Garden City grads hear, dream, and move toward futures
GCCC graduation speakers urge belief in self and happiness as success. Ortega plans chemical engineering at Kansas State University. Miguel Angel Rodriguez recalls Spanish GED top score in Kansas. Phi Theta Kappa aids Greensburg relief. hall of fame inductees Joyce Henkle Boone and Bob Montgomery urge courage and ongoing effort.
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Greensburg
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Emmaus House
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Garden City High School
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Robert Fulghum
Joyce Henkle Boone
Bob Montgomery
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Gchs Hall of Fame
Garden City Community College
Graduation at Holcomb High marks personal milestones
Fifty three graduates celebrated at Holcomb High School with Ada Bribiesca highlighted by family joy despite deafness. Ada learned to communicate via sign language aided by interpreters Heather Siebert and Leslie Messenger. The ceremony also honored outgoing board members Anne Jones and Cindy Messenger and named Mary Kemper teacher of the year. Landis announced his December resignation as principal.
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Mexico City
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Ada
Carlos Bribiesca
Kansas School For the Deaf
Olathe
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Bribiescas
Heather Siebert
Leslie Messenger
Blanca Bribiesca
Holcomb
Board of Education
Anne Jones
Cindy Messenger
Mary Kemper
Landis
Osmin Angeles
Journey of Buruca Family Across Borders and Loss
In 1991 Ana Buruca’s mother emigrated from El Salvador to Garden City, living apart as rumors swirled about a nearby arrangement. They finally reunited in 1999, but the mother daughter bond remained strained. the mother died in 2005, shaping Ana’s view of family, marriage, and immigrant life. She now champions immigrant issues and cherishes meaningful family moments with her husband Ivan and two sons.
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Garden City
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