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Night at the Races
Come and Join Us!
Tomorrow Night
Saturday, March 12th
Monsignor
Leddy Hall
Doors Open: 6 PM
Dinner: 6 - 8 PM
First Race: 6:30 PM
Dinner Tickets: $20
No-host Bar
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Senior Retreat
The Senior Retreat was a March 3rd & 4th at the Circle V Ranch Camp just outside of Santa Barbara.Over 50 seniors went and spent two days discussing the importance of letting God into their lives, letting God love them, and following God. The guest speaker shared with them that God put them here for a purpose. He encouraged all of them to pray to God everyday and to ask Him to show them their purpose so they could begin their own adventure and stay on the path God has designed for them.
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CIF honors Mr. Gino Lacava
Congratulations to Garces faculty member Gino Lacava! On Saturday, March 5th, Gino was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the CIF Central Section. Mr. Lacava coached Boys Basketball for 20 years at Garces. During his Garces coaching career, he won 10 Valley championships and finished his career ranked fifth in the Central Section history with 428 wins and only 175 losses.
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Nikki Jamieson
Congratulations to Garces senior, Nikki Jamieson, who was awarded a scholarship from the Kern County Republican Central Committee for her entry in the 2016 Kern County Lincoln Scholars Essay Contest. She was selected for her outstanding essay based on reasoning of how Abraham Lincoln would deal with a local or national issue if he were president today.
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Patrick Burke
Congratulations to Garces junior
Patrick Burke! Patrick has been selected as one of only 40 water polo players for the National Training Selection Camp. He will be competing for a spot on the USA National Team for his age group.
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Moises Gonzalez
Garces sophomore, Moises Gonzalez, went to Voorhies Elementary
School's Head Start Program on Wednesday, March 2nd. Moises read to the class as part of Read Across America Day.
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Garces Dinner Concert
The Garces Band held their annual dinner concert on Thursday, March 10th in MLH and it was fabulous!
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Kern County All-Stars
Four Garces seniors were selected to play in the Kern County Senior All-Star Basketball Games. Congratulations to CJ West, Victoria Cruz, Kayla Scott who will play in the girls game and to Jordan Slaton who will play in the boys game. The games are Wednesday March 16th at Centennial High School. The girls play at 6 PM and the boys play at 7:30 PM.
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Service Hours
Class of 2017, 2018 and 2019 community service hours are due no later than March 31st, 2016.
Parent Service Hours are due no later than March 31st, 2016.
Please contact Mrs. Rossi with questions:
[email protected]
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Class of 2020
The Freshmen Orientation is Wednesday, March 16th at 5:00 p.m. We are excited to officially welcome the Class of 2020 to the Garces family. All incoming students and their parents will be in attendance. Parents will meet with the Garces Administration in St. Dominic's Chapel and students will be in the gym with Link Crew and ASB students. If you know of a current 8th grader who is interested in attending Garces but has not completed the application materials please encourage them to attend orientation. For more information please visit our website or contact our Director of Admissions Kim Harper.
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Spring Break
The office at Garces will be closed for Spring Break from Monday, March 21st through Monday, March 28th.
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Save the Date
The Garces Players present:
The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged Revised
March 30th - April 1st
Performances at 4pm & 7pm
Monsignor Leddy Hall
Featuring the following Garces Players: Kennan Klingenberger, Jun Oh, Jenysa Patterson, Allyson Dunlavey, Shirleen Achieng, Karly Clanton-Maddox, James Castanares, Johann Palo, Chase Smith, Angel Abu, Amaris Maestas, Elizabeth Oxley, Anthony Fajardo, Miguel Limcaoco, Nick Oh, Setareh Etesham, Anna Rinaldi, Jake VanderPoel, Alex Mendoza, Mikey Vibal, Monica Uriaz, Andrew Orozco, Gabriel Beltran, and Michael Acosta.
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HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
Annual Fund Drive Total
(as of March 2, 2016)
$259,000
201 donors -
Average gift: $1,030
Overall Goal: $400,000
Total Parent Giving:
$81,700
55 Families - Average gift $1,100
Parent Goal: $120,000
If the remaining 400 families gave $100 to The Garces Fund we would surpass our goal and have 100% participation!
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
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
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.
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Admin Corner
Message from
Myka Peck,
Principal
Dear Parents -
This year we are trying something new. Instead of "Casual Night Gala", tomorrow night is our first ever "Night at the Races". Our chairs, Garces parents Suzanne Rogers and Jenny Waguespack, have put together what promises to be a fun night to remember. If you purchased tickets or a horse - thank you for supporting the event. I hope to see all of you tomorrow night.
Last week, our we had our E3 accreditation team on our campus. I could not be prouder of how our students, staff, and our faculty conducted themselves during the visit. The E3 Team was impressed with how well our students conducted themselves during Mass and how much school pride they exhibit. The accreditation team verified the areas we are doing well and provided positive feedback on areas we have identified as needing improvement. The areas we will be working on are: advancing the curriculum to meet the needs of our students; continuing iPad training for our faculty and improving the use of iPads in the classrooms; involving more stakeholders in advancing our school; enhancing our Catholic identity by aligning with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS); and developing a three year, five year, and ten year strategic plan for the growth and direction of our school.
The office will be closed during Spring break. If you have questions about summer school, please email Steve Garcia at
[email protected]. If you need anything else over Spring break, please email me at
[email protected].
May there always be a Garces.
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Next Week at Garces
Friday, March 11
AP Exam Payment Due
JV Boys Tennis at Atascadero
Varsity Boys Tennis at Arroyo Grande
Track at Kern Invitational
Saturday, March 12
A Night at the Races Fundraiser
Varsity Boys Tennis at Arroyo Grande
JV Boys Tennis at Arroyo Grande
Track at Taft Invitational
Monday, March 14
Boys Golf at Stockdale Invitational
Winter Sports Award Night
Tuesday, March 15
2016-2017 Course Request Forms Due Today
Freshman Baseball at East
Class of 2020 - Freshman Orientation Meeting
Track - #1 SWYL Meet
All-Star Basketball Game
Thursday, March 17
Swim at El Diamante
JV & Varsity Baseball vs. BHS
JV & Varsity Softball vs. BHS
Frosh Baseball at BHS
Varsity Boys Tennis vs. BHS
JV Boys Tennis at BHS
Friday, March 18
Freshman Baseball at West
Varsity Boys Tennis at Wasco
Swim at Mission Viejo
Varsity Softball at Wasco
Freshman Baseball at West
Varsity Boys Tennis at Wasco
Swim at Mission Viejo
Varsity Softball at Wasco
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Water, Gatorade, Sodas Needed
Garces Wrestling is hosting 300 junior wrestlers ages 5-14 on Saturday, March 19th for the KCWA Junior Tournament. We need water, Gatorade, sodas and napkins. You can earn PSI hours for your donations. All proceeds from the tournament will go towards the Garces Wrestling Program. You can drop off nay donations at the front desk with Ms. Hylton.
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Winter Sports Awards
Monday, March 14th
Winter Sports Awards Night will take place on Monday March 14th starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Quad with Msgr. Frost leading a short prayer service.
Following the prayer service the athletes and parents will proceed to the following locations for their awards banquet:
B Basketball- Gym
G Basketball- Counseling Center
G Soccer- MLH
B Soccer- Fine Arts Building
Wrestling- Chapel
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Mrs. Betty Bidart passed away. She was the mother of Betsy (Bidart) Sullivan '60, John Bidart Jr. '63, and Pattie (Bidart) Buser '65 and grandmother to Naissa Bidart '92.
Mrs. Danila Salazar passed away on Sunday, March 6th. She is survived by her husband Pedro and her children Susie, Caty, Esteban, Mariana, and Pedro. The Salazar Family is the recipient of the Habitat for Humanity home Garces is helping to build.
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Garces 2016-2017 Course Requests Due March 15th
Students have met with their counselor and completed the Course Request Form for the 2016-17 school year. Please review, sign, and have your student return the form to his or her counselor no later than Tuesday, March 15. If you have any questions, please contact your student's counselor.
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Bakersfield College President's Scholar's Program
Attached you will find an application and invitation for the Bakersfield College President Scholar's Program. You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5.
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Lou Koelzer's family is offering a scholarship in the amount of $1000 to a Garces Senior who plans on majoring in Business Administration in college. The applicant must have successfully overcome adversity and exhibited resiliency. Please see attachment for more information and the application. The deadline to apply is March 29, 2016.
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Selective Service Early Registration Option
Under federal law, virtually all men must register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. However, the Selective Service System now accepts early submission of registration information and automatically enters their data into the system with they turn 18. The fastest way to register is online at
www.sss.gov.
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AP Exams - Payment Due by March 11, 2016.
Students who are currently enrolled in an AP course and wish to take the exam in May 2016 must complete the AP Exam Registration Form and return it to the Business Office with their
payment of $92 per exam by March 11, 2016. Late payment/registration will
not be accepted. Students interested in a fee-reduced exam must see their counselor to determine if they qualify. Registration forms were given out last week in AP classes. Extra forms may be picked up in the Counseling Center.
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The deadline has passed however; any family wishing to be considered for tuition assistance must apply immediately. All funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis depending on availability. Information and necessary forms are available on our website,
www.garces.org, or at the school.
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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
- Spanish
- Girls P.E.
Please visit the Garces website for more information.
Garces Job Opportunities
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School Wide Community Service Project
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Pope Francis Build
Salazar Family
Please have your student sign-up with
Mr. Blaine Geissel
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It is a great way to earn community service hours.
Mar 12: Landscape
Mar 19: Landscape and cleaning
Mar 26: House Dedication
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