Commencement exercises for the 136th Garden City High School senior class will take place Sunday, May 14, at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held in the gymnasium on the campus of Garden City High School, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd.
Each graduate will receive six (6) tickets electronically for the graduation ceremony. A graduation practice will be held on Friday, May 12. Seniors are required to attend the graduation practice.
The GCHS administration is requesting that guests do not bring large arrangements of flowers or gifts that will take up seating area, balloons, air horns or other noise making devices to distract from the graduation ceremony. The graduating seniors are being asked to follow a few guidelines to make their final experience at Garden City High School a dignified and memorable occasion. The guidelines for seniors include:
1. Dress will be semi-formal or business casual. (No shorts, tank tops, etc.)
2. Shoes or sandals are required. There are to be no beach shoes or flip-flops.
3. Do not bring purses and/or bags. All unnecessary items will be collected and locked in the principal’s office and can be picked up on Monday, May 15, 2023.
4. Please do not bring cell phones. They will not be allowed during the ceremony.
5. The tops of the caps cannot be decorated.
6. Following the ceremony, students will pick up their diplomas in the practice gym.
Guests are asked to enter the gymnasium and be seated starting at 11:30 a.m. The audience is asked not to move from their places during the ceremony unless they are leaving. It will also be streamed online at the Garden City High School Buffaloes YouTube channel located here.
Following the graduation ceremony, spectators will meet the graduates in the Commons Area or outside after the graduate picks up their diploma.