Magazine Spring 2009 - Garces Memorial High School

2008 Homecoming CourtFrom left to right: Philip Anspach, Freshman Prince; Emily Moore,Freshman Princess; Thomas Ansolabehere, Sophomore Prince, CaitlinBernardin, Sophomore Princess; Nicholas Mesa, Junior Prince; AbbyWattenbarger, Junior Princess; Stephon Carter, Homecoming King;Tatiana Caceres, Senior Princess; Michael Varga, Senior Prince; JennyKim, Homecoming Queen; Andrew Fanucchi, Senior Prince; BiancaVanderhorst, Senior Princess; and 2007 Homecoming King & QueenGarces Alumni Tom Hollenbeck & Shelby AtchisonGirl Scouts atGarces MemorialWhile attending OLPH, these girlsjoined a Girl Scout troupe to have fun -never thinking that they would be GirlScouts all the way through high school.In true Garces Ram fashion, they haveset a goal and are determined to completetheir Gold Award - which is theequivalent of an Eagle Scout. The girlshave until they are 18 to qualify. Wehave no doubt they will all be “golden”.Back row: Lauren Grimes, MaryNaworski, Sara Hubl, Kealy O’Brien,Lacey Bonas, Taylor Rabanal, KristynTowery & Elizabeth Whynot.Front Row: Melanie Reis, MichelleVarga, & Emily KlingenbergerPage 3

2008 Volleyball...Section Div. II ChampionsArea Coach-of the-Year:Kim HarperSEYL Rookie-of-the-Year:Stevie StierCoach Kim Harper28-5 (8-4)SEYL 3rdMost Valuable Player: Shelby StaabMost Inspirational Player:Sarah AllenBest Offensive Player: Melanie ReisBest Defensive Player:Caitlin BernardinCoaches Award: Tara LeachAll-Area 1st Team: Shelby StaabAll-Area 2nd Team: Melanie ReisAll-Area HM: Caitlin BernardinAll-SEYL 1st Team:Caitlin Bernardin, Melanie Reis,Shelby StaabAll-SEYL 2nd Team: AmandaAguilar, Kimber GutierrezJV VolleyballCoach Joan Finch21-9 (8-4)Most Valuable Player:Michelle MeertMost Inspirational Player:Kiki SandriniCoaches Award: Molly TobiasFrosh-Soph VolleyballCoach Lindsay Molinaro23-3 (10-2)Most Valuable Player:LisaMarie SanchezMost Improved Player:Alexis DodenhoffCoaches Award: Kerry BurkeJenna Bowman & Shelby StaabShelby StaabALL AREAPLAYERSHELBY STAABWill Be AttendingUNIVERSITY OFSAN DIEGOon a scholarshipto play volleyballAmanda Aguilar & Caitlin BernardinAmanda Barker & Morgan FrasierPage 10

2008 Valley Champions!Girls Varsity Volleyball Valley Champion Team MembersBack Row: Kristyn Towery, Tara Leach, Sarah Allen, MorganFrazier,Melanie Reis, Leah Fiorini,Shelby StaabMiddle Row: Jenna Bowman, Amanda Aguilar, Caitlin Bernardin,Stevie Stier, Amanda BarkerBottom Row: Kimber GutierrezLeah FioriniPage 11

Garces Memorial IntroducesCentral Section TeamAcademic Champions(Water Polo)Coach Kacy Aakhus7-18Most Valuable Player:Josh ShambaughMost Improved Player:Kyle RichmondCoaches Awards: Ryan Farrer &Andrew WhittingtonSection Div. III 2nd Team:Josh ShambaughSection Div. III HM:Kevin McDermottInaugural Boys Varsity Water Polo Team MembersTop Row: Chris Harper, James Solum, Carl Demler, Kevin McDermott, Josh Shambaugh,Josh Morris, PJ Atchison, Andrew Whittington, Ian Hagen, Tom CarpenterMiddle Row: Steven Cholakian, Kris Meyeres, Joe Gregor, Kevin Hale, Kyle Richmond,Matt Pichardo, Andrew Gruszka, Brian Graham, Mac Aakhus, Ryan Farrer, Ross KundertBottom Row: Coach Pat Zuniga, Steven Bowman, Seth Champness, Nick Terrio, Patrick Farley,Michael Coppola, Sean Dodenhoff, Logan Lirette, Coach Kacey AakhusIan HagenAndrew WhittingtonMatt PichardoPage 12Josh Shambaugh

Boys & Girls Water Polo!Coach Petra Koudelkova14-11Most Valuable Player:Allie RuettgersMost Improved Player:Megan VargaCoaches Awards: Chelsea Lewis, &Meagan ShambaughSection Div. III 2nd Team:Allie RuettgersSection Div. III HM: Megan VargaInaugural Girls Varsity Water Polo Team MembersTop Row: Ally Scott, Haley Abrams, Anna Paquette, Molly Ruppel, Morgan Chafin,Kelcie Jones, Katherine EvansMiddle Row: Siana Duran, Jessica Pavletich, Jessica Samson, Elizabeth Samson,Megan Varga, Allie Ruettgers, Chelsea Lewis, Meagan ShambaughBottom Row: Coach Anne Styles, Lupe Ortiz, Catherine Lugo, Laura Meert, Katie Ebel,Elizabeth Lugo, Jana Gregor, Coach Petra KoudelkovaChelsea LewisAnna PaquetteAllie RuettgersElizabeth SamsonPage 13

Garces MemorialAlumni BoardGarces Memorial has resurrected the Alumni Board and is excited to have such a broad based group covering everydecade since Garces Memorial first opened in the Fall of 1947. The Board of Directors will plan Homecomingevents, opportunities for alumni to worship together, a spring picnic on campus, and the annual Hall of Honor.The Alumni Board accepts nominations for the Hall of Honor, reviews the nominations, votes on the nominees andselects the annual inductees based on a majority vote. As the Alumni Board evolves, look for some great alumniactivities to come! If you have an idea for an alumni event, please contact an Alumni Board Member or Lou AnnDurrett, Director of Alumni Relations.Alumni Board of DirectorsShirley (Bayne) Lucas ‘48Don Border ‘50Gary Ogilvie ‘55Helen (Reischman) Haller ‘57John L. Fanucchi ‘68Suzanne (Echenique) Arrache ‘69Jim Sakowski ‘70Darrell Feliz ‘70Lisa (Kimble) Edmonston ‘77Bernadette (Eyherabide) Root ‘78Bill Rector ‘78Loren Kleier ‘81Kim (Westhoff) Carlson ‘85Joan (Haller) Finch ‘87Dr. Josh Tobias ‘88Justine (Gutierrez) Tobias ‘88Shelly Stricklen-Phoenix ‘93Greg West ‘95Ian Helper ‘00Laurie Mahlmann ‘00John Ritter EdDPage 14

(On Campus!Alumni Honor Coach MosconiOn Friday, September 19, 2008, Garces Memorial AlumnusGary Ogilvie organized a tribute to former Garces coachMarvin Mosconi. Gary invited alumni from the classesof 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 tocome out and honor Coach Mosconi. It was a fun eveningfor all in attendance.A big thank you to Coach Olgivie for organizing the event!Paul Summers ‘53 & Sally Summers ‘55Fred Castro ‘56, Ernie Antongiovanni ‘55. Jesse Avalos ‘56, John Esponda ‘54, FredDominguez ‘55, Joe Munoz ‘54, Deanna McCauley ‘55, Don Border ‘50, Wayne Jett‘54, Jim Schorr ‘50, Sally Summers ‘55, Judge Bob Anspach ‘54, Marsha Wiswall ‘53,Jerry Lamb ‘51, Tom Franconi ‘52, Pat Harrison ‘53, & Tom Fitzgerald ‘55Bobbie (O’Day) Adams ‘53 &Diann (Gladden) Lowder ‘53Rachael Dominguez,Mary Lou Avalos,Jesse Avalos ‘56, &Fred Dominguez ‘55Tom Fitzgerald ‘55,Elizabeth Fitzgerald,Bobby Esponda &John Esponda ‘54.Page 17(

The Kimble SistersCristina (Kimble) Zaninovich ‘84,Lisa (Kimble) Edmonston ‘77, &Tonia (Kimble) Cody ‘80Some ofour GalaGuests...Ron & Lori Mariani and Jana & Joe CampbellThe Griffiths FamilyNancy (Griffiths) O’Dwyer ‘79, Dianne (Griffiths) Riley ‘73,Yolanda (Papasergia) Griffiths ‘51, and Liz (Griffiths) Petrini ‘85Michelle (Etcheverry) Hardt ‘81 & Tim Hardt ‘81Tom Ming ‘88 & Amy (Anspach) Ming ‘86 Ted & Katie (Anspach) Whittington ‘77Steve Anderson & Kari GrimmMeggan (Sill) Phillips ‘75 & Dr. Vince PhillipsPage 21Ron Fanucchi ‘85 & Toni Fanucchi

Alumni SpotlightPat LencioniIn 1983, Pat Lencioni’s classmates voted him “Most Likely toSucceed”. They knew Pat had a bright future and would one dayleave his mark on the world, but who could have imagined theextent of his success.While at Garces Memorial, Pat was the Valedictorian for hisclass, ASB President, played football, basketball, and ran track.To say he ran track is an understatement – he was the fastestmiler in Bakersfield in his senior year! After Garces, Pat wentto college at Claremont McKenna College where he majored inEconomics and minored in Spanish. He was recruited on campusto go to work for Bain & Company, a consulting firm in SanFrancisco. While there he began to develop an interest in the“human” side of business and went on to work for Oracle wherehe created his own job – “Organizational Development”. He waslater hired away by a competitor, Sybase, and after five years, hebecame Vice President. Pat was then approached by both SteveJob to go to work at Pixar and by the current CEO of Google. Pat said “thanks but no thanks” to both offers and decided to open his owncompany. He took four employees with him and began “The Table Group” - a consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations of allkinds function more effectively through better leadership, teamwork, and overall health. That was eleven years and eight books ago.Pat published his first book, “The Five Temptationsof a CEO” while his wife was pregnant with twinsand he was buying his first house. Talk about amulti-tasker! Pat’s books are fiction and featureCatholic characters facing up to organizationalproblems. The book that really put Pat on the mapwas his third book, “The Five Dysfunctions of aTeam”. It has been named as one of the top 100business books of all time and has been on theWall Street Journal’s best seller list for the past sixyears. His eight books, including The Five Dysfunctionsof a Team and Death by Meeting, havesold a combined 2.5 million copies. Pat is a muchsought after speaker earning $55,000 a speech(for all of you who heard him speak while he wasat Garces – you got a bargain!) He has spoken toexecutives of numerous organizations and professionalsports teams such as the San Francisco49er’s and the San Diego Chargers. SouthwestAirlines hired Pat to be the first outsider to workwith their executive team in 12 years. He hasbeen on the same stage with Colin Powell, GeorgeBush Sr., Rudy Giuliani and recently with OlympicChampion Michael Phelps. And in November,Fortune Magazine named Pat as one of the “TenNew Gurus You Should Know”. Pat’s books havebeen translated into fifteen languages and are soldthroughout the United States, Ireland, Canada,Mexico and Germany.Page 22

Pat met his wife, Laura, while they were in college. They have four sons,ten year-old twins Matthew and Conner, six year-old Casey, and two anda half year-old Michael. Laura became Catholic one week after theiryoungest son, Michael was born. Pat is a very involved dad and coacheshis son’s soccer and basketball teams. Pat and Laura make their home inAlamo, California.On May 16th, Patrick Lencioni, Garces Memorial High School Class of1983, was inducted into the Garces Memorial Hall of Honor.Congratulations Pat - on all your successes!2nd Annual Garces MemorialHall of honorOn Saturday, May 16, 2009, Garces Memorial hosted its 2nd annual Hall of HonorAwards Banquet and paid tribute to the following individuals for demonstratinga continuing commitment to, and promotion of, the values, mission, and philosophyof Garces Memorial High School.This year the Garces Memorial Alumni Board honored the following inductees:• The Late Bob Carroll • Patrick Lencioni ‘83• John Etcheverry ‘53 • Deanna (Maraccini) McCauley ‘55• The Late John Kovacevich Sr.• Catherine Wall• The Honorable Art Wallace ‘56 • Deborah (Cerri) Leary ‘67The 2009 President’s Award was presented by John L. Fanucchi to:The Louis & Lucie Clerou FamilyCongratulations to All of Our 2009 Honorees.Page 23

A Salute To Our MilitaryLt. Rusty Thompson with his Platoon Sergeant beforemorning patrol in Iraq1st Lieutenant, Rusty Thompson ‘99is an All-Source Military IntelligenceOfficer for the U.S. Army. As an ExecutiveOfficer of Alpha Company inIraq, he assisted in leading the developmentof the US Army’s first Multi-Functional Team; collating, fusing anddisseminating intelligence analysisreports used to brief actionable intelligenceto ground force commanders;and provided senior analytical supportto junior analysts, the Quality Assuranceof reports and briefed reports toBattlefield Commanders which ledto the killing/capturing of numerousHigh Value Individuals, AQI leadersand leaders of Former Iraqi RegimeElements and Former Regime Loyalists.He has helped decrease violentattacks by 85% in Central Iraq fromJAN - MAR 2008; bolstered regionalsecurity, enhanced commercial confidenceand restored interest for the returnof Internally Displaced Persons.Rusty with General PetraeusRusty graduated from the Virginia MilitaryInstitute in May ‘03 with a B.A. in InternationalAffairs & Political Science. Hehas also attended the American University,Cairo, Egypt completing coursework inIslamic Jurisprudence, Near East History,Advanced Modern Standard Arabic andColloquial Egyptian Arabic. He is nearfluency in reading, writing, speaking EgyptianColloquial Arabic, Modern StandardArabic; Arabic and Tagalog Filipino.SSG Chris Anspach ‘85 at hisUS Army Reenlistment ExtensionCeremony in Monterey on 1/28/09.Chirs is currently at theLanguage School inMonterey, California for the U.S. Army.Alumni Currently Serving Our CountryChris Anspach ‘85, U.S. ArmyStephen Bower ‘99, U.S. NavyEdgar Cousin ‘99, U.S. Coast GuardRyan Frank ‘99 U.S. NavyJuan “Jaime” Rizo ‘99, U.S. MarinesLeah Shubin ‘99, U.S. ArmyRusty Thompson ‘99, U.S. ArmyJoey Etchechury ‘ 01, U.S. ArmyPaul Lukehart ‘01, U.S. ArmyAlice Scharf ‘03, U.S. NavyTommy Etchechury ‘05, U.S. Military Academy at West PointDerek Wales ‘06, U.S. Military Academy at West PointCarolyn Vu ‘08, U.S. Naval AcademyCharlie Judge ‘08, California Maritime AcademyPage 24Alumni Who Served in the US MilitaryVincent Rojas ‘58Bill Storey ‘58The Honorable Louis Etcheverry ‘58Jim Munson ‘58Skip Clark ‘59James Etchechury ’66Dominic Eyherabide ‘68Florence Crosby ‘70Patrick Hellen ‘71Ryan Clark ‘01Killed in action in VietnamJohn Perich ’65Thomas Soliz ’65

Lieutenant Aaron Miller ‘95 iscurrently an officer in the U.S. Navy.He has served posts at the U.S. NavalAcademy and at the Great LakesTraining Center. Aaron has a MastersDegree in Biochemistry and MolecularBiology from Colorado StateUniversity. He originally served as aProfessor at the Naval Academy beforebeing given the post as the directorof the science laboratory at the GreatLakes Training Center. He will becompleting his service in a few monthsand will then begin medical school atthe University of Chicago. He scoredin the 98 percentile (nationally) on theMCAT during his time at the NavalAcademyDerek Wales ‘06 with T. Boone Pickens atWest Point in September of 2008.T. Boone Pickens spoke to the Cadets inthe Engineering Department.Carolyn Vu ‘08 is in her freshman yearat the U.S. Naval Academy where sheis a history major with a minor inArabic. She hopes to eventually gointo Naval Intelligence or the JAGCorps. She has been selected to be inthe SHAPE program (similar to theGarces Link Crew) and begins trainingfor it this summer.Ryan Frank ‘99 is currently serving in the U.S. Navyas an Electronics Technician First Class PettyOfficer on the USS Nimitz. He entered the navy inFall 2003. His six year term is up this year at whichtime he will be attending Boston University topursue an MS-MBA degree. (Masters of Science inInformation Systems and Masters in BusinessAdministration).Ryan is pictured at the USS Nimitz with his parentsTom & Donna Frank and sister, Lindsay Ashley ‘01.Charlie Judge ‘08 is in his first year at California Maritime Academyand is studying engineering. Charlie has also taken up Crew Racingand has competed against Cal Berkeley, UCLA and ASU. He competesin the Men’s 8 and the Men’s 4 and is a port side rower. His favoritememory to date? Beating Stanford!Page 25

Alumni NewsAlumni Baseball GameThe inagural Garces Alumni Baseball Game was held on Saturday, February 21st. The stands were filled, the dug-out crammed and theBBQ sizzled. The event brought back alumni from as far back as the mid-seventies to once again compete for the Garces Memorial Ramson David A. Fanucchi field.The ceremonial first pitch at the inagural event was thrown out by the children and grandchildren of David A. Fanucchi. Joe Bell, teamcaptain and catcher for the Rams and grandson of David A. Fanucchi, received the pitch from the youngest descendant, Lucy Brown, whohandled the throwing honors.The Garces Alumni Roster included Ron Fanucchi, Daniel Clerou, Joe Gardiner,Jimmy Gardiner, Johnny Sanchez, Alex Delgadillo, Joey Amarante, Mike Nieto,Clint Keown, Ben Sill, Ryan Mask, Matt Pearl, Drew Johns, AJ Antongiovanni,Brian Foster, George Moncier, Brennan Spencer, Noe Flores, Chirs Holloway, MikeGrigg, Tom Sakowski, Jeff Johns, Chase Hoffman, & Mark Boyich.The David A. Fanucchi FamilyThe game involved a dominating performance by the Alumni as they handed thisyears team a 17 - 9 thrashing! The game remained close for the first four inningsand then the alumni found their swing. George Moncier hit the first Alumni Gamehomerun with a shot to right field. Fathers and sons battled on the field: RonFanucchi ‘85 & Andrew Fanucchi ‘09 and Tom Sakowski ‘76 and Nick Sakowski‘11. Brothers also faced off: Noe Flores ‘05 & Abraham Flores ‘10 and JackCampbell ‘ 07 & Grant Campbell ’11. Congratulations to the Alumni for the win!Page 26

Mary Margaret Ravell Goodwin Class of 1955In April of 1963, Mary Margaret Revell Goodwin ‘55 went to Sicily to become the first woman and first American to swim the Straits ofMessina between Italy and Sicily. There was a U.S. Navy ship in port in Sicily, so she dressed in a proper dress, matching coat, and whitegloves, when she went to ask the U.S. Navy ship for assistance with charts and tides. (White gloves were required in those days for properyoung ladies, especially since she was a Garces girl. Afterall, Sister Laurentia, her principal would have expected it!)Unknown to her was that this was THE flag ship of the Admiral of the 6th Fleet, and he was on board. Not only did the Admiral organizethe details such as dates and tides and times, he ordered his U.S. Navy Seals to accompany Mary Margaret with their rubber Zodiac boat.Mary Margaret reached the shore of Italy without too much difficulty, but the return swim to Sicily was more arduous and the last mile wasa tough haul. When Mary Margaret reached the shore, she was immediately wrapped in blankets and handed up through the crowd to awaiting car to return to the hotel. It took her five hours and 22 minutes to swim the 13 miles. It was a great victory. The first woman, thefirst American, and the first Garces Memorial Ram to accomplish the swim. That was forty-five years ago this past April.Mary Margaret has agreed to once again swim the Straits of Messina this summer at the ageof 72. Good luck Mary Margaret! You make us all proud to be a Garces Ram!Garces Alumni - What’s New? College Graduation? New Career?Engaged? Married? New Baby? New Job? Anniversary? Retired?Send Us Your NewsLet us know what is happening in your life! Your alma mater is proud of your news and accomplishments. There are three ways to sendus your news:1. Mail your news to Garces Memorial High School, Attn: Alumni, 2800 Loma Linda Dr., Bakersfield, CA 933052. Fax it to Garces Memorial, Attn: Alumni at (661) 327-54273. Go to our website: www.garces.org and look for the Alumni Update on the Alumni page.Please send pictures whenever possible. You can mail us a hard copy or email a digital photo to: ldurrett@garces.org.Name and Year Graduated:__________________________________________________________________________________________Address:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Cell Phone:______________________________________________Home Phone:___________________________________________Email Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________________Personal Update Professional Update Loss of an AlumniNews:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Page 27

Ram ReunionsThe Classof 1968Steve Saldana & Linda SaldanaJudy (Fambrough) Billingsly,Sharon La Bouff & Mary (Loken) CornettErnie Pierucci, Mary (Newman) Disharoon,& Claudia OttenPaige (Brown) Kelly, Mike Baldwin, &Cynthia (Kirschenman) PoettgenKatie (Sherman) Russell, Sharon LaBouff, &Barbara (Cortopassi) NourseHenri Blanc & Janice (Weddle) BlansetThe Classes of 1998 - 10 Year ReunionPage 28

The Classes of 1967 & 1968 held thier40 year reunions at the Petroleum Club onSaturday, October 4, 2008.The Classof 1967Tom Lemoine, Vince Silverman. DennisAcree, Geri (Koelzer) Toovey,Bill Swertfager, & Ken BiggsSharon (Wildhalm) Robinson &Debbie (Cerri) LearyMike Baldwin & Bill McCannJim & Debbie (Knowlton) CzarneckiKathy Hanson, Geri (Kolezar) Toovey,Laurie (Martin) Anderson, Joan (Pogan)Cord, & Diane (Kresha) Chaisson.Martha (Sill) Lane & Mike LaneBakersfield Country Club - July 19, 2008Page 29

The Class of 197830 year reunionBakersfield, CaliforniaSaturday, October 4, 2008Shawn & Teri (Phillips)Shambaugh’s HomeThe Class of 1978Photos by Robert PazLisa (Thurston) Andrews &Patty (Fanucchi) BrownTheresa Ramos-Alvarez &Marilou (Delos Santos) PazBill RectorEric Terndrup &Kati (Kitchen) GaluppoIrma and Eric Bonas &Christine BarulichLisa (Fogarty) Horjas & Jim HullPage 30Craig Koelzer &Pam (Fanucchi) BellSteve Donovan &Bernadette (Eyherabide) Root

The Class of 195850 year Weekend reunionCambria, CaliforniaSeptember 12-14, 2008BBQ at the American Legion HallGerry Beckwith&Jeanettte(Clerou)EcheniqueJohn McMurtrey, Richard Cecarelli &Frank FabbriPaulette WigandLunch at William and Suzie (Cholet) Hughes’ HomeMilton Fletcher, James Conley, GerryBeckwith, Joseph Marchetti & JohnDowbenierWilliam & Suzie (Cholet)HughesEvelyn (Albitre) Arias, Mary Conley, Jeanette(Clerou) Echenique, Paulette Wigand, &Ann (McCarthy) HigginsDinner at the CambriaPines LodgeAnd the gang’s allhere...Breakfast at the CambriaPines LodgeJudy Allgood& Joann MontoyaAnn (McCarthy) Higgins,Jeanette (Clerou)Echenique, LorraineAnchordoquy &Martha (Antongiovanni)BallPage 31

Michael Grigg ’99 and Bobbi Chase marriedon August 16, 2008. Michael graduatedfrom University of Phoenix in 2008with a degree in Marketing and is currentlyemployed at Elite Auctions as chiefauctioneer.Engagements, Weddings& AnniversariesDylan Carter ‘00 married to BrookeFreeman on August 30, 2008 at River LakesCountry Club. Dylan graduated fromCSUB with a B.A. in Liberal Studies andminor in Sociology. He is currentlycompleting his teaching credential.Haley Jones ’02 married Robert Ottawayon May 5, 2007. Haley graduated fromOregon State University in 2006 whereshe majored in Speech Communicationand minored in Spanish. She is currentlyemployed by Amitabha Medical Clinic andHealing Center in Sebastopol, California asa patient coordinator.Xavier Ozaeta Jr. ‘97 married CeciliaManzano on October 4, 2008. Xavier iscurrently employed by EnvisionConstruction as a Superintendent.Matt Pearl ‘97 married Lauren Ribner onMarch 29, 2008 at the Four Seasons Hotelin Carlsbad, CA. Matt attended UCLA ona baseball scholarship, graduated, and wasdrafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. Afterplaying professional baseball he becamea real estate appraiser. Matt and Laurenreside in Bakersfield.Allison Clerou Ulbrich ’99 marriedPeter Jacob Oswald on May 3, 2008, atSt. Francis Church. Allison and Pete met atLoyola Marymount University during theirundergraduate studies. They reside in SantaMonica, California, where Allison is aDoctor of Physical Therapy.Joseph Jolliff ’03 and Laura Barton marriedon August 30, 2008. Joseph is currentlyattending University of the Pacific and willgraduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy in May2009.Megan Matera ‘01 is engaged to be marreidto Josh Seidenfeld in August of 2009in the chapel at Santa Clara University.Megan is an elementary school teacherin Santa Clara and Josh is a 3rd year lawstudent.Page 32Chris Meister ‘96 is engaged to be marriedto Justin Hughes. Chris graduated fromChico State University and Viriginia TechUniversity and completed her teachingcredential at University of Tennessee.

Tracy Wattenbarger ‘96 married JimDmohowski ‘98 on June 21, 2008 at OurLady of Perpetual Help.Dan and Sally Panero celebrated 30 years ofmarriage on August 11, 2008.Laura and Mike Fanucchi ‘69 celebratedtheir 30th Wedding Anniversary onOctober 21, 2008.Kevin and Pam (Fanucchi) Bell ’78celebrated 20 years of marriage onSeptember 10, 2008.Michael Dixon ‘02 and Christine Ozaetawere married in April 2009 at St.Francis Church. Michael works as aFacilities Engineer at Aera Energy LLC.Cyndi and Jim Eyherabide ’73 celebratedtheir 30th Wedding Anniversary onOctober 7, 2008.Rosemary and Bob Anspach ‘54 celebratedthier 50th wedding anniversary onNovember 26, 2008 by going on a cruiseto Cabo San Lucas with their family - Tedand Katie ’77 Whittington, Tom and Mary’79 Berry, Cathy and John ‘82 Anspach,and Tom and Amy’86 Ming, and their 11grandchildren!Jeff Mestmaker ‘01 and Sarah Oxford will bemarried in Maui, Hawaii this June. Jeff graduatedfrom Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. inEconomics and is a partner in the firm Mestmaker& Petrey Wealth Advisors in Bakersfield, CA.Page 33

Alumni UpdatesSuzanne & A.J. Antongiovanni ‘97 are the proud parents of childrenAndrew 1 year, 10 months; Jeanette 2 years, 10 months; and Michelle3 months.Cheyanne & TimAntongiovanni ‘92 are theproud parents ofBrandon James 18 monthsand Cianna Nicole 2 weeks.Lauren (Rodriguez)Jackson ‘02 & herhusband, Sgt. BrianJackson are the proudparents of PeytonElizabeth Jacksonborn on January 26,2009. The Jacksonsare stationed at FortLewis in Washington.John Kovacevich Jr. ‘88 welcomedbaby girl Amelia Ruth Kovacevich.Congratulations John!Val Garcia ‘90 andDenise Limi ‘88 arethe proud parents ofNicholas born onJuly 24, 2008.John & Laura (Beechinor) Orradre ‘90 are the proud parents ofHarrison, Adele, and Bennett.Page 34

The Brown FamilyPhoto on left: Together on Marc’sfirst day at OLPH Parish School:Matt in 7th grade, Marybeth in 5thgrade, Jason in 3rd grade, and Marcin 1st grade.Photo on right: Matt is a Cal Polygraduate, married, living in Auburn,and working for a forest/landmanagement company; Marybethis finishing her last two classes atFresno State in ag-business; Jasonis in his 2nd year at SacramentoState and Marc is in his senior yearat Garces Memorial.Jeremy Tobias ‘84Jeremy Tobias ‘84 hasbeen selected as the newExecutive Director ofthe largest non-profitagency in Kern County,the Community ActionPartnership of Kern withover 850 employees.Congratulations Jeremy!Hanna Jehle ‘05Bon Voyage!!Alumni Cruise Brazil February 2009Back Row: Ken Peters ‘50, Jim Schoor ‘50, & Barbara (Maze)Schorr ‘50Middle Row: Stan Antongiovanni ‘61, Rita Manuszak ‘57, Donna(Dalton) Sill ‘51 & Jane (Daud) Gaspardone ‘57Front Row: George Richaud ‘51 & Donna (Bianco) Richaud ‘51Hanna Jehle graduatedfrom the University ofYork in York, Englandon July 10, 2008 with aBSc degree in HonoursPsychology.Zak Brown ‘03 graduated from Niagara University in New Yorkwith a BS in Marketing and a BS in Logistics. Zak is currentlyemployed as a Senior Marketing Officer with Kern SchoolsFederal Credit Union.Page 35

Special EventsAn Event for Everyone!Mark Your Calendars for the 2009-2010 Garces Special Events.Garces Annual Fall BBQOctober 1, 2009Garces Gala XXXIFormal Night - March 13, 2010Casual Night - March 19, 2010Msgr. Leddy Golf ClassicApril 19, 2010John Fanucchi, President; Desiree Adams, Special EventsCoordinator; Gary Icardo, Fall BBQ Crew Chief; Debbie(Cerri) Leary, Fall BBQ Chair; Monsignor Michael Bruan,Rector; and Tonya Abbott, Director of Advancement at the2008 Fall BBQ.Garces MemorialHall of HonorMay 15, 2010How Your Support of Special Events Helps GarcesRecently, the Garces Memorial Advancement Department surveyed some of the supportersof this year’s Special Events. One of the findings from the information received from our event attendees,volunteers and sponsors was they were uncertain how their contribution was being used tosupport the school.Revenue generated from the three primary special events (Fall BBQ, Garces Gala andMsgr. Leddy Golf Classic) help support tuition assistance for deserving Garces students as well assupport student athletics and extracurricular activities.St. Francis Parish School's100th AnniversarySt. Francis Parish School will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2010! They are currently looking for St. FrancisParish School alumni, teachers, staff and parishioners from the past. To register to receive more information about the100th Anniversary Celebration, go to www.sfs100yr.com.Page 36

Garces Memorial Family TreeThe Garces Memorial Legacy continues. On the following pages are photos of our seniors who are secondgeneration Garces graduates. Some even had both parents graduate from Garces!Kris Kobliska ‘77Angie (Garibaldi)Kobliska ‘81Kevin O’Malley ‘82Valerie (Zollar)O’Malley ‘82Natalie Kobliska ‘09Kyle O’Malley ‘09Chris Jacobs ‘74Germaine (Eyherabide)Jacobs ‘74Paul Meert ‘80Anne (Garibaldi)Meert ‘80Nick Jacobs ‘09Page 37George Meert ‘09

Jennifer (Morrow) Ansolabehere‘80Brian Antongiovanni ‘77 Michelle (Basile) Barker ‘83AnnMarie Ansolabehere‘09Jenna Antongiovanni ‘09Amanda Barker ‘09Jim Bowman ‘70Concetta (Bianco) Bruce ‘82 Lisa (Ornelas) Butkiewicz ‘88 Tonia (Kimble) Cody‘80Jenna Bowman‘09Bianca Bruce ‘09Kassandra Butkiewicz ‘09Victoria Cody ‘09Donald Derouin ‘83 Mark Etcheverry ‘74 Ronald Fanucchi ‘85Donald Derouin ‘09Meeghan Etcheverry ‘09Page 38Anthony Fanucchi ‘09

Christine (Seaton) Farr ‘82Julie (Miranda) Finocchiaro ‘84Leanne (Ritchie) Belden ‘81Kellie (Mahan) McClintock ‘86Elizabeth Farr ‘09 Anthony Finocchiaro ‘09Chelsea Lewis ‘09 Damian McClintock‘09Pat McDermott‘81 Lori (Acuna) Ortiz ’81 Michael Passaglia ‘77Brian McDermott‘09Gabrielle Ortiz ‘09 Michael Passaglia ‘09Keith Peters ‘81 Rick Phillips‘73 Mary Ann (Etcheverry) Putman ‘75Julie (Bowser) Sanders ‘80Michelle Peters ‘09Richard Phillips‘09Andrew Putman‘09Charles Sanders‘09Page 39

Advancement NewsPhase I – CompletedPhase II – Current Campaign Phase– Aquatic Facility, Tennis Complexand Faculty EndowmentBy Tonya Abbott, Director of AdvancementUpdate on Fund the Future - A Garces Memorial Campaignfor Excellence in Catholic EducationGarces Memorial GoesPublic withFund the FutureGarces Memorial officially kicked off thepublic phase of the Fund the FutureCampaign in March of this year. Duringthe remainder of the 2008-2009 academicyear, Garces Memorial will be askingparents, alumni, parents of alumni andfriends of Garces to support the campaign.Starting in April, volunteers have beenhosting gatherings to share with others theGarces vision. During the month of May,alumni and parents will be making phonecalls to fellow classmates and parentsasking for their support.Andrew Whittington, 2009-2010ASB President and a member of theswim team addressed the media onthe importance of having anAquatics Facility at Garces.Andrew’s older brother Joseph‘04 went on to swim forUC Berkeley.Cash and Pledges as ofApril 15, 2009: $3,922,359Total number of donors: 174Number of Alumni: 82Number of Current Parents: 53Number of Parents of Alumni: 21Head Swim Coach Bill Potter ‘ 97with some of his swimmers, l-r,Lisa Soper, Sarah McDermott andAndrew Whittington. Lisa Soperwas there at the press conferenceto represent both Swim and Tennisprograms.For more information on how you can support Fund the Future callJohn Fanucchi, 661-327-2578 ext. 116 or Tonya Abbott, 661-327-2578 ext. 118.You can also go to www.garces.org and make your contribution online.Page 40

Fund the Future Supporters as of April 30, 2009Ms. Tonya D. AbbottMary Ellen Elliott AganA-C Electric Company - Daren & KolleenAlexander FamilyMr. Robert J. AltmillerAnneMarie AnchordoquyMichael AnchordoquyPaul Joseph AndreAnonymousAnonymous Donor from the Class of 1985Fred and Barbara AnsolabehereDr. and Mrs. Paul AnsolabehereMike and Donna AnspachMr. and Mrs. Steven AntongiovanniAP Bookeeping & Income Tax ServiceBrian and Mary Kay AtchisonGary and Jeanne AustinMartin J. AustinMeredith AustinBakersfield Building Maintenance CompanyBakersfield Eye Institute, Inc.Terry and Mary BangiMr. and Mrs. Ben BateyKathleen B. Bears and Dean A. BearsDr. and Mrs. Mary (Anspach) BerryMr. and Mrs. Donald J. BorderPaul D. BorkovichJerry and Carol BowmanBud's Oil CompanyTed and Lynne BudyJay and Myrna BuenviajeThe Burke and Hay FamilyMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. BurkeNatalie S. BustamanteGreg and Mary BynumBob and Barbara CarlosMr. and Mrs. Arnold T. CattaniMr. and Mrs. Gary L. CheeChevron HumankindClark Pest ControlBerry ClantonSusan Daly ComminsBill Connelly '62Dr. and Mrs. Luis A. CousinFrank and Becky CressyPeggy Lynn (Brewer) CroweDutler DauwalderMr. and Mrs. Matthew G. DemingRyon and Lisa de PencierMr. and Mrs. John F. DevlinDoug DillLibby and Michael DoolittleMr. and Mrs. Dan DrakeSteve and Joan DurrettHelen EcheniqueMr. and Mrs. Jesus Esparza, Jr.Marcia EyherabideTom and Elizabeth FitzgeraldDr. Ray and Maribeth FitzgeraldJanis and David FreedMr. Stephen W. FrostJohn and Dalia GarciaJane Douds GaspardoneDaniel & Patricia GiordanoRosemary (Short) GreeneYolanda (Papasergia) GriffithsKari GrimmJesus and Carmen GuzmanHelen (Reischman) HallerPhilip and Cecelia HalpinDanny HarperPatrick and Barbara HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Robert HarrisonJeremy and Lauren HelperDr. Stephen and Dr. Susan J. HelperMary L. HerkenrathDenise (DeLaurie) HicksAnne and Ray HierlingDave Hoskins #31The Hronis FamilyFred G. and Esther M. HuppYasuyuki and Hiromi IwamotoMr. and Mrs. Donald J. JacobsCatherine JappeJasmine Vineyards, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey B. KingArnie KirschenmannAdam and Julie KlangRichard W. KlinkJeff and Lynn KrausseJean (Swertfager) KulbethThe Diane Lake FamilyJuanita LaxagueMarianne LaxagueJohn and Tish LayousBill and Holly LazzeriniThe Ben and Liz LeBeau CharitableRemainder TrustLee's Pharmacies- Randy and Diana LeeMaureen (Shanley) Lencioni ‘55Patrick and Laura LencioniRobert and LuAnne LewisLincoln's Fluid Level ServiceMary Kay (Haller) LinkWayne LongRichard C. LouieMs. Esther LozanoMichael and Alexis LukehartMr. and Mrs. Donald L. MaracciniBarbara Grimm Marshall and Darcy MarshallMazzei-Franconi LLCDeanna (Maraccini) Mc CauleyRobert and Debra McDermott ‘72Dennis McNerneyDan and Adrienne McReynoldsKathleen (Haller) MetcalfRick and Rita MeyeresDavid F. MoffatThe Moehnke FamilyMoore FarmsMr. Anthony M. MortimoreMs. Rochelle R. Ortiz andMr. Andrew H. AnzaldoOur Lady of Perpetual HelpDaniel and Sally PaneroMr. and Mrs. Angelo PanelliPage 41Benny A. Parlan andArianna C. ParlanDianne (Haller) PeranichErnest S. Pierucci Attorney At LawBetty Peltier PodolBill and Heather PotterJessica PoundsM. Rahimifar, M.D., Inc. dba NeurologicalSurgery & AssociatesDusan and Ljilana RankovicBill and Whitney RectorJohn and Janie ReilandJohn and Maureen ReillyMichael and Tammy RenziNoe and Sonja ReynaPaul Ritchie M.D.Christine and John RomanowichFred and Judirae RossGerald SabaSafety and Claims ConsultantsJim and Debbie SakowskiThe Salvucci FamilyJulie and Charles SandersJames J. SaundersSteve SchillingJoe and Sue SchimandleO.A. "Skip" SchweizerScientific Ag. Co.Matt and Haley ServatiusDr. and Mrs. Shawn ShambaughDavid and Denise ShawEric and Rosa SillMr. and Mrs. Kevin S. SmallEdward and Jane (Regan) Smith '75Mike and Marcie SoperMarvin and Carolyn SouthardNicole L. Soto-GarciaMaria and Tom SteeleSteve and Lela SteiberDarlene (Rezac) StewartThe Stinson FamilyDr. Scott and Sherry StoneWilliam H. StoreyMarianne StylesMitchell and Anne StylesTom Swertfager ‘69 and SusanSakowski Swertfager ‘71John and Dana SzewczykMarcia (Worden) TrammellJoe and Nema TraynorMs. Gloria B. UrnerDr. and Mrs. F. Louis VargaTed and Michele WaldronIn Memory of Shirley DurrettThe Wheeler FoundationKathleen and Geoffrey WhynotMr. and Mrs. Thomas WoodardMr. and Mrs. Cameron YoureeDr. and Mrs. Victor M. Ziegler

A Message from the PrincipalMan’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”- Oliver Wendell HolmesI was glancing through an old Scientific American magazine article recently that was entitled, ”LikeFine Wine, Personality Improves with Age.” Of course as one matures gracefully, titles similar tothis one referring to either fine wine or more specifically the positive aspects of growing older tend tomore readily catch one’s attention. In this particular article, the author, Ms. Laura Wright, discussesnew findings which refute previous arguments by some experts who thought that personality was geneticallyprogrammed to stop changing at a certain age or other experts who asserted that only a veryfew aspects of personality may actually evolve through adulthood. Ms. Wright refutes these beliefsas she references studies indicating that personality is plastic and changes do come with age and aregenerally for the better.I wonder if this assertion regarding an individual’s personality change might not also hold true fora group of individuals sharing common beliefs and mission or even for an entity made up of individuals who may change over time butwhose mission and beliefs remain constant over time. I would offer that Garces Memorial High School is such a entity and it serves asproof positive that while personality adjusts to conditions around it, it also does continue to improve with age. Much like plastic, Garceshas been able to make the necessary adjustments as it ages, so that it continues to strongly support its common beliefs and mission andwork to assure that any change is generally for the better. Garces, which proudly exists through its past, present and future students, parentsand faculty, who in partnership share the common beliefs and mission to excel as a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory highschool whose purpose is to educate its youth to fulfill the mission of Christ by developing students spiritually, intellectually, and socially.Appropriately then, let us lift our glasses and toast all those past, current and future members of the Garces community who have and willcontinue to make Garces great. By any standard, Garces is a very fine wine.One change that I am proud and pleased to announce is that of our new Administrative team for Garces Memorial High School beginningthis fall. Supporting me in my role as Principal will be Mr. Mike Susank and Mrs. Michelle Jackman. Mike will serve as our AssistantPrincipal for Academic Affairs. He has been at Garces for the past thirteen years teaching World History and more recently serving asDean of Students. Rumor has it that coach Mike also assisted in leading the way for Garces to successfully compete at the Division II levelin athletics. Congratulations to coach Mike and all the former members and coaches of our previous track team that won their valley title.Congrats also this year’s Girls Volleyball and Boys Basketball teams for joining you all in your outstanding accomplishment.Michelle will join the Administrative ranks and serve as our Dean of Students. She has been at Garces for nine years having taught inour Theology Department. Anyone who has had a chance to look through a recent Yearbook will note her artistic flair as she oversees itsdevelopment and publication. Michelle, Mike and I invite everyone to attend and we look forward to meeting and chatting with you at oneof the many events our students participate in this new school year. We want and need your continued support and feedback whether it bein helping us to fulfill our role in our partnership to educate your sons and daughters or to ensure Garces continues to be the most admiredHigh School in the Southern San Joaquin Valley.In closing let me again thank all past, present and future students, parents and faculty who have helped us add another successful year toGarces Memorial High School’s illustrious history. With the continued assistance, support and guidance from all our alumni and friends,we can successfully fulfill the vision for Garces to be theCatholic college preparatory school acknowledged for 1)its dedication to inspiring its students to develop spiritually,intellectually, and socially, 2) its partnership withits parents to ensure a safe campus setting that providesboth a welcoming and challenging environment and, 3)its parental involvement, alumni support and communityparticipation.God bless you, your sons and daughters and your entirefamily this day, and every day.Kathleen BearsMrs. Kathleen BearsPrincipalPage 42Mrs. Bears on Principal’s Day

A Message from the RectorThis year we have seen a tremendous development of the school’s long range vision. It has been awonderful experience for all involved and may I proudly note one.As a former Garces chaplain, I am most pleased with the extensive renovation that returned the All PurposeBuilding to a place of worship for our students. The Garces Student Chapel is nearly completedand the transformation is impressive, thanks to a great measure to the artistry of Mr. Roger Hogan, whodesigned and created the stained glass windows, altar, ambo and tabernacle for the Chapel.The original Chapel was never dedicated to a Saint. Our Bishop, Most Reverend John T. Steinbock,in a letter dated April 27, 2009, wrote he is in agreement with our request that the Student Chapel be“formally named in honor of St. Dominic, in memory of the Dominican Sisters who served so long atGarces and other schools in the Diocese.” The Dominican Sisters taught at St. Francis High School,predecessor to Garces, then with and following the Christian Brothers at Garces. They also taught at St.Francis and Our Lady of Perpetual Help grammar schools.As a Catholic college preparatory school, it is imperative that we provide our students with a place of worship, a place to help in their spiritualgrowth, a place where they can take time from their academics and extracurricular activities to focus on what is truly the core of ourschool’s existence, the importance of faith in God. Each week, priests from our area will celebrate Mass for 200 students in the Chapel,allowing over a month’s time every student the opportunity for a small group celebration of the Liturgy.We are grateful to the many individuals who have helped in this endeavor. When Garces Memorial became the beneficiary of The Jimmieand Marjorie Icardo Trust, the Icardo family was pleased to know the funds were earmarked for this important project. We would also liketo thank the Salvucci family and the many individuals who have also financially supported this endeavor. Complimenting the Student Chapeland immediately to its south will soon be completed the renovation of Our Lady’s Grotto and placement of the Stations of the Cross.We thank the many donors and volunteers who will make possible this last addition to the spiritual needs of our students.Over the last year we have addressed the academic and spiritual needs of our students with the completion of Phase I of the Garces vision:the Cerro Science Building, the Student Chapel, and Our Lady’s Grotto. The focus of our efforts is now on the completion of Phase II:an Aquatics Center, Tennis Complex and a Faculty Endowment. We are pleased with the progress the school’s leadership and volunteercampaign cabinet has made. Everyone involved, volunteers and benefactors alike should be proud of the progress made during the Fundthe Future campaign. It is well known that even in tough economic times people will donate to causes they treasure, if they are asked. Theproof of this fact is evident at Garces: nearly $4 million of the $6.5 million goal has been pledged for Phase II. We will continue to reporton the progress of these projects in the next issue.Please join us in also recognizing those alumni who are serving this great country of ours as members of the United States armed forces,some of whom are highlighted in this issue of Mission. The Garces Memorial community will continue to pray for you.Sincerely yours in Christ,Rev. Msgr. Michael R. BraunRectorMsgr. Braun and John Fanucchi at the Holy Bowl MassPage 43Monsignor Braun and Lynn LeBeau in the Student Chapel

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Garces MemorialHigh SchoolLeadership TeamMost Reverend John T. Steinbock, D.O.Bishop of the Diocese of FresnoReverend Monsignor Michael R. BraunRectorJohn L. Fanucchi ‘68PresidentKathleen BearsPrincipalFather Jim LaCasse, S.J.School ChaplainGarces Memorial High SchoolBoard of Directors2008-2009Chairman of the BoardMr. Daniel Giordano ‘66Susan Helper, M.D.Mr. Ray Karpe ’83Mr. Geoff KingMr. Bernard LeBeau, Jr., ESQ.Mr. Sean McNallyJohn Ritter EdDMrs. Marcie (Antongiovanni) Soper ‘85Mr. John Szewczyk, ESQ.Mr. Luis ValenzuelaRev. Msgr. Michael R. Braun, RectorMike SusankDean of StudentsAnne StylesDirector of Student ActivitiesGreg West ‘95Director of CounselingSusan RizoDirector of Campus MinistryVince Fanucchi ‘67&Lela SteiberDirectors of AthleticsPat EdgerleControllerTonya D. AbbottDirector of AdvancementGarces MemorialHigh SchoolFoundationBoard of Directors2008-2009Chairwoman of the BoardMrs. Deborah (Cerri) Leary ‘67Mr. Bernard LeBeau, Jr., ESQ.Mr. Joseph ZiemannMrs. Sylvia CattaniJohn Ritter EdDMr. Anthony Cueto IIIMr. John L. Fanucchi ‘68Lou Ann DurrettDirector of Communications &Alumni RelationsGarces Memorial High School2800 Loma Linda DriveBakersfield, CA 93305(661) 327-2578www.garces.org

Mission MagazineSpring 2009Garces Memorial High School2800 Loma Linda DriveBakersfield, California 93305Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDGarces MemorialHigh SchoolGarcesMemorialCampusMinistryStudentswithBishop John T.Steinbock