Pajama / Comfy-Cozy Day was a great start to Spirit Week 2023 - See you Monday for America Day!!
Congrats to the GC Girls' Varsity Tennis team - Conference Champs!!
Juniors and Seniors connected with college representatives on Oct. 11 at the third and final student college fair.
Locust students learned about fire safety from Phillip and Rose Huntington, who brought their 1923 Brockway Torpedo as part of Fire Prevention Month. Rose, a retired Locust School teacher, and her husband, Phillip, gave the students a hands-on experience which enabled the children to enthusiastically experience what it was like to be a firefighter in the 1920’s while teaching students about fire prevention and safety.
Garden City High School has earned Platinum recognition on the 2023 AP School Honor Roll, the highest level possible in all three categories awarded by the AP College Board. The brand new award recognizes excellence in College Culture, College Credit, and College Optimization. Garden City High School also won the AP Access Award recognizing Garden City High School as a school providing all students the chance to participate in AP, including students of underrepresented populations. These recognitions are proof of success brought about by our amazing students and our staff districtwide who set our students up for success as they grow through their years in the Garden City School District.
The Class of 2024 Senior Class portrait!
October is Fire Prevention Month and today kindergartners and first graders from Hemlock learned about Fire Safety from our friends at the Garden City Fire Department. Our teachers even demonstrated the gear firefighters wear when fighting a fire!
Congrats to October's Musicians of the Month - GCHS's Marching Band Drum Line!
Snare Drums: Hunter Burns, Sofia DiLoreto, Yuchen Fan, Thomas Melkonian
Bass Drums: Jonathan Achkar, Wallace Lieu, Joseph Lippens, Matthew Stanek
Tenor Drums: David Hernandez-Arroyo, Josiah Sanasie
Congratulations to Sara for being our October, Artist of the Month! After studying the work of abstract artist, Piet Mondrian. Kindergarten students learned about line, geometric shapes, and the primary colors to create their own "mini-Mondrian" masterpiece!
Amazing work Sara!
Locust kindergartners in Mrs. Justino’s class are building their number sense during centers. Students are strengthening their counting and subitizing skills while having fun - look at those smiles!
Hemlock first graders in Mrs. McAuley’s class are using spoons to practice grouping words together, or “scooping”, as they learn to read in phrases!
The Garden City Middle School German club with Frau Rupes, celebrated Oktoberfest. They watched interactive videos about the festival. The students also listened to traditional German music and loved trying the German Pretzels and German Apeflschorle. Their favorite though was learning and dancing the traditional chicken dance. A fun time was had by all!
Wishing those who celebrate a meaningful Yom Kippur.
Congratulations to Garden City High School's six students who have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program as Commended Students!
Great work! #GCGrows
Diego A. Cadavid, Shujin Chen, Tara A. Hollis, Matthew J. Kephart, Niamh Pfaff, Elizabeth Rosado
The Garden City Board of Education recognized Garden City High School senior Emily Nori during their Sept. 19 General Session for her artwork that served as the cover of the 2023-2024 district calendar. Nori, currently an AP Art student, created the work last year in Shawn Uttendorfer’s Art 3 class.
Nori’s piece drew inspiration from the district’s mission of Inspiring Minds, Empowering Achievement, Building Community. Her plans for next year are undecided but she plans to pursue the arts in some capacity.
The new season of Stratford Live kicked off last week with these two amazing fifth grade hosts!
Four Garden City High School students have been chosen as participants and/or alternates in the prestigious New York State School Music Association All-State Performing Ensemble in Rochester on Nov. 30 through Dec. 3. This remarkable achievement showcases their dedication, musical prowess and commitment to excellence.
Congratulations to:
Samuel Chan: Symphony Orchestra-Viola
Maeve Gillespie: Mixed Chorus-Soprano 1
James Nagler: Alternate-Alto Saxophone
Amy Xiao: Alternate-Violin
The NYSSMA All-State Performing Ensemble is a highly competitive program that selects the most accomplished young musicians from across New York State to perform in world-class ensembles.
“Thousands of students auditioned for this honor last spring at the All-State NYSSMA festival,” said Coordinator for Music and the Arts Amanda Hauser. “This is a great honor, and I want to thank the ensemble teachers for all of their hard work and guidance in preparing the students for the audition.”
This past weekend, the boys’ and girls lacrosse teams won Long Island Championships. The boys defeated West Islip on Saturday at Lavelle Stadium in Stonybrook. The won impressively 10-6 and earned the Regional Title, Long Island Championship, for the third consecutive year. The team will next travel to Albany and face-off against the Section 2 Champions, Niskayuna High School. The game will be played on Wednesday, June 7th at 6:30 PM at the University of Albany. Both teams will compete to earn a bid to the NYS Championship game at Hofstra University, Saturday, June 10th.
The Garden City Girls’ team, not to be out done, also brought home a Regional Title, Long Island Championship. The girls’ team also defeated West Islip, 15-6. When asked about reaching the Long Island Championship again, Coach Ettinger stated, ” We never forgot the five-time overtime loss from last year. It is what drove our players, it was what they worked for. To get back to this point and advance. ” The team will next play the Section 3 champions, West Genesee High School, in the NYS semifinal round of the Championships. The game will be played at SUNY Cortland at 9AM on Friday, June 9th. The winner will get a chance to call themselves NYS Champions and play Saturday for the ultimate high school accomplishment.
Garden City Lacrosse Double Header this weekend,! June 3rd and 4th. Tickets available through www.GoFan.co
Go Trojans!
Congratulations to Garden City Staff members, Audrey Bellovin, Elena Cascio, Leigh Dowden and Cindy Morris who were recognized for their contributions at the 22nd annual SCOPE School District Awards dinner on May 23, 2023.
