Garden City Public Schools - Quality Learning-Responsible Citizens

Students from Gertrude Walker Elementary School and Jennie Barker Elementary School explored the human body through the Body Venture exhibit last week. Students learned how to eat smart and play hard. Each of the eleven stations focused on healthy choices.

This year, GCHS CTE and GCCC'S Robotics & Mechatronics developed a new collaborative initiative for high school students to work towards their Certificate A - Pathways to STEM via courses in Electronics, Programming, and Robotics. At the high school level, these courses align to the CTE Pathways of Automation Engineering and Engineering & Applied Mathematics.

Special thanks to Yuriy Drubinskiy for not only serving as the dual-credit instructor for this initiative but for leading the way for it all to happen with course structure and implementation. Mr. Drubinskiy also set-up the incredible opportunity for the students to tour Empirical Foods and see what possibilities exist beyond the classroom and into their career journeys.

There will be a number of music concerts scheduled during the week at Garden City Public Schools. The free concerts are open to the public. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3175230

Garden City Public Schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week October 12-16, 2026. This year’s theme is “Cafeteria Circus: Where Healthy Choices Take Center Stage,” highlighting the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success in and out of the classroom. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3179178

The USD #457 Board of Education will meet Monday, October 12, at 6:00pm 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

There will be no school on Monday, October 12, for a teacher inservice in the morning and a workday in the afternoon. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Garden City High School will present a Jazz Band concert at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Florence Wilson Elementary School will hold a fundraiser in partnership with Freddy's tonight, October 8. Twenty percent of all sales from 4:00-8:00 p.m. will go back to the school. Thank you for your support!

Garden City Public Schools celebrated Walk to School Day on Wednesday. Walk to School Day encourages healthy habits, heightens awareness of traffic safety, and is a great way to build local momentum for Safe Routes to Schools.

Alta Brown Elementary School will hold a fundraiser in partnership with Freddy's tonight, October 6. Twenty percent of all sales from 4:00-8:00 p.m. will go back to the school. Thank you for your support!

Garden City Public Schools is proud to announce that Abe Hubert Elementary School first-grade teacher Addyson Bjurstrom has been named the district’s elementary nominee for the Kansas Horizon Award Program. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3170832

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

The Kenneth Henderson Middle School Cross Country team will hold a fundraiser in partnership with IHOP tonight, October 1. Twenty percent of all sales from 5:00-9:00 p.m. will go back to the team. Thank you for your support!

GC Future Teachers will hold a fundraiser in partnership with Freddy's tonight, September 30. Twenty percent of all sales from 4:00-8:00 p.m. will go back to the group. Thank you for your support!

Due to the heavy rains and the forecasted continued rains, USD 457 will be running mud routes THIS afternoon through Friday, October 2nd.

The Garden City High School JROTC Raider Team had the honor of unfurling the National Colors at the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR race on Sunday at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.