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Vote for Garces
Garces Memorial has been nominated in the Private School category. Please go on line and vote for us as the BEST Private School in Kern County. You can vote daily and voting ends on January 24th.
After your register, you can vote for Garces as the Best Private School in the Services section.
2016 Best Of Voting Link
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The Garces Fund
Parent Appeal Update
To date 39 of our 500 plus families have responded to our annual appeal The Garces Fund. Donations from our current families represents approximately $30,000 of the $140,000 raised to date.
Please consider a gift to The Garces Fund, the cornerstone of our annual fund raising efforts.
Thank you to the following families who have supported this year's Garce Fund:
Brock and Staci Allison
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff T. Andrew
Mr. Joseph B. Antongiovanni
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
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. Pete Fox
Pierre and Della Freeman
Steven and Tammy Garcia
Michael and Shelley Georgino
Mr. and Mrs. Ahron R. Hakimi
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Haley
Maria Jesusa Javier
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Johnson
Malou T. Guerrero-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
Mrs. Rosalita M. Placido
Michael and Tammy Renzi
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sacchini
Ivan and Claudia Sandoval
Eric and Rosa Sill
Mr. and Mrs. Hendra Tanuwijaja
John and Kim Vander Poel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams
To make your on-line donation, click on the link below:
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HERO Program Launch
Guy Dees
Asst. Principal for Student Affairs
On Wednesday, January 13th, we will introduce a new program called HERO to our students. The initial purpose of the program is to assist in the tracking of disciplinary issues with the hope of reducing on-campus violations. If a student violates a rule, a teacher or administrator can simply scanned the student's ID card and upload it with the violation to the program. Students will have access to their account. We are also going to provide parents a portal they can access to view their student's record. Please keep an eye for an email with your log in information. The next phase will include a positive "Ram Code" reward system.
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ACT Test Date - February 6th
Registration Deadline: January 8th
Test fees:
ACT $39.50
ACT with writing $56.50
The ACT test is:
- Accepted by all colleges and universities across the United States
- Based on what students learn in high school
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Gabe Granillo - USAF
Congratulations
to Garces senior Gabe Granillo who, as part of the USAF Delayed Entry Program, has been officially sworn in by the US Air Force as an Airmen Trainee. He will be sworn in again as an actual Airmen right before he heads to boot camp this summer. The United States Air Force Delay Entry Program (formerly was Ambassador's Program) is a leadership program for high school seniors and trainees waiting to go to boot camp. He has been participating in the program since the beginning of October and will continue until graduation. The US Air Force is the hardest military branch to be accepted into and Gabe's family credits his Garces education as a major factor in his acceptance. Above is a picture of Gabe from the Air Force JROTC Camp he attended this summer. Gabe's flight won both top honors of "Honor Flight" and "Warrior Flight" at the camp.
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Congrats to C.J. West!
Congratulations
to Garces senior Celeste "C.J." West who has been nominated to the McDonald's All-American Games. The McDonald's All-American Games consist of the top high school players who play a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball season, in an East vs. West format. The McDonald's All-American Team is the best-known of the American high-school basketball All-American teams. Having the designation of McDonald's All-American instantly brands a player as one of the top high-school players in the United States. Congratulations on your nomination CJ - we wish you the best of luck during the selection process.
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Wrestling - Senior Night
On Wednesday, our seniors wrestled both the first time and the last time in the Snow Dome at Garces. I think we can safely say that is a record that can never be broken! Congratulations to our senior wrestlers who were recognized before their matches on Wednesday:, Joseph Machado, Scott Packebush, Thomas Packebush, Alex Salmeron, Grant Thompson,
John Paul Saindon, and
Amaris Maestas
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Fall Sports All Area
Congratulations to our Fall Athletes who were named All-Area! The football results will be posted in the Bakersfield Californian on Sunday, January 17th.
Girls Tennis
First Team - Anastasia Drulias
Volleyball
Second Team - Hanah Merjil
Honorable Mention: Lailah Green & Perri Starkey
Girls Golf
Second Team - Grace Cornejo, Claire Cornejo & Allie Crawley
Honorable Mention - Sydney Crawley & Megan Nagel
Boys Cross Country
Antone Fanucchi
Girls Cross Country
Honorable Mention - Jamie Penner
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CHIPs for Kids
Garces students Elizabeth and Oliver Oxley participated in the CHiPs for Kids toy distribution event, where about 3,000 underprivileged children were given a Christmas gift of their choice on Monday, December 21st. The event is sponsored by the California Highway Patrol.
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Christmas on Campus
On Saturday, December 19th, Garces hosted families in MLH for our annual Christmas on Campus with Garces junior
Patrick Burke playing the role of Santa Claus. It was a wonderful event for the families and the Garces students who experienced the joy of giving to others. The leftover toys were equally distributed between Catholic Charities and St. Vincent de Paul to benefit local children in our community.
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Garces Hall of Honor
The Garces Alumni Board is accepting nominations for the 2016 Hall of Honor. The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, January 29th. Nominees can be either an alumnus or a supporter of Garces who exemplifies the school's mission. The exceptions are that the alumnus must have graduated at least ten years ago, no current employees of Garces, no members of the Alumni Board, and no family members of the Alumni Board.
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Community Service Requirement Due Dates
Class of 2016 are due January 28th, 2016
Class of 2017, 2018, 2019 are due March 31st, 2016
Parent PSI hours are due March 31st, 2016
Community Service Requirements
Each student will be required to complete a total of 15 hours annually in any of the following areas. The hours are not required to be in one specific area and may be combined to meet the 15 hour requirement:
1. Garces Memorial High School
Hours must serve the Garces community (i.e. Swim meets, Gala, Band Show, Christmas on Campus, Special People Day, etc.).
2. Parish/Church
Students are to be serving in a meaningful way that assists a church or parish community. Serving in a church ministry, assisting in a church fundraiser or assisting with a church service project are all acceptable hours. Service which occurs while fulfilling a student's Sunday Obligation (Altar Serving, Choir, Eucharistic Minister) will be prorated at a ratio of 2:1 (one hour of service equates to thirty minutes of Parish Community Service). Working with a Parish School (OLPH, OLG, St. Francis, etc.) will count for Parish Hours.
3. Community Service
Non-Profit Community service may only be completed through organizations approved by Garces Memorial High School. Please see the Director of Admin Operations for an updated list of approved organizations.
Forms can be found online on the community service page. Please contact Ashleigh Rossi at
[email protected] with questions.
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Hot Stove Dinner
Guest Speakers
Jay Johnstone & Domingo Ayala
The Garces Rams Baseball team will hold it's 2nd annual Hot Stove Dinner on Saturday, January 23rd. In addition to Dodger great Jay Johnstone, we have added baseball comedian Domingo Ayala. You can check out Domingo on his YouTube site:
Domingo Ayala
Proceeds from the dinner will go towards the purchase of the net Garces is required to install along Columbus Avenue in order for the varsity team to continue using the varsity field. Tickets are $100 per person or you can be an event sponsor - $2,500 for two tables of eight and event recognition or $1,000 for a table of eight. Event sponsors receive reserved seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Mrs. Moody at 661-496-3406 or
tonymomoody@att,net
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School Wide Community Service Project
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Pope Francis Build
Salazar Family
The following dates are the schedule for building at the worksite. The address is 415 Rios St. (near Union Ave and Wilson Rd.). Students must sign-up with
Mr. Blaine Geissel
to work at the site so there is a manageable number of workers for each Saturday. Students must be over 16 years old and wear closed toe shoes and have a
Habitat for Humanity Waiver (if under 18) signed by a parent.
It is a great way to earn community service hours and watch a home come together for a great family.
Jan 9: Siding
Jan 16: Roofing and insulation
Jan 23: Complete siding, pick up work
Jan 30: Sheetrock
Feb 6: Pick up work day
Feb 13: Millwork
Feb 20: Painting
Feb 27: Cabinets/countertops
Mar 5: Interior pickup
Mar 12: Landscape
Mar 19: Landscape and cleaning
Mar 26: House Dedication
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The Ford Dimension &
Dream Builders Programs Applications Available
Attention all Junior Parents:
Applications are now available for the Ford Dimension and Dream Builders leadership programs. Juniors who want to be part of a program that fosters business-youth communication, civic responsibility
, life skills and leadership development are encouraged to apply. The minimum requirement is a 3.7 GPA and involvement in extra-curricular
activities. Below you will find a link to the Informational Night as well as a program description and how to apply. Please have your student see his or her counselor with any questions.
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USC Exploration of Architecture Program
The University of Southern California School of Architecture is pleased to announce the 35th year of an exciting opportunity for high school students to explore their interest related to architecture and design: EXPLORATION OF ARCHITECTURE.
Once again, they will offer a two-week certificate program (June 19 - July 3) and a four-week credit program (June 19 - July 16). USC, like many schools of architecture with a five-year professional degree program, requires students to declare architecture as a major upon application, and include architecture courses in the first year of the curriculum. This early commitment to architecture can be daunting to freshmen. They have created the EXPLORATION OF ARCHITECTURE program to inform students and assist them in making academic and career decisions. The program is an excellent opportunity for a student to develop and refine creative problem-solving skills. The design studio is the focus of the program, emphasizing drawing and model building. The studio experience is augmented with lectures, site visits to significant buildings and architectural office tours.
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Scholarship Opportunity
The Kern Community Foundation Common Scholarship Application is now open. This is the application to access all funding available at the Foundation for students graduating from Kern County High Schools in 2016. Don't let your students miss out on this fantastic scholarship opportunity.
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Senior Yearbook Ads
New Deadline - February 16
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Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Garces every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com,
you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Garces. Simply go to the website and select Garces Memorial High School Foundation as the charity of your choice.
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Admin Corner
Message from
Myka Peck
Principal
Dear Parents -
Welcome to 2016! I want to thank you for all your support and trust during the first semester. In looking back, we accomplished a lot and I am grateful to all of you who through your actions, gifts, and prayers, helped us to have a great first half. During the first semester we:
1, Refurbished the Teacher's Lounge (thank you Robert Moseley and donors)
2. Created a Dance Room (thank you Georgia Peck, Tiler Peck and donors)
3. Created a new Project Lead the Way Engineering Lab (thank you IT Director Doug Dill)
4. Added a new sound system to the football field and school gym (thank you Hail Mary Club, Pavletich Electric, Garces ASB, and the Garces Booster Club)
5. Refurbished the Gym Lobby and Restrooms (thank you Hail Mary Club, Jim McMurtrey and Chris Minor).
6. Added weekly Masses and a Formal Dress Day (thank you Msgr. Stephen Frost and Msgr. Perry Kavookjian)
7. Created a comprehensive Emergency Action Plan (thank you Bill Rector)
We have a couple of new things already for 2016:
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Security Guards - the safety and security of our students is of utmost importance and often we have early morning practices and practices/games/events after school. To assist us, we have hired security guards who will be on campus from 7 AM to 10 PM each evening. We are grateful to the donors who stepped up to assist us so that we could make this happen at the start of the semester.
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Pre-Registration Fee - you will be receiving a letter in the mail asking you to pre-register for next year. The fee is $100 and will be deducted from the annual registration fee. The purpose of this fee is to assist us with the budgeting process for next year. To create a balanced budget, we have to know how many students plan to return next year.
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Soccer Home Games - soccer season upon us and unfortunately so is El Nino. When Sam Tobias Field is unplayable due to safety and liability issues, we will find a suitable alternate location. We will continue to keep you updated as to field conditions and game locations. Please check our website and come out and cheer on the soccer teams this season.
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The Omaha Development Institute - thanks to the Hail Mary Club, the Omaha Development Institute will be here later this month to conduct a school wide assessment and evaluation of the budgeting process, fundraising, and our Catholic identity. The assessment is a critical component in creating our short term and a long term strategic plan.
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HERO Program - we are rolling out this new program to assist us with a positive improvement in how we track, monitor and improve discipline on our campus.
And we have begun building our wish list as we have a beautiful campus that needs to be maintained and new projects that need to be rolled out.
I am looking forward to successful second semester. My door is always open, please call me or stop by anytime.
May there always be a Garces.
Myka Peck.
Principal
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Next Week at Garces
Friday, January 8
ACT Registration Deadline for Feb 6th Test Date
Boys Soccer vs. Highland
Varsity Boys & Girls BB at SJM
Girls Wrestling at NAPA
Varisty Boys Wrestling at Dinuba & Clovis
Frosh BB at East/Highland Tournament
Saturday, January 9
Fall 2016 Application Meeting in Garces Library
Varisty Boys Wrestling at Dinuba
Frosh BB at East/Highland Tournament
Monday, January 11
Ford Dimension Informational Night
Tuesday, January 12
Wednesday, January 13
Thursday, January 14
Friday, January 15
Academic Decathlon
Boys Wrestling at KC Invite
JV Boys BB/ Varsity Girls BB/ Varsity Boys BB vs. BHS
F/S Boys/JV Girls BB at BHS
Varsity Boys & Girls Soccer vs. BHS
JV Boys & Girls Soccer at BHS
Saturday, January 16
Winter Sports Clinic for 5th-8th graders
JV Wrestling at Foothill
Girls Wrestling at Baldwin Park
Boys Wrestling at KC Invite
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Garces Campus Minister and Theology teacher, Mr. James Carrisalez, got married on Saturday, December 19th to Grace King in College Station Texas. They spent their honeymoon in Puerto Villarta.
Garces Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach and Econ/Government Teacher, Mr. Brian Dignan, and his wife are the proud parents of a brand new baby boy. Shane Michael Dignan was born on December 22nd and was 8 lbs. and 13 ozs.
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PSAT Scores Are Now Available Online
Starting on Jan. 7, students over 13 will be able to see their PSAT score reports from the September-November 2015 administrations in the online score reporting portal. If students provided their email address on their PSAT answer sheet, they will receive an email reminder from the College Board between Jan. 7 and 9. Students will be able to access their scores and AP Potential information. Students should then create a Khan Academy account at satpractice.org. Once paper score reports arrive in in late January, the counselors will distribute and help students interpret them. Please contact the counseling office if you have any questions.
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ICELAND TRIP
The Travel Club going to Iceland is going to start having meetings. Parents should be looking for important information being sent home. Parents can still register their student for the trip.
Contact
Ms. Mandee Dees
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f you have any questions.
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Tuition Assistance
for 2016-2017
Tuition assistance applications for the 2016-2017 academic year are available in the Main Office and on the Garces website. Tuition assistance applications are due February 15, 2016. After February 15, applications will be evaluated on a first come-first served basis and there is no guarantee there will be funding available. If you currently receive tuition assistance at Garces, you must reapply for tuition assistance by February 15, 2016. Contact
Mrs. Laura Lee at 327-2578 ext. 124 if you have any questions or concerns.
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In Our Prayers
Please keep the following in your prayers.
Doris (Banducci) Walker '52
She is survived by her husband Herb and her daughters Tracy (Walker) Kiser '86 and Nancy Walker '84.
Mr. Jim Murray
His daughter Laura (Murray) Etcheverry is a 1977 graduate along with her husband Mike Etcheverry '77. His daughter Kristin and her husband John Moore, sent their three children to Garces. Jim's grandchildren are all Garces alumni - Jeff Etcheverry '02, Julia (Moore) Green '03, Rosie (Etcheverry) Cooke '05, Jenny Etcheverry '06, John Moore '07, Amy Etcheverry '10, Emily Moore '12, David Etcheverry '13, and Christine Etcheverry '16.
Mr. Cy Koelzer
His children are Garces alumni Keith Koelzer '77, Craig Koelzer '78, Karen Koelzer '79, and Kristin Koelzer '81.
The Honorable Lou Etcheverry '58
He is survived by his wife Eleanor, retired principal from OLPH School. Their children are both Garces alumni - Paige Etcheverry-Barnes '86 and Dr. John Etcheverry '88 who is married to Nanette (Campbell) Etcheverry '96. Three of their grandchildren are also Garces alumni - Hunter Barnes '13, Nikki Barnes '15, and Paris Barnes '15
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GARCES GALA
Tapas y Tango
Febraury 20, 2016
We are always looking for volunteers to help plan this fun event. If you are interested, please contact Tonya Abbott. We welcome your time, talent and resources to make this year's Gala a success.
Look for information in next weeks newsletter about our upcoming Homeroom Basket Contest!
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SAVE THE DATE
A Night at the Races
Saturday, March 12th
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Employment Opportunitties
Garces is seeking instructors for the following positions for the 2016-2017 school year:
- Math
- Project Lead the Way
Please visit the Garces website for more information.
Garces Job Opportunities
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