Student Shout Outs!  You guys are amazing!
CONGRATULATIONS TO
KYRA SALES & ANASTASIA DRULIAS
Congratulations to Anastasia Drulias and Kyra Sales!  Anastasia is the Class of 2017 Valedictorian and will give the Commencement Speech at graduation.  Kyra Sales is the Class of 2017 Salutatorian and will give the Invocation at graduation. .
CONGRATULATIONS WILL FARR
BOYS STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Congratulations to Garces junior Will Farr!  Will has been selected to be the Garces delegate to Boys State this summer. 
 
American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high school students. At Boys State, participants learn the rights, privileges and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments. Operated by students elected to various offices, Boys State activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses and recreational programs.
CONGRATULATIONS RYLA ATTENDEES!
Congratulations to Emily Demler, Maggie Waguespack, Claudia Millar, and Renee Rassmussen.  They were selected to represent Garces at this year's RYLA program.  Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a program that originated with Rotary International and encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding deserving 11th grade students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an "award" for their past and present leadership and service activities. These select young people attend an all-expenses-paid camp where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. These activities are conducted in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The result is that these students return to their schools and communities motivated to take on additional leadership roles and to find additional ways to serve.  RYLA's intent is to encourage students to be more effective servant leaders.
MUSIC SENIORS HONORED      
Thursday evening, the Music Program held its annual Spring Music Concert.  During the evening, the seniors were recognized and given special plaques by the Music Director, Mr. Scott Smith.  Assisting Mr. Smith that evening in honoring the seniors were Mrs. Margaret Smith, Mr. Chili Ortega, and Ms. Myka Peck.  Front row: Esperanza Rivera, Kristen Vibal, & RJ Senining.  Back row: Kenneth Russo, Natalie Greenleaf, Ethan Greenleaf, Jacqueline Faria, Sabrina Ortiz, and Joseph Berchtold.  We will miss them and wish them the best of luck as they move on to their next adventure in life. 
 
Next week we will publish the list of band awards that were presented at the Spring Music Concert. 
CONGRATS KYRA, PATRICK, & BLAIRE!
JOCKEY CLUB HONOREES
Congratulations to Kyra Sales, Patrick Burke and Blaire Williams!  All three Garces Rams were honored by the Bakersfield Jockey Club on Monday, April 24th, as Outstanding Student Athletes in their respective sport;  Kyra for Track & Field (pole vault); Patrick for Swimming; and Blaire for Swimming. All three gave great speeches and are wonderful ambassadors for our school
CONGRATULATIONS SENIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS!
Congratulations to all of our seniors who were recognized for their outstanding achievements over the past four years while at Garces.  We are so proud of each and every one of them!  
Below is the next installment of poems written by the Class of 2018 during their sophomore year. 

Addicted
By: Bryan Henson
Soccer is like a drug; I just can't get enough.
When I play I smell the fresh air going through my lungs.
I feel the breeze hitting my face.
I taste the excitement on my tongue.
I touch the ball with love and I see the goal so near to me.
I hear a voice telling me not to stop.
As Manuel passes the ball all the fans in the Allianz Arena are cheering for me,
But we weren't at the Allianz Arena;
We are just at the park.
My addiction to soccer has me locked up,
We ran one hundred miles per hour.
Even the ball was telling me to stop.
You don't need rehab for this drug.
 
Ode to My Cell Phone
By: Breanna Herrera
Cellphone, oh cellphone, oh how I love you.
Just like my heart, you keep me going
I love you more than Donald Trump loves spray tanning,
At times you are drier than the Atacama Desert.
How can we not forget about all the times you have knocked me out Canelo knocked Khan out.
I simply like you because you have more talents than a Barbie-
You're white, whiter than my Nikes,
Your insides, oh your insides, are nothing like you looks.
You are beaten down on the outside, but string in the inside

Ten Little Lines
By: Robert Morales
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
It shines on everything which is blinding.
Her voice like roses gently growing on my ears.
Her laughter feels to me like Christmas morning as a kid.
Divergent on a Friday at the Maya.
Her smile was more than blinding actually.
The bright paint of happiness being lathered onto my mind.
She gently floats above me.
The sky kicks its shoes off and calls it a day.
Her smile now not as blinding but even more satisfying.
 
Love is a Camera
By: Gabriela Arias
Love is a camera.
I capture its moments as life passes by,
And hear the camera click.
I see the image of love being captured
It's almost as if I can touch the emotion.
I smell the sweet smell of love,
And taste the sugar of its vine,
I see the camera as it captures its moments of love.
The moment of Aiden Taylor and I,
On a dinner date by the beach in the Uptown bar.
We weren't at the Uptown bar though,
We were in the Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills.
It was a fine wine of love.
I sat there capturing the moments,
While Aiden drank the wine of love.
It spilled and took us to another place,
A place where birds chirp and love fills the air.

Ode to my Dog
By: Julian Rivera
Lovable dog Tyson, as large as a bison.
Fierce but loyal to his master,
Getting faster and faster, like a brave noble knight.
There for me in the night even when the sky is grey.
I'll always be happy to play although I may be alone.
I love to see you eat your bone.
There to protect me even when I flee.
A bark as loud as a sonic boom I can hear it from my room.
Even though you know it's my bed time,
You are howling outside for hours at a time.
Looking at the sky at the crumbling moon,
Always licking off my spoon.
Soft and black silky hair, just like a big fat bear.
Hair like a black hole, always smelling like a troll.
I will always praise you.
O, I wish you didn't poo.