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The Ram Page
August 23, 2024
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Bi-Monthly Newsletter for Garces Families, Students, Alumni & Friends | |
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August 26th
Mass and Scholar Athlete Recognition
August 28th
Back to School Night
August 30th
Foodapalooza
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September 2nd
Labor Day - No School
September 4th
Fog Delay
September 6th
Student Service Fair
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Follow us on our social media sites to stay up to date on the latest updates from Garces Memorial | |
Message from the Office of the Principal | |
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Garces Families,
Welcome to the 2024-25 school year!
With God’s guidance, we are off to a great start to the school year. Yesterday we celebrated our seniors with the Senior Sunrise tradition. Watching the Class of 2025 interact and come together as a class during the event again showed me what a blessing your students are to our school. I am excited to see what God has planned for us this year.
To our new families; welcome! I hope your students’ experiences have been positive thus far. Please know our student leaders, administrative team, and faculty want to ensure every student has a sense of belonging here at Garces. We know the transition to Garces can be challenging at times. If you find your student is finding it difficult to adjust, please reach out. We all want to do our part to make this a positive learning environment for all students.
Being the Catholic High School in Bakersfield is an honor. Our school has had the privilege of serving Bakersfield and the outlying areas for over 75 years. Just think about the impact all those alumni have had on our community. Thank you for entrusting us with your future Garces alumni. We know their future is bright and we are fortunate to have them on our campus.
Our Mission calls us to instill in every member of the Garces Memorial community the courage to act with faith, knowledge, compassion, and justice. I look forward to continuing to partner with the entire Garces community to fulfill our mission. The rich traditions of Garces are unmatched because of our Garces community.
God Bless and Go Rams!
Noel Leon
Principal
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Google School Calendars
The school bell schedule calendar is set for next year. Please click on one of the links below to download the calendar. This year we offer two options for downloading the calendar - one for iPhone users and one for families who prefer the calendar in their Google account. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Mr. Gino Lacava.
Google Calendar for iPhone Users
Google Calendar for Other Users
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Activity Corner
Our Rams have been busy kicking off the school year with enthusiasm and spirit! The senior class of 2025 got creative with their personalized parking spaces, transforming the lot into a colorful display of personality and pride.
The Aloha Rally and Dance brought the tropical vibes to campus, with students showing off their best Hawaiian gear and school spirit. Big shoutout to ASB for hosting both events.
The Senior Sunrise was a special moment as our seniors gathered early to watch the sun rise on their final year at Garces. The event was filled with reflection, laughter, and the promise of an exciting year ahead.
Friday, we’re excited for our 'Touchdowns and Tailgates' event! Hosted by FFA and ASB, the quad will be buzzing with patriotic spirit before the big game against Paraclete. Don’t forget to dress in red, white, and blue and get ready for some fun games, music, and a best-dressed competition. Go Rams!
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Congratulations Scholar Athletes! | |
Kairos Fall Retreat
Announcing this year's Fall Kairos Retreat Student Leadership Team. Co-Chairs, Sophia Camou & Sienna Surgener. Their team, Malia Giumarra, Megan Miller, Jilliana Borba, Mishael Baninge, Analeina Lugo, and C.J. James.
This year's Fall Kairos will be September 30th - October 3rd at the beautiful Serra Retreat Center in Malibu. If you are wondering if our students enjoyed their Kairos experience, here you go..
In one word describe Kairos...
Healing - Sophie Camou
Uplifting - Sienna Surgener
Enlightening - Mishael Baninge
Rejuvenating - Jilliana Borba
Transformative - Malia Giumarra
Insightful - CJ James
Inspirational - Analeina Lugo
Inviting - Megan Miller
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Attention all CSF Members
and Parents
CSF applications will open next Monday, August 26th and will be due by September 6th. Applications will be available outside of Room 72 and are for the most recent completed semester (spring semester of the 2023-24 school year). There is a $10 fee that can be attached to the application.
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American FFA Degree Recipients | |
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American FFA Degree recipients Gabriella Camou, Reese Turman, Claire Banducci
We are so proud to announce that we have three past members receiving their American FFA Degree. The American Degree is the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, and shows the FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career. We are so proud of Gabriella Camou, Reese Turman, and Claire Banducci for taking this next step on receiving their American FFA Degree. They have gone above and beyond to achieve excellence and we are so excited to see what this next chapter holds for them!!!
Garces FFA Officers
Officers Introduction Video
We want to introduce you to our 2024-2025 Garces Memorial FFA Chapter officers!!!
- President - Sophia Camou
- Vice President - Luke Zunino
- Secretary - Maddy Baeza
- Treasure - Jilliana Botha
- Reporter - Sienna Surgener
- Sentinel - Andrew Reed
- Chaplain - Gino Lafever
- Historian - Alaura Townsend
Check out the officers' video
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Saint Isidore Booster Club
Garces FFA parents and supporters,
Make sure to mark your calendar and join the Booster Club today! The Saint Isidore Booster Club is gearing up for the new year and kicking it off with their first meeting on August 29th. 5pm at the barn, we hope to see you all there!!!
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Monsignor Leddy Golf Classic &
Man of the Year Award
Join us or a great day of golf at Bakersfield Country Club on Friday, September 13th. There is a dinner the night before at Luigi's on Thursday, September 12th where we will honor the Man of the Year. Foursomes are going fast, so reserve yours today.
Click Here: Tournament Information
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Thank You to Our Golf Sponsors! | |
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Holy Smoke Fall BBQ
Thursday, October 10th
We are thrilled to announce that Mission Bank is our Title Sponsor for the Fall BBQ. Also returning are our BBQ Committee, BBQ Crew, and the VIP section. Tickets include Open Bar, NY Steak Dinner, and Live Music. Please consider becoming a sponsor and taking advantage of the VIP Area. For more information, click on the links below.
Fall BBQ Sponsor Information
Fall BBQ Sponsorship Response Form
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Hall of Honor
Thursday, November 16th
The Garces Memorial Alumni Board will induct the following outstanding members of the Garces Community into the 2024 Hall of Honor.
- Mr. Don Lucas
- Mrs. Janie (Clerou) Reiland ‘66
- Mrs. Mary Trichell
- Mr. Andrew Zaninovich
- The Edith & Domenick Bianco Family
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This Week in Garces Athletics | |
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Girls Basketball
We are pleased to announce that the position of Head Coach of Girls Basketball has been filled. Garces Memorial Athletics has hired Devon Sherman(right) to take over the position and program. Here is a note from the coach: “My name is Coach Devon Sherman. It is a pleasure to serve and represent the student-athletes, staff and the community of Garces Memorial. I came here to Build, Restore, Influence, Develop, Grind, and Encourage the students-athletes. Entering 16th Year of Coaching. I have coached for 12 Years between High School, Junior High, Youth travel levels, 4 Years as a Collegiate Coach. Excited to join this Herd of Rams as we Strive for Greatness by becoming the best version of ourselves daily!
Announcement: All girls interested in playing basketball this upcoming season, we have our first mandatory meeting on Tuesday August 27, 2024 during lunch 1:10-1:40 located in the Fireside Room. You will meet Coach Sherman, Understand the new program expectations, goals and philosophy. Receive the Off-season Practice Schedule and complete team sign ups. Coach is Excited to meet you!
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Girls Volleyball
The Rams had a great season opener on Monday against the Monache Marauders. Frosh-Soph beat the Marauders 2-0: 1st set 25-16, 2nd set 25-21. JV Girls unfortunately lost to the Marauders 1-2. The 1st set ended with a 17-25 win for Monache, the girls came back with a 25-22 win in the 2nd set, but fell to Monache in the tie breaker 2-15. Finally, the Varsity Girls smashed Monache with a 3-0 win: 1st set 25-17, 2nd set 25-14, 3rd set 25-23.
Spotlighted players from the game include Senior #4 Emma Machado(pictured right) with 20 kills and 25 digs, Junior #2 Abby Menta with 20 digs, and Sophomore #7 Reegan Launer with 40 assists. The girls are back in action on Friday in the South Bakersfield High School Tournament.
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Girls Tennis
Last night, the girls took on Clovis East High School. The Rams put up a fight but fell to the Timberwolves 4-5. The wins came from Doubles partners Lizzie Ansolabehere & Tatum Harper 8-6; and Singles: Lizzie Ansolabehere (6-3, 6-3), Sienna Giumarra (6-2, 6-1) and Kate Wegis (6-0, 6-2). Coach Marty Crider would like to recognize the entire team for playing hard and cheering on their teammates for the first match of the season.
The girls played Clovis North this morning, and Buchanan this afternoon at 2 at the Garces Tennis Courts.
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Football
Tonight is the season opener for Garces Football. Coach Grant Campbell leads the Rams against the Paraclete Spirits. JV starts at 5:30 and Varsity kicks-off at 7:30 at Sam Tobias Field. The Herd will be wearing red, white, and blue apparel as the theme for the game is Patriotic. Starting at 6pm; Past, Present & Future Rams are invited to a tailgate hosted by Garces FFA & ASB. There will be food, games and music, and at 7:15 the Herd will stampede to the stands for the Varsity Football game.
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Baseball:
Garces is proud to announce that Coach Grant Campbell will also be taking over the Garces Baseball program. Grant is a Garces Memorial alumnus and was a three-sport athlete while at Garces, excelling at football, basketball, and baseball. Grant received a scholarship to play D-1 baseball at CSUB directly after graduating from Garces.
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Athletic Clearence Packets - New Process | |
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Garces is now using SportsNet for our Athletic Clearance Packets. It offers our student-athletes and coaching staff an efficient and secure online tool to make clearance and eligibility management easier. You can find the link below or on our website.
Clearance Packet Link
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. | |
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Terry Wyatt '61
Husband of Susan (Sill) Wyatt '61 and father of Michael Wyatt '84
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Johnny Soper
Class of 2015
Congratulations to Garces alum Johnny Soper on his new job as a sports announcer on the national stage! Johnny will be the Studio Host for the Notre Dame Football Radio Network this football season. Listen to him on Sirius XM Ch. 129, Notre Dame Radio or your local ESPN affiliate. We are so proud of him and happy to see him achieve his dream.
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