The Garden City High School Debate team finished the national qualifying tournament for the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) on April 17th. The team qualified a number of students that will be competing at the national tournament this June. The team also received a series awards from the NSDA. […]
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GCHS Seniors Named 2021 Kansas Career and Technical Education Scholars
Garden City High School has four seniors that have been named 2021 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars, the Kansas State Department of Education announced on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. This year’s CTE Scholars are: Mya Cruz, Seth Jarmer, Rilee McGraw and Ryan Unsworth. The scholars will receive a […]
GCHS Forensics Team Students Qualify For National Competition
The Garden City High School forensics team has four events (6 students) that have qualified for one of the two national tournaments in which the team tries to compete at during the year. The team will continue competing through April. The students that have qualified for the events include: Riley […]
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center Receives Civic Advocacy Network Award
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center has been recognized with the Civic Advocacy Network Award by the Kansas State Department of Education. The award is for the civic engagement opportunities they offer students. Criteria for the award includes examples of how students are given instruction in government and democracy, incorporating discussion of […]
GCHS Seniors Named Kansas Honor Scholars
There have been a number of Garden City High School seniors that have been named Kansas Honor Scholars by the University of Kansas Alumni Association. These students are being recognized by the University of Kansas as the top ten percent of the graduating class after seven semesters. The GCHS students […]
USD 457 Teachers To Be Recognized at the Region 1 Kansas Teacher of the Year
Two USD 457 teachers will be recognized on Saturday, March 27th, at the Region 1 Kansas Teacher of the Year award ceremony that will be held virtually this year. Sarah Drubinskiy, special education teacher at Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center, and Sarah Wise, seventh grade Language Arts teacher at Kenneth […]
GCHS Hospitality Program Named to 2019-20 Elite 50
GCHS students in the culinary studies class. (picture is from archives and is pre-COVID 19 restrictions) The Garden City High School culinary program has been named to the 2019-20 Elite 50 from the National Center for Hospitality Studies at Sullivan University, Louisville, Kentucky. The Elite 50 is an exclusive group […]
Garden City Public Schools Foundation To Award Mini-grants
The Garden City Public Schools Foundation Grant Squad will visit schools on Wednesday, March 10th, to award $200 mini-grants to help teachers enhance instruction in their classrooms. The awards will be presented to teachers in a surprise celebration in their classrooms. The foundation received 12 grant applications from staff around […]
Music Concerts Scheduled At Schools During The Week
There will be a number of music concerts scheduled during the week at Garden City Public Schools. Students will be given a limited number of tickets from the music director so family members can attend the concerts. Kenneth Henderson Middle School will present a band concert on Monday, March 8th, […]
USD 457 To Celebrate Read Across America
Garden City Public Schools will be celebrating Read Across America from March 1st – 5th to promote reading and adult involvement in the education of our community’s students. Students at Garden City Public Schools will join millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the National Education Association’s (NEA) […]