GCHS awards 399 diplomas
May 21, 2013 • Taryn Tempel, Writer
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Taryn Tempel SUGAR BEET The year doesn’t truly end for the seniors until they reach that final walk and turn their tassel. That final goodbye. Graduation. This year the ceremony was put inside because of a possible storm coming in. This meant that in order to attend you had to have a “rain... Read more »
GCHS dance raises money for local teacher
May 21, 2013 • Matt Urrutia, Writer
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By Matthew Urrutia SUGAR BEET Garden City High School proved yet again why it is the best school around. With the recent heart attack suffered by Broadcasting Instructor Chuy Bernal, STUCO decided to help out by putting on an ‘End of the Year School Dance’. “Everyone kind of wanted another... Read more »
Tornadoes rip through OKC and surrounding area
May 21, 2013 • Chelsea Jackson, Writer/Editor
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By Chelsea Jackson SUGAR BEET On Sunday May 19, a mass storm stretching from Texas to Minnesota produced tornadoes in Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Of the four twisters that touched down in Oklahoma, one near Shawnee, about 35 miles from Oklahoma City, killed at least two and completely leveled... Read more »
L.R.Z.’s Earth Day teaches youth
April 25, 2013
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High School funds drops 2%
April 11, 2013 • Paloma Roman, Staff Writer
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It is called the Curriculum Driven Budget Process. The school district has been doing this for about 20 years. It is when every department that receives money in the school district and each put together a plan. It is a night where each committee in the district go and present their budget to community... Read more »
A Day in the Life of a Buffalo
February 1, 2013 • Allison Doll, Business Manager
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Have you ever wonder what it would be like to go to a different school? One much smaller were the average class sizes are closer to 30 people than 400. On Wednesday, January 30 students from Scott City High School took a bus just a few miles south to Garden. The students from Scott City paired... Read more »
Brazil Nightclub Fire, a result of human blunder
February 1, 2013 • Brevin Irvin, Staff Writer
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A Brazilian city was struck with tragedy on Sunday, January 27 when a night club burned down. 234 people died trying to escape the flames consuming the Kiss Nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil. In addition to the 234 dead, 118 are hospitalized, 75 of which being in critical condition, as of Tuesday. The... Read more »
Fluoride alarms Wichita area
November 19, 2012 • Mallory Howland, Staff Writer
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Decided by voters in a ballot initiative on November 6, citizens of Sedgwick County rejected the idea of fluoridated water. Those who voted “nay” had won by a 60 percent to 40 percent margin. The same proposal had been previously rejected by Wichitans in 1964 and 1978. The county found itself in... Read more »
New detention policy sets in for one academy
November 19, 2012
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By Abby Alsop SUGAR BEET A new detention policy is in place for the Health and Trade Academy at GCHS. It was put into action just after parent/teacher conferences in order to cut down on tardies. Renee Scott, principal for Health and Trade, thought a tardy policy was imperative for the academy. “It’s... Read more »
Cassellius is awarded Crystal Apple
November 9, 2012 • Paloma Roman, Staff Writer
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By Paloma Roman Nine hundred miles away is not a short distance to travel, especially if the process is moving as well. Seven years ago, Adam Cassellius took a job far away from his Wisconsin home in Garden City, Kansas. “I thought I would come out, get some experience, go back to Wisconsin but... Read more »
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