Commencement marks a beginning for GCCC graduates
Garden City Community College marks 91 years since Mildred Hope became the first graduate in 1920. The 2011 ceremony honors 320 graduates and 90 GED recipients, with two student speakers addressing the theme Commencement A Beginning. The event features Phi Theta Kappa procession, faculty participation, awards, and a post ceremony reception in Beth Tedrow Student Center.
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Mildred Hope
Garden City Community College
Miss Hope
Garden City Junior College
Garden City High School
Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex
GCCC
Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Kansas
PP. Wormer
Washburn College
Brooke H. Feikert
Phi Theta Kappa
William S. Clifford
Gccc Board of Trustees
Beth Tedrow
Church of the Nazarene
Heather Ford
Kids’ College
Miss Ford
Kids College Program
Shelia Hendershot
David Kinder
Doris Meng
Martin Neff
Outstanding March Students Named in Garden City
Vicky Reyes and Hector Martinez named outstanding students for March by Garden City Noon Kiwanis. Reyes, daughter of Rene and Luz, has a 4.0 GPA, leads Student Council, Spanish National Honor Society, and French Club, with wide club and volunteer involvement and plans to study nursing at KU or Miami. Martinez, son of Hector and Rosa, holds a 3.78 GPA, active in NHS Spanish NHS and ETS, mentors soccer, attends leadership institutes, and aims to major in architecture at Kansas State University.
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Derby
Mississippi Valley State University
Garden City
Kansas State University
GCCC
Vicky Reyes
Hector Martinez
Garden City Noon Kiwanis
Reyes
Rene
Luz Reyes
HOSA
Big Brothers
Kansas
Buffalo Jones
University of Kansas
University of Miami
Martinez
Hector
Rosa Martinez
ETS
Robert Dole
Hugh O’brien
Forensics triumph at Garden City High School invitational
Garden City High School forensics won the Meade Invitational on March 28, taking first in overall school competition by over 80 points. Multiple students qualified for state, with top placings across prose, poetry, duet acting, original oratory, and humorous interpretations. Additional results from Bucklin and Wichita County tournaments list numerous top finishes and state qualifiers.
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Garden City High School
Kansas High School Athletic Association
Chelsea Koksal
Charla Norquest
Norquest
Leal
Sadie Pile/Howland
Dawes
Bucklin
Pile
Regan
Abby Alsop
Ayala
Alsop
Koksal
Liana Hernandez
Brevin Irvin
Irvin
Meagan McCracken
Wichita County
Alexis Villagren
Pamela Hernandez
Marissa Garcia
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Adult Learning Center
Andrew R. Staats
Steve Quakenbush
Kiwanis
Forensics
Jack
Mollie
Topeka
Eunice Boeve
Michelle Meade
Susan B. Anthony
Dad
Charles Robinson
Sara
Kansas-Missouri
Lawrence
Iraq
Afghanistan
America
Africa
Johnny
Twins
Home
Garden City Telegram
Kansasnie.com
Jeanie Warner
Jwarner
Salina
Euniceboeve
Michellemeade
Commerce Bank
Golden Plains Redit Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!