The RamPage

December 2, 2022

December 3rd

Sadie Hawkins Dance

December 5th - 9th

Christmas on Campus Week

December 8th

All School Mass

December 8th

Band Christmas Concert

December 13th - 16th

FINAL EXAMS

Tuesday - Periods 1 & 3

Wednesday - Periods 2 & 4

Thursday - Periods 5 & 7

Friday - Period 6

December 19th - January 6th

Christmas Break

January 9th

All School Mass

January 12th

Eligibility Declared

Dear Parents,

As we near the end of the semester and the Christmas break, I would like to discuss a few things before we begin the second semester. An unexcused tardy will give a student a Friday morning detention. Luckily, we have few issues with unexcused tardies; however, the number of excused tardies is becoming excessive. Any tardy is disruptive to a class. Therefore, we will return to a practice of students being issued detention on their third tardy (excused or unexcused) in a grading quarter. The student will receive detention for each tardy thereafter during the grading quarter. 

I am also seeing more dress code violations. Remember, all outerwear such as jackets, vests, sweaters, and sweatshirts must be Garces affiliated. Additionally, hooded sweatshirts are not allowed on formal dress days. Girls may wear solid black or white tights under their skirts. Sweats are not permitted. Remember modesty is the key to the length of skirts. A good rule of thumb is to make sure there are at least five horizontal lines, and that the skirt is not hemmed at the waist. If you have any questions regarding the dress code, you can refer to the Student/Parent Handbook or simply email me at kolson@grces.org. 

In Christ,

Kelly Olson

Dean of Students

Thanks to all of you, Garces has been voted as the Best Private School for the past three years in a row! Nominations for 2023 are open and we would love to be nominated for the following as know Garces is the BEST! Nominations are open through December 15th.

Community Catagory

• Best Private School - Garces Memorial High School
• Best Locally Owned Place to Work - Garces Memorial High School

Arts & Entertainment Category

• Best Non-Profit Event - Garces Gala

Click Here to Nominate Garces: 2023 Best Of Nominations

On Thursday, December 1st, Garces inducted this year's members of the Garces chapter of the National Honor Society. Membership is by invitation only and is open to seniors and juniors at Garces who have a minimum cumulative 4.0 GPA and have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. The induction ceremony took place in MLH and was followed by breakfast for the students and their families. Each inductee signed the registry for this school year and received their NHS pin.

Class of 2027 Applications

If you are considering being a Garces Ram and a member of the Garces Class of 2027, please go online and complete your application. Along with your application, please submit all required paperwork and video.

English & Math Placement Testing for Incoming Freshmen

For all our incoming freshmen, we are holding two placement testing dates to help us schedule our future Rams into the correct classes for English and Math. We will hold tests on Saturday, January 21st, and Saturday, January 28th. Please go online and register for the test date that works best for your schedule. The placement exam is required for all incoming freshmen applicants.

Hear from Rory Begin, Class of 2022, about his four years as a Garces Ram and how Garces is a wonderful, safe, small school where students become part of a close-knit community. Rory is currently a freshman at the United States Naval Academy. Registration is now open for the Class of 2027. Please go online at garces.org and begin the application process.

Click on the video below.

Sports Update

Provided by Trevor Horn, Sports Information Director

Winter sports are all now in full swing, with all teams in action this week.

Boys Basketball 

The varsity boys basketball team opened up the season with a 56-47 win over Morro Bay in the opening round of the HIT tournament at Morro Bay. The Rams will play Atascadero at 6:30 p.m. tonight in round two. The JV boys basketball team is in the Frontier tournament this weekend and F/S is playing in the Foothill tournament.

Girls Basketball

The Rams suffered a loss last night at home against undefeated Tehahchapi, 65-36. Neveah Beserra led the Rams with 16 and Reese Pasternik had 11. The Rams will be in the Shafter tournament next weekend while JV is off this week and will be in the Frontier tournament next weekend.

Boys Soccer

The defending CIF Southern California Division III state champions opened the season on Wednesday with a 2-0 win at home over Porterville-Monache. Abram Villanueva scored the opening goal on a free kick and his corner kick was headed in by Jack Bordenvave for the second goal of the night. The Rams host Wasco on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and will be in the Garces tournament next weekend.

Girls Soccer

The Rams opened up the season on the road with a resounding 5-0 win at Monache on Tuesday then gave first-year head coach Kristy Walker a 1-0 win over her former program at Chatsworth-Sierra Canyon. Walker was previously the head coach of the Trailblazers for nine years. The Rams are at Highland on Tuesday before hosting the Garces tournament next weekend.

Boys Wrestling

The Rams are in the prestigious Chukchansi Invitational at Madera South today and tomorrow while the girls are at the Monache tournament this weekend.

Be sure to stay up-to-date with all Garces Athletics news by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @GarcesAthletics 

In Our Prayers

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

Donna McMurtrey

Wife of Jon McMurtey '58, mother of John McMurtrey '88, and grandmother of William Shoffner '98, Mason McMurtrey '10, Hayden McMurtrey '14, the late Corbin McMurtrey '17, Emily McMurtrey '17, Logan McMurtrey '19, Abigail McMurtrey '20, Grace McMurtrey ''20, and Addi McMurtrey '21.

Southern California Football Association All-Conference

Congratulations to Logan Bowers '22 and JonPaul Lafever '20. Both continued their football careers at Bakersfield College and it has paid off! Logan was selected 2022 SCFA North 1st Team All-Conference and JonPaul was selected 2nd Team All-Conference. Way to go Rams!