISD students and teachers really can be this simple.

Our 2026–2027 Annual Legacy Partner Campaign allows businesses, organizations, families, and community members to make one annual contribution and choose the Foundation events and programs they’d like to support throughout the year.

And those contributions add up to something BIG.

✨ In just TWO YEARS, the Orange Grove ISD Education Foundation has given more than $98,000 back to our school district! ✨

That funding helps us provide Innovative Teaching Grants, Mini Grants, student and teacher opportunities, and other programs that directly benefit our campuses.

Ready to become a Legacy Partner? It’s easy:

🖤 Visit OGISDEF.org⁠
🧡 Scroll to Annual Donor Campaign
🖤 Select your sponsorship level
🧡 Make your donation… and you’re officially part of the impact!

Every sponsorship helps us continue putting resources right back into Orange Grove ISD classrooms and campuses.

$98,000+ in two years; and we’re just getting started.

Your Support. Their Success.

09/01/2026

🖤🧡 Meet Your 2026–2027 OGISD Education Foundation Team! 🧡🖤

We are excited to introduce the Executive Team and Board Members serving the Orange Grove ISD Education Foundation for the 2026–2027 school year!

This group is made up of community members who are passionate about supporting our students, teachers, campuses, and the continued growth of innovative educational opportunities throughout OGISD.

We have some exciting things ahead this year, and we can’t wait to continue working alongside our community to make an impact where it matters most.. in our classrooms and for our students. 🐾

Please join us in welcoming our 2026–2027 team and thanking them for volunteering their time, talents, and hearts to support education in Orange Grove! 🖤🧡

Here’s to another great year of investing in education and making a difference together!

Address

404 S Eugenia Street
Orange Grove, TX
78372

Telephone

+3617267100

Website

http://www.ogisdef.org/

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