Garden City Public Schools will celebrate Read Across America this week to promote reading and adult involvement in the education of our community's students. Students in the district will join millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day on Thursday, March 2.
Mayor Deborah Oyler will be at Jennie Wilson Elementary School on Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. to read a proclamation designating the day as Read Across America Day in Garden City.
🏀 The GCHS Boys Basketball team will compete at home tonight against Topeka for the first round of Sub-State. The game begins at 6:00pm.
Music concerts this week:
🎶 KHMS Band Concert on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:00pm in the school gym
🎶 GCHS Jazz Band Concert on Thursday, March 2 at 7:30pm in the auditorium
🎶 Middle School WAC Music Competition on Friday, March 3 at HGMS
We are excited to announce that Horace Good Middle School has been selected as this week's Superintendent's School of the Week! Look for more posts about the exciting things happening at Horace Good.
Each week Dr. Dominguez will select a school to feature and we'll share information about staff, upcoming events at the school, recognition they've received, and more.
Check out what’s on the menu this week!
*Menu subject to change.
To view the full menu visit: gckschools.nutrislice.com
If you've ever thought about working towards a teaching degree, but didn't know where to begin, we can help guide you in the right direction! Contact our Personnel Department to get started today. Call 620-805-7020 or send us a message.
The GCHS Boys and Girls Bowling teams competed at Regionals yesterday, placing 1st and 3rd respectively, which qualifies them for the State competition next week. Read more at gcbuffs.com/2023/02/24/burns-whitehurst-pace-buffs-boys-girls-bowlers-at-regional/.
Congratulations to State Champion, sophomore Maya Tarbet and the rest of the Lady Buffs Wrestling team on a great season. Go to gcbuffs.com/2023/02/24/tarbet-dominates-in-7-0-dec-to-win-6-5a-state-wrestling-title/ for more details.
Garden City High School Student Council members recently presented a donation to the Emmaus House. The Student Council raised funds during Homecoming Week by a basketball game contest between teachers vs students.
Pictured are L-R: Jr. Calista Davis, So. Stephanie Juarez, So. Kyleigh Whitehurst, and Brittaney Knolls, representative of the Emmaus House.
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Middle School sports today:
🏀 HGMS Boys Basketball at Great Bend
🏀 KHMS Boys Basketball at Liberal
Qualifying Kansas parents may begin applying for $1,000 one-time grants to pay for educational goods and services that promote learning recovery and academic enrichment on February 22. Businesses and organizations can apply to provide goods and services through an online marketplace. Information about the program for parents and providers is available at https://www.keep.ks.gov/.
The grants are provided through the Kansas Educational Enrichment Program (KEEP) and funded by $50 million in federal COVID relief aid approved by the State Finance Council. Parents and guardians can receive $1,000 for education-related camps, tutoring, language and music lessons, curriculum materials, supplies and technology.
There will be no school Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24 for Parent Teacher Conferences. Classes resume Monday, February 27.
Today is School Bus Driver Driver Appreciation Day! We are grateful to each of our drivers for their dedication to students.
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If you missed last night'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.
You can watch the recorded meeting on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@USD457.
The Board of Education approved the 2023-2024 school calendar at the February 20th meeting. The calendar is available at gckschools.com or you can pick up a copy at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming.
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🏀 GCHS Basketball teams compete at Liberal today
🏀 KHMS Boys Basketball competes at Dodge City today
