Garden City High School, GC Achieve and Virtual Academy Graduation Scheduled
Commencement exercises for the USD 457 Garden City Achieve High School and Virtual Academy will take place Saturday, May 16th, at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will be held in the Competition Gymnasium at Horace Good Middle School, 1412 N. Main Street.
There will be a Baccalaureate ceremony that will be held for the graduates at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday in the auditorium on the GCHS campus, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. This is a Christian faith-based service for graduates and families. Free gifts will be provided to all graduates who attend the ceremony.
The school’s administration is requesting that guests do not bring balloons, air horns, or other noise making devices to distract from the graduation ceremony. The graduates are being asked to follow a few guidelines to make their final experience a dignified and memorable occasion. The guidelines include:
1. Dress will be semiformal or business casual. (No shorts, tank tops, etc.)
2. Shoes or sandals are required. There are to be no beach flip-flops.
3. Please do not bring cell phones. They will not be allowed during the ceremony.
4. The tops of the caps cannot be decorated.
The doors will be open at 9:30 a.m. for guests to enter the gym and be seated. The school is asking people to enter Horace Good Middle School through the “Hawk” doors on the east side of the building to get to the gym.
Commencement exercises for the 139th Garden City High School senior class will take place Sunday, May 17th, 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.
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. Dress will be semiformal or business casual. (No shorts, tank tops, etc.)
2. Shoes or sandals are required. There are to be no beach 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 18, 2026.
4. Please do not bring cell phones. They will not be allowed during the ceremony.
5. The tops of the caps cannot be decorated.
Guests are asked to enter the gymnasium and be seated starting at 12:00 p.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 at https://www.youtube.com/@gardencityhighschoolbuffal1296.
