THE RAM PAGE Bi-Weekly Newsletter August 14, 2020 Inside the Issue GMHS Welcomes Three New Teachers Welcome Back Rams!!! Vol 73 Issue 1 Leadership Letter, page 2 Student News, page 5 Academic Corner, page 3 A letter from Principal Peck Upcoming Important Dates School Forms Due Now! Student Government/ASB Voting August 17th-18th Next Newsletter August 28th Back to School Night August 26th All important back to school forms were due August 4th. If you have not done so, please get those turned in ASAP. Please note, we cannot accept a picture of the forms, you MUST scan them and email them to the correct person. For a list of all forms that must be completed and who to send each to, click here. Forms can also be found under "Resource Documents" on your FACTS account. Click here to view school calendar Click the photo above to watch a video with messages from our staff to our students.
Upcoming Important Dates School Forms Due Now!Student Government/ASB Voting
August 17th-18th
Next NewsletterAugust 28th
Back to School NightAugust 26th
All important back to school forms weredue August 4th. If you have not done so,please get those turned in ASAP. Pleasenote, we cannot accept a picture of theforms, you MUST scan them and emailthem to the correct person. For a list of allforms that must be completed and who tosend each to, click here. Forms can also befound under "Resource Documents" on yourFACTS account.
Click here to view school calendar
Click the photo above to watch a video with messages from our staff to our students.
Leadership LetterA message from Principal Myka peck
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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTAugust 26th
Save the date! Back toSchool Night will be onAugust 26th. We are stillworking on finalizing thedetails. More information tocome!
Garces Family,
I cannot believe we are already two weeks into this school year! Itis amazing how time flies, yet seems to stands still at the sametime. It has been so nice to see how many of our students havegotten involved in the student elections. I truly believe, the moreinvolved your child can be, even during distance learning, themore they will enjoy their high school experience. Please knowthat we are working on ways to keep your students engaged andconnected during this time.
I realize this has been a challenging past few months and everyone wants theirchildren back on campus, including all our Garces faculty and staff. Please, let us alldo our part in keeping one another safe so we can make this dream a reality. Weencourage you to wear a mask, stay six-feet apart, avoid large gatherings, and if youfeel sick stay home. At this stage, we all have to love and respect one another becausewe are all in this together. We want more than anything to be reunited on campus,together.
I pray each of you are staying safe and healthy and have a wonderful weekend! GoRams!
In Christ,Myka PeckPrincipal
WELCOME TO GARCES MISS TURNER,MS. BAYNE AND MR. ROACH!Miss Kelsey Turner, ArtA big welcome back to Garces to Miss Kelsey Turner! Miss. Turnergraduated from Garces in 2015 and returns to us as the new art teacher!She is excited to be back on campus, this time as a teacher and not astudent. Miss Turner graduated from Savannah College of Art andDesign with a BFA in Illustration, and is looking to forward tocontinuing the artistic education of the students who have come afterher. She is excited and eager to introduce her classes to new andinteresting projects. Once a Ram, Always a Ram!
Ms. Shelby Bayne, Economics and GovernmentWelcome Ms. Shelby Bayne! While Ms. Bayne is not entirely new toGarces Memorial, she is joining our teaching staff as the new economicsand government teacher! Ms. Bayne joined the Garces family two yearsago, helping coach water polo and served as head swim coach last year.She also has experience in our Garces classrooms, substituting foralmost all of our students at one point or another. Ms. Bayne graduatedfrom Frontier High School, attended Bakersfield College, and thentransferred to CSUB to complete her degree in Business Administration.In her free time, you will find her on a pool deck trying to convincewater polo players that swimming isn’t that bad! She is very excited tobe on campus and contribute as much as possible to the Garces Family.
Mr. Joseph Roach, TheologyAnother welcome back to Garces grad Joseph Roach. Mr. Roach wasborn and raised here in Bakersfield and graduated from GarcesMemorial High School in 2014. He went on to graduated from ThomasAquinas College where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts.Mr. Roach has a strong interest in philosophy and theology, and he looksforward to sharing these interests with his students. In his spare time,Mr. Roach enjoys playing guitar, reading classic Russian Literature, andwriting philosophical essays. Welcome home, Mr. Roach!
Miss Kelsey Turner Ms. Shelby Bayne Mr. Joseph Roach
Academic Corner
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Honor RollCongratulations to ourRams who made HonorRoll during the Spring2020 Semester!
Click here to see a list ofall students who made
Honor Roll!
The ADD/DROP date isAugust 21st. Students,please email yourcounselor and speak withyour instructors toaddress requests foradding or dropping aclass. Counselors willprovide you with a"Schedule Change" form.If you have anyquestions, please emailyour counselor.
Add/Drop Date,
August 21st
CSF applications are dueSeptember 25th. Moreinformation regardingthe forms and submissionprocedure will be sent ata later date.
Fitness is a semester-long course with individualizedinstruction in a wide variety of activities. Each student isencouraged to develop his/her potential to the best ofhis/her ability while in the class. Students will enroll in the Fitness class at the beginningof each semester and must choose to take the class for agrade or Pass/Fail. If they choose to receive a grade, thisgrade will be calculated into their overall grade pointaverage. Please note, the additional grade could, potentially,result in a drop in the student’s overall GPA. Students may choose to enroll in the class for one orboth semesters, during the school year. Students mustdownload the form from the Garces website and return thecompleted, signed form to their counselor by the setdeadline. Late forms will not be accepted, and students willnot be enrolled past the deadline date. For additionalquestions please email Mrs. Sakowski [email protected] or your counselor.
Academic Corner
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8th Period Fitness class
Campus Ministry Connect
SAT/ACT Canceled All SAT and ACT 2020 test datesscheduled at Garces Memorial arecanceled. Test dates scheduled for thewinter and spring of 2021 will bereevaluated in January, at which time,an announcement regarding theschool's decision for resuming testingon the Garces campus will be given.
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We are currently looking for Garces graduates who would like to join our Peer Ministry team. Theseare recent grads that still live in Bakersfield and want to learn how to lead our current students inprayer and small group discussions during our larger events or retreats. For more information onhow to apply for this important role, please contact Ms. Perez directly at [email protected].
Peer Ministry
ADORATION: Every Monday wewill continue to have Adoration ofthe Blessed Sacrament in St.Dominic Chapel. This is to keepChrist at the center of what we dohere each week. While students andparents cannot join us on campusthey can join us live on Instagramduring Adoration to email prayerrequests to Ms. Perez, which will beprayed for in real-time before theBlessed Sacrament. This will beduring break and lunch everyMonday.
CONFESSIONS: On Tuesdays, wewill offer drive-up confessions inthe front parking lot of campusafter school for students. Due tosocial distancing guidelines,students are required to RSVP toMs. Perez by Monday afternoon toreceive a time slot. Confessions willalways start at 3 p.m. and will beginnext week. Email Ms. Perez toreserve your slot.
ROSARY: Wednesdays we continueto pray the rosary during lunchover Zoom. If you would like to joinus, our lunchtimes are viewable onour bell schedule online. Pleaseemail Ms. Perez for the Zoom IDand password to enter.
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STUDENTS! Please keep your iPadsoftware up-to-date. If you do not,you will have issues using it. If youhave any questions relating to youriPad, please email Mr. Gino Lacavaat [email protected].
Welcome Back Rams!This school year is definitely getting off to a historic start! We can't say itenough just how proud we are of our students, teacher, and our parents for adapting todistance learning for the start of the school year. Thank you for being so patient as weprepared and powered through the first two weeks! We love seeing our students again, even ifit is virtually right now, but we cannot wait to get back on campus when the time comes. Nomatter what, we are going to make this a great year! Go Rams!
Student News
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Student Store Open
Tuesday, Aug. 18thThe Student Store will be open from 5 p.m.to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18th. This is anopportunity to buy uniforms or spirit gearor pick up items previously ordered. We willhave a new supply of sweatshirts and threenew mask designs available that look great!Please wear a mask and practice socialdistancing. Please park in the back parkinglot by the swimming pool. Follow the signsto the store. If you have any questions, emailMr. Geissel at [email protected].
ASB Elections, Voting
Opens MondayASB elections are underway! Speeches willbe posted at lunch on Monday under theASB section of the Garces website. Pleasewatch all speeches for your class and ASBofficers. Once you are ready to vote, clickthe vote now button and follow theinstructions. You will vote for your classofficers and ASB officers. Voting beginsMonday at lunch and ends Tuesday atlunch. Winners will be posted on the ASBsection of the website at the end of theschool day on Tuesday. Good luck toeveryone running!
Msgr. Leddy Golf ClassicDinner and TournamentThursday, April 15 & 16, 2021
Nashville Songwriters NightSpring 2021Date TBA
Even though our annual fundraising and friendraising events might look a bit differentthis year, they are still a go! Please mark your calendar and plan on supporting ourschool! Look for more information about these events in the future.
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To kick off the school year, the Garces Parent Club ishosting a Virtual Wine Tasting Night. The cost is $35per person and you will receive wine delivered to yourhome along with a Zoom ID number to use to join inon the fun! The event is scheduled for Friday,September 18th at 6:00 PM on Zoom. We will have awinemaker who will take us through the wines. All theproceeds will be used to support Garces students andteachers. While we can’t all gather in person, we can allsee each other over Zoom, catch up with everyone wehaven’t seen in a while, and welcome our incomingfreshmen and transfer families to the Garcescommunity. If you have any questions, or needadditional information, please contact Lou Ann Durrettat [email protected].
Virtual Wine Tasting Night
Congratulations to Garces gradAlexsia Drulias on being awardedthe Mayor's Trophy this week! Clickthe photo above to read more.
Alexsia Drulias '20
Wins Mayor's Trophy
Dr. Richard Tucker, the firstlay principal in the school’shistory, donated this piece ofart to Garces Memorial! Thewood used came from oldGarces trophies! Dr. Tuckerserved as principal from 1978through 1988. Under hisleadership, the first GarcesGala was held. MonsignorLeddy Hall and the 60’sscience wings were built withthe money raised at theevent. After retiring hereturned to serve as theschool president.
A gift from Dr. Richard Tucker
The Hail Mary Club is holding their Kick-Off Dinnervirtually this year. Same great Luigi’s food paired withdelicious red wine, but instead of eating there – you willpick up your meal for 8 and host a table at your home. The HMC is on the hunt for some unique auction itemsalong with bringing back some of your favorites! All ofthe bidding will be done on-line and everyone will be onZOOM for the auction. Yes, it’s going to be different butthe outcome will be the same – a great night full oflaughter and camaraderie resulting in generous financialsupport of our favorite little school on the hill - GarcesMemorial High School. If you have questions, pleasecontact a Hail Mary Club Board member or you canreach out to the 2020-2021 HMC President, StevenAntongiovanni at 661-301-1794. Information about theevent should be up on the HMC website next week athailmaryclub.com.
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