Garden City High School (Kansas)

Garden City High School
Address
2720 Buffalo Way Boulevard Garden City, Kansas 67846 United States
Coordinates	37°59′32″N 100°50′27″W / 37.99222°N 100.84083°W / 37.99222; -100.84083Coordinates: 37°59′32″N 100°50′27″W / 37.99222°N 100.84083°W / 37.99222; -100.84083
Information
School type	Public, High School
Established	1910
School board	Board Website
School district	USD 457
CEEB code	171065
Principal	Steve Nordby
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	2,111
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Brown      White      Gold
Athletics conference	Western Athletic Conference
Mascot	Buffalo
Rival	Dodge City High School
Newspaper	The Sugar Beet
Website	School Website

Sabine Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sabine Hall served as the original high school from 1910 to 1917.
Location	201 Buffalo Jones Ave, Garden City, Kansas
Built	1910
Architect	Stanton, J.F.; Krebs, L.C.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	96000075
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1996

Garden City High School (known locally as GCHS) is a fully accredited high school, serving students in grades 9–12, located in Garden City, Kansas, USA. Garden City High School (GCHS), a part of Garden City Public Schools, is the only high school within the city limits of Garden City, KS. The school colors are brown and white, although gold is generally considered a third unofficial color. Approximately 2,111 students are enrolled for the 2016-2017 school year. The current principal is Steve Nordby.

Garden City High was founded in 1910 on the site that is now Sabine Hall in order to help educate the increasing population of Garden City. In 1917, a new high school was constructed at the site that is now known as Calkins Hall and two years later, the school was renamed "Sequoayah High School". In 1954, the school moved to its previous location, and on November 4, 2008, a bond issue for a new $95 million high school was passed. The first class to graduate from the current high school was the Class of 2013.

Garden City is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in Class 6A and are known as the "Buffaloes". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Despite rapidly rising numbers of English as a Second Language students, Garden City High School has raised student achievement in reading, mathematics and science. The school newspaper, The Sugar Beet, was established in 1910 and is the oldest high school newspaper in the state of Kansas.

The first high school in Garden City that would eventually become Garden City High School was established in 1910 on the location that is now Sabine Hall in order to educate a rapidly increasing population. During the school's inaugural year, the school newspaper, The Sugar Beet, was established. In 1913, the high school was accredited by the North Central Association. In 1916, the Garden City School Board set a minimum teaching standard of one year of college and two years of teaching experience for all staff members, and a year later, the high school was accredited by the U.S. Military Academy. Later that year, a new high school was constructed at the site that is now known as Calkins Hall. Two years later, the high school was renamed "Sequoyah High School". The Board of Education approved night school in 1920 and summer school was approved the following year. In 1926, vocational home economics was started and in 1927, the Board established a maximum for teaching of two years of college and two years of experience. Calkins Hall was remodeled in 1929 and 15 credits were now required for graduation. This number was increased to 16 credits in 1931 when the high school was renamed "Garden City High School". During this time, the main gym was named in honor of Ben Grimsley and was known as the "Ben Grimsley Gymnasium". The hot lunch program began in 1938.