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Garces Dime A Day Project
CRS Rice Bowl
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| Garces senior Mikey Vibal with a Dime a Day collection box. |
Every year during Lent, Garces students give daily alms to those less fortunate. The school wide project is called "Dime a Day". This year, "Dime a Day" is being coordinated through the Garces Social Justice Club. The charity they have chosen to support is the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl project which is a faith-in-action program for families and faith communities. During Lent, Garces students have been asked to donate their "dimes" or left over change to the boxes in their home rooms. The hope is to raise $5,000 to support a wonderful organization whose mission is to fight the conditions of poverty around the world. One of the reasons the students chose this charity is that there is an app the students can download to their iPads. The app provides daily devotions the students can reflect upon during Lent. The app also provides recipes for meatless meals to make on Fridays during Lent along with inspirational stories of people around the world who have been positively impacted by the program. One of the other reasons the students selected CRS Rice Bowl is that 25% of the funds raised will stay local and go to support Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Fresno. Those funds will be used to alleviate hunger and poverty in our community. One of the student leaders of the Social Justice Club, Garces senior Mikey Vibal, said that "Pope Francis declared this year as the Year of Mercy and one of his major themes is to preserve the dignity of all. Not only are we helping those internationally, but we are also educating ourselves on the dignity of the marginalized."
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Girls Basketball
SWYL League Champions!
Congratulations to the Garces Girls Basketball Team! They are the 2016 SWYL League Champions! Front row: Trisha Munoz, Abbie Campbell, Gabby Avila, Lanie Jackson, Lexus Green, & Kayla Scott. Back row: Coach Jesse Soto, Victoria Cruz, Marissa Ramirez, CJ West, Hannah Simpson, Aleeah Sias, & Jasmine Scott.
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Girls Soccer
CIF Championship
Quarterfinal Game
The #7 Garces Lady Rams will play the #2 Redwood Rangers Friday night. They will play at Redwood High School in Visalia at 7 PM. Members of the team are:
Maya Amavizca, Aubrey Antongiovanni, Carly Antongiovanni, Carly, Kathy Avila, Delaney Beck, Samantha Brown, Alyssa Cachu, Victoria Espericueta, Sophie Freeman, Tess Freeman, Juliann Hallum, Claire Hamilton, Alyssa Hernandez, Shaina Looker, Katie Patrick, Jamie Penner, Megan Puget, Maddie Reyes, Ella Sill, Leilani Strahan, Ariana Torreta, and Jensen Williams. Garces head coach is Caitlin Witwer and the assistant coach is Sarah Reed.
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Nice Job Cameron Aragon!
Garces senior, Cameron Aragon, sang the National Anthem at the Kern County Lincoln Day Dinner. Pictured from left to right are Garces seniors Stafanie Pandol, Cameron Aragon, and Christine Etcheverry.
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Winter Jazz Concert
February 25th
Come out on Thursday Night and enjoy the Jazz Concert in the Garces Music Room in the Art of Music building. The concert begins at 7:00 PM. There is no cost to attend.
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Boys Basketball - Senior Night
On Friday, February 12th, the senior boys on the basketball team and their parents were honored before the game. The seniors were front left to right: Miguel Limcaoco, Giann Visque, Robert McDermott, Nav Dhillon,
Addison Oesch, Caleb Garza-Nieto,
Ben Carlson, & Jordan Slaton.
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Girls Basketball - Senior Night
On Friday, February 12th, the senior girls on the basketball team and their parents were honored before the game. The seniors were front left to right: Kayla Scott, Victoria Cruz, Marissa Ramirez, C.J. West, Gabby Avila, & Trisha Munoz.
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ASB Winter Night Rally
The Garces ASB Class put on a fabulous Winter Rally Thursday night! Great job ASB! Members of the ASB Class are:
Ali McCullum, Allison Gonzalez, Alyssa Dailo, Amber Khieralla, Andrew Martinez, Andrew Haupt, Annamarie Oddo, Aria Uzzle, Ariana Sales, Aubrey Antongiovanni, Ben Carlson, Brandon Fox, Chaz Harker, Christine Etcheverry, Ciera Cinquemani, Delaney Beck, Drew Rogers, Elizabeth Miranda, Emily McMurtrey, Emma Hawkins, Francesca Dulcich, Garrett Andrew, Jenna Gorman, Jocelyn Zaccaria, Pete Antongiovanni, Jordyn Pavletich, Julianne Finch, Katerina Gardella, Kathy Avila, Kelly Cole, Lacey Aspeitia, Laura Sladich, Luke Ming, Maci Petrini, Matt Sanders, Mia Faz, Nico Borba, Nikki Jamieson, Olivia Matalka, Samantha Johnson, Sierra Cole, and Stefanie Pandol.
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Daily Mass During Lent
Garces Vice-Rector, Msgr. Stephen Frost, has kindly committed to hold daily Mass
for the Garces community during Lent. He will celebrate Mass each morning in the St. Dominic Chapel at 7:20 a.m.
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Senior Retreat RSVP by 2/19
The Senior Retreat is scheduled for Thursday, March 3rd and Friday, March 4th. The seniors will travel by bus to the Circle V Ranch Camp in Santa Barbara. It is $30 per student and seniors need to RSVP by February 19th to their Theology teacher.
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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
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HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
Annual Fund Drive Total
(as of Feb. 18, 2016)
$220,000
Overall Goal: $400,000
Total Parent Giving:
51 Families
$79,136
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
Pierre and Della Freeman
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
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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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 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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Admin Corner
Message from
Kim Harper
Director of Admissions
This month the Admissions Office has been busy welcoming the Class of 2020 to Garces. Right now students from all over Bakersfield are submitting their applications to attend next fall. We are eager to welcome all our future Rams to the Garces family. If you know of an 8th grader who is interested in attending Garces please contact the Garces Admissions Office as soon as possible. Last Friday we hosted a VIP Future Ram Tailgate for all incoming freshmen during the varsity basketball games. During the boy's game Jack Hatten won the halftime shooting contest and received a $30 gift card to That T-Shirt Company - Garces Student Store. And our 2016 Selfie Contest Winner is Gracie Geissel. Gracie's selfie won her $500 towards her tuition. Congratulations Gracie!!! Upcoming dates for the Class of 2020 include the Placement Test on Saturday, March 12th and the annual Freshmen Orientation on Wednesday, March 16th at 5:00pm. Once again, if you know of any current 8th graders who are interested in attending Garces or even a current high school student who may be interested in transferring please contact the Garces Admissions Office. We can help all future rams with applications, schedule a shadow day or campus tour, and answer all questions for potential Garces families.
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2016 Selfie Contest Winner
Gracie Geissel |
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Next Week at Garces
Friday, February 19
Senior Retreat RSVPs Due
Varsity Girls Soccer CIF Quarterfinals at Redwood
Wrestling CIF Section Finals
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
Saturday, February 20
Garces Gala
Wrestling CIF Section Finals
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
Boys Varsity Tennis at Wasco
JV & Varsity Softball at Wasco
Monday, February 22
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
Boys Golf - North Tee-Off Classic
Campus Life Committee Meeting
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
Thursday, February 25
Winter Jazz Concert
Varsity & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic
Varsity Boys Tennis vs. East
JV Boys Tennis at East
JV & Varsity Softball at El Diamante
JV & Varsity Swim vs. Wasco
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 & JV Baseball at Terrio Spring Classic Boys
JV Softball at Liberty
JV Boys Tennis at Frontier
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BASKETBALL CAMP
Easter Break
Grades 5th - 8th
Our boys and girls basketball teams will be hosting a basketball camp over Easter break.
The camp will run run Monday through Thursday, March 21st - 24th. Camp will be from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Registration deadline is March 14. The camp is for boys and girls in grades 5-8. Additional details and registration information are below:
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Attention Junior Parents -
College Letters of Recommendation
This fall when students complete their college applications, many schools will ask them to submit at least one letter of recommendation from a teacher. Unless a college requests something different, teacher letters of recommendation should come from solid subjects (math, English, science, social science, or foreign language) that they're taking right now. The junior year will be the most recent full academic year when they apply-the freshmen and sophomore years will be ancient academic history. Over the next few months, juniors should make a special effort to do their best work in their favorite classes. Ask questions. Contribute to the class discussion. Show their teacher that they're interested in the material. Do a memorable project or presentation. Colleges will see their grades on their transcript, but teachers' letters are how colleges learn the story behind the grades. Encourage your junior student to make the most of these last few months.
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The Exchange Club Youth of the Year Award
The Exchange Club will be awarding a local scholarship in the amount of $500 for one male and one female from a local high school. The top five candidates will be entered into the District competition with the potential of receiving an additional $1250. This award highly emphasizes community and school involvement, not just academics. Please complete the attached application and return to your counselor no later than Monday, February 22nd.
Youth of the Year Award
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ENGLISH PREP
Mrs. Huddleston in room 7 February 22nd - March 4th 7:00am - 7:50am
MATH PREP
Mr. Garcia in room 54
March 7th - March 18th
7:00 am-7:50 am
Cost is $75 per course
Deadline to register is Feb 19
Class Description: 10 days each for Math and Evidence Based Reading/Writing. Students may take both the Math and Evidence Based Reading/Writing or choose between the two subject areas. The course will cover information for the redesigned SAT which will be released in March 2016.
Students need to sign up with Mrs. Rossi in the front office.
Payment must be made the day your student signs up.
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Garces 2016 Hall of Honor Inductees
The Garces Alumni Board of Directors is pleased to announce that this year's inductees to the Garces Memorial Hall of Honor are:
Mrs. Mayie Maitia
Monsignor Michael Braun
The late Charles Anspach
The family who will be honored that evening is the Tom & Judy Franconi Family.
The Hall of Honor Awards Banquet is Saturday, April 16th at MLH. Tickets are $100 per person. For more information, please contact Lou Ann Durrett at 327-2578 ext. 129.
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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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| Tapas y Tango Garces Gala February 20, 2016 |
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Thank you to our event Co-Chairs
Raji Sanghera
and
Maria Toretta,
their amazing Gala committee, and all of our families who have contributed to the auction!
Thank you to our event sponsors who collectively have donated over $52,000!
Title Sponsor
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
Running of the Bulls Sponsors
Mercedes
Benz of Bakersfield
B & B Surplus
Four Star Fruit
Empire Eye & Laser Center
Barcelona Sponsors
A-C Electric Co.
John & Kathy Gargan, Class of '69
Jasmine Vineyards
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Pavletich Electric
S.A. Camp Companies -
Jim & Bev Camp
St. Francis Parish
Jim Burke Lincoln
Don Quiote Sponsor
Mission Bank
River Walk Surgical Associates
Gypsy Sponsor
Sun Solar
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| Night at the Races March 12, 2016 Interested in owning your very own race horse? We are now selling horses for our upcoming Night at the Races. For more information contact Co-Chairs: Suzanne Rogers or Jenny Waguespack You can also contact Tonya Abbott if you are interested in volunteering. |
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SAVE THE DATE
Friday, April 22nd
The Hail Mary Club will hold their annual spring social event on Friday, April 22nd.
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