Winterim is back once more, but the program returns with a new name, a new focus, and a new schedule. This year’s immersives pilot program will be twice as long, situated across the waning weeks of the academic year, and feature offerings never before seen on (or off) the grounds of Catlin Gabel School (CGS).
Read MoreFeeling lost? Read on for a personal guide on how to approach SAGE Dining Service’s lunch system.
Read MoreIn the absence of music teacher Damien Geter, Kelly Ballard is teaching Rock Band and Choir this year to keep the music program running alongside Mark Pritchard.
Read MoreWith no end to the tennis court lunches or plastic foodware in sight, students and community members must learn to recycle the plates, cups, clamshells and cutlery in the #6 labeled bins or risk sending recyclables to sit in the landfill.
Read MoreOn Sept. 18, the Catlin Gabel (CGS) student body erupted with loud advertising, colorful posters, and crunchy snacks aimed at incentivizing other students to join various student-led clubs. However, this year, Club Fair was a little different.
Read MoreRed, yellow, and green are universal symbols for traffic but at Catlin Gabel School (CGS), they have taken on a new meaning. Analogous to the colors on traffic lights, SAGE Dining Services’ food traffic lights act as a guide for students to pick what goes into their meals.
Read MoreOn Sept. 23, 2019, the class of 2023 heard speeches from candidate pairs running for ninth-grade representatives to the Catlin Gabel Student Association: Grace Mueller with Aanna Farhang and Zoie Calora with Niah Sei.
Read MoreAfter winning the state championship two out of the last three years, the boys varsity soccer team is gearing up for another run at the title.
Read MoreThe Barn, roofless because of its failure to meet building standards, is planned to reopen as Catlin Gabel School’s dining hall in late October.
Read MoreMary Medley knows where the bodies are buried on the Catlin Gabel campus. Within minutes of our interview out on the benches in front of the Creative Arts Center, I could have given you a list: dogs Columbine and Medea in the woods by the track, cats Willy, Casey, and Barnes on the hill overlooking the track, and even her two children’s placentas in the apple orchard.
Read MoreCindy Murray doesn’t shy away from failure. In fact, she sees it as a critical part of the Catlin Gabel (CGS) experience. “When high school students struggle, they gain resilience and grit,” Murray says.
Read MoreFollowing an election marked by a lockdown and accusations of voter fraud, the student body could use a more in-depth introduction to next year’s Catlin Gabel Student Association (CGSA) President and Vice President. The winners answered two questions: “If you were given complete control over the school, what is the one issue you would like to change?” and “By the time you hand on your rings to your successors, what would you like to walk away from this school having accomplished?”
Read MoreThe “rebuilding year” has been a major theme for most of the sports teams at Catlin Gabel, following the exit of an extremely athletically gifted Class of 2018. Despite this, our Eagles have still had success across the board the 2018-19 academic year. Here are some highlights:
Read MoreAs Grab n’ Go is dying down at the end of the day, Hen Troung is wrapping up his final remarks to Catlin Speak. He’s been the leader of food service in the Barn for 13 years: a whole generation of CGS lifers have known Hen’s legacy of banh mi sandwiches, a streamlined Grab n’ Go, and a dedication to locally sourced vegetables in the Barn.
As Grab n’ Go is dying down at the end of the day, Hen Troung is wrapping up his final remarks to Catlin Speak. He’s been the leader of food service in the Barn for 13 years: a whole generation of CGS lifers have known Hen’s legacy of banh mi sandwiches, a streamlined Grab n’ Go, and a dedication to locally sourced vegetables in the Barn.
“I decided on moving to Portland before I had a job lined up. So it was the place before the job.” Kofi Obeng is Catlin’s Coordinator of Multicultural Programs and Youth Partnerships. He moved to Portland a few years ago, and has since been working with Portland youth through Catlin and the CENTER.
