Tonight the Garces Rams football team plays up in Tehachapi and the winner will claim the Ogilvie Trophy.  It's a long standing rivalry and this year marks the 10th anniversary.  JV starts at 5:00 PM and the Varsity kicks off at 7:30 PM.  Come up the hill and root the Rams onto victory!  If you come - bring your cowbells and your confetti canons.  It's should be a great game.  If you are unable to be at the game, you can listen to the game on the Garces Radio Network on ESPN Radio - 98.1 FM or 1230 AM.   Go Rams!  

Garces senior, Maggie Waguespack, organized a mini-fund drive held this morning to help our sister school, St. John XXIII.  Thursday night, Maggie made signs, called her fellow classmates, enlisted her sister Ellie Waguespack, and some of Ellie's friends as well.  Maggie even reached out to the local media to spread her message of the importance of helping those in need in Texas.  The girls were in the front parking lot and through the generosity of all of our parents who were dropping off students, the girls raised almost $1,000.00.  We are so proud of these Rams and everyone who is contributing to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The ASB class is selling dress passes for $5.00 and That T-Shirt Company is selling We Love Texas t-shirts.  Undoubtedly there will be some other ideas to help the victims as it will be a long recovery process for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.  

"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act." - Proverbs 3:27

In honor of our 70th anniversary, Garces invited several alumni up to a special lunch with some of the football players. The players ask the alumni Rams to be special guest captains at the home games this year. Look for them down on the field during the coin toss  Back row: Garces Rams Varsity Football Players Emmanuel Castro, Nick Sill, Daniel Tobias, Isaiah Martin, Bryan Pantoja, Nick Sill and Jack Tobias.  Front row alumni are Mike Mc Caffrey '64, Joe Hernandez '58, Ken Peters '50, Gary Ogilvie '55, Dominic Antongiovanni '02, John Antongiovanni '89, Greg Robinson '70, and John Fanucchi '68.

Next Wednesday, September 13th, the counselors will be hosting a UC application workshop at 3:05 pm in the Counseling Center. Students need to bring a copy of their transcript. 

College Visits

The following colleges will be on campus the following dates and times. S tudents must sign-up on Family Connection and get permission from their teacher to leave class to attend the college meeting.

University of South Carolina 10/20/17 at 8:15 AM                            

The QuestBridge National College Match 

Who Should Apply

• Academically outstanding high school seniors
• From families earning less than $65,000/year for a family of four

How to Apply

• Application opens in the summer (before senior year)
• Research college partners
• Submit free application and other materials in late September

Visit www.questbridge.org for more information and to apply.

The Garces Yearbook will devote pages in the back of the yearbook for families to submit their farewell and good luck messages and photos of their senior students.  Prices increase over the next few months - so earlier is better.  

They are super easy to do and are done on-line through Josten's.  Just click on the link and create yours today.  While space is limited, we have a lot of pages set aside for our families to show their Ram love for their senior student.  

Senior Farewell Page Link 

Please join us for Mass and help us to celebrate 70 years of Excellence in Catholic Education. 

Join the Garces Booster Club and get your yard sign, window decal and season passes. All proceeds from Booster Club membership sales support extra-curricular activities. 

Let everyone know in your neighborhood you are proud to be a Garces Ram by displaying your yard sign.  The yard signs are only $25.00.  If you also want a window decal for your car - you can get both for $50.00.

With your season pass, you do not have to wait in line to get into any of our activities that charge a fee (except CIF play-off games) - just flash your pass and walk in. Along with the season pass, you receive a yard sign and a window decal.  $125.00 for a single, $200.00 for a couple, and $250.00 for a family. Join today - fall sports are underway. 

Student Ticket Contest Begins Monday, September 11th!  

Next week, the students will compete, through their home rooms, to see who can sell the most Holy Smoke BBQ tickets.  We have set a goal of $600 in sales per classroom (that equals 20 tickets sold per classroom).  Check out the contest  info sheet  .  You can download the order form here, or have your student pick one up from their home room teacher.  If you order your tickets online (click on the logo above to take you to the online sales page), or have already purchased your tickets, make sure your student completes the order form so their class can receive credit for the tickets purchased in advance of the contest.

Remember for every ticket purchased or sold you receive 2 PSI hours.