News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
Garden City Community College is the recipient of a $16,000 Rural Business Development Grant for its new fall carpentry program. This news was presented by GCCC administration during a regularly scheduled meeting of the GCCC Board of Trustees, which met Tuesday. The grant, awarded by the Rural Development division of […]
The Class of 2020 graduation will probably look different than those of the past. Graduating amid a pandemic shouldn’t make the day any less special. Graduation is still something to celebrate and we all know that the seniors have worked hard to get to where they are over the last […]
Garden City High School drama department student Laren Hunt won a Jester Award for Technical Achievement from the Music Theatre of Wichita. The awards announcement was digitally broadcast on Sunday, May 3rd, due to the pandemic. Garden City High School was nominated for a total of 12 Jester Awards […]
The Garden City High School (GCHS) Debate Team completed the 2020 season with nine students applying for nationals, and seven earned spots based on the applications that were submitted to the West Kansas National Speech and Debate Association. The application process was for students to qualify for the virtual National […]
Jade Valdez-Gomez, GCHS senior Garden City High School senior Jade Valdez-Gomez is one of four high school students that are recipients of Kansas State University’s Edgerley-Franklin Leadership Kansas Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes outstanding high school seniors who have made contributions to the communities in which they live. The following students […]
Garden City High School senior Ethan Fisher was one of 64 seniors from across Kansas named to the Senior Leaders Conversation group. The seniors been selected to share their own stories and give guidance to their peers on how to transition from high school to postsecondary plans during the COVID-19 […]
DCIM\101MEDIA Steve Nordby, Garden City High School principal, was recognized as the Principal of the Year for Southwest Kansas (Region 6) on Thursday, April 23rd, by the KASSP (Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals). He was nominated and selected by principals across Kansas for his leadership, school improvement, dedication, professionalism […]
Garden City High School will join thousands of schools throughout the United States, Canada, and around the world to celebrate National Student Leadership Week, April 19–25. The week is dedicated to recognizing and reinforcing the important role of student leaders. The theme for this year’s event is “Leadership in Lights.” […]
Here’s a rundown of the most popular posts from our Facebook and website pages from this week, just in case you missed them! NEW KANSAS SOCIAL DISTANCING RACES ANNOUNCED A local Garden City man continues his marathon training, even after his race has been postponed due to COVID-19. He’s organized […]
The Garden City High School drama department has received word that the Music Theatre of Wichita has announced their nominees for their 19th Annual Jester Awards. Garden City High School was nominated for a total of 12 Jester Awards for the fall musical Disney’s Newsies, which was performed on November […]
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