Welcome to Garden City High School!

This webpage presents various resources, including introduction videos and content created by each academic department showcasing the courses they offer to students. We will also be offering an in-person Q & A session and self tours of the building, scheduled for January 31, 2023. Doors will be open from 4:00pm-5:30pm. There is no specific time for a presentation, so you are welcome to arrive and leave at your convenience. The Q & A for the departments will be held inside the High School Library.

We encourage you to take some time and explore the information we have gathered below. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter.

Introductions from the Counseling Center

Official Course Description Guide: Written listing and descriptions of all academic courses.

LIST OF CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

Click on the links for descriptions and videos about elective courses from each department: 

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Overview of all Social Studies Electives, including:

• Psychology
• AP Human Geography
• Greece & Rome
• Long Island History
• AP United States Government & Politics
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP European History
• Contemporary America

SCIENCE: (Videos can only be viewed when logged in with gardencity.k12.ny.us gmail accounts.)

1. HS Science Program Overview (by Dr. Cascio, Science Curriculum Coordinator)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ddOyHLBxlKIv0oOBUXeIwJFf8-Y7yWe/view?usp=sharing

2. Honors Freshmen Research (by Ms. Flaherty, GCHS Research teacher)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4Z3HsbhZiqlT24j0F_Be5M8Q13kUfP3/view?usp=drivesdk

3. College PLTW Engineering program (by Ms. Sheil, GCHS College PLTW Engineering teacher)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1drGYIcFJhnILkJi-T0qlgsn-8mEe3qGi/view?usp=sharing

4. AP Environmental Science – open for students, including freshmen, who took Earth Science R is a pre-requisite (by Ms. Nakutavicius, GCHS AP Environmental Science teacher)

https://youtu.be/easSgWnr_PA

5. Honors Science Research Program Overview (by Dr. Gordon, GCHS Science Research Teacher, Regeneron STEM Teaching Fellow, Certified STEM Leader)

https://youtu.be/ydiAgvpSFJY  

6. AP Chemistry (by Dr. Foley, GCHS AP Chemistry teacher) – open for students who took the first year of HS Chemistry and took or are taking HS Physics

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fX0Rjs20hjpTwa9nexm4AqBiMiJbI97/view?usp=sharing

7. AP Biology (by Mr. Esposito, GCHS AP Biology teacher) - open for students who took the first year of HS Chemistry

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cOGZW2AMRNYpfjGfESl3PaorsZacyOTh/view?ts=60099897

BUSINESS:

Overview of Business department.

Business courses with Dr. McKinstry.

SPECIAL EDUCATION:

Introductions and Tips from the teachers.

Transition from 8th to 9th Grade (Slideshow)

ART:

Slideshow of all Art courses.

MUSIC:

Video overview of all course offerings.

MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE:

Overview of Courses

Course Presentations

• Applied Statistics 

• Computer Science courses 

AP Courses

• AP Calculus BC

• AP Statistics  

Electives

• Mathematics Research H (9,10,11,12)

• Mathematics Problem Solving H (9,10,11,12)

WORLD LANGUAGE:

World Languages Course Progression

ELA Electives:

Theatre Arts

Creative Writing

Journalism