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Vote for Garces
Voting ends Sunday
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 at 11:59 PM.
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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Thank You To The Following Families for Supporting
The Garces Fund
(as of 1-21-16)
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
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
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
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Congratulations to Kayla Scott!
Garces senior Kayla Scott was named Player of the Week by KERO TV-23!
Kayla is a four year starter on the Girls Varsity Basketball Team and a member of the 2014 Valley Championship Team. Kayla is pictured with some of her team mates. Back Row - Alleah Sias, Victoria Cruz, Kayla Scott, Marissa Ramirez, C.J. West. Front Row - Jasmine Scott & Lexus Green.
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Football All-Area
Congratulations
to the Garces Ram football players who were named All-Area by BVarsity!
Second Team Defense:- Cameron Roberson
Honorable Mention:
Pete Antongiovanni, Conor Bruce, Jeremiah Johnson, Isaiah Martin, & Brandon Villalobos.
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Sophomore Retreat
The Sophomore Retreat was a huge success. Campus Ministry hosted the retreat on Wednesday, January 6th at St. Philip's. The Sophomores spent a fantastic day growing in the faith and growing closer as a class.
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Garces Winter Sports Camp
On Saturday, January 16th, Garces hosted over 40 5th-8th grade students at our annual Winter Sports Camp featuring soccer, wrestling and basketball.
Thank you to the Garces coaches and student athletes who helped us to have a successful clinic!
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Message from Coach Olson to Lady Rams
Softball Players & Families
We will have our clean up day on both the Varsity and JV softball fields at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday February 6th.This is mandatory for all Softball players unless they are busy that day with a winter sport. We will start with a brief parent meeting at the varsity field at 9:00 am. I would like each student athlete to bring $5.00 and we will have pizza for lunch.
We are planning to paint the interior of the dugouts forest green. If any parents can bring forest green paint, a sprayer, rollers, brushes, and masking materials that would be greatly appreciated. We are also planning on painting the wood portion of the bleachers. Other general clean up will take place.
The parent meeting agenda will cover player, parent, coach, and fan expectations. It will also cover what is needed for donations and volunteers for the Lead Off Classic Tournament March 2nd - 5th and for the double header against San Joaquin Memorial on March 12th. Service hours will be earned for work and or donations for the clean up day, for the Lead Off Classic, and for the SJM double header. I would also like to introduce Cindy Salinas (Dani's mom), as she has graciously agreed to be the team mom.
Please email
me at
[email protected]
if you are able to provide any paint materials for the clean up day.
Go Rams,
Kelly Olson
Head Softball Coach
Garces Memorial High School
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Garces Winter Formal
"Moulin Rouge"
January 30th
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fleur de Lis
424 24th St.
The theme this year is Moulin Rouge, think Paris with lots of red. ASB has been working with Mrs. Hawkins to make this an incredible event. Tickets are available at lunch in the quad and get more expensive as the date approaches.
Ticket Prices
January 19th - 22nd: $50 per person
January 25th - 27th: $55 per person
Last day of ticket sales will be January 27th so get yours now. Christian Hall Photography will be taking pictures at the event so check out the packages he is offering.
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Catholic Schools Week
February 1st - 5th
Grandparents' Mass February 3rd
Garces has lots of great things planned to celebrate Catholic Schools Week on our campus!
We have activities planned to honor our community, teachers, parents, students, and grandparents.
We will have more details in next week's newsletter - but we wanted to let you know that on Wednesday, February 3rd, we will hold our annual Grandparents' Mass and reception. Students will be RSVPing to their Theology teachers so that we have enough chairs set out at Mass for all of our grandparents. Mass will be at 12:30 PM with a lunch reception to follow.
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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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2016 CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Scholarship
Calling all Scholar Athletes in the Class of 2016!
The application for the 2016 CIF/Farmers Scholar-Athlete of the Year scholarship is now available. The application must be postmarked on or before February 10th. Applications postmarked after February 10, 2016, will NOT be accepted. A $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to one male and female student-athlete statewide winners. In addition, two winners (one male and one female) from each of the 10 CIF Sections will each receive a $2,000 scholarship. Below is a link to the application. Please have your student see his or her counselor with any questions.
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Community Service Requirement Due Date Reminders
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
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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 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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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
Blaine Geissel, Activities Director
Grand Opening! The Garces Business class would like to welcome you to come in and look at what they have managed to accomplish this year. The class is supposed to be a"virtual" business class, but in true Garces student fashion of over achieving and applying themselves fully, they have started a very real business. That T-Shirt Co. makes and sells all kinds of shirts, sweatshirts, jackets and headwear(check out Coach Cody's new custom made beanie). Starting now you can purchase all of your Garces uniform shirts from our store. Norman's will be used only for shorts, pants and skirts. All other uniform items will be sold right from our student run store on campus. We would also encourage you to think about using them for any of your own business uniforms or event type shirts. It has been an incredible adventure that is really just beginning. I hope more students will continue to enroll in the business class and continue to grow That T-Shirt Co. and the business department.
There is even more going in with Activities with Winter Formal on January 30th at Fleur de Lis. ASB has been working very hard, with special help from Mrs. Jerica Hawkins, to put on an incredible event. Please save the date for February 19th, we will be having a second night rally! There will be multiple food vendors starting at 6:00 selling pizza, hamburgers, ice cream and many other items and all students and parents are invited to attend. The rally starts at 7:00 and will be crazy fun.
And speaking of crazy, we are already looking at Grad Night (I will give you a moment for parents of seniors to wipe away a tear)...the end is coming fast. Grad Night is the Seniors only trip to Magic Mountain and money with permission slips are encouraged to be turned in now ($130.00 before March 1st, $150 after). The night includes round trip bus ride by Classic Charter, yes we will bring them home, entry into Magic Mountain, all you can eat one time dinner, souvenir and exclusive rides with a return voucher for Hurricane Harbor. Really a great night so pay early and save.
There are many more events along the way so look for more information here or email [email protected] if you have any ideas or questions. It is a blessing to work with your kids and I appreciate your choice to send them to Garces. And come check out That T-Shirt Co! student store.
Sincerely,
Blaine Geissel
Activities Director
Class of 1988
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Next Week at Garces
Friday, January 22
CSF Application Deadline
Junior Retreat Permission Slips Due Today
B Wrestling at Pine River Invitational
JV Boys, V Girls, & V Boys Basketball vs. Liberty
V Boys & V Girls Soccer vs. Liberty
Frosh Boys & JV Girls Basketball at Liberty
JV Boys & JV Girls Soccer at Liberty
Saturday, January 23
Mock Trial Super Saturday
B Wrestling at Pine River Invitational
G Wrestling at El Monte Invitational
V Girls & V Boys Soccer at SJM
Sunday, January 24
Open House from 1 PM - 3 PM
Last day to vote for Garces in BEST OF Poll
Monday, January 25
Tuesday, January 26
Wednesday, January 27
Mass at 11:05 with celebrant Msgr. Michael Braun to celebrate his retirement. Parents are welcome to attend Mass and wish Msgr. Braun a happy retirement.
Junior Retreat at St. Philip's
JV Boys, V Girls, & V Boys Basketball at Frontier
V Boys & V Girls Soccer at Frontier
Frosh Boys & JV Girls Basketball vs. Frontier
JV Boys & JV Girls Soccer vs. Frontier at KC Soccer Park
Thursday, January 28
Wrestling at SWYL League Rotation
Friday, January 29
Community Service hours are DUE today for the Class of 2016
Class of 2020 applications due today
JV Boys, V Girls, & V Boys Basketball vs. Stockdale
V Boys & V Girls Soccer vs. Stockdale
Frosh Boys & JV Girls Basketball at Stockdale
JV Boys & JV Girls Soccer at Stockdale
Girls Wrestling at Birmingham Invitational
JV Boys Wrestling at Dinuba
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Garces Soccer Program Field Update
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Student-Athletes,
The Garces Soccer Program, in consultation with the Garces Administration, have decided to continue to play the JV games at the KC Soccer Park.
For tonight's Varsity games and next Friday's Varsity games we will play on Sam Tobias Field at Garces. We will continue to evaluate the field on a weekly basis. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Coach Finch and Coach Witwer
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Has your student been accepted to UCSB?
Once a student has been admitted to CSUB he or she may apply for scholarships online at:
The application can be completed in just a few minutes and there are over $2 million dollars in scholarships.
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Garces After-School
Dance Program Every Thursday in the Garces Dance Room
Tap, Jazz, & Ballet will be taught by Samantha Fabela every Thursday at Garces in the Dance Room. Classes began January 7th and will run through May 12th.
Ages 4-7 years old
3:30 PM-4:15 PM
$35 Monthly Cost
Ages 8 years old & up
4:15 PM-5:15 PM
$45 Monthly Cost
For more details and information on how to register, please click on the link below.
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REVS Up Program Applications are Now Available
The School of Natural Science, Mathematics and Engineering at CSUB offers a program, called REVS-UP, in science and mathematics to increase interest in the STEM fields. REVS-Up offers hands-on research experiences for teams in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology, mathematics and physics. Interested high school students must submit a completed application by March 18th.
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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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| Tapas y Tango Garces Gala February 20, 2016 |
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Student Gala Contest
Feb. 1 - 5th
Every year we ask our students to help our Gala volunteers. This year for Gala we will again have the homeroom theme basket competition. Next week, you will receive a reminder email with the homeroom themes. Click here to look over the contest information.
Did You Receive Your Gala Invitation?
We hope you will join us for this year's event. Your invitation has been mailed. If you didn't receive your personal invitation, and would like to attend, please contact
Tonya Abbott
Call for Volunteers!
We are always looking for volunteers to help plan this fun event. If you can only limit your volunteer time to help with set up, and/or helping the night of the event, we need you as well!
Please contact Tonya Abbott. We welcome your time, talent and resources to make this year's Gala a success.
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SAVE THE DATE
A Night at the Races
Saturday, March 12th
Here is another opportunity for you to donate your time, talent and resources for the benefit of our students, while also having a great time. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer please contact Tonya Abbott.
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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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