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G arces Memorial High School is Bakersfield, California's premier High School. Garces Memorial is an academically challenging, college preparatory, co-educational Catholic high school, founded in 1947 by the Christian Brothers and Dominican Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas. Today it is operated by the Diocese of Fresno and staffed by a lay faculty and administration who are inspired by their Catholic faith to minister to the needs of the student body.
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"Let us remember......we are in the holy presence of God."

Our Mission
Our Mission
Garces Memorial is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school. Our school educates youth to fulfill the mission of Christ by developing students spiritually, intellectually, and socially. Our mission calls us to instill in every member of the Garces Memorial community respect, integrity, compassion, and courage of faith.
Spiritually Connected
Spiritually Connected
Garces students grow in their faith through daily prayer, all school Masses, theology classes, community service projects and by practicing moral and ethical behavior.
Academically Prepared
Academically Prepared
Garces Memorial is one of the most challenging high schools in the Central Valley; our college preparatory curriculum demands a strong academic commitment from all of our students. Garces graduates are prepared to excel whether they attend BC or MIT.
Socially Aware
Socially Aware
Garces students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities, develop healthly lifestyle habits and to serve others who are less fortunate.
Athletics
Athletics
Garces has one of the most successful sports programs in the history of the Central Section CIF, ranked fourth all-time with 112 Central Section team championships, as well as dozens of individual championships in swimming, diving, tennis, golf, track and cross-country.
 
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Garces Memorial's Online Parent and Student Access to View Grades, Attendance, and Conduct.   https://netclassroom.garces.org 

Final Exam Schedule

Tuesday, May 22
Period 1 – 8:00 am
Period 3 – 10:00 am

Wednesday, May 23
Period 2 – 8:00 am
Period 4 – 10:00 am

Thursday, May 24
Period 5 – 8:00 am
Period 7 – 10:00 am

Friday, May 25
Period 6 – 8:00 am

 

Parent Club Meeting
Wednesday, May 23
5:30 pm – Library 

Executive Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 22
Noon – Board Rm. 

Norman’s Uniform Sale
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
2 pm to 7 pm in MLH
 

Garces Memorial 2012 Hall of Honor

The Garces Memorial Alumni Board is pleased to announce the inductees for the 2012 Hall of Honor.  They are:

Mr. Gene Garibaldi
Mr. Dan Giordano
Mr. Joe Ziemann

The 2012 President's Award recipient is: 
Alice Jett Conley/Vince & Marie Sakowski

The Hall of Honor Awards banquet will be held on Saturday, May 19th.  Tickets are $100 and may be purchased at Garces Memorial or you may purchase tickets on line by clicking on the link below:

2012 Hall of Honor Tickets

 

CSF BOOK SALE
The CSF used book sales year will be held on the following dates this summer:
June 14th (4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
July 6th (5p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
TBA (In August, the afternoon of student registration)

Everyone is welcomed (and encouraged) to bring books they wish to sell on
May 25th (11:30 am to 1:00 pm)
May 29th (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
May 30th (9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.) 
If you have any questions, please contact Crystal Huddleston via email: chuddleston@garces.org.
 

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In the News...
Garces Relay Team Sets New School Record at Area Meet
 

Congratulations to the Garces Memorial Boys Track Team 4 X 100 Relay Team members.  They set a new school record  of 42.92 seconds and took first place at the CIF Central Section South Area Track Meet held at Liberty High School on Wednesday, May 9th. 

 It was only the 6th time in 27 years that BHS hasn't won the area title in that event.

Members of the team from left to right are: Poli Quintero, Dominic Frasch, Angus Bellue and Joey Stuart.

 


Watch the race on You Tube: Area 4 x 100 Relay Championship Race 

Congratulations to our Garces Eagle Scouts

Congratulations to the Garces students who achieved the prestigious honor of "Eagle Scout" through their diligence and hard work through the Boys Scouts of America.  We are very proud of them and their accomplishment.  From left to right are:  Ian Thomson, Connor Osborn, Conrad Esch, James Ehteshami and Seth Champness.  Not pictured is Eagle Scouts William Naworski.
  Garces Senior Joey Bedard earned his Eagle Scout Badge through an environmentally friendly beautification project.  He determined a location to plant trees, collected recyclables to rasie money, purchased all the needed materials and recruited all the volunteers to plant 43 trees at Lake Ming. 

 

Garces Sports Signing Day

Garces held a special Sports Signing Day to recognize those students who have signed to play in college.  From left to right are:  Mark Stinson - Football at Redlands University, Monica Diaz - Womens Soccer at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Philip Anspach - Football at Sacramento State, Adolfo Robles - Football at Montana State Northern, Zoe Tucker - Womens Tennis at Cal State Bakersfield, Stevie Stier - Volleyball at University of Arizona, Kaitlin Swift - Womens Soccer at Westmont College, Jasmine Rodriguez - Womens Golf at Biola University, and Marisa Marmolejo - Softball at Simpson University.  
 

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