Spring Fling Week

Next week is Spring Fling week!  Lots of fun things planned on campus!  It kicks off tonight with the Iron Man Volleyball Competition - Senior Boys vs. Junior Boys in the Snow Dome at 7 PM.  Then we have special dress up days every day next week, Garces Play Day on Friday, and the Prom on Saturday
Garces Play Day
Friday, April 22nd

On Friday, April 22nd, Garces will host over 500 students with special needs, ages pre-school through third grade, on our campus. Garces students are paired up with a "buddy" for the morning taking them to play games, watch a magic show, visit a firetruck and police car, get their faces painted, and ride a pony. Our students learn first hand the importance of having respect and compassion for all.  

If you can, please donate small bottles of water or individual bags of chips.  We would greatly appreciate it.  We feed every child who comes lunch before they get on the bus to go home. You can drop off the chips and water at the front desk. 
Spring Signing Day
Congratulations to our seniors who are going on to play their respective  sport in college!  And received scholarship monies to do so! 
Victoria Cruz signed to play Women's Basketball with Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, MO.  Central Christian is a NCCAA school.   Victoria will be a double major in Business Administration and Religious Studies.
Carter Kerwin signed to play Men's Water Polo with the University of Redlands in Redlands, CA.  Redlands is a NCAA Division III school.  Carter will major in Environmental Business.
Alyssa Garcia signed to play Softball with William Jessup University in Rockland, CA.  William Jessup is a NAIA school.  Alyssa will be a pre-law student with a double major in political science and psychology. 
Renee Ramirez will sign to play Softball with Midland University in Freemont, NE.  Midland is a NAIA school.  Renee will major in Nursing.
Victoria Espericueta will sign to play Women's Soccer with Midland University in Freemont, NE.  Midland is a NAIA school. Victoria will major in Nursing.
Special Guest Performance 
Tuesday April 12. Jason Coleman, grandson of Patsy Cline's piano player Floyd Cramer, performed for Garces Band students in Berchtold Music Hall. Jason will perform at Rabo Bank Theater as part of the Bakersfield Community Concert Series.
Christian Life Community
Mr. Holmes & Ms. Clarke's CLC

Mr. Holmes and Ms. Clarke have a CLC that meets on a regular  basis. As a community service project, they recently went and cooked dinner for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.  Pictured from left to right are Ms. Clarke, Emily Weber, Nico Borba, Molly Ming, Maggie Waguespack, and Priscilla Miranda.
Garces Sophomore
Andrew Hoffman made the local news!

KBAK TV ran a news story about Andrew's Eagle Scout Project. If you want to contribute to Andrew's project, you can drop off clothing sized 2T - 5T at the Garces Office.  Click on the link below to watch the story. 

KBAK Story on Andrew
Alumni vs. Alumni
Nick Vehlewald '12 & Jake Pavletich '14

On Tuesday, April 19th, CSUB Baseball plays Cal State Fullerton. Garces alumnus Nick Vehlewald, Class of 2012, plays infield for CSUB.  Garces alumnus Jake Pavletich, Class of 2014, plays catcher for Cal State Fullerton.  The game is at CSUB's Hardt Field at 6 PM.   
JAZZ CONCERT

Boom Boom!....Bang-Zoom!
Spring Fling!
Jazz Concert
Wednesday
April 20....7:00 pm
Music Room
No Charge
 
Music Includes:  Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Chicago and other Jazz Classics!
SENIOR COUNTDOWN
Important Dates

The senior class only has 18 more school days! Dates to make note of on your calendar are: 

4/21 - Powder Puff at Sam Tobias Field at 7 PM
4/22 - Garces Play Day 8 AM - 12:30 PM
4/23 - Prom
4/25 - Gala Holiday - No School
4/25 - Mandatory Senior & Senior Parent Meeting in MLH at 6PM
4/27 - Senior Farewell Mass at 11:30 AM in MLH
4/28 - Spring Awards Concert
5/2 - AP Exams - Chemistry and Psychology
5/3 - AP Exams - Computer  Science & Spanish 
5/3 - Class of 2016 College/Military Commitment Celebration & Lunch 
5/3 - Youth Night at 6 PM in Garces Gym
5/4 - AP Exams - English Literature
5/5 - AP Exams - Calculus
5/5 - Daytime Senior Awards at Noon in MLH
5/6 - Senior Sunset
5/9 - Spring Sports Award Night
5/9 - Senior Finals - Period 4 & 6
5/9 - AP Exams -  Bio
5/9 - Spring Sports Awards Night
5/10 - Senior Finals - Period 5 & 7
5/10 - AP Exams - Government
5/11 - Senior Finals - Period 2
5/11 - AP Exams - English & Macroeconomics
5/11 - Softball Senior Night
5/11 - Baseball Senior Night
5/12 - Senior Finals - Periods 1 & 3
5/12 - Nighttime Senior Awards 
5/12 - Senior Night/Magic Mountain
5/17 - Baccalaureate Mass at St. Francis at 7 PM
5/18 - Graduation at Rabobank at 7:30 PM 
Spring Preview Day

We would like to welcome all 5th, 6th, and 7th graders to visit the Garces campus on Thursday, April 21st. The day will begin at 9:30am and conclude at 12:30pm. Lunch will be provided for all students in attendance. Please contact Garces Director of Admissions, Kim Harper for more information. 

THE GARCES FUND

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
 
Parent Goal:  $140,000
Overall Goal:  $400,000
 
Total Parent Giving:  
$83,169
63 Families - 69% of Goal!
Parent Goal:  $120,000

If you still need to complete your PSI hours requirement, a contribution to The Garces Fund is tax deductible and will help cover any remaining hours you may have.  Example:  10 hours due = $150 contribution to The Garces Fund.

         
Thank you to those families who have contributed to The Garces Fund.
 
Nestor and Tanya Agbayani
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. Bryan Briscoe
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. Mike Goode
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Granillo
Philip and Kelli Gruszka
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
Mr. and Mrs. William Sandusky
Richard and Lisa Shattuck
Eric and Rosa Sill
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Strahan
Mr. and Mrs. Hendra Tanuwijaja
Peter Thorne
Jeremy and Susan Tobias
Tom and Maria Toretta
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 
Mr. Blaine Geissel
Activities Director

Spring is here and that means there is a whole lot going on here at Garces! ASB has planned an incredible week of events and it is sure to be a fun week. The annual Ironman competition will be held tonight (Friday April 15) at 7:30pm, pitting seniors v. juniors on a best of five games volleyball match. Free to get in and is sure to be a fierce game filled with a few funny moments. The boys are coached by the varsity girl's volleyball team and they have been practicing all week. The girls will take the field next Thursday to play football in what I pray will be a safe but very competitive game of football.
 
Starting on Monday, there will be four days of dress up/theme days (check out the flyer below) so your student may be leaving the house in some rather unusual attire. It is a great week and it is fun to see the students really have a great time this week before they have to really get serious about the last stretch of classes and finals. The last rally of the year is Thursday the 21st at 11:30 and Anna Marie Oddo and Garrett Andrew have done a great job this year planning all of the rallies and this one will be a blast.
 
Friday brings Garces Play Day, and what an incredible day. I would strongly encourage you to stop by campus to see what your kids do for the community on this very special day. Garces will host 500 special needs children on campus to play, ride ponies, enjoy the petting zoo and visits from local law and fire protection as well as a magic show and carnival and sports games. They will also get lunch (thank you to McDonalds for donating the hamburgers again) before heading back to their own schools. It is a day that is fun for our local community to see how awesome our students are and how Garces is a bigger part of our local area. If you would like to donate chips or water for this event please contact the office.
 
PROM! Andrew Haupt and many others have put on the most unbelievable dances this year and Prom will be even better. The dinner and dance will be Saturday the 23rd starting at 7:00 and ending at 10:30. There will be a tent on the tennis courts and an out of this world experience that lives up to the Interstellar theme.
 
It has been a fantastic year and it has been a pleasure to serve the students and the Garces family as Activities Director. It is also a blessing to our campus to have Caitlin Witwer taking over as director for next year and I know she will do an amazing job. Thank you and God bless.
 
Sincerely,
Blaine Geissel
Click below for link:
2016 Garces Summer School Catalog
Next Week at Garces

Friday, April 15
Swim vs. Liberty
Iron-man Contest

Saturday, April 16
Hall of Honor
Track at Carpenteria

SPRING FLING WEEK

Monday, April 18
Man on the Moon Day Monday

Tuesday, April 19
Time Travel Tuesday
Varsity Boys Tennis at Liberty
JV Boys Tennis at Liberty
JV & Varsity Baseball vs. Centennial
Frosh Baseball at Centennial
JV & Varsity Softball vs. Centennial

Wednesday, April 20
Out of this World Wednesday
Boys Golf - SWYL #5 at Seven Oaks
Spring Fling Jazz Concert

Thursday, April 21
Full Throttle Thursday
Spring Rally at 11:30 AM
Powder Puff at 7 PM 
Golf Team Pictures
JV Boys Tennis at Frontier
Varisty Boys Tennis vs. Frontier - Senior Night
Frosh Baseball vs. Centennial
JV & Varsity Baseball at Centennial
JV & Varsity Softball at Centennial

Friday, April 22
Garces Play Day
Swim vs. Frontier
Track at Liberty Patriot Games
Hail Mary Club Mardi Gras Party

Saturday, April 23
Prom at Garces
  
Monsignor Perry Kavookjian
LLS Man of the Year Campaign

Garces Rector, Monsignor Perry Kavookjian has been nominated for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Man and Woman of the Year Award.  It is a fundraising campaign for LLS and an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for the LLS mission of finding cures for blood cancers and assisting patients and families as they battle cancer. If you wish to support Msgr. Perry and the mission of LLS, you can donate on-line at: 

SPORTS PHYSICALS
May 24th & May 26th
Cost $20

Athletic Clearance Packet due by May 26th

Sports Physicals will be offered in the gym on Tuesday May 24th and Thursday May 26th from 12-3pm. Cost is $20. The 2016-2017 Athletic Clearance must be completed prior to arrival on May 24th or 26th. The completed Athletic Clearance Packets, INCLUDING THE SPORTS PHYSICAL, are due by Thursday May 26th and must be emailed to the athletic director and your coach. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Contact Athletic Director- Joan Finch at [email protected] if you have any questions.

DONATIONS NEEDED

Garces Play Day
Friday, April 22nd 

Every year Garces hosts over 500 students with special needs at our annual Play Day. Items needed are:

1500 Individual bags of chips
1500 Small bottles of water

Please drop off your donations at the office.

If you would also like to volunteer to assist at Garces Play Day, please contact Lou Ann Durrett
Phoenix Scholars Program

The Phoenix Scholars Program is a non-profit organization that provides mentorship to firs-generation, low-income, and/or minority students throughout the college application process. To apply, go to phoenixscholars.org. Attached you will also find more information about the Phoenix Scholars Program.

Phoenix Scholars
University of California SIR and Final Transcript Deadline

Admitted freshman applicants must submit their SIR (Statement of Intent to Register) to the UC campus they wish to attend. The deadline to submit the SIR is May 1, 2016. The SIR fee is $100 and is non-refundable. Students who qualified for the application fee waiver generally have the SIR fee deferred. Admitted students should contact the campus they choose to attend if the SIR fee is a hardship. Freshman who have accepted an offer of admission to a University of California campus have until July 1 to submit final, official transcripts/academic records to the campus at they the will SIR.
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HMC Mardi Gras Party
Friday, April 22nd

The Hail Mary Club will hold its annual Mardi Gras Party on Friday, April 22nd at Fleur de Lis located at 424 24th St.  For tickets, please contact a HMC Board Member.


Join us at the Msgr. Leddy Golf Classic for a great day of golf! 

Tournament Dinner - June 2
Tournament - June 3
Bakersfield Country Club


Put together a foursome, sponsor one of the 18 holes, or join others with a sponsorship at one of the 18 tee boxes.

  • Returning Hole Sponsors  $600
  • New Hole Sponsors  $750
  • Tee Sponsors $200
Contact Tonya Abbott for more information on how you can get involved.

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