New York State Report Card: Garden City High School
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City High School senior Keith Hoge, pictured here with high school
Spanish teacher Marie Nuzzi, was this year’s recipient of the
prestigious Judy Abrams Scholarship, . . .
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April 25th, Garden City High School celebrated its spring “Breakfast
for Champions,” a twice-yearly event honoring students selected by their
teachers as having made the high school a better place for all, . . .
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 Over
the past two-and-a-half years, the Garden City High School Library has
undergone an incredible transformation. This large, stately room
physically located in the center of the school has been reinvented, . .
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Wednesday night, March 28, at 7:00 p.m., Garden City High School’s Inez Spiers Auditorium will be the setting of a benefit concert sponsored by the high school’s chapter of Tri-M National Music Honor Society. Admission to Music for Joplin, . . . more
Garden City High School’s Intramural Quiz Bowl is a trivia competition organized and hosted by social studies teacher Kevin O'Hagan. The tournament requires teams composed of one teacher and three students, . . . more Please join us for the second annual Zumba fundraiser to benefit the Jamie and Paige Malone Foundation on Friday, April 27th from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Garden City High School gymnasium, . . . more
High School Student Awarded for "Going Green" Entry
Stefan Marchhart, a student in Dr. Steven Gordon’s science research class at Garden City High School, recently won second place in the “Going Green on Long Island Using Alternative Energy Research Competition," . . . . more
In February, over two dozen sophomores from Garden City High School spent the day at various local businesses learning about the inner workings of a variety of professions, . . . more
February 1st was National Signing Day in high schools across the country and Garden City was no exception. With his family beside him, Ryan Norton was one of three Long Islanders to sign with Syracuse University on a full football scholarship, . . . more 
Thirty-three K-12 students from Garden City Public Schools will have art works exhibited in the upcoming Nassau County Art Supervisors Association (ASA) show at Adelphi University’s Ruth Harley Center on Sunday, March 18th form 12 noon – 4 p.m., . . . more 
Garden City High School senior Marci Imbrenda, pictured here with Advanced Placement art teacher Shawn Uttendorfer, and Veronica Agarwal, also a senior at the high school, were recently selected to exhibit artworks in “Advanced Visions,” . . . more
Congratulations to Garden City High School senior Katie Trimmer for being named a News 12 /Capital One Bank Scholar Athlete – the second so named this year and the 35th Garden City senior named since the program’s inception, . . . more
In late 2011, Garden City High School became the first school in Nassau County to participate in the Barnes and Noble Nook Management Program. Garden City High School librarians Lois Kuster and Margaux DelGuidice, . . . more 
Of the approximately 84,000 applicants received by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Garden City High School senior Alina Ranjbaran, . . . more
Congratulations to two teams of student “investors” from Garden City High School who entered Newsday’s Fall 2011 Stock Market Game for finishing 1st and 3rd in the Long Island division, . . . more
Cablevision’s Charity Champions program recently honored Garden City High School’s Miracle Club by awarding its members $500 to spur their fundraising efforts on behalf of the Miracle Foundation, . . . more Garden City’s team recently won the regional title in the Academic World Quest Competition sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association of N.Y.C. and the World Affairs Council held on, . . . more
Congratulations to juniors Marie Cristoforo and Andrew Quigley for being named Garden City High School’s 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community Award winners, . . . more For the sixth time, and presented by Nina Van Erk (far left), Executive Director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), Garden City has received Scholar/Athlete Team School of Distinction Award, . . . more
 Winning first place in a prestigious contest is a great accomplishment. Winning it twice is exceptional! But that is exactly what Garden City High School senior Marisa Su did, . . . more
High School Honors Fall Champions
During heartfelt testimonials by their nominating teachers, one by one, Garden City High School students selected as this fall’s “Champions” rose from their seats next to their parents and humbly accepted certificates, . . . more
 Congratulations to Garden City High School seniors Molly Timmins and Aaron Miner, pictured here with Nancy Kalafus, Director of Athletics and Physical Education, . . . more
 On October 6th, the nation’s official German-American Day, Garden City’s middle and high school German Honor Society members attended the annual German-American Flag Raising Ceremony at the Nassau County Executive Building in Mineola, . . . more
High School Presents "The Odd Couple"
In 2004, comedic genius Neil Simon wrote a female adaptation of his widely popular and universally-known play, The Odd Couple. On Friday, November 18th, and Saturday, November 19th, Simon’s lighthearted, quick-witted masterpiece hits the Inez Spiers stage at Garden City High School, . . . more
A record-breaking 188 colleges and universities sought to enter the halls of Garden City High School this past fall. Over 110 visited during our four Mini-College Fairs held at the high school, . . . more
Congratulations to Garden City High School senior, Franklin Dickinson, pictured here with (left to right) 6-12 English Language Arts curriculum coordinator Bernadette Arnone and high school English teachers Catherine Oriani and Diane Dolan, for being awarded a 2011 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Achievement Award in Writing, . . . more Over 200 families (nearly 350 people) attended the College Major Night at Garden City High School on October 17th to listen to a panel of college professors, deans, and admissions representatives, . . . more
Congratulations to Garden City High School senior Alina Ranjbaran and her science research team for being selected as one of five Regional Finalists from New York State in this year’s Siemens Competition for Math, Science and Technology, . . . more
Starting on October 11th, students in Garden City Public Schools celebrated school district unity with a variety of spirit-raising activities. From high school athletes visiting the district’s schools to, . . . more
High School Summer Science Research
As Garden City High School’s incoming seniors were busy writing college essays and visiting potential colleges this summer, the science research students, pictured here with science research teacher, Dr. Steven Gordon, were also busy moving their research projects forward at a fast clip, . . .more
On Friday, October 21, 2011 Garden City High School Seniors taking courses in Speech and Exposition and Social Science Research had a visit from Eloise Bellard, an Associate Professor at the Adelphi University Library, . . .
Eight Current High Schoolers Named Commended Students
Congratulations to eight current Garden City High School students for being named 2012 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students. Pictured here are, . . . more
Five Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Pictured here are Garden City High School’s 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists (front row, left to right): Franklin E. Dickinson, Marisa Su, Alina Ranjbaran, Sarah G. Odell, and William Clarke, . . . more
 Congratulations to Katherine Squires, a special education teacher at Garden City High School, who was recently awarded a 2011 New York State PTA Teacher Fellowship for Graduate Study, . . . more 
In a ribbon cutting ceremony held in mid-September, Garden City High School officially opened its new World Languages Language Lab for use by the hundreds of students taking high school language courses, . . . more
Congratulations to Alexandra Bruno, a senior at Garden City High School, for being named this year’s first News 12/MSG Varsity Scholar Athlete, . . . more
This year, Garden City High School’s had 10 students named New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State musicians. “This is the greatest number of students we’ve ever had, . . . more
Congratulations to nine outstanding high school seniors who were named Adelphi Prize for Leadership winners by Adelphi University. Their awards consist of, . . . more
“I am very proud and overjoyed to report that among the high school AP Studio Art class of 2011, 10 out of 22 students received the top score of 5,” AP Art teacher Shawn Uttendorfer explained. “This is a first for Garden City's art department, . . . more
Tim Casale, guidance counselor at Garden City High School, spent four days as part of the University of Southern California’s Fly-In Counselor Program earlier this month. “Very few counselors from across the country were invited,” explained the Director of Guidance Gina Christel, . . . more Be sure to tune in to NBC’s 11 O’Clock News on Monday, September 26th for “Education Nation,” a network-wide segment by Anchor Chris Glorioso, . . . more
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