Garces Memorial High School

at 2800 Loma Linda Dr, Bakersfield , 93305 United States

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, and others.The Garces sports teams, nicknamed the "Rams," compete in CIF Central Section Division III. The school has 106 valley championships, ranking it fourth all-time in the Central Section. Most notably, Garces took the 2006 valley championship in football, coached by David Fanucchi.Clubs and activities include mock trial, the theater company, and the Key Club.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.HistoryFounded 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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Garces Memorial High School
2800 Loma Linda Dr
Bakersfield , CA 93305
United States
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P: (661) 327-2578
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Garces Memorial High School is Bakersfield based place and this enity listed in Public School category. Located at 2800 Loma Linda Dr CA 93305. Contact phone number of Garces Memorial High School: (661) 327-2578

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