Garden City Public Schools has scheduled open houses for the start of the school year. Open houses provide parents the opportunity to become familiar with the schools, teachers, and classrooms that their children will be attending.
Open house on Thursday, August 7th:
Plymell Elementary School, Kindergarten only, 5:45-6:15 p.m.; All students K-6, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Open houses on Monday, August 11th include:
Abe Hubert Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo Jones Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Edith Scheuerman Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Florence Wilson Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Gertrude Walker Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Jennie Wilson Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Victor Ornelas Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Horace Good Middle School, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Open houses on Tuesday, August 12th include:
Alta Brown Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Georgia Matthews Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Jennie Barker Elementary School, 4:30 -6:00 p.m.
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City High School, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Open house on Wednesday, August 13th:
Garfield Early Childhood Center, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Open house on Thursday, August 14th:
Garden City Achieve, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Open house on Tuesday, August 19th:
Virtual Academy, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The district is asking parents to update their contact information with the schools. The district needs this contact information so buildings can contact families on any updates as we progress through the school year.
The first day of school for the 2025-26 school year will be Wednesday, August 13th with a half-day orientation for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade, seventh grade, ninth and tenth grades and all students new to Garden City Public Schools. The first full day of school for Garden City Public Schools is Thursday, August 14, 2025, when all classes will be in session for the start of the 2025-26 school year.
School supply lists for kindergarten - middle school can be found here.