Garden City High School CTE will hold a fundraiser in partnership with Applebee's today, August 12. Twenty-five percent of your order will go to support the program. Thank you for your support!
We kicked off the school year with a little throwback fun at our Back-to-School Convocation & District Inservice Day! 🎶
Our morning was full of energy, laughter, and plenty of 90s nostalgia as we came together to celebrate the start of a new school year. We enjoyed an inspiring keynote from Gerry Brooks, connected with our community partners at the vendor fair, and then spent the afternoon learning and growing through a variety of training sessions.
We’re grateful for the incredible people who make up our district and for the community that continues to support our schools. Here’s to a new school year filled with learning, growth, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. Let’s make it totally awesome! 🕶️💿💙
Our morning was full of energy, laughter, and plenty of 90s nostalgia as we came together to celebrate the start of a new school year. We enjoyed an inspiring keynote from Gerry Brooks, connected with our community partners at the vendor fair, and then spent the afternoon learning and growing through a variety of training sessions.
We’re grateful for the incredible people who make up our district and for the community that continues to support our schools. Here’s to a new school year filled with learning, growth, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. Let’s make it totally awesome! 🕶️💿💙
School buses will run on Wednesday, August 12th, for the morning session of the start of the school year for Garden City Public Schools. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061831
The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 12th. K- 5th grade, 7th grade, 9th & 10th grades, and new students will attend a morning session. The first full day of school will be Thursday, August 13th. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061831
The USD 457 Educational Support Center will be CLOSED Tuesday morning for a staff in-service. The Educational Support Center will be OPEN with regular business hours on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061878
School resumes Wednesday, August 12th, and School Zones will be active throughout the town.
👀 Stay alert and slow down
🚗 Expect traffic delays
👫 Watch for children
🚸 Obey all posted traffic signs. School zone speed limits are 20 MPH - no exceptions!
🛑 Stop for school buses and crossing guards
📱 Ditch the distractions
Let's all work together to ensure a safe start to the school year!
The USD #457 Board of Education will meet Monday, August 10, at 6:00 p.m. in the Educational Support Center Board Room. Agenda information can be found at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2712
Check out what’s on the menu this week! *Menu subject to change. To view the full menu, visit: https://www.gckschools.com/page/child-nutrition-and-wellness
Officers from the Garden City Police Department are at a school today doing ALICE training as part of in-services across the district. For more information about the start of school, go to www.gckschools.com.
The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 12th, with a half-day orientation for students in grades K-5th grade, 7th grade, 9th & 10th grades, and all students new to Garden City Public Schools. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061831
New teachers are continuing their in-services today and getting prepared for the start of the school year. For more information about the start of the school year, go to www.gckschools.com.
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 houses on Monday, August 10th include:
Alta Brown Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Abe Hubert Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 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.
Georgia Matthews Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Gertrude Walker Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Jennie Barker Elementary School, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Jennie Wilson Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Plymell Elementary School, Kindergarten students and parents will meet from 5:30-6:00 p.m., and then all students in kindergarten – 6th grade will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Victor Ornelas Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Horace Good Middle School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City Achieve , 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City High School, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Garfield Early Childhood Center open house will be held on Thursday, August 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
For more information about the start of the school year, go to www.gckschools.com.
Open houses on Monday, August 10th include:
Alta Brown Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Abe Hubert Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 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.
Georgia Matthews Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Gertrude Walker Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Jennie Barker Elementary School, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Jennie Wilson Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Plymell Elementary School, Kindergarten students and parents will meet from 5:30-6:00 p.m., and then all students in kindergarten – 6th grade will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Victor Ornelas Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Horace Good Middle School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City Achieve , 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City High School, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Garfield Early Childhood Center open house will be held on Thursday, August 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
For more information about the start of the school year, go to www.gckschools.com.
The first day of school for Garfield Early Childhood Center will be Monday, August 17, 2026. There are two sessions held during the day at the school. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3051988
We're hiring for two important roles at Garden City High School!
🛡️ Youth Officer - Support student attendance by building relationships with students, working with families and community agencies, and helping students overcome barriers to success. We're looking for someone who is a self-starter, detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and able to build meaningful relationships with young people.
🌙 PM Campus Monitor - Help keep our campus safe during evening hours by supervising after-school activities, monitoring the building, and supporting the evening custodial team.
Join a team that's committed to helping every student succeed. Apply today at https://gardencity.schoolspring.com/.
🛡️ Youth Officer - Support student attendance by building relationships with students, working with families and community agencies, and helping students overcome barriers to success. We're looking for someone who is a self-starter, detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and able to build meaningful relationships with young people.
🌙 PM Campus Monitor - Help keep our campus safe during evening hours by supervising after-school activities, monitoring the building, and supporting the evening custodial team.
Join a team that's committed to helping every student succeed. Apply today at https://gardencity.schoolspring.com/.
The Garden City High School Music Department received word that the Garden City High School Jazz Band I was selected to perform during the 2027 Kansas Music Educators Association in-service weekend. The band will spend the year preparing a program of music to perform in February 2027 in Wichita, Kansas. https://ksmea.org/perf/selected-groups/
GO VOTE!
Polls are open until 7:00 p.m.
Make sure you bring a valid form of ID to the polls.
For more information on voting, go to https://www.finneycounty.org/875/2026-Election.
Polls are open until 7:00 p.m.
Make sure you bring a valid form of ID to the polls.
For more information on voting, go to https://www.finneycounty.org/875/2026-Election.
Garden City High School will be checking out iPads and students can get their ID picture taken August 3rd – 6th from 8:30AM – 4:00PM. Students are encouraged to have all fees paid at the time of iPad checkout. Fee payments can be made at the school or online at https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/55837.
Superintendent Josh Guymon welcomed new teachers to the school district this morning at the beginning of their in-services. The in-services will run through Thursday.
Garfield Early Childhood Center will hold a free developmental screening clinic on Thursday, August 13, and Friday, August 14, to help students get ready for the start of school. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3051977
If you missed this week's Board of Education meeting, here are the highlights.
Minutes from the meeting will be available after they've been approved at the next meeting.
The complete agenda can be found at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2712
Minutes from the meeting will be available after they've been approved at the next meeting.
The complete agenda can be found at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2712
