Wrestling DII Results

Garces Wrestling Competed at CIF Central Section DII Master's Meet this past weekend placing 16th out of 44 teams. Sophomore Isaiah Martin highlighted the weekend with a 3rd place finish going 5-1 on the day and qualifying for Central Section Masters for the second year in a row. Sophomore Bryan Pantoja went 5-2 on the day placing 5th and is an alternate for this weekend. Junior Anthony Sacchini went 4-2 making it to the second day but fell just short of qualifying. Senior Scott Packebush also made it to the second day but lost to the eventual 4th place finisher.

Best of luck to Isaiah Martin who wrestles Saturday at the CIF  Central Section Master's Meet at Lemoore Union High School   for a chance at a Valley Title!
Girls Basketball - Valley D1 Quarterfinal Game Tonight
7 PM at Hanford 

The Lady Rams are moving on to the CIF CS DI Quarterfinals and play at Hanford tonight. The Rams are seeded 6th and Hanford is the #3 seed. Good luck! 
Congratulations Greg Kerr!

Congratulations to Garces broadcasting teacher,  Mr. Greg Kerr! Greg is also the Sports Director for KBAK CBS 29 and FBFX Fox 58 television stations. Thursday, February 25th, Greg was inducted into the prestigious Kern County Bob Elias Hall of Fame for his long time dedication and commitment to sports in Kern County.  
Garces Dinner Concert
Thursday, March 10th

Garces Music Program's annual Dinner Concert is Thursday,  March 10, 2016.  It is a wonderful evening with all proceeds benefiting the Garces Music Program. We hope you will join us!

Dinner tickets: $30.00
Reserved table: $500.00
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Dinner will begin at 6:00 pm
Concert begins at 7:00 pm
 
Tickets are on sale in the front office.
 
Questions? Call Mrs. Margaret Smith at (661) 342-8145.
Lady Rams  Grace & Claire Cornejo 

Garces Rams Grace and Claire Cornejo played in the Southern California PGA Junior Tour  "Dad Miller Spring Classic" on Sunday, February 14th.  Grace placed 3rd in girls 15-18 age division shooting an 83.   Claire took 8th Place in the 15-18 age division. Great job Lady Rams!   
Welcome Class of 2020!

Garces has begun accepting students for the Class of 2020. Future Rams woke up to yard signs announcing they are part of the Garces Class of 2020. If you haven't applied yet - it's not too late. Please go on-line and apply today or contact our Director of Admissions, Kim Harper at 661-327-2578 ext. 122.
Congratulations to Matt Sanders & Ben Hakimi

Garces seniors Matt Sanders and Ben Hakimi were officially notified on Tuesday that they have been selected to play in the US Army's All-Star Arena Bowl. The game is on May 13th at the Rabobank Arena. 
2016-2017 School Calendar

We have begun working on the school calendar for next year.  Some important dates you may want to go ahead and calendar are:

August 11th - Orientation
August 12th - First Day of School
November 21st - 25th - Thanksgiving Break
December 23rd - January 6th - Christmas Break
April 10th - 17th - Easter Break
May 26th - Last Day of School 
Stations of the Cross

On Wednesday, March 9th, Monsignor Craig Harrison will be here to pray the 14 Stations of the Cross with the student body. 
Parents are welcome to join us.

Stations of the Cross
Wednesday, March 9th
11:30 AM in MLH 

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
 
Annual Fund Drive Total
(as of Feb. 24, 2016)
$236,600
Overall Goal:  $400,000
 
         

Total Parent Giving:
54 Families
$81,012
Parent Goal:  $120,000
 
Thank you to those families who have contributed to The Garces Fund.
 
Brock and Staci Allison
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff T. Andrew
Mr. Joseph B. Antongiovanni
Mr. Bradley and Dr. Lori Aragon
Jon and Tracey Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Berchtold
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Boylan
Joe and Mary Ann Briggs
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Burke
Christopher and Cathy Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Damon L. Culbertson
Steve and Birdie Del Papa
Mrs. Mary K. Demler
Robert and Nicole Dobrzanski
Peter and Simona Dulcich
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dunlavey
Ramon and Kristine Echeverria
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence E. English
Dr. William and Christine (Seaton) Farr
Mr. Pete Fox
Tom and Carla Franconi
Pierre and Della Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Fuller
Steven and Tammy Garcia
Michael and Shelley Georgino
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Granillo
Mr. and Mrs. Ahron R. Hakimi
Kevin and Dana Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Johnson
Malou T. Guerrero-Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Lubatti
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Marquez
Mike and Sue McDermott
Roberto and Melissa Mendoza
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. David Millar
Tom and Amy Ming
Chris and Gloria Minor
Dr. Jaime and Dr. Pamela Ortiz
Mrs. Rosalita M. Placido
Michael and Tammy Renzi
Dr. and Mrs. Robin A. Matuk
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sacchini
Ivan and Claudia Sandoval
Ms. Raji Sanghera
Eric and Rosa Sill
Mr. and Mrs. Hendra Tanuwijaja
Jeremy and Susan Tobias
Mr. and Mrs. Jerold L. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Gino Valpredo
John and Kim Vander Poel
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Waguespack
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams
 
 Please join these families in support of Garces Memorial through your gift to The Garces Fund.

 
 
Click here to download the gift form if you prefer to send payment.

 
Admin Corner
Message from M yka Peck

Dear Parents,

I want to thank everyone who helped to make this year's Garces Gala a success!  It was a wonderful evening thanks to our chairs, Mrs. Maria Toretta and Ms. Raji Sanghera and all of their volunteers.  I also want to thank all of our sponsors and donors and everyone who bid on all of our great auction items!  Our STEM Program was our Fund a Need for this year and I am happy to report we raised $35,000 to support the growth of our STEM program.  Please mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12th.  This year we have changed "Casual Night Gala" to a "Night at the Races" fundraiser and it will be on the 12th in MLH.  The chairs are Jenny Waguespack and Suzanne Rogers and it promises to be a great night on our campus.  Our students will begin selling tickets for the opportunity to earn free dress passes.  Tickets are only $20 so I hope to see all of you there!  On Sunday, we begin our formal accreditation process.  The accreditation evaluation team will be here through Wednesday meeting with various constituent groups, observing classroom instruction, and evaluating our school.  Our accreditation team was led by Garces faculty members Jennifer Kloock, Mark Detloff, and Steve Garcia.  For the past four years, they have worked on creating the document for our evaluation.  They have done a remarkable job!  The document is extremely well done and we are proud to present it to the evaluation team.  We have begun accepting the Class of 2020 and you will see some yard signs around town welcoming them to Garces.  We thought it would be a great surprise for our future Rams to find a Garces Class of 2020 yard sign with their acceptance letter.  We have posted some of the pictures on the Garces Facebook page.  If you know of anyone who missed the application deadline, please let them know we are still accepting late applications.  In closing, thank you for all you do in support of our school. 

May there always be a Garces. 
Thank You to Our Gala Chairs and their Gala Committee!

A big thank you to Maria Toretta and Raji Sanghera for chairing another successful Garces Gala! It was a fabulous night - raising lots of much needed funding for our school and our STEM program. 

The 2016 Gala Committee

Maria Toretta - Co-Chair
Raji Sanghera - Co-Chair

Kolleen Alexander
Tess Antongiovanni
Tracey Barnes
Christina Blaine
Deb Brooks
Cathy Carlson
Joti Culbertson
Georgia Drulias
Dora Dunlavey
Irene Etchison
Gina Fanucchi
Trellis Greene
Casey Lee
Ashley Lee
Tami Opie
Kelly Price
Rosa Sill
Joan Starkey

Thank you to those parents who donated time to help before, during and after the event.  Your time is greatly appreciated.
Next Week at Garces

Friday, February 26
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
JV Boys Tennis at Frontier
JV Softball at Liberty
Swim at Clovis East
Track at Liberty Time Trials
Varsity Girls Basketball at Hanford

Saturday, February 27
Wrestling CIF Master's Meet
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic 
JV Boys Varsity Tennis at Frontier
Track - Throwers Only at Fowler Classic

Monday, February 29
Bakersfield Jockey Club - Scott Packebush & Thomas Packebush will be honored. 
Boys Golf - Central Coast 

Wednesday, March 2
Varsity Softball at BASE Leadoff Classic
JV Baseball at El Diamante 

Thursday, March 3
Senior Retreat
Freshman Baseball at Shafter
Varsity Softball at BASE Leadoff Classic

Friday, March 4
Senior Retreat 
Freshman Baseball at Shafter
Varsity Softball at BASE Leadoff Classic
Swim at SLO Invitational
JV Boys Tenis at Wasco

Saturday, March 5
Freshman Baseball at Shafter
Varsity Softball at BASE Leadoff Classic
Swim at SLO Invitational
JV Boys Tennis at Wasco
Track - CVC 
Varsity Boys Tennis at Cal Tennis Classic
  
GARCES SOFTBALL 
SPRING CLASSIC
March 2nd - 5th
PSI Donations Needed

The following items are needed and can be dropped off with AD Joan Finch for PSI hours: 

Chili beans - 2 large cans

Nacho cheese - 5 large cans

Nacho corn chips - 5 large bags

Chips (assorted) - 4 boxes of 50 count

Fritos - 9 large bags

Gatorade (assorted) - 6 cases

Bottled water - 7 cases

Soda (assorted-plus diet) - 9 cases

Plates, napkins, forks, spoons - 200 count

Seniors - Cap & Gown Orders Due

This is a reminder that any student who still needs to order a cap & gown or custom announcements should go to:


Or you can (1) go to the local Josten's store located at 1612 20th St or (2) print out the Late Order Form and mail it to the local Josten's store. The address is on the form.

DO NOT order through Jostens.com or call 1-800-JOSTENS. Those products will be generic and colors may vary. 

West Point Academy

All junior students who are interested in attending West Point should start their applications right away. Please visit:


All freshman and sophomore students who  are interested in attending West Point should request "Your Guide to Successful Admission". There's a lot they can do now to be ready for a future at USMA. For more information, please visit:

The Theresa Corti Agricultural Scholarship

Who May Apply?

Seniors from a Kern County high school who have an Ag or Ag-related major at an accredited two or four year college or university (Forestry is not included).

Application materials are available to   www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/wellsfargotrust

All applications must be postmarked by March 27.

The Howard and Mamie Nichols Scholarship

Who May Apply?

Full-time students (i.e., 12 units) at an accredited two or four year college or university.
Students who have achieved at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA while in high school.

Application materials are available to interested seniors at:


All applications must be postmarked by March 27.
Hall Ambulance Medical Scholarship

The Hall Ambulance Medical Scholarship is open to students planning on enrolling full-time at an accredited college in a medical field major, i.e., paramedic, EMT, nurse, physician, dentist, hygienist, etc. Minimum qualifying grade-point-average is 3.00 for a $250 scholarship.

 Applications can be completed then printed from www.hallamb.com.  

Applications must be postmarked by April 29, 2016.

Right to Life Scholarship

To encourage and recognize pro-life advocacy among Kern County youth, Right to Life of Kern County will award $350 scholarships to two college-bound high school seniors. Applicants for 2016 must carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 from sophomore through senior years and must attend Garces High School, Bakersfield Christian High School, or a high school in the Kern High School District with a student-led, pro-life club. Applicants must submit a 500-word essay response to the attached article "Becoming a mother reinforced why I'm prolife." Winning essays will go beyond stating the student's pro-life opinion to respond directly to the article's pro-choice arguments. Essays will be judged on clarity and persuasiveness of argument by the RTLKC Board of Directors. The Board reserves the right to withhold the award in the event no student meets criteria or deadline. Awardees will be notified by mail. All essays become the property of RTLKC. Entry deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016. Entries must include one copy each of the application, essay and student transcripts. Please mail or deliver entry to: Right to Life of Kern County 1701 Westwind Dr., Ste. 209 Bakersfield, CA 93301 For more information or questions regarding the scholarship, please contact: Marylee Shrider, Executive Director, 864-7508

Employment Opportunitties

Garces is seeking instructors for the following positions for the 2016-2017 school year:
  • Math 
  • Project Lead the Way
  • Spanish
  • Girls P.E.

Please visit the Garces website for more information.

 

Garces Job Opportunities 

Garces Memorial High School's

Night at the Races

 

Saturday

March 12, 2016

 

Dinner

6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

 

First Post Time

6:30 p.m.
Need tickets?
Your student will be bringing home a ticket order form next week.  Tickets are $20.00 and include a catered dinner from Jake's Tex Mex.
 
Interested in owning your very own race horse?  
Contact Co-Chairs:  
or
 
You can also contact Tonya Abbott if you are interested in volunteering.  We need volunteers for:
  • Set up on Friday the 19th
  • Check in the night of the event
  • Bar ticket sales
School Wide Community Service Project
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Pope Francis Build
Salazar Family 

Only six dates left to help build the Salazar Home!   

Please have your student sign-up with Mr. Blaine Geissel.   It is a great way to earn community service hours.  

Feb 27: Cabinets/countertops
Mar 5: Interior pickup
Mar 12: Landscape
Mar 19: Landscape and cleaning
Mar 26: House Dedication


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