Garces Rams Varsity Cheerleaders, Nevada Allison and Danielle Lacayo were selected for the 2017 U.S. Army All-Star Bowl Cheer Team!

They auditioned alongside 50 other cheerleaders around Kern County and were two out of 17 girls selected for the team.

Their tryout was three and a half hours long. It included three dances in the style of cheer, hip hop, & jazz taught in about ten minutes each. They successfully passed three rounds of cuts and will cheer in the U.S. Army All-Star Bowl on May 12th at the Rabobank Are na! 

Nice work Lady Rams!

Each year the Garces Holiday Soccer Tournament Director, Mr. Vince Fanucchi, recognizes examples of good sportsmanship at the tournament with the Rick Martinez Sportsmanship Award.  Rick is from San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno and is the only coach to have participated in all 27 years of the tournament.  Over the years, the award has been given to players, coaches, officials (even a bus driver once) from all over California, but this year's recipients are closer to home.  When the tournament had to be re-scheduled, Garces boys' varsity soccer coach Justin Finch offered his JV team as a stand-by alternate team if they were needed and was always understanding as they were moved in and out of the tournament line-up as it was evolving over the holiday.  Later, when a team staying over-night asked if they could pick up an additional match on Friday, he graciously volunteered his varsity team in addition to playing his division schedule on Saturday.  Caitlin Witwer, our girls varsity soccer coach, was not able to field a team for the re-scheduled tournament because of prior commitments by a number of her players, but she and several of her team members ( Maya Amavizca, Ariana Toretta, Aly Flores & Nat Antongiovanni) showed up Saturday and worked all day collecting scores and coordinating field assignments all over the park as the day progressed.  Simply put, this year's tournament wouldn't have been possible without all of them.  So, with with Vince Fanucchi's special thanks, this year's Martinez Sportsmanship Award was awarded to  to Justin, Caitlin, Maya, Ariana, Aly and Nat.

First semester grades have been posted in net classroom and report cards will be mailed home next week.  If you have questions or concerns about your student's grades, please contact Mrs. Sakowski or your student's counselor.  Students who have been declared ineligible, based on this last grading period, will meet with Mrs. Sakowski regarding their grade status  and parents will receive a letter addressing eligibility in the mail, by next week.  Questions regarding eligibility need to be directed to Mrs. Sakowski, as well.  Your student's first progress report for second semester will be posted on net classroom, February 11, 2017

The College Board has partnered with Khan Academy® to create   Official SAT Practice for all students, for free. Official SAT Practice uses the October 2016 PSAT results to put together a personalized SAT® practice plan for each student. To access the free tests, student simply  create and connect their Khan Academy and College Board accounts . Click here to watch the video on how to link the accounts. 

NCAA DIVISION I AND II REQUIREMENTS

NCAA Division I Requirements

NCAA Division II Requirements

ENGINEERING DAY

Engineering Day will be held at Bakersfield College on Friday, February 24, from 8:30 am -1:30 pm. This event offers high school students the opportunity to discover careers in engineering and geology. A wide range of representatives from the industry will relate first-hand to students what types of careers are available and offer valuable information and resources. Garces will be taking 10 students to this event. Please have your student see his/her counselor to sign-up no later than Friday, February 20.

JUDI MCCARTHY WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY AWARD

Applications are now available in the Counseling Center for the Judi McCarthy Women's Philanthropy Award. The Young Women's Philanthropy Criteria:
1. Student must be 16-21 years old and be eligible for extra-curricular activities at school.
2. Student must have demonstrated a philanthropic spirit through personal giving and/or leadership in inspiring others to support charitable organizations
3. Student should exhibit a commitment to and a passion for bettering the lives of Kern County residents.
Applications are due no later than Friday, February 10, 2017.

The polls are open!! Garces has been nominated for not one, but two categories for the Best of Kern County 2017: Best Private School and Best Mascot! Please vote daily until January 22nd, 2017. Results will be published in the Bakersfield Life Magazine later this year. Check out our Facebook page for the link. 

Savannah Nyagwachi

Antone Fanucchi