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Plymell Elementary School Family Night will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2024.
Kindergarten only, 5:30-6:00 PM
All Students Kindergarten - 6th grade, 6:00-7:00 PM
Students are encouraged to bring supplies, then join us for a time of outdoor activities.
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A number schools that will have new start and end times. The new times for Bernadine Sitts and Charles Stones Intermediate Centers will be 8:15 am - 3:30 pm.
Garfield Early Childhood Center’s morning session is 8:45 - 11:50 am. The afternoon session is 1:15 - 4:20 pm.
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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.
You can watch the recorded meeting at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xiAuH_xFBc
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GO VOTE!
Polls are open until 7:00 p.m.
Make sure you bring a valid form of ID to the polls.
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The USD #457 Board of Education will meet Monday, August 5 at 6:00pm in the Educational Support Center Board Room. Agenda information can be found at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2712
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There will be a Subcommittee Boundary Study meeting on Thursday, August 1st at 5:00 p.m. in the Educational Support Center Board Room.
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USD 457 Transportation Mechanic, Ed Lomelin, retired today after his many years of dedicated service in helping students get transported safely to and from school.
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Horace Good Middle School and Kenneth Henderson Middle School will checkout iPads August 6th – 8th from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to have all fees paid at the time of iPad checkout. https://www.gckschools.com/article/1693272
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GCHS iPad checkout will take place next week beginning Tuesday, August 6. Any returning students 10th-12th grade will be able to pick up their iPad. 9th grade and new students will receive theirs the first week of school. https://www.gckschools.com/article/1692525
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This is a last day of the Books-on-the-Bus. The USD 457 bookmobile will visit the Finney County Library on Friday. Find out more at: https://www.gckschools.com/article/1619209
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The GCHS JROTC will conduct a team training camp July 29th – August 10th for the upcoming season. The camp will focus on physical conditioning and event training. If students are interested in the camp, contact 1st Sergeant Stephen Peterson at speterson@gckschools.com.
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City crews are painting the crosswalks around the community to get ready for the start of the school year.
The first day of the 2024-25 school year is Wednesday, August 14. All elementary (Kindergarten-5th), 7th, 9th, and 10th grade students, as well as any student new to the district will begin with a half-day. The first full day of school for Garden City Public Schools is Thursday, August 15, 2024, when all classes will be in session for the start of the 2024-25 school year.
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Families around the community are picking up backpacks filled with schools supplies at Garfield Early Childhood Center today. Many USD 457 staff and other volunteers are busy helping students get the items they need to start the school year. If you are in need of a backpack for your child, you can stop by until 4:00 p.m. https://www.gckschools.com/article/1662817
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The USD 457 Books-on-the-Bus will visit Alta Brown Elementary School, Ayala Park, and Garden Rapids at the Big Pool on Thursday. Find out more at: https://www.gckschools.com/article/1619209
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Garden City Public Schools will hold a Job Fair on Saturday, July 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the USD 457 Educational Support Center Board Room, 1205 Fleming Street. https://www.gckschools.com/article/1680793
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There will be a Subcommittee Boundary Study meeting on Thursday, July 25 at 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room A at the Educational Support Center.
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The USD 457 Books-on-the-Bus will visit Finney County Health Department, Florence Wilson Elementary School, and Garden Rapids at the Big Pool on Wednesday. Find out more at: https://www.gckschools.com/article/1619209
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Garden City High School is conducting a band camp this week preparing students for the upcoming marching season. The camp is focused on marching and musicianship and will help the students learn the music and drills for the coming school year.
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