Garden City High School Graduation Planned

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Garden City High School has finalized graduation plans for the 133^rd Garden City High School Senior Class.  High school administration has planned smaller graduation ceremonies for each of the four academies throughout the weekend of July 17-19. Each ceremony will be held in the high school gymnasium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd.

Graduation ceremony participants and attendees will be required to follow social distancing protocols along with wearing facemasks. The consensus of senior students, parents, and district administration was to provide a traditional graduation ceremony experience in the safest environment possible for students, families and staff. The administration has worked closely with the Finney County Health Department to determine what type of ceremony could take place for the class. 

The graduation ceremony for the Arts and Communication Academy will take place on Friday, July 17^th at 7:00 p.m.  The ceremony for the Public Service Academy will be held on Saturday, July 18^th at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony for the Health Academy will be held on Saturday, July 18^th at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony for the Trades Academy will be held on Sunday, July 19^th at 2:00 p.m. 

Each graduate will receive five (5) tickets for the graduation ceremony.  Tickets will be distributed during graduation practices held during the week of July 13-17.  More information about the graduation practice times and dates will be forthcoming from Garden City High School. 

The GCHS administration is requesting that guests do not bring 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. All attendees will be required to wear a facemask during the ceremony. 
2. Dress will be semiformal or business casual. (No shorts, tank tops, etc.)
3. Shoes or sandals are required.  There are to be no beach flip-flops.
4. 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, July 20, 2020. 
5. Please do not bring cell phones.  They will not be allowed during the ceremony. 
6. The tops of the caps cannot be decorated.

Families will need to have a ticket for each attendee and are asked to enter the gymnasium as a group for seating prior to the start of the ceremony. Social distancing protocols will be followed in the stands along with the wearing of facemasks by all guests.  The audience is asked not to move from their places during the ceremony unless they are leaving.  The graduation ceremony will also be broadcast online at the Garden City High School Buffaloes YouTube channel.