“Aaaaahhhhhh!” shrieks Catlin Gabel School (CGS) ninth grader Dylan Beckett, who plays Pugsley Addams, strapped to a torture device.
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I am quiet. I like to think before I speak. I prefer having few but strong friendships. I start to feel drained in a crowded, noisy room. I love to hang out with my friends, but I need to take some time alone to recharge.
I am an introvert.
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Age demographics are often seen in nationwide polls: 18 to 29-year-olds, 30 to 49-year-olds, 50 to 64-year-olds, and 65 years and above. But getting a grasp on what high schoolers think is a far more difficult and subjective process. They aren’t included in these polls.
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Most Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students benefit from systems of power, and students could leave the institution furthering social inequities without proper education about their privilege.
Read MoreFreedom of speech is something hotly debated and contested in today’s socialsphere. However, not many people have talked about how school administrations limit freedom of speech for their students.
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The 17 steps up to Dant 10 proved to be a Herculean task as I tried to crutch my way into the classroom before Dave Whitson, the Palma Scholars Program Director, could spew his infamous line: “You’re 15 seconds late.”
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Consent is often thought of in a sexual context, and lack of teaching consent is an issue that’s often seen manifested on college campuses as seen through the “no means yes” incidents. But at Catlin Gabel School (CGS), consent is taught starting in preschool.
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Ever since sophomore year, I’ve walked onto campus with a smile plastered on my face even though I know that I’m faking it three-quarters of the time. I’ve sat in the student lounge with my friends and felt upset that I couldn’t find the energy within me to join them in their easy conversation. I’ve wondered why it hurts to laugh and why smiling has become just something that tenses up the muscles in my cheeks and nothing more.
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“Wow, you’re in the smart people math class!” is something that has followed me around since the first time I placed into Findley Elementary’s “Challenge Math Program,” a math class that met five times a week. During “math time,” a handful of kids from each class in the grade would stand up from their desks, collect their things, and quietly leave to a different classroom.
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Although other local schools may provide higher salaries to their teachers, Catlin Gabel School (CGS) continues to attract a variety of qualified and specialized teachers.
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The words passed easily over my lips as I prompted my brother Lucas with another line of 1 Corinthians 13. Like so many Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students before him, he stood before me, nervously practicing his first recitation for his ninth grade English class. He didn’t know that this would be his first and only recitation with a religious context.
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Catlin Gabel School’s (CGS) lounges and student spaces play an important role in building community and providing space for students to relax, socialize, and study. Despite general student approval for them, there aren’t enough lounges and they are sometimes misused. The question of who uses the lounges and the atmosphere that creates is an additional factor to consider.
Read MoreThe Catlin Gabel School (CGS) brings in speakers to address Upper School (US) students through different departments, but there is no defined set of guidelines regulating who can address students and who cannot.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Oct. 23, Upper School (US) Head Aline Garcia-Rubio announced at the US assembly that she had received an anonymous report of sexual assault two weeks ago and then a follow-up message from the same person last week.
Read MoreMost Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Upper School students can recite the graduation requirements backwards and forwards - a minimum of 18 total academic credits, with four years of English, three years of social studies, three years of the same foreign language, three years of science, two years of health, and two semesters of Lifetime Fitness (with a possibility for exemption based on participation in after-school sports).
Read MoreAfter a 112-year history as part of the heart of Oregon’s art culture, the Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC) closed its doors for what seemed like the last time in May 2019. However, with Catlin Gabel School’s (CGS) purchase of the campus and plans for relocation of the CGS Middle School, a new door was opened for many possibilities and with that, a myriad of opinions from teachers, administrators, students, and parents.
Read MoreAs flu season approaches, there is no better place for sickness to emerge than a close-knit school campus. In the Upper School at Catlin Gabel School (CGS), there are often periods of time when a large portion of the student body is sick, resulting in a dilemma where students must decide between prioritizing their health versus attending to their school responsibilities.
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Junior Mateo Sufuentes wakes up at 6:30 am, eyes heavy and body sore, and heads to school for another day of study. Playing competitive soccer on top of completing homework takes a lot of time, causing Sufuentes to miss out on some much needed rest.
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