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VALLEY CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to Garces Rams Anastasia Drulias '17 and Alexsia Drulias '20! They are the CIF Central Section Girls Tennis Doubles Team Valley Champions! We are so proud of them!
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JV League Champions!
Congratulations to our JV Football Team on being the SEYL JV League Champions! They went an impressive 9-1 for the season. We are looking forward to having them move up to join the varsity squad during playoffs and watching them at the varisty level next year. Members of the team are: Daniel Tobias, Blake Thorne, Nick Sill, Max Culbertson, Garrison Hallum, Josh Pavletich, Zach Hebbard, Nick Tobias, Isaac Birks, Drew Moseley, PJ Hernandez, Dylan Briscoe, Jack Etchison, Wes Price, Jackson Brooks, Rob Williams, Julian Hernandez, Austin Ramirez, Zachary Demos, Jack Waguespack, Steven Roland, Kaden Uribe, Adams Robles, Rafael Carvajal, and Josh Barnes.
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Congratulations Dylan Simonsen
Congratulations to Garces Ram Dylan Simonsen who signed to play DI Mens College Tennis for West Point. We are so proud of him. Garces held a special signing ceremony for Dylan on Thursday, November 10th in the Garces Gym during lunch so our student body could attend and celebrate with Dylan. Pictured are Dylan with his parents, Tracy & Randy Simonsen.
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Congratulations Bakersfield Jockey Club Honorees!
On Monday, November 7th, the Bakersfield Jockey Club honored four Garces Rams for being Outstanding Student Athletes in their respective sports. Hutton Stewart and John Starkey were honored for Water Polo. Sean Hatten and Jeremiah "J.J." Johnson were honored for football. Congratulations Rams on your achievement. We are proud of you.
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Good Luck Lady Rams
During the school Veteran's Day assembly on Wednesday, Garces presented the volleyball team with flowers and a St. Sebastian medal and wished them good luck as they play for a Valley Championship on Saturday. Please come out and support our Lady Rams on Saturday. We have two rooter buses that will be full with The Herd so it should be a loud crowd but it can always be louder. We hope to see you there. Members of the team are: Aly Dees, Perri Starkey, Hannah Merjil, Emily Demler, Emily Demos, Maggie Waguespack, Kaitlyn Cooper, Lailah Green, Molly Ming, Alia Lidgett, Priscilla Miranda, and McKenzie Miller.
CIF Central Section Division II Volleyball Championship
Saturday, November 12, 2016
5:30 p.m.
West Hills College
555 College Ave.
Lemoore, CA
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Boys Water Polo Valley Playoffs
The Garces Boys Water Polo team is the #1 seed in their CIF valley bracket. On Saturday, November 12th, they will play #8 Reedley in the CIF Central Section D3
Quarter-finals at 11:00 AM at Garces Memorial.
Please come out and support the boys!
Members of the team are:
Ken Russo, Hutton Stewart, Patrick Burke, John Starkey, Mason Smith, Will Cross, Lee Begin, Cael Osborn, Oliver Oxley, and Eric Klang. The team is coached by Petra Koudelkova-Robles.
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Giving to The Garces Fund is as easy as a click of the button
Last week all of our families were mailed The Garces Fund literature, along with an appeal from our Garces Memorial Principal, Myka Peck. Well we are excited to announce that our families can now contribute to The Garces Fund by making a monthly recurring gift to Garces. Click the button and it will take you directly to the online giving page where you can set up your ongoing giving. A small amount each month can make a BIG difference!
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Vinyl Club Service Project
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Mr. Bill Workman, Kelsey Haley,Summer Padilla, Danielle Lacayo, Lauren Riggan, Taylor Riggan, Patrick Burke, and Luke Evans. |
Next week, the Vinyl Club will be collecting toothbrushes, toiletry items, gloves, mittens and socks for the needy who come to the St. Vincent de Paul Center. The idea came from Garces senior Danielle Lacayo who has recently began volunteering at the center. She noticed how grateful people were to get items that others take for granted. She decided she could make a difference, even if it was a small one. She proposed the idea to the Garces Vinyl Club and they all agreed to participate. They will be collecting items next week, Nov. 14th - Nov. 18th and placing them in a bin in Mr. Bill Workman's classroom. As you are purchasing cans for the Canned Food Drive, maybe you can add in a toothbrush, toothpaste, or some socks into your cart. They will go to good use and will be greatly appreciated.
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Mock Elections at Garces
On Tuesday, Mrs. Cheryl Rhodes, with the assistance of Mrs. Kathleen Bears, held mock elections at Garces. Students were required to register prior to Tuesday so they could experience what it is like to actually vote in an election. Students had to check in and confirm they were registered to receive their ballot. Individual voting booths were set up so the students could vote in private. Pictures are: poll workers Setareh Etesham, Claudia Millar, Suzanne Padilla, and Molly Soper;. students picking up their ballots are Jacki Pierce and Jasmine Scott; students voting are Hutton Stewart and Mason Smith.
The results:
Donald Trump: 78%
Hillary Clinton: 16%
Gary Johnson: 4%
Jill Stein: 1%
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Veteran's Day Celebration
On Wednesday, Garces held a special assembly to honor Veteran's Day. Students watched an amazing video created by Mr. Gino Lacava. The video covered how Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner and that our flag represents the lives of the men who fought at Fort Henry to keep the American flag raised in defiance of the British's demand. The video also explored all the conflicts American veterans fought in and many gave their lives for. We had several veterans in the audience and they came up and shared some of their story. Mr. Brian Cobb made a flag that students could write down a family member who was a veteran or current military member. Monsignor Michael Braun was on hand to bless the flag and the veterans and to lead us in prayer. To end it, we all sang "God Bless America". Pictured is alumnus and Korean War Veteran Mr. Ken Peters '50 with his grandson Joe Tobias '17.
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Garces Canned Food Drive - 3 Days Left!
Our Canned Food Drive is underway! We have three more collection days next week to help stock the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry with 10,000 items! Please send cans, or non-perishable food items, on one of three days next week with your student. Cans are being collected in Homeroom.
- Monday, 11/14
- Wednesday, 11/16
- Friday, 11/18
The class who brings in the most donations per student will win a pizza party. Every non-perishable item will count as one (1). You can send canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned beans, canned meats, canned soup, bags of rice, and bags of beans. You can also send pasta, pasta sauce, mac and cheese, etc. Anything that has a long shelf life will help to feed the needy in our community.
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Junior Parents - Please Join Us
STEP-UP MASS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
11:15 AM
GARCES CHAPEL
Garces Campus Ministry would like to invite all of our Junior parents to join us at the Step Up Mass for the junior class on Wednesday, November 16th. It will be a special Mass for the junior class with discussion about the responsibility of being an upperclassman on campus. Josten's will also be present and we will have a blessing of the class rings along with a pinning ceremony. After, we will have a reception hosted by the Garces Parent Club.
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Stuarts' Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Support Garces' Math and Science Programs
To the efforts of Westchester Mobil & Stuarts' Petroleum, Garces Memorial High School has been awarded a $500 ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant to support our school's math/science programs. Westchester Mobil & Stuarts' Petroleum is proud to participate in the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program that invests in the future of communities through educational grants to neighborhood schools.
The ExxonMobil Corporation is also proud to support education through Upromise, which helps ExxonMobil customers earn college funds. To learn more about the Upromise program, please visit the
www.exxonmobil.com/upromise website.
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Admin Corner
Message from
Myka Peck
Principal
Dear Parents -
On Wednesday, we celebrated Veteran's Day with an all-school assembly. Our Campus Minister, Mr. Brain Cobb organized an impactful hour that made all of us realize how truly fortunate we are to live in the land of the free and to have a safe and secure campus where we can openly practice our faith. And I, along with almost everyone else, learned something new about the Star Spangled Banner courtesy of a truly impressive video by Garces faculty member, Mr. Gino Lacava. I am hopeful that by now your student may have mentioned it to you. If not, please ask them as it offers a wonderful opportunity to discuss the freedoms we have in our country thanks to the veterans who served, especially those who courageously lost their lives so we could have the amazing opportunities and freedoms our country offers all of us. For us at Garces, one of the most important freedoms allows us to work with our parents on the faith formation of their children and we are grateful to those who have served to preserve the rights we hold so dear.
On another note, our Fall Sports regular season has come to a close. Thank you to all the team "moms" who volunteered countless hours. You are appreciated more than you know. Congratulations to all of our student athletes on a terrific season. We had some SWYL League Champions - Varsity Girls Golf, Varsity Girls Tennis, JV Girls Tennis, and JV Football. Congratulations to our varsity teams who all made it to valleys - Football, Volleyball, Boys Water Polo, Girls Water Polo, Girls Tennis and Girls Golf. Congratulations to Anastasia Drulias and Alexsia Drulias on their Girls Tennis Doubles Team Valley Championship and to Allie Crawley and Sydney Crawley on qualifying to play in the CIF SoCal Girls Golf Tournament. It's been a great Fall for our student athletes, their fans, and for The Herd.
We are in the middle of our Canned Food Drive. Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for all that God has given us and a time to give back to those in need. Thank you for in advance for helping us to make a large donation of non-perishable food items to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. You can send in your canned goods through Friday, November 18th.
Next week, the Garces Players will perform in our Fall Play, "Leaving Iowa". I am always impressed by the talent on our campus and I have no doubt that it will be a wonderful production. The play will be performed on November 16th & 17th and I hope you will be able to join us in supporting our gifted actors and stage technicians.
Before we know it, Christmas will be here! It is a joyous season and it offers us several opportunities on campus to celebrate the birth of our Lord. We hope you will join us on campus for our evening Christmas Mass on December 14th. There will be more details coming, but please mark your calendars. The Mass will be for the entire Garces community. Also, on December 15th, the Garces music program will perform its annual Christmas Concert. We would love to see all of our families on our campus two nights in a row.
As we wrap up the first semester, please go on-line and check your student's grades and assignments. Please contact your student's teachers with any concerns or questions. Your child's academic success is a priority to us and finals will be here before we know it.
May there always be a Garces.
Myka Peck
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Upcoming Events
Friday, November 11
Veteran's Day - School Closed
Saturday, November 12
Boys Water Polo CIF D3 Quarter-finals at 11:00 AM at Garces pool
Volleyball CIF Valley Championship at 5:30 PM at West Hills College
Monday, November 14
Jockey Club - Anastasia Drulias, Alexsia Drulias, Brandon Villalobos, & Joe Tobias
Parent Club Guest Speakers at 6 PM in Garces Chapel
Wednesday, November 16
Fall Play Performances at 4 PM & 7 PM in MLH
Thursday, November 17
Boys Soccer Green & White Scrimmage at 4 PM
Fall Play Performances at 4 PM & 7 PM in MLH
Friday, November 18
Canned Food Drive Ends
Football vs. El Diamante CIF CS D2 Quarter Finals at 7 PM at Garces
Saturday, November 19
JV and Varsity Girls & Boys Soccer Scrimmage at State Farm Sports Complex 10 AM - 3 PM
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Yearbook Senior Ads
Next Price Increase November 15
The prices for the Senior Sentiment Ads goes up again on November 15th. Please go on-line, upload your photos, design your ad, and submit it through the Josten's site. You can click on the link below:
Yearbook Senior Ads
Thank you to our parents who have already purchased ads for the following seniors:
Alyssa Cachu
Allie Crawley
Sydney Crawley
Rudy Delgado
Josh Gonzales
Kohl Humphrey
Danielle Lacayo
Corbin McMurtrey
Jack Minor
Jake Moody
Olivia Muller
Megan Nagel
Cael Osborn
Megan Puget
Matt Renzi
Maddie Reyes
R.J. Senining
Leilani Strahan
Brandon Villalobos
Emily Weber
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Luigi's To-Go Dinners will be back after the holidays.
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Parent Club News
Please join us on Monday, November 14th in the Garces Chapel from 6 pm - 7 pm for a presentation by Garces Theology teachers, Chris Plance and Tim Gordon, on "Passing on Your Faith to Your Children". It is a great opportunity to spend some quality time with other parents. We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to get to know two of our Theology teachers who are part of the faith formation of your child.
The
Christmas Mass Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 15th at 11:00 AM in the Garces Board Room. If you would like to be part of the committee, please come and join us. We will be working with Campus Ministry to help with the Family Christmas Mass scheduled for the evening of December 14th at Garces.
Garces Parent Club
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Welcome Future Ram Caleb Carrisalez
Congratulations to new dad, Garces Theology teacher, Mr. James Carrisalez and his lovely wife Grace. They are the proud parents of Caleb Benedict Carrisalez. Caleb was born on Thursday, November 3rd. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and he is just precious!
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GARCES MEMORIAL HALL OF HONOR NOMINATIONS
The Garces Memorial Alumni Board is accepting nominations for the 2017 Hall of Honor. If you know of an alumnus, benefactor, or Garces supporter who should be considered for induction, please submit a nomination form. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lou Ann Durrett at
[email protected].
For a list of past inductees, please visit:
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Congratulations to Garces Rams Football Players
Beck Dobranski #77
Isaiah Martin #21
Joe Tobias #16
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Beck Dobrzanski
Congratulations to Beck Dobrzanski on being nominated by Central Valley Football as the Defenisve Player of the Week. Beck finished in 2nd place and was the top vote getter in Kern County!
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Isaiah Martin
Congratulations to Isaiah Martin on being nominated by Central Valley Football as the Offensive Player of the Week. While Isaiah did not come in first, he was the top vote getter in Kern County!
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Joe Tobias
Congratulations to Joe Tobias who was nominated FFX Player of the Week by KGET-TV 17. The winner will be announced Friday night during their broadcast. Good luck Joe!
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Garces Gala
Bollywood
February 25, 2017
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Interested in becoming a Gala volunteer, sponsor, auction donor or attendee?
Contact Maria Toretta, Raji Sanghera or Tonya Abbott
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