Next week is a special week for all of us at Garces. We get to celebrate all week what makes us special - our Catholic faith and Catholic values.  We are the only Catholic high school in our community and we are so blessed to be able to stand in the light of our faith at our school and during events on our campus. Next week is an opportunity to show our gratitude to all of those who make our mission possible - teachers and staff, parents, grandparents, local clergy, community supporters, parents, and most importantly, our students. With the help of the Garces Parent Club, Campus Ministry, and the ASB class, we have several activities planned and we hope to see many of you on our campus next week. 

FILL THE BIN
Our faith calls us to be compassionate so next week will be dedicated to giving to the less fortunate. Garces parent Mark Holland has made a bin for the students to fill during Catholic School Week. We are asking students to bring new, or gently used, coats and sweatshirts to be donated to the Jamison Children's Center. We will encourage them to fill the bin to earn "Camp Ram" on Friday.

DAILY PRAYERS
There will be special prayers said each day at the start of school and at the end of the day to honor our teachers, grandparents, community supporters, parents, and our students.

MONDAY - ADORATION & CONFESSION, TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY, CSW MOVIE NIGHT

• Fr. Bert from OLPH will be in the Chapel from 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM for Adoration. Confession will be heard upon request. When you drop your student off, take a minute to come to the chapel.  Adoration is a special experience and a wonderful part of our faith.   
• Teachers will enjoy lunch hosted by the Garces Parent Club, shout outs from the students, and special thank you notes.
• Students are invited to come and see a pro-life movie, Bella, at 6 PM in MLH. There will be free popcorn.

TUESDAY - GRANDPARENT APPRECIATION
Grandparents are invited to join us for Mass and then stay for lunch. There is no charge for lunch. The Garces Parent Club will provide a dessert table.  There will be a photo station set up and each grandparent will receive a copy of the photo in the mail with a note from their grandchild. 

WEDNESDAY - COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY AND STUDENT SIGNING DAY

• During lunch, we will celebrate the signing of several students who are receiving scholarships to play in college.
• Parent Club will be delivering baskets of goodies to the local parishes. There will be some social media thank you's along with some more personal thank you's to those in the community who support our school.

THURSDAY - PARENT APPRECIATION DAY
Parents are invited to join us on campus and can bring a picnic lunch to share with their student. Students will write special intentions for their parents on our cross and we will say a special prayer for our parents at the end of lunch. Parents will receive special notes of thanks from their student in the mail.

FRIDAY - STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY
Courtesy of Garces parents Mike and Keala Strahan, students will get to enjoy Camp Ram at lunch. There will be several fun and exciting games that will pit the classes against each other. Each class will have a class color to wear for the day and class pride will be on the line! The winning class will receive a trophy.

Garces Memorial was well represented at the Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, January 26th!  Thank you to Grace Geissel, Molly Soper, Priscilla Miranda, Leilah Green, Molly Waguespack, Michael Barnett, and Molly Ming for attending. 

On Wednesday, January 25th, Fr. Nathan Cromly came and spoke to our students, faculty, and parents.  He is an amazing man of God and the students really responded to his message.  He talked to them about why they should "stay Catholic" - for themselves and for others. He shared his story and how he was called to the priesthood at the first Youth Conference held by Pope John Paul II. He told them to stand up in their faith, to make a difference, and that they are here for greatness. He told them that if they choose faith, they will never be bored.  He also went and spoke with students in some of the Theology classes and led our faculty through a spiritual activity. Wednesday evening, he spoke with a group of our parents about keeping Christ in the lives of their children.  He shared that not only is it important that parents model behavior, they need to give their child "roots" and "wings" in their Catholic faith. He asked parents to share their roots with their children.  One idea was that if you have a family bible that has been passed on to you, do the same for your child.  Buy a bible for your senior child, write some family memories in it along with some inspirational messages and give it to your child when they either start or finish their senior year. Another idea was to purchase a family chalice and every year have a family Mass that your family attends with the celebrant using your family chalice during Mass.  And use that chalice at family weddings and baptisms.  He also suggested that if you are a hunter who likes the solitude of communing with God while out in nature, share that with your child as well. Find a special spot you can revisit each year. He explained that by giving children strong roots, when you give them wings, the roots will keep them tied to their faith.  

Congratulations to all of our students who made the Honor Roll for Fall Semester.  To make the Honor Roll, a student must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.  Below are the seniors and juniors.  Next week, we will list the sophomores and freshmen.

CLASS OF 2017

John Abrams, Nevada Allison, Noel Alvarez, Maya Amavizca, Justin Barnes, Michael Barnett, Joseph Berchtold, Scott Boylan, Conor Bruce, Patrick Burke, Bianca Burkhart, Lauren Burson, Alyssa Cachu, Abigail Campbell, Jacob Carreno, Mongkol Chhem, Jacquline Clerou, Allie Crawley, Thomas Demler, Joshua Diaz, Savick Dosanjh, Anastasia Drulias, Adrienne Ducato, Mikaella Estoque, Spencer Etchison, Samuel Etchison, Luke Evans, Giselle Evans, Antone Fanucchi, Jacqueline Faria, Brooklynn Fleming, Kaitlyn Fogarty, Spencer Garza, Michael Georgino, Joshua Gonzales, Katherine Goode, Natalie Greenleaf, Xinzong Gu, Kelsey Haley, Claire Hamilton, Sean Hatten, Eric Inman, Jeremiah Johnson, Danielle Lacayo, Matthew Lee, JinYoung Lee, Jared Lubatti, Alexandra McCullum, Kevin McDowell, Emily McMurtrey, Jocelyn Medina, Hannah Merjil, Siara Meyers, Jack Minor, Michelle Moore, Robert Moseley, Olivia Muller, Eduardo Munoz, Megan Nagel, Alexandria Neal, Savannah Nyagwachi, Sabrina Ortiz, Cael Osborn, Gunkyu Park, Jamie Penner, Megan Puget, Matthew Renzi, Madeline Reyes, Taylor Riggan, Lauren Riggan, Esperanza Rivera, Deanna Rodriguez, Kenneth Russo, Giovanna Sacco, JohnPaul Sakowski, Kyra Sales, Isabella Santerre, Randolph Senining, Huttom Stewart, Jessica Taylor, Alissa Tiner, Matthew Tobias, Joseph Tobias, Thomas Toretta, Zachary Turley, Emily Urner, Kristen Vibal, Brandon Villalobos, Yuanhang Wang, Emily Weber, Blaire Williams, Jensen Williams, Damian Wimberly, Olivia Wooner, Yoojin Yi, Vincent Zaninovich, and Nan Zhoa.

CLASS OF 2018

Angel, Abu, Michaelted Acosta, Alfred Agbayani, Emma Antongiovanni, Annie Arriola, Lee Begin, James-Perry Castanares, Luke Champness, Grace Cornejo, Quinn Coughlin, Irene Cruz, Emily Demler, Emily Demos, Allyson Dunlavey, Stephanie Eguao, Setareh Etesham, William Farr, Austin Giggy, Lauren Grijalva, Mia Hoffmann, Mariana Iturry, Kassidy Johnson, Sheila Kolodji, Emily Layton, Albert Lee, Jiayi Li, Sarai Livesey, Jack Logan, Shaina Looker, Nicolas Lundy, Gregory Marquez, Emmet McCormick, Claudia Millar, McKenzie Miller, Molly Ming, Priscilla Miranda, Andres Ornelas, Andrew Orozco, Aaron Padilla, Katelyn Palla, Mario Perez, Leah Charlene Pineda, Sidney Porterfield, Anna Rinaldi, Julian Rivera, Jasmine Scott, Evan Smith, Claire Smith, Molly Soper, Joshua Thai, Zabrina Thein, Blake Thorne, Ellie Tovar, Christa Uzzle, Daniella Vargas, Joanne Yi, and Xia Zhou.

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The following colleges will be visiting Garces: 

California Aeronautical University - Monday, January 30, 2017 at 8:00 AM 

Savannah College of Art and Design - Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 8:15 AM 

Texas Tech University - Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 9:40 AM

In order to attend, students must: 1. Sign-up on Family Connection 2. Ask permission from his/her teacher to leave class. All visits will be in the Counseling Center. 

Ms. Bischoff and Mrs. Limi have begun scheduling individual junior year college advising appointments. During this time, they will discuss your student's grade point average, rank in class, UC, CSU and private school admission requirements, college entrance testing and financial aid. Please check your email for your meeting date and time. The meetings last about an hour and they try to schedule them at a time that is least intrusive to your student's academic day. Please notify them immediately if you are unable to attend so that they can reschedule your appointment

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF KERN SCHOLARSHIP

Please link below for criteria and application for the Democratic Women of Kern Scholarship.

Democratic Women of Kern Scholarship

Request for Tuition Assistance

Smart Aid Application Information

Garces Gala

The Gala committee is offering some wonderful sponsorship opportunities, which at most levels include a table at the event!   

Gala Sponsorship Opportunities

Auction Donation Form

The Gala Student Contest starts on Monday the 30th and runs through February 10th.  Be sure to check to see which theme has been selected for your student's home room.  There are some fun incentives for the students to participate!  

Gala Student Contest Info Sheet

Assigned Classroom Themes

*Note:  Mrs. Rhodes' home room is now doing a L.A. theme.

If you are interested in helping with this year's event please contact:

Maria Toretta ,  Raji Sanghera  or  Tonya Abbott .

Support Garces with a contribution to  The Garces Fund.

T hank you to those families who have made a gift to  this year's Garces Fund.

Nestor and Tanya Agbayani

Brock and Staci Allison

Mr. Joseph B. Antongiovanni

Kevin and Tess Antongiovanni

Mark and Beth Berchtold

Joe and Mary Ann Briggs

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Burke

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cinquemani

Louie and Kim Clerou

Robert and Nicole Dobrzanski

Mr. and Mrs. John Dulcich

Peter and Simona Dulcich

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dunlavey

Steven and Tammy Garcia

Blaine and Sheri Geissel

Michael and Shelley Georgino

Mr. and Mrs. Brad V. Giggy

Mr. and Mrs. Covey R. Hebbard

Kim Mielke

Mr. and Mrs. Manuel G. Leal

Malou T. Guerrero-Lee

Joseph and Florlyn Lubatti

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Marquez

Roberto and Melissa Mendoza

Tom and Amy Ming

Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Pisano

Michael and Tammy Renzi

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sacchini

Ivan and Claudia Sandoval

Eric and Rosa Sill

Mr. and Mrs. Hendra Tanuwijaya

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Waguespack

Bob and Susan Williams

Our Lady of Guadalupe School will hold their 31st annual Reverse Raffle on Febraury 11th. It is their largest fundraiser of the year with over 600 people in attendance.  The event consists of a dinner, raffle and auction.  OLG is staffed by the Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament and the Oblates of Saint Joseph, along with qualified lay staff. Their mission is to build a community of Catholics instilling Gospel values and striving for academic excellence. To purchase tickets, please contact OLG at  [email protected]  or call (661) 323-6059.