Garces Memorial High School
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2800 Loma Linda Drive Bakersfield, California, (Kern County) 93305 United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°24′0″N 118°59′58″W / 35.40000°N 118.99944°WCoordinates: 35°24′0″N 118°59′58″W / 35.40000°N 118.99944°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 1947 |
| Oversight | Diocese of Fresno |
| Principal | Myka Peck |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Average class size | 26 |
| Campus size | 32 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, American football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Track & Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Diving, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| Athletics conference | Southwest Yosemite League, CIF-Central Section |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Rivals | San Joaquin Memorial High School, Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield Christian High School, Tehachapi High School |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Yearbook | El Padre |
| Tuition | $8,985 for Catholics, $9,285 for Non-Catholics |
| Dean of Students | Guy Dees |
| Athletic Director | Joan Finch |
| Activities Director | Blaine Geissel |
| Website | http://www.garces.org |
Garces Memorial High School, commonly shortened to Garces High School, is a Catholic high school in Bakersfield, California.
The school offers college prep, honors, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses in many subjects. As a Catholic institution, the high school requires theology classes for all four years. Electives include art, yearbook,intro to broadcasting and many others to choose from.
Garces has one of the most successful sports programs in the history of the CIF-Central Section. The Garces sports teams, nicknamed the "Rams," compete in CIF Central Section. Most of the teams are placed in either Division 1 or Division 2. However, some of the sport teams are in placed in lower divisions for playoffs. The school has won 120 valley championships, ranking it fourth all-time in the Central Section.On a particular note,the football team has won ten valley titles: 1953, 1971,1985,1986,1987,1988,1996,2002,2006 and 2012. Runner-up years: 1968,1969,1991,1995,1999,2011,2013.
Clubs and activities include mock trial, the theater company, Key Club, Ag Club and CLC. Formal and casual galas make up a major part of Garces's fundraising efforts. With help from the students, parents, alumni and the Garces community, numerous items are donated and auctioned off at these events.
Founded in 1947, the school is named after Father Francisco Garcés, a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who explored much of the southwestern part of North America, including what is now the Bakersfield region. The school is located near the terminus of the Panorama (aka China Grade) Bluffs on the exact site that Father Francisco Garces wrote would make a perfect place for a mission for the local Indian populace in his exploration of the Rio Bravo de San Felipe now known as the Kern River. This site overlooks central Bakersfield atop a bluff that was once the delta of the Kern River.
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