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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 2007
Page
1
Samantha Rhodes and Ashley Rhodes pose with their grandfather Kevin at the Grand Canyon. The family enjoys a moment of excitement and shared scenery during their visit to the national wonder.
Garden City High School students express a preference for keeping one GCHS despite crowding in hallways and classrooms. A facility study group poll shows options including a second high school, a new building, a ninth grade center, moving ninth graders to middle schools, or no action, with some citing rivalry risks from splitting campuses. Dawna Coulter calls two high schools "horrible" due to potential rivalry. similar tensions exist between local middle schools Abe Hubert and USC 457.
Garden City USD 457 invites input via a B3 page survey on options to relieve high school crowding. Choices include adding to or replacing the high school, creating ninth grade centers or a second high school, and various grade-organization schemes. Local students like Ashlee Bean and Stacy DeAnda weighed in, noting both drawbacks and potential for choice. Past bond proposals failed in 1998 and 2000, but the study group tasks remains under review as it cites prior failures but still pursues alternatives.
Garden City area leaders report early success marketing NationJob. The Finney County Economic Development Corp and chamber promoted the site since March, offering free service to employers and job seekers. NationJob Inc. touts an integrated network of sites to connect candidates with reduced time and effort. The FCEDC funded marketing through local sponsors like Palmer Manufacturing and Garden City USD 457.
Greensburg officials told a Legislature panel that recovery from the May tornado that leveled the town will require state support for years. City administrator Steve Hewitt said he could not provide dollar figures or a timeline but emphasized ongoing needs as residents aim to rebuild into a model rural Kansas community. Earlier, lawmakers approved a 32 million relief package, yet officials remain nervous about future funding and progress.
Edith Scheuerman Elementary School principal Sandy Almos was named Kansas’s delegate for the National Distinguished Principal Award by the Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals. Nominated by colleagues, she has led since 1995 and credits the organization with strong support for principals.
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