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The Ram Page
January 26, 2024
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Bi-Weekly Newsletter for Garces Families, Students, Alumni & Friends | |
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Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Catholic School's Week
Feb. 8
Athletic Signing Ceremony
Feb. 19
President's Day (No School)
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Follow us on our social media sites to stay up to date on the latest updates from Garces Memorial | |
News From The Admissions Office | |
Class of 2028, use this checklist to stay on track with the application process. If your student hasn't had a chance to shadow a current student, or you know of other 8th graders who would like to spend the day on campus, we have spring dates available. Contact Ms. Abbott in the Admissions Office if you have any questions or need help completing the application, or need more information about the upcoming shadow days. | |
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Contact Tonya Abbott, Director of Admissions if you have questions or need assistance completing the FACTS Grant & Aid application.
Questions regarding the Bakersfield Catholic Education Foundation, can be directed to the foundation's Executive Director Lou Ann Durrett.
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If you plan to submit an application for tuition assistance for the 2024-25 school year, you must complete the application by February 16, 2024. Below is the link to apply through the FACTS Grant & Aid portal. If you already have an account set up in FACTS Grant & Aid, you will not be required to create a new account. You can go into your existing account and complete the application for the next school year. You must however, complete the Request for Tuition Assistance Form (Step 1 of the "How to Apply for Tuition Assistance" section on the Garces website Admissions/Tuition/Fees).
If you are applying for aid for the first time, please create an account in FACTS Grant & Aid, then complete the application.
Click here to begin the application for tuition assistance.
All families completing the FACTS Grant & Aid application are strongly encouraged to also apply for scholarships offered through the Bakersfield Catholic Education Foundation. Please note: If your student is already a recipient of one of the scholarships offered through the Bakersfield Catholic Education Foundation, you DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY for that scholarship, however, in order to be eligible to renew the award, you must complete the FACTS Grant & Aid application for the 2024-25 school year.
Click here to go to the BCEF website for more information.
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We are excited to announce our upcoming event, Catholic Schools Week 2024, which will take place from January 28th to February 2nd. Join us in celebrating this special week with a lineup of events and activities that highlight the spirit of our school community.
Let's make Catholic Schools Week 2024 a memorable celebration of our school community. We kindly ask all parents/guardians to fill out the attached Google Form to help us gauge the amount of seating we should have prepared. Please RSVP below. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Campus Minister, PJ Pierce, at ppierce@garces.org.
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Thank You, Dr. Gumboc
The Future Medical Professionals Club would like to sincerely thank Dr. Gerard Gumboc for coming to speak to our club about his career as a Doctor of Physical Therapy. He shared very interesting avenues that can be taken as a Doctor of Physical Therapy that were very interesting to our students. Dr. Gumboc is passionate about his work and we are so grateful he took the time to share some of that passion with our Garces community. We are excited to see what his daughter, Guenneviere Gumboc does with her own career in the medical field after Garces. Thank you, Dr. Gumboc!
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Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast
The Garces Memorial ASB officers were honored to be acknowledged at the Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast with our co-ASB Presidents! The morning continued with an exclusive Leadership Seminar where our ASB officers joined in hearing Bob Cornuke’s story and engaging in a meaningful Q&A. Two empowering events in one unforgettable day!
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Company G! Presents
Company G had auditions for the Garces spring musical, “The Little Mermaid.”
Congratulations to all who auditioned. This cast is phenomenal!
Save the dates for the show on May 2,3 & 4 in the quad 8 p.m.
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Vote Garces "Best Private School" | |
Vote Garces "Best Of"
Garces Memorial is once again up for "Best Private School" in the annual Readers' Choice Poll by The Bakersfield Californian. Garces Memorial has won the award four consecutive years, let's make it FIVE!
Click here to vote for Garces Memorial. The voting runs through Feb. 13 and you have the ability to vote daily. Please help us to keep this streak alive.
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What a way to start off the new year! Garces FFA has kicked off the year with community service, a successful competition, and our first St. Isidore's Booster Club Fundraiser. We are so excited to see what amazing things our chapter will accomplish!
On Thursday, January 18th, our leadership team traveled to the Pumpkin Center and Old River communities on the south side of town. We collected illegally dumped litter in the farmland of that area and were shocked at how much trash there was! Our team found furniture, a vacuum cleaner, a mattress and even a TV! We are looking forward to doing more farmland cleanups in the future, so please let us know if there is any trash that needs to be cleaned. If you see it, tell us!
The Kern Inyo Speaking Competition took place at North High and we had 13 eager competitors. The Speaking competition has a few different categories, such as Job Interview, Impromptu, Extemporaneous, Prepared and Creed. A lot of preparation and memorization goes into a competition like this and we are so proud of our members! Five of our competitors took home medals and plaques with:
Creed
2nd Place: Lucia White
4th Place: Gia Wattenbarger
6th Place: Charlie Anspach
Job Interview
2nd Place: Analeina Lugo
Extemporaneous
5th Place: Luke Zunino
Congratulations to all who competed!
Put on your best rhinestones and cowboy boots for our first ever Jeans and Jewels St Isidore's Booster Fundraiser! Get ready for a night of fun with auctions, raffles, and more! We are raising funds to support our chapter, and hopefully send a group of our most involved members to the National Convention next year. For more info on how to become a sponsor, visit our Instagram @garces_ffa.
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This Week in Garces Athletics | |
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Boys Basketball
The varsity boys basketball lost a heart-breaker on the road at Stockdale, 64-52, on Wedneday to finish out the first half of the River League schedule. The Rams are 2-2 in league play and are tied with Frontier for second place with Liberty coming to campus for a big showdown tonight. Varsity set to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Despite trailing by a double-digit score in the second half, the injury-plagued Rams got within six points in a 46-38 loss to Stockdale at home on Wednesday. The Rams are at Liberty tonight to begin the second half of league play.
Boys soccer
On the road on Wednesday, the Rams lost 2-0 at Stockdale. Garces (8-7-1 overall, 1-2-1 River League) will host Liberty tonight to begin the second half of league play at 6 p.m. The Rams defense has held opponents to just 0.687 goals per game this season.
Girls Soccer
Tonight is the battle for supremacy in the Central Section as the second-ranked Rams travel to No. 1 Liberty. The Rams (14-2, 3-1) defeated Stockdale 2-0 on Wednesday and are in second place in league. The defense, led by sophomore goalkeeper Bella Arias, have shut out opponents in all 14 wins and have given up just five goals this season.
Wrestling
The Rams wrapped up three homes duals this season with another big victory on Tuesday, beating Bakersfield Christian in JV boys, varsity girls and varsity boys. The Rams have one more dual on Tuesday at Wasco as the varsity boys seek a 5-0 dual record this season before the Rams embark on the postseason push, led by seniors Brendon Ko, Hayden Tadeo and Isaiah Chrisco. Tadeo is currently ranked No. 28 at 165 pounds in the state and ninth in the Central Section. Ko is ranked No. 32 in California and No. 9 in the section at 138 pounds
Stay current with Garces Athletics on social media @GarcesAthletics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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2023 BVarsity Fall Sports All-Area | |
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The Bakersfield Californian and its prep sports section, BVarsity, has began rolling out their 2023 Fall Sports All-Area teams, and Garces Memorial is once again well represented.
On Tuesday, six members of the girls golf team were honored with Malia Giumarra and Ashlee Kresha both named first team after advancing to the CIF SoCal regional tournament.
Wednesday, nine girls tennis players were honored, led by Kelsey Abraham and Jocie Sala named co-Players of the Year. This is the first player of the year honor for Sala, who was named as part of the doubles team of the year three times. Abraham graduates as three-time player of the year, an award that has been given to a Garces Memorial girls tennis player for seven consecutive seasons and 10 of the past 12, dating back to 2012.
The water polo All-Area teams were announced on Thursday with a grand total of 18 boys and girls water polo players from Garces honored. That list is led by Offensive Players of the Year (Johnny Mendiburu and Eden Coughran), Defensive Players of the Year (Johnny Starr and Katie McCarthy) and Goalkeepers of the Year (Levi McKay and Marie Zaninovich). Since BVarsity began running All-Area in 2021, Garces Memorial has earned all the player of the year awards.
Both water polo coaches, Spencer Kerwin (girls) and Hal Goulter (boys), were named coaches of the year.
Check Bakersfield.com or the Garces Athletics social media accounts (@GarcesAthletics) for cross country, volleyball and football that will be release this weekend.
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45th Annual Garces Gala
"The Magic of Garces"
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Gala Invitations
Check Your Mail!
Invitations to our 45th annual Gala are on the way! Make sure to check yours to see if you are one of the ten recipients of the "Magic Ticket"! One of the holders of a Gala Magic Ticket will win tickets to see David Copperfield at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas along with a two-night stay at the Hilton Villas.
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Thank You to Our Gala Sponsors To Date! | |
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Houdini Level
Citizen's Business Bank
Penn & Teller Level
Mission Bank
Tom & Terri Jamieson
Abracadabra Level
Mary Trichell
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Voilà Level
A+ Shredding
B & B Surplus
Mazzei Franconi LLC
Southern Valley Chemical
Hocus Pocus Level
Bakersfield Net
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Student Gala Contest
Ends February 16th
Our students are participating in our Gala Contest. Each homeroom chose a theme for their class and they will be gathering items to create amazing baskets for the Gala Auction! If your family has access to something that would be a fabulous auction item, please consider donating it. Your student will still receive credit even if the item does not match the theme. For instance, if you have access to a personal service, a vacation home, gift cards, or tickets to a professional sporting event - please consider donating them as those are always a hot ticket! If you can send a receipt with items you have purchased - we would greatly appreciate it. Or you can make a cash donation and the homeroom teacher can use it to add to their basket. If we get doubles - it makes it easy for us to make a quick return and replace it with something else for the basket. All donated items can be turned in to your student's homeroom teacher or the front office. The students are competing for a “Ditch Day” – the winning class will get a field trip on Thursday, April 4th, to the McDermont Field House! If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Asaro at 32702578 ext. 160.
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We are blessed beyond measure with our volunteer committee members for this year's Gala. They are an outstanding group who want to make this year's Gala an exceptional event for the Garces community. | |
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Ingrid Lake '97, Co-Chair
Mia Selvidge '87, Co-Chair
Lisa Andrew '84
Suzie Antongiovanni '97
Jennifer Borba
Terri Collins '72
Lindsay Denison '94
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Megan Echeverria '86
Gina Fanucchi
Lauren Helper '98
Sarah Hoekstra
Deanna Lugo
Julissa Maristany
Cindy Meek
Tami Opie '88
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Melissa Ortega
Teresa Ramos-Alvarez '78
Raji Sanghera '87
Courtney Tobias '92
Annalisa Townsend
Andrea Weishaar
Jenny Asaro
Lou Ann Durrett
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If you are interested in volunteering your time to help in some way with Gala, please let us know. Many hands make light work and we welcome everyone who would like to help out. Please reach out to Jenny Asaro, Development Associate at jasaro@garces.org. | |
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Check out our new Instagram page and give us a follow on Instagram
@garcesFUNraising
Garces Gala, Holy Smoke Fall BBQ and Monsignor Leddy Golf information and highlights will be posted on our new Instagram page.
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
Nate Berg, '90
Joaquin Resendez '55
Father of Chris Resendez '79 and Alyce Castaneda '82;
Grandfather to Christopher Castaneda '01, Brandon Resendez '06, & Adam Resendez '06
Jim Clark Sr. '63
Father to Jimmy Clark '92; Grandfather to Nikolaos Lelopoulos '12 & James Lelopolos '16
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