The RamPage

April 21, 2023

April 21st

Powder Puff

April 24th

Freshmen Retreat

April 25th

PLTW Boat Races

April 26th

Fog Delay Schedule

April 28th

College Signing Day

April 29th

75th Wing-Ding Celebration

The 75th Wing-Ding tickets are $75 and include open bar and dinner.

21 and older only.

This week we celebrated Spring Fling Week at Garces with lots of fun activities! We kicked it off on Friday night with our traditional Ironman volleyball game. On Monday, students were dressed as "Rhyme without Reason" - think Crook & Cook or Construction Worker & Subway Surfer. On Wednesday the theme was "Favorite Spotify Artist" and we had students dressed as Taylor Swift, Hannah Montana, Morgan Wallen, The Weekend, and so many more! Thursday was our traditional Pink vs. Blue dress-up day in honor of the juniors and seniors, and on Friday it was Senior Citizens vs. Babies. On Thursday we had our last rally of the year and ASB and Mrs. Thompson did not disappoint! It was a lot of fun and the gym was full of school spirit. Tonight we finish the week with Powder Puff at Sam Tobias Field at 8:00 PM. We hope to see you there.

Rhyme Without Reason

Top Spotify Artist

Pink vs. Blue

Senior Citizens vs. Babies

Thursday was our last rally of the year, and ASB and Mrs. Thompson pulled out all the stops! We enjoyed great performances by Pierce Dobrzanski, the Cheer Squad, and the Dance Team along with a special dance performance by the senior boys. There were new and engaging games and competitions and lots and lots of school spirit. Please click on the highlight video below to see how much fun the Garces Rams had on Thursday.

Congratulations to our 17 hard-working FFA members who received their California State FFA Degree this year! The State FFA Degree is a rare and special achievement earned by fewer than 2% of FFA members each year. These students have earned a minimum of $1,000 and worked over 500 hours toward their Supervised Agricultural Experience projects. Beyond this, they have given a six-minute speech, participated in activities above the local level, and provided service to their community. Continuing the tradition for Garces Memorial FFA and high school, our California State FFA Degree Recipients are Gigi Antongiovanni, Olivia Antongiovanni, Claire Banducci, Cale Bedingfield, Joseph Echeverria, Ava Etcheverry, Frank Fanucchi, Adrian Guerra, Melanie Haught, Hans Hoekstra, Ivy Lince, Laurel Magar, Emma Mebane, Kennedy Olney, Angelina Valpredo, Sara Wiswall, and Marie Zaninovich.

Coach Golla Wellness Lectures

In Mr. Carrisalez’s theology classes, Coach Paul Golla has been a guest lecturer. He is speaking to the freshmen class about “wellness”. Each lecture reinforces his theme that GMHS stands for Greatness, Mindset, Honor, and Serve. On Thursday, he discussed "Peer Pressure" and the biological need to fit in. He asked the students “Where do you spend your time and how is it helping you achieve your goals? What can you change in order to achieve your goals?”. He gave relevant examples of peer pressure - cheating, dressing and acting a certain way, not including people in one’s group of friends, taking dangerous risks, and using drugs and alcohol. He discussed that one’s prefrontal cortex doesn’t fully develop until the age of 22 so teenagers have to really think and have a plan to avoid making poor choices in order to achieve their goals in life. He gave them tools to deal with peer pressure and discussed Proverbs 13:20. “The kids love having Coach Golla come into the class”, said Mr. Carrisalez. “They get a lot out of his lectures. He’s making a positive impact on the students.”

Congratulations to Andy Valdez & GlovesUp2Cancer

LLS Student Visionary of the Year & Team of the Year

Garces students on the team "GlovesUp2Cancer" were awarded the 2023 Student Visionaries of the Year for LLS and were also given the Team of the Year award. Their team raised $104,746 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. There were numerous students on this team from Garces, BCHS, and Liberty. Our Garces students included: LLS Team Leader Andy Valdez, along with team members Sophia Camou, Kelsey Abraham, Grant Periera, Jade Jamieson, Malia Giumarra, Gino LaFever, Reese Froehlich, Asher Garde, Tommy Buckley, Tess Etcheverry, Brysen Limpias, Will Delis, Frank Fanucchi, and Lukas Aguilar. Garces had other students participate as well on Team Cross Out Cancer with Jordan Van Skike and Ella Shaw who were awarded Patient Education & Support and took 2nd runner up, and Team 661 with Hans Hoekstra, Jack Gonzales, and Ryan Surgener, who were awarded Team runner up. Together all 11 teams in Kern County raised a combined $204,543, which is an amazing effort to help a much-needed nonprofit in Kern County. This was an intense seven-week fundraising effort that not only helped families in need that have been impacted by blood cancer but also provided an opportunity for our students to learn how to present, lead and create awareness for a cause close to their hearts.

Class of 2023 Grad Night

Attention Seniors and Parents! We are excited to announce our annual Senior Grad Nite trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain. If you are interested in attending, please note that a hard copy of the permission slip and payment of $200 (cash, card, or check accepted) must be turned into the business office by 4/27 at 4:00 PM. Please click on the button below to print out the permission slip. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.

Event Information:

Departure Date: 5/19/23 at 6:30 PM

Estimated Return: 5/20/23 at 7:00 AM

Grad Nite Package Includes - $200 per person

Transportation · Admission to Six Flags Magic Mountain Grad Nite · Six Flags

Magic Mountain Grad Pass* · An All-You-Can-Eat Dinner Buffet for 4 Hours (10:00 PM – 2:00 AM) · FREE Grad Nite Glow Souvenir · One Photo Voucher

*The Six Flags Magic Mountain Grad Pass is a season pass that allows students to come back to the park for the rest of 2023, with only block out dates during Fright Fest.

Grad Nite Experience (9:00 PM - 4:00 AM)

Completely PRIVATE admission – just for seniors and their chaperones (not open to the general public), world-class thrilling roller coasters including our newest additions: West Coast Racers, Crazanity, Justice League: BATTLE FOR METROPOLIS, Full Throttle, and more, movies throughout the night at Golden

Bear Theatre, dance areas throughout the park hosted by top LA radio station DJs, and, of course, the memories created with friends!

Please contact Mrs. Caitlin Thompson with any questions.

Junior Servant Leadership Retreat

The formation of servant leaders resides at the heart of our mission and identity at Garces. With this goal in mind, we have created a year-end retreat for juniors on June 1st that will focus on servant leadership. Juniors will listen to a presentation by Lauren Skidmore, CEO of a local homeless shelter, and participate in campus beautification projects, team building activities, and a BBQ. Juniors who will be serving as leaders in various capacities next year will also attend a seminar the following morning, June 2nd. The seminar is being planned and implemented by the Leadership Council we formed this year.

Junior parents, please look for sign up information for the June 1st Servant Leadership Retreat from Caitlin Thompson, Assistant Principal-Student Life. You will also receive sign-up information from Denise Limi, Assistant Principal-Academics, for our inaugural College Boot Camp that will take place on May 31st. While we will not require attendance on either day, we hope that many juniors will take advantage of both opportunities. 

This Week in Garces Athletics

Provided by Trevor Horn, Sports Information Director

Can you believe we are already in the spring sports postseason? In a blink of an eye, the 2022-23 sports calendar is rounding into form as the boys tennis team began the postseason with the RIver League individual championships.

Baseball

Still seeking the first league win of the season, the Rams (6-13, 0-6) had a great chance Wednesday night at home. Under the lights against Frontier, Garces scored seven of the team’s eight runs in the third and fourth innings, but fell to the Titans 10-8. Andrew Witt, Samuel Gonzalez and Braden Turman all had two hits for the Rams, who will play at Frontier today at 4 p.m.

Boys Golf

On Wednesday in the third league meet at Bakersfield Country Club, the Rams came away with the best team score of 404 as Garces is now tied with Liberty to the league lead halfway through the schedule. Carson Sorci led Garces with a 76, followed by Grant Periera’s 78. A collective effort, Garces was the only team to not have a golfer shoot above 89.

Softball

Securing the first league win of the season, the Rams turned on the late-game heroics. Down 3-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning last Friday, Garces tied the game with three runs in the inning. In the bottom of the eighth, Kayden Lopez lined a single into left field as the Rams won 4-3 in extra innings. The Rams nearly came back from a six-run deficit in the seventh inning on Wednesday but fell 6-4 to Frontier at home. Garces is at Frontier at 4 p.m. today.

Swim and Dive

After a solid showing at the Clovis West Invitational on Saturday where the boys finished 12th overall and the girls finished 14th, we will celebrate our swim and dive seniors today before the final regular season meet against Stockdale at 3:30 p.m.

Boys Tennis

The Rams began postseason action this week in the River League individual championships. The doubles team of Nico Fanucchi and Brysen Limpias took third and qualified for the South Area Tournament. In singles action, Michael Garcia defeated Josh Pacheco for the final qualifying spot at Area with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 marathon match. The Central Section team playoff brackets will be released this weekend.

Track and Field

The Rams will be in competition today at the Patriot Games at Liberty beginning at 4 p.m. 

In Our Prayers

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

May they rest in peace. Amen.

Donna (Dalton)Seaton Sill '51

Mother of Chrissy (Seaton) Farr '82; grandmother of Elizabeth Farr '09, Lauren Farr '10, Andrew Farr '14, William Farr '18; and sister of Steven Dalton '54