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The RamPage
March 3, 2023
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Weekly Newsletter for Garces Families, Students, Alumni, & Friends. | |
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March 7th
Mass
March 9th
Campus Ministry Movie Night
March 13th
Mass
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March 14th
2023-2024 Parent Meeting
Class Registration Night
March 17th
End of Academic 3rd Quarter
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March 20th-23rd
Kairos Retreat
March 25th
Prom
March 27th
Mass
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Follow us on our social media sites to stay up to date on the latest updates from Garces. | |
Garces Memorial 75th Anniversary | |
Garces 75th Anniversary "Wing-Ding" Celebration | |
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, April 29, 2023
We are going to celebrate 75 years of providing excellence in Catholic education in a BIG way! Please mark your calendars for Saturday, April 29th. The Hail Mary Club and the Garces Alumni Board are hosting a "Wing-Ding" Celebration in the quad at Garces. Tickets will include dinner, drinks, and dancing to Rembrandt! Check out the band using the link below. It's going to be a fun night!
Rembrandt Band Video
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Kairos Retreat
On March 20th thru the 23rd Garces Memorial seniors and juniors will attend Kairos, a life-changing retreat at the Serra Retreat Center in Malibu. The retreat is limited to the first 60 students who sign up. Registration forms are available in Senior Theology classes or in the main office, or you can download the form here.
We want every student who wants to attend to be able to go so we are offering scholarships to those who need some financial assistance. And our admin team and teachers are working together to ensure students will not be penalized for time away from their classes. If you have any questions, please contact Retreat Leader, Ms. Tonya Abbott.
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Our student retreat leaders - Joshua Pacheco '24, Peter Gonzalez '23, Ella Shaw '23, Kelsey Abraham '24, and Joshua Braun '23. | |
CSUB Engineering Day
On Friday, several Garces PLTW students participated in Engineering Day at CSUB. We are so proud of our Engineering Pathway and the opportunities it provides to our students. The students who attended are Kelsey Abraham, Michael Baninge, Jack Bordenave, Erin Castillo, Isaiah Chrisco, Edgar Cueva, Eric Cullor, Michael Garcia, Jacob Hagan, Melanie Haught, Colby Hughes, Brooke Hunter, CJ James, Matthew Kleier, Olivia Landis, Joonho Lee, Johnathan Lester, Johnny Mendiburu, Erin Nail, Joshua Pacheco, Lola Rebuck, Emme Roberts, Abby Rogers, Samantha Rogers, Chris Sanchez, John Selvidge, Kristian Sill, and Johnny Starr. Thank you to Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Howlett for attending with our students.
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Congratulations Jay Kim!
Congratulations to Jay Kim who took 1st in the Coding Competition at California State University, Bakersfield's Engineering Day!
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2023-2024 CSF Officers
Congratulations to the students selected to be the CSF officers for next school year!
- President: Stella Holland
- Vice President: Isaiah Chrisco
- Treasurer: Joonho Lee
- Secretary: Erin Castillo
- Service Project Managers: Kelsey Abraham & Brandon Tran
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Sam Gonzalez '26
On Thursday, Garces freshman Sam Gonzalez participated in Read Across America Day. Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) matches up volunteers to go in and read to young children at various local schools. Garces alum, Mr. Jeremy Tobias '84, is the CEO/Executive Director of CAPK. We are so proud of Sam for volunteering and inspiring young minds to love reading and we are beyond proud of Jeremy and the good work he does for our community.
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FFA News
Provided by FFA Chapter Reporter, Tessa Ludwig
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FFA Week 2023
Garces FFA Week 2023 was spent growing in faith and agriculture. FFA enhanced their connection with their school, chapter, and their appreciation for our community. They can’t thank the agriculture and Garces communities enough for supporting them through a week that means so much to them. They are so blessed to be surrounded by the collectiveness of the BEST support, love, and family! Below is a highlight video of the week. The video is narrated by Garces FFA President, Sara Wiswall.
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San Joaquin Regional Officer
Sophia Camou
After rounds of interviews, impromptu questions concerning leadership and agriculture, Sophia won the heart of our region and was elected to serve on the San Joaquin Officer team! In the deep heart of California’s farm region, over 73 agricultural programs serve communities rooted in agriculture. Sophia will assist her team in leading the six sections from Madera to Kern County that make up the Mighty Mean San Joaquin! Please join us in congratulating Sophia on this historical accomplishment for her and our chapter!
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California State FFA
Degree Recipients
This year 17 members of the Garces Memorial FFA Chapter received their California State FFA Degrees! To receive their state degrees, candidates must keep a detailed record book of their project, make at least $1,000 on their project and have 500 hours minimum invested in their project along with community service, FFA involvement, and personal growth.
The State FFA Degree is awarded to FFA members who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to the California State FFA Association and made significant accomplishments in their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs). Approximately 1,800 State FFA Degrees are handed out each year. That number represents approximately 3% of the California FFA association membership, making it the State's highest honor. In addition to their degree, each recipient receives a gold State FFA Degree charm.
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Sectional Star Farmer Award
Gabby Camou
Congratulations to our chapter Secretary, Gabriella Camou! This year Gabriella Camou is the Kern-Inyo Sectional Star Farmer recipient. The Star Farmer is awarded to the FFA member that demonstrates the top production agriculture supervised agricultural experience and must demonstrate outstanding achievement, active FFA participation and an exemplary scholastic record. Gabriella successfully owns and operates a herd of over 30 pygmy goats along with her sisters called, Pyrenees Pygmies. Her project and award reflect her work ethic, dedication to the industry and passion for animals. Well done, Gabriella!
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Kern-Inyo & South Valley Ag Bash
Ag Bash is a FFA competition hosted by Independence FFA that allows students to show off their specific skills and compete across both sections in Kern County. This fun competition allowed 12 of our members to put their knowledge and skills to the test in competitions including Ag Knowledge, Best Informed Greenhand, Ag Mechanics and Floral Design. We are so proud of all of our students representing GARCES FFA!!
- 5th High Team- Overall Team
- 1st place in Ag Knowledge Team- Luke Zunino, Claire Banducci, Bayleigh Ochoa, Laurel Magar
- 4th High Individual Ag Knowledge- Laurel Magar
- 5th High Individual Ag Knowledge- Luke Zunino
- 3rd High Team BIG- Kaylynn Killion, Alaura Townsend, Kaiya Wilson, Tatum Harper
- 4th High Individual BIG- Alaura Townsend
- 4th High Team Floral- Reese Froehlich, Emma Lane, Sophia Camou,
- 4th High Floral Team Floral Judging- Reese Froehlich
- 5th High Floral Team Floral Arrangement- Jilliana Borba
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Shadow Days
If you are an 8th grader or an incoming transfer student and have not yet come up to Garces for a Shadow Day - we would love to have you spend the day on campus! The remaining Shadow Days are:
- Wednesday, March 8th
- Tuesday, March 14th
- Thursday, March 16th
- Wednesday, March 22nd
Please go online to register for a Shadow Day.
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Sports Update
Provided by Trevor Horn, Sports Information Director
Winter sports concluded on Saturday with the CIF State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena. And, despite the frigid temperatures this week, things are heating up with spring sports around Garces Memorial.
Girls Wrestling
Senior Kaydence Boyd and freshman Kaila Delfin made history for the Garces Memorial wrestling program. They became the first duo for Garces to advance to the final day at state on Saturday. Delfin missed the podium by one match, but Boyd finished eighth overall at 126 pounds, becoming the first Garces Memorial girls wrestler to medal and just the second overall.
Baseball
The Rams finished off the Terrio Classic with a big win over Shafter on Monday, 12-2 at home. Now 3-3 overall, the Rams will host Golden Valley on Monday at 6 p.m.
Boys Golf
On Thursday, a short-handed boys golf team finished fourth out of 19 teams at the Lemoore Golf Tournament. Sophomore Carson Sorci led the way with first-place tie, shooting a 6-over-78 at Lemoore Golf Course.
Boys Tennis
The Rams are in action today and tomorrow in the California Classic in Fresno and Clovis. Garces began at 8:30 a.m. this morning against Fresno-Bullard at Bullard and vs. Visalia-Central Valley Chrisitan at 2:30, also at Bullard.
Softball
The Rams will begin the season on Tuesday at home against Taft in a double-header with games at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Swimming and Diving
At the Salvucci Aquatic Center on Thursday, freshman Charlie Potter highlighted an impressive day for the swim and dive program. Potter’s time of 4 minutes, 58.39 seconds became the fifth-fasted time in the boys 500 free in program history. The Rams are in action on Saturday at the Bronco Class Meet at Clovis North.
Track and Field
Starting at noon today, the track and field team will take part in the EB Relay at Bakersfield College.
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Garces Gala Highlight Video | |
Saturday night we celebrated our 75th Diamond Jubilee Gala in Monsignor Leddy Hall and it was spectacular! The room looked amazing, the food was delicious, our guests danced the night away, and we raised funds for the betterment of our little school on the hill. We will have more info in next week's newsletter. A huge shout out to Gala Co-Chairs Mia (Franconi) Selvidge '87 and Ingrid (Ceballos) Lake '97 and to Director of Advancement, Ms. Tonya Abbott, for all their hard work. Below is a highlight video for you to enjoy. We hope to see everyone back for next year's Gala along with new families and guests! | |
Monsignor Leddy Golf Tournament
SAVE THE DATE! The Monsignor Leddy Golf Tournament is Monday, April 17th, at Bakersfield Country Club. There are a variety of ways you can participate. Click on the button below to view the different participant packages. For more information, please contact Ms. Tonya Abbott, Director of Advancement.
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