Minute with Mike #140, featuring Florence Wilson Elementary School, this week's Superintendent's School of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlE5LyrIKU

The Garden City High School Vocal Jazz Choir is provided their singing valentine service around the community today. The singing valentine comes with a serenade, a rose, and a personalized card.
USD 457 buses will be running mud routes for Friday 2/14/25

❄️ SCHOOL CANCELED TOMORROW DUE TO EXTREME COLD ❄️
Garden City Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, February 13th, due to dangerously low temperatures and wind chills. The safety of our students and staff always comes first, and with extreme cold in the forecast, it is simply too dangerous for travel and outdoor exposure.
🔹 No school for students and certified staff
🔹 District offices will remain open
Please stay safe, stay warm, and avoid prolonged time outside. We’ll keep you updated if any additional changes are needed. See you soon! #EveryoneLeads #StayWarm

There will be no school for Garden City Public Schools on Wednesday, February 12th due to bad weather.

USD 457 Bus Riders. Please remember to download the My Ride App to track your student's bus location with live GPS.
USD 457 Pasajeros de autobús. Recuerde descargar la aplicación My Ride para rastrear la ubicación del autobús de su estudiante con GPS en vivo.


GCHS had 2 students perform in the KSHSAA regional Piano contest, on Saturday Feb 8, held at DCCC.
Bryson Workman received a 1 rating (Outstanding) and will compete at State piano, held at Wichita State, on Saturday Feb 22.
Abigail Wise received a 2 rating (Excellent).

Jayce Navarro, St. Dominic Catholic School 5th grader, won the Finney County Spelling Bee that was held on Saturday, February 8th. Gemma Perez, Plymell Elementary School 5th grader, was the runner-up. The State Spelling Bee will be at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas on Saturday, March 22, 2025. https://www.gckschools.com/article/2020104

Check out what’s on the menu this week! *Menu subject to change. To view the full menu visit: https://www.gckschools.com/o/gcps/page/school-menu

Plymell Elementary School hosted a Heroes’ Breakfast for first responders Friday morning. The event provided an opportunity for the first responders to visit with the school’s students before the start of school.




Thank you for being the school counselor for Garden City Achieve. You are committed to helping students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves to help them achieve success in school and become productive members of society.

As we wrap up School Counselor Week. We want to thank our Elementary School Counselors! You create a safe and welcoming space where every student feels heard, supported, and encouraged. From helping with friendship challenges to guiding them through tough emotions.

As we wrap up School Counselor Week we want to thank our Middle School Counselors for helping students explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as they relate to career awareness and development into responsible citizens.

The Garden City Public Schools Foundation and Finney County United Way teamed up to provide support for the entry fee for USD 457 students to compete in the Finney County Spelling Bee. The entry fee for the Spelling Bee helps defray costs for winning students to compete at the state level and provides districts and schools access to Scripps materials on the website. The state Spelling Bee will be held on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus in Salina, Kansas on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Pictured: Roy Cessna, USD 457 Foundation, Matthew Horney, Finney County Spelling Bee Coordinator, Deborah Oyler, Finney County United Way
Students from elementary through middle school have advanced to the Finney County Spelling Bee that will be held Saturday, February 8th at 9:00 a.m. in Clifford Hope Auditorium on the Horace Good Middle School campus. https://www.gckschools.com/article/2004936

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The Garden City High School Drama Department will present “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” on February 7th and 8th at 7:00 p.m. There will be a matinee on February 9th at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Advanced ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased at https://www.onthestage.tickets/garden.../individual-tickets However, tickets at the door are $7 for students, $10 for seniors, and $12 for adults. https://www.gckschools.com/article/1985507

Todd Linder and his wife Rosa donated floor mats to GCHS in memory of their daughter Cassandra's death from a distracted driver, during halftime of the girls basketball game. https://www.gckschools.com/article/2010866
Garden City High School girls basketball players were at Jennie Barker Elementary School this morning greeting and visiting with students.





